The afforementioned pic that Jeff took of me all those years ago, is posted in my "Carls Photos and Postcards Album #2". Its titled "Preflighting The tail Gear...
There are times I just want to be an E3 again. banquo _________________________________ I never made it past Airman Apprentice, E-2. They gave me that. E-3...
Out waxing the car this afternoon. Heard something different than the normal Cessna, looked up to see two E-2's fly over in close formation at about 3k ft....
I'm out here at the airport facility again today and tomorrow. I brought the camera both Friday and Saturday, of course nothing of any interest out of the...
Drift & Others, Jim, a few years ago you posted a statement that borders on the profound. I thought it fit myself to a T. You said you'd spent the rest of...
I very seldom forward anything, but I liked this one. The last paragraph really got me and I thought of you guys along with the men fighting for us now. Â God...
Lisa, When I met the America for the first time, she was returning from her last Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club cruise. I was proud of my uniform and proud to be an...
Im on the US Custom recruiting team for my port. I had such a gig at The University of Buffalo yesterday. Many of the students who approaced me for job info...
Banquo; about 4 years ago on May 30th I was at a memorial service at Forest Lawn, Covina Hills, Ca. During the ceremony Capt Dale Dye recognised vets from...
Banquo; about 4 years ago on May 30th I was at a memorial service at Forest Lawn, Covina Hills, Ca. During the ceremony Capt Dale Dye recognised vets from...
Lisa and all others,  Very nice story. When we came home it was quite different, not alot of fan fare. When I went to work for Chrysler in 1976 I was...
Banquo-I was no 1 Cat captain on that cruise-a little known fact you might find interesting- as we were leaving port we were surrounded by protesters, somehow...
Dear Banquo and Lisa, I too remember Norfolk, not too friendly a place for a young single guy such as myself. The young ladies of that time and place didn't ...
... Gary I remember Norfolk during the mid 60's and it has never been friendly to military. When any of us got off the ship (America) first thing was to head...
There was, somewhere around the '76-'78 range, a campaign to kick the Navy out of Norfolk. I can remember the billboards that read," "Will the last sailor out...
Gary, Good to hear from ya Shipmate! Hope you weathered the hurricane OK! I never spent too much time in Norfolk back then. Seems Navy people were pretty...
Gary and others, I also served during the Mid 60's and honestly do not remember any anti-military actions by the Norfolk locals. They did not like us, but...
Continuing my comment, Three older brothers that were home-ported in the Norfolk area before me told me of the "Sailors, Keep off the grass" signs. I never...
Dear Carl, I spent a lot of time there in Norfolk--onloads and offloads particularly-- I recall, so I always seemed to have a few days in there for some slack...
Glad to hear you made it thru IKE OK Gary! Sounds like folks have the common ground when things go bad. I recall seeing the same type of "Orange spaghetti"...
Good evening everyone, I always read all the posts with so much interest because I gain so much more knowledge and understandiing of a time period that...
Lisa, Â Thanks for a VERY good read this morning, you are special to have kept up with this board as long as you have been. Â Â Yes, a very respectful...
Thank you very much Lisa.. As a former America sailor who is now serving in the Air Force in Iraq, it means a lot to all of us over here knowing that what we...
It was Number Three Engine screaming that woke me up. Crap! We just took a trap and I'm still in my rack! I'm screwed. I'm sooo screwed. I threw on my greens,...
Maybe not the way you wanted to go off Jim, but it was the safe way! I was able to talk to the flight scheduler when I was "stashed TAD" in HS-1. My last...
... I grew up in Norfolk and remember the signs in peoples yards for Sailors and dogs to keep of the grass. So I know how people were towards the sailors in...
Hey guys there is an orginization trying to save the Americas sister ship The USS John F. Kennedy the site is called Save the JFK. We all need to send letters...
Hi Ed, This is Rick Thomas (ETR2 O/E from 65-68)... Hello and long time no see/hear. You mentioned a couple of names I've not heard in years... Sarapa and ...
