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Current Service Status
USN Veteran
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Current/Last Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
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Current/Last Primary NEC
IC-4718-IC Journeyman
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Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Interior Communications Electrician
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Primary Unit
1970-1971, SN-9740, Vietnamese Naval Shipyard (VNNSY), Naval Advisory Group Vietnam
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Previously Held NEC
SR-0000-Seaman Recruit
SA-0000-Seaman Apprentice
SN-0000-Seaman
SN-9740-Seaman - Other Technical and Allied Specialists
FN-0000-Fireman
IC-0000-Interior Communications Electrician
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Service Years
1969 - 1983
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| Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Kiel Canal
Order of the Rock
Order of the Spanish Main
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Golden Dragon
Panama Canal
Plank Owner
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1950, Sons of the American Revolution [Verified]
- Assoc. Page
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1950, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
- Assoc. Page
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1950, Grand Army of the Republic 6
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1975, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 1530, Thomas Rooney Post (Member) (La Crosse, Wisconsin) [Verified]14
- Chap. Page
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1975, American Legion, Post 52 (Member) (La Crosse, Wisconsin) [Verified]12
- Chap. Page
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2004, Mobile Riverine Force Association [Verified]6
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2008, Navy Together We Served [Verified]1
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2013, Navy Club of the United States of America1
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2017, United States LST Association [Verified]
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2017, Veterans of the Vietnam War1
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2018, Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States
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What are you doing now:
I retired when I was just 60, no regrets.
I spent my post-navy life as a photographer and media manager.
The Navy gave me gypsy feet, and I've enjoyed them all my life.
As a result, traveling was not just a bucket list item for me.
I'm a direct descendant, tenth generation, of Joseph Loomis.
The Loomis Family arrived in the New World on 17 July, 1638.
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Other Comments:
"Service included boots-on-the-ground in Viet-Nam"
[ One year, 365 days, 24/7 -- 7 June 1970 to 7 June 1971 ]
U.S. Naval Advisory Group, Vietnamese Naval Shipyard, Saigon RVN
I'm also a Plank Owner and Shellback, USS Harlan County (LST-1196)
During my 4 years of active duty 3 years were credited as foreign or sea service
Technically, I was on Active Duty, USN, 3 years, 11 months and 16 days. However, I was in the Naval Reserve before that and after that, both Active Reserves and Inactive Reserves. So N/TWS has credited me from April 1969 through April 1983, and that is why my profile may occasionally show three hash marks... Actually, I never wore more than one on my dress blues. And yes... it is also true that I got my 3/c crow tacked on twice, but that is another story.
I am glad, proud, to have been born an American.
I voluntarily joined the armed forces, and for that
matter I volunteered for duty in Vietnam.
What I had hoped for was to not bring the violence,
the lack of value of a human life that I experienced
in Vietnam, back to America. It is that simple.
I consider myself a POST-WAR PACIFIST.
During my civilian career I spent over ten years as a hospital/medical photographer, two years in Saudi Arabia with Lockheed, and then two and a half decades as the media specialist and manager for a 9,000+ student public school district in Phoenix Arizona.
