Name : Steve Amrhein
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Email : stevea0025@yahoo.com
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Rank/Rate : MM3
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When were you onboard? : april 96-march 99
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What do you not miss? : I don't want to take up too much room but here's a few.... FIELD DAYS, drills, politics, duty days, being sea sick, Koger................etc.
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What/who do you miss? : I miss the good times I had with my friends.... that's how it hit me when I got out....not the fact that I was free but the fact that those times were over.
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What's going on in your life now? : Well.... I had a great job at UPS as a delivery driver and ABSOLUTELY HATED IT so I quit and now I'm actually in the process of becoming a mail man, so I'll see how that works out.
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Name : Joe Lykins
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Email : jdlykins@netzero.net
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Rank/Rate : E6/STS1/SS
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When were you onboard? : 10/98-10/00
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What do you not miss? : Duty, SRA, Dry dock, Field Days, being 1st Lieutenant. Ineffective Leadership.
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What/who do you miss? : The mission
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What's going on in your life now? : Working for Intel in Hillsboro, OR.
Family and Friends. Personal Time and time for the ones I love.
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Name : Wes House
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Email : jwhouse@san.rr.com
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Rank/Rate : STS2(SS)
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When were you onboard? : 89-94
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What do you not miss? : Port and Starboard
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What/who do you miss? : Those wonderful trips to "Church" in Florida.
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What's going on in your life now? : Still Navy... In San Diego. Would be happy to see old friends. Lots of people on the military section of "Classmates.com" that have not made it to Dustin's site. If any of you paid the fee for contact points yo ought to direct them over.
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Name : Ken Reish
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Email : reisha002@hawaii.rr.com
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Rank/Rate : FT/FT1 &C
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When were you onboard? : May 1992 - Aug 1996
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What do you not miss? :
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What/who do you miss? :
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What's going on in your life now? : On board the USS La Jolla SSn 701 I'm the FT LCPO.
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Name : Michael J. Kindle
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Email : michaelj_67@hotmail.com
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Rank/Rate : EM2
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When were you onboard? : Jan 88 - Nov 90
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What do you not miss? :
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What/who do you miss? : I miss the comradery and running drills in the middle of the North Atlantic. Hi to all the guys, Todd Sorensen, Keith Hurt, Jeff Smitty, Dougy, Dave H., Smokin Dave Lewis, Lanolin, Larry, Carey Houchins, Randy Dively, Levi, Russ, Paul Ward, Both Rogers, I
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What's going on in your life now? : I'm living in Groton, going to UCONN finishing college. Dual major Bachelors degree in History and Community Leadership and Public Policy. I want to go to Law School after I take a year off. I also ran for State Representative for Groton. I lost but I got
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Name : Michael D. Smith
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Email : klaital@ptd.net
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Rank/Rate : ET1(SS)
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When were you onboard? : Jan 91 - Nov 92
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What do you not miss? : The long walk to the barracks
at the top of the hill.
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What/who do you miss? : Working with my fellow shipmates.
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What's going on in your life now? : I work for Visteon ( formerly Ford
Electronics) as a skilled tradesman. I have been there for 8 years.
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Name : LOUIS C. CASTELLI
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Email : gmattice@usfood.com
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Rank/Rate : cpo ?
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When were you onboard? : 1939-1942
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What do you not miss? : I am his daughter, my father passed away in 1990. We are trying to find out all the info we can about his military career, but he never talked about it. He was in Operation BRASSHAT. Anyone know this??? Thank you...
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What/who do you miss? :
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What's going on in your life now? :
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Name : Mike Heidebur
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Email : heidebur@ixpres.com
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Rank/Rate : FTG1/SS
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When were you onboard? : 88 to 92
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What do you not miss? : ORSE, Field Days and Port and Starboard.
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What/who do you miss? : Doing what the Augusta was made to do, not a having a weapon system to
protect the Reator. I care about my shipmates but I don't care much about
anything past frame 44 and 45. I hope that is the right frame number. Also
to the people cleaning, did they fi
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What's going on in your life now? : Service Manager for a Plumbing Company.
