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Great Sage of the Sea Posts: 561 | Subject: Qualified 55 years Fifty five years ago on 5/15/1963 at Gitmo I was awarded my Dolphins. Two days earlier on 5/13/1963 I sewed on Electricians Mate Third Class. Thus in a two day period I went from EMFN(NQP) to EM3(SS) and found that the water at Gitmo was warm. As they say, "What a long, strange, fun filled trip it has been". T.Spoon, EM2(SS) at the end | ||
GaryKC |
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COMSUBBBS Posts: 3669 Location: Kansas City Missouri | Subject: RE: Qualified 55 years | ||
steamboat |
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Master and Commander Posts: 1814 Location: Boydton, Virginia | Subject: RE: Qualified 55 years Hey T, Good to hear from Y'all! Feb '63 is when I took my plunge at Key West on the Atule. Happy Double Nickels SS qualified Day! Steamboat sends | ||
JrKrup, Skimmer |
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Master and Commander Posts: 1323 Location: Oxnard, CA | Subject: RE: Qualified 55 years Just be glad you didn't qualify in Dutch Harbor, Kiska or Adak. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! | ||
TSpoon |
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Great Sage of the Sea Posts: 561 | Subject: RE: Qualified 55 years Steamboat, Glad to hear from you as it should mean you are still alive. Yes, 1963 was a good year. The hard part is thinking about how old we have to be to have been Qualified 55 years. The VA has me 80% disabled, ears & back problem, which should go to 100% due to my Prostate Cancer when they decide we Blue Water Viet Nam sailors actually were exposed to agent orange. They are close to making that decision in our favor. I was just thinking about our brother Gary Walker and how we did Pampanito Docent duty together with Cowboy. Some fun times. | ||
Ric |
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Plankowner Posts: 9165 Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Qualified 55 years Congratulation Tim!!! | ||
JrKrup, Skimmer |
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Master and Commander Posts: 1323 Location: Oxnard, CA | Subject: RE: Qualified 55 years I was in Vietnam in 1965 and 1967, but I think this was before Agent Orange was being used. Does anyone know the dates when it was? | ||
TSpoon |
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Great Sage of the Sea Posts: 561 | Subject: RE: Qualified 55 years Per the official site: "....In Vietnam anytime between January 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975, including brief visits ashore or service aboard a ship that operated on the inland waterways of Vietnam In or near the Korean demilitarized zone anytime between April 1, 1968 and August 31, 1971...." | ||
Ric |
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Plankowner Posts: 9165 Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Qualified 55 years TSpoon - 2018-05-15 8:38 PM Per the official site: "In or near the Korean demilitarized zone anytime between April 1, 1968 and August 31, 1971...." Interesting. I was off Wonson Harbor (North Korea) around that time. | ||
Holland Club |
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Master and Commander Posts: 2490 Location: East Coast of Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Qualified 55 years I'll see your 55 and bump you 4. | ||
Don Gentry |
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Admin Posts: 2297 Location: Renton, WA | Subject: RE: Qualified 55 years Great to hear from ya Tim!! Miss both Gary's as well - time passes quickly... | ||