Helllllloooooo From The Persian Gulf

[Gator]

Good evening gents and ladies.

 

Just thought I would drop a line or twenty from the hot as all hell 130 degree persian gulf. I am floating out here on deployment onboard USS Wasp LHD-1. You can check us out here http://www.wasp.navy.mil/

 

I have been here flotin since april and should be home hopefully in september. I finally got enough bandwidh to access the site from the ship here. It sure is a different navy than when i came in back in 1988 when we didnt have email out here. you had to send a letter and it took 2 -3 weeks to get a letter to the states and again as long to get one back. Now I can email chat with my wife daily.

 

Yall stay safe and be good on the boards. Madjeff I will be abck soon. Did you drop me off of staff??? just checkin ben gone a while. glad to see the site is finally back up and running.

 

Gator out

[navychief]

Gator,

 

Be careful out there, Gator. Thanks for keeping us safe, Marine.

 

And yes, I too remember when email was not available on ships. It really must be a comfort to be able to stay in touch so easily!!

 

Navy Chief

[Scout_51]

when we didnt have email out here. you had to send a letter and it took 2 -3 weeks to get a letter to the states and again as long to get one back

Im going to date myself,I remember when you could write an adress a letter on a c-rat box and it would get home! lol..but Stay Safe out there MARINE..stay Safe,and remember there's a Hell of a lot of folks back here that will back you fellows to the hilt!(no matter what the press does or says)...

[zagnut]

Semper Fi bro! My boots should be hitting the ground in June, so your not alone.

[Gator]

Thanks for the thoughts.

 

I am not a marine. I am a SAILOR.... LOL

 

Hell I shoul;da made chief this year but the board didnt smile on me.

 

see you guys on the beach

[Nesher]

hope u r safe out there...

 

technology gave us great things, i see u enjoy them :P

 

<Salute>

[Dutchy]

Hey Sailor, stay safe and keep your proud head up.

You and all the others do good work.

 

Salute

Dutchy

[Snacky]

Be good Gator. Bring me back something from the Gedunk dude.lol ;)