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U.S. Navy Just announced! Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announces
the next five Navy ships; three Arleigh Burke class guided-missile
destroyers, the USS John Finn, the USS Ralph Johnson, and the USS
Rafael Peralta, and two littoral combat ships (LCS), the USS Sioux
City and the USS Omaha.
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Marat MeekGurkirpal JohalSusan Nielsen499
Dan Finnegan Hey SecNav, how about a DDG-51 named for the ship that
tested all the Aegis equipment, USS Norton Sound(ex-
AVM-1)?????
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U.S. Navy Bob Bock Marine Corps Pfc. Ralph Henry Johnson was
posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for shouting a warning to
his fellow Marines and hurling himself on an explosive device,
saving the life of one Marine and preventing the enemy from
penetrating his sector of the patrol’s perimeter during the Vietnam
War. 8 · 10
Jim Pinkerton What is Johnson's connection to the navy?
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Bob Bock Okay, I had the wrong Ralph. Thanks for the info
8 · 1
Frank Migliaccio The USS JOHN FINN, named after one of the greatest
Chief Petty Officers and one of the greatest Americans I've ever
been privileged to meet! A perfect choice.
8 · 9
Doug Thomas Replacing large capital ships with lcs and arleigh
burke destroyers.pieces of junk that i could sink with a shotgun.my
how my navy has changed!
8
Kathy Burleson I am so HAPPY to see USS John Finn on the list!!
What an extraordinary man, hero and sailor! I am so thankful I had
the honor of meeting him before he passed.
8 · 3
Tom Trig Sanjay let me smack that bingo chip off your face,
lmao...
8 · 5
Buster Clarke John Finn gets a ship named after him! Awesome, he
was a true American hero!
8 · 5
Abukar Kenshin Bennington i'm a Kenyan living/working in Somalia
who has a healthy respect & utmost admiration for the US
Navy;the best navy in the world,hands down!
Michael Wallace USS Rafael Peralta. Hoorah 8
Rafael Ojeda Ralph Johnson was a Marine PFC who died during the
Vietnam War, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic
action.
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Scott Hallmark @ Kent LeClub..Anal-Cranial Inversion Syndrome much?
8
Michael Cigala I knew John Finn. He was a great man.
8 · 2
Jessica Morris ADD ME :D 8
Chelle Young Oh Navy releases people (ERB) and won't advance people
(pass but not advance). But here we can afford these ships. Umm fix
the ships that are out there. What about the ones with black mold?
Yes ships in Norfolk have black mold no one will d...
8 · 1
Randy Studer I still have not figured why Gabby Gifford is getting
a ship named after her!! Politics? That is why when I talk about
the time I was in the Navy.. I say "my" Navy.
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Grace N Rey Guerrero But still cutting off experienced military
men.. :( this is so sad that a lot of them are dedicated, working
like there's no tomorrow... Some are even Sailor of the Year.. How
did they let this happen..? Are they putting more preference to new
recruits because they are paid less? But then losing efficiency,
quality, and standards..
7 · 5
Alicea Coopwood This is so they can have more ships for more crew
to work on and not get paid.
7
Quis Trueaquarian Richardson Sooooo who will run the ships if
they're down sizing ??
7
Joel Penhallegon USS Omaha, that is a pretty cool name to use, I
live in Omaha, NE.
7
John Arnao What an honor for JOHN FINN , a heroic ordnanceman from
WW II !!!
7 · 3
Kitt Wilcox Please tell me that I'm not the only one reporting
Sanjay??
7 · 1
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David L Myers USS Lawrence needs to sail again! The last was DDG-4.
The Leapin Larry. DGUTS baby!
7
Tom Trig How can we have a battle group without Battleships! I love
the Navy but we've made some bad errors over the years and there
are plenty of them. I'm not blaming them for all of it but, our
Admirals over the past 20 years have hurt us...
7 · 2
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Ted R. Revenuew Just read Lt. Finn's bio; I lived in the same town
as he !!
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Dave Turpin Until a foreign Navy can build ships that even come
close to challenging our seaborne supremancy, why would we waste
billions on capital ships? Example: People are worried about Iran
blockading the straights of Hormuz. Now how are they going to do
that with 2 operational Vosper Mk5 Corvettes in their entire
inventory? A single Arleigh Burke displaces more than the Iranian
fleet.
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Ombudsman Momsen awesome! I would love my sailor to get to serve on
the USS JOHN FINN!
6 · 1
6
Kage McClued Have they renamed that ship that's labeled with that
POS Murtha's shameful name?
6
Robert Martinez there are too many maintenance issues with the guns
on the battleship partly the reason why we havent built another and
they are no longer part of the fleet
6
Mark Henry Sr. Just read about Lt. Finn (Ret), great american
deserving of a great honor!
5 · 1
Daniel David Rause I served onboard USS Wisconsin(BB-64), 1988-91,
and I don't believe battleships are out of service because of
maintainence issues, but rather the COSTS involved with operating
them.
5
Chris Vallery About time Ray Mabus gets some names right... The
last bunch (Giffords, Murtha, Kennedy... aka named for politics and
no other valid reason) were just outrageously bad...
5
Tom Wirth I read this so fast that I THOUGHT I saw Omaha as Obama.
I almost threw up. Glad I read it again.
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5
5
Tyler Jones How about the USS ERB. 5
Belinda M. Cropley Hoorah! Good on the Navy for naming these fine
vessels after DESERVING, AMERICAN and FREEDOM defending HEROS!
Still shaking my head over the LCS name...
4
Rebecca Mott God I wish I could get back on a ship,Five new ships
that great. it was awesome on the ocean and you knew you could
count on your fellow shipmates and not worry if they were gonna
stab you in the back like SOME people with power do now, shame on
you,..:(
3
Bryan Burg Sounds like the Navy is naming ships after sailors again
instead of living politicians. As for manning them I am sure we can
outsource that.
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 109-12 February 15, 2012
Navy Names Five New Ships
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the next five Navy
ships; three Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyers, the USS
John Finn, the USS Ralph Johnson, and the USS Rafael Peralta, and
two littoral combat ships (LCS), the USS Sioux City and the USS
Omaha.
Mabus named the three destroyers after Navy and Marine Corps heroes
whose actions occurred during different conflicts which spanned
several decades, but were united in their uncommon valor. The
littoral combat ships were named after two American
communities.
John Finn, who retired as a lieutenant, received the Medal of Honor
from Adm. Chester Nimitz for displaying “magnificent courage in the
face of almost certain death” during the Japanese attack on
military installations in Hawaii during Pearl Harbor. Marine Corps
Pfc. Ralph Henry Johnson was posthumously awarded the Medal of
Honor for shouting a warning to his fellow Marines and hurling
himself on an explosive device, saving the life of one Marine and
preventing the enemy from penetrating his sector of the patrol’s
perimeter during the Vietnam War. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Rafael
Peralta was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for selflessly
covering a grenade with his body to save his fellow Marines from
the blast during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
“Finn, Johnson and Peralta have all been recognized with some of
our nation’s highest awards,” said Mabus. “I want to ensure their
service and sacrifice will be known by today's sailors and Marines
and honored for several decades to come by a new generation of
Americans and people from around the world who will come in contact
with these ships.”
The Arleigh Burke class destroyers will be able to conduct a
variety of operations, from peacetime presence and crisis
management to sea control and power projection. All three ships
will be capable of fighting air, surface and subsurface battles
simultaneously and will contain a myriad of offensive and defensive
weapons designed to support maritime warfare in keeping with the
Navy’s ability to execute the Department of Defense’ defense
strategy.
“The littoral combat ship is a major part of the future of our
Navy,” Mabus said, pointing out LCS is fast, agile, and operates
with a smaller crew and can perform operations in both shallow and
deep waters.
“I chose the name for our two new littoral combat ships after
Midwestern cities from America’s heartland, to honor the patriotic,
hard-working citizens of Sioux City, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, for
their support of and contributions to the military.”
Sioux City and Omaha will be outfitted with reconfigurable
payloads, called mission packages, which can be changed out quickly
as combat needs demand. These mission packages are supported by
special detachments that will deploy manned and unmanned vehicles
and sensors in support of mine, undersea and surface warfare
missions.
Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wis., will build the Freedom
variant, the USS Sioux City, which will be 378 feet in length, have
a waterline beam of 57 feet, displace approximately 3,000 tons, and
make speed in excess of 40 knots. Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., will
build the Independence variant, the USS Omaha, which will be 419
feet in length, have a waterline beam of 103 feet, displace
approximately 3,000 tons, and make speed in excess of 40
knots.
Media may direct queries to the Navy Office of Information at
703-697-5342. For more news from secretary of the Navy public
affairs, visit http://www.navy.mil/SECNAV .
More information about the littoral combat ship class is available
online at
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=1650&ct=4
.
More information about the Arleigh Burke class destroyers is
available online at http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?
cid=4200&tid=900&ct=4 .
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U.S. Navy Remember the Maine! On February 15, 1898 USS Maine was
sunk by a massive explosion, killing the majority of her crew. This
signified the beginning of the Spanish-American War, a turning
point in U.S. history. (Cause of explosion is still unknown, for
more images visit Naval History & Heritage Command)
This Day in Navy History... : U.S. Navy : 3
Reyna Marisol ChavezChristopher LigginsBill Jasuta 431
Keith McCrackles I thought the cause of the explosion was an
overheated boiler.
10 · 4
Alert & Knowledgeable Citizenry "All war is based on
deception." -- Sun Tzu, The Art of War 10 · 2
Bob Bock Just another excuse to go to war ... the truth of the
matter was irrelevant.
10 · 2
Steven Corradi It was most likely caused by a dust explosion in one
of the coal bunkers.
10 · 3
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Rev. Pete Monk Smith Proving that Iraq was not even close to the
first time we went to war illegaly.
10
Paul J. Canniff Jr. This kind of rush to war on weak evidence would
never happen in modern times.
10
Jim Cirafice lots of controversity over the sinking of this
Vessel.I dont believe that an explosion due to crew error was the
reason.
10
Jim Brooks At the shopping mall, I once saw a model of USS Maine
for sale at the chain store "Things Remembered".
10
Aaron Vanada "Remember the Maine!" (Yet we don't.) Thanks for the
reminder... what a fascinating time in history.
10 · 1
Rev. Pete Monk Smith @Keith McCrackles - It was, combined with coal
dust in her bunkers, and the fact that the Black Gang weren't being
properly vigilant. However, the Navy, and the Gov't aren't going to
admit that we killed a whole lot of Spaniards for
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Albert Hartje Such a sad day in history. God Bless Her and her
crew.
10 · 1
Deb Fullwood history sides with the Spanish on this one. She went
down because of her own gunpowder
10 · 1
Ken Sawyer Living proof that bad seal in the engine room and a
jingoistic population can cause a war!!
10
Cory Collier UM from what I understand it was static discharge that
caused the explosion...
9
Leslie Dias Went to Arlington just a couple weeks ago, saw her mast
and anchor. What a beautiful tribute to her crew.
9 · 4
Alert & Knowledgeable Citizenry Pipe down Keith McCrackles!! Be
a good American and think what you're TOLD to think. If you keep
displaying logic, reason and independent thought with a desire to
attain truth, there will be no other option than to label you as a
'potential terrorist'. 9 · 2
Michael Kelly Modern historians have concluded it was probably an
internal explosion that sank the Maine, not sabotage by the
Spaniards.
9 · 1
William Batley http:// www.history.navy.mil/
biblio/biblio7/biblio7a.htm
"In January 1898, Maine was sent from Key West, Florida, to Havana,
Cuba, to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban War of
Independence. Three weeks later, at 21:40 on 15 February,
a...
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Ken Sawyer AKC alot of wars are based on deceit that is true but
you must understand that America is a warlike nation. Always has
been and pretty much always will be. The U.S. wanted to be the big
dog in the carribbean and have colonies like the other european
nations did. The Spanish American war was the needed catalyst for
this dream to take place. But I digress
9 · 1
Michael Anthony Casanova ahhhhh, there goes the government
shamelessly exploiting service members to fulfil its blood thirsty
imperial ambitions. some things never change. Amuricah!
9
Bob Dignan The sinking of the Maine may have been the primary
catalyst for war with Spain, but it no more "signified the
beginning" of the war than the October 1941 sinking of the Reuben
James signified the beginning of war with Germany. Spain declared
war on the U.S. on April 24, 1898; the U.S. reciprocated the next
day (although Congress backdated its declaration to April
23).
