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I recently got some of my Navy photos digitized, thought you'd like to see them. First, I was the Main Propulsion Assistant on USS Lasalle, AGF-3. It was COMUSNAVCENT's flagship in the Persian Gulf, and had been permanently deployed there for about ten years. It was considered a hardship tour, one year, no dependents. It was also considered a "Silver Bullet" for your career; that meant that afterwards the detailers would give you special consideration for your next tour. Two weeks before I was scheduled to walk onboard, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and since everyone went the the Persian Gulf for Desert Shield and Desert Storm, No Silver Bullet for me. I left the gulf a year later after seeing the war from the deckplates of the mainspaces, and got out of the Navy about nine months later.
Anyhow, here's a pic of me at the time. The guy standing behind me was the Chief Engineer of the Lasalle. I was alot thinner then...
Anyhow, here's a pic of me at the time. The guy standing behind me was the Chief Engineer of the Lasalle. I was alot thinner then...