Games of Interest: I just have 4 words for you...

[Boomer]

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[Boomer]

ARMY and NAVY uniform tribute to 2 iconic units that were borne for World War II and continue fighting for our freedom today.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1859288345064460404
"FEAR THE BONES" VFA-103 Squadron - The JOLLY RODGERS

https://twitter.com/i/status/1858571434135831025
101st AIRBORNE

#GeauxNAVY
#BeatArmy

….couldnt get the Jolly Roger story…..www?…..anybody….I know it wasn’t Roger starbach Well I think!

[R1Letterman]

The Jolly Rogers were established in 1943 and are the most lethal and history-rich squadron in all of Naval Aviation and continue to exemplify the traditions and excellence of professionalism of the United States Navy. Their tagline is Fear the Bones and their callsign is Victory.

Flying over nine different types of fighter aircraft in the past 63 years, the Skull and Crossbones have become the most recognized and feared insignia in the world. The Skull and Crossbones first flew in January 1943 on the F4U Corsairs assigned to VF-17, the most lethal Navy fighter squadron of World War II. By the end of the war, the original Jolly Rogers had racked up over 150 kills in the skies over the Pacific.

[R1Letterman]

This is the second time the Navy football team has honored the Jolly Rogers. In 1962, Roger Staubach and the Mids wore a Jolly Rogers-inspired helmet design in a 34-14 rout of the Cadets at Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium.

1962 helmet

[R1Letterman]

Good thing we didnt make the 12 team playoff, only 1 of the 11 games is on a saturday night- signed RPCA

[CajunFun]

Same here until I watched that Navy video NOCajun posted

This one: and use headphones for the audio

Some ships have a 'cruise song.' As the ship is being towed from a harbor or anchorage, the crew is typically manning the rail in dress uniform. When the ship drops the lines to the tug boats, the command is given, "Underway, shift colors." The screws begin turning, the flag is lowered on the fantail, and a larger one is raised on the main mast.

At that point, some ships will play music. The USS Ranger was, appropriately enough, the William Tell 'Overture,' (for you youngsters, it was the theme for The Lone Ranger). The USS Kitty Hawk was 'The Pink Panther.' I was on a repair ship, the USS Samuel Gompers; we didn't have one, but I suggested to some officers that we consider 'The Flight of the Bumblebee.'

The best I ever heard or saw, however, was the USS Long Beach. I tried to find a video of it, no luck.

When the command, 'shift colors' was given, the fore and aft rocket launchers became active (couldn't find a video of that, either... so this is all from 40 year-old memory). But as I remember, the launchers were rotating columns with stubby pivoting arms, and behind them was a sloped bulkhead with two sets of double-doors. In arming, the doors popped open, the arms tilted into position, a track extended through the open doors and connected to the arms, and the rocket zipped up the track to load the launchers. Then the rails withdrew, the doors snapped shut, and the rocket launcher rotated and tilted the rockets into dramatic angles. This all took place in under 10 seconds.

At that point, the cruise song began: 'Thus Spake Zarathustra,' better known as the theme from '2001.'

Gave you les frissons.

[NOCajun]

Fly the W

YEAH, YOU RIGHT!!! That game was a definite upset. Army was a heavy favorite in that game.

[NOCajun]

Some ships have a 'cruise song.' As the ship is being towed from a harbor or anchorage, the crew is typically manning the rail in dress uniform. When the ship drops the lines to the tug boats, the command is given, "Underway, shift colors." The screws begin turning, the flag is lowered on the fantail, and a larger one is raised on the main mast.

At that point, some ships will play music. The USS Ranger was, appropriately enough, the William Tell 'Overture,' (for you youngsters, it was the theme for The Lone Ranger). The USS Kitty Hawk was 'The Pink Panther.' I was on a repair ship, the USS Samuel Gompers; we didn't have one, but I suggested to some officers that we consider 'The Flight of the Bumblebee.'

The best I ever heard or saw, however, was the USS Long Beach. I tried to find a video of it, no luck.

When the command, 'shift colors' was given, the fore and aft rocket launchers became active (couldn't find a video of that, either... so this is all from 40 year-old memory). But as I remember, the launchers were rotating columns with stubby pivoting arms, and behind them was a sloped bulkhead with two sets of double-doors. In arming, the doors popped open, the arms tilted into position, a track extended through the open doors and connected to the arms, and the rocket zipped up the track to load the launchers. Then the rails withdrew, the doors snapped shut, and the rocket launcher rotated and tilted the rockets into dramatic angles. This all took place in under 10 seconds.

At that point, the cruise song began: 'Thus Spake Zarathustra,' better known as the theme from '2001.'

Gave you les frissons.

OMG, I had orders to the Gompers back in 1992, after I had finished a pharmacy tech nician "C" school in Portsmouth, VA. I took 30 days of leave after the school, went home to Metairie, and spent time with my parents. I bought a car, and, with 7 days leave left, I packed my things and took off for the ship, which was based in Alameda, CA. I got to the ship the day I was scheduled to report aboard. I got signed in, and a corpsman from the medical department brought me up to see the department chief. I walked into his office, and this senior chief looked up and said, "Well, Knauer, you made it, huh? I said, "Yes", and he said, "I hate to tell you, but you're not going to be staying here." I freaked out and the senior told me that a pharmacy technician I was supposed to replace had orders that were somehow messed up, so he wasn't leaving, and they didn't have another billet for me, so he told me he was going to put me up aboard ship overnight and he would make some calls in the morning. In the morning, that senior chief came up to me and said he had my orders augmented to "Oak Knoll". I said, "WHERE??", and he told me Naval Hospital, Oakland, CA. So, I just had to cross the Bay and go up I85 aways, and that where I spent my last 2 years in the NAVY!!

THAT'S my lone sea story from when I was in the NAVY.

#cULture
#WeAreLouisiana
#GeauxCajuns
#BEATtcu

[Boomer]

OMG, I had orders to the Gompers back in 1992, after I had finished a pharmacy tech nician "C" school in Portsmouth, VA. I took 30 days of leave after the school, went home to Metairie, and spent time with my parents. I bought a car, and, with 7 days leave left, I packed my things and took off for the ship, which was based in Alameda, CA. I got to the ship the day I was scheduled to report aboard. I got signed in, and a corpsman from the medical department brought me up to see the department chief. I walked into his office, and this senior chief looked up and said, "Well, Knauer, you made it, huh? I said, "Yes", and he said, "I hate to tell you, but you're not going to be staying here." I freaked out and the senior told me that a pharmacy technician I was supposed to replace had orders that were somehow messed up, so he wasn't leaving, and they didn't have another billet for me, so he told me he was going to put me up aboard ship overnight and he would make some calls in the morning. In the morning, that senior chief came up to me and said he had my orders augmented to "Oak Knoll". I said, "WHERE??", and he told me Naval Hospital, Oakland, CA. So, I just had to cross the Bay and go up I85 aways, and that where I spent my last 2 years in the NAVY!!

THAT'S my lone sea story from when I was in the NAVY.

#cULture
#WeAreLouisiana
#GeauxCajuns
#BEATtcu

…..Guys I thank all of y’all for your service and excellent reporting of the historical events of the above mentioned….and to you Doc Fun a question…..WHATis the service song of the newly created Space Force???? Fly me to the moon….I like Sinatra’s version…..but perfect words! Caught many on this since I thought it up!

[NOCajun]

FLY ME TO THE MOON. That would be cool...