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With that, he pulled the boy inside with him, ordering the door to be closed. A few minutes later, both of them exited out the other end. They both were coughing, and everyone was applauding the Chief for his action. I don’t know how Mama’s boy faired in the Navy. But I hope this incident helped him on the way to becoming a man. Unfortunately, there are still lots of Mama’s boys running around out there today. Far too many of them get elected to Congress, the Vice Presidency, or worse yet, the Presidency. We need more like that Chief!

We were taught how to put out a fire, one of the worst of enemies on a ship at sea. To do so, we had to put out a large fire started in a big round oil filled tank. The importance of teