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The Korean Madonna

SOB: Son of a Bos'n Posted on April 4, 2010 by BobApril 5, 2010  

Back in 1975, the USS Tripoli (LPH-10) visited Busan, South Korea.  While there, I visited a Roman Catholic priest who was assigned to a local parish.  I spent the weekend with him, meeting parishioners and attending Mass with them.  After Mass, an elderly lady approached me and handed me a roll of silk. When I unrolled it, I found this image; This image is hand painted on silk.  The flowers in the background are formed into the shape of the … Continue reading →

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Third Culture Kids

SOB: Son of a Bos'n Posted on January 11, 2010 by BobJanuary 11, 2010  

Military Brats are one of the main categories of Third Culture Kids. Since we tend to live in what we called “little America”, on the military base, in military house and attending military schools, we don’t get the same level of exposure to the culture and people of the country we are “visiting”. What we missed most was exposure to the US culture of our time.  Today, given modern communications technologies, that may not be much of an issue.  However, … Continue reading →

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Joining the Navy

SOB: Son of a Bos'n Posted on January 10, 2010 by BobJune 1, 2015  

Back in 1964, the economy wasn’t doing too good.  As a high school graduate, with a “college prep” background, I couldn’t even get a job in a supermarket.  My parents didn’t have enough money to allow me even to attend a state college.  Eventually, I gave up job seeking and decided to join the navy. At one point, while in high school, my school counselor had arranged to get me an appointment to the Coast Guard Academy.  Working with the … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

SOB: Son of a Bos'n Posted on January 1, 2010 by bosunJanuary 1, 2010  

I can’t think of the number of times that I need a place to record a story.  My old personal web site is currently dormant and needs rebuilding to make it a decent blog site.   So, given that I was working on rebuilding the Boatswain’s old journal, I figured this would be as good a place as any to try and capture some of mine.

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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself

SOB: Son of a Bos'n Posted on February 20, 2008 by BobJune 27, 2010  

Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first inaugural address, at the heart of the great depression: I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our people impel. This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure … Continue reading →

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