How Many of our members are veterans?

doublejj said:

Oh My Fuckin God!...My niece just found this picture of me from 1969 and posted it to her facebook page. I had No Idea these photo's still existed!...... one of my last innocent days........next stop Vietnam.....Damn, what a punk looking kid, no wonder my father-in-law hated me!....

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tet1953 said:

U.S. Army, Long Binh, Viet Nam 1970-71

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RPM371 said:

USCG '79 - '83 Took part in the largest sea rescue in history (at the time).

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GreatwhiteNorth said:

I was on a ship in the midst of it as well.

On the morning of the 17th, the pleasure craft Olo Yumi with 52 persons sank when the people on board panicked, ran to the stern, and caused water to come over the transom. The helicopter on patrol from cutter Courageous sighted the people in the water and began rescue operations. The cutter, a few miles from the disaster, broadcasted the emergency. Arriving, Courageous launched her boats, lowered cargo nets, and put swimmers in the water. She along with Coast Guard helicopters rescued 38 and recovered 10 bodies. These refugees had been among those housed in the Peruvian Embassy. One survivor, a 15-year-old girl, lost both parents, both sisters, and a grandparent. The boat had been grossly overloaded. Admiral Stabile sent the following Telex message to the Cuban Border Guard:

THE 35 FOOT VESSEL "OLO YUMI" NUMBER FL4860CU DEPARTED MARIEL HARBOR AT NIGHT 16 MAY 1980 WITH 52 PERSONS ON BOARD. THE VESSEL CAPSIZED AND SANK ABOUT 0830 17 MAY 1980 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARIEL. TEN PERSONS ARE DEAD AND FOUR REMAIN UNLOCATED. COAST GUARD CUTTERS AND HELICOPTERS HAVE RESCUED 38 PERSONS FROM THE WATER. TEN OF THESE PERSONS ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THIS MARINE TRAGEDY HAPPENED BECAUSE TOO MANY PERSONS WERE PUT ON BOARD THE SMALL BOAT.

http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles/USCG_Mariel_History_1980.asp

Twas a snafu of epic proportions.

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RPM371 said:

Semper Paratus!

427-foot cruise ship Prinsendam drifts after its passengers and crew abandoned it Oct. 4, 1980, in the Gulf of Alaska, 120 miles west of Glacier Bay National Monument. The ship was on its way from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Singapore when it was gutted by fire and sank. All 524 of its crew and passengers were saved due to the efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard, several other agencies and the supertanker Williamsburgh. The Juneau Fire Department was called out to round up the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, which was in Juneau to celebrate the town's centennial. Firemen retrieved the Boutwell crew from various bars around town, and the Boutwell ended up playing a key role in the rescue. A complete account of the rescue can be found at http://www.alaska.net/~jcassidy/pop-mech.htm

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doublejj said:

Shotgun........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsVxH9DSXME&feature=player_embedded

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doublejj said:

Shotgun........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsVxH9DSXME&feature=player_embedded

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RPM371 said:

Semper Paratus!

427-foot cruise ship Prinsendam drifts after its passengers and crew abandoned it Oct. 4, 1980, in the Gulf of Alaska, 120 miles west of Glacier Bay National Monument. The ship was on its way from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Singapore when it was gutted by fire and sank. All 524 of its crew and passengers were saved due to the efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard, several other agencies and the supertanker Williamsburgh. The Juneau Fire Department was called out to round up the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, which was in Juneau to celebrate the town's centennial. Firemen retrieved the Boutwell crew from various bars around town, and the Boutwell ended up playing a key role in the rescue. A complete account of the rescue can be found at http://www.alaska.net/~jcassidy/pop-mech.htm

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doublejj said:

I blew coffee out my nose this morning when I watched this lol.............http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgFgEqm3o60&feature=player_embedded

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curious2garden said:

C'mon JJ you know the drill pics or it didn't happen .....

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