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"The service and protection provided by the crew of the USS Yorktown is our gift to all Americans."Get out of the way of the "Fighting Lady" "The Lucky Y" ~~~~ 472 enemy planes shot down; ~~~~ 199 ships sunk,~~~~ 1,886 planes damaged, ~~~~ 329 enemy ships damaged, ~~~~ WWII, bombing the heart of Tokyo and numerous other targets, ~~~~ Sinking the largest Battleship ever built ~~~~ For every Yorktown plane lost there were 11.5 enemy planes lost or damaged; ~~~~ Korean War, Vietnam War,  Cold War on Worldwide Communism; ~~~~ Recovering the First Astronauts to Travel to the Moon; ~~~~ South America Cruise, North Atlantic NATO cruise, Hollywood movies and television appearances;  ~~~~ America's Grey Diplomat for over 200,000 sea miles~~~~~~~~~~ UNCLE SAM GOT HIS MONEY'S WORTH WITH THE SHIP AND CREW OF THE USS YORKTOWN!~~~~~~~~~Official US Navy Photographs made by US Navy Photographers Mates

 

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Army Radio report on plan to attack Iran (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Tue May 20 10:21AM
White House denies an Army Radio report that claimed US President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term. It said that while the military option had not been taken off the table, the Administration preferred to resolve concerns about Iran's push for a nuclear weapon "through peaceful... more



Assist your US Navy~Please supply a caption to Off'l pictr (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Mon May 19 1:54PM
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Youngest combat photographer served on USS Yorktown (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Tue May 20 4:27AM
photographer Bill Helms died May 2, 2008, in his Manhattan home at age 81, a month shy of the 65th anniversary of his 1943 graduation from Dreher High School. His death was also a few months shy of the 64th anniversary of his being the youngest combat photographer in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown. This was a... more


British military treated like shit by UK civilians (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Tue May 20 12:29AM
Abuse of uniformed troops to become a crime Abusing troops in uniform will be treated as a criminal offence on a par with a racist attack under a package of Government-backed measures to improve relations between the public and the Armed Forces. Following a series of incidents in which servicemen and women in... more


Sailors ordered to sit while urinating in USN (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Thu May 15 10:40PM
'DOES THIS MONKEY SUIT MAKE MY ASS LOOK BIG, CHIEF?" The Pottification Of The Navy By Fred Reed (Comedian-at-Large) Hoo, the Navy has gone funnier than when Junior put his tadpoles in Aunt Lu's milk. It's wonderful. Headline, the Washington Times: "Navy admiral wants to get rid of urinals." On aircraft carriers.... more


Dramatic photos show a Marine's narrow escape (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Mon May 19 3:06PM
from death Sunday while facing insurgent gunfire in Afghanistan. The Marine, part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), was exchanging gunfire with Taliban fighters near Garmser in Afghanistan's Helmand Province when a Reuters photographer captured the soldier's very close call. Click here to see the... more


Commander in Chief Obama-coke snorting Homo? (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Mon May 19 9:40AM
Larry Sinclair filed suit in Minnesota District Court on Monday against Barack Obama, along with Obama’s campaign strategist David Axelrod and others, regarding issues stemming from Sinclair’s allegations that he used cocaine and performed a sexual act with Obama in 1999. Abbreviated excerpt: This action is brought... more


"If my child were killed in Iraq, I would blame {G.E.}" (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Mon May 19 12:42PM
Feud Fuels Bill O'Reilly's Blasts at General Electric Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News star, is mounting an extraordinary televised assault on the chief executive of General Electric, calling him a "pinhead" and a "despicable human being" who bears responsibility for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq. On the... more


Solution to Save Gasoline : (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) George Carlin's, Sun May 18 12:39AM
Bush wants us to cut the amount of gas we use..... The best way to stop using so much gas is to deport 11 million illegal immigrants! That would be 11 million less people using our gas. The price of gas would come down..... Bring our troops home from Iraq to ... more


"Corpsman, I'm seeing TRIPLES!" (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Sun May 18 9:44AM
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Victor Estevez gives hand signals to a Marine Corps pilot assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 before take off aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy Photo Illustration by Mass Communication... more


The eneMedia-treason on t.v. and newspapers (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Fri May 16 5:18PM
General VoNguyen Giap. General Giap was a brilliant, highly respected leader of the North Vietnam military. The following quote is from his memoirs currently found in the Vietnam war memorial in Hanoi : 'What we still don't understand is why you Americans stopped the bombing of Hanoi . You had us on the ... more


Senator Barak Hussein Obama - the fraud (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) Wharf Rat - Presidential Candidate, Fri May 16 9:04AM
This presidential candidate wholeheartadly supports President Bush's address to Isreali legistlator's yesterday. Senator Obama's, and all of his minion's response to this address show how completely out of touch they are to the problems of this world. My question to them: How exactly do you negotiate with Hamas? ... more


Midshipman gets SHIT-FACED at summer training (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Thu May 15 7:29PM
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Making History~not just watching it happen (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Mon May 12 9:13AM
Amid steel, under fire War's memories illuminate the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard's 100th birthday For more than three decades, Allen Kim was a part of the work force at the state's largest industrial employer -- the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. "I was there during the period of tremendous growth," Kim, 88, recalled... more


"Sailor...maybe you don't know who I am!" (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Wed May 14 7:13PM
U.S. Navy Denied Access To Small Puerto Rican Island Of Vieques Chelsea Clinton Refused Entry To Fmr. Bombing Site SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ¯ The U.S. Navy has denied Chelsea Clinton permission to campaign for her mother on a former bombing range on a small Puerto Rican island. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign ... more


Plebes transport a simulated causality (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Wed May 14 10:14AM
through an obstacle course on Farragut Field at the U.S. Naval Academy during Sea Trials, a rite of passage for plebes, marking the end of their freshman year at the academy. Sea Trials is divided into six phases and provides physical and mental challenges to the plebes to test their teamwork and mental stamina... more


while buddies are bending elbows, I'M HAVING THE REAL FUN! (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Tue May 13 8:12AM
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Ship Movements (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) Wharf Rat, Mon May 12 11:52PM
Wow - the fleet is moving. The USS Nimitz and USS Kitty Hawk are likely on their way to Burma, the USS Pelileu and USNS Mercy are two weeks away, and now we have USS Ronald Reagan deploying next week. USS Abraham Lincoln is already in the 5th Fleet area, and USS George Washington is now in the Pacific Ocean after... more


Clinton wasn't the only one getting "anchor polished" at WH (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) , Sat May 10 10:41AM
A Navy admiral engaged in sexual relations in the White House in 1990 with a federal employee whom he falsely told he was a widower, according to a report released Friday by the Defense Department. Rear Adm. (his rank, not his preference) John Stufflebeem was demoted and fired from his post as director of the Navy... more


my sea story takes place in 1966 (New Topic? Then start a New Thread) phil elsner photo mate third class .ret, Sun May 11 2:01PM
when we pulled into manila bay during a typhoon was working up in the island working the platt camera watching the rain come down and wondering if we were going to have liberty.we later found out that the typhoon had left and all liberty was happening .we ,our division op left the ship and we got to Manila and... more


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