1962-1964 I was aboard the Borie during the Cuban blockade as described by Roger Gotcher. Roger and I enlisted in the USNR while in high school and were sent to the Borie as our first duty station. I reenlisted while aboard in order to go to class A school for Hospital Corpsman. I was in Vietnam 67-68 as a FMF corpsman and heard later that the Borie was off the coast of Vietnam during this time period, small world.
I caught up with Borie in Rota in 1967 as a new recruit. I was assigned in the officers’ wardroom. Made Carribean cruise and Vietnam campaign in Feb – Nov 1968. Borie was my home away from home!
served Feb. 1955 to July 1957 attended two res-unions 2013 and 2014. Loved being a TIN CAN SAILOR,
I served onboard from 9/69 to 5/1970 then transferred to fleet reserve (F6) for another ten years subject to recall if needed due to my TS crypto clearance and other qualifications however I was never recalled for active duty…I am now 88 and living a lonely but peaceful life.
I served aboard the USS BORIE from August 1966 to February 1968 as Leading Radioman (RM1) retired from the U.S. NAVY IN January 1979 as a Network Control Tech after tours in Hawaii on COMDESFLOT 5 staff, USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63), and retiring from NAVAL COMMUNICATION STATION, STOCKTON, CA
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1962-1964 I was aboard the Borie during the Cuban blockade as described by Roger Gotcher. Roger and I enlisted in the USNR while in high school and were sent to the Borie as our first duty station. I reenlisted while aboard in order to go to class A school for Hospital Corpsman. I was in Vietnam 67-68 as a FMF corpsman and heard later that the Borie was off the coast of Vietnam during this time period, small world.
I caught up with Borie in Rota in 1967 as a new recruit. I was assigned in the officers’ wardroom. Made Carribean cruise and Vietnam campaign in Feb – Nov 1968. Borie was my home away from home!
served Feb. 1955 to July 1957 attended two res-unions 2013 and 2014. Loved being a TIN CAN SAILOR,
I served onboard from 9/69 to 5/1970 then transferred to fleet reserve (F6) for another ten years subject to recall if needed due to my TS crypto clearance and other qualifications however I was never recalled for active duty…I am now 88 and living a lonely but peaceful life.
I served aboard the USS BORIE from August 1966 to February 1968 as Leading Radioman (RM1) retired from the U.S. NAVY IN January 1979 as a Network Control Tech after tours in Hawaii on COMDESFLOT 5 staff, USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63), and retiring from NAVAL COMMUNICATION STATION, STOCKTON, CA