Seems like “Sit down and shut up!” didn’t work to well. When I see folks today “touting” the anti-war movement and pics of those useless P’sOS burning their draft cards I still get a little cranked up.
In case my tagline didn’t show up:
“Enlisted in the Navy in ‘67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!”
P.S. My dad was on O-6 Navy officer and he swore me in. That was cool.
I hear ya man.
..and how awesome that would have been to have your dad there like that.
but... I still don’t know how any right minded person would WANT to be on boat!
On my initial trip over, we took the pacific boat ride, I had never been so sick as I was, even on glass like water, I get sick as a dog if I can’t see land. Funny, I can sit in a fishing boat, a LST, or whatever and I’m fine, but if I can’t see land, I’m incapacitated sick and paranoid ‘cuz there ain’t no where to run and get cover.
Anyone who could do that sort of duty has my utmost respect. (but I still razz the squids at my Legion Hall you can be sure of that! :) )