Life is a journey, one step followed by another…
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) “What the hell took you so long, Chet?” Borne was his usual self—always smiling, cracking a joke, and making light of the moment. He knew the chow lines were often long enough to finish a… Read more#124—Nighttime on the Flight Deck, Part 1: Launch
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “Life gets more precious when there’s less of it to waste.”? In what movie (and who said it), did we hear, “We thought you was a toad.”? In what song (and who sang… Read more#122—“Three-two…” and Other Navy “Numbers” I Can Never Forget
There are times in our lives when the past seems to merge with the present. For me, this was one of them. I recently returned from a reunion of USS Kitty Hawk veterans, held in San Diego. Many of these… Read more#120—Merging the Past with the Present
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn.”? Who said (and what TV show), “Can it, numbnuts!”? What song (and who first sang it) did… Read more#117—“Mail Call”
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “Stay away from negative people; they have a problem for every solution.”? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, “The old ways are sometimes the best.”? Who sang (and what… Read more#116—A Veteran’s “Bond”
NACES seat test using a McDonnell YF-4J Phantom II at the US Navy Naval Weapons Station China Lake, CA (1987). Official US Navy photo.
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday.”? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, “Nobody is gonna hit as hard as… Read more#111—Navy “Orienteering”
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, “Love means never having to… Read more#109—A New Chapter… Saying Goodbye to a Great Lady
Westpac ’75—Tiger Cruise After six months overseas, USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) left the Philippines for the last time during Westpac ’75 on Thanksgiving Day, heading back to the states. Like the trip over to PI, we’d stop in Hawaii for… Read more#107—Christmas ’75: Coming Home…
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”? In what movie did we hear the following exchange?“You know what top secret is?”“Yes, sir. It’s the… Read more#106—Pearl Harbor: Never Forget