I’ve Been Inked

Many years ago...actually about 2 years into my Navy enlistment a group of us sailors were sitting around the barracks drinking a few beers and the conversation turned to getting a tattoo. Well, first off...I hate needles. But after a few beers and not wanting to look like a baby, I was determined to go …

The Rightful Owner

I'm not writing this to toot my horn, although it will probably still happen that way...but the reason I'm writing is maybe it will encourage someone else to feel the joy of honoring someone you might not even know or to just "pay it forward". Here's the backstory. I returned a book to the family …

Letter to Howard Johnson Family

September 19, 2018 To The Family of Howard N. Johnson I am hopeful this letter finds itself into the hands of the family of Howard Johnson. I was friends with and spent time with Howard in the Navy. Of all the guys I was stationed with in the Navy there were only 2 standouts and …

Boot Camp – Beginning to End

NOTE:  This story is about my time in boot camp from beginning to end as best as I can remember. The timelines may not be exact, in fact at times they may even be out of order, or appear to be out of order. For those events for which I have the date, I will …

Navy Boot Camp Company Biographies

Biographies and Information about Company 73-192 This article/page is (and will be) a continuous update on members of Navy Boot Camp Company 73-192 in Great Lakes, IL from June 13, 1973 - August 3, 1973. In an effort to set the mood back to June -- August 1973...here's a few things that might bring back …