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Trivia Questions\n(Answers @ end)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. In what movie did we hear the following quote?
    “I will call to the past, far back to the beginning of time, and beg them to come and help me at the judgment. I will reach back and draw them into me, and they must come, for at this moment, I am the whole reason they have existed at all<\/em>.”<\/li>
  2. Who said, “Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you’re scared to death.”<\/em>?<\/li>
  3. In what song (and who sang it) do we find the following lyrics?
    Sometimes I’m right and I can be wrong
    My own beliefs are in my song
    The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then
    Makes no difference what group I’m in. <\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n
    <\/div>
    Blog #19 (Audio)<\/div><\/div>
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    Listen to the audio of this blog, read by Andy Adkins. Click the \u201cAudio<\/strong><\/em>\u201d button below.<\/p>\n<\/div>

    Published: <\/span>October 18, 2021<\/span><\/div>
    <\/div>Audio by Andy Adkins<\/a><\/div><\/form><\/span>4<\/span> Downloads<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
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    \u201cSurvival is one of the most basic instincts of mankind.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Somebody smart wrote that once. I know it\u2019s true and it was from a long, long time ago because I found it on the Internet. It’s by someone named \u201cAnonymous<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Well\u2026 \u201cAnonymous\u201d was probably a Third Class Petty Officer in the United States Navy. Or, perhaps a Corporal in the US Army or USMC. Or, an airman in the USAF. I can\u2019t remember exactly, but I know s\/he had to have served in the military at one point. I mean, what a profound statement, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Learning to live on an aircraft carrier with 5,500 of your closest <\/em>friends\u2026 out at sea\u2026 on a 6-8 month cruise is\u2026 well, a survival technique. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Imagine, if\nyou would\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    (Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    There were about 80 of us in the V-1 Division aboard USS Kitty Hawk<\/em><\/strong> (CV-63). Back in my day (mid-70s), there were no female sailors on board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We were a mixed bag, too. I mean that in the kindest way. We came from all corners of the country, we were all different sizes and shapes, and we all had different cultural backgrounds. Each of us grew up (\u201csurvived\u201d) in different environments and learned to work together as a close-knit team on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We also had to live together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When Reveille<\/em> sounded at 0600, we popped out of our racks (beds) and migrated toward the head (bathroom)\u2026 all 80 of us; some moved quicker than others. On Kitty Hawk<\/em>, there were four shower stalls in our berthing compartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The\n3-minute Navy shower<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Let me introduce you to the 3-minute Navy shower<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 it may help you survive the next time power goes out and there are several of you living under the same roof. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Stay with me here, this is about to get interesting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step one<\/strong>: step into the shower stall and pull the plastic curtain for privacy. If you’ve ever been to Italy or Greece and stayed in a “non-luxurious” hotel, well… you know the size of the shower stall I’m talking about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step two<\/strong>: turn on the water. Kitty Hawk<\/em> showers had spring-loaded, automatic off control knobs. They’d automatically shut the off water as soon as you let go of the handle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step three <\/strong>(assuming you figured out Step two): the first time you take a 3-minute Navy shower on a ship with these auto-off knobs, you quickly learn that the hot water is REALLY hot and the cold water is REALLY cold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step four<\/strong>: you cuss under your breath (see glossary here<\/a>) and suddenly realize that the Navy figured out a nifty way to save water. And, that\u2019s not a bad thing when you\u2019re at sea for weeks at a time and the \u201cfresh\u201d water is actually made from salt water and\u2026 it takes time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But, I digress…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Water Hours<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    There were times during the Westpac ’75 cruise, especially when we were out more than a couple of weeks, when there would be NO HOT WATER available and we had to take COLD showers. That is, if the water was still turned on. In all it’s wisdom, the Navy also figured out if the water was really COLD, you probably wouldn’t stay in the shower for long. And… they were right!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step five<\/strong>: After you get under the shower and get that first drench, you can let go of the control to turn off the water. The next thing you do is to quickly soap up, then quickly rinse off. All the while, trying to keep your hand on the shower control while you rinse those hard to get places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So, that\u2019s the gist of the 3-minute Navy shower. Quick and simple. And when you\u2019re done, you step out to dry off while the next guy jumps in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What about… rain?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Picture this…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You’re in the South China Sea… it’s July… you’re only a few miles from the equator. It’s hot and it’s humid, but you’re working on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. You’re wearing long pants, long sleeves, steel-toed boots, a float coat (inflatable life preserver), and a cranial helmet. And… you’re downwind of a dozen jet engine exhausts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sure, there’s a “gentle ocean breeze” flowing over the bow… blowing that hot jet exhaust your way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    You’ve been on the flight deck for hours. You’re dirty, you’re sweaty, you’re greasy, and you have spatters of JP-5 jet fuel all over you. You didn’t get a shower the night before because you got off the flight deck long after water hours closed the showers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It starts to rain. What do you do? