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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by David Melges</i>

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I see you achieved the rank of LCDR. You always were a go getter Master Chief. Do you know the where abouts of Fred Sides?

Unfourtunately I do not, you may want to post an inquiry in the "Looking for Old Shipmates" forum to see if anyone else knows anything.

Mahalo for the info, I will do that. Aloha nui loa

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ET3 79-81

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Two great Navies, separated by a common language.
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<font color="blue"></font id="blue">Very well said Henry. I've enjoy reading all of posts regarding this subject. I was on Cochrane 76-78 ... catching the end of a West Pac from Guam back into Pearl. We went through the shipyards ... yet I also remember while we were docked up Pier Side at Bravo Piers .... we had an Australian Ship docked outboard of us. As you fellows remember, it could get pretty hot during a work day .... and I remember watching the Aussies ... in Shorts .... and a Hat ... Possibly Sandals ... but no shirts .... going back and forth across our rear quarter deck to load beer aboard their ship. I didn't care so much about the beer ... yet I sure did envy the wearing of the shorts and no shirt.

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I didn't care so much about the beer ... yet I sure did envy the wearing of the shorts and no shirt.
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Its true we had a 'wet' Navy, but not everyone drank at sea. The saying was two cans per man, per day, perhaps.

The standard sea rig in summer (or tropic environments)was shorts, shirt and sandals (Dress number 10A with sandals). A really comfortable rig. In winter we went into long trousers with boots (Dress number .

It was a great time.