Comments on: The Gutless Cutlass http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/09/the-gutless-cutlass/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:39:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J.M.Duke http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/09/the-gutless-cutlass/comment-page-1/#comment-572619 J.M.Duke Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:07:47 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10940#comment-572619 I was a photographer's mate on board the Hancock at the time of Cdr Alkire's fateful crash. I'd like to correct the misstatement that a photographer was killed. It's not true We had four photographers on deck, two in the catwalk and two on the 07 level. None was harmed. J.M. "Duke" Duke I was a photographer’s mate on board the Hancock at the time of Cdr Alkire’s fateful crash. I’d like to correct the misstatement that a photographer was killed. It’s not true We had four photographers on deck, two in the catwalk and two on the 07 level. None was harmed.

J.M. “Duke” Duke

]]> By: blackeagle603 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/09/the-gutless-cutlass/comment-page-1/#comment-438049 blackeagle603 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:39:28 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10940#comment-438049 Thank's for that FT vote. dw AT1, EAWS, NAC, IFT Thank’s for that FT vote.

dw
AT1, EAWS, NAC, IFT

]]> By: G-man http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/09/the-gutless-cutlass/comment-page-1/#comment-437919 G-man Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:17:40 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10940#comment-437919 Chip One thing where YOU goon it up, another when you do everything right and it ends like this. When your Maker calls, you go, and ain't a whole lot you can do. I wonder if any of the other SNAs watching called it quits after that. Chip
One thing where YOU goon it up, another when you do everything right and it ends like this. When your Maker calls, you go, and ain’t a whole lot you can do. I wonder if any of the other SNAs watching called it quits after that.

]]> By: virgil xenophon http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/09/the-gutless-cutlass/comment-page-1/#comment-437775 virgil xenophon Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:13:55 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10940#comment-437775 AW1Tim/ May have told it here before, but one of my best friend's father (unfortunately now passed away) was an F6F/F4U pilot in WWII who was from Kansas. At a dinner party once I noted the great mid-western affinity for the Navy (Joe Foss from N. Dakota, etc.) and he related to me his induction physical story: "Yeah", he said, "When I was going thru the line to get my induction physical in Santa Monica the Navy Doc asked me where I was from in a friendly, pass-the-time-away manner. When I replied 'Kansas' he exclaimed: KANSAS!! What's it with you people from Kansas? Every third guy in line I see is from G-Damned Kansas!" LOL, Tim, I guess guys from the land-locked mid-west just want to see some liquid blue! AW1Tim/

May have told it here before, but one of my best friend’s father (unfortunately now passed away) was an F6F/F4U pilot in WWII who was from Kansas. At a dinner party once I noted the great mid-western affinity for the Navy (Joe Foss from N. Dakota, etc.) and he related to me his induction physical story: “Yeah”, he said, “When I was going thru the line to get my induction physical in Santa Monica the Navy Doc asked me where I was from in a friendly, pass-the-time-away manner. When I replied ‘Kansas’ he exclaimed: KANSAS!! What’s it with you people from Kansas? Every third guy in line I see is from G-Damned Kansas!” LOL, Tim, I guess guys from the land-locked mid-west just want to see some liquid blue!

]]> By: AW1 Tim http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/09/the-gutless-cutlass/comment-page-1/#comment-437760 AW1 Tim Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:29:03 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10940#comment-437760 My father was always amazed at how many midwestern folks joined the Navy. I found it to be true as well. I was born in Iowa, and the other two AW's on my crew were also Iowans. Out of the 12 men on my first crew, not one was from a state bordering the ocean. My job as an AW not only included attending the brief & debrief, and operating all the sensors at my station, but helping to take care of the bird as well. Putting on fuel, loading stores, making coffee, plug&covers, vacuuming, washing, etc etc etc. Then there was all the collateral duty on days we weren't flying. So, yeah... there's that. To be honest, I rarely minded the long hours. I truly loved my job. Heck, as an LPO, how many 20-something folks get to have a leadership position over 28 other fellows? There are always a couple sad sacks in every unit, but the overwhelming majority of those 19+ year olds are above-average and certainly above the ones who decided to stay home. Anyway, that's enough of a ramble for now.. :) My father was always amazed at how many midwestern folks joined the Navy. I found it to be true as well. I was born in Iowa, and the other two AW’s on my crew were also Iowans. Out of the 12 men on my first crew, not one was from a state bordering the ocean.

My job as an AW not only included attending the brief & debrief, and operating all the sensors at my station, but helping to take care of the bird as well. Putting on fuel, loading stores, making coffee, plug&covers, vacuuming, washing, etc etc etc. Then there was all the collateral duty on days we weren’t flying. So, yeah… there’s that.

To be honest, I rarely minded the long hours. I truly loved my job. Heck, as an LPO, how many 20-something folks get to have a leadership position over 28 other fellows?

There are always a couple sad sacks in every unit, but the overwhelming majority of those 19+ year olds are above-average and certainly above the ones who decided to stay home.

Anyway, that’s enough of a ramble for now.. :)

]]> By: Steeljaw Scribe http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/09/the-gutless-cutlass/comment-page-1/#comment-437750 Steeljaw Scribe Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:00:49 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10940#comment-437750 Oof, there's a reason they're called "sacrificial connectors"...and another reason why I lament the passing of the FT from the E-2 community. - SJS Oof, there’s a reason they’re called “sacrificial connectors”…and another reason why I lament the passing of the FT from the E-2 community.
- SJS

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