{"id":3511,"date":"2021-03-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/?p=3511"},"modified":"2021-10-05T11:05:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T15:05:58","slug":"72-those-memorable-moments-part-2-nas-agana-guam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/72-those-memorable-moments-part-2-nas-agana-guam\/","title":{"rendered":"#72\u2014\u201cThose\u201d Memorable Moments, Part 2\u2014NAS Agana, Guam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Trivia Questions (Answers @ end)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Who said, <em>\u201cEveryone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li><li>In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, \u201c<em>What we\u2019ve got here is a failure to communicate\u201d<\/em>?<\/li><li>In what song (and who sang it) did we hear the following?<br><em>You don&#8217;t know how many times I&#8217;ve wished that I had told you<\/em><br><em>You don&#8217;t know how many times I&#8217;ve wished that I could hold you<\/em><br><em>You don&#8217;t know how many times I&#8217;ve wished that I could<\/em><br><em>Mold you into someone who could<\/em><br><em>Cherish me as much as I cherish you<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to those who commented on my previous blog, <strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/71-the-swear-jar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#71\u2014The Swear Jar<\/a>.<\/strong>\u201d Several comments were spot on and reminded me of things I\u2019d forgotten. Here\u2019s a few more shared \u201cmemories:\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>\u201cI couldn\u2019t afford a swear jar. It would be like watching \u2018Scarface\u2019 with Al Pacino; drop a dollar every time I swore or took a shot. I\u2019d be passed out and broke halfway through the flick.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cYep\u2026 I\u2019d have more money than I\u2019d know what do with it.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cIf I had a swear jar, I could pay off seven student loans.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cMy swear jar would have to be a (swear jar term)\u2019ing oil storage tank.\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"sdm_download_item \"><div class=\"sdm_download_item_top\"><div class=\"sdm_download_thumbnail\"><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_title\">Blog #72 (Audio)<\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_description\"><p>Listen to the audio of this blog, read by Andy Adkins. Click the \u201c<em><strong>Audio<\/strong><\/em>\u201d button below.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_date\"><span class=\"sdm_download_date_label\">Published: <\/span><span class=\"sdm_download_date_value\">October 5, 2021<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><span class=\"sdm_download_button\"><form action=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/?sdm_process_download=1&#038;download_id=5228\" method=\"post\" class=\"sdm-g-recaptcha-form sdm-download-form\"><div class=\"sdm-recaptcha-button\"><div class=\"g-recaptcha sdm-g-recaptcha\"><\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"sdm_download darkblue sdm_download_with_condition\">Audio by Andy Adkins<\/a><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"download_id\" value=\"5228\" \/><\/form><\/span><span class=\"sdm_download_item_count\"><span class=\"sdm_item_count_number\">6<\/span><span class=\"sdm_item_count_string\"> Downloads<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sdm_clear_float\"><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Memorable Moments (Part 1) Revisited<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several months ago, I wrote about \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/47-those-memorable-moments-part-1-the-flight-deck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Those Memorable Moments on the Flight Deck<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d  <strong><em>USS Kitty Hawk<\/em><\/strong>, CV-63, was my &#8220;home&#8221; from March \u201975 until I left the Navy in July \u201977. I\u2019ve written several blogs about my experience on the flight deck in <strong>V-1 Division\/Crash<\/strong> &amp; as a <strong>Yellow Shirt<\/strong> director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several readers commented on that particular post and provided their own memorable moments. I guess we all experience those types of memories\u2014some we like more than others. And&#8230; sometimes they&#8217;re triggers&#8211;good or bad&#8211;but most veterans have them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My dad, a WWII combat veteran, often said, \u201cThat\u2019s life.\u201d I couldn\u2019t agree more. I wrote a book about his time in the war: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.azadkinsiii.com\/book_closer.html\" target=\"_blank\">You Can&#8217;t Get Much Closer Than This-Combat with the 80th &#8220;Blue Ridge&#8221; Division in World War II Europe<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My first duty station (\u201c<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/53-you-always-remember-your-first\/\" target=\"_blank\">You Always Remember Your First<\/a><\/strong>\u201d) was <strong>NAS Agana, Guam<\/strong>. Let me share with you a few of my more memorable moments on Guam. I know many of you were also either stationed in Guam or &#8220;stopped by&#8221; for a visit on your way to a Westpac cruise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>My First Impression<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides being an island paradise surrounded by thousands of miles of crystal clear blue water, Guam is part of the Mariana Islands. The island is 32 miles \u201clong\u201d (north to south) and anywhere between 4 to 8 miles \u201cwide.