Comments on: The FORRESTAL Sailors http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/08/20/the-forrestal-sailors/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bacon http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/08/20/the-forrestal-sailors/comment-page-1/#comment-3212 Bacon Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:49:44 +0000 http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/08/20/the-forrestal-sailors/#comment-3212 Jenn - Thanks for the note. It means the world to me. Given your father's association with FORRESTAL and BONHOMME RICHARD, I can understand your bittersweet feelings. My father passed away 12 years ago (almost to the day), and was in the Navy for just two years in WWII. It changed his life and he never lost his love of the service. That's why I wore the uniform so proudly. Thanks for your father's service, and for yours. Next time we cross paths, I hope we have more time to talk than what a brief handshake in the pasageway affords. Jenn – Thanks for the note. It means the world to me. Given your father’s association with FORRESTAL and BONHOMME RICHARD, I can understand your bittersweet feelings. My father passed away 12 years ago (almost to the day), and was in the Navy for just two years in WWII. It changed his life and he never lost his love of the service. That’s why I wore the uniform so proudly. Thanks for your father’s service, and for yours. Next time we cross paths, I hope we have more time to talk than what a brief handshake in the pasageway affords.

]]> By: jennsalazar08 http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/08/20/the-forrestal-sailors/comment-page-1/#comment-3211 jennsalazar08 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:14:57 +0000 http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/08/20/the-forrestal-sailors/#comment-3211 Thanks, Sir! My father was on the USS Forrestal from 1967-1968 (as an AS and later retired as a Senior Chief) and also served on the USS Bonhomme Richard (CV-31)., which really makes this bittersweet. Thanks for this article and also for visiting the legacy (BHR) this past week. GO METOC! My dad passed away in 2000, but he LOVED the Navy and loved your cartoons! Thanks, Sir! My father was on the USS Forrestal from 1967-1968 (as an AS and later retired as a Senior Chief) and also served on the USS Bonhomme Richard (CV-31)., which really makes this bittersweet. Thanks for this article and also for visiting the legacy (BHR) this past week. GO METOC!

My dad passed away in 2000, but he LOVED the Navy and loved your cartoons!

]]> By: Brad Jones http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/08/20/the-forrestal-sailors/comment-page-1/#comment-3206 Brad Jones Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:04:33 +0000 http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/08/20/the-forrestal-sailors/#comment-3206 Thanks for the nice article, Jeff. As usual, you do all of us proud! You're right, though. We'll never forget our lost shipmates. Brad Jones RVAH-11 1966-1968 USS Forrestal (CVA-59) USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) Thanks for the nice article, Jeff. As usual, you do all of us proud!

You’re right, though. We’ll never forget our lost shipmates.

Brad Jones
RVAH-11
1966-1968
USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63)

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