https://astoryworthtelling.blog/2018/11/11/ode-to-gmcs-robert-a-dickerson-usn/https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_2327-1.jpgimg_2327-1https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dads-story-15a.pngDad's Story-15aDad and me next to aft 5" Gun Mount. Dan holding a Light Machine Gun he took care of during his time as a Gunner's matehttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dads-story-15.pngDad's Story-15Dad on Tiger Cruise. USS Ranger, CV61 seen in the backgroundhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dads-story-14.pngDad's Story-14Dad and me after graduation and just before I put my Ensign shoulder boards onhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dads-story-13.jpgDad's Story-13Dad and me goofing off while I was home from Annapolis for the holidays: "Before and After"https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dads-story-12.jpgDad's Story-12Me and Dad at Parents Weekend after Plebe Summer, August 1984https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dads-story-8c.jpgDad's Story-8cDad working on me as a future Navy recruit. He eventually succeeded... :)https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dads-story-11.jpgDad's Story-11Dad's US Navy Retirement Certificatehttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dads-story-10.jpgDad's Story-10Award for beating quota on recruiting goals in 1975https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dads-story-9.jpgDad's Story-9Dad presenting at the downtown Fresno Hilton with CNO, Admiral Zumwalt seated to his right2025-06-21T00:01:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/2023/04/30/marriage-a-profound-mystery/https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_3271.jpegimg_3271https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_3266.jpegimg_3266https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_6190-1.jpegimg_6190-1https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_0562.jpegIMG_0562https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/70450760496__97176328-b1e2-4185-b03d-955430fda3c3.jpeg70450760496__97176328-B1E2-4185-B03D-955430FDA3C3https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_3261.jpegimg_32612023-05-10T13:25:04+00:00monthlyhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/2013/09/23/my-first-year-at-annapolis/https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/herndon.jpgHerndonPlebe Herndon Ceremonyhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/scan8-6.jpgScan8 6Army - Navy Game in Philadelphia. Plebes from both Army and Navy lining up to bring in their teamhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/scan8-37.jpgScan8 37Me In the Lobby of Mom and Dad's Hotel during Parent's Weekendhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/scan8-36.jpgScan8 36Me and Dad outside 7th Wing of Bancroft Hall during Parent's Weekendhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/scan8-35.jpgScan8 35https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/scan8-34.jpgScan8 34https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/scan8-33.jpgScan8 33https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/scan8-32.jpgScan8 32Graduation Night - My Bullard High School Diploma in Hand, I'm ready for the world or so I thought...https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/scan8-31.jpgScan8 31https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/scan8-30.jpgScan8 302020-05-31T15:34:36+00:00monthlyhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/2013/10/06/how-i-met-leah/https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/grand-canyon.jpgGrand CanyonLeah at I at the rim of the Grand Canyon on our way back from Annapolishttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/commissioning-week-picture-e1589756625764.jpgCommissioning Week PictureLeah sitting pretty on the grass watching the Blue Angels during Commissioning Weekhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/scan8-65-e1589755985658.jpgWedding/Engagement RingOur Wedding Bandshttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ring-dance.jpgRing DanceLeah and I in front of a replica of a class ring with Naval Academy crest shown. Leah is wearing my class ring around her neck.https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/scan8-49.jpgOur Wedding PartyPicture of us, our bridesmaids and groomsmen, flower girl and ring boyhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/scan8-48.jpgArch of SwordsThe officers from Princeton serving as my ushers and swordsmen for the weddinghttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/scan8-47.jpgDown the AisleWalking down the aisle with my NEW bride!https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/scan8-44.jpgReflectingMy gorgeous wife reflecting ...https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/scan8-43.jpgChapel kissA first public kiss outside our chapel..https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/scan-4-e1589757472547.jpegReception Hall pictureA picture outside the wedding reception hall...2020-05-17T23:02:55+00:00monthlyhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/2013/11/12/princeton-mine-strike/https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/gmcs-robert-dickerson-and-ltjg-jerry-dickerson.jpgGMCS Robert Dickerson and LTjg Jerry DickersonDad and me in Pearl Harbor as we pull out of Port for the last leg of the trip home...https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/scan8-91.jpgCracked SuperstructurePicture of superstructure cracked by the violent trauma to ship by two mini strikeshttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/scan8-90.jpgMine Damage 3Starboard side view of buckled deck near fantailhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/scan8-89.jpgMine Damage 2View of Mine Damage from fantail showing metal rope welded to superstructure and deck to further support heavily damaged fantailhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/scan8-87.jpgMine Damage 1View of Port stern where steel girders were welded 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Basketball Teamhttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/phil-tim-and-me-at-hume-lake-10-2010.jpgPhil, Tim and me at Hume Lake, 10-2010Phil Dodd, Tim Henry and me at Hume Lake Men's Retreat, October 2010https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/phil-and-me-mens-retreat-2010.jpgPhil and me, Men's Retreat 2010https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/phil-and-i-on-a-journey-3-11-11.jpgPhil and I on a journey, 3-11-11Phil and I on our continued journey in the Foothills near Hensley Lake, March 2011https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/phil-and-central-valley-3-27-08.jpgPhil and Central Valley, 3-27-08https://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/birding-trip-1-2-09.jpgBirding Trip, 1-2-09Phil and I "birding" at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge in January 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medal after finishing 1:2 marathon with Zach and Markushttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jason-and-stacy-baptizing-zach.jpgJason and Stacy baptizing ZachJason and Stacy baptizing Zach at Clovis Hillshttps://astoryworthtelling.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/molly-day-card1.jpgMolly Day CardThe Molly Day Card showing the Griffin Family invitation to practice random acts of kindness. 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