\u201d It\u2019s also a U.S. territory with a population (2021) of 168,800. There\u2019s also a long and interesting history of Guam during WWII <em>and <\/em>the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Guam-from-air-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Guam-from-air.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Guam: south, looking north\" class=\"wp-image-2451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Guam-from-air.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Guam-from-air.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Guam-from-air.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Guam-from-air.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Guam-from-air.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Guam-from-air.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Guam: south, looking north<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guam was my &#8220;home&#8221; from November 1973 until February 1975, and I was assigned to the Crash &amp; Rescue Division at NAS Agana, Guam. The base was located pretty much in the middle of the island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two parallel runways served both the US Navy aircraft and the civilian population\u2014the civilian terminal was on the \u201cother side\u201d of the runways. And, right next to us, were the Guamanian airport firefighters. A good crew; several times we responded with them to a non-airport (but base-related) emergency, such as a house or other structure fire. We often hob-knobbed with them, mostly playing poker during after-hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After graduating from <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/35-navy-a-school\/\" target=\"_blank\">ABH \u201cA\u201d School<\/a> <\/strong>in Lakehurst, NJ, I had a few weeks of leave before heading to Guam. Once I began the long trip, it took almost 36 hours of traveling from my home in Gainesville, Florida to Guam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I vividly remember stepping off the Pan Am 707, tired &amp; weary, and walking out into a sauna\u2014hot &amp; humid. Even though I had grown up in Florida, this hit me like a ton of bricks. But then, I told myself this would be my new home and it <em>was<\/em> a tropical island\u2026 a sort of paradise that would not disappoint me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Money Out the Window<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve written a few posts about the &#8220;rush&#8221; of driving various Crash fire trucks, both in Guam and aboard <em>Kitty Hawk<\/em>&#8211;an obvious stark contrast between the two. That was a memorable time for me, especially an 18-year-old kid who\u2019d had four traffic tickets <em>before<\/em> joining the Navy. Of course, <em>none <\/em>of them were <em>my<\/em> fault. But learning to drive the trucks and being a driver\/operator with three to four crew members in my truck was an awesome responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We worked 24 hours on and 24 hours off, two sections, \u201cPort\u201d and \u201cStarboard,\u201d and did so for 15 months straight. Part of our duty was to spend time out on the <strong>Alert Spot<\/strong> or Hot Spot\u2014a designed area located between the parallel runways, about midway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two, four-hour shifts out on the Alert Spot\u2026 it got a little boring at times, but we found ways to pass the time. We weren\u2019t supposed to take anything with us on the truck other than water and smokes, if that was your thing. But most of us carried a book, or perhaps I\u2019d sneak my guitar out there, or periodically, a deck of cards, or a board game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When you&#8217;re bored&#8230; play a board game<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On one occasion, I was the driver\/operator and brought out a game of Monopoly. I figured it would help pass the time of day. There were four of us in one of the smaller MB-5 Crash trucks, so we had a little extra room in the cab to lay out the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/P3-Orion.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/P3-Orion.jpg?resize=259%2C121&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3512\" width=\"259\" height=\"121\"\/><\/a><figcaption>A VP-17 <strong><em>P-3B<\/em> Orion<\/strong>  in flight near NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii circa 1978.  Photo from the Naval Historical Center.<br><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were on the noon to four shift, so there was plenty of daylight. Air traffic was slow, but there was a Navy <strong>P-3 Orion<\/strong> (ASW patrol) flying in the pattern practicing touch and gos. I noticed the first few times that the P-3 touched down a little harder than normal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most people wouldn&#8217;t notice such trivial things, but when you\u2019re out on the alert spot for hours at a time and all you have to do is watch airplanes take off and land, you learn many of their idiosyncrasies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>And then, just like that, it happened&#8230;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I kept my eye on the P-3, all the while continuing to play Monopoly. About the third go round, the P-3 hit and I could tell it blew a tire\u2014time for an &#8220;emergency.