The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King - June 28th, 2003

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[Fiddlstix]

Good morning J

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Snippy.

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning GailA, Cholera Joe.

Up early for a Saturday aren't you?

[SAMWolf]

Glad to hear that some people enjoy their guests. :-)

[snippy_about_it]

hmmmm. lol. Don't go there. Not yet anyway. :)

[snippy_about_it]

previous post. The "don't go there" statement is me talking to myself. lol.

[SAMWolf]

Obviously he was intellegent in other ways but I don't understand how why he was so clueless about the lights on shore.

Yeah I'll never understand the lights or the failure to use convoys early. Maybe it was just "American arrogance", he wasn't about to let the Brits tell him how to do things

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Fiddlstix.

The coffee hit the spot!

[SAMWolf]

See Now I learned something new today.

Thanks for the report on the Sampson Medal

[SAMWolf]

Good morning Feather

[Fiddlstix]

Good morning Sam J

[snippy_about_it]

Your welcome for the Sampson Medal info. :)

[Diver Dave]

I am curious about the use of the word in when talking about which ships he served with i.e., in USS Eagle, in USS Illinois, in USS Connecticut.

Whenever I've referred to the Tarawa crew, I've said on the USS Tarawa, not in.

Ahhh. A good question. I've wondered when someone would raise that question.

As was explained to us by an old Chief Boatswains Mate in boot camp, "You don't serve on a ship, you serve in it. Your bunk will be within the bulkheads, not outside on the deck."

It does sound a little odd when saying it, either way when you think about it. Therefore, I got in the habit of saying, "I served aboard the USS PIEDMONT.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks DD.

I guess it's sort of like the old George Carlin skit about gettin "on" the plane. He said "No Thanks, I'll get 'in' the plane"

[Diver Dave]

Interesting stuff, SAM.

Serving aboard a Destroyer Tender, we had occasion to work on/in/under the USS KING and the USS FRANK KNOX. Never knew before today who these ships were actually named after.

On one of my WESTPAC cruises, the FRANK KNOX ran aground on a sandbar. Created all sorts of havoc. Word going around at the time, the pumps were not shut down and the subsequent sand sucked in destroyed the pumps and related systems. The KNOX ended up in drydock, and again, scuttlebutt at the time said the skipper was relieved of duty and pretty much ended his naval career.

[SAMWolf]

Yeah, I would think that running your ship aground is not a good career move.

[SAMWolf]

Our Military Today
Homecoming

Nephews of Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Prowant wait on the pier for their uncle to depart the ship as the USS Saipan returns to its homeport of Norfolk, Va., June 26, 2003. The ship returned following a six-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass


On the shoulders of her grandfather, Sadie Cox waits for her dad, Petty Officer 3rd Class Allen Cox, to depart the USS Saipan after its return to its homeport of Norfolk, Va., June 26, 2003. The ship returned home following a six-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass


Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Baumgarten kisses his three-month old daughter Morgan for the first time, as the USS Saipan returns to its homeport of Norfolk, Va., June 26, 2003. The ship returned home following a six-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass


The USS Bataan returns to its homeport of Norfolk, Va., June 25, 2003, after a 6-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Sondra Howett


Crewmembers of the USS Ponce, man the ship's rails, as it returns to it's homeport, Naval Station Norfolk, Va., following a six month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, June 25, 2003. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (AW/SW) Marlowe P. Dix


The USS Ponce returns to it's homeport, Naval Station Norfolk, Va., following a six month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, June 25, 2003. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (AW/SW) Marlowe P. Dix


Gayle Smith kisses her husband, Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Curtis Smith, as he returns home with the USS Ponce to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., June 25, 2003. The ship returned to Norfolk following a six month deployment to in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (AW/SW) Marlowe P. Dix


Friends and family members of sailors on board the USS Bataan anxiously wait for the ship to return to its home port of Norfolk, Va., June 25, 2003, after a 6-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Sondra Howett


Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth Jelinek, an electrician's mate, holds his 4-month old son, Keegan, for the first time, June 25, 2003. Jelinek is returning home after a 6-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom onboard the USS Bataan.U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Sondra Howett


Elinora Formica greets her husband Lt. j.g. Dominic Formica upon his return June 25, 2003, from a 6-month deployment on board the USS Bataan to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Sondra Howett

[Darksheare]

I'm in.

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Darksheare.

[Darksheare]

Morning.
I forgot to include Sai in the post when I said I'm in, so I'll do that now.

Yes, it's been one of those days/evenings.
Last night was NOT fun.
And I won't go into detail.
But I do need a good laugh right now, my humor has escaped and I need someone to capture it.