Guess I'm the slow learner in the Westy crowd - 12 active duty USN years,
several reserve years in the naval reserves, army reserves, and Vermont Air
National Guard for T=30+ years.
SamC
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Kao" <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: One more veterans day NVC

> --- Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
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>> Well, if you're looking for list vets ... I was active Navy from Feb '59
>> to Feb '81 and spent a little time in Nam.  I was primarily a Submarine
>> Sonar Tech but I was also a diver which is what I was doing in Vietnam.
>>
>> Now, I wonder how many Westy owners are Submariners or ex-Submariners?
>> Compared to the old diesel boats, I have more personal room in the
>> Westy. Heheheheh
>>
>> Mike
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> Ah... a living piece of history. I know of one diesel boat and like it a
> lot.
> It is one of the USS Hornet docked in the previous Naval Base in Alameda.
> Inside that boat there is an electrical escalator like those in department
> stores except it is very narrow. Go see it if you can. You can sit on the
> fleet commander's chair like in the movies if you want. The commander has
> his own room. It sure is much roomier than yours.
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> David
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