&#8221; However, the pilot didn\u2019t realize he&#8217;d blown a tire and kept heading down the runway, ready to take off again. I switched on the emergency lights and the siren and took off chasing the plane down the runway while my crew suited up. Adrenaline level was kicking in for all of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, as we flew down the runway chasing the P-3, the Monopoly money was flying out the window. I don&#8217;t know if anyone in Tower Control saw it, but I&#8217;ll have to admit, it was probably pretty funny. Thank goodness we weren&#8217;t playing with real money, which we&#8217;d done upon occasion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I radioed the tower regarding the emergency and what I witnessed, but for some reason the radio was full of static and they couldn\u2019t understand a word I said. However, they saw us chasing the P-3, so Tower Control called the Crash Barn and all the trucks rolled\u2014SOP for an unknown emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They apparently radioed the P-3 pilot too, because the plane began to slow toward the end of the runway which was a good thing since it wasn\u2019t the best condition to land a turboprop aircraft, or any other aircraft for that matter, with a blown tire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plane was in the middle of the runway and there wasn\u2019t enough room for me to pass, so I skirted out onto the grassy field on the port side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We were just doing our job<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we finally pulled out in front of the stopped plane, my rescue guy, <strong>Gary Cuzner<\/strong>, got out fully suited up with a fire extinguisher at the ready (we saw no flames or fire)&#8211;the standard operating procedure for an emergency of this type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like the pro he was, Gary signaled the pilot to cut the engines; all the while the pilot didn\u2019t have a clue what was going on. He was probably confused and pissed at the same time. But after cutting the engines, the co-pilot climbed out and spotted the shredded tire on the starboard side of the plane, informed the pilot, and came back out to thank us for being so alert and averting a potential disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No telling what would have happened had they taken off for another touch and go with a flat tire. But it wouldn\u2019t have been a good day for anybody. We were in the right place at the right time, and I was proud of my crew. We just did our job. And that\u2019s the reason why they call it the \u201cAlert Spot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gary Cuzner, R.I.P.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of Gary Cuzner\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gary was a cute kid from Boston. He was short, smiley, and <em>always<\/em> happy\u2014never a bad word about anything or anybody. I believe he arrived in Guam a little after I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Guam-BorneOmaraCuznerLaw-1024x667.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Guam-BorneOmaraCuznerLaw.jpg?resize=255%2C165&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"NAS Agana, Guam - Borne, O'Mara, Cuzner, Law\" class=\"wp-image-650\" width=\"255\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Guam-BorneOmaraCuznerLaw.jpg?resize=1024%2C667&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Guam-BorneOmaraCuznerLaw.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Guam-BorneOmaraCuznerLaw.jpg?resize=768%2C500&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Guam-BorneOmaraCuznerLaw.jpg?resize=1536%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Guam-BorneOmaraCuznerLaw.jpg?resize=2048%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Guam-BorneOmaraCuznerLaw.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Guam-BorneOmaraCuznerLaw.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>NAS Agana, Guam (1974)<\/em><\/strong><br>Gary Borne, John O&#8217;Mara, Gary Cuzner, Glenn Law<br><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We lost Gary toward the end of my tour of duty on Guam. He had taken six days&#8217; R&amp;R (Rest &amp; Relaxation) in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, we learned he died one night after drinking too much rice wine; at least, that\u2019s about all they\u2019d tell us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such a waste\u2014Gary was such a nice guy. Everybody liked him. I know it devastated his family. Bill Riggs, also a crewman in our \u201cPort\u201d section, flew back home accompanying his casket to present the American flag to his family. We held a memorial service at the base chapel for him on January 7, 1975, and everyone in the Crash &amp; Rescue Division attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was my first encounter of losing a fellow shipmate. Unfortunately, it wouldn\u2019t be the last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>USO Boonie Stomps<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the best service organizations offered for military personnel on Guam was the USO. They catered to <em>all<\/em> military men and women and besides having a great recreational hall, they held monthly <strong>Boonie Stomps<\/strong> where they would take a bunch of us out on tours all over the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I explored places, beaches, and World War II battle sites I would probably never have gone on my own. It also provided a much needed relief away from the nightly bar scene in downtown Agana (now known as Hag\u00e5t\u00f1a). They were well organized and if memory serves, the buses were almost always full.