{"id":3707,"date":"2021-03-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/?p=3707"},"modified":"2021-10-05T11:05:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T15:05:00","slug":"3-boot-camp-hello-dollys-and-other-things-i-cant-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/3-boot-camp-hello-dollys-and-other-things-i-cant-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"#73\u2014Boot Camp: \u201cHello Dollys&#8230;\u201d and Other Things I Can&#8217;t Forget"},"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>\u201cAt my funeral, take the bouquet of flowers off my casket and toss them to the crowd. You know\u2026 to see who\u2019s next.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li><li>In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, <em>\u201cAt my signal, unleash hell.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li><li>In what song (and who sang it) did we hear the following?<br><em>I met a gin-soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis<\/em><br><em>She tried to take me upstairs for a ride<\/em><br><em>She had to heave me right across shoulder<\/em><br><em>&#8216;Cause I just can&#8217;t seem to drink you off my mind<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\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 #73 (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=5227\" 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=\"5227\" \/><\/form><\/span><span class=\"sdm_download_item_count\"><span class=\"sdm_item_count_number\">0<\/span><span class=\"sdm_item_count_string\"> Downloads<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sdm_clear_float\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to those who commented on my previous blog, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/72-those-memorable-moments-part-2-nas-agana-guam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#72\u2014Those Memorable Moments, Part 2\u2014NAS Agana, Guam<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong> 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>\u201cWe married while on Guam, at Two Lovers Leap.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cI was there in the crash crew. Learned to scuba dive. Never wanted to leave.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cDad was stationed at the radio base 68-70. 2nd grade we went on a field trip to the Air Force base and got to walk thru a B52.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cDid some diving there &amp; had a run in with a really big Moray eel.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cNAS Agana for 3 years. Loved it.\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AZA_BootCamp-Retired.jpg?resize=800%2C469&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AZA Boot Camp - Retired\" class=\"wp-image-3713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AZA_BootCamp-Retired.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AZA_BootCamp-Retired.jpg?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AZA_BootCamp-Retired.jpg?resize=768%2C450&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>(L) Me in Boot Camp (1973) and later in life (2010).<br>A little grayer, a little heavier, but still smiling for all my blessings. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Boot Camp<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s been a long time since I graduated <strong>Boot Camp<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/from-civilian-to-us-navy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orlando RTC<\/a><\/strong>, Co #163, August 31, 1973), but now and then, a memory (mostly good) pops up. I\u2019m sure I\u2019m not the only one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me, boot camp was a shocker: dormitory-style living, unidentifiable food, early mornings, and routines\u2014totally different from home. I was all of 18 years old and \u201clegally\u201d able to sign documents. My parents didn\u2019t know I had joined the Navy until \u201cthat\u201d phone call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you\u2019re young, you\u2019re invincible. At least, you think you are. The Navy\u2014and I assume all military branches\u2014knows this. So it took a while but I later learned that a primary mission of boot camp was to break down all the <em>individual <\/em>recruits and build them back up as a <em>team<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though I\u2019d heard rumors from veteran friends while in college, none prepared me for what I would experience. Now\u2026 more than 47 years later, I know those first months in the Navy helped me develop a discipline that I (sometimes) still follow: listen, be aware, and help out when I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, I know those aren\u2019t necessarily the things <em>taught<\/em> in boot camp, but they\u2019re traits I <em>learned<\/em> in the Navy, starting with my \u201973 Orlando venture. I\u2019m sure there are others who carry on many of those disciplines picked up in <em>your<\/em> service, whether it be the Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard. We are veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can take the veteran out of the service, but you can\u2019t take the service out of the veteran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Garbage Can \u201cAlarm\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think\u2026 yes, I <strong><em>know<\/em><\/strong>\u2026 that boot camp was the ONLY time I\u2019d been woken to the sound of a 50-gallon metal garbage can being kicked down the middle of the barracks and someone shouting vulgar obscenities at the top of his lungs, \u201cTime to wake up, ladies\u2026 You\u2019ve got fifteen minutes to shower and shave.\u201d<\/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\/2020\/03\/NavyAlarmClock.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\/2020\/03\/NavyAlarmClock.jpg?resize=168%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Military Alarm Clock\" class=\"wp-image-1655\" width=\"168\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NavyAlarmClock.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NavyAlarmClock.jpg?resize=300%2C268&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the United States Navy\u2014it\u2019s 0400 (pronounced \u201cO four hundred\u201d). That\u2019s four o\u2019clock in the frigging morning. Before heading to the &#8220;head&#8221; (bathroom), we first stood in front of our bunks. The Company Commander (CC) counted to make sure no one had jumped the fence to go AWOL (Absent without Leave).