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Missing Dex, Today...
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Curt
Posted 2016-02-22 5:35 AM (#78194)


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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

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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)


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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)


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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)


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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:






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Gil
Posted 2016-02-24 1:34 PM (#78216 - in reply to #78194)
Master and Commander

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Subject: RE: Missing Dex, Today...

Thanks Don!
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