Smidge34
Well-Known Member
Haha, last time I saw the Saipan she was in dry dock at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1988.The last time I saw the USS Saipan she was going through Special Sea and Anchor detail as I was flying back to Hampton Roads from Gitmo. That was 33 years ago, before Gitmo got to meaning what it does today.
I went through a couple mean ass Ref-Tra's before deploying to Med out of Gitmo in the late 80s. Did a lot of late Reagan era drug ops cruises in the Carribean too. Ever get drunk at Rosie Roads PR or take leave at St. John's or St. Thomas VI? I preferred those stops to Italy, Spain and rest of Med. Shit man we hit Nairobi, Kenya lol. I bought a sack of shit for $2 lol. Thank God cause they hit us with a piss test as soon as we pulled anchor.