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And yes, even today when the garbage collectors come by to pick up the weekly trash (curb service here) out in front of my house, banging the can as loud as they can, I periodically remember those boot camp days\u2026 but this time, with a smile. Thank God, it\u2019s not 0400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>That First Haircut<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/24-hurry-up-and-wait\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Hurry Up &amp; Wait<\/strong><\/a>\u201d was a mantra we all learned early on in the military. We spent so much time waiting in lines\u2014and by that, I mean we were \u201cnice &amp; tight,\u201d or as the Navy likes to say, \u201cNut to Butt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was in the early 70s\u2014\u201chippie days,\u201d as we\u2019d come to call them. Almost every recruit had long hair. Standing at attention outside the barber shop, we watched as recruit after recruit went in as one man and came out a completely transformed <em>new<\/em> man\u2014rubbing the top of his head, like something was missing. Some smiled, others had that &#8220;what did I get myself into&#8221; look. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were five or six barber chairs in the place. There was also about two feet of hair on the floor, almost like walking through a field of wheat\u2014you remember <em>that<\/em> scene in the movie \u201c<strong><em>Gladiator<\/em><\/strong>\u201d with Russell Crowe walking through the fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hopped into the chair and asked the guy with a slight smirk to \u201ctake a little off the top.\u201d After 30 seconds of a close buzz, he barked, \u201cHow\u2019s that smartass? Next!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the United States Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Inspections Galore<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did I mention inspections? There were <em>uniform<\/em> inspections, there were <em>personnel<\/em> inspections, there were <em>barracks<\/em> inspections, there were <em>locker<\/em> inspections, and there were <em>inspections of inspections<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was also in the middle of summer, so we spent a lot of time outside. Let me tell you, the summer of 1973 in Orlando, Florida was hot and humid. Actually, <em>every <\/em>summer in Orlando is hot and humid. Every company was also in competition with every other company for the best inspection record. If a company scored perfect on an inspection, that company received a banner to put alongside their company flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During one of our outdoor whites uniform inspections, the CC got all the way down the last row, stopping in front of the guy next to me. His uniform, as everyone else\u2019s, was impeccable, except that he had placed his military ID card backwards in his white shirt pocket. I got chewed out for <em>his <\/em>&#8220;mistake&#8221; too, because I <em>should <\/em>have inspected my buddy before the inspection and caught that significant &#8220;discrepancy.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We flunked that inspection, just when we thought we would get our first perfect uniform inspection. Afterward, we let that young recruit know he disappointed us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Locker Inspection &#8211; The &#8220;Tornado&#8221; Effect<\/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\/03\/BootCampLocker-665x1024.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\/03\/BootCampLocker-665x1024.jpg?resize=162%2C249&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Boot Camp Locker\" class=\"wp-image-3714\" width=\"162\" height=\"249\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Navy Boot Camp Locker<br><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We not only learned how to fold clothes <em>the Navy way<\/em>, we also learned how to properly store them <em>neatly <\/em>into our stainless steel lockers in front of our bunks, one stacked on top of another. No doors and only one drawer that we could lock which is where we put our personal valuables, such as money, writing paper, and stamps. At a glance, the CC could quickly inspect the neatness, or lack thereof, of all our lockers and clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We learned how to fold and stack clothes <em>quickly<\/em>, because if everything was <em>not <\/em>ship-shape, the CC would go through the entire barracks and yank every recruit\u2019s uniforms out of the lockers and scatter them all around. It literally looked like a tornado had hit the inside of the barracks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah, that was fun. Welcome to the United States Navy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If any one of us failed inspection, we all failed as a company and that meant a deck party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hello Dollys<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone remember \u201cdeck parties?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh yeah\u2026 <em>lots<\/em> of deck parties. Whenever anyone screwed up, which usually happened several times a day, the CC called the entire company to attention in front of their racks. A deck party is, by definition, a party on the deck. There are no floors in the Navy, only decks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Picture this: 80 recruits on the deck in front of their racks at one time doing whatever the CC told us to do. Push-ups, sit-ups, jumping jacks and my favorite, \u201c<strong>Hello Dollys<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello Dollys are really simple, but they suck the strength right out of you. Today\u2019s extreme core exercises can\u2019t even compare to Hello Dollys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Follow me on this one and try it\u2026 go ahead, I dare you.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You lie on your back face up with your legs stretched out in front of you, nice and relaxed. In Yoga, this is the Shavasana, or \u201cCorpse\u201d pose. The CC tells you to lift your legs off the floor six inches, keeping them straight, and hold them steady. And yes, he carried a ruler in his pocket to measure the distance off the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No cheating now, you can\u2019t place your hands under the small of your back, you lay them flat on the deck by your sides. Wait ten seconds or so\u2014not too bad. Then, when the CC says to, raise your legs up <em>another<\/em> six inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After another ten seconds, the burning pain in your thighs reminds you it\u2019s <em>another fine day in the Navy<\/em>. Then raise your legs up another six inches, more burning, more moaning. In an 80-person orchestra, this volume buildup would be called a &#8220;crescendo.