tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post2407602132304314743..comments2024-03-25T05:07:53.317-05:00Comments on Sam&Donna-5th Wheel Vagabonds: Tuesdays Thoughts.Sam&Donna Weibelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405315775347233295noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post-27248548009937556082011-02-10T06:48:25.433-06:002011-02-10T06:48:25.433-06:00I remember seeing video of that Forrestal accident...I remember seeing video of that Forrestal accident & it's amazing they did not lose the whole ship. John McCain can be seen exiting the cockpit of his plane & making his way across the flight deck. Fire aboard ship is just about the worst....nowhere to go.Al Bossencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307619781955351484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post-40356764885264953892011-02-09T10:05:45.107-06:002011-02-09T10:05:45.107-06:00Great post, Sam! Interesting stories and notes fo...Great post, Sam! Interesting stories and notes for sure. The pictures posted sure made it look pretty bad!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523089898331291694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post-3181710269240458062011-02-09T09:31:30.997-06:002011-02-09T09:31:30.997-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post-37178006277408476572011-02-08T21:36:28.228-06:002011-02-08T21:36:28.228-06:00What a great post Sam. Your pictures and info are...What a great post Sam. Your pictures and info are very informative. Doug sounds like he was lucky guy that day. Hope you continue to keep in touch with him.<br /><br />Kevin and Ruth<br /><a href="http://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com" rel="nofollow">www.travelwithkevinandruth.com</a>Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post-42155531547731295902011-02-08T21:29:03.849-06:002011-02-08T21:29:03.849-06:00Thank you so much for sharing this story. It'...Thank you so much for sharing this story. It's amazing, and good that you are willing to share. So many guys I know don't talk about their experiences. My son John was on the Forestall in 1983 and 1984, so that's a special one to me, but thank goodness he wasn't in the service during war timeSue Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332448503740101970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post-46490361985229128102011-02-08T20:05:45.258-06:002011-02-08T20:05:45.258-06:00You're welcome, Sam, and Thank You for serving...You're welcome, Sam, and Thank You for serving!!Travels with Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post-68734041467477919432011-02-08T19:55:32.340-06:002011-02-08T19:55:32.340-06:00thank you so much for sharing your trip down memor...thank you so much for sharing your trip down memory lane..even though we are Canadian..we are still proud of all our American soliders who served their country!..Sue and Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436889944386917688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post-18840217740866768342011-02-08T19:51:17.021-06:002011-02-08T19:51:17.021-06:00Thank you for sharing Sam and thank you for servin...Thank you for sharing Sam and thank you for serving. I am humbled by your story.Donna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161069942110860372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post-7367834090067033582011-02-08T19:09:51.493-06:002011-02-08T19:09:51.493-06:00Doug's pictures of the Forestall show the over...Doug's pictures of the Forestall show the overwhelming severity of the disaster. One wonders how John McCain managed to survive. He would have been an awesome president, but alas he never got the chance. But that is our fault not his.<br />RodRod Ivers https://www.blogger.com/profile/11622769861928590585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post-12441933395282973042011-02-08T18:53:48.878-06:002011-02-08T18:53:48.878-06:00Great post. We appreciate your service!Great post. We appreciate your service!Chuck and Anneke's RV travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929384797592263167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post-64239547980022200912011-02-08T18:16:01.465-06:002011-02-08T18:16:01.465-06:00What an interesting story...thanks so much for sha...What an interesting story...thanks so much for sharing. I remember that fire and what a tragedy it was.Karen and Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284661066870109259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post-79705811167899329842011-02-08T17:20:32.465-06:002011-02-08T17:20:32.465-06:00Thank YOU for sharing the photos of the Forestall....Thank YOU for sharing the photos of the Forestall....Some of us sit at home and don't realize the way these "kids" put themselves in harm's way just for our freedoms...We cannot even imagine how that effects them after they come home..Nice to meet Doug, too. GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL OF THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE WITHOUT RESERVATION!Dennis and Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320009741335075781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636111343812044798.post-13189628605719977212011-02-08T16:54:22.917-06:002011-02-08T16:54:22.917-06:00This was an outstanding post Sam! Thanks for shar...This was an outstanding post Sam! Thanks for sharing with us your memories, allowing us to meet Doug, and those very dramatic pictures. This wasn’t said very often immediately after Vietnam, so here goes; “Thank you Sam for serving your country”! <br /><br />John<br /><a href="http://relaxedrush.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">relaxedrush.blogspot.com</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126827057034325406noreply@blogger.com