2025 AAFA "GATOR NAVY" REUNION - SEPTEMBER 14-17 - PORTLAND, MAINE
MEMORIES AND TALES
Fisherman's Nightmare
“Just a point of interest for anyone that might be curious. The picture shows something hanging from the starboard anchor. This occurred in 1964/65, but we were anchored off of Little Creek at the time doing some amphib operations, and the State was in the process of building the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. We weighed anchor and this thing was attached to the starboard anchor. We think it was one of the tanks that were used at the time to float portions of the bridge tunnel out to the construction site. We couldn’t free it as it was hung on one of the flukes of the anchor. We ended up steaming back into the anchorage off of the Naval Station at the time and got a barge to extract the tank from the anchor.” Click here for an additional picture.
Story by John Kolenda.
Look Sharp, Marine, and Press On
Life Magazine, January 13, 1967. On the Miscellany page (last page) there appears a photograph of a Marine carrying an ironing board up the brow. Click here to view full magazine page and article accompanying the photo.
Officers Photo -- Hong Kong 1952
The Cliffs of Kobe Sho, August 1955. Click here for the story by Dick Tarlton
Actress Carroll Baker helped Telfair celebrate the holidays in Naples in 1966. Click here for larger photo.
Carroll Baker Arriving!
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NOB Norfork -- July 1964
Good Story About Captain Moffit
Courtesy of Larry G. Fields...
"It was the 1967 Med cruise. I was a L/CPL, 2nd MarDiv Truck Company. We had just put out to sea. Some of us were on the fantail cleaning our rifles. This "sailor" wearing an international orange jump suit, brown dress shoes, and Marine Corp utility cover came on the fantail. One of our new NCOs yelled at him, "Hey sailor, is that how you dress in the Navy?" Said "sailor" turned to face our NCO -- there was this little bird pinned on his cover! He pointed out, "I am the Captain and will dress any way I please!" It was all any of us could do to keep from busting out laughing!"
