Submarine Force 2011 Year In Review
posted by Bubblehead at 2:36 PM
Saturday, December 31, 2011
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- Name: Bubblehead
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I'm Joel Kennedy -- a married, 50-something year old retired submarine officer and esophageal cancer survivor with three kids who has finally made the transition to civilian life. Politically, I'm a Radical Moderate. (If you don't like something on this blog, please E-mail me. Don't call me at home.)
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12/31/2011 4:05 PM
Awesome music guys! I love how Odyssey Dawn got about 2 seconds worth of coverage. So, in summary, submariners went to a lot of meet-and-greets, talked to crowds a bunch, had meetings, and many pictures were snapped. Oh, and Chiefs got pinned. Hooyah!
12/31/2011 4:54 PM
Joel,
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Happy New Year!
1/01/2012 3:07 PM
God bless the souls who man submarines and the families that share their unseen and unselfish sacrifices.
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Me bets the video came from the useless MC's that now decorate all of the shore submarine commands. They recognize a submarine when pointed too.......
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Great thisng!
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Wow, all that submarining and only one short clip of a guy with respirator and needle gun!
And not a single field day either!
Now that's a new Navy for sure :)
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