Sorry , I scarred you for life ;) That was early in my adventures in Heavy -6.If you remember, Chief Carr was not the dynamic leader needed in stressful times. He left me in charge in too many situations, and maintenance control expected me to lead like a Chief but treated me as an AT-2! Hell, I didn't make Chief 'til 1982. Good to hear from you. Navy vet New Yorkers are special. :)
Welcome Al, That picture you commented on,is from the cruise book from '72 cruise. I remember your name but not the face.I got to R-6 in'71 and left in '75. seemed like forever!
"I came on board the Kitty Hawk mid cruise around March 71. I was mess cooking for a month then made 3rd class probably same time as you did with a ceremony on the ship and a ticket up to the CNI shop. I can't remember much else anymore, but Don…"
"Hi Ralph. We were in Chief Carr's CNI shop on the Hawk and at NAS Albany. Lost touch with everybody, but like you Don Bailey hooked me up. We got a facebook page called Heavy-6. See if you can get on there. "
"That makes sense. I vaguely remember that you came aboard as an AT2, so you were my boss. You chewed me out one time for jury rigging the safety wire on a TACAN box mounting screw. We were at sea off Norfolk and you were back at the base or at at…"
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hey Alan. I remember you talking about New York. Driving a cab maybe. Mark Pettit here.
Sorry , I scarred you for life ;) That was early in my adventures in Heavy -6.If you remember, Chief Carr was not the dynamic leader needed in stressful times. He left me in charge in too many situations, and maintenance control expected me to lead like a Chief but treated me as an AT-2! Hell, I didn't make Chief 'til 1982. Good to hear from you. Navy vet New Yorkers are special. :)
Welcome Al, That picture you commented on,is from the cruise book from '72 cruise. I remember your name but not the face.I got to R-6 in'71 and left in '75. seemed like forever!
Welcome aboard Al, long time (42 years) to be exact. Don't forget to join the H6 group also!
Hello Alan , Welcome aboard , from another V / R-6er ! Was on Long Island many years back , mostly Long Beach area !
Hello Alan,
Welcome aboard.
John VAH-9