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Four Walls @FourWalls (86713) • United States 17 Feb 20

The final stop on the long tour at Battleship Park in Mobile was a tour of a submarine, the USS Drum. That is a tour that will open your eyes VERY wide! No, the submarine is not below water. The entire vessel is...

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Anchors Aweigh! (Part 2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86713) • United States 17 Feb 20

The worst thing I can say about Battleship Park is their food is awful in taste and price. Having said that, after the rather not-good MAT lunch (one of those sayings I’ve heard about less-than-palatable Navy chow is that...

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Anchors Aweigh! (Part 1)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86713) • United States 17 Feb 20

My last official stop of this wonderful vacation was a repeat visit to Battleship Park in Mobile, Alabama. It is the home of three different museums, and I’ll review each separately. The highlight of the park is BB-80, the USS...

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Where It All Began

Four Walls @FourWalls (86713) • United States 17 Feb 20

Excuse me for a moment, but this is very personal. Today I went back where it all began. In 1967 we went on a vacation along the Gulf coast. One of our stops was the USS Alabama, a battleship that saw action...

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Anchors A-Fly, Ahem, Aweigh!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86713) • United States 16 Feb 20

Having served in the Navy, along with my brother and uncle, this is downright painful to say. However, I’m going to be honest. The Museum of Naval Aviation, located on NAS Pensacola, has NOTHING on the Air Force...

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What is your take on the Philadelphia Experiment back in the day?

anthony davis @lookatdesktop (27156) • Dallas, Texas 10 May 16

Project Invisibility was what they called it, allegedly. If such a thing as teleportation and invisibility is possible, with the use of powerful electromagnetic energy derived from secret equipment I imagine the science behind...

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Impressive

Margaret Mwangi @Missmwngi (12915) • Nairobi, Kenya 20 Jan 16

Heloo to all? I hope you are all fine. I have been away for some days but i am back now. There is this video doing rounds on the internet of the US Navy singing the Our Father Prayer Swahili version and it is so impressive. The...

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Mysterious Aircraft Carrier in San Diego

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40847) • Laguna Woods, California 7 Nov 15

While we were in San Diego for the meeting of the kidney doctors, our hotel room looked out towards the San Diego harbor and the naval air station on Coronado. In the past, I have spent time on that naval air station. One of...

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Trump Jr.'s tubbataha reef twit angers a lot of filipinos

iluvusabado @iluvusabado (2559) • Philippines 2 Feb 13

According to donald trump jr., the USS guardian is more important then the reef that was damaged when the ship run over the tubbataha reef, which has been recognized as a marine sanctuary and a world heritage site by...

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AZ Woman Veteran

leafygreens08 @leafygreens08 (754) • United States 19 Apr 11

I am a woman veteran and very proud to have served my country. I was in the navy from 1975 to 1986. I was wondering if there are any other women vets out here in MyLot. I would like to make friends and have discussions with them....

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Sentimental America.....

Aprillynn1 @Aprillynn1 (225) • United States 5 Aug 09

Did you know..... United States navy warships are built using some of the remains of the September 11 (2001) attacks. The USS New York is built using rubble from the Twin Towers. The USS Arlington is built using...

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Katnapp @Katnapp (17) • United States 6 Dec 08

I lived in San Diego from 9/87- 12/90 while serving in the US Navy.. it was a wonderful place to live from age 18-21. Could not of asked for a more Happening place.. I was wondering if anyone is living in San Diego now who...

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McCain the Gambler

iriscot @iriscot (1289) • United States 11 Oct 08

John McCain likes to illustrate his moral fiber by referring to his five years as a POW in Vietnam. And to demonstrate his commitment to family values, the 71 year old former US Navy pilot pays warm tribute to his beautiful blonde...

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Bermuda Traingle

prudhvi27 @prudhvi27 (414) • India 17 Sep 08

The Bermuda Traingle or Devil's Traingle is an imaginary area located of south-eastern Altantic coast of the United States of America, which is noted for a supposedly high incidence of unexplained disappearances of ships and...

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McCain, Prove Me Wrong!

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 4 Sep 08

My response to McCain getting the Republican nomination for President of the United States has been disappointment and discouragement. Not because my guy(s) didn't win, but because I think McCain packed his spine in his ditty bag...

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Memory failure.

LordTimber @LordTimber (287) • United States 8 Jul 08

I have a memory problem. And I first learned about it, when I was 18 years old. I had received something in the mail from the U.S. Navy about joining up now that I was of proper age. It was mailed to me by my full name, but my...

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ive worked hard my whole life for nothing

wagster41 @wagster41 (210) • United States 2 Jun 08

and i was brought up on good moral values, ive served in the us navy for 6 years. i have medals from saving my fellow soldiers and people subjected to the misery of civil wars. im 42 years old and have been there and dont that....

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The alleged "20th hijacker" in the Sept. 11 attacks tried to kill himself

zabawaus @zabawaus (1730) • United States 20 May 08

The alleged "20th hijacker" in the Sept. 11 attacks tried to kill himself at Guantanamo last month, his lawyer disclosed Tuesday, saying the Saudi prisoner was distraught over a possible death sentence for charges later dropped by...

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Listening to the Blue Angels fly over the phone with my daughter

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 17 May 08

I used to live near an Air Force base and every year they would hold an open house to celebrate Armed Forces Day. I would take my kids every year to see the jets, helicopters and other military equipment up close but the highlight...

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Iranian Speed Boats Harrasing US Naval Ships

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 11 Jan 08

We need to change the rules of engagement for our soldiers and sailors. For example US Naval Ships should have a 500 foot exclusionary zone around them and any craft entering that zone should be given a verbal warning, A shot...

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