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My Map
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1969-1969, SR-0000, NTS Great Lakes, IL
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1969-1970, Fleet Ballistic Missile Weapons School, Dam Neck, VA
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1970-1970, SA-0000, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Course
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1970-1971, SN-9740, COMNAVFORV
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1970-1971, SN-0000, Naval Advisory Group Vietnam
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1970-1971, Commander Naval Forces Vietnam (COMNAVFORV)
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1970-1971, SN-9740, Vietnamese Naval Shipyard (VNNSY), Naval Advisory Group Vietnam
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1970-1971, SN-9740, Vietnamese Naval Shipyard (VNNSY) Saigon
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1971-1971, FN-0000, Basic Electronics and Electricity School (BE&E) Course
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1971-1972, IC-0000, (IC) Interior Communications Electrician A School
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1972-1972, IC-0000, Precommissioning Detail (PRECOMDET)
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1972-1973, IC-0000, USS Harlan County (LST-1196)
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1973-1974, IC-0000, Break in Service
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1974-1975, IC-4718, USS Pluck (MSO-464)
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1974-1977, IC-4718, NAVRESCEN La Crosse, WI
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1975-1975, IC-4718, NTC (Cadre/Faculty Staff) Great Lakes, ILL
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1976-1977, IC-4718, USS Francis Marion (LPA-249)
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1977-1979, IC-4718, Break in Service
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1979-1980, IC-4718, NAVRESCEN Dubuque, IA
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1979-1980, IC-0000, USS Schenectady (LST-1185)
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1980-1983, IC-0000, Break in Service
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Please describe who or what influenced your decision to join the Navy. |
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Whether you were in the service for several years or as a career, please describe the direction or path you took. What was your reason for leaving? |
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If you participated in any military operations, including combat, humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, please describe those which made a lasting impact on you and, if life-changing, in what way? |
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Of all your duty stations or assignments, which one do you have fondest memories of and why? Which was your least favorite? |
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From your entire military service, describe any memories you still reflect back on to this day. |
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What professional achievements are you most proud of from your military career? |
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Of all the medals, awards, formal presentations and qualification badges you received, or other memorabilia, which one is the most meaningful to you and why? |
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Which individual(s) from your time in the military stand out as having the most positive impact on you and why? |
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Can you recount a particular incident from your service, which may or may not have been funny at the time, but still makes you laugh? |
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What profession did you follow after your military service and what are you doing now? If you are currently serving, what is your present occupational specialty? |
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What military associations are you a member of, if any? What specific benefits do you derive from your memberships? |
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In what ways has serving in the military influenced the way you have approached your life and your career? What do you miss most about your time in the service? |
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Based on your own experiences, what advice would you give to those who have recently joined the Navy? |
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In what ways has TogetherWeServed.com helped you remember your military service and the friends you served with. |
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My Navy Awards, Citations and Certificates50
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Flags and Banners170
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Misc. River Craft from Viet-Nam3
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LSTs of the Vietnamese Navy - Hai Quan HQ-500 to 505. 12
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AWARDS NOT SHOWN ON MY DD-2148
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Story of Prince Bandar, as told by John Morgan1
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Navy Rings10
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Ports of Call Along The Way...25
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MY TOTAL: TIME IN SERVICE: USN & USNR = 8 YEARS.5
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Anniversaries of the war in Viet-Nam
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Vacations around the world. Me and my gypsy feet. 8
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Recognition, Development and Reflections
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Ye olde GOAT-LOCKER -- not the chief's mess22
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It's been fifty years now . . .1
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Jul 17, 1638, The Loomis Family in America38
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Jan 01, 1804, Miscellaneous images40
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May 30, 1872, LOOMIS DAY - May 304
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Jul 08, 1874, LOOMIS INSTITUTE, CHARTER 187419
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Jan 01, 1900, The Old Navy42
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Jul 01, 1904, LOOMIS FAMILY, Rights to Use, Family Crest and Coat of Arms. 9
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Jul 04, 1912, LOCKHEED and the STARS9
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Jun 06, 1944, D-DAY: The Fallen 900010
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Aug 14, 1949, Nine months before I was born.1
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Jun 04, 1950, Cadillac Man48
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Jun 04, 1950, Member since birth: SONS OF THE REBELLION & REVOLUTION. 5
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Jun 04, 1950, IT SHOWS YOU HOW SAFE WE ONCE THOUGHT WE WERE.3
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Aug 04, 1950, US NAVY IN SAIGON, 1950-1975
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Jan 01, 1954, WWTV Channel 13, Cadillac Michigan8