9 · 1
Ronald Krenta @Ken Sawyer, ken that is not totally true, did we
defended or sphere of influence as dictated in the Monroe doctrine,
preventing the European powers from ensnaring us should our ideas
conflict with theirs, were were dragged into both w...
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Jorge Cairo My Grandmother was a little girl in Havana, Cuba
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when this happenned. I remember stories she would tell me about
that horrific event. She heard the explosion, and from where she
lived she could see the smoke. Rest in Peace Abuela, and Rest in
Peace all you gallant sailors from the USS Maine!
9 · 3
John S. Darlington A Gunners Mate falls asleep w a cigarette in the
magazine and we end up w Cuba, PR, Guam and the PI. Huzzah!
9
Avnish Nagar Some say it was conspired... like the rest of
undeclared wars
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Mark Lacari The Maine got blown up because if a coal bunker fire
that was next to a magazine. The heat got so intense that the fire
soon then got through the wall and finally made contact with the
magazine. This was recently conducted by the show Unsolved
History.
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Daniel Guimond yeah un known.... It was deemed the spanish had
nothing to do with though.
7
Steven Corradi We still go to war on flimsy/wrong/manufactured/ no
evidence. It will never change.
3
Steven Corradi Yes John S Darlington, "Huzzah" for the 4,000
Americans, 20,000 Philipino soldiers and 500,000 Philipino
civilians that died just in our "getting the Philipines". That's
something sidelines sitters like you love to cheer about. Let other
people fight and die so you can feel like a 'patriot' (in spite of
having a flag of rebellion on your avatar, you worthless
traitor.)
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Luis Javier Sanchez Rodriguez Maine never forget :)) 10
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U.S. Navy YOUR Navy: operating forward -- USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD
6) left yesterday for Sasebo, Japan. Fair winds & following
seas, shipmates!
USS Bonhomme Richard To Depart SD Today - San Diego News Story -
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SAN DIEGO -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard is
scheduled to depart San Diego Tuesday for its new home base of
Sasebo, Japan. Tuesday, February 14, 2012.
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John Greathouse Sasebo, wonderful area of Japan, enjoy!
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Matt Maness Thank GOD the Stress X is going back to SD. Hate that
ship with a passion!
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Mary Witty Douglas John Luckert - Way to keep it classy.
13
Liam Walsh I was on the USS Essex in 2000 that did the hull swap
with the USS Belleau Wood. It was a great experience. Best of luck
to Essex and BHR crews as they embark on this swap. Go
Navy!!!!
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Craig Richards Right on!
Dorothea Reilly Awesome. My tears to the families.
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Michael Hernandez, The Major Group-MyCAA Approved Military Spouse
Training Safe travels and God Bless!! 12
Lizzie Jester hooyah! 12
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William Hadley My dad was stationed in Sasebo, when Imperial gun
batteries still lined the cliffs around the harbor entrance
...
12
Kelly Berger-Pilozo Wow the BHR (motel 6) is going to Japan! I miss
being stationed on that ship. Fair winds and following seas. BHR
and Essex..good luck shipmates and stay safe!
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Ron Kinney Haze Gray & Underway! 12
Ron Kinney Now's when I wish I hadn't gotten so old! 12
Paul Levell Thank you for keeping America safe.
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David J Mall Ha. No hull swap for me Essex. I'm in the Stan.
12
Victor Jaime Campos USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)QUEDARA EN NUESTRA
MEMORIA. 11
John Johnson I was on the old bonnie dick cva -31 in 62 we also
stoped in sasebo.what fun we had.
11
Judy Fluker Good Luck to the Revolutionary Gator meeting The Iron
Gator!
11
Larry Smith Full speed ahead! You "have not yet begun to
fight!"
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Kathleen Rosenkoetter Safe travels! 11
Nancy Corderman Blessings to you always, Hayden~ Fair Weather and
Following Seas....
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Peter James Coolio! 11
Susie Kate Clogston I remember my husbands first deployment on this
ship in 2004. I was 3 months pregnant with my daughter and the
quake in Indonesia happened on his way to Iraq...God bless our
sailors and all the things they do every day for our country and
each other xxxxxxxxx
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Debbie Michaels As long as they return safe that is the best news
for the families to hear!!
