My Life

• 389
  My First Ship as a Naval Officer - This is how I remember some of the serious and comical happenings from my assignment to the USS Southerland (DDR 743) beginning August 1958. 1 Comments Dec 30, 2009, 3:38 pm
• 252
  My First Almost Job - Paper Boy - This is a story of my trials and tribulations as a newspaper delivery boy in the early 1950's in Mobile, Alabama. It was a learning experience. 0 Comments Nov 15, 2009, 8:34 pm
• 356
  My Early Days at Isle of Hope, Georgia - As an 8 year old, I lived on the river bluff in the small town of Isle of Hope, Georgia. I am sharing some of my boyhood memories from those days. It was a great place to grow. 1 Comments Nov 15, 2009, 10:58 am
• 372
  The Life and Death Journey - Survival without water in the middle of Pacific Ocean. Grass is greener beyond the fence. My first taste of life and death into the unknown. I always knew where I lived and went to school. I never had to worry about anything until we all had to leave our home… 0 Comments Sep 7, 2009, 4:40 pm
• 379
  Migration to America - first taste of hamburger - I left Vietnam in the middle of the night with my family into the unknown. I did not that we were going to America. We were heading out the sea and see what happen. We might return to another beach in Vietnam and continue fighting. But American ships were there… 0 Comments Sep 7, 2009, 4:24 pm
• 464
  My last night in Vietnam - April 30, 1975 was my last night in Vietnam. It was more like an adventure for me at the time. I know my parents worried a lot at the time. The patrol boat carried about 200 people, with machine guns, etc... It was dark, the boat engine is very quite.… 2 Comments Sep 7, 2009, 3:54 pm
• 1275
  Short view of a 15 yr old in Vietnam - My niece asked me about my life in Vietnam. I am glad she asked. These are a few short talks about my personal stories. I hope they are useful to her and to others. Life is different for 15 years as to a 50 years old person. What was life… 0 Comments Sep 6, 2009, 10:48 am