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Here's another page that will hopefully spark some memories. Anyone that wants to send us items to put on the page please do. If you can scan them that would be even better. Once the page grows we will change it around some but until then, enjoy it as is.
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THE SILENT ONES WHERE THERE'S A BASE ON FOREIGN GROUND A NAVY CT STANDS LOVED ONLY BY HIS FAMILY AND GIRLS IN OTHER LANDS HIS DUTY LIES UPON THE SHORE NO FOREDECK FEELS HIS TREAD NO FIVE INCE TURRET TRAINS AROUND TO MAKE HIM DUCK HIS HEAD HE DOES HIS WORK ON SPANISH SHORES PERHAPS ON ASIAN LAND AND IF BUPERS SHOULD PASS THE WORD HE'S OFF TO TURISH SAND SOME RIDICULE THIS LANDLOCKED SWAB AND HEAP HIM WITH ABUSE THEY SAY BECAUSE HE'S NOT AT SEA HE COULDN'T BE MUCH USE THESE SAME FEW FIGURE THAT A GOB SHOULD BRAVE THE SALTY SPRAY UPON THE BOW OF A FOUR-PIPE CAN FIGHTING A STORMY DAY THE CT HEARS THESE RUSTY YARNS TALES OLD AS DAVY JONES HE SITS AND LISTENS QUIETLY AND INWARDLY CONDONES FOR HE KNOWS THE WAYS OF SEAMEN THEIR PRIDE AS MEN OF WAR THEIR WAY OF TYING KNOTS AND SUCH THEIR THOUGHT OF SHIPS AND SHORE HE GIBES HIS RAPT ATTENTION TO MEN WHO'VE BEEN AROUND BUT FROM HIS LIPS YOU'LL NEVER HEAR A HINT OF BOASTFUL SOUND BECAUSE HIS PRIDE IS THE BIGGEST KIND THE KIND THAT'S NEVER HEARD THE PRIDE IN DOING A THANKLESS JOB WITHOUT A SINGLE WORD (Sent to us by Burt Lockwood, 1973) ![]() Roo's Leap Logo received by Judith Gresko. |
![]() An old map of the base dated Aug 11, 1973 For some, you might not know that the entrance did move. ![]() A memory for some in this organization. I never heard of that movie??
![]() Castle photo taken by Judith Gresko. ![]() Scottish Heather taken by Judith Gresko. |
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The Certificate
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