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I met several service personnel from the other naval stations and <strong>Anderson Air Force Base<\/strong> on these boonie stomps. While I didn\u2019t make any long-lasting friends, several of us were regulars and it was interesting to learn more about the other military branches and their missions in Guam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of my favorite boonie stomps included Cetti Falls, Inarahan Zoo, Gadao\u2019s Cave, Gun Beach, and Bali Hai Falls. I went on about a half dozen different boonie stomps during my stay on Guam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know there are USO locations all over the world; anyone else partake in USO-sponsored events?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Believe it or not, I was so impressed with the USO that when I retired (my first time), I looked into returning to Guam to become a part of the USO. Obviously that didn\u2019t happen, but it certainly made a lasting impression on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Drugs In &amp; Drugs Out<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guam is located between Asia and the United States. Back during my time in Guam, it was also a major gateway for drugs headed from Southeast Asia to the U.S. or Mexico. I wasn\u2019t into drugs and never have been, but apparently there were some guys on the base who were\u2026 big time. There were constant inspections and almost every time, somebody got busted\u2014even from our own division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The base Military Police (MP) gave us a lecture at the Crash Barn one time about hashish and held up a &#8220;brick&#8221; about five inches by ten inches by a half-inch thick. I\u2019d never seen hashish before and didn\u2019t really know what it was, but I noticed several guys in our division were literally drooling. I remember one guy at a later time showed me a hit of LSD, though it was so small and plain looking that I thought he was pulling my leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one ever tried to persuade me to do dope, for which I am eternally thankful. I know at the time it was rampant&#8211;this <em>was <\/em>during the Vietnam War&#8211;and this may sound a little self-righteous, but I literally got high off of life. For me, there was a lot more to life than drugs and I was living proof. Scuba diving, flying airplanes, and boonie stomps&#8230; yeah, that worked for me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Operation &#8220;<em>Goldenflow<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Guam-PissTestDay.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Guam-PissTestDay.jpg?resize=281%2C161&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"NAS Agana, Guam - Piss Test Day (1974)\" class=\"wp-image-3535\" width=\"281\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Guam-PissTestDay.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Guam-PissTestDay.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Guam-PissTestDay.jpg?resize=768%2C443&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>NAS Agana, Guam (1974)<\/em><\/strong><br>&#8220;Piss Test&#8221; Day @ shift change; crews from both Port &amp; Starboard Section awaiting their turn for &#8220;<em>Operation Goldenflow<\/em>.&#8221;<br><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every so often we would have a surprise inspection at the Crash Barn during the 0800 shift change. Everyone had to supply a urine sample for testing&#8230; &#8220;on demand.&#8221; This was fondly known as \u201cpiss test day.\u201d Lifers called it <strong><em>Operation Goldenflow<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several guys in the division attempted to get others to pee in their cup, but the corpsman had their standard orders and watched every guy pee. God, what an awful job. If someone tested positive for drugs, they would get written up, be confined to the base, and ordered to take a piss test every day for six straight weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several times the base commanding officer, or the \u201cOld Man\u201d as we would call him behind his back, would venture over to the Crash Barn&#8211;unannounced. He usually showed up at night after chow and would often sit around shooting the bull with us. I thought he was just being a nice guy, getting to know the guys in the division. Later, I found out he was really trying to stir the pot, looking for signs of drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was so na\u00efve back then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Freedom Bird<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As time got closer to my departure date, I became a \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/52-30-days-and-a-wake-up\/\" target=\"_blank\">Short Timer<\/a>.\u201d Being &#8220;short&#8221; definitely affects your outlook; we called it having a &#8220;GAF&#8221; attitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone else get the GAF attitude? You know&#8230; the &#8220;FIIGMO&#8221; type attitude? (Google it). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some guys even made a short timer chain that hung from their belt for everyone to see and admire, with one link representing one day, (signifying too short to care) and usually started with thirty links. The mantra then became, \u201cthirty days and a wake-up,\u201d or whatever amount of time was left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I didn\u2019t make a short timer\u2019s chain, but towards the end, I certainly came on duty with the \u201ctwenty days and a wake up\u201d attitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several of my good buddies would also transfer to <em>Kitty Hawk<\/em>. <strong>Glenn Law<\/strong> and I would leave Guam for the states on the same flight. <strong>Gary Borne<\/strong> had already transferred to <em>Kitty Hawk<\/em>. <strong>James Young<\/strong>, who was with me at boot camp, A School, and Guam, would also be aboard <em>Kitty Hawk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It didn\u2019t help that the Navy waited until the last minute to let me know when I would be leaving. But when they did, I had my orders to leave Guam on February 10, 1975 flying out of Anderson AFB. My orders would get me to Travis AFB in San Francisco and then to San Diego (Kitty Hawk&#8217;s home port), which the Navy paid for. I needed to get back home to Gainesville, Florida, to see my family. That would come out of my pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hello, USA!