[prairie dog]

My paternal grandfather was a junior officer on the USS New York (BB-34).

The REAL Old Navy, not some ____'n T-shirt store.

Dad was a gunny with 11th Marines on Peleliu, then a DI back at the island, then married my Quaker Mom. Now there's a mix...

[xone]

Dad was a gunny with 11th Marines on Peleliu, then a DI back at the island

Oohrah to your pa. Or back then 'Semper Fi Mac.'