AnantaAndroscoggin Master

I went in in 1972, but the USCG (despite rumors that spread like wildfire during the last weeks of boot camp) was not sending more patrol boats to Vietnam. My first station was on isolated duty on th… (View Post)

Lost my dad last year on a Friday night. That very Sunday morning, our second grandchild was born. (View Post)

As a recent nostalgia buy (my dad's dad smoked it, and Prince Albert, both in the tall flat tins), I'm currently working my way slowly through a pouch of half-n-half. There's something to the smell t… (View Post)

It always surprises me when a self-proclaimed "Sovereign Citizen" (who should all be deported as undesirable aliens in my book) who claims exclusive access to civil rights granted by our de… (View Post)

I once knew a Gunners Mate who was still thrilled (after years, now) that back when he had been stationed at the Groton, CT USCG Academy, he had the experience of being a "Concert Cannoneer"… (View Post)