Annihilator
Emissary
10mm’s new fashionable hearing protection......
HEARING PROTECTION FOR SHOOTING
- Thread starter Talyn
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You can never be too safe and green is my favorite color!
Annihilator
Emissary
BET7 new ear muffs.......
BET7
Ronin
I'm the Cat's meow
, don't tell 10mm, that I stole the backup pair of his favorite green earmuffs 
Thanks for your service.
BIO-HAZARD
Elite
I was a Interior communications electrician - surface warfare specialist . I was on in the late 80's .
BIO-HAZARD
Elite
What a honor to cross paths , What years did he serve , And thank him for his service and for being a Battleship Sailor .
BIO-HAZARD
Elite
Your welcome & Thank You ..
Cool. I think the IC's are called something else nowadays. I was winding my career down in the late 80's, and ret'd in '92.
BIO-HAZARD
Elite
I'm not sure , been some time . I ret'ed in '91 , last tour was the Navy War College in Newport RI.
I was on the Iowa when we had the turret explosion in '89 . I lost 47 shipmates that day .
Thank you for your service ScottJ.
The turret explosion was a terrible loss of life. Thanks for your service also. Did my first sea duty in Newport, '72-'73. The winter there was way too cold.
Keystone19250
SAINT
My father (parents) are no longer living but I believe he watches me and hears all I talk about. I want to say he was on the Iowa during the early 50’s
Here are some things I’ve hung onto.
BET7
Ronin
Nice Keystone. I've done the same with some of my Dads WWII items (Dog Tags, Wings, Ribbons, patches, pictures) and put them into a display case. I even put the U.S. Flag that draped his coffin into a display case. This and adding his name to the WWII Museum in New Orleans entry wall and an inscribed brick placed in the sidewalk that lines the several Museum buildings. It's great we can honor our veterans when given the chance.
Keystone19250
SAINT
Nice Bet7. Both my parents were cremated and I have both their ashes with me. My father was a
2nd class ship fitter, the only thing he talked about during his time on the Iowa was running all over the ship welding patches over the holes from being shot at. Other then that he refused to talk about his time in the Navy.
BET7
Ronin
Yeah, my Father and Uncles were the same about their time in WWII as well.
Keystone19250
SAINT
An interesting note that some of the components including all of the barrels for the 16 inch guns For all the battle ships were made at the Naval Ordinance plant in Louisville Kentucky which is now known as
BAE Systems. I worked for BAE for four years as the 2nd shift Facilities manager. During that time we continued to make the Mark45 and Mark38 guns. We also built propulsion cavitation components and missile tubes for the Virginia Class submarine.
BAE Systems. I worked for BAE for four years as the 2nd shift Facilities manager. During that time we continued to make the Mark45 and Mark38 guns. We also built propulsion cavitation components and missile tubes for the Virginia Class submarine.
Keystone19250
SAINT
Pictures of the Mark 45 and Mark 38.
Hey Keystone I posted quite a few original naval WW2 pics on an older thread of mine that you can find under my profile if you're interested in viewing them.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
Keystone19250
SAINT
Thanks I’ll check them out.
