TAILGATEX 2001
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Veterans
Stadium at sunset Friday evening. Note the Secret Service agents on
the rooftop catwalk, ensuring security is airtight for the President's
arrival.
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Veterans
Stadium at sunset Friday evening, as photographed by my mother STANDING
ON THE PLAYING FIELD. Guess it never occurred to the Secret Service
that Al Qaeda might try walking in the front gate.
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Members
of the 403rd NMCU and the Philo McGiffin
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Saturday - First call to colors
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Stepping
of the mainmast
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Retired Marine O'Leary asks ex-Seabee Bush the eternal question: "Dug a Good Marine a Good Latrine lately?!?" |
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Semper
Fidelis
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We
Will Never Forget
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O'er
the Land of the Free And the Home of the Brave
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What
we're fighting for
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The
O'Leary boys and Father Callahan
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"The
accused will approach the bench!"
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Another
satisfied customer (over 90 million served!)
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Tim
meets an old shipmate from USS John Hancock
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Mom
and Dona
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Not
bad for a bunch of ground pounders
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Who
cares if his eyes are shut, it's a great picture
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Nuclear
Waste (half-life: 90 years)
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Commodore
wonders if anyone'd notice if he helped himself to fourths
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Lesson
learned: Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents do NOT have a sense
of humor
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"Man,
you would not BELIEVE what's bubbling up the shower drain!!"
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Tim
is reminded that when the CHT hits the fan it's the AUXO they call first
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One
good tailgate deserves another: Elvis burgers in the Holiday Inn parking
lot on Sunday morning
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Lee
Fuglestad with 5 month old daughter Megan Ann, USS BEATARMY's
youngest crew member to date. Doug Nelson (right) is intrigued by the
idea of an heir and makes a note to talk with Jen about it. (Doug and
Jen's daughter Hannah Rebekah arrived 8 months later and will report
aboard BEATARMY this December.)
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A
shot of the derelict BEATARMY taken by one of her crewmembers
from the lifeboat, moments after abandoning ship on the New Jersey Turnpike.
"Farewell, Aquarius - and we thank you..."
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