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When I was young
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Posted: Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 02:44 PM UTC
Just ran across these while looking for some other papers. Photos I sent home to mom from boot camp, and first ship. Hard to believe I was actually this young, and thin.
Boot Camp:


Ship:

Real hole snipes:
Notice the wrench and a rubber drawn on the blue working jacket!


Where I stood many an hour on watch:
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Posted: Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 04:00 PM UTC
Very very cool pictures Dave.

They are great they remind me of the many I gathered and viewed for the Great White Fleet series. Obviously of a different era etc.

The black and white grainy images, the capture of time, atmosphere etc just wonderful.

Thanks very much for sharing.

Cheers

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Posted: Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 09:03 PM UTC
Oh, Grumpyyoungman

Nice pics - you look so young and innocent - donīt really fit with some of the stories told
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Posted: Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 09:56 PM UTC
Fantastic images, Dave, thanks for sharing this part of your life with us!
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Posted: Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 11:05 PM UTC

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Oh, Grumpyyoungman

Nice pics - you look so young and innocent - donīt really fit with some of the stories told


The Navy corrupted me!
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Posted: Monday, August 18, 2008 - 06:31 AM UTC
Oh to be young again. Nice photos Dave.

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Posted: Monday, August 18, 2008 - 08:11 AM UTC
I thought we were still using sail back when you wre young
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Posted: Monday, August 18, 2008 - 10:41 AM UTC

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I thought we were still using sail back when you wre young


It's only a rumor that I lit off the SSTG's on the Ark.
Thanks for the laugh Steve.
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Posted: Monday, August 18, 2008 - 11:01 AM UTC
Hi Dave!!

I almost didn't recognize you!! You're just a baby when you enlisted
Now I am going to check my own younger navy days photos - and make Alexandra laugh a lot!

Thanks for sharing Dave!


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Posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 03:40 AM UTC
Those are great pics. have a great feel to them, thanks for sharing!
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Posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 11:47 AM UTC
Great pictures Dave! I look at my pictures from basic and think "Oh my god! I look like I'm 12!"

And just how long did it take the Navy to corrupt you? The Army took about 10 days to ruin me.....
More like 72 hours...
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Posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 03:09 PM UTC

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Great pictures Dave! I look at my pictures from basic and think "Oh my god! I look like I'm 12!"

And just how long did it take the Navy to corrupt you? The Army took about 10 days to ruin me.....
More like 72 hours...


Steve I can honestly say, my first boot camp liberty, I started upholding the finer Navy traditions of drinking, fighting and (AUTO-CENSORED BY ME!)
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Posted: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 12:56 PM UTC

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Steve I can honestly say, my first boot camp liberty, I started upholding the finer Navy traditions of drinking, fighting and (AUTO-CENSORED BY ME!)


I fail to understand how they miss addressing that phenomenon during orientation at the reception center. The best we got was.."Don't get thrown into jail and if you do, hope that God will take mercy upon you and kills you before Top gets there." And then you're promptly busted to negative E1....

Oh those were the days.
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