Missing Dex, Today...

Curt	Posted 2016-02-22 5:35 AM (#78194)
Old Salt Posts: 330	Subject: Missing Dex, Today... What a Shipmate! http://www.teresaarthurphotography.com/blog/2015/2/arlington-national-cemetery-a-heros-rest-sn-robert-dexter-armstrong-usn
Runner485	Posted 2016-02-22 6:25 AM (#78195 - in reply to #78194)
COMSUBBBS Posts: 2693 Location: New Jersey	Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today... Thanks for posting this Curt.
Ralph Luther	Posted 2016-02-22 6:31 AM (#78196 - in reply to #78194)
COMSUBBBS Posts: 6180 Location: Summerville, SC	Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today... Hard to believe its been just over a year. RIP, Dex !!
Holland Club	Posted 2016-02-22 6:47 AM (#78197 - in reply to #78194)
Master and Commander Posts: 2490 Location: East Coast of Wisconsin	Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today... Thank you for posting. A great find and a great tribute. Ron
Ric	Posted 2016-02-22 7:28 AM (#78199 - in reply to #78194)
Plankowner Posts: 9175 Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map.	Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today... Ms Bumps and I were there. What a bitterly cold day. Beautiful ceremony and wonderful reception . Hand Salute shipmate!
JrKrup, Skimmer	Posted 2016-02-22 8:53 AM (#78202 - in reply to #78199)
Master and Commander Posts: 1342 Location: Oxnard, CA	Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today... Two days before his interment, I was in the hospital for an operation on my left knee. Otherwise I would have been there. I miss him.
Ric	Posted 2016-02-22 9:06 AM (#78203 - in reply to #78202)
Plankowner Posts: 9175 Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map.	Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today... It was a beautiful ceremony and well attended. I gave the box with his ashes a farewell pat saying goodbye just before they closed the niche.
Curt	Posted 2016-02-22 12:22 PM (#78205 - in reply to #78194)
Old Salt Posts: 330	Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today... I was in PCAN on a business trip...
Pedro	Posted 2016-02-23 3:42 PM (#78209 - in reply to #78205)
COMSUBBBS Posts: 2974 Location: Liverpool, England	Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today... A most impressive and fitting send-off for the undisputed bard of the smoke boats. Thank you for posting it, very much appreciated. Pedro
Pig	Posted 2016-02-23 7:54 PM (#78213 - in reply to #78194)
Plankowner Posts: 5024 Location: Gulfport, MS	Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today... Thanks Curt... I miss him every day.
Boy Throttleman	Posted 2016-02-24 1:59 AM (#78214 - in reply to #78194)
Old Salt Posts: 431	Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today... Shipmate, I miss you Dex,
Don Gentry	Posted 2016-02-24 8:35 AM (#78215 - in reply to #78194)
Admin Posts: 2316 Location: Renton, WA	Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today... Reminder that you can use the search feature (top left, under the boat graphic) to search as shown below for Dex's posts here: (DexSearch.jpg) Attachments ---------------- DexSearch.jpg (64KB - 869 downloads)
Gil	Posted 2016-02-24 1:34 PM (#78216 - in reply to #78194)
Master and Commander Posts: 1645	Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today... Thanks Don!