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then just when you thought you\u2019d get a break, spread your legs as wide as you can and yell at the top of your voice, \u201cHello Dolly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah, you get the picture. It doesn\u2019t take too many of those babies to help get your body in shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Service Week<\/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\/03\/SteakLobsterDinner.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_lank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SteakLobsterDinner.jpg?resize=184%2C221&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Steak &amp; Lobster Dinner - Extended Cruise\" class=\"wp-image-3717\" width=\"184\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SteakLobsterDinner.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SteakLobsterDinner.jpg?resize=250%2C300&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>We never had steak &amp; lobster in boot camp. But if you were at sea and served it for dinner, your cruise was most likely extended.<br><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the training exercises in boot camp is to send everyone in the company out to various jobs around the RTC for a full week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One group goes to the galley (kitchen), one group goes to the scullery (dishwashing), another group goes to administration, another goes to help with newly arriving recruits, another goes to help with classroom training, and a few guys stay for barracks detail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Groups would split out at different times in the morning and come back to the company barracks at night when their shift was over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was called \u201c<strong>Service Week<\/strong>,\u201d and designed to see if the company could hold together with everyone heading out in different directions throughout the day. Since I was the company Yeoman (the CC selected me when he learned I knew how to type), it was up to me to assign recruits to the various jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Service Week: Power&#8230;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the company Yeoman, I learned the term \u201cwielding power.\u201d If I didn\u2019t like a guy, I&#8217;d send him to a crap job. If I did, I would send him to a skate job. Plain and simple. I didn\u2019t abuse my position, I <em>used <\/em>it. Or so\u2026 I thought. It didn\u2019t take me long to figure out that was <em>not<\/em> the way to lead. That helped me later when I became a Petty Officer and put in charge of other Crash crew at <strong>NAS Agana, Guam<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;d often hear, \u201cMake a hole, Service Week,\u201d which meant that someone was in a hurry to do their job and you needed to quickly move out of the way in order for them to do it. Even today, I find myself saying, \u201cMake a hole, Service Week,\u201d usually when I\u2019m in a crowd of people. It&#8217;s funny to watch their expressions when I say that, but they part like the Red Sea and I get through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Am I the only one who still does this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Service Week: Boring<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the company Yeoman, I stayed in the barracks during Service Week, in charge of the crew that kept the barracks clean. Big whoop tee-do. About the third day into Service Week, I decided I&#8217;d check on the guys in other areas. I headed to the mess hall and caught up with the guys who were in the scullery. There were about nine of them and they were sweaty and stinky with food all over their not-so-white T-shirts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I joked around with them a little, and then one of the little bastards invited me to join them.  Stripping off my utility shirt to my soon to be <em>not-so-white<\/em> T-shirt, I dove right in, helping them wash dishes. I spent a couple of hours there, laughing and joking with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was one of those firsts I learned in life that if you want to understand what other people go through, you need to <em>walk in their shoes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That lesson has helped me in many ways throughout my life and my careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Graduation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I graduated August 31, 1973 with Company 163 from Orlando Naval Training Center. My parents received a letter from the NTC Commander noting what an exemplary young recruit I had been: \u201cOutstanding Company Recruit.\u201d For all I know, he sent the same letter to every graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, I did not march on the parade grounds during graduation. I\u2019d picked up a severe cold, and it had gotten so bad the CC (<strong>ADJ1 Louis Wright<\/strong>) didn\u2019t want me to faint during the parade exercise, so I skipped out of the graduation ceremonies, though I sat in the bleachers and watched. It was quite a fanfare and even though my mom, dad, and sister were there, they didn\u2019t know I was on the sidelines until later. I\u2019m sure they kept looking for me on the parade field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I got home after graduation, I went to see my family doctor; he diagnosed me with pneumonia\u2014fun. But with antibiotics an my mom&#8217;s great cooking, I got over it with little problem and was soon ready to report to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/35-navy-a-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABH \u201cA\u201d School<\/a><\/strong> in Lakehurst, NJ. This would be my training to learn how to fight aircraft fires and how to direct aircraft on a flight deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More good times ahead. It\u2019s not just a job, it\u2019s an adventure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay safe, my friends.<\/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:\/\/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=75%2C112&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"NEVER FORGET Book Cover with &quot;New&quot; Label\" class=\"wp-image-3452\" width=\"75\" height=\"112\" 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: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/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>. 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