tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post7566579508056751501..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: The Marine and the Sailor.....drjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-79610432924372047272019-02-12T18:41:09.471-08:002019-02-12T18:41:09.471-08:00Nice.
In England they always used to go on about ...Nice.<br /><br />In England they always used to go on about their time at Imjin Hill. A bit like the True Cross, the battle's vets circle the world many times. LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-30351624795347178832019-02-10T14:30:36.588-08:002019-02-10T14:30:36.588-08:00Gotta remember that one!Gotta remember that one!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-14546533975527377592019-02-10T13:42:02.653-08:002019-02-10T13:42:02.653-08:00You know, that sounds like a conversation that cou...You know, that sounds like a conversation that could really happen!<br /><br />When I was doing my first float, there was an obnoxious bosun's mate who was going on and on about his time at sea. A P.O. 1st class said " oh, for God's sake, Jones, I've got more time on the shitter than you have at sea!" I found out later that was a standard canard that the old hands used to squash bumptious loud mouths.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-89960872215517154752019-02-08T18:25:53.519-08:002019-02-08T18:25:53.519-08:00I was checking in on Forrestal and talking to a fi...I was checking in on Forrestal and talking to a first class Parachute Rigger, he admitted that he had 19 years in and this was his first ship. <br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-62236457294328019662019-02-08T17:53:03.915-08:002019-02-08T17:53:03.915-08:00Seems like a "outstory" contest.Seems like a "outstory" contest.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-20866786040614786702019-02-08T16:28:59.060-08:002019-02-08T16:28:59.060-08:00I figured you, NFO, and maybe the Chant du Depart ...I figured you, NFO, and maybe the Chant du Depart guys would get a lick out of it.<br /><br />My paltry 86 weeks at sea were spent in luxury compared to what you guys had!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-38683681305623024592019-02-08T15:26:03.341-08:002019-02-08T15:26:03.341-08:00Excellent - and oh, so true!Excellent - and oh, so true!LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-14442274030364839272019-02-08T12:09:53.925-08:002019-02-08T12:09:53.925-08:00Haha. Good one!Haha. Good one!LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.com