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Master and Commander
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Location: Hopewell Junction NY | Subject: Adm Fluckey - On Eternal Patrol
The Admiral died at 2345 June 28, 2007.
Sailor, Rest Your Oar. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1431
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Hand Salute |
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 597
Location: Tucson, Arizona | Subject: RE: Adm Fluckey - On Eternal Patrol
"Sailor Rest Your Oars" - Hand Salute - another member of our cherished history is now on Eternal Patrol.
Dick Jarenski
USS STERLET (SS392) ASSN
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Plankowner
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Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Adm Fluckey - On Eternal Patrol
Go with God Admiral.
It was a pleasure to have met you.
Hand Salute. Two!
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COMSUBBBS
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Location: Alexandria, Virginia | Subject: RE: Adm Fluckey - On Eternal Patrol
One of the terrible things about growing old is the list of people you admired and were motivated by gets shorter and shorter....Your heroes keep turning in their earthly issue and getting orders for their eternal assignments. Admiral "Lucky" Fluckey was such a man. No lad got issued a more worthy hero or found a finer man to attempt to emulate. I wonder if young lads of today find that level of leadership and courage in their heroes. I certainly hope so. Living in Washington, I had the honor of knowing him and being able to introduce him to my bride. He was the kind of hero who was humble and discounted the worthiness of being considered a hero. My bride...my little Norwegian blue-eyed blonde sweetheart, recognized the Medal of Honor suspended from the light blue ribbon around his neck and walked up to him and said,"Sir, I know what that medal means...Could I have the honor of shaking your hand?", "My dear, This is not my Medal...It belongs to my gallant crew, they earned it...They just let me wear it...The only thing I ever won on my own was a freckle contest at Woodward and Lothrop as a kid." and he gave her a hug and kiss on the cheek. (Woodward and Lothrop was a large department store in Washington...affectionately known as Woodies. It no longer exists...sadly.). That statement was characteristic of the gentleman. Admiral Fluckey now passes into the pages of our submarine history. He was the last living submarine Medal holder. He has joined the other three Medal holders who survived the war and the three who didn't. Wherever he is tonight, he is surrounded by the gallant men who were my insperation to select the Submarine Service as my branch of service. I will attend his services in Annapolis with Chief Stone and Art Smith....there is no greater honor than attending the send off celebration of a man's life who served this nation and gave her what this fine naval officer did. DEX
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Old Salt
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Location: Medina, OH | Subject: RE: Adm Fluckey - On Eternal Patrol
Through the sub forums last year, I got my hands on books about The ADMIRAL. If protocol allows, hope flags are flying at half-staff or mast at sub bases, on the boats, at the Navy Department, etc.
Admiral Fluckey is being greeted by other submariners who are resting under the sunny yardarm of God's boat.
Edited by nancy 2007-06-29 6:08 PM
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Old Salt
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The torch is passed. God Speed.
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Master and Commander
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Location: Tucson AZ | Subject: Two telling pictures ...
Sometimes a picture (or two) really is worth a thousand words. |
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Great Sage of the Sea
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Location: Port Orchard WA | Subject: RE: Adm Fluckey - On Eternal Patrol
I rarely mention this, but, I had the privilege of having him and his bride ride shotgun on my bus for a three hour ride out of Canada to Seattle as he was returning from a cruise.Just like all the stories he was more concerned with what I had done and what the more modern Navy was like from a Rag Hat’s point of view. And we told a few sea stories unfortunately not of the war but the more human aspects of submarine life. It was truely an honor to have known him. He is in the same category as Capt Ross a MOH winner from here in Kitsap Co (USS Nevada Dec 7). that also past on quite awhile ago, who I had the privilege of having him present to me a Navy League Senior SOY award. Having meet the two of them, they were truely cut from the same cloth and I know how truly gracious and heroic people can be. Bear |
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Adm Fluckey - On Eternal Patrol
