July 12, 2004

• Just got back from San Diego after three weeks. Got a chance to see some family and friends in and out of uniform. Also got a chance to sail a bit in Glorietta Bay (San Diego harbor) and had a nuclear submarine crawl up the backside of our sailboat..most impressive..funny too. All the while the jets were taking off from NAS North Island and veering into the open sea. You name it..the had them flying…F-18, Navy trainers as well and even some Warthogs and Intruders. There was also some motivating helo’s there like the CH-53 and 47′s doing some drills. This is a daily occurance there. As normal as traffic on a bridge for rush hour. I am always impressed by the military might that is seen there at San Diego. Navy SEAL’s doing their training off Coronado Island (definitely wanna keep clear from them when in the harbor..they got their speed boats that run up to you and get on your case if they deem you too close for their liking…they’re cool but eyeballing you just the same…must be a common occurance come summertime). Between all the flatops and frigates and cruisers there….all back from overseas (rotation of course). It was fantastic. Caught up with some friends from Camp Pendleton and we hung out a bit at the Oceanside shooting range. Did some skydiving at Brown airfield and started my classses for my P-1 basic Paragliding license. All in all a great trip but more importantly a great reminder of what being an American…a MARINE… is all about.

  
  

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