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View from the flight deck of the USS Kirk, looking aft toward the USS Midway launching aircraft in the distance. 1985 in the Indian Ocean, near, well, no-where.
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Me in the back seat of a T-6 Texan for a flight over Pearl Harbor, 1991. My new bride fell in love with the pilot, maybe an early warning sign..? |
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My 11th torpedo, the one that malfunctioned and attacked our helicopter after we launched it. |
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My favorite plane to fly, the Grumman Lynx. A joy to fly |
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A fabricated gun mount for an M-60 hanging out the port side of an SH-2F aboard the battleship USS New Jersey off the coast of Lebanon, 1983. |
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Proof. This is a chunk of the Soviet helicopter we damaged in Mogadishu Somalia in 1982. |
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Famous "Foreign Legion" patch, announcing our status. |
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Heading out to the flightline at HSL-31 in 1983. Although I was technically a student, my senior status meant I usually flew alone in back. |
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My Navy Achievement Medal, with star. I actually got better medals, but this one was for rescuing people. |
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