FREE and having fun fun fun!!! "RETIRED" RV traveling, camping extended periods with target shooting, hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, snow shoeing and golfing. Lots of camping and hiking in the Rocky Mountains with the dog. My current dog's name is Albin Everett Erickson... ""ALEE"" Marie. AKA: Mountain, ocean beaches, cow, moose, deer, black bear and grizzly bear Dog, Powers Ballowe. We have been within 50 yards of "6" bear this last Spring, Summer and Fall 2022. One was a grizzly as per law enforcement. All's well. Good dog! "ALEE" A yellow lab mix... 90 lbs.
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Terry Wayne Hilgendorf, SK2, and I have remained best friends since meeting September, 1975 at USCG Small Boat Station Westport, Wa. We were each other's best man at our weddings. He and I have retired about the same time, 2016 "with" or wiithout ex-wife's or his wife in tow. A nice lady for Terry!
Best Friends Seaman Bob Porter. He became a Chief.
Best Moment Sailing with turban engines at full ahead past the Navy into San Diego Harbor. Impressive on a WHEC.
Worst Moment Going to the ref-tray in San Diego we encountered a large storm where half the crew got sick. I was also picked on a lot being a Boot.
Chain of Command CO., XO., OD., any one else especially E-6 BM Stimats. He was big, a bully and did not like me THE NEW BOOT.
Other Memories Dolphins swimming with the ship. Water you could see down through for ever. Following seas. Stars that looked so bright I thought they were UFOs Cannon fire during Ref-Tray. The Canadian coast during a SAR going back to Seattle. I worked with the 1st LT, ran an Air Search Radar in CIC at Ref-Tra, painted the knife edge of the ship and only fell for one of the Chiefs -pick on me- jokes: Have a piece of brownie. It was chew. To the head quickly!
