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A Pic Of You Living Your Best Life :)
July 21, 2022, 03:20 PM
mttaylor1066A Pic Of You Living Your Best Life :)
Scotland a few weeks ago. I am the guy on the right.
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July 21, 2022, 04:05 PM
mttaylor1066... and this is the 7th at Royal Dornoch. A 30 mph tailwind helped me hit this exactly 300 yards down the middle.
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July 21, 2022, 04:30 PM
parabellum
July 22, 2022, 06:07 AM
yaniciRather "prickly," Boss.
John
"Building a wall will violate the rights of millions of illegals." [Nancy Pelosi]
July 25, 2022, 11:41 AM
stickman428Probably 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.
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The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance
July 25, 2022, 12:29 PM
PHPaul
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.
July 25, 2022, 12:41 PM
SIGnified^^^ 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 July 25, 2022, 12:48 PM
stickman428Can 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.
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The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance
July 25, 2022, 12:59 PM
Blackmorequote:
Originally posted by stickman428:
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.
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
July 25, 2022, 01:21 PM
armoredMy Daughter and I washing an Elephant in the river Kwai in Thailand.
July 25, 2022, 02:31 PM
Tailhook 84quote:
Originally posted by stickman428:
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.
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." July 25, 2022, 02:59 PM
Jimbo54quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
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.
Paul, you are a dead ringer for my brother. This was taken a few years ago and his beard now matches yours. Uncanny.
Jim
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July 25, 2022, 02:59 PM
Tooky13Playing 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
July 25, 2022, 03:16 PM
ltz400quote:
Originally posted by Tailhook 84:
quote:
Originally posted by stickman428:
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.
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.
not the Kennedy, its the Connie. CVN-65 is the Enterprise.
July 25, 2022, 03:27 PM
Tailhook 84quote:
Originally posted by ltz400:
not the Kennedy, its the Connie. CVN-65 is the Enterprise.
I stand corrected.
"The Truth, when first uttered, is always considered heresy." July 25, 2022, 05:51 PM
doublesharp
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July 25, 2022, 07:42 PM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by Jimbo54:
Paul, you are a dead ringer for my brother. This was taken a few years ago and his beard now matches yours. Uncanny.
Jim
Handsome devil, ain't he?
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
July 25, 2022, 09:51 PM
stickman428quote:
Originally posted by ltz400:
quote:
Originally posted by Tailhook 84:
quote:
Originally posted by stickman428:
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.
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.
not the Kennedy, its the Connie. CVN-65 is the Enterprise.
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.
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The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance
July 25, 2022, 11:25 PM
Tailhook 84quote:
Originally posted by stickman428:
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.
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." July 26, 2022, 08:39 AM
navyshooterquote:
Originally posted by Tailhook 84:
quote:
Originally posted by stickman428:
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.
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".
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
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