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our freedom flight was a Northwest Orient 707. Glenn and I climbed on board and settled down for a long flight. It was about an eight-hour trip back to Hawaii, a couple of hour\u2019s layover, then onto a military aircraft to Travis AFB near San Francisco. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had left Guam in my summer whites because Guam is, well\u2026 a tropical island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we arrived in San Francisco in February\u2014it <em>wasn\u2019t<\/em> tropical weather. In fact, it was hovering around freezing and I had stowed my peacoat away in my seabag. To top that off, when we got to the San Francisco airport terminal about five in the morning, it was closed and didn\u2019t open until six. We had to stand outside for about an hour. You can bet your sweet ass I dug in my seabag for my peacoat. It definitely made a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I flew into Jacksonville where my mom picked me up. Wow, had I changed\u2014after all, it had been 15 months since I\u2019d last seen her. Sure, we had exchanged letters (she kept all mine, which I still have &amp; treasure) and I had talked with her and my dad twice&#8211;it just wasn&#8217;t the same. We had a lot of catching up to do during my 30 days leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My next \u201chome\u201d would be <em>USS Kitty Hawk<\/em>, based in San Diego. And that would be another great duty station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay safe, my friends. The journey continues!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Until we meet again,<\/em><br>Andy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/never-forget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel.jpg?resize=69%2C104&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"NEVER FORGET Book Cover with &quot;New&quot; Label\" class=\"wp-image-3452\" width=\"69\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel-scaled.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 69px) 100vw, 69px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000030\">Andy Adkins is a US Navy veteran (\u201973-77) and the author of several books. His newest novel,<strong> NEVER FORGET<\/strong>, is the story of <em>A Vietnam Veteran\u2019s Journey for Redemption &amp; Forgiveness<\/em>. NEVER FORGET is FREE (eBook, PDF) for all veterans. <strong><em>Download your FREE copy <a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/never-forget-a-novel-by-andy-adkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Previous posts mentioned in this blog:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/71-the-swear-jar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#71\u2014The Swear Jar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/47-those-memorable-moments-part-1-the-flight-deck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#47\u2014\u201cThose\u201d Memorable Moments, Part 1<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/53-you-always-remember-your-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#53\u2014You Always Remember Your First<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/35-navy-a-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#35\u2014US Navy \u201cA\u201d School (ABH)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/52-30-days-and-a-wake-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#52\u201430 Days and a Wake Up!<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Answers<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li><strong>Robin Williams<\/strong> is known to have expanded upon and used this quote, but it\u2019s originally attributed to <strong>Ian Maclaren<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong><em>Cool Hand Luke<\/em><\/strong> (1967), Captain (Strother Martin).<\/li><li><strong><em>Cherish<\/em><\/strong> (1966), The Association; written by Terry Kirkman.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, \u201cEveryone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.\u201d? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, \u201cWhat we\u2019ve got here is a failure to communicate\u201d?&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/72-those-memorable-moments-part-2-nas-agana-guam\/\" class=\"readmore\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#72\u2014\u201cThose\u201d Memorable Moments, Part 2\u2014NAS Agana, Guam<\/span><span class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[59],"tags":[166,106,74,162,261,83,17,260,209,7,146,16],"class_list":["post-3511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-navy","tag-a-school","tag-abh","tag-agana-guam","tag-aviation-boatswains-mate-handler","tag-boonie-stomp","tag-crash-salvage","tag-flight-deck","tag-p-3-orion","tag-short-timer","tag-uss-kitty-hawk","tag-v-1-division","tag-yellow-shirt","content-layout-excerpt-thumb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>#72\u2014\u201cThose\u201d Memorable Moments, Part 2\u2014NAS Agana, Guam &#8212; A Veteran&#039;s Journey<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Memorable moments&quot;... you know, those memories that stick in your mind and periodically pop back in? 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