Happy Birthday

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:04 am

USMC, on your 230th birthday. To all of those I knew that didn't make it back, I'll be sloshing a few down today in your memory.

Zuruck · Post by **Zuruck** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:42 am

I thought you were a squid woodchip.

CUDA · Post by **CUDA** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:59 am

the Marines are part of the Navy,. <SALUTE> to all you grunts

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:04 am

If you tell a Marine that the Marines are a department of the Navy, his quick reply will be: Yes it is. It's the mens department.

Happy Birthday USMC.

Zuruck · Post by **Zuruck** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:22 pm

Hmmm...Cuda..you weren't a Marine were you?

CUDA · Post by **CUDA** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:45 pm

100% Squid, USS Belleau Wood LHA-3 1978-1982
Quartermaster 2nd class

Army Quartermaster is a supply officer.
Navy Quartermaster is a Navigator/Helsman/Signalman/Weather guesser
I was 19 years old and driving an Aircraft carrier in and out of port. how cool is that

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:57 pm

CUDA wrote:100% Squid, USS Belleau Wood LHA-3 1978-1982
Quartermaster 2nd class

Army Quartermaster is a supply officer.
Navy Quartermaster is a Navigator/Helsman/Signalman/Weather guesser
I was 19 years old and driving an Aircraft carrier in and out of port. how cool is that

I take it Cuda, the Belleau Wood be a USMC based vessel. And ya, being the guy steering the ship had to have a little tension built in.

CUDA · Post by **CUDA** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:10 pm

yep she was a Gator Freighter. 850 crew and 2500 grunts Including the airwing. and yea I had some harry moments, like when we were going into Perth at 10kts forward speed and the wind was blowing at 40kts from the side, I lost steerage way, that means I had no control over where the ship went

we were in a narrow channel and the tug had not yet come alongside. came awefull close to the break water when the tugs arrived.

they just decommissioned her on the 28th of October. I was a plank owner. I was on her commissioning crew. it's a REALLY wierd feeling to know that she's now gone from the Navy at only 28 years old

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:26 pm

Nice pic of my home town there Cuda. I have been on the Midway (in the background). If you have a chance, you should take the tour. It's pretty cool.

Zuruck · Post by **Zuruck** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 3:50 pm

Ah that's cool pic. Well you know what they say, Marine camp is for the people that can't handle Ranger school

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:42 pm

A friend of mine was a marine guard (you know, the guy that locks you in the brig when you screw up) on the USS Ranger. Visited him once when his boat was docked up in 'Frisco. I was speechless at the size of a aircraft carrier (and the Ranger ain't a big one) when I first walked up to it. Kinda like a floating factory.
Nice pic of your boat Cuda.

will_kill · Post by **will_kill** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:50 pm

HBD to the USMC....
In other news, my dad was stationed on the USS Little Rock thats now retired in a museum somewhere in the N.E. states.

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:48 pm

Dedman wrote:Nice pic of my home town there Cuda. I have been on the Midway (in the background). If you have a chance, you should take the tour. It's pretty cool.

In fact Mrs. Dedman and I met on that little patch of grass directly behind the ship.

will_kill · Post by **will_kill** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:09 pm

Dedman wrote:....In fact Mrs. Dedman and I met on that little patch of grass directly behind the ship.

ummmm yeeehhhh.....you mean directly to the left? 'cause that lil patch "directly behind" looks like it's kinda flooded...and has been fer awhile