34 YEARS, who thinks that far ahead when joining the Military at 18? When I joined right after high school I couldn’t imagine making the commitment for 6 years, let alone the 21 years I ended up serving. But THIRTY-FOUR years? When I served with Todd, as I knew him then in Puerto Rico, I’m […]
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Emerson Knives N-SAR: The Navy search and rescue knife
When I think of a rescue knife, I think of an overbuilt, purpose-driven tool. By saying “overbuilt”, I don’t mean heavy, thick, or tons of gadgets; I mean a tool that can take a beating time and time again, and come back for more. It has to have a good balance and “feel” in the […]
Memorial Day: Loss of a Shipmate
I served in the U.S. Navy from 1976-1979 as a Machinist Mate aboard the U.S.S. Horne CG-30 out of San Diego, Ca. This was a fairly quiet and transitional period for the military in the Post Vietnam years. Most people in the country really didn’t want to hear about the military nor cared about the […]