SOME PERSONAL PICS FROM MY NAVY DAYS
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What a dork! My San Diego boot camp photo taken in late 1964. Foolin' around with one of my Jason buds in early 1965.
Working real hard to hold up that bulkhead on the Jason in early 1965.Doing some "maid service" duties on the Jason in 1965.
Enjoying another day at sea on the Jason in early 1965. Wanna bite of my apple? Photo taken at LAX in the summer of 1966 while waiting for my plane to take me back to Hawaii.
Photo taken in the Falgout snipe berthing area after a hard day's work in 1967. What the heck are all these guages and switches for? Standing a switchboard watch in the B2 engineroom on the Falgout in 1967.
Nick the "chowhound" getting some chow on the Falgout in 1967. Standing yet another switchboard watch in the B2 engineroom on the Falgout in 1967.
Poor homesick Nick on the Falgout messdecks writing a letter home to his mama in 1968. Me trying to look cool while I was topside during a storm out at sea on the Falgout in 1968.
Relaxing on the Falgout in 1968 while in our homeport of Pearl harbor, Hawaii. The fearless Falgout sailor hanging on for dear life during a storm in 1968.
Photo taken in Taiwan in 1968 while on the Falgout. Hey, check out this monster 3" gun! Only 13" more and we'd be a battleship, heh heh. Taken in Pearl in 1968.
Trying to look like a real sailor. In Pearl 1968. A very manly pose, heh heh. In Pearl 1968.
Smoking my new pipe next to the peashooter. In Pearl 1968. I'm showing my pal Jack that I was the boss! In Pearl 1968.
Me and my bud, Jim Blanchard, having a smoke outside. (Photo courtesy of Jim Blanchard EN2) Me enjoying the view of Pearl Harbor in 1968.
Nick the thirsty sailor soaking up some suds at Fort DeRussy near Pearl in 1968. Looks like an ad for Bud beer, doesn't it? Assuming my usual working mode in the EM shop on the Falgout in 1968.
A whole lot of years after my Navy days! Elizabeth, the love of my life and my Commanding Officer for the past 38 years.