tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5163331202374010436..comments2024-03-28T18:36:50.250-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Bond of BrothersOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26469703780129118132018-06-15T21:24:41.110-07:002018-06-15T21:24:41.110-07:00Thank you for your time spent protecting us, far f...Thank you for your time spent protecting us, far from home, Tuna.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48178391694996077302018-06-15T19:36:52.806-07:002018-06-15T19:36:52.806-07:00So, Suz, what you're saying is that OldAFSarge...So, Suz, what you're saying is that OldAFSarge can't do the blogging version of walking and chewing gum at the same time? Hmmmm. Explains a lot.Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57962579493790599522018-06-15T18:40:59.532-07:002018-06-15T18:40:59.532-07:00The problem isn't Beans being punny, it is you...The problem isn't Beans being punny, it is you thinking you can work on the computer, on our comments, drinking any kind of fluid!! Duh!! You should know us better than that by now...Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117433684554337583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52355177197081863822018-06-15T18:35:09.197-07:002018-06-15T18:35:09.197-07:00That was a big exercise back then so the world was...That was a big exercise back then so the world wasn't all that small! Kadena and Kunsan were frequent stops too so there were possibly more crossed diagrams.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59031228415556279202018-06-15T18:32:28.429-07:002018-06-15T18:32:28.429-07:00We're not all that rough and I never felt like...We're not all that rough and I never felt like I was living on the edge. At least for that first tour- never afraid, thought I was invulnerable. Mishaps only happened to other guys. After kids though, and flying with nugget JO pilots, that changed quick. Bought another life insurance policy I did.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48380866656010678002018-06-15T18:29:28.747-07:002018-06-15T18:29:28.747-07:00I can't believe they paid me to do it.I can't believe they paid me to do it.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32100200937651730742018-06-15T18:26:28.949-07:002018-06-15T18:26:28.949-07:00Unlike the ship's company guys, we only collec...Unlike the ship's company guys, we only collected sea pay (and sea time) when we were actually underway.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77610862778845229932018-06-15T18:25:08.646-07:002018-06-15T18:25:08.646-07:00I had o such desires, being nearsighted long befor...I had o such desires, being nearsighted long before I thought about the Navy. Since I had bad eyes, my Airedale CPO father hoped would keep me out of the cockpit (he saw too many men not come back). I guess he didn't know was an NFO was! I was lucky to get the job considering my Calc and Physics grades in college!Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47047977220375147752018-06-15T18:20:47.638-07:002018-06-15T18:20:47.638-07:00Unfortunately, I did not. I couldn't bear to ...Unfortunately, I did not. I couldn't bear to ask for one either.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39597214059336552802018-06-15T18:19:59.476-07:002018-06-15T18:19:59.476-07:00I can't bear these bad puns any longer. How a...I can't bear these bad puns any longer. How about "bringing the whole can of whoopass?"Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91470906187529174902018-06-15T18:17:01.040-07:002018-06-15T18:17:01.040-07:00Hahahaha!Hahahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45384834424890055702018-06-15T14:27:12.959-07:002018-06-15T14:27:12.959-07:00Oh, and I forgot to ask if you used Bruin-y brand ...Oh, and I forgot to ask if you used Bruin-y brand paper towels to clean your monitor.Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6180186707832966762018-06-15T12:56:11.221-07:002018-06-15T12:56:11.221-07:00The truly unbearable thing is it's all true......The truly unbearable thing is it's all true... There really are nude bears from some weird fungus wandering around in Florida. And not just in South Florida on the boardwalks...<br /><br />And, what, you don't wrap your monitor with Saran Wrap for your protection? All sorts of filthy things lurk on the web, ready to infect you. Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83554871584503353082018-06-15T12:34:13.721-07:002018-06-15T12:34:13.721-07:00Tuna,
