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November 18, 2016 Grunt.com Admin

Summer of 1957

By: Connly,David E.

In the summer of “57” I was in A Company 2nd Shore Party Bn. And we were training Midshipman in Amphibious Operations. There was some kind of NATO bash and all the ships were dressed out and we were standing at attention on the 02 deck of the Donner LSD14 The Blue Angels did their own review! When they did their fly by we were able to look down into the cockpits! They were leaving a wake! As with most of the stories that are posted here much of this one is true!

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James Christensen SSgt 1968-76 - June 15, 2020

There is, at the bottom of the main page, their snail mail address. Spend a stamp and flood their inbox with your comments. They obviously don’t read the online comments so maybe a few sacks of mail will get their attention. Semper Fi

Robert T. Nam ’66/’67 - June 15, 2020

I used to look forward to getting the your weekly newsletter. Speaking as a Vietnam vet from the mid sixties, there was a lot of letters about places, units, etc. that I could relate to. Now, I hardly get through the first or second letter before I delete it. The old format usually had enough letters that there was something of interest no matter when or where you served. I urge you to return to the old format.

Mark Hite - June 15, 2020

If you’re not going to fix/change/return-to-the-old newsletter format then take my name off the subscription list. It’s a pain in the ass and not worth the hassle!

Jim Arnold - June 15, 2020

I don’t care for your new format. The old newsletter had a lot more stories. I wish you would go back to the old way !!

Cpl Dave Roth 1956-1961 - June 15, 2020

The Grit isn’t responding . . . . maybe the Grit quit ?

A. C. Deck - June 15, 2020

Hey Grit. When are you going to respond to the criticism concerning this newsletter format thing?

Bob Lake !957-1963 - June 15, 2020

I don’t have a sea story to share ,But I think the present format of this newsletter leaves much to be desired. The several shorter posts that used to appear in the former version was in my opinion very enjoyable reading experience rather than the two or three items in the new version.Did this change in format coincide with the company’s move from OKC to the new location.

Alan Kudla - June 15, 2020

I agree with all of the others who do not like this format. It may look better but it is very difficult to read. Flipping back and forth is absurd, timely, cumbersome, all of the above. I vote to at least keep the story on one page. Or when you go to the internet, stay there for the rest of the newsletter.

Michael Kirby - June 15, 2020

I do not like the newsletter format either.

Hal Gosnell - June 15, 2020

It looks like when Sgt. Grit moved from Oklahoma to Arkansas, the Clinton’s got involved. Now nothing is a straight story! Let’s get the Oklahomans back involved!

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