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DiverDan · 11-05-06, 11:26 PM

Very cool! SubWolf, GraylingSTS and Sonicninja, would love to hear any stories you want to share!

I'm a military brat, never served, but my dad was on a sub for a few brief times for recon transfers (maybe SS-166 or 168?). He was a US Marine Raider in WWII (1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment), part of the island hopping campaign in the Pacific. He didn't like the claustrophobic environment of a sub. He said he didn't mind people shooting at him as long as he had somewhere to go, but said he felt trapped in a submarine.

He retired after serving in WWII, Korea and one tour of Vietnam. Very lucky guy, he beat the law of averages with the exception of a few wounds and a case of malaria from the jungles during the last year of WWII.

He never talked about war... It's been my experience, the ones that talk about it the least, probably saw the worst of war. I know he did... I never knew anything about his combat background until I recently came upon some newspaper clippings about his WWII experiences.

I'll stick with virtual war where only my ego gets hurt and no one else gets hurt either... but, I have a deep respect for anyone that serves their country, in any capacity.

I have been on the U-505 tour though, along with being / living on military bases growing up and seeing some neat stuff.

Happy Hunting! (virtually, of course)

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DiverDan Watch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very cool! SubWolf, GraylingSTS and Sonicninja, would love to hear any stories you want to share! I'm a military brat, never served, but my dad was on a sub for a few brief times for recon transfers (maybe SS-166 or 168?). He was a US Marine Raider in WWII (1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment), part of the island hopping campaign in the Pacific. He didn't like the claustrophobic environment of a sub. He said he didn't mind people shooting at him as long as he had somewhere to go, but said he felt trapped in a submarine. He retired after serving in WWII, Korea and one tour of Vietnam. Very lucky guy, he beat the law of averages with the exception of a few wounds and a case of malaria from the jungles during the last year of WWII. He never talked about war... It's been my experience, the ones that talk about it the least, probably saw the worst of war. I know he did... I never knew anything about his combat background until I recently came upon some newspaper clippings about his WWII experiences. I'll stick with virtual war where only my ego gets hurt and no one else gets hurt either... but, I have a deep respect for anyone that serves their country, in any capacity. I have been on the U-505 tour though, along with being / living on military bases growing up and seeing some neat stuff. Happy Hunting! (virtually, of course) Last edited by DiverDan; 11-05-06 at 11:45 PM.