[NEMDF]

Video at link. Tissue warning.

[Fiddlstix]

NAVY PING

[MagUSNRET]

It is spelled Anchors “AWEIGH”, if you please

[sneakers]

Wow. This old girl is sitting here with tears in her eyes. God bless Ernie.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Here is the video on YouTube

https://youtu.be/axR2MoiWb-Q

[Afterguard]

Good for the CPO Selectees! It’ll be part of the scuttlebutt in the Goat Locker for the rest of their own careers.

[Verbosus]

I *really* enjoy these stories of veterans like him.
Thanks.

[sargon]

Video at link. Tissue warning.

You got that right...

[nickedknack]

Several versions of the lyrics, but my favorite:

Anchors aweigh, my boys
Anchors aweigh!
Farewell to college joys
We sail at break of day, day, day, day!
Through our last night on shore
Drink to the foam!
Until we meet once more
Here’s wishing you a happy voyage home!

Heave-a-ho there sailor
Everybody drink up while you may!
Heave-a-ho there sailor
For we’re going to sail at break of day!
Drink away, away
For we sail at break of day, hey!

Blue of the Seven Seas
Gold of God’s great Sun
Let these our colors be
Until all our days be done, done, done, done!
By Severn’s shore we learn
Navy’s stern call
Faith, courage, service true
With honor over, honor over all!

:)

[nickedknack]

Good effort by the Chief selectees. Here's the Naval Academy Glee Club at the Arizona Memorial with "Eternal Father"

Eternal Father

[Kommodor]

Ping to check out later.

[Gay State Conservative]

It was millions of men (and women) of Mr Thompson’s generation (sorry,don’t know his rank) who made this country great.It’s men and women like our Community Organizer-In-Chief and The Former Twelfth Lady who have brought this country to her knees.

[ViLaLuz]

Those aren’t officers. They’re chief petty officer selectees.