Category Archives: military

A well-meaning Texan shipmate of mine often questioned my patriotism, to be honest with you, he questioned my friend’s patriotism too. The Texas shipmate had a love for their village idiot. (You might remember him as GW Bush, our Commander … Continue reading →

I might have mentioned the story about one of our ship’s sailors getting hauled off by the US Marshals for a gun charge, (or being related to a weapon used in a crime). I remember those times in a awe … Continue reading →

I had almost forgot about this bizarre story. It hit me when I was driving and I needed to pull over to use the restroom. Traffic made it worse. I had someone riding with me and I was irate that … Continue reading →

It is a sad day that I can recollect something good about my time in the service. It is usually a story or a single instance of something great, someone that made me keep my faith in humanity. This time … Continue reading →

We were blessed with a temperate start to the day, often what most spring mornings were like. My faulty memory points to the fact that we started our day watching the sun come up and the never changing smell of … Continue reading →

On a gloomy day, I was brought back to weirder times. It was the summer of 2000. I had been in boot camp for a few weeks at least. The vaccine related crud had passed through. We were cleared to … Continue reading →

After I finished watching Guns of Navarone for the first time the other day, I started thinking about my experience dealing with law enforcement when I was onboard my ship while enlisted in the US Navy. I had an engrained … Continue reading →