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- Recommended by a Very Important Person (VIP)This is a story told through the eyes of a young sailor who joined the Royal Navy in 1955 as a Boy Seaman 2nd class, the absolute lowest rank in the Navy. Follow his induction at HMS Ganges, the toughest boy’s training establishment in England, if not the world, and his first assignment to HMS Cockade in time to visit Australia for the opening of the 1956 Olympic games. This is a thoroughly amusing tale, tempered with dark moments of despair, as he visits islands in the South Pacific, tours Hong Kong, Korea and Japan, passes through the Suez Canal enroute to Malta and Gibraltar, helps to capture an Icelandic boarding party during the Cod Wars. He dives in a submarine to play cat and mouse with our Cold War adversaries, surfaces through the polar ice at the top of the world, feel the tension in the submarine as it sinks toward crush depth. Laugh at the antics of his fellow sailors and the strange situations they found themselves in. Learn the meaning of the acronym PASAHB, and sympathize with this naive young sailor as he falls for one of the oldest tricks in the book.Whether a sailor or a dreamer of the sea, this is one voyage not to be missed.
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Lesson for Today!!!
Here is your lesson for today Irony Short and Profound These three statements tell you a lot about our culture: 1. We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a … Continue reading
Posted in family, veterans
Tagged animals, dependant, didn't work for, feeding, free money., guns, handouts, muslim, welfare
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Chapter XXI Armageddon
Don’t forget the next chapter from this exciting story (Chapter 14. The Spy). Things begin to move faster as the launch hour draws near, much activity, danger and drama. You can`t miss this next episode, watch for my Sunday Morning … Continue reading
Posted in author of lily & Me, family, The Royal Navy & Me
Tagged alarms, black beards, coveralls, dressed, gas, guns, launch, money, muffins.coffee, No blondes, sandals belts, security, spies, time travel
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D Day 6th June 1944
Today is the 70th anniversary of the greatest seaborne invasion the world has ever known. It is a time when we need to remember the bravery and courage of the troops who stepped out of those landing crafts onto the … Continue reading
Posted in Belfast Blitz, HM Submarines, HMS Cockade, hms ganges, military, veterans
Tagged 1961, beaches, Belfast, bravery, courage, film, Germans, girl friend, guns, landing craft, longest day, movie, nazis, Normandy, royal navy, Street, street belfast, we shall remember, what war was that.
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They Call It Sport
This actually happened. They dressed the truck up with the guy tied down on the roof. The driver and passengers put on Moose heads. Then they went down the Interstate, causing 16 accidents. Yes; they went to jail! Yes; alcohol was … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, beauty of the forest, blood, Booze, brain dead, camo, gore, guns, idiots, more booze., red necks, rifles, scopes
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Shades of Northern Ireland
Elsipogtog, New Brunswick – It has taken three days, but sadly there is now the potential of a very serious injury arising from last Thursday’s early morning RCMP attack on the anti-shale gas encampment that occurred on a piece of … Continue reading
Posted in military, politics, Prince Edward Island
Tagged city, fracking, Ghiz, government, guns, New Brunswick, peoples interest., RCMP, rubber bullets, sheridan
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