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Name : Mike Hatzopoulos
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Email : Scagchef@mediaone.net
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Rank/Rate : sksa
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When were you onboard? : 1994
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What do you not miss? : The C.O.B.
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What/who do you miss? : Everyone else How are you?
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What's going on in your life now? : Wife, Baby and house. Want to see and drink with the guys again.
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Name : Bruce Van Wagoner
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Email : bruce.vanwagoner@vsea.com
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Rank/Rate : FT!/ss
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When were you onboard? : 8/96 thru 9/00
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What do you not miss? : CMDR Geiri
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What/who do you miss? : a few shipmates
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What's going on in your life now? : Working for Varian Semiconductor Equipment. In ABQ, New Mexico as a field service engineer
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Name : Ben Moore
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Email : sneezey bear@gateway.net
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Rank/Rate : TM2/ss
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When were you onboard? : 89-92
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What do you not miss? : the little trouble we had with bumpy roads in the middle of the ocean... 6 hour field days and then
6 hours of watch, XO Yocum, he didn't like fat guys.
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What/who do you miss? : Bob Day, Arnie, Coop, Richard Stevens, Floodster and being on the "Floodster Qual Train" and little Tristen, Jeff Fuller, Elmo my sea pup, Steve Mehrl, TMC/ss BLC
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What's going on in your life now? : I live in Bridgeport, OH and drive truck for a living. Did a little computer work. Just moved up here from TN trying to settle in. Been dying to find a site like this.
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Name : Steven Reith
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Email : sfreith@home.com
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Rank/Rate : DS1(SS)/FTGC(SS)
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When were you onboard? : Launching - Sept '88
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What do you not miss? : Being away from my family!
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What/who do you miss? : Being an active duty chief! Working with the caliber people I knew on the boats.
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What's going on in your life now? : USAF contractor: airborne sea-surveillance operations; IT manger for small business in Panama City, Florida.
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Name : Cosentino, Dean A.
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Email : Boat710@aol.com
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Rank/Rate : STS2/SS
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When were you onboard? : October1986 / Stick Rider
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What do you not miss? : Short, cold showers!!!!
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What/who do you miss? : Submariners in general, the best , most trustworthy individuals I evr had the priviledge of serving with.
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What's going on in your life now? : Platoon SGT with a night fighter light infantry unit in the 29th Division, US Army
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Name : Eddie Cortes
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Email : ewcortes@aol
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Rank/Rate : QM-2(SS)
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When were you onboard? : Dec93-Jun98/Jun99-present
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What do you not miss? :
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What/who do you miss? :
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What's going on in your life now? :
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Name : Carey Bosarge
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Email : cbosarge@home.com
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Rank/Rate : rm3/ss
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When were you onboard? : mar92-aug96
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What do you not miss? :
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What/who do you miss? :
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What's going on in your life now? : Hey Dustin, just signing the new guestbook, hi to hatz and eddie....
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Name : David Epler
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Email : david.epler@am.sony.com
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Rank/Rate : FTG2/ss
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When were you onboard? : 88 - 91
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What do you not miss? : The boat!
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What/who do you miss? : All the people I befriended on the boat.
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What's going on in your life now? : Went to college(much better than the navy) and now working for Sony.
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Name : Marc Zipfel (Zippy)
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Email : Zipfelma@aol.com
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Rank/Rate : FTG2
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When were you onboard? : 1993-1997
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What do you not miss? :
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What/who do you miss? :
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What's going on in your life now? : Networking/Technical Consultant
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Name : Erich "FONZY" Castillo
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Email : cmysterious1@aol.com
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Rank/Rate : mm3 ss
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When were you onboard? : 94-97
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What do you not miss? : field days everybody else on liberty except for A gain fixing the shit pump or diesel flooded again
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What/who do you miss? : old shipmates dancing at the clubs with the ladies
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What's going on in your life now? : Industrial mechanic with lufthansa airlines at ohare airport, in the process of becoming a chicago cop, in the USNR as a construction mechanic seabee unit have full custody of my son and also a homeowner old shipmates call me 847-922-6329 or email lets ca
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Name : John Anderson
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Email : jmjanderson@prodigy.net
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Rank/Rate : MM2
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When were you onboard? : 89-93
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What do you not miss? : The boat.
