Oberon meets a nuc

Oberon · 05-02-08, 09:04 AM

Today as yesterday, an American gentleman took breakfast in the hotel I work at, he carried with him todays Telegraph which front page features the satellite picture of the new Chinese naval base. I noticed it and commented on it, something along the lines of "Ah, interesting headlines, that must be about that new Chinese sub base." to which he replied "Yeah, well I used to be on submarines." My jaw hit the floor and I enquired further into his old profession. It turns out he used to be on the reactor crew (A reactor officer I believe) of the USS Flying Fish. I shook his hand and told him that it was an honour to meet him (as I do any submariner or naval crewmember I meet) and he replied that it was an honour to protect us.
It's not often that I meet members of the naval community, or at least find out that they are members of the naval community, in person and so I was grateful to be able to shake his hand and thank him.
And of course, to all of you out there who have served and those who continue to serve.
Thank you.

05-02-08, 09:04 AM	#1
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Oberon meets a nuc Today as yesterday, an American gentleman took breakfast in the hotel I work at, he carried with him todays Telegraph which front page features the satellite picture of the new Chinese naval base. I noticed it and commented on it, something along the lines of "Ah, interesting headlines, that must be about that new Chinese sub base." to which he replied "Yeah, well I used to be on submarines." My jaw hit the floor and I enquired further into his old profession. It turns out he used to be on the reactor crew (A reactor officer I believe) of the USS Flying Fish. I shook his hand and told him that it was an honour to meet him (as I do any submariner or naval crewmember I meet) and he replied that it was an honour to protect us. It's not often that I meet members of the naval community, or at least find out that they are members of the naval community, in person and so I was grateful to be able to shake his hand and thank him. And of course, to all of you out there who have served and those who continue to serve. Thank you.