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Dec 25, 1960, Coin Collecting - Pennies and Type Sets8
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May 30, 1961, Memorial Day, 30 May 19617
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Jul 15, 1962, old games: cribbage dominoes checkers marbles...3
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Jul 04, 1963, CARS I'VE OWNED10
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Aug 30, 1963, Growing up in Wisconsin / Cub Scouts and 4-H Member34
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Nov 22, 1963, The Day JFK Died, 22 November 19632
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Jan 01, 1964, 890 AM, WLS - Silver Dollar Survey - Chicago Radio5
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Dec 25, 1964, Religion and childhood innocence.1
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Jan 01, 1967, Christmas Trees and Bird Suet
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Jul 20, 1967, Before I joined the Navy & The Band EXISTS 18
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Sep 20, 1967, Hotel Rogers, bus boy and short order cook.1
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Jan 01, 1969, Galaxy, Roost and Satellite Bars Beaver Dam WI11
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Apr 25, 1969, GET OUTTA DODGE: Milwaukee Induction Center, Arbor Day 1969.17
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Jun 04, 1969, HOW ABOUT A VERY SHORT CRUISE... straight across Lake Michigan. 5
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Jul 16, 1969, The summer of '6913
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Dec 30, 1969, PLAN B. I've always liked to be prepared.1
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Mar 01, 1970, BM2 Leland Friday8
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Jun 01, 1970, SERE school and off to Viet-Nam, 19701
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Jun 07, 1970, The PAC/MAC Flight... San Francisco to Saigon7
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Jun 07, 1970, MY BIG ADVENTURE, part one: Saigon, Viet-Nam.19
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Jun 13, 1970, Saturday, 13 June 1970, I arrived in the SaigonShipYard6
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Jun 15, 1970, HQ HAI-QUAN, RVNN Ships13
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Jun 20, 1970, FERRO-CEMENT: Yabuta Junks - PCF - Vipers - Domes43
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Jul 04, 1970, 4th of July AFVN broadcast from Saigon10
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Aug 01, 1970, Junks and other shipyard/repair projects/ 6
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Aug 30, 1970, Small world?8
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Oct 07, 1970, Military Payment Certificates, MPC script (Viet-Nam)6
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Nov 01, 1970, RVNN HQ: Republic of Viet-Nam Navy Headquarters11
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Dec 15, 1970, Elvis in Cholon8
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Dec 20, 1970, London Bar, Warehouse Nineteen16
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Dec 20, 1970, Woody, thanks for the memories... I guess.
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Dec 25, 1970, GIVE ME AN
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Dec 30, 1970, The Admiral's Barge and Comshaw Artists
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Jan 01, 1971, One night while on duty in Viet-Nam / Capitol Hotel BEQ25
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Jan 01, 1971, COMNAVFORV, SAIGON17
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Jan 20, 1971, ARVN CEMETERY BIEN HOA, then and now21
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Apr 01, 1971, The Admiral's Roof, COMNAVFORV
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Apr 08, 1971, CBC BAND LIVE AT THE FILLMORE FAR EAST, 19711
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May 25, 1971, Vietnamese Staff Service Medal, 2nd Class and RVNN Capt. Doan Bich14
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Jun 01, 1971, PLAQUES: RVNN, VNNSY, NAG/VN, etc.13
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Jun 07, 1971, My list of people I remember from Vietnam.
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Jun 07, 1971, Uniforms in Nam34
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Jun 12, 1971, Post Viet-Nam7
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Jul 04, 1971, I was Veteran before being a Veteran was cool*11
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Jan 01, 1972, USN # SN # to SSN #1
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Dec 13, 1972, GYRO/GiTMO. -- I thought you knew what you were doing!!3
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Dec 31, 1972, Interior Communications Electrician2
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Jan 07, 1973, The record breaking ICE STORM which cost me my crow.
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Mar 01, 1973, Give Blood, the more the better 5
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Apr 01, 1973, The Perfect/Liberty Machine2
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Jun 04, 1973, EM Clubs2
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Jun 04, 1973, ZIPPO LIGHTERS, CIGARETTES & SOMETHING TO DRINK30
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Jun 04, 1973, USS Harlan County, that first year
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Jun 11, 1973, You can't do everything. 8
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Jul 10, 1973, My DD-214 is a U-2681
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Jul 16, 1973, The GI Bill and MDTA1
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Sep 01, 1973, Product of the '60's...5
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Oct 24, 1973, La Crosse, Wisc.7
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Jan 10, 1974, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm Individual Citation details
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Jan 15, 1974, Research project: RVN Naval Service Award9
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May 01, 1974, Cross of Gallantry, Vietnam. Personal Award...
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Jun 04, 1974, There's a stack of records on the stereo...2
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Dec 31, 1974, TATU, it's part of the family name. 4
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Feb 07, 1975, Gordon Lightfoot... The La Crosse Tribune 8 Feb '751
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Apr 14, 1975, BPA, Biological Photographic Association9
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Apr 30, 1975, THE FALL OF SAIGON: I thought Viet-Nam was behind me . . . 4
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Jun 01, 1975, Audiovisual and Photographic Associations2
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Mar 27, 1976, President Gerald Ford, La Crosse Wisconsin
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Aug 16, 1977, MY BIG ADVENTURE, part two: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.17
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Aug 16, 1977, Lockheed Aircraft International A.G. Saudi Arabia68
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Nov 24, 1977, HAPPY THANKSGIVING, IT'S AN AMERICAN THING, Y'ALL.
