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A few weeks after we married, my wife and I decided to go to Williamsburg to check out a ghost tour. Being the valiant man I have always been, I tactfully steered us towards a more “friendly” sounding tour than some of the others. While my wife can brute force any scary movie or creepy…
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– Deep Six Petty Officer Consumption – Eventually, after weeks of dealing with the constant rocking of the ship, harsh weather, constant wetness, and countless other perks to a military cruise, the drama queen decided it was time to die. It didn’t seem fair she could decide to quit when nobody else could, yet quit…
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– Underway and Unwell – The sickness took me in full…and what a sickness it was. Head feeling ready to burst, every sound and movement a stab to the eyes. Endless amounts of mucus made it hard to breathe. Throat on fire. Body weighing 400 pounds and every movement aching. It was certainly a prime…
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– Belayed Hope – The deployments I’d experienced up to this point were not what you would describe as a positive experience. I recognize this is akin to saying a visit to the dental office for a root canal isn’t a particularly enjoyable spa day, yet this time I was determined to fix my mindset.…
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Being the rebellious teenager that I was, I adamantly refused to do something as “school spirited” as the prom. spits in disgust So imagine my surprise a mere 8 years after I graduated high school to find myself at a prom. This was no ordinary prom though; it was “Night to Shine.” A dance hosted…
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Station Atlantic City, NJ. May 9th 2015 It was a duty Saturday, not the kind of thing you get excited for. I was slow waking up, still a bit dazed from getting sea sick the night before, as my BM2 (Boatswains mate, aka people who drive the boats) at the time was adamant at getting as…
