Navy vet's living in the Villages
 

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.

U.S. Navy 1968-72. USS Ozark MCS-2, USS Farragut DLG-6 and USS Barry DD-933. QM2.

USS Rank AKA 103 - 1961-63 - Part of Cuban crisis blockade and then we circled Hispanola for 30 days.

USS BELLATRIX AF62 (1966 till middle of 1968) & USS PICTOR AF54 (June 68 to 11
 

7USS BELLATRIX AF62 (1966 till middle of 1968) & USS PICTOR AF54 (June 68 to Nov. 69)
made 6 4 month cruises to Wes Pac. 3rd class Bosen Mate. 3 yrs 10 months and 2 days,
not that I was counting.

va 174, training squadron for a7 aircraft,cecil field , jax. fl. va37 3 cruises on the Saratoga including the first west pac viet nam duty for a east coast carrier,,,,, 68 through 72, aircraft electricians mate. good times, but glad to come home.

Wow, how impressive! Just a mom and grandma but want to say to all of you thank you for your service. You are the reason, no matter what, this country is great!

USN - 1965-69. Norfolk VA, Little Creek VA, San Diego CA, USS Fort Marion LSD-22

Lifer here, did 20 years and 20 minutes. Westpac on USS Berkeley (DDG-15) ‘81. Moved on to supporting airborne ASW mission for most of the rest of my career. Retired from USN in 1998.

CVA 63 70-71 AC/OC not AC/DC....

US Navy from 1960 to 1963. Made two med cruises one on JC Owens DD776 and one on DLGN 25 USS BAINBRIDGE EM2

Served aboard the USS Hornet from 1959 - 1962. Was assigned to the V-2 division, catapult and arresting gear. Made three Westpac Cruise's and was extended because of Cuban Missile Crisis.

Bubblehead...1947-1967
 

Submarine service, diesel to Atomic power.
Most notable time served on USS NAUTLIUS SSN 571
& USS ETHAN ALLEN SSBN 608. Sucessful hydrogen missile launch
Pacific ocean 1962!

Green Board!!!!

USS Randolph CVS-15 out of Norfolk,,,,,1960-62............flag of Task Group Alpha.......spent our time chasing Russian submarines and recovering Mercury astronauts........one Med cruise

USN 1964 - 1968 Gator Navy
 

ACU-2 Assault Craft Unit 2 Little Creek VA.

Mike 8 boats and LCUs 1600 class

While on duty spent my time in Marine Greens, blues and white when off duty or TDDY.

Hoping to be driving to CT in Oct and on the way back stop and check out the old unit.

USNAS Atsugi, Japan, ‘63-‘64. Squadron VU-5. The only time I even saw a ship, while in the Navy, was when I was being transferred to Japan and spent three or four days at treasure Island in San Francisco. I saw a navy ship coming underneath the Golden Gate bridge. Go Naval Air!

U.S. Navy ...April '65 thru October '68. Enlisted when I was 17, and got discharged the day before turning 21. When I got out, I registered for the draft.

Spent my time as a RM3 aboard the U.S.S. Hollister DD-788 (Desron 9) on a 2 year Westpac cruise. What a cruise !!!!!

USS Searcher AGR 4 out of Davisviille RI 1959 -63

Thank you for your service!!!!

USS Davis DD937 1962-1965

Before my time. Forrestal, 73-76, 3 cruises.

1957 to 61, West Pac out of Long Beach, Ca on USS McKean DDR 784, after engine room MM2

RTC SanDiego 67
Glynco Ga 67-68
Souda Bay Crete 68
NAF Sigonella Sicily 68-69
Glynco Ga 69
Nas Miramar Ca 69-71
Navy training carried over to civilian career.

Proud to serve
 

USS Independence CV-62 from 74 - 79

USS San Pablo (AGS30) out of Philadelphia, 1961 to 1964. Cuban Blockade in 1962. Personnelman 3rd class, now Personnel Specialist. Worked for Commanding Officer in Ship's Office. Great duty. Spent most time working waters of the Caribbean.

Two westpac cruises - Bon Homme Richard and the Coral Sea - AO2 Attack Squadron 22 - Fighting Redcocks

USN 1965 to 1991. 26 years service. VP community at Moffett Field, California 1965 to 1984, USS Kennedy 1984 to 1986, Naval Safety Center Norfork, Va 1986 to 1990, USS Tarawa 1990 to 1991.

Not me but my Dad was Navy 1942-45 on the aIrcraft carrier USS Enterprise in the South Pacific during WWII. I’m just a very proud son.

USS N.K. Perry DD/DDR 883 out of Charleston, SC 1959-63 TM 3. Cuban Blockade, Mercury Recovery, Med Cruise.

USS Wasp CVS 18 Carrier - Boston "57 -'59, served in Atlantic , Europe & Med. Worked in V1 Div. as Air Control in tower (PryFly)
John Richardson - Bonita

Reading all these posts brings tears to my eyes. Can’t thank you all enough for your service.

Well, I'm not a guy, but I served too. USN enlisted, 1977-1990. 3 four year tours; NAS Millington, NETC Newport, back to NAS Millington.

I want to thank each and everyone of you for your service. I had two uncle's who served my dad's middle brother was in Vietnam for two tours with the Army and his oldest sisters husband served 32 years in the Navy.

I truly admire all of you. Thank you again.

Served in Air Wings ( RA-5C, A-7, F-4-A-4) aboard 7 carriers in 21 years. Ranger, Forrestal, Lexington, Independence, Antietam, Enterprise, and Constellation. Made 5 WestPac and 3 Med cruises all working the Flight Deck.

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

U.S. Naval service
 

Yeoman with Armistice Affairs Division, Yongsan, Seoul and Panmunjum Korea May 67-June 68 then ASW Group Five, USS HORNET Westpac Nov68-April 69

I was on the USS Davis DD937 after Bainbridge, MD electronic school from 1964 - Dec 1966 making multiple Med cruses, tour in Vietnam and Santo Domingo blockade, crossed equator, international date line, traversed both canals and circumnavigated the world as a FT2

US Navy Vets
 

I was in NAS Norfolk 1959 left 1/60 in VP-8 ASW aircrew

USN 1974 - 1994, 20 years 21 days (but who's counting). Mostly in Norfolk VA with two years of strenuous sea duty in Jamaica. Served on USS American and COMPHIBRON Six and shore duties.

Navy
 

Navy/ret here. I was Brown water River Rat.

Served on CVS36 Antietam 56-59 training pilots out of Mayport/Pensacola.

We went up the Mississippi to New Orleans a couple times, a real tight squeeze for 100 miles!!

I was an EM3 electrician, stood a lot of generator watches in the HOT boiler room.

Tony Cirocco