Seems our Ven diagrams crossed paths in prio...Tuna,<br />Seems our Ven diagrams crossed paths in prior years, I also participated in Cobra Gold 95, at the JTF Headquarters in Chon Buri. Small World.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82712501795768541392018-06-15T12:07:40.347-07:002018-06-15T12:07:40.347-07:00Fascinating story, and thank you all for your serv...Fascinating story, and thank you all for your service.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1264630540470639612018-06-15T12:04:15.557-07:002018-06-15T12:04:15.557-07:00You owe me a new monitor Beans.You owe me a new monitor Beans.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36729197556667431572018-06-15T09:58:17.553-07:002018-06-15T09:58:17.553-07:00Very interesting look into a little known life. I...Very interesting look into a little known life. I always understood (I think) why aviators tended to be either very rough players or very introspective people. Living on the edge will do things to people, and they have to have some relief. Can't imagine how things are in the new PC-Navy. Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78608099058246269012018-06-15T09:52:22.472-07:002018-06-15T09:52:22.472-07:00Except Florida bears. Seems they have a weird fun...Except Florida bears. Seems they have a weird fungus going amongst themselves that is causing them to lose their hair. So now we have a small population of bare bears barely surviving in the barren woods. What a burden to bear. Totally grizzly to look at. Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16378108811301380132018-06-15T07:35:15.724-07:002018-06-15T07:35:15.724-07:00Yeah, bears don't go down easy, you've got...Yeah, bears don't go down easy, you've got that going for you.<br /><br />;)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1745671961997455962018-06-15T07:28:07.637-07:002018-06-15T07:28:07.637-07:00Those bird farms had luxurious accommodations comp...Those bird farms had luxurious accommodations compared to what was available on the old Gearing Class cans.<br />Today’s Navy woulda had to scrap those puppies even if they hadn’t aged out.<br />I’m sure I could look up how long my sea duty was.<br />All I know for sure is that it would’ve been much longer had I re-enlisted. <br />Some of the guys in my division we’re in their fifth and sixth years and that was before Vietnam expanded. (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34057902798744548162018-06-15T06:47:32.620-07:002018-06-15T06:47:32.620-07:00Damn, but that makes me wish my eyes hadn't cr...Damn, but that makes me wish my eyes hadn't crapped out in high school. I might've still wangled my way in to being a RIO or BNO, or at least an NFO on P-3, but at the time, it was "pilot or nothing". The shortsightedness of youth. Sigh. Let's just say I had severe trust issues putting my life into a pilot's hands. I even thought about Army or Marine helicopters, but again, while I might've been a gunner on a Cobra or Apache, there was no way I was going to be a pilot. So I went to college half-heartedly, flunked out, and eventually thought about enlisting in the military. I settled on the USAF instead, as the joke goes. As I wasn't in a MOB unit, or deployable, all I experienced was major bases, and they were disgustingly cushy according to one sailor we kept entertained at Clark as he was on his way home on a Red Cross-verified family emergency. He cursed the Navy up one side and down the other as he saw how we lived, the chow hall more than the private and semi-private dorm rooms we lived in (officially -- quite a few lived in off-base opulence on a sergeant's pay). We had no mercy on him at the time. ;-)<br />Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26373916888036525372018-06-15T06:46:02.836-07:002018-06-15T06:46:02.836-07:00Although maybe I should be flattered that that'...Although maybe I should be flattered that that's considered appropriate bear-killing weaponry, as opposed to wet noodles or harsh language.a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90199701011595420152018-06-15T06:05:08.562-07:002018-06-15T06:05:08.562-07:00Tuna: I may have seen you at Lex's funeral; d...Tuna: I may have seen you at Lex's funeral; did you get one of the challenge coins that Mary was passing out?<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your memories with us.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.<br />Paul L. Quandt<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42251665577574829652018-06-15T05:07:13.312-07:002018-06-15T05:07:13.312-07:00A great post Tuna. We look back on the way things ...A great post Tuna. We look back on the way things were and the people we knew and it gets pretty nostalgic at times.<br /><br />And a little dusty too.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36860707185478849322018-06-15T05:05:57.350-07:002018-06-15T05:05:57.350-07:00It does seem to be bear season, doesn't it?
:...It does seem to be bear season, doesn't it?<br /><br />:OOldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com