To All Our Vets...

[trike lady]

Now he's a 'Real' American Hero. :clapping: A man of courage .

 

[trike lady]

Any Navy Vets living in the Florida Panhandle or near Gulfport Mississippi want to attend a ship commissioning on October 5 2019? You can sign up for tickets at their website. https://cincinnaticommissioning.org/

It's a once in a life time thing to see. :clapping: I watch them live on the internet broadcast.

 

[trike lady]

They had a bright sunny day in Key West Florida and another fine ship has been commissioned. :clapping: It's a wonderful feeling to see the ship that you donate to become part of the fleet. To all the sailors, may you have fair winds and following seas. :captain:

bikerbillone I hope you made it to the ceremony.

 

[Sully]

Turn your sound on.

https://www.facebook.com/WeBelievedInNihilism/videos/1011929552330642/

 

[Sully]

Part 2

 

[RDinGA]

Vietnam was one of the blackest, black-eyes America has ever given herself.

Let us not forget the veterans from what is often called the 'forgotten war" in Korea. The Korea Veterans Memorial is an eerie place for me, since it could very well have been part of the VVM Wall complex!

https://www.nps.gov/kowa/index.htm

 

[trike lady]

The commissioning coin for the USS PAUL IGNATIUS came in today. :clapping:

 

[bikerbillone]

How cool, congrats. This based on your donation, there was nothing on the LCS 15 that I'm aware of.

 

[trike lady]

Some donation levels get a coin and others a ship picture, I donate at the lowest level $25.00 to $50.00. The USS INDIANAPOLIS is giving the $25.00 donations coins. I purchased the one for the USS BILLINGS. The coins are available still and they are very nice. https://ussbillingslcs15.org/product/official-commissioning-coin/ If you order a coin have it sent by 'Media Mail' its cheaper.

Soon I'll need a display case for the coins. By October I'll have a total of 5.

 

[bikerbillone]

Many thanks.

 

[trike lady]

You're welcome. The next 2 in October you can enjoy at home on the computer.

 

[bikerbillone]

Cool beans, you'll have to clue me on the link.

 

[bikerbillone]

Not to clutter, but here's a you tube on LCS 4, posted on this thread, someone else might be interested. If we're boring others that want trike posts, then Randy can step in and tell us.

 

[trike lady]

Cool beans, you'll have to clue me on the link.

On October 5 and 26 you'll be able to view the ceremony at this site: https://navylive.dodlive.mil/ they usually start at 10:00am.

Feel free to post about Navy ships here.

 

[trike lady]

I got my membership into the Navy League a couple of days ago and I applied as an 'At Large' member and was placed in the North West region. I'll probably get newsletters and emails from groups in that area. :clapping:

 

[rhino 2]

Whats the difference between a Boat vs A Ship.....:Shrug:....

 

[trike lady]

I guess it has to do with the size. :xzqxz:

I did find this:

One thing that sets a ship apart from a boat is size. According the U.S. Naval Institute, a boat, generally speaking, is small enough to be carried aboard a larger vessel, and a vessel large enough to carry a smaller one is a ship. Or, as Steve says his Navy Lieutenant father put it to him, “You can put a boat on a ship, but you can’t put a ship on a boat.”

 

[peteg59]

Size Matters, (when it comes to ship vs boat)...

 

[rhino 2]

Size Matters, (when it comes to ship vs boat)...

Theres that size matters thing again........

 

[peteg59]

Theres that size matters thing again........

At least that's what she says.

It was you that brought it up the age old question, was it not?...if I recall...

 

[rhino 2]

At least that's what she says.

It was you that brought it up, was it not?...if I recall...

I'm thinking it might have been my Evil Twin that broached the subject....:Shrug:..

 

[trike lady]

It's easy would you want to be out on the ocean in a row boat or on a ship?

 

[rhino 2]

It's easy would you want to be out on the ocean in a row boat or on a ship?

It depends on who's doing the rowing......:laugh:....

 

[bikerbillone]

TrikeLady, sent the Blue Jackets Manual to my ship mate who keeps all the USS De Haven DD727 artifacts to show this month at the annual reunion in Jacksonville. I also found a 1951 Plan of the Day for Thanksgiving. On that day, the ship was steaming, at general quarters, and lying off shore firing in Wonson Harbor over 5K rounds of 5"38s at the N Korean enemy 'packages'. Talk about memories. Would I do it all over again, sure in a heart beat. So, thanks again for that BJM.

 

[trike lady]

You're welcome and thank you for your service. It's nice to see history live on and be preserved, a couple of days ago I had seen a video of a surviving PT boat.

 

[trike lady]

Keeping with the ship commissioning theme of this thread out of curiosity I had to search Youtube for a British ship commissioning and found this:

 

[Sully]

Sept. 18th 1948

 

[Gorilla]

Spent a nice 4 years with them 1966 to 1970. Never regretted it. Made a career Air Traffic Controller out of me. 34 years after transferring to the FAA very nice retirement. 38 years total.

 

[rhino 2]

I remember the AF out of Guam [Operation ARC Light].. Making watering holes in front of us.......:blowup::blowup::blowup::blowup:...

Took down Triple Canopy Jungle...And left Acres of holes and tooth picks...:afraid:

 

[Gorilla]

I hear that the "52" was one of the most feared weapon we had there. Didn't hear them coming until there was not anything there any more.