Sad day for me

[Tuberski]

I find myself pathetically misty eyed today. As most of you know, I was in the US Navy for 5 years. I went to my former ship's Website and discovered that it was to be decommissioned on the 12th of December.

Suprisingly enough, I almost cried. I never fully realized how much that ship affected my life, even almost 10 years later.

I really wish I had found out sooner, and I would have scraped the money together to be there for the decommissioning ceremony. Witch is being addressed by the first Captain I ever had.

no ack here.

[Nubclear]

Oh.

[Tuberski]

I didn't think anyone would care. Just had to share it with someone.

[Nubclear]

Well I...feel sorry that your sad

[PLATO]

It is amazing how inanimate objects and places effect us when they change. Sorry you feel bad.

[MRT144]

hey, it was decommisioned on my birthday!!!

[Tuberski]

This is a picture of the ship when I visited Hong Kong in 1991:

[Tuberski]

And at my favorite Liberty Port of all time, Longview, Washington:

[Nubclear]

In honour of your ship

[Jaguar]

That is kinda sad. A place of thousands of memories, gone.

[Tuberski]

Yeah, it was my home for 3.5 years. Also it was my transportation around the world.

[Space05us]

which sailor are you in the 2nd picture??

[Skanky Burns]

Sorry for your loss, Tuber.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Space05us
which sailor are you in the 2nd picture??

As a matter of fact, I am one of the sailors on the fantail, that's the back of the ship. There just isn't a way to point out which one, but I am, in fact, in that picture.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
Sorry for your loss, Tuber.

Another thing the Navy did for me was let me see the hometown or country of quite a few Apolyton posters.

Chicago, San Diego, Tijuana, Hawaii, Australia-Perth/Freemantle and Sydney, mainland China.

Thanks Skanky.