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[Heavy Flat Head]

From One Old Sailor

To All Veterans ON THE Form

Have A Happy Veterans Day!

[Plymouthy Adams]

U S Army 71-75

U S Air Force Reserves 1986-2003

........Retired........

[Normspeed]

Like Paul Simon once sang, "when I was young I carried a gun but I never got the chance to serve"

My hat is off to all veterans for their part in protecting and preserving our American way of life. I'll be flying the stars and stripes on my Plymouth this weekend in your honor.

[oldmopar]

Veterans day is Nov 11 but ok

USNR active 10/71-10/73

[Plymouthy Adams]

Yes..but the weekend officially starts in just a few hours...

[Normspeed]

3 day weekend for many.

[Dennis Hemingway]

U.S.Navy 1965-1969, USS Hornet CVS 12

Member, Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club, Apollo 11 Recovery Ship.

Dennis

[oldmopar]

3 day weekend for many.

I remember 3 day weekends I use to live for them but I retired last week so everyday seems like Saturday to me

[teardrop puller]

Back at ya' from one old sailor to all service men and women out there.

ATC A/C USN retired

2/25/58 - 3/1/77

kai

[Merle Coggins]

Not a Veteran myself, but I can't thank you all enough for what you've done for this country.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you...

Merle

[anthonyb]

Army National Guard 1980 - 1982

US Army (Active) 1982 - 1987

US Army Reserve 1987 - 2003

Also RETIRED

[David Mac]

US Navy 1966-1970

USS Larson DD-830

[Norm's Coupe]

US Army 1961 - 1967

AG Corp. Korea - US - France - Belgium

[Don Coatney]

Happy Veterens day to all.

Don Coatney

US Army

Vietnam

[martybose]

USNR 1966-1970

USS Ramsey DEG-2, Yankee Station 1968

[Plymouthy Adams]

US Navy 1966-1970

USS Larson DD-830

I had to go check the history of this boat as I did not recognize the style of the ship..now I know why..keel laid in 44..served just under 30 years for US..sold (probably given) to S. Korea..where she served till 99..placed in museum in Korea..what a history..

I started work for the US Navy at Charleston Shipyard Fire Control..and seen many boat and sub come through there..lot of people just don't know what all is envolved and interacting form one end of the the boat to the other..16 years later..the yard is closed, thanks Bill C. and I transfer to DoD US Air Force..yard period for a boat and its sailors is a very intense time..hats off to any sailor who underwent a extended overhaul period.

[central52]

A hearty "Semper Fi" to all veterans, Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Merchant Mariners (Why not?) Ed P. (USMC, 1952-1957)

[David Mac]

Tim:

You are correct, the ship was "transfered" to S. Korea in 72 and was decomissioned in 99 and restored for a musem ship in Jongdongjin South Korea.

[martybose]

Tim:

You are correct, the ship was "transfered" to S. Korea in 72 and was decomissioned in 99 and restored for a musem ship in Jongdongjin South Korea.

Well, your ship faired better than mine! I joined the Ramsey crew less than a year after being launched. It was the second ship in what turned out to be the last new class of ships to be steam powered, albeit with a 1200 PSI steam plant burning JP-5. The gas turbine vessels that followed made much more sense, so the few ships of this class were all laid up. Turkey turned them down (probably a wise decision!), so they tried to sell them to someplace in South America as steam generating plants. When that deal fell through, they wound up sinking the Ramsey in a live fire exercise in the north Pacific. Our web site obtained some film of the ship being hit with a rocket, a lot of 5" shells, and finally torpedoed to get her to sink. The old girl was uncooperative all the way to the end.

USS Ramsey, originally DEG-2, later FFG-2.

Marty