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What/who do you miss? : I miss going out and getting drunk almost every night. Going to work hung over and beating on coners whenever possible. I miss the keg in our barracks room, the parties at the house in Portsmouth, and playing softball and basketball with the boys. Who do
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What's going on in your life now? : I am now married believe it or not and we have one son John David Anderson III. I work at the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant in Bridgman, MI as a maintenance mechanic. We are moving to South Bend Indiana soon, but I will still be working in the same place. I've
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Name : Bill Craig
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Email : BillCraig@aol.com
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Rank/Rate : Em1/ss
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When were you onboard? : April 85 - April 89
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What do you not miss? : P-3ops in heavy seas, being "first on and last off", Orse drills
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What/who do you miss? : Port Calls- P-can,St croix, Halafix,Bergen, Plymoth etc...Say hey to Randy,Todd, Stanback,Paul,Tromba,Fraz,Pantaleo,Oz,Hamby and all the rest
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What's going on in your life now? : Maintenance Supervisor at Epcot in Orlando.
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Name : KEVIN BROWN
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Email : BIGPAPPA82@AOL.COM
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Rank/Rate : SKC/SS
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When were you onboard? : 6/88-12/90
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What do you not miss? : LONG UNDERWAYS. PORT AND STARBOARD
WATCHS,INSPECTIONS,AND STRESS
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What/who do you miss? : PORT CALLS, WORKING IN SUPPLY WITH
WITH TOM,STEVE THE SUPPO
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What's going on in your life now? : RETIRED AS SENIOR CHIEF IN 1997
LIVE IN MECHANICSBURG PA AND WORK
FOR THE POST OFFICE.
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Name : Darren Edgington "Edge"
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Email : strcoach@yahoo.com
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Rank/Rate : MM2/SS
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When were you onboard? : Apr. 86--Aug. 90
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What do you not miss? : Cleaning the drain pump strainer; 45 hour days with no sleep; going to sea; midi-ops with a bad emergency blow; "interesting" runs; having the diesel flooded during an ORSE; all the B.S.
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What/who do you miss? : Jerry Sims; Fred Zvaners; Wildman; Greg Yount; Mitch Ulmer; and the great comraderie in most of A-Gang and the boat; Halifax in '87, Jerry and I in Brussels, Having the civilians go through Blue Nose; Watching STs get taped up in engineering; Sneaking pie
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What's going on in your life now? : Married; Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Middle Tennessee State Univ.; bicycle enthusiast
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Name : Chuck Whitehead
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Email : chckjoan@aol.com
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Rank/Rate : MM1/SS/SW
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When were you onboard? : NOV 97 to NOV 99
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What do you not miss? : Field day, drills, Benny Koger saying "How 'bout a big bowl of shut the f##k up?"
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What/who do you miss? : All the guys.
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What's going on in your life now? : At the Torpedoman's retirement home, also known as Weapons Compound Groton. I'm all done in eighteen months.
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Name : Glen JJ Johnson
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Email : gej449s@smsu.edu
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Rank/Rate : A-gang 3rd
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When were you onboard? : Oct 91-Sep95
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What do you not miss? : The usual.... P M S, tagouts, cleaning the drain pump strainer, tagout audits, work packages, anal m/f's, field DAYZ
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What/who do you miss? : All the cool people, Fay, Peno, Britter, Crabill, Fonzi, Topf, Bailey, Chainsaw, shit, all you crazy freaks. :0
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What's going on in your life now? : Just starting my junior year at Southwest Missouri State University. Going on an exchange program to Qingdao, China for a semester at Qingdao University. Frank, I want to see if a Chicom really is red. Working, living, lovin.
