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Veterans

bluescribbler

(2,253 posts) Thu Dec 8, 2022, 03:25 PM Dec 2022

50 years ago today

I put on my dress blues for the final time. I and about 20 other guys stood at attention as a Captain thanked us for our service, told us how much the Navy would miss us, handed us our DD-214s and officially released us from active duty.

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50 years ago today (Original Post) bluescribbler Dec 2022 OP

Congratulations, happy anniversary Walleye Dec 2022 #1

Congrats, bluescribbler! 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #2

Wasn't a very big ship. bluescribbler Dec 2022 #3

Walleye

(35,661 posts)

1. Congratulations, happy anniversary

Reply to bluescribbler (Original post)

Thu Dec 8, 2022, 03:39 PM

Dec 2022

I’m thinking of the movie, “From Here to Eternity” and song they did call Reenlistment Blues. Glad you escaped and got another 50 years.

70sEraVet

(4,143 posts)

2. Congrats, bluescribbler!

Reply to bluescribbler (Original post)

Thu Dec 8, 2022, 05:52 PM

Dec 2022

I got out July 1, 1977, having served on two WW2 era ships. Made some of the best friends in my life, and made some officers absolutely hate me!
You must have been on a big ship, for 20 to be getting discharged on the same day!

bluescribbler

(2,253 posts)

3. Wasn't a very big ship.

Reply to 70sEraVet (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 11, 2022, 10:55 AM

Dec 2022

It was a guided missile frigate. We were all from separate commands based in San Diego, which is a huge base.

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