It was the "Trip Six", I experienced most events in "three's": Three Typhoons, Three collisions, Three men overboard and Three "West Pacs". Leaving the Black, one day before my 21st birthday, January 23, 1967 I thought that was it for the Navy.
I reenlisted in 1973, resuming my Navy Career in the USS Hull (DD-945). She was a testing plateform for the 8" gun, later to be installed on the "New Spruance Class" destroyers. I seved on mostly small boys (DD's) by choice, but my assignments included minesweepers, cruisers and even commisioned a Hydrofoil (Cooking for a crew of 19 total).
I retired out in 1993, after seeing 4 decades of Navy (60's/70's/80's & 1990's). Uniform changes were many, leaving the "Cracker Jack's" to suit & tie, then back to my beloved "Cracker Jack's". I was nearing my time to retire, when women were reporting aboard ships, let's just say I was happy-that I didn't have to share a ship with women for long!
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I now work for the City of Reno and have 14 years with the city. I will be leaving my city job with 16 years service, in 2010. Health allowing, I will then pull my fith-wheel around to come and "Bug" all my ole' Shipmates! So watch for me to come pulling into your driveway!
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Your Shipmate Always,
Marty