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Name : Keith "Ratt" Hurt
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Email : ripperj@hotmail.com
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Rank/Rate : em2(ss)
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When were you onboard? : 8/88-8/92
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What do you not miss? : Sucking rubber
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What/who do you miss? : "Drinking with the boys".Hi to Jeff Smith,Mike Kindle, chainsaw,smoking Dave Lewis
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What's going on in your life now? : Married,1st kid,working in a nuc plant in NJ
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Name : Paul Davisson
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Email : pdavisson@monitorlabs.com
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Rank/Rate : SKC(SS)
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When were you onboard? : June 96 - July 97
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What do you not miss? : Pretty much everything except the people.
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What/who do you miss? : The enormous paychecks compared to the responsibilities.
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What's going on in your life now? : Materials Supervisor for manufacturing company.
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Name : Tim McFeely
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Email : flankbell@home.com
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Rank/Rate : TM2(SS)
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When were you onboard? : 1985-89
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What do you not miss? : Six of the seven Weps I served under, the collision alarm, and helo transfers.
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What/who do you miss? : Everyone one I served with (except Mauldoon). Holy Loch, Bergen, Halifax (except the part where I had to go to the front desk at the Holiday Inn naked to get the keys to the room!!) and all the golf we played in the Caribbean.
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What's going on in your life now? : Took an early out from government service after working at NUWC and JCMPO and am now working as a Logistics and Traffic Manager for a large overseas importer. Recently finished an MS in Integrated Logistics and also earned my MCSE from Microsoft
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Name : Johnny Anderson
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Email : jmjanderson@prodigy.net
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Rank/Rate : MM2/SS
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When were you onboard? : 89-93
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What do you not miss? :
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What/who do you miss? :
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What's going on in your life now? :
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Name : Berk
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Email : bek_n_al@yahoo.com
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Rank/Rate : et3
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When were you onboard? : 95-98
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What do you not miss? : Tagouts. Oh Yeah and restriction
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What/who do you miss? : All my boys from nav/ops and even a few eng dep guys
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What's going on in your life now? : I'm living in the St. Louis area. Becky and I had our first kid last September. I am work for ADT as an installer/service tech (I'm home when you're not heh heh)
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Name : John Dalton
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Email : dhjdalton@aol.com
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Rank/Rate : Went up/ Went down
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When were you onboard? : 1994-1998
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What do you not miss? :
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What/who do you miss? : The buddies and having to buy my own smokes now
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What's going on in your life now? : Work at an oil company as an hvac technician
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Name : John Dalton
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Email : dhjdalton@aol.com
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Rank/Rate : Finally ended up as e4
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When were you onboard? : 1994-1998
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What do you not miss? :
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What/who do you miss? : I miss hanging out with my buddies Burkemper and Hughes and Jeremy Glass. The hardest part of leaving or them leaving is losing touch.
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What's going on in your life now? : Life is good, wake up a lot more often without a hangover and have a real job now.
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Name : Ben Moore
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Email : Jollyrebel@sprintpcs.com
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Rank/Rate : TM2/SS
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When were you onboard? : 88-92
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What do you not miss? : "Come here BUDDY!" "Commence Field Day"
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What/who do you miss? : The people, Richard, Dave, Clouse, Bob Day, Joe Santos, Wade, Tony Smith, Harvey, Steve(My Sea Dad), Russ, Edge, Simms, Yount, Even Chief(a little), to just name a few.
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What's going on in your life now? : Still driving truck.
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Name : Eric J. Cottle
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Email : tmcottle@hotmail.com
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Rank/Rate : TM2/SS
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When were you onboard? : May 95 to Mar 97
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What do you not miss? : TMC Harris and his buttboy
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What/who do you miss? : Streff, Hull , Soupy, hell a lot of people
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What's going on in your life now? : Onboard the USS Louisiana in Kings Bay with wife and dog.