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Teri Marszalek Wow, good luck in all your new endeavors, fair winds
& following seas !
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Greg Harkins i was in the Navy. In 1971-1977 I remember when you
didn't tell anyone where you were going until you got there. God
bless those serving past present and future. In all branches to
each and all. 9 · 1
Frederick Collazo AAhhh,,San Diego is going to miss you,,we love
our big milatary ships and all who operate them,,,
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James Bavaro Nice job on the OPSEC there. Its funny how you, the FB
moderator can talk about this. But if some random Seaman says
something about ship's movement he looses a stripe.
9
Troy Timmer God speed and Bless those sailors. Pray that 100%
accountabilty comes back to there love ones.
9
Walter Jones Fair Winds and Following Seas, Good Old Bonnie
Dick
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Sheila Perry Safe journey u will be in my prayers
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Dar Frigo Guidry may you all stay safe during your deployment.
thank you for keeping us safe.
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Adrienne Washington I have wonderul memories of Sasebo when the USS
Constellation battle group had a port call there. We were warmly
welcomed by the Japanese people and the naval base staff. The view
overlooking the harbor is breathtakingly beautiful! Loved the food
especially the sushi!
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Christopher Liggins She is on her way to FDNF and 7th Fleet. Get
ready for good times.
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USS Bonhomme Richard Deploys To Japan Crew To Switch Places With
USS Essex
POSTED: 5:01 am PST February 14, 2012 UPDATED: 12:36 pm PST
February 14, 2012
SAN DIEGO -- The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard left
its home port of San Diego for its new base in Japan.
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The crew of roughly 1,000 sailors and 800 Marines pulled out of
Naval Base San Diego around 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.
The ship is relieving the USS Essex which had been stationed in
Sasebo, Japan, for the last 10 years.
The USS Bonhomme Richard spent the last 10 months undergoing a $147
million renovation. The USS Essex is scheduled to have similar
maintenance.
"Obviously, we're sad to send the ship to Japan, but we're going to
bring Essex back, so we're going to take one Cadillac over
and bring one Cadillac back," said Bonhomme Richard's commanding
officer, Capt. Chuck Litchfield.
The crew switch is known as a hull swap.
"The Navy saves money by moving the hulls around and keeping the
families here in San Diego, that reduces personnel costs and it
allows us to leverage the industrial capacity here in San Diego to
do the overhauls," said Litchfield.
Dozens of families gathered in the cold and the rain for tearful
goodbyes.
"This one is going to be different for me because I've never done a
hull swap before, but I'm just going to have to take it as it
comes," said sailor Chris Williams as he hugged his 2-year-old
son.
"It's a lot harder this time because now he's older, the last
deployment it wasn't that bad because he was younger," Williams
added.
The ship made headlines last month after eight sailors were
discharged following a hazing incident.
Cellphone video captured two sailors fighting near a locker area.
One sailor reported being seriously injured. The other sailor and
seven others who watched were discharged.
Litchfield said they are moving past the scandal.
"I don't see how that couldn't impact the sailors to some degree
and we're spending a lot of time talking about that right now, but
I think the mood on board is very positive. We love our ship and
we're excited to get underway," said Litchfield.
The sailors and marines will return with the USS Essex in roughly
four months.
The Bonhomme Richard has been based in San Diego since its
commissioning in 1998, according to Lt. Beth Teach of Expeditionary
Strike Group Three.
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Mike C Good luck, or as they say in Japan "gambatte kudasai" which
is literally "please do your best!" For sailors and marines
stationed there make sure you take advantage of your liberty and
explore the country and culture, while remaining mindful and
respectful of tradition and custom. Years down the road you'll be
glad you did.
PH1 Jim Brown Very good advice !!
Freebird Its going to Sasebo...yuck
Go Navy What yuck? Ever been stationed in Sasebo? If not, hold your
tongue, Japan is an excellent duty station. Been there, done
that.
james thats right...
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clever and seems to be under the impression that he is with a whole
gang of peeps at "work" and that I've been entertaining "them" all
night. He just doesn't get that it is just the voices in his
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I not only love the Navy, I really miss the Navy! After 22 years on
seven ships, I miss my shipmates! GOD Sped to all Sailors now on
active duty And Brovo Zulu to all all Navy Vets!
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