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Home / Posts Tagged: family

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Mail Call

September 27, 2019Sam HallMaking Wavesfamily, Holidays, mail, Mail Call, Making Waves, Memories, Musings, Pranks, Sea stories, Unreps

“Mail Call—All divisional representatives lay to the post office to receive mail” These words stirred up many an emotion as ships of the line impatiently and frustratedly waited for regular mail, sometimes weeks at a time. Moods of Sailors could swing on a dime with a good, or not-so-good, note from a loved one at

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A Tribute to My Father (In-Law): CDR John Harrison, USN (Ret.)

June 21, 2015AdminFeatured, History, Newsfamily, father's day, fathers, history, social history, us navy, uss forrestal1 Comment

By Matthew T. Eng I was not born into a Navy family. Thankfully, one adopted me several years ago. Although I have dedicated a third of my life to the study of the United States Navy, my personal connection to it outside of work was minimal. To be fair, I did have SOME family members

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