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Old 06-16-2020, 09:27 AM
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I know theirs a lot of navy guys living here, I was in 61/65 A year at NAS Norfolk VA 1961/62 Then US Saratoga CVA 60 1962 was aboard during the Cuba blockade. Served the rest of my time on the US FDR CVA 42, My question is are their any other shipmates living here. If so it would be great hear from you.
I was onboard the USS Boxer, LPH-4 during the Cuban missile blockade. I was ship's company as an E-4 Hospital Corpsman. The Boxer was designated to be a medevac recipient hospital after off-loading the Marine grunts. Never happened, but we were prepared. Richard