Comments on: The truth about Columbia Barnard

By: Cordelya

Cordelya — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:09:56 +0000

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By: Justthisguy

Justthisguy — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:55:54 +0000

P.s. I believe there was a guy aboard USS Iowa when they had a similar Godawful problem who gave a similar order, to flood the magazine, and was later brought up on charges for some kind of silliness, before cooler heads prevailed and nonsense and Naval Investigators were slapped down.

He was eventually decorated, I think, just not with any VC equivalent. There was much sexism and embarassment and resignations of commissions and suchlike involved, as I recall.

There is an excellent book about it.

“A Glimpse of Hell”, I think it’s called.

Read the book. The situation aboard that ship was a train wreck waiting to happen.

When it did happen, the Navy made it worse

By: Justthisguy

Justthisguy — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:40:45 +0000

That’s cool, Major, just happy to get the story out, and educate folks. I thank you for your help in doing that.

By: prowlerguy

prowlerguy — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:58:04 +0000

Two things raced through my mind as I read this. First;

“If she isn’t inventing her brother out of whole cloth, then he must be getting quite a sizeable helping of grief from his a) upperclassmen for having a family so anit-military, and b)classmates for bringing so much heat to their squad’s table.”

Second:

“Gee, that sound a lot like the way Cindy Sheehan speaks about Casey, as if she ALLOWED him to re-up and volunteer to return to the ME.”

By: MajHarvey

MajHarvey — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:03:50 +0000

Justthisguy-

When I read your earlier comment re. Jutland, VC, etc. I thought you’d been hitting the rum a little too hard… then I cruised over to Wikipedia and found out the story. Wonder if it’s too late to change my son’s name to Francis John William?

I’ve actually been to the Royal Marine Museum in Portsmouth – and no doubt saw Maj. Harvey’s VC – but didn’t realize at the time what I was looking at.

Here’s to a fellow Marine!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_John_William_Harvey

By: MajMike

MajMike — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:36:51 +0000

i am proud to state that one of my SPCs, the junior member of my staff section, happens to have graduated cum laude from Barnard.

she’s sharp, intelligent, and a damn fine soldier.

they haven’t completely lost it.