Saturday, June 28, 2008

A short note on shipmates.

I just spent some time talking with Dennis Bear. I look forward to seeing this shipmate every year.

I also look forward to Ralph Hasty's dry sense of humor throughout the year.

I never knew either of these gentlemen during my Navy days. I met them both at NMA reunions of the past.

Membership in the Navy Musicians Association has done more than reunite me with old friends; it's given me a boatload of new friends.

And it doesn't stop. This year I've met John Branam, Bob Powers, Jim Richards, O.J. Casoli. While we never served together, we share the common experience of past service and present camaraderie.

All the more reason to look forward to next year in Virginia Beach.

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