11/13/08
Not much to write about tonight. I have
been on my feet most of the day and am
really tired. We (US Submarine Veterans,
South Sound Base, Tacoma, WA) took a
tour of the Trident submarine USS Maine
today. Had a really great time and met some
of the Navy's best & brightest. What a GREAT
bunch of young men (to me, even most, if not
all, of the older guys were "young men").
These sailors love their job, their ship and
most importantly, their country.
Anybody see any of the "speechifying" out
of the Republican Governor's Conference
today? I understand Sarah Palin "wowed"
them AGAIN.
Well, I'll catch up tomorrow with some more
about some of our rising young stars. Until
then, next time you meet a veteran, say
"Thanks, GI".
About Me
- Tom W,
- I was born in the "boondocks" near Keota, Oklahoma, that's about 120 miles or so SE of Muskogee, just about 18-20 miles or so west of Ft. Smith, Arkansas. My family moved to California when I was about 5 years old and settled in the small town of Chowchilla, in the agricultural area of the San Joaquin Valley. I was the 4th in a family of 9 children. I quit high school at age 16, enlisted in the Navy on my 17th birthday. I went from boot camp to the Navy's Basic Submarine School and served my 20 years on various submarines in Key West, FL, New London, CT and San Diego, CA. When I retired, I finished my education, eventually getting a Masters Degree at Trinity University, San Antonio, TX. The LOVE OF MY LIFE is my wife, Belinda, who I met and married in San Antonio. How she has managed to put up with me for all these years is totally a mystery to me, but I ain't complainin'!!!
1 comment:
Looking forward to your next post. Sarah did great at the RGA conference. The video is on teamsarah.com. Check out my new blog, living responsibly.
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