Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Hush Hush
I wish I had thought about sharing Mark's letters home with you a few years back. Ribcage would have loved reading your comments and perhaps answering some of them. He thought Blogit was a great place and always loved it that I participated here. But sometimes we think of some things much too late...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Pohang Harbour
"March 16, 1984 -- "An awful lot has been happening. Today we found out that one of the ships in our task force (USS Monticello) has been quarantined for Cholera. "Yesterday we were cruising along in formation, when a Russian "heavy cruiser" and two Russian AGI's came over the horizon. There are all...
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Operation Team Spirit '84
"March 13 -- "We are constantly doing something: sending flashing light signals, semaphore messages, flag hoist drills, keeping the watch, etc. We are in a PORT/STED status which means we work six hours on/six hours off, six hours on/six hours off. It seems like all we do is work, sleep, work,...
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Sunday, August 14, 2022
Moving On Up
"February 1984 -- "Did I tell you that I have my own duty and watch section now? I don't have to stand outside and stand watch anymore. I can sit in the signal shack and write letters, study, take care of pending business, etc.... Sure beats standing a four-hour watch looking through a pair of...
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Saturday, August 13, 2022
It Goes On And On
If one or more of you get tired of reading the Ribcage letters home from active duty in the U.S. Navy, feel free to opt out and go read someone else's posts. I have gotten sort of stuck on that on this Blogit site. It has been good for me as I have really missed him the last two and a half years and...
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