26
Dec
Mom's Car Wreck
In 1967, I was 20 years old. I had just been assigned to the Fulton and was settling in, when
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25
Dec
Dad's life after the accident
After the wreck my dad moved down to Wanda's house for a while. He bought a brand-new Plymouth
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23
Dec
Ports O' Call
Each year the Navy required active vessels to undergo "at sea" training. During my 3 years on the
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22
Dec
Shore Leave
While we were tied up to the pier, while not on watch, we could go ashore. There was a beer
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21
Dec
Santa Gets Arrested
When we got back from our first cruise to PR, I had some extra money from card dealing, so I
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21
Dec
Our "Office" On the Ship
Let me describe our work area a bit. Our workshop was about the whole width of the ship. Probably about
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19
Dec
Publicity Tour
One of the enlisted men on the Fulton handled PR functions. A couple of weeks after the “arrest" I
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18
Dec
Visiting Long Island
One of the guys on the ship with me was Bob Urso. I don’t think he was in the
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17
Dec
Meeting Mrs. Claus
During one of these visits Bob introduced me to Sal Cappiello and Eileen Santorufo, who were dating at the time
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16
Dec
Joyce and Santa Get Married
We got married in Westbury N.Y. on 12/12/70. We were married in The Church of the Advent
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