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My Father who was in the Navy a generation and a half in front of me told me. "If you join the NAVY you'll have hot food every day and a dry place too sleep, not in the mud."......... |
On my way, through Great Lakes Training Camp.
As the snow begain to fall I knew I should have gone to San Diego instead.
This 1st photo gave new definition to the title "Boot!"
Still..... I felt like they NEEDED me!
U.S.S. VEGA (AF-59)
After months of training in Bainbridge MD. I was transferred to the Mighty Vega, pride of the 7th fleet. Look at it and you can see why.
OUR MISSION:
We were a refridgerator supply ship. Servicing the rest of the 7th fleet with that one thing every fighting man wants and needs or he's worthless, (Mail?) Well yes, mail too but FOOD.
We supplied ships over cables and nets with all manner of sustenance. Most, but not all of our un-reps (underway replenishments) took place in the danger and darkness of the cloak of night. Not sure of what terror can be? Steam your ship between a gigantic aircraft carrier on your left (port) side which stayed there in that position while we serviced the carrier's entire flotilla on the other (starboard) side one at a time.
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