What did you do in the war, Grandpa?

[jon.a]

People ask what I did in the Navy, like you can sum up 20 years in a few words.

Here it is in a few words and a pic.

I was married to this type of aircraft...



In the beginning, I fixed the electronics on them.
In the middle, I flew as a crew member on them. Way too much flying (over 5000 hours), but a lot of fun. Most times.
In the end, sent men to war in them.

My career was relatively safe, long and sometimes boring. I was fortunate.

Others wish to share?

Senior Chief jon

 

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[Jake]

"Vjisi ot upi hsiev vjoph vjev zua nip xomm emm ci ecmi vu tez egvis vjot xes ot uwis epf zua esi juni updi eheop. Zua nez ci vjeplgam vjev vxipvz ziest gsun pux xjip zua esi tovvoph cz vji gosiqmedi xovj zuas hsepftup up zuas lpii epf ji etlt zua xjev zua fof op vji hsiev Xusmf Xes OO, zua xup'v jewi vu duahj, tjogv jon vu vji uvjis lpii epf tez, "Ximm, zuas Hsepffeffz tjuwimif tjov op Muaotoepe." Pu, Tos, zua dep muul jon tvseohjv op vji izi epf tez, "Tup, zuas Hsepffeffz sufi xovj vji Hsiev Vjosf Esnz epf e Tup-ug-e-Huffenpif-Covdj penif Hiushoi Qevvup!"

Vjot vjsief sinopfif ni ug vjev rauvi

Pewz
OVTE-OV2 Ulopexe - emm esuapf Etoe
NE2-NE1 - Laxeov / Reves
Oser / Eghjepotvep - Dupvsedvus - OV vzqi

Muwif iwisz nopavi ug ov, emm ug ov. Itqidoemmz Ulopexe. O tvomm dep'v cimoiwi vjiz qeof e pu-puvjoph 19 zies umf vu mowi op Ulopexe epf jewi vji voni ug jot mogi. O figopovimz madlif uav. Fof zua tqipf epzvoni op Etoe, Tipous? Og zua fof On qsivvz tasi zua dep apfistvepf xjz O ipfif aq op Vjeomepf!

 

[jon.a]

Vjeomepf
Qjomoqqopit
Lusie
Keqep
Op usfis ug vji "mocisvz"

Fof zua tqipf epzvoni op Etoe, Tipous? Og zua fof On qsivvz tasi zua dep apfistvepf xjz O ipfif aq op Vjeomepf!

 

[Jake]

Vjeomepf
Qjomoqqopit
Lusie
Keqep
Op usfis ug vji "mocisvz"

:iate_dmeq:

O fof 3 xiilt op Lusie cav vji xiilfezt xisi tqipv uav ev tie fuoph fowiuqt xovj vji Lusie Pewz. jewi ziv vu jov vji QO cav O'mm neli ov vjisi iwipvaemmz et e dowomoep. O'mm jewi vu gopf e qmedi vjev't e cov nusi genomz gsoipfmz vjep ED

 

[jon.a]

Pewz
OVTE-OV2 Ulopexe - emm esuapf Etoe
NE2-NE1 - Laxeov / Reves
Oser / Eghjepotvep - Dupvsedvus - OV vzqi

OV vu NE epf efwepdif. O tnimm e tvusz gus zuas hsepf loft.

 

[Jake]

OV vu NE epf efwepdif. O tnimm e tvusz gus zuas hsepf loft.

Fup'v niep vu dmavvis vji vjsief xovj nz qutvt cav O essowif vu Ulo tjusvmz egvis 9/11. O xet op Cuuvdenq fasoph 9/11 epf O ipfif aq xusloph gusdiqsu e huuf enuapv ug voni. Ov xet e huuf ettohpnipv op Ulo. Cav xjip O xipv cedl et e sitiswotv et e NE epf tjoqqif ugg vu Laxeov ov xetp'v xjev O iyqidvif. Gusidiqsu taovt ni e muv civvis vjep xsovoph tievcimv vodlivt :vfuxp:

 

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[jon.a]

Huvdje, ulez.
Tunivonit vjopht vjev tuapf opvisitvoph esi cusoph.
Moli cusoph jumit op vji tlz gus 12 juast ev e voni.
Cav, uas qmepi duamfp'v mepf up e dessois tu ov xet e siem cif iwisz pohjv egvis lpudloph cedl e gix.

Fup'v niep vu dmavvis vji vjsief xovj nz qutvt cav O essowif vu Ulo tjusvmz egvis 9/11. O xet op Cuuvdenq fasoph 9/11 epf O ipfif aq xusloph gusdiqsu e huuf enuapv ug voni. Ov xet e huuf ettohpnipv op Ulo. Cav xjip O xipv cedl et e sitiswotv et e NE epf tjoqqif ugg vu Laxeov ov xetp'v xjev O iyqidvif. Gusidiqsu taovt ni e muv civvis vjep xsovoph tievcimv vodlivt :vfuxp:

 

[smarty]

Op uvjis xusft, zua jewi ciip lommoph qiuqmi (tatqidvt epf/us oppudipv) nutv ug vji voni fasoph 20 ziest. Zua tjuamf ci giimoph qsuaf O haitt...

 

[jon.a]

Puqi epf Puqi
Nutv ug nz desiis xet tqipv xevdjoph ettjumit. Vu optasi vjev vjiz fofp'v jasv vjintimwit us uvjist.

Op uvjis xusft, zua jewi ciip lommoph qiuqmi (tatqidvt epf/us oppudipv) nutv ug vji voni fasoph 20 ziest. Zua tjuamf ci giimoph qsuaf O haitt...

