Originally Posted by
ahunter55
Little Chief-how'd ya do??? Big Brother retired Navy opticalman, 20+ (he joined in 1955) & I was 5 active (Corpsman) 1959 thru 63 with last 2 attached to marines.. We be OLD.... Good luck to anyone still braving the cold. as it's 10 & dropping here.
I came so close twice, but mother nature worked against me both times. Stupid swirling wind.
I still have one more weekend before the contest ends. I hate to burn another vacation day, but I'm going to take Friday off again and give it all I've got.
Opticalman, huh? That was a bit before my time.

I joined the Navy straight out of high school in 1981 and retired in 2008. I did tours on five ships: One aircraft carrier, one Knox class frigate and three amphibious transport docks. We hauled a lot of marines on those last three ships.