Qman Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Click below to see pictures of my ship.AO-51http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/19/19051.htm An American Navy SailorYou've never been in love, some say you've never been ALIVE, till you've fallen in love with a Sailor. An American Navy Sailor. Is there another kind? Likely he's tall. Six feet or more. He's probably thin. Some say "reedy." He sports a funny white hat. He wears bell bottom trousers that button. No zipper. He wears a kerchief he's proud of. It has three stripes that represent Nelson's three greatest sea battles. No kidding. He's from Canton, Ohio. Or Sioux City, Iowa. Albany or Schenectady, NewYork. His ship might be from Norfolk or San Diego. Even Jacksonville or Pascagula. He's a man from the past and at the same time he's here in the flesh. He's a Sailor. An American Navy Sailor. You might think of him as a man who climbs the mast to reef the sails. Despite the history he wears, he is a man of today, even tomorrow. He is an Air Traffic Controller. A Flight Crewman. A Boatswains Mate. An Electronic Warfare Specialist. An Intelligence Specialist. Yes, he could be a Yeoman, but not the one from Nelson's Navy. He could be a Parachute Rigger or a Journalist. A Radioman. A Fire Controlman. A Corpsman. An Electronics Technician. An Interior Communications Technician. A Mess Management Specialist, or a Command Master Chief. He's tall, he's proud, he ain't no Marine. He wears blue. No red stripe. He has sea legs. He knows women in Thailand and Japan and Korea. He's tough and soft and crazy-fun and serious as **** at the same time. He knows his job. He's an expert in fire fighting. And all kinds of damage control. He can keep a ship afloat after serious damage. Or he can get you to the boats and navigate you home. He might be able to read light or semaphore or Morse code. Ever hear of them? He's a Sailor. An American sailor. He's critical to American Sea Power. Sea Power. Not a concept lost. A concept found. What is it that gives us a 360 degree attack angle on Saddam? Sea Power. Turkey said no troops. No tanks. Who cares? We'll attack from where we want, when we want, on vectors of our choosing. Know why? There is sea all around there. Pretty much all around everywhere. Carriers my friend. Fighters and bombers and ECM. Marines in LCACs and helos and VSTOL aircraft. TOMAHAWK missiles from submarines and hundreds of surface combatants. From every possible direction. At any time of the night or day. Flying thousands of miles. With precision. On target. Pretty much every time. Day or night. As the President directs. He's young. He's proud. He's beautiful. He could be Black, Latino, Filipino or White; it doesn't matter. He's a Sailor. He's proud. He's trained. He's ready. He's professional. He's a Sailor. A United States Navy Sailor. God love him, GO NAVY !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorDave Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Thanks Qman,Pretty well captured the essence of the old Navy and the aspirations of the new Navy.My shipboard tour was on USS Independence (CVA-62). Rest of the time was 4 tours big plane aircrew and 2 tours of instructor duty.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xander Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 USS Fox DLG 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabee Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 From A former U.S. Navy Seabee NMCB-5 Port Hueneme, Ca. Aug 1972 to Aug 1976 "Go Navy"BU3 David E. Foster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReachingHigher Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 My grandfather was a sailor on the USS Manta in the Pacific during WWII. I have some cool "treasures" from his travels. I have a soft spot in my heart of all sailors!Go Navy! (oh, by the way, my dad was a Marine!)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlablum Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 From a NAVY Junior !!!Dad (Dave), Bless his heart and soul, died last year.25 year Retired, Navy Commander who served in Vietnam with the Mobile Reverine Fource in the Mekong Delta 1966 - 1968Go Navy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Inbetween Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 East coast CB here.Davisville RI MCB 6 and MCB 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Inbetween Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 East coast CB here Davisville Ri MCB 6 and MCB 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onesaltydog Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Well said, the Navy is very much appreciated... this is from 36 years in the Merchant Marine,I truly was always happy to see the US Navy when I was sailing! Go Navy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onesaltydog Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Well said, the Navy is very much appreciated... this is from 36 years in the Merchant Marine,I truly was always happy to see the US Navy when I was sailing! Go Navy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkpdwp Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 did my time on carriers ticonderoga[cva14] bennington[cva20] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinarded Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Aviation OrdnanceVF-11 "Red Rippers" (now VFA-11)USS Forrestal CV-59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papawhip Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Brings back great memories. Retired in 93. P3 squadron - Last deployment Jeddha Saudi Arabia/Sigonella, Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylucy Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 My thanks button quote ran out! ... Thanks all you Sailors!! GO NAVY!!! luckylucy aka jeanette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT66 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Good Job Boats!USS HUNLEY AS-31Fleet Balistic Missile Submarine TenderSister to the Holland, Holy Loch Scotland1984-85Almost forgot, Triple threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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