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Name : Greg Yount
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Email : gyount@mindspring.com
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Rank/Rate : MM2(SS)
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When were you onboard? : 87-91
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What do you not miss? : LCDR Connors (X0 during last 2 years), Brussel Sprouts on mid-rats!!!, greasing the Stern planes and rudder, field day in shaft alley!!!!, hotbunking, sitting in firefighting gear in crews mess during drills
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What/who do you miss? : A-gang: Jerry Sims, Jason Wild,
remember Ron Stoudt, Andy Slavik, Bob Day, hanging out in the Torpedo room spreading vile gossip, terrorizing Tiger Cruisers in AMR, Liberty calls in Europe, Andros Island, Virgin Islands, running the diesel (made me feel
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What's going on in your life now? : Work as Development Engineer for Antilock Brake/Traction Control Systems-Robert Bosch, married, have 2 boys, Connor 5 and Hunter 2. Once in a while i have a dream that i am a civilian but still have to stand topside watch!
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Name : Derrek Cooper
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Email : catnap9@aol.com
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Rank/Rate : TM3/SS
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When were you onboard? : 92-94
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What do you not miss? : port & starboard
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What/who do you miss? : The longer I am out, the funnier the memories become.
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What's going on in your life now? : In the process of finishing my masters in mech eng.
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Name : Darrell Meron
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Email : drmeron@earthlink.net
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Rank/Rate : QMC
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When were you onboard? : Jan88-Jan90
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What do you not miss? : Navigating the Thames and the Race in FOG.
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What/who do you miss? : All Submarine Ops. Enjoyed working for CMDR Angelo
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What's going on in your life now? : Port Operations Officer at NSB Bangor
(LDO LT)
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Name : Dan Spath
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Email :
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Rank/Rate : MM/3
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When were you onboard? : 96-NOV99
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What do you not miss? : when the cob made us go topside when we were pulling in and out and making us sing that stupid ass song
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What/who do you miss? : kicking the st's ass when ever and where ever we wanted to.
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What's going on in your life now? : mechanic at an aluminum factory. home owner and got rid of my wife. single life is the shit
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Name : Joe Poniatowski (PONY)
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Email : jponiatowski@mysticaquarium.org
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Rank/Rate : MM2/ss
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When were you onboard? : pre-comm - Jul 88
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What do you not miss? : The "hunt for red october" in '96, losing fellow shipmate Z man, the damn drills followed by field day. Trying to fix that noisy piece of shit shit pump. All the time at EB !
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What/who do you miss? : Miss all early crew guys, Ft lauderdale, St criox, Scotland, Nova Scotia, and all those ports I barely remember. Standing COW as E-5 and showing the new o gangers what really is suppose to happen and how to do it.
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What's going on in your life now? : I am technical supervisor at the mysticaquarium, recently seperated, have 2 wonderful children, and ready to reenlist to get bin laden,kidding (I'll let the present guys take care of that)
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Name : Tyler Aebi
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Email : thexsubman@aol.com
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Rank/Rate : ET/SN
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When were you onboard? : 00-01
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What do you not miss? : standing manovering watch,field day,quals,and potato balls
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What/who do you miss? : my boy Walter Hawerd
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What's going on in your life now? : not shit
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Name : Terry Lucas
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Email : twodeeptwolong@hotmail.com
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Rank/Rate : ET3(SS)
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When were you onboard? : 1996-1999
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What do you not miss? : That little short XO who didn't like Trombley, Bouch, Ballsac, Smitty, Trevor Lauer, Korn, Alex Burkemper, Middlenuts, Jason (ELT boy), Eddie Cortes, KennyMac, and course, me, Big Luke, from our Rumbles in the sonar shack!
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What/who do you miss? : My partners in crime and our weekly drunken road trips to Providence to score some college chicks.
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What's going on in your life now? : Was playing football at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. Now, on injured reserve after a torn rotator cuff cut my college playing days short. Who's says being on a submarine can't help you stay in shape?
