Herb Mesler (RM1) on Walton c. 1962

Hi Everyone,

This morning I was going through my photos in iPhoto weeding out some I no longer wanted in my iPod.

I came across these two photos of myself in WESTPAC on the Walton.

I am fairly sure the color one was taken shortly after we arrived in WESTPAC.  I am standing right outside of Radio. I think both photos were either taken by you Gene or you Fran.  Either of you guys remember taking these pictures???  (To you others Gene and Fran were Radiomen on the USS Walton with me)

The B&W photo was taken on the fantail no doubt after I had just stood another 4 on/4 off. Looks like we may have been in  Da Nang, Vietnam at the time it was taken.  I normally wore clothing that fit me reasonably well.  No idea where I got that shirt in the B&W photo although it looks like the 4 on/4 off had effected me as I really look tired and like I had lost weight. 

Nicole says that back in those days I was so skinny that I looked like a poster child for some third world country and she is not to far off on that!  So I sure did not need to lose more!     – Herb

 Later, Herb made chief and got to wear some nice clothes.    This picture makes him look skinnier than he was.  Click on picture to get a truer perspective.