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For those of us on the flight deck, if we were in between flight ops, we’d simply strip off our shirts and let the rain flow, baby! A gift from God for the hot & sweaty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I still have those fleeting thoughts here in Florida during the hot & humid summer days when it starts raining. My wife & kids have more than once caught me outside, head tilted toward the sky, shirt off, taking in the rain. It’s one of those memories I’ll NEVER FORGET. “Livin’ the dream, baby!”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lessons\nLearned<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    The lessons to learn here are two-fold: #1, be quick and #2, be courteous and respectful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    While #1 no longer applies anymore (at least to showers), I do still try to follow #2 \u2013 be courteous<\/em><\/strong>. It’s one of those things I learned early in life and was affirmed time and time again while in the Navy\u2014some things just stay with you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I\u2019m willing to bet that most Navy veterans rarely take a 3-minute Navy shower now. Face it, we\u2019re at home and we have luxury of taking long (LONG) showers if we want to. And why not? We endured years of those short showers, so we deserve our <\/em>time now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I say that jokingly, but there are others in the military who were not as fortunate<\/em> as us sailors. I have a lot of friends who served in the Marines and the Army. While us Navy vets may have \u201ccomplained\u201d about the 3-minute Navy shower, let me share with you another story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For my Army & Marine friends<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    My dad fought in WWII with the 80th Division in Europe. He told me one time that he went 39 days without a bath. Wow! That was on the extreme, I know, but I\u2019d also heard similar stories from other WWII AND Vietnam veterans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    My dad was wounded in October 1944 during an attack at Sivry, France. He was on the second floor of an abandoned house, acting as a forward observer for his mortar platoon when it was hit by German artillery. The roof caved in on him, knocked him out, and pinned his knee, tearing the cartilage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    He ended up going from the battlefield, to battalion aid (about a mile from the front lines), to the collecting company, to the Evacuation Hospital in Nancy, France. He eventually ended up in England for surgery and to recover from his injury, but this <\/em>story is when he first reached the Evac Hospital in Nancy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is an excerpt from my WWII book, \u201cYou Can\u2019t Get Much Closer Than This: Combat with the 80th ‘Blue Ridge’ Division in World War II Europe.<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u201d These are my dad’s words…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I must have been quite\na sight to behold. I hadn\u2019t shaved in several weeks and hadn\u2019t brushed my teeth\nin quite a while. When I looked at my teeth in a mirror, they were black! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The nurse said I needed\nto check my valuables, so I emptied all my pockets. I put everything in a pile\nbeside me: my wallet, K-rations, cigarettes, toilet paper, gum, can opener, a\nleather thong I used to tie up my raincoat, a can of powdered coffee, some\ndirty oily rags I had been using as handkerchiefs, and a pair of binoculars I\nstill had around my neck. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In my left-hand\nfatigue jacket pocket I had a .45 Colt pistol that I always carried in case my\ncarbine failed. I had even forgotten about that. In addition, I had a few\nlittle souvenirs I had taken from some prisoners we had captured: a piece of\nsilk from a parachute and some emblems and patches ripped off Kraut uniforms. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After the pocket inventory came the process of undressing me. That was rather embarrassing because the last time I had a bath of any nature was out of a helmet thirty-nine days earlier, and except for my socks, had not changed clothes. I hadn\u2019t had a hot bath since I left the States [July ’44]. Naturally, I couldn\u2019t smell myself, but I know the nurse could detect a distinctive barnyard aroma about me. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    My father, A.Z. Adkins, Jr. & one of his nurses at 216th General Hospital, Salisburg, England (NOV ’44)
    (Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Nevertheless, she was\nan understanding American gal and didn\u2019t make any comments. I was wearing a\nfield jacket, fatigue shirt, fatigue pants, OD (Olive Drab) pants, two OD\nshirts, two wool undershirts, wool drawers, cotton shorts, and a cotton\nundershirt. All of them, particularly my underclothes, were black as the night\nand almost stiff enough to stand up by themselves. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    My cotton shorts still\nhad a hole in them where a piece of shrapnel had come through them several\nweeks earlier. There was still dried blood on them. The nurse helped me down to\nthe last mentioned item and then the ward boy took over. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    My body was black with dirt. I was on the way to the most wonderful experience I’d had in quite some time\u2014a hot bath! The ward boy wanted to bathe me in bed, but I said, \u201cHell, no. You just help me to the shower room and I\u2019ll take over from there.\u201d I bribed him into carrying me to the showers. My leg hurt like hell, but that shower felt mighty good. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I have NOTHING to complain about<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    After two months, my dad made it back to his unit (317th Infantry) on December 14, 1944\u2014two days before <\/em>the Battle of the Bulge<\/strong> began. He survived the war (obviously, or you wouldn\u2019t be reading this blog) and made a great life for himself as a husband, father, and lawyer. Unfortunately, we lost my dad to cancer in 1989\u2014three days shy of his 69th birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    My mom once told me that when they first met and eventually\nmarried, my dad was taking two to three showers every day. I wonder why? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Never again will I complain about the 3-minute Navy shower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Until we meet again,<\/em>
    Andy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"NEVER<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Andy Adkins is a US Navy veteran (\u201973-77) and the author of several books. His newest novel, NEVER FORGET, is the story of A Vietnam Veteran\u2019s Journey for Redemption & Forgiveness. NEVER FORGET is FREE (eBook, PDF) for all veterans. Download your FREE<\/strong> copy HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Amistad<\/em><\/strong>, Cinque (Djimon Hounsou)<\/li>
    2. Harold Wilson<\/strong>, British Prime Minister (1916-1995)<\/li>
    3. Everyday People<\/em><\/strong>, Sly and the Family Stone (1969); written by Sylvester Stewart<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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