Representing AUGUSTA by scoring
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Name : Jim Kelly
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Email : jameskellyccst@hotmail.com
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Rank/Rate : IC2/SS
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When were you onboard? : Never
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What do you not miss? :
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What/who do you miss? :
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What's going on in your life now? : I was going thru your web site for photos of subs for a college paper on submarine life. I ran across Russ Redekop's picture. I knew him from the Tinosa (SSN-606). I just wanted to leave him a "hello" - drop a line Russ @ my e-mail address. Jim Kelly
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Name : Ramiro J Nobre
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Email : rnobre@bellsouth.net
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Rank/Rate : EM something...2
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When were you onboard? : 92-94
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What do you not miss? : test depth
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What/who do you miss? : The Portsmouth crew...Jingles..Burt..Matty..John..Moose..Nel(Carter)etc..etc..
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What's going on in your life now? : Living in Florida and working for a telecomunications company...life is pretty good..
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Name : Dave Swackhamer
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Email : fthhsemn@AOL
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Rank/Rate : MM3SS
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When were you onboard? : 1987-1992
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What do you not miss? :
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What/who do you miss? : Looking for shipmates - Jeremy Jorgenson, and others
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What's going on in your life now? :
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Name : DAVID NUTT
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Email : DNUTT73@HOTMAIL.COM
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Rank/Rate : SK3/SS
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When were you onboard? : 1993 - 1997
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What do you not miss? : FRIENDS, GOING TO YANKEE STADIUM AND FENWAY PARK.
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What/who do you miss? : EVERYONE
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What's going on in your life now? : SCHOOL AND WORK
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Name : dave swackhamer
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Email : fthhsemn@aol.com
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Rank/Rate : mm3 ss
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When were you onboard? : 87/88 - 92
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What do you not miss? : orse . cleaning corn from the drain pump strainers .fast crusin .hay buddy ! crankin !!!
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What/who do you miss? : holland ! A div .the cool times in portsmith NH with rat & ICCS realy to much to list
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What's going on in your life now? : welding pipefitting in eastern pa 2time divorced (who said im hard to get along with ) 2 kids & still into fast cars ect .
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Name : Scott Matile
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Email : sctmtl1270@aol.com or matilesa@state.gov
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Rank/Rate : RM3(SS)
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When were you onboard? : 1992-1996
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What do you not miss? : Gin Rummy games to 10,000 while on deployment. Eating spicy buffalo wings and drinking dark beer while shooting pool. JJ's bald head. Spades, Eucher and Cribbige games.
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What/who do you miss? : Jeff, JJ, 3D, MCB3, and the rest of the crew from 92-96, you guys know who you are. Sorry I haven't been in touch like I should have. Please feel free to e-mail if whenever you like. It would be great to here from some of you.
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What's going on in your life now? : I'm engaged to be married next summer. I have a new beautiful baby girl, that has blessed our lives, my son turns 10 in February. I am working for the State Department in their Diplomatic Security Branch as an Electrical Engineer.
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Name : Ben Moore
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Email : Jollyrebel@Hotmail.com
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Rank/Rate : TM2/SS
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When were you onboard? : 89-92
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What do you not miss? :
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What/who do you miss? :
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What's going on in your life now? :
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Name : Tony Middleton
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Email : halflifecamper@hotmail.com
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Rank/Rate : e4 / sts3/ss
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When were you onboard? : may95-jan99
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What do you not miss? : Having to stand around and pretend to clean for 3 hours at a time. Sucking rubber, and cold @$$ winters in Groton.
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What/who do you miss? : WWF after field days in various locations. Hearing the sea stories after all those glorious liberty ports. And I miss everyone forward of the water tight bulk head. P.S. It was a real blast WWF'ing those were my best friends on board and also my best of t
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What's going on in your life now? : I live in Beaverton, OR. I'm currently working at Intel as a technician and I'm going to school at O.I.T. for software engineering. Getting married May25th to a cute blonde that's 6 years younger than I. Holla!!
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