BOOST: Fair Winds & Following Seas
I remember the first time we came into formation on Preble Field also known as the grinder. The Drill Sergeants couldn’t believe we didn’t how to do an about face.…
Taking on Challenges and Embracing Teamwork
Enlisting in the Navy straight out of high school was my ticket to adventure, an escape from the confines of a small town named Darien in SE Georgia. Little did…
Tribute to Two Brothers
In one of our weekly rituals, we crossed paths with the Marine Corps Marathon runners at the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway by the glamorous Kennedy Center for the Performing…
9/11 – 20 Years Later
It has been 20 long years since terrorists-hijacked airplanes brought down the twin towers and struck the Pentagon. It’s a tragedy that’s seared into the souls of most Americans especially…
USS Kidd – Memorial Day
USS Kidd (DD-661) is the Fletcher class destroyer and the first Navy ship named after Admiral Isaac Kidd who died on the bridge of his flagship USS ARIZONA during the atack…
Rekindling Charleston’s Navy
I left my heart in CHASN – she was my first permanent duty station after my commissioning, and she would be the last for tens of thousands of Sailors who…