A Finn commanding a boomer?

Rosencrantz · 07-01-09, 10:24 AM

Few moths ago, while reading Undersea Warfare, noticed present USS Nebraska's Gold crew CO is CDR Carl Lahti. Because it would be hard to find more typical Finish name than Lahti (besides maybe Lahtinen or Virtanen), that makes me thinking if Nebraska's CO (gold) actually has some Finish ancestors. Many people, however, left the country and moved to States some 70 - 100 years ago.

But a Finn commanding a US boomer, not that bad idea at all. And I could recommend Waller's book Big Red, it's about Nebraska some 10 years ago, under CDR Dave Volonino. Like'd the book.

Greetings,
-RC-

07-01-09, 10:24 AM	#1
Rosencrantz Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 758 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	A Finn commanding a boomer? Few moths ago, while reading Undersea Warfare, noticed present USS Nebraska's Gold crew CO is CDR Carl Lahti. Because it would be hard to find more typical Finish name than Lahti (besides maybe Lahtinen or Virtanen), that makes me thinking if Nebraska's CO (gold) actually has some Finish ancestors. Many people, however, left the country and moved to States some 70 - 100 years ago. But a Finn commanding a US boomer, not that bad idea at all. And I could recommend Waller's book Big Red, it's about Nebraska some 10 years ago, under CDR Dave Volonino. Like'd the book. Greetings, -RC-