|Numbers| Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 [quote name='USN Bengal' timestamp='1321060839' post='1060664'] ... Captain David Frost as skipper when I reported, he went from us straight to the Sara and then picked up flag.... best skipper I ever had. [/quote] Frost was a good skipper. His exec was not very good (Drager). Drager later became the skipper of the Sara after I had left and lost his job shortly after the firing incident against a Turkish boat (I think 5 died). Should have lost his job much sooner during an incident off the coast of Libya when he was directing combat ops in CIC (now CDC ?) in which.... (ask me offline). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengal27 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 [quote name='USN Bengal' timestamp='1321049629' post='1060587'] It was my honor to have served... 1983-2003 US Navy Shot a shitload of Tomahawks, and other "long distance landscaping items" in the name of defending the freedoms we so love and take for granted. Thank you to all my fellow veterans, especially those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Those who came before paved the way for my chance to volunteer keeping our our freedoms. I pray that our country stops putting our warriors in harms way for the benefit of oil, or other material crap. [/quote] USN 1984-1987, USS Merrill, test platform for the Tomahawk missles, Operations Specialist. Thank you for all that have served our country unselfishly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 This is your front line America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhfinks Posted November 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 [quote name='Abu-Zayd' timestamp='1321049502' post='1060584'] Garryowen... 1/7 Cav DivCav... 1996-1999 2/227 Aviation... TMC-10 on West Fort Hood NCOIC 1999-2000...[/quote] I'm here now... Garryowen just closed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 USS Tarawa LHA-1, Eagle of the Sea 4 years 1975-1979 Combat Information Center Operation Special I buried two men at sea. I dropped both of them in the Pacific Ocean. I was very proud and honored to serve them and their last request personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu-Zayd Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 [quote name='mhfinks' timestamp='1321064785' post='1060696'] I'm here now... Garryowen just closed..... [/quote] You're at Ft Hood, and Garryowen is no more? I visited in 2002 and it was still there. Did they restructure units? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer_Rice Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 USN, Gator Freighters, 74-78. Serving doesn't make us heroes, just citizens. [url="http://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=34248"]Here's a real hero.[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Lucid| Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 [quote name='Rick' timestamp='1321065945' post='1060699'] USS Tarawa LHA-1, Eagle of the Sea 4 years 1975-1979 Combat Information Center Operation Special I buried two men at sea. I dropped both of them in the Pacific Ocean. I was very proud and honored to serve them and their last request personally. [/quote] What an honor. The most memorable and fulfilling thing I did in service was as a member of the Honor Guard. Which I had the privilege of serving in numerous times.[quote name='Homer_Rice' timestamp='1321072192' post='1060718'] USN, Gator Freighters, 74-78. Serving doesn't make us heroes, just citizens. [url="http://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=34248"]Here's a real hero.[/url] [/quote] Good to see you again Homer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 [quote name='ArmyBengal' timestamp='1321049608' post='1060586'] My battalion had the Patriot battery TAC site on Fliegerhorst. I rented a place by the Rod N Gun club nears the nuke cooling towers. [/quote] Last I heard from some of my buddies from my unit that actually re-patriated back to the kaserne, that place (and many other former U.S. bases in Deutschland) is a weed-infested ramshackle of it's former self. 'Cause it wasn't exactly nice when I was there in the late 1980's/early 1990's! And I remember those towers...and the enlisted club (vaguely)...did you ever party off base at the Boat or Der Fluge? Ahhh....murky memories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 [quote name='Jamie_B' timestamp='1321050268' post='1060595'] We know all about you navy boys... [img]http://www.travel-golf.org/images/navy_gay_recruiting_advertizment.jpg[/img] [/quote] You need to leave the Navy alone....everyone knows that all the gays gravitate towards the Marines, which....are also part of the Navy...hmmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 [quote name='Bunghole' timestamp='1321115900' post='1060784'] You need to leave the Navy alone....everyone knows that all the gays gravitate towards the Marines, which....are also part of the Navy...hmmmm.... [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|ArmyBengal| Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 [quote name='Bunghole' timestamp='1321115532' post='1060781'] Last I heard from some of my buddies from my unit that actually re-patriated back to the kaserne, that place (and many other former U.S. bases in Deutschland) is a weed-infested ramshackle of it's former self. 'Cause it wasn't exactly nice when I was there in the late 1980's/early 1990's! And I remember those towers...and the enlisted club (vaguely)...did you ever party off base at the Boat or Der Fluge? Ahhh....murky memories... [/quote] Yeah, some, hung out at the Rod N Gun club, b/c I could stumble home. But we moved from Bitburg to Hanua and immediately deployed to a SWA rotation. Soon as I got back I got transferred to BDE in Darmstadt, so I didn't actually spend a lot of time in Hanau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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