Monthly Archives: September 2009
Time to Fess Up… by Jim Smith (RD3)
OK, time to fess up. I don’t recall what port we were in, but it was when the after head was having a new deck put down and we were all using the forward head. Anyway, I was pretty well … Continue reading
Gin and Tonics in Saigon by Herb Mesler
In my younger days, just about all I drank was beer. Over the years I have grown to really like Rum and Coke’s and as far as mixed drinks go, it is either that or Gin and Tonic. Whenever I … Continue reading
Navy Posters from WWII – page 1
This was a time when nobody knew who was going to win the greatest war in history. It was a total national effort. It’s worth remembering. Thanks to Jim Smith (RD3) for passing these on. Let’s hope … Continue reading
Almost a Warrior by Ed Whitehead- Introduction
The “peace time” Navy from 1961 to 1963 was not all that peaceful. We were still in the middle of a “cold war” in those days, and that shaped all of the foreign policy decisions of the United States, and … Continue reading