"katy" wrote in message
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Scout wrote:
I was there for the last one - USS Truman, during Clinton's admin.
Scout

"katy" wrote in message
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They're going to christen the new aircraft carrier at Grummon across the
river on Saturday (should be interesting in the middle of a Nor'eater).
Both Bush and Cheney will be there (ot's named after GW's Dad, George
the First). Guy in the apt. across from us is an acct, for Grummon. He
said they'd be moving her to a different berth up the river to fit her
out...that will take another 2 years. This is the last of the Nimitz
class to be built.


How'd you get in? I'd loke to go but don't geel like getting shot.

Was working nearby on a control job (VA Beach). Had a cousin in a high
ranking position (Navy). A personal invite and I had a private tour of the
Truman. Of course, that was pre-911.
Scout

Scout wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
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Scout wrote:
I was there for the last one - USS Truman, during Clinton's admin.
Scout

"katy" wrote in message
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They're going to christen the new aircraft carrier at Grummon across the
river on Saturday (should be interesting in the middle of a Nor'eater).
Both Bush and Cheney will be there (ot's named after GW's Dad, George
the First). Guy in the apt. across from us is an acct, for Grummon. He
said they'd be moving her to a different berth up the river to fit her
out...that will take another 2 years. This is the last of the Nimitz
class to be built.

How'd you get in? I'd loke to go but don't geel like getting shot.

Was working nearby on a control job (VA Beach). Had a cousin in a high
ranking position (Navy). A personal invite and I had a private tour of the
Truman. Of course, that was pre-911.
Scout


Guy next door who works at Grummon went on the sea trial of the last
one...said it was incredible...maybe I should bake him an apple pue?

"katy" wrote in message
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Scout wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
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Scout wrote:
I was there for the last one - USS Truman, during Clinton's admin.
Scout

"katy" wrote in message
...
They're going to christen the new aircraft carrier at Grummon across
the river on Saturday (should be interesting in the middle of a
Nor'eater). Both Bush and Cheney will be there (ot's named after GW's
Dad, George the First). Guy in the apt. across from us is an acct, for
Grummon. He said they'd be moving her to a different berth up the
river to fit her out...that will take another 2 years. This is the
last of the Nimitz class to be built.

How'd you get in? I'd loke to go but don't geel like getting shot.

Was working nearby on a control job (VA Beach). Had a cousin in a high
ranking position (Navy). A personal invite and I had a private tour of
the Truman. Of course, that was pre-911.
Scout
Guy next door who works at Grummon went on the sea trial of the last
one...said it was incredible...maybe I should bake him an apple pue?

yeah, "big" is an understatement.

"Joe" wrote in message
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katy wrote:
They're going to christen the new aircraft carrier at Grummon across the
river on Saturday (should be interesting in the middle of a Nor'eater).
Both Bush and Cheney will be there (ot's named after GW's Dad, George
the First). Guy in the apt. across from us is an acct, for Grummon. He
said they'd be moving her to a different berth up the river to fit her
out...that will take another 2 years. This is the last of the Nimitz
class to be built.

You should go Katy. The Nimitz class is awesome..30+ kts. While in
NJROTC I got to sail aboard the USS Ike CVN69 on her commissoing cruse
. Man did I screw up! They have cables and stanchion that pop out of
the deck when the aircraft elevators are about to move. They were
covered with thick new goobed on graphite grease. They came up and
rubbed up the front of my dress white uniform. Funny thinking about it
today, but it was a major hassle and screw-up that day to say the
least. I always had uniform issue's in the Navy.

It's fitting Bush gets a carrier named after him. More so than any
other carrier named after a president. After all Bush flew the Avenger
torpedo bomber in combat from the carrier USS San Jacinto. He was later
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals for his
Navy service in the Pacific theater during World War II.

Joe

I was with the Nimitz group on it first tour.

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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Oh, that Bush... :-) He was no slouch that's for sure. Did his duty with
honor... unlike his drug-addled son.

and Clinton.

Charlie Morgan wrote:
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:16:57 -0700, "Capt. JG" wrote:

Oh, that Bush... :-) He was no slouch that's for sure. Did his duty with
honor... unlike his drug-addled son.

Yeah, but he wasted a very expensive plane that the taxpayers paid for, just
becase he wanted to be a show-off.

CWM

Big talk for someone who never served.

Joe

"Joe" wrote in message
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Charlie Morgan wrote:
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:16:57 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

Oh, that Bush... :-) He was no slouch that's for sure.
Did his duty with
honor... unlike his drug-addled son.

Yeah, but he wasted a very expensive plane that the
taxpayers paid for, just
becase he wanted to be a show-off.

CWM

Big talk for someone who never served.


Charlie has served the military....on his knees.
:0

"Gilligan" wrote in
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I was with the Nimitz group on it first tour.


What was that, an off Broadway troupe?

Scotty wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message
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Charlie Morgan wrote:
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:16:57 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:
Oh, that Bush... :-) He was no slouch that's for sure.
Did his duty with
honor... unlike his drug-addled son.
Yeah, but he wasted a very expensive plane that the
taxpayers paid for, just
becase he wanted to be a show-off.

CWM
Big talk for someone who never served.


Charlie has served the military....on his knees.
:0


Many people had to scrub the latrines with a toothbrush...

Scotty wrote:
"Gilligan" wrote in
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I was with the Nimitz group on it first tour.


What was that, an off Broadway troupe?




Maybe for the stage production of "Good Morning, VietNam"?