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"The service and protection provided by the crew of the USS Yorktown is our gift to all Americans."Get out of the way of the "Fighting Lady" "The Lucky Y" ~~~~ 472 enemy planes shot down; ~~~~ 199 ships sunk,~~~~ 1,886 planes damaged, ~~~~ 329 enemy ships damaged, ~~~~ WWII, bombing the heart of Tokyo and numerous other targets, ~~~~ Sinking the largest Battleship ever built ~~~~ For every Yorktown plane lost there were 11.5 enemy planes lost or damaged; ~~~~ Korean War, Vietnam War,  Cold War on Worldwide Communism; ~~~~ Recovering the First Astronauts to Travel to the Moon; ~~~~ South America Cruise, North Atlantic NATO cruise, Hollywood movies and television appearances;  ~~~~ America's Grey Diplomat for over 200,000 sea miles~~~~~~~~~~ UNCLE SAM GOT HIS MONEY'S WORTH WITH THE SHIP AND CREW OF THE USS YORKTOWN!~~~~~~~~~Official US Navy Photographs made by US Navy Photographers Mates

 

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CIC Gives Shout Out to 'Medal of Honor" recept THAT ISN'T (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Fri Nov 6 7:48pm
While soldiers die and bleed, CIC Obama shows his insensitivity. "President Obama delivers remarks on Ft. Hood shooting at end of tribal leaders conference." The transcript begins: SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA [*] OBAMA: Please, everybody, have a seat. Let me first of all just thank Ken and the entire Department of ... more



Former crew wants sub kept out of water (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Thu Nov 5 6:46pm
The sailors who crewed the 325-foot-long submarine Clamagore think it's time to pull the boat out of the water at Patriots Point and put it on display on dry land. If not, they fear their Cold War memorial to the "Silent Service" will get lost to the elements, maybe forever. photo Schuyler Kropf Staff Former Clamagore ... more


"Dear Mom, Today defended the USA by scrubbing mooring lines" (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Tue Nov 3 7:48pm
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 2, 2009) Seaman Courtney Alumbaugh, from Chicago, scrubs mooring lines in the forecastle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is in transit to Southern California to participate in a strike group combat readiness exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass... more


The US Navy remembers September 11 (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Fri Nov 6 6:53pm
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (July 20, 2009) Steel recovered from the World Trade Center is displayed aboard the amphibious transport dock ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) New York (LPD 21). The glass case of the display is etched with the New York skyline before the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that brought down the World... more


US admiral concerned about China military buildup (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Sat Oct 31 6:42pm
and urged Beijing to be clearer about its intentions. With China's military growing at an "unprecedented rate," the U.S. wants to ensure that expansion doesn't destabilize the region, Rear Adm. Kevin Donegan told reporters on a visit to the Chinese territory of Hong Kong. Donegan referred to China's expanded weaponry. ... more


USS Yorktown vet saw Jap surrender on the Missouri (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Wed Nov 4 1:54pm
Veteran, Harvard grad honored in Edmond Edmond Senior Center: WWII officer is named Volunteer of the Month "All our boys eventually found their way to Edmond, so in 2004 after 50 years in Enid, Mildred and I moved to Edmond to be closer to our children and grandchildren." Ken Lisle Lisle was born in McLoud in 1922.... more


Cannuck Navy Sailors demand only one kind of coffee (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Tue Nov 3 12:05am
(who knew that Canada had a Navy?) It appears the (Canadian) navy loves a double-double. The Canadian Forces has issued a tender looking for a company to supply its beloved Tim Hortons coffee to navy customers in the Halifax Regional Municipality. "There shall be no acceptable substitute," according to the tender... more


(New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Thu Oct 29 3:16pm
CIC Obama embarasses Nation by giving shitty/half assed salute (hand not tilted correctly)


Women and fags on USN Ships, we know how to handle that! (nm) (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Mon Nov 2 9:14am


Sink the "Fighting Lady" No WAY (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) AL LARIVEE "B" DIV, Sun Oct 25 1:34am
Get all the bonuses they paid those clowns on Wall street that put a super sized hex on many old timers portfolios, and use it to save "THE FIFHTING LADY', AND STOP GIVING FREE MEDICAL CARE AND FOOD STAMPS TO THE ILLEGAL ALIENS. Whats gonna happen to those former Yorktown Sailors who had thier ashes spread in the... more


"duck? Look out? for what? I don't see nuttin!" (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Sun Nov 1 12:00pm
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 30, 2009) Last photo ever made of Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Kevin J. Dunlavey as he directs the movement of a cargo drop reel aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) during a connected replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John... more


Sea Story (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) Wharf Rat, Thu Oct 29 7:56pm
Gentleman - and I use that term loosely: I took my son to the commissioning ceremony of USS Makin Island on Saturday, October 24 in San Diego. Another event of pomp, tradition, patriotism, flyovers by helo's and Harriers (very cool), and a United States Marine Corp band. Hey - its been a great Navy year for Wharf Rat: ... more


VA treating PTSD through exposure treatment on USS Yorktown (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Thu Oct 29 8:37pm
"THE THOUSAND YARD STARE" Sgt. John C. Lowe was a platoon commander in Vietnam. When he got back from the war he tried not to think about it, but it didn't work. "Holding my men when they're dying telling them they're not dying and knowing they are -- that's what hurts," Lowe said. He started drinking and looking for... more


5 best sentences you'll ever read (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) * Adrian Rogers, 1931* , Wed Oct 28 8:23pm
This is one paragraph that should be in every book in every school room in every city in every state in our great Union Our educators should make a lesson plan on this one statement and beat these words into every head in every class in every state in these United States of America . Profound short paragraph You... more


CIC visits NAS (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Mon Oct 26 11:49pm
Barack Obama shakes hands with Sailors, Marines and other service members after delivering his remarks during a rally held on board Naval Air Station Jacksonville. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Anthony C. Casullo/Released)


You already get free headstone from VA (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) VA Website va.gov, Mon Oct 26 9:58am
Eligibility for a Headstone or Marker Important Notice - New Law Concerning Eligibility for Headstones and Markers The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) furnishes upon request, at no charge to the applicant, a Government headstone or marker for the unmarked grave of any deceased eligible Veteran in any cemetery... more


Olongapo Girl: A Tale of Prostitution (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Sat Oct 24 8:59pm
I'll call him Leinhart, not to protect his identity so much as because it was years ago and I don't remember his name any longer. Seems like his name started with an 'L', but it's really immaterial because Leinhart's story isn't all that unusual. In a way, what happened to Leinhart has happened to most of us, more... more


Time to take USS Yorktown to Portland Oregon (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) Dan winter, summer, falll and spring sailor, Mon Oct 26 9:45am
There is a movement in Portland to take the decommissioned USS Ranger and turn her into a museum here. WTF! wrestle the USS Yorktown away from the sorry losers who can't maintain her at Patriot's Point, barge her through the Panama Canal again and Portland has an instand museum. As Portland is between San... more


Up Cooper River without a paddle (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Mon Oct 26 6:51pm
Big debt looms for Patriots Point MOUNT PLEASANT - Patriots Point banked on $20 million in federal funding when it accepted a more than $9 million loan from the state to save its sinking warship Laffey. Now that money is off the table, and the clock ticks toward time for the attraction to repay the debt. The Laffey's... more


Navy says "either fix the Yorktown or sink her" (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Thu Oct 22 11:32pm
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) - The U.S. Navy has told a South Carolina museum it needs to repair the aircraft carrier Yorktown or make plans to dispose of the rusting ship. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant has gotten a letter about the World... more


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