Previously Held NEC ST-0438-MK-116 MOD 1 Underwater Fire Control System Level II Technician
NC-9585-Navy Recruiter Canvasser
ST-0415-AN/SQQ-89(V) Integrat Towed Array & Sonobuoy Sensors Level II Tech
Eternal Father, bless Thy Chiefs
Who guide and lead with firm beliefs
In Courage, Commitment and Honor bright.
Strengthen with Thy holy might
Those who wear the anchors of the CPO.
O, guard them, Lord, where're they go."
Chief Petty Officer Erik E. Lindebak of Great Lakes, IL
"It is also not irrational for Congress to decide that, even though it will not subsidize substantial lobbying by charities generally, it will subsidize lobbying by veterans' organizations. Veterans have "been obliged to drop their own affairs and take up the burdens of the nation," �?�, "subjecting themselves to the mental and physical hazards as well as the economic and family detriments which are peculiar to military service and which do not exist in normal civil life." �?�. Our country has a long standing policy of compensating veterans for their past contributions by providing them with numerous advantages. This policy has "always been deemed to be legitimate." �?�U.S. Supreme Court Regan v. Taxation with Representation, 461 U.S. 540 (1983)
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have". - Thomas Jefferson
NEC ST-0415-AN/SQQ-89(V) Integrat Towed Array & Sonobuoy Sensors Level II Tech
Base, Station or City Charleston
State/Country South Carolina
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USS O'Bannon (DD-987) Details
Hull number DD-987
CLASS - SPRUANCE As Built.
Displacement 7800 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 563' (oa) x 55' x 20' 6" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/54 RF (2x1), 1 Sea Sparrow SAM (1x8) ASROC ASW (1x8),
6 x 12.75" Mk 32 ASW TT (2x3). 1 Helicopter.
Machinery, 80,000 SHP; 4 LM 2500 Gas Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 30 Knots, Range 6000 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 296. Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Litton Ingalls, Pascagoula Miss. June 24 1977.
Launched September 25 1978 and commissioned December 15 1979.
Decommissioned August 19 2005. Fate: Sunk as a part of SINKEX 2008 on October 6 2008.
Best Friends Re-met a man that became more than friend or a shipmate, more than my Chief, quite more than a mentor; STGCS(SW) Greg A. Hessell, USN Ret.
Worst Moment Having to decide between my ship, my Navy and my family.