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Scotland a few weeks ago. I am the guy on the right.  ___________________ Company, villainous company hath been the spoil of me. | |||
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... and this is the 7th at Royal Dornoch. A 30 mph tailwind helped me hit this exactly 300 yards down the middle.  ___________________ Company, villainous company hath been the spoil of me. | |||
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Rather "prickly," Boss. John “You know—everything happens for a reason. But sometimes the reason is…you’re stupid and you made a bad decision.” Senator John Kennedy, Louisiana | |||
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Probably one of the most stress free and happy times in my life. That was my back yard guys.   What a place to grow up! Barbers Point Hawaii looking at a carrier enter Pearl Harbor circa late 1980’s probably 1987 or 1988. I’m the one with the golden hair on the left.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | |||
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 One of the prouder moments of my life, my previously wayward grandson graduating from Parris Island. Turned a juvenile delinquent into a man.  Another source of pride: My great-grandchildren. This one is the youngest, daughter of the young man to my left in the previous picture. I'm a pretty simple guy, simple things give me pleasure. Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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^^^ That’s great Paul! Absolutely there is nothing better or more fulfilling as a human than seeing your children be well and prosper. (Been through the trials and tribulations as well.) Not easy but well worth it. Nothing in life compares. "Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein | |||
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Can anyone identify the aircraft carrier in that pic? It looks like a #6 is visible on the tower but when I compare it to the USS Bonhomme Richard (#6) it doesn’t look right.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | |||
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LHD 6 was not commissioned until 1998 so not her. There were 10 carriers with a 6 in their ship number in that timeframe. Harshest Dream, Reality | |||
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By using a process of elimination, it's CV-67 USS Kennedy. CV-65 (Connie): Island placement is further forward than in the picture. CV-66 (America): Can't see the second "6" on the island. CV-68 (Nimitz) and -69 (Ike): Their masts are further aft on the island than in the picture. "The Truth, when first uttered, is always considered heresy." | |||
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Paul, you are a dead ringer for my brother. This was taken a few years ago and his beard now matches yours. Uncanny.  Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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Playing Pebble Beach the week before the U.S. Open (I'm in blue, 7th tee box).  Playing Bandon Dunes in the rain  (Red hat) We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. Abraham Lincoln | |||
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not the Kennedy, its the Connie. CVN-65 is the Enterprise. | |||
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I stand corrected. "The Truth, when first uttered, is always considered heresy." | |||
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Handsome devil, ain't he?   Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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ltz400, not that I doubt you, I don’t but why are you so certain? I am genuinely curious as this picture has sparked considerable debate over which carrier is pictured amongst my family. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | |||
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Let me try to redeem myself: The Kennedy was on the East Coast in the late 80's as per your post. So was the USS America. The Connie (CV-64) was a West Coast boat during that time frame. There's an outside chance it could be the Kitty Hawk (CV-63), but you can't convince me the second digit on the island is a "3". More likely it's a "4". "The Truth, when first uttered, is always considered heresy." | |||
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Late 80s deployments of West Coast CV's was USS Ranger CV-61 Deployed WESTPAC July 87 to Jan 88 and again in Feb 89 to Aug 89 (I was in this Battle Group) USS Kittyhawk CV-63 Left on a world cruise Jan 87 ending in Philadelphia USS Constellation CV-64 April to October 1987 "Blessed is he who when facing his own demise, thinks only of his front sight.” Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem Montani Semper Liberi | |||
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