tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3161350422440268627..comments2024-03-28T10:50:29.895-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Better Days?OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30158285130820257242015-04-02T19:03:28.530-07:002015-04-02T19:03:28.530-07:00No, I never was. However, my daughter and son-in-l...No, I never was. However, my daughter and son-in-law were at Oceana (carrier aviation) and my oldest son and daughter (surface warfare) were at Norfolk.<br /><br />The surface Navy and the fighter community are quite different. As you might guess.<br /><br />The aviation side of the family seemed to enjoy themselves. A lot.<br /><br />Virginia Beach and Norfolk are also (based on my experience) a lot different as well.<br /><br />But then again, it wouldn't be the first time I enjoyed a location which others weren't that fond of. Kunsan in Korea springs to mind. I loved it there. Others? Not so much.<br /><br />Weren't you a P-3 guy?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50725285167984001962015-04-02T17:53:25.215-07:002015-04-02T17:53:25.215-07:00You obviously were never stationed there... :-)You obviously were never stationed there... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29225818218653991812015-04-02T13:20:49.652-07:002015-04-02T13:20:49.652-07:00Excellent reminder Dave!
The Battle of the Capes ...Excellent reminder Dave!<br /><br /><em>The Battle of the Capes</em> was a critical factor in our defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown.<br /><br />Whenever I'm in Newport (here in Little Rhody) I can almost picture British warships at anchor there. We used to have a reproduction frigate in these waters from those days (HMS Rose) which became HMS Surprise for the movie <em>Master and Commander</em> and which now resides in Sandy Eggo, not far from the MIDWAY. (I wonder if she still gets underway from time to time.)<br /><br />Seeing an old warship under press of sail is awe-inspiring. I cannot begin to imagine what a large scale naval battle of the period must have been like.<br /><br />You're right, makes a fellow think!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38771536021365857292015-04-02T13:14:41.371-07:002015-04-02T13:14:41.371-07:00Wow. I would NOT want to ride one of those in hill...Wow. I would NOT want to ride one of those in hilly terrain!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46137217581104036552015-04-02T13:10:56.065-07:002015-04-02T13:10:56.065-07:00Being as how you are now irretrievably locked into...Being as how you are now irretrievably locked into being a Navy family, the next time you are there, instead of spinning your wheel, you might look out to sea and think of the fact that on those very waters, on the fifth day of September in the year 1781, a battle was fought that sealed the fate of an Empire and brought a new birth of freedom to these United States. On that day a French fleet under Le Comte de Grasse engaged, and defeated, a British fleet bringing much needed reinforcements to General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown. The battle ended all hopes for General Cornwallis and led directly to his surrender which effectively ended the Revolutionary War. Whenever I visit Virginia Beach I look out to sea and try to imagine what it must have looked like. Nearly 100 ships of the line, heavily engaged. under seas of canvas and walls of gunpowder smoke, with the fate of our nation hanging in the balance. It makes me think.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482185271178889753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75816246054471345212015-04-02T13:04:16.106-07:002015-04-02T13:04:16.106-07:00A friend of mine use to rent those things in Red R...A friend of mine use to rent those things in Red River, NM. The whole town is not two miles long, but it is in the mountains. So my friend would rent them out for $30 an hour. After 30 minutes of pedaling that thing up and down the hills of Main St, the tourist would bring it back. They would almost pay you to take it early. My friend would then rent it out to some other unsuspecting fool. He made lots of money on those things. One time, though, my baby sister got one, gathered up several cousins and my 9 yr. old son. Someway in the fun, she ran over my son on the pavement - rolled him up in a ball with the surrey on top. Talk about your serious road rash. He still has scars.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66590635329379595402015-04-02T09:17:13.164-07:002015-04-02T09:17:13.164-07:00Time to update the spray shield on the monitor.
I...Time to update the spray shield on the monitor.<br /><br />I think I can get the Industrial Strength version online.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81831177857713620642015-04-02T09:16:33.008-07:002015-04-02T09:16:33.008-07:00[Face palm][Face palm]OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72726616048616753122015-04-02T09:13:38.638-07:002015-04-02T09:13:38.638-07:00Oh yeah. I got slapped for espousing a waitress in...Oh yeah. I got slapped for espousing a waitress in there one time...PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21692127802746186872015-04-02T09:11:38.987-07:002015-04-02T09:11:38.987-07:00Ah, Virginia Beach.
Brings to mind sitting with t...Ah, Virginia Beach.<br /><br />Brings to mind sitting with the crew in a local raw bar at 2 p.m. on a late summer weekday afternoon, wearing sweaty flight suits and grins, slurping oysters and beer and having the world by the @$$.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70117403503397045562015-04-02T07:26:01.560-07:002015-04-02T07:26:01.560-07:00You mean "was classified" right?
An und...You mean "was classified" right?<br /><br />An undermanned can in port. Sounds like a LOT of work with no rest for the weary.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71328262839468706132015-04-02T07:16:20.800-07:002015-04-02T07:16:20.800-07:00"...ask Skip..."
I'm not sure, but ...<i>"...ask Skip..."</i><br /><br />I'm not sure, but I think that's classified information.<br /><br />That said, there were occasions when there would be extended periods of in port time.<br />But, on an undermanned tin can, that isn't necessarily always better than being underway.<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com