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Dec 01, 1977, The IRS. I cringe with embarrassment and disgust
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Dec 25, 1977, WE could have just been two ships passing in the night.5
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Dec 25, 1977, This is the only Saudi Christmas Song I know of...4
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Feb 24, 1978, Saudi License Plates3
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May 10, 1978, Subject: Manston Airfield
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Aug 16, 1978, To Coin A Phrase... "technical prostitutes"
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Oct 20, 1978, Question everything! and other good quotes...
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Aug 16, 1979, I collect things... like Yard O Led and old cameras29
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Dec 26, 1979, I Was Married By An Axe Murderer6
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Nov 12, 1980, Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal
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Dec 01, 1980, Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal
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Dec 20, 1980, MY FOUR SHIPS, 1 USN and 3 USNR.4
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Jan 01, 1981, Duty stations/dates along the way... 7
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Jan 01, 1981, GET AN EDUCATION, NOT JUST A DEGREE . . . 5
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Aug 16, 1981, Medical Photographer and Audio-Visual Manager30
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Jan 01, 1985, Saigon Shipyard Play, a work in progress2
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Feb 01, 1987, Med-VET offered to assist the VA in 19873
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Jun 04, 1989, Tiananmen Square - and what could have been3
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Jan 01, 2000, Knowledge, kNOw when to say NO9
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Sep 20, 2000, Scotland5
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Sep 11, 2001, Where were you on that day? 911 - our Freighter Cruise on the Sea Explorer9
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Jan 01, 2002, Challenge Coins18
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May 28, 2003, Kasakake Japan, Now named MIDORI, GUNMA PREFECTURE12
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Sep 11, 2003, I returned to Saigon Viet-Nam66
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Nov 11, 2004, New Zealand5
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Apr 19, 2005, The Wall9
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Jan 01, 2007, Disclaimer: What's in a name?
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Nov 08, 2007, China 5
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Jul 01, 2008, Public Enemies staring Johnny Depp2
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Nov 04, 2008, My disappointment (election day 2008)2
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Nov 11, 2008, NAVY TOGETHERWESERVED45
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Jan 21, 2009, Songs that take me back in time... 5
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Feb 12, 2009, President Lincoln5
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Feb 16, 2009, PhotoShop, photo restoration and photo examples36
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Mar 01, 2009, NavSource Online ships photographs4
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Apr 24, 2009, (current) Travel - stops along the way on our little planet.4
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May 20, 2009, Baltic Sea Cruise19
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Aug 01, 2009, Feral Cat Caretakers, Encanto Park, Phoenix AZ24
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Nov 03, 2009, NTWS suggestion box26
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Dec 26, 2009, Milestones1
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Jan 03, 2010, New Years Resolutions ... Lose 25 pounds ... Vetsville Bets2
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Apr 01, 2010, AWARDS NOT SHOWN / REMOVED FROM PROFILE2
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Nov 01, 2010, CHRIS NOEL petition: PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM14
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Nov 29, 2010, Shadow Box8
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Apr 23, 2011, Forum Photos545
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Jun 30, 2011, Retirement: The longest weekend ever. 11
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Jul 01, 2011, resume/biography17
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Jul 01, 2011, Old Classmates bio
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May 22, 2012, General Photos7
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Jul 01, 2012, I was a one hitch wonder1
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Oct 21, 2012, Reading material9
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Jan 01, 2014, minimum wage cry babies & compulsory service
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May 05, 2014, Message Photos42
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Sep 22, 2016, Get out there and vote. 3
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Jan 01, 2017, A book of short stories: MY LIFE SUCKED, less than most.
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Jan 01, 2017, Saigon Shipyard Today27
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Apr 10, 2017, What it meant to me, to serve. 2
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Jun 18, 2017, Just a few of the things we have called each other.
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Jul 05, 2017, Text that was on my profile page8
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Sep 12, 2017, Coffee in your veins28
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Mar 27, 2018, Honorary Membership: SCREW IT SOCIETY2
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Jan 01, 2020, Files to Review
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May 14, 2020, 2020 A New New World2
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Jul 18, 2020, Hang Your Rank On The Door Knob
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Aug 03, 2020, The Yard Birds, not the band.1
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