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Old Salt
Posts: 330
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What a Shipmate!
http://www.teresaarthurphotography.com/blog/2015/2/arlington-national-cemetery-a-heros-rest-sn-robert-dexter-armstrong-usn
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2693
Location: New Jersey | Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today...
Thanks for posting this Curt.
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 6180
Location: Summerville, SC | Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today...
Hard to believe its been just over a year.
RIP, Dex !!
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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.
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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Old Salt
Posts: 330
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I was in PCAN on a business trip... |
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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 |
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Plankowner
Posts: 5024
Location: Gulfport, MS | Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today...
Thanks Curt... I miss him every day. |
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Old Salt
Posts: 431
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Shipmate, I miss you Dex, |
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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 - 866 downloads)
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1645
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Thanks Don! |
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