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Launching aircraft from the USS Saipan |
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AH-1T Cobra Gunships going in to Sierra de Retin |
| CH-53E airlifting howitzer into Beirut |
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Dogpile on the USS Saipan |
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CH-46E Sea Knight (Phrog) |
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A few airsick Midshipmen from Annapolis Naval Academy - "If you're 'gonna puke, puke in your own hat and not in my aircraft!" |
| Dan "Dano" Collins |
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GySgt Les A. Custer - "Like the General" - |
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The HMS Victory in Portsmouth, England |
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James Donald Lynch |
| My Saipan cruise book picture |
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Sitting on the steps of old number 6 |
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Work space on the USS Saipan |
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Coming in to land on the USS Saipan |
| CH-53E launching from the USS Saipan |
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Streets of Malaga, Spain |
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Phil Buettner and I |
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My buddy Mike Burskey |
| We all got kicked out of this bar once the Navy Seals started dancing on the counter. |
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Phil Buettner and I in Trafalgar Square, London, England |
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Phil Buettner and Rod Bailey |
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The Remmington Raider's of HMM-162 |
| Rusty McLeod's dismay after loosing his beer to a French street bum!! ROFL |
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The lone, cold Phrog above the Arctic circle |
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The Saipan as soon from a real nice beach in Benidorm, Spain |
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The Saipan as seen from the castle ruins in Malaga, Spain |
| The Saipan from a liberty boat |
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Sgt Robert L. Floyd (Pink Floyd) |
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Mediterranean sunset |
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The bronze mermaid commemorating Hans Christian Anderson and his writings (Copenhagen, Denmark) |
| Toulon, France from the flight deck of the Saipan |
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Pulling into port in Trieste, Italy from the 06 level |
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In port in Malaga, Spain |
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The USS Nimitz from a CH-46E |
| The alleys of Valencia, Spain |
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An old school water closet |
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Writing home on night shift |
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The M2 .50 Cal - affectionately known as the "Ma Deuce" |
| CH-46 approaching the new USS Iwo Jima |
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Bootcamp weapons training (I'm second from the left) |
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PT (physical training) "PT, Good for you, good for me, oorah!" |
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Waiting for pull ups. |
| Weapons Training - "Afix Bayonet!" |
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Standing by for inspection (second from left) |
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Flight Operations on the USS Saipan |
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My Bootcamp photo (6'2" and only 155lbs!) |
| Ready to Rock & Roll! |
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Offloading from "Distant Hammer" |
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Hey, I thought Ronald Reagan said we weren't supposed to be here! |
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Who are these guys and why do they all speak Spanish?? |
| My mess duty buddy, Tim Combs (signalman on the USS Saipan). Hey Tim, where'd you get that chicken?! |
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