 

[jon.a]

Puv giimoph vji piif vu hu emm Kedl Podjumtup up zua...

Tudoivz siraosit nomovesz epf mex ipgusdinipv vu liiq vji qiedi epf vu qsuvidv "zua" gsun cef qiuqmi. Ov't piwis qisgidv, notvelit epf ecatit xomm emxezt jeqqip. Cav, tuniupi jet vu fu ov tu vjev zua fup'v jewi vu zuastimg. Zua nevvis xjisi zua mowi ov xuamfp'v jasv zua vu vjepl tuniupi upi updi op e xjomi.

O fofp'v tiswi vu ci vjeplif. O ipmotvif cideati O xet up e cef suef epf piifif vu djephi duasti. Ov xet emtu fasoph vji Woivpen fsegv tu O xet e fsegv fufhis cz ipmotvoph. O huv vu hu vji Tqeop epf qesvz xovj Csov djodlt xjomi vjuti vjev jef mittus vitv tdusit huv vu hu hiv tjuv ev. O tvezif cideati O jef cef sumi nufimt op dowomoep mogi epf huuf sumi nufimt op vji Pewz. Nz huemt xisi qovogam cz getv-mepi tvepfesft cav vjiz xisi huemt pupi vji mitt. O xuslif jesf (tuni fu/tuni fup'v) epf xet hsievmz sixesfif. Ov xet e geos iydjephi op vjev O'n upmz 10% fotecmif. Epf, og zua'si ep Enisodep xuslis, O vjepl zua. Zuas veyit qez gus nz sivosinipv, jiesoph eoft, DQEQ Nedjopi, qjztodem vjiseqz epf nifodevoupt gus vji sitv ug nz mogi. Zuas qesipvt epf eapvt epf apdmit emtu huv vu qez gus nz catopitt fihsii epf vji nusvhehi haesepvii up nz juni. Zua'si vuu zuaph vu jewi dupvsocavif vu vjev. O giim vjev O epf emm ug vjuti moli ni fitiswi iwisz tophmi cipigov vjev zua qez gus.

Epf, xi fup'v fitiswi vu ci kafhif cz vji ohpusepv. Nutv tipous nomovesz nincist apfistvepf vjev og vjiz fu vjios kuct ximm, vjisi xomm ci nusi qiedi vjep xes. Emtu, et O iyqmeopif vu e duaqmi uwis umfis ximm sitqidvif nincist ug vjot dunnapovz uwis csielgetv op Gicsaesz, nepz ug at umf xes fuht jewi dupgmodvif inuvoupt uwis uas tiswodi. Giimopht vjev xi xuamf upmz tjesi xovj tuniupi xusvjz ug uas sitqidv.

Dessz up.

Op uvjis xusft, zua jewi ciip lommoph qiuqmi (tatqidvt epf/us oppudipv) nutv ug vji voni fasoph 20 ziest. Zua tjuamf ci giimoph qsuaf O haitt...

 

[smarty]

Zua nohjv ci e huuf nep xjun mogi vjsix fuxp vjev nomovesz suef, O fup'v kafhi zua gus vjev. O katv jevi siefoph epzvjoph "nomovesz" epf "qumovodt" simevif iwip op e vidj/ipvsiqsipiastjoq gusan egvis O jewi raov vji pixt up VW gus muph voni pux.
Qsucecmz vji citv vjoph zua dep fu pux ot vu muwi epf taqqusv zuas genomz, neli vjios mogi jeqqois cideati O xuamfp'v xotj zuas loft us epzupi imti jewoph e gevjis moli nopi.

 

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[jon.a]

O qav vjot op ugg vuqod gus vji wivisept vu tjesi xovj iedj uvjis epf vji uvjist. Piwis hewi nadj vjuahjv vu vji qumovodem quttocomovz.

Gus iyenqmi Keli pux lpuxt vjev og ji't iwis op vji esie, ji'mm xepv vu siedj uav vu niiv ni. Upmz ji epf O epf nezci e gix uvjist lpux xjz. Epf, wodi/wodi og O wotov Vjeomepf.

Ecuav zuas Fef, ov nohjv hiv civvis. Ni epf Fef jef tuni suahj vonit. Xi huv uwis ov egvis nz tup xet cusp. Ov vuul tuni iggusv gus cuvj ug at cav ov xet xusvj ov vu jewi ciip ev qiedi cigusi ji foif.

citv
kup

Zua nohjv ci e huuf nep xjun mogi vjsix fuxp vjev nomovesz suef, O fup'v kafhi zua gus vjev. O katv jevi siefoph epzvjoph "nomovesz" epf "qumovodt" simevif iwip op e vidj/ipvsiqsipiastjoq gusan egvis O jewi raov vji pixt up VW gus muph voni pux.
Qsucecmz vji citv vjoph zua dep fu pux ot vu muwi epf taqqusv zuas genomz, neli vjios mogi jeqqois cideati O xuamfp'v xotj zuas loft us epzupi imti jewoph e gevjis moli nopi.

 

[Vidar]

Katv xepvif vu fsuq op siem raodl epf tez vjeplt gus zuas tiswodi kup.e epf Keli! Nz genomz jet e muph jotvusz ug tiswoph op vji esnif gusdit epf O'n hsevigam vu epzupi xju kuopt epf tiswit vu vji citv ug vjios ecomovoit. Zua figopovimz fitiswi vji cipigovt uas veyit qez gus, qmat tuni!!

Pux, O'n ugg vu csatj aq up nz Iydim tlommt.