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On Being a Vet
By Sam Portelli, SN (’57-’60) Fairlawn, N.J. “I recently was on a plane coming back to New Jersey from Phoenix, AZ, when a young lady asked if I was in the services (I was wearing […]
Month: May 2019
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Gary Benson Remembers
By Gary Benson, YN2 (’54-’56) Hudson Falls, N.Y. I remember one time we brought six WW II fighter planes – F6F Hellcats from Puerto Rico to Gainesville, FL. There was no docking there so we […]
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Vieques Island
By George F. McClure, LT(jg) (’55-‘57) Winter Park, Fla. While we didn’t know it at the time, the location for our amphibious assault landing exercises near Puerto Rico, Vieques Island, would later become the scene […]
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The ‘54 Hurricane Season
Three major hurricanes, Carol, Edna, and Dolly, originated and flexed their muscles a short distance east of the Bahamas during the hurricane season of l954, while Hazel, the fourth major hurricane, built her force in […]
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‘Hoosier’ Reflects on Navy Enlistment
By Jerry Rollins, CMA2 Vevay, Indiana I was sitting in my well used and form fitting recliner this morning sipping` coffee and remembered that 49 years ago today I started my journey to follow my […]