Friday, April 11, 2008

PSA

Cynthia at “Gazing at the Flag” sends along the following via e-mail:

It’s time for a new Letters from Home project. This time I will be collecting letters for the Navy. I’ll be sending them off to the USS Russell — DDG-59. So, just like last time, please send generalized supportive emails to me, and I will make sure that they get to the men and women aboard the Russell. When you send your email, please be sure and put “Letters from Home” in the subject line. We’re aiming for about 250 emails, so I’m hoping to have them collected and packed up by the end of the month. As with last time, anything you all can do to help spread the word would be greatly appreciated.

By the way, they have their own blog there on the Russell. There’s some great writing going on there! Their crew gives you a good close look at life aboard a modern destroyer at war.

This news comes from Jim at the great blog Thinking Right.

Well, now. That’s not a LOT to ask, now, is it? And check out The Destroyermen, too. If you read Lex, you know a lot about life in the Naval Aviation world. You can learn a lot about the world of Surface Warfare just by perusing The Destroyermen.

Sad to say…but the Navy has it ALL over the Air Force when it comes to exploiting New Media. Feel free to correct me if you think I’m wrong, Gentle Reader.

And… just for Grins and Giggles… long-time readers know I have a “certain affinity” for destroyers and the sailors who man them. Here’s a reminder.

6 comments:

  1. This post about destroyers reminded me we were out in the Pacific somewhere between Japan and Iwo Jima and coming up behind was a tiny "destroyer escort" bobbing up and down like the lightest cork in the world. They shot a line across the stern and it was grabbed and soon our mail was coming on board.

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  2. For some reason all your hockey talk makes me smile. It is kind of like when Toby starts talking taxes or futures - I have a hard time following him, but I do try. It just all makes me feel like such a blond that I usually break down and start laughing.

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  3. Hope everyone sent those emails to Jim for the sailors - and thank you!

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  4. Buck - thanks for the reminder of SN2 and The Mason!

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  5. Abe sez: ...coming up behind was a tiny "destroyer escort" bobbing up and down like the lightest cork in the world.

    When you're on one of those ships when it's tied up at the pier you think it's pretty big. I imagine that perspective changes... a lot... once you get out to sea, though.

    Lou sez: For some reason all your hockey talk makes me smile. It is kind of like when Toby starts talking taxes or futures - I have a hard time following him, but I do try. It just all makes me feel like such a blond that I usually break down and start laughing.

    Well, I'm glad I can make you smile, if nothing else, Lou. As we all know, every discipline in life has its own language. I try and write my hockey stuff so as to give non-fans a fighting (heh) chance at understanding me, but it ain't easy...

    Cynthia sez: Hope everyone sent those emails to Jim for the sailors - and thank you!

    Buck - thanks for the reminder of SN2 and The Mason!


    You're welcome, Cynthia. "The least I can do," and all that. My e-mail has been sent, BTW...

    Mushy sez: My last PSA was 1.6!

    Well, now... thanks for that, Mushy! Not being one to memorize numbers or anything (I simply ask "what's the range?" followed up by "Is that GOOD?"), Enquiring Minds wanna know... didja pass? :-)

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