Copy of: Re: long distance cruising

Bill Zeitler (WZeitler@compuserve.com)
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 17:16:58 -0400


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From: Bill Zeitler, 74211,1362
TO: "theodore f. boyer", INTERNET:freelanc@execpc.com
DATE: 8/19/99 4:57 PM

RE: Copy of: Re: long distance cruising

>Dear Bill,
> VF-AW4 ("Night Is Our Ally") an all weather fighter squadron, attached
to
>many CVS carriers on the east coast near the end of the Korean into the
Cold
>War. We went through the transition from props to jets during that period.
Any
>connection to your tour?

No......I was mostly WestPac....CVAs Midway and Shangrila....Cougars,
Panthers...and finally FJ4s for light nuclear attack....low level toss
bombing....." Goofy Loops "

> Robert Goodspeed probably was washed overboard by a large wave, not
having
>a harness system attached. They have a saying in Hawaii, "Never turn your
back
>to the ocean". God be with him.....
>Ted-Milwaukee WWPotter19 "Sea Breeze"

Yes......God be with him. Sometimes my mouth is braver then I am !.
I'm probabily one of the more chicken sailors around ! I personally
would not want to go out on the open ocean in anything smaller then the QE2
! ;-D>. Even the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River can scare the heck
out of me. Possibly my changed attitude is because I was in my 20s when
in the Navy....and now I'm 66. Is is Wisdom ?....Experience ? ....or
just plain old age! Probabily a mix of all of the above...but mostly
old age ! ;-D>

Thanks for the comeback.

Bill
ECPA - Delaware
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