You are right...time catches up with us all....the great equalizer.
I had 2 photo chiefs while I was with RVAH-11, PHC Mike Keim, and PHC Bob Orin. Both were really knowledgable, but as different as night and day. PHC Keim would take you out behind the wood shed, literally. PHC Orin was a studious type. If you figure that was 1972-72, both of them were around 40 years old then, so that would put them between 75-80 years old, now. I also served with Arther Jorgensen, who became a PHC later, and PH1 Art Bradway...don't know if he made chief or not. Most of us younger guys did one tour and ETS'd. It wasn't until many years later that I came to realize just how much we had been taught by those guys. Too soon old, too late smart.
Joe
"Welcome from Sneads Ferry NC. Larry Sawyer, and I served with RVAH-7 on and off between 64-68. Reported to Sanford Fall 64 to await VAH-7's return from their "around the world" cruise. Of course as soon as the got back they stood down as VAH and…"
"Peter, I'm gonna keep taking them and celebrating as long as they keep coming. After 70, I think they are all big, but I had Grandparents on both sides that lived up into their 80's and one in his 90's so I'm kinda looking forward to a few more (I…"
"Peter, if there is a tax on birthdays they are going to have to reposses mine cause I'm way in arears. Wouldn't put it past those jerks in DC these days. Can't believe what the White House is purposing to do to the Mil.
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"Looked at his facebook page and don't really know how to add anything to it but will join Stick in wishing "Fair winds and following seas" to a shipmate."
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ANOTHER BIG BIRTHDAY TO YOU , LARRY ! Lets hope the right person gets in this year !!!!!!!!
HI Larry , Is there a Obummer tax for anybody over 65 yet ? [A birthday tax maybe ?]
Happy Birthday ,Larry !!! Of course I was in V / -6 also , a brother was in R-7 !!
I had 2 photo chiefs while I was with RVAH-11, PHC Mike Keim, and PHC Bob Orin. Both were really knowledgable, but as different as night and day. PHC Keim would take you out behind the wood shed, literally. PHC Orin was a studious type. If you figure that was 1972-72, both of them were around 40 years old then, so that would put them between 75-80 years old, now. I also served with Arther Jorgensen, who became a PHC later, and PH1 Art Bradway...don't know if he made chief or not. Most of us younger guys did one tour and ETS'd. It wasn't until many years later that I came to realize just how much we had been taught by those guys. Too soon old, too late smart.
Joe