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<blockquote data-quote="oldsalt" data-source="post: 210865" data-attributes="member: 7440"><p>G'day SFC,</p><p>I can only reiterate all the well wishers comments.... my family have a "military" history... my paternal grandad died quite young after coming home from the Western Front in France (he was gassed & shot twice) - my mother lost three brothers during WW2 (they're buried in Libya) - my dear old dad was on a destroyer during WW2 - my little sister has just retired from the Australian Army after 31 years service (East Timor - Iraq) and I was in the Royal Australian Navy (plus a stint with the USN - <strong><em>long</em></strong> story) did some time on "Yankee Station" and took a couple of chopper rides to some fire bases (another <strong><em>long</em></strong> story) plus I managed to do a bit of time in Laos (a <em><strong>very</strong></em> <em><strong>long/complicated/<u>unofficial</u></strong></em> story - I had a great CO who <strong><em>looked the other way</em></strong> to some of my <strong><em>little adventures</em></strong>) so I really feel for you in your situation... your country (and everyone of us) thanks you for your service.</p><p></p><p>My dear old dad died a few months ago and at the moment his ashes are on an Australian warship (H.M.A.S. Tobruk) which left Sydney last Monday and they will be <strong><em>scattered at sea</em></strong> by the Chaplain during their next Sunday church service... a fitting end to an old sailors life. </p><p>A memorial plaque has been placed on a "wall of remembrance" in Hobart for him - it's where he was born and where he joined the navy as a mere teenager (he lied about his age so he could join up)... my wife and I are flying down to see the plaque later this year... I'll be sure to put up a photo on here.</p><p></p><p>God bless you and God bless America.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oldsalt, post: 210865, member: 7440"] G'day SFC, I can only reiterate all the well wishers comments.... my family have a "military" history... my paternal grandad died quite young after coming home from the Western Front in France (he was gassed & shot twice) - my mother lost three brothers during WW2 (they're buried in Libya) - my dear old dad was on a destroyer during WW2 - my little sister has just retired from the Australian Army after 31 years service (East Timor - Iraq) and I was in the Royal Australian Navy (plus a stint with the USN - [B][I]long[/I][/B] story) did some time on "Yankee Station" and took a couple of chopper rides to some fire bases (another [B][I]long[/I][/B] story) plus I managed to do a bit of time in Laos (a [I][B]very[/B][/I] [I][B]long/complicated/[U]unofficial[/U][/B][/I] story - I had a great CO who [B][I]looked the other way[/I][/B] to some of my [B][I]little adventures[/I][/B]) so I really feel for you in your situation... your country (and everyone of us) thanks you for your service. My dear old dad died a few months ago and at the moment his ashes are on an Australian warship (H.M.A.S. Tobruk) which left Sydney last Monday and they will be [B][I]scattered at sea[/I][/B] by the Chaplain during their next Sunday church service... a fitting end to an old sailors life. A memorial plaque has been placed on a "wall of remembrance" in Hobart for him - it's where he was born and where he joined the navy as a mere teenager (he lied about his age so he could join up)... my wife and I are flying down to see the plaque later this year... I'll be sure to put up a photo on here. God bless you and God bless America. [/QUOTE]
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