Ben,
I had one of the shortest military careers on record. I spent a grand total 
 of twenty months in the Army. Of those, I got two weeks leave after basic  
training and then thirty days before I went to Vietnam.  I spent almost a  
whole tour over there until a mortar sent me home a little earlier than 
planned.  I didn't mind the Army, but it sure was boring stateside. Hurry up and 
wait.  Sheeesh!
Well, I'm off to Florida in the morning for a weekend of heavy drinking,  
male bonding and some deep sea fishing. Take care of the list and I'll be  
thinking about all of you up north in the cold and snow. Right, that will  
happen. :) I should be back some time Tuesday.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 3/18/2010 4:19:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
bencittadino at gmail.com writes:


Rummy,

My active duty was 1970-1972 but the closest I  got to the Western Pacific
was the Panama Canal. Mostly we kept the Viet  Cong and North Vietnamese 
from
over-running Charleston Naval Base in South  Carolina. My hat is off to you
and those who served in the war zone. I will  say my 170' ocean-going
minesweeper (designed by Phil Rhodes) was a sweet  ride. Four 500hp 12-cyl
Packard diesels for main propulsion would send us  flying through the water
at a breath-taking 18kts wide open. I did take a  52degree roll one time in 
a
storm that makes the sailboat heeling seem  tame. I really thought we were
going over. Talk about a scene from "the  Caine Mutiny".

Funny how I couldn't wait to get out, but now looking  back it was a great
time.

BenCittadino


Leland  wrote:

> 
> 
> Rummy,
> 
> No argument with  that!
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>  [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
>  R22RumRunner at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:23 AM
>  To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Quarters  and Air Crew
> 
> Lee,
> Only two things that fall from the  sky: bird sh.t and airborne. Clickity
> 
> clank, off to the  flank, here comes the tank.
>  
> Rummy
>   
>  
> In a message dated 3/18/2010 8:05:14 A.M. Eastern  Daylight Time,  
> LKUHN at cnmc.org writes:
> 
>  Bob,
> 
> The first five times I ever flew in my life were  in  130s & 141s at
> airborne school.  To this day I've  never landed in  one.  Certainly
> helped my fear of heights  and  flying.
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
> -----Original  Message-----
> From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>  [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Bob and  Kathy
> Quinn
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:54   AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  Quarters and  Air Crew
> 
> Ben:  Non rated aircrew on  the RC-135, C-130 and a couple  of other
> platforms from time to  time.  
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
>  ________________________________
> From:  BenCittadino  <bencittadino at gmail.com>
> To:   rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 9:24:18  PM
> Subject:  Re: [Rhodes22-list] Carrier landings  - Doing  it and
> Observing
> it
> 
> 
> Rummy;
>  
> If you don't mind saying, what years  did you ride in the tank?  I'm also
> curious about the temperature inside  them in the summer  or hot
> climates?
> A/C? In any event, thanks for your   service. (Same to you Bob.)  Bob,
> were
> you an aircrew  member? What  types? 
> 
> BenCittadino
> 
>  
> 
> R22RumRunner wrote:
>>  
>>  Bob,
>> You think and Navy ship is cramped? You ought to try   living in an
> M1-A1  
>> tank with three other people. We  ate,  slept and did everything else
> inside  
>>  those  cans.
>>  
>> Rummy
>>   
>>  
>> In a  message dated 3/16/2010 5:24:34  P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
>>   bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net writes:
>> 
>> As an  Air  Force  guy I got to spend
>> three months with the US Navy in  the Persian   Gulf and the Arabian
> Sea.  I
>>  was stationed with the Joint Task  Force  Middle East on the  USS
> LaSalle 
>> Command and
>>  Control ship  during Desert  Shield (escorting tankers in and out  of
>>  Kuwait).
>> Went for some R&R  (rest and  recuperation)  on the USS Constellation
>> carrier.  I was on a   COD  (Carrier On Board delivery craft) going out
> and
>> coming  back, so  I got  my "cat and trap" (catapult take off and  trap
>>  landing).  I was on the  carrier for a week  and the Navy  fliers
> treated me
>> with tours of the  Tomcats  and F18s.   Observing nighttime launches
>  and
>> recoveries from the deck  and  tower was a  thrill.  I can only imagine
> what 
>> it  would
>>  be like from  the cockpit.   Bottom  line:  we owe the men  and women
>> who  serve in the  US Navy a debt of gratitude for their  service.  The
>  
>> dangers  of daily operations and cramped  quarters (the  carrier was
> much
>> more  
>> comfortable  than  the LaSalle) made me appreciate the sacrifices
> endured  by
>> our   
>> great Navy folks.
>> Bob  in Florida  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  ________________________________
>> From:   "mputnam1 at aol.com"  <mputnam1 at aol.com>
>> To:   rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Sent: Tue, March  16, 2010  3:54:57  PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Carrier   landings
>>  
>> The first clip is from Carrier ... I  haven't watched the   second.
> That
>> was  
>> a great  series.
>> 
>>  
>>  Mark
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  
>>  -----Original  Message-----
>> From: Lou  Rosenberg  <lsr3 at nyu.edu>
>> To: The Rhodes 22  Email  List  <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Tue, Mar 16,  2010 12:43   pm
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Carrier  landings
>> 
>>  
>> Greg
>>  much  thanks for putting this on the board..  reminds me of that  PBS  
>> special I taped last year called "   Carrier"
>> so much respect for all  those on board who have to  do  this esp the  
>> aviators...
>> 
>>  but  even the  Paddle guys have stress too right!
>>  
>> Lou
>> s/v   Miracles
>> Bklyn  NY
>> On Mar 16, 2010, at 8:27 AM, Gregg  MacMillan   wrote:
>> 
>>> Here are a couple of YouTube  videos  of pitch and  roll...  an
> exercise
>>> that  is  done with planes taking off and  landing on a carrier   when
> the
>>> carrier deck is pitching over 30 ft due   to rough  seas. Sort of like
>>> landing a plane on  a   sailboat.
>>>
>>>    http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=4gGMI8d3vLs
>>>
>>>    http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=S0yj70QbBzg
>>>
>>>    --Gregg
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