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#3
Always happy to moon you. Hope you find the pot of gold at the end of that rainbow.
Going around (and landing on) the moon in the 60s was a great accomplishment. Today, not so much.

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My navy duty was just over 6 years. My carrier duty took me to the med for 7 months and various workups in op area near Jax, went to Fallon, Gitmo, PR, etc., with the air wing. I worked with two bomber squadrons. It was a very rewarding experience briefing operations and intel, but I either lost friends and colleagues in aircraft accidents or saw aircrew killed or almost killed in dangerous situations (repeatedly) which affected me adversely. I was disappointed to not go to the language school. So I got out and went to law school.

Later in the Army, I was stationed in South Korea for about 3 years. During that time I only had the chance to visit Taiwan on vacation and barely stepped foot in Japan enroute to South Korea couple of times However, I traveled widely in South Korea, and made a start on learning the language and culture. Because of my role as an attorney in the Army, I was not popular with my superiors. After being forced off active duty, they requested and then ordered me back to active duty in 1994, particularly because of my effort to learn the language and my ability to act as a guide in the country. I would have gone gladly, but we had purchased a small business with my separation allowance and signed a contract, and made commitments I could not walk away from.

#5
Thanks for the beautiful song and English translation. I only spent four years in the navy. And while it wasn't all lollypops and rainbows, the good times far out weighted the bad times and I would not have gone to Japan, Honk Kong, Singapore, Korea, and the Philippines. All of which I would love to go back and visit again.