Posted on 10/08/2007 3:33:35 AM PDT by Renfield
I do-six ships out of my seven had hull numbers that started with "L".
Hmm. I seem to remember quite a bit about cleaning the bilge and grumbling about khaki oppressors (especially if they made you clean the bilge). I don't remember much about deploying Marines, but that might just be because I was on a submarine. I don't think Marines would like being deployed by submarine.
I thought that was what torpedo tubes were for... ;-)
Actually, another Navy rule I heard was "if it moves, salute it, if it doesn't move, paint it."
Mark
the branches have been pickin’ on each other since the beginning. It’s all said in fun.
Sincere sympathy for your loss.
You forgot one for the US Airforce.
Watch out for ‘friendly fire’ from ground troops.
WWII Vet used to tell me how they would take shots at their own Air Force planes in Germany cause they were giving away their position by ‘waggin’ their wings’ at his unit, to the Nazi troops they were trying to sneak up on.
USMC all the way here, but I had a soft spot for that old Army Timberwolf. ;)
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