L to R: Richard Nowicki, Ray L'Esperance, Jim Woodfork, Paul Beyer, Edward Slaney, Joe Fresquez, Charles Firey, Brent Halverson, John Prussner, A.C. LeBlanc, John Stewart, Jim Haile, Bill Hanzel, Bill Campbell

WE WERE THERE,
SORRY WE MISSED YOU

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I was a Sailor once

"I WAS A SAILOR ONCE" Sharing a glimpse of the life many so dearly loved...

I liked standing on the bridge wing at sunrise with salt spray in my face and clean ocean winds whipping in from the four quarters of the globe I liked the sounds of the Navy - the piercing trill of the boatswains pipe, the syncopated clangor of the ship's bell on the quarterdeck, harsh, and the strong language and laughter of sailors at work.

I liked Navy vessels -- plodding fleet auxiliaries and amphibs, sleek submarines and steady solid aircraft carriers.

I liked the proud names of Navy ships: Midway, Lexington, Saratoga, Coral Sea, Antietam, Valley Forge - - memorials of great battles won and tribulations overcome.

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