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Seven US Sailors are missing after a US Navy destroyer collided with a 21,000 ton cargo ship 56 miles off the coast of Japan.
June 21, 2017, 07:10 AM
Oat_Action_ManSeven US Sailors are missing after a US Navy destroyer collided with a 21,000 ton cargo ship 56 miles off the coast of Japan.
True heroism and self-sacrifice!
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June 21, 2017, 08:08 AM
Balzé Halzéquote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069:
Assuming these reports turn out to be accurate, my God, what a courageous young man.
He was 37 years old.
And yes, that level of heroism is humbling. I hope it is verified and recognized in some significant way.
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JALLENI believe I saw a comment in one story that he was 3 months from retirement.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
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CaptainMikeI would love to see a DDG Gary Rehm. I'd definitely turn out the crew to man the rails for passing.
MOO means NO! Be the comet! June 21, 2017, 10:06 AM
Hound Dogquote:
Originally posted by Oat_Action_Man:
True heroism and self-sacrifice!
Whenever the doom-and-gloom crowd comes around here with the "The US military is finished!" cries, just remind them of this example.
As I've said in other threads, there are still good men and women living the warrior ethos in today's military, despite the efforts of the leftists.
This man was a real hero.
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June 21, 2017, 10:14 AM
old rugged crossGut wrenching to read. May God give his family some peace knowing such a man is part of their family. Such courage.
Also a prayer for those charged with closing the hatch. That would be hard to deal with.
So much heartache and so unnecessary and avoidable.
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June 21, 2017, 10:51 AM
AllenInARQuestion: the pics I've seen, the damage looks way above the waterline. What am I missing when they're talking about flooded compartments?
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June 21, 2017, 10:56 AM
Balzé Halzéquote:
Originally posted by AllenInWV:
Question: the pics I've seen, the damage looks way above the waterline. What am I missing when they're talking about flooded compartments?
A lot of the damage was also below the waterline. The bulbous bow of the container ship penetrated the hull of the destroyer during the collision.
~Alan
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God, Family, Guns, Country
Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan
"Once there was only dark. If you ask me, light is winning." ~Rust Cohle June 21, 2017, 11:09 AM
wxdavequote:
Originally posted by Hobbs:
I'd bet my parking pass on it
How the hell do you still have this? We were shipmates. My parking pass was blue. I was a division LPO in Ops Department at the time.
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June 21, 2017, 11:18 AM
Hobbsquote:
Originally posted by wxdave:
How the hell do you still have this? We were shipmates. My parking pass was blue. I was a division LPO in Ops Department at the time.
HA !!! Didn't realize I still had it until cleaning a box in the closet this spring.
June 21, 2017, 11:55 AM
HobbsA few days ago when I'd seen a photo of FC1 Rehm and read he was 3 months from retirement, I wondered how many Chief's boards had read his package and passed him by. God needed Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr elsewhere. Rest in peace shipmate. You stood the watch :SALUTE:
June 21, 2017, 01:29 PM
stoic-oneIt's indeed a small world, Hobbs, I was on the USS Bainbridge from 1984-89. I left the service in July of 1989, FC1(SW).
Rehm sounds like the best of the best probably non-PC FC1, fair winds and following seas, chief!
June 21, 2017, 01:44 PM
HobbsWow. Stoic-one. I was an NTDS display tech, DS3/2(SW). Work bench just below CIC by the 48 radar equipment room.
You were onboard when we positioned ourselves between Libya and the JFK Jan 4, 1989 and JFK's F14s shot down two Libya MiG-23 Floggers. I've never seen it reported, but we also held small craft coming towards us from the coast of Libya but the mud runners turned before coming over the horizon after the floggers dropped.
... and DIW in 30 foot seas in the med off Italy when two Greek sailors were in a mast down sailboat and we stopped to rescue. Saved one and SAR had an armlock on the other in the cargo nets but a wave struck and washed the other Greek sailor away.
Good to see shipmates here again.
June 21, 2017, 01:59 PM
Snake207quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
quote:
Originally posted by AllenInWV:
Question: the pics I've seen, the damage looks way above the waterline. What am I missing when they're talking about flooded compartments?
A lot of the damage was also below the waterline. The bulbous bow of the container ship penetrated the hull of the destroyer during the collision.
Animated video can be found here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new...ve-kids-himself.htmlJune 21, 2017, 02:05 PM
RHINOWSOquote:
and DIW in 30 foot seas
Sounds like the JFK didn't improve with age... in 99-00 we were always dragging a couple screws, bathing / drinking water that smelled like JP5, and down to 1-2 working cats. On workups we were DIW a handful of times... one time all the power went out for a minute...
Needless to say we weren't surprised when she couldn't rise quickly to the 9-11 challenge. Makes one appreciate a newer CVN though.
Cold A/C, hot water, plenty of gas.
June 21, 2017, 02:22 PM
Hobbs... but she did rise for a last shinning moment RHINOWSO. Last deployment (2004) was in support of the Marine's campaign in Fallujah. Launch and recover we did for months, without incident. That said, it took everything out of the cats ... again. After deployment, we met those Marines for Fleet Week New York in 2005. Was great to see them home.
JFK and the towers taken about 1999 I think ... late 90's anyway
June 21, 2017, 02:38 PM
RHINOWSOYeah, the old girl finally got it done - we just caught it at a bad time, right after it came off 'reserve' and apparently got screwed in the Philly shipyards.
After deployment we sent some guys up for fleet week in 2000 before we chopped to a nuke. They had a blast.
June 21, 2017, 02:45 PM
PASigquote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069:
Finally I am seeing more than just DailyMail pick up on this story.
It would appear that one of the 7 deceased, Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Rehm Jr had ample time to escape and save himself, instead he continued to go back for his shipmates and may have saved up to 20 before he was ultimately trapped when fellow sailors were forced to contain the water before he was able to return for the final time.
Assuming these reports turn out to be accurate, my God, what a courageous young man. I would hope that ultimately the Navy finds a way to permanently honor him in some way.
I would say the Navy Cross at a minimum.
June 21, 2017, 02:58 PM
sigfreundquote:
Originally posted by PASig:
I would say the Navy Cross at a minimum.
Isn’t the Navy Cross a combat award?
I am not familiar with Navy awards in general, but if the hero in this incident had been in the Army, I could see an award of the Soldier’s Medal (noncombat heroism), but doesn’t the Navy have anything similar? (Based on the Wikipedia article, that would be the Navy Medal, I believe.)
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feersum dreadnaughthighest non-combat Navy award would be the "Navy and Marine Corps Medal" - Navy version of the Soldier's or Airman's Medal.
Which doesn't mean that they can't still name a ship after him...
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