Goofing Around Over the Decades

[Kurt Barickman]

Funny, I remember every so often when we were in the Persian Gulf in 1982-3, we would pull into Bahrain and pull up to a barge and we could take turns getting on the barge and drinking our two cans of beer; the price of a beer went up dramatically as guys were trying to buy other sailors beers.

 

Kurt

[Salvage Sailor]

While playing 'bumper ships' with Commie Krivaks & Intel Trawlers, we would pull alongside of them and blast them with rock and movie scores (the theme song to 'Patton' was the CO's favorite) and moon them, flash the Hawaiian 'good luck sign', etc.

 

We also entertained them, producing the 'Gong Show At Sea' to show them what freedom is...

 

Note the 'Gong' on the right

That's a fellow OS2 playing my Ovation guitar & note the Standing Naval Forces Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) shield

Our Operations Officers as flashers

Snipe, fresh from the hole & in the fresh air, a rare occurance

Data Systems Tech magnetic tape Hula Dancer skirt, they were always 'Special'

 

Ah, the Cold War, don'cha just miss it?

 

[Salvage Sailor]

[Salvage Sailor]

Fort St. Michael, Alaska December 1915

[patches]

7 hours ago, Salvage Sailor said:

Fort St. Michael, Alaska December 1915

Fort St. Michael, Alaska, that's the first I'm hearing of this, wow it was on the Bering Straits there in the AK.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_St._Michael

[Salvage Sailor]

Hiller "Hitler" Jones

11th Field Artillery 1938

[patches]

Mortarmen of the 1st of the 7th Cav 1st Cav Div goof around sometime in 1971.