December 15, 2025
Tag: Cornfield
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Lightships
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Lightships were intricate pieces of marine history here at home and around the world, but the romance of long careers full of exciting events usually happened elsewhere. The work on lightships was hazardous, tedious and dreadfully boring, sometimes for months on end. There is still little reward for work that benefits the traveling public.
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March 1, 2020 1 Comment
I only know three sailors who were members of the U. S. Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps. And, to the man, each was most proud of being a Seabee as they were being Navy men. Because of the emphasis on experience and skill rather than on physical standards, the average age a Seabee during the early […]