Posted on Oct 12, 2014
FN Mike McCormack
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Most sailors have a dozen or so...here is one I recall (actually a double-header)...

In 1981...I was on liberty one night...drinking at a bar in Mombasa, Kenya...I was hanging around with this big ole' MM farm boy from our division (3MMR) and we were drinking authentic Ouzo! Very strong and loaded with...well you know. So after about an hour or so...I wandered off to another part of the bar...and I started watching these local men juggling what appeared to be - flaming balls of coal using 2 sticks...when all of a sudden...two local women started fighting and one of them ripped some of the hair braids (Bo Derek Style) from the others head...so anyway...I decided to start looking for my farm boy pal and as I headed back and was turning the corner...I saw a large group of people...they were all surrounding some crazy SOB and were trying to get close to him as he was swinging and hitting anything and everyone that came near him...guess who? Yup...turns out that my new drinking buddy (unbeknownst to me) never drank liquor in his life! Anyhow...this guy was huge and I recalled that he was arrested one time for taking on and beating up five San Diego policemen by himself (no joke)...so I carefully tried to get near him and he finally allowed me to talk and get close - that's when he just collapsed and TG...he finally just passed out! I'm 6'3" and fairly strong, but have never in my life tried to lift the dead-weight of a farm boy!!! I couldn't budge him!! That's when this dude from our ship who had arms the size of tree trunks walked over and just threw farm boy on his shoulders and walked away with him and helped me get him back to the ship safely! As we walked up the gang plank...I saw the were MAA waiting for us on the ship and searched me...they found some contraband including an African hair braid and said WTF before confiscating it and throwing me in the brig...Lol! The moral to this sea story is: "Sometimes...it's better to drink alone!"
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MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca
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Getting a ride in a Coast Guard armed pursuit boat (or whatever the technical term is for it) across Guantanamo Bay. A few of us were going to the Leeward side and while waiting for the ferry the boat crew asked us if we wanted a ride. Once we got out of the dock the last thing I heard was "Hold On"! Made the 20 minute trip in about 5 minutes doing God knows how fast and going airborne at least 5 or 6 times. Most fun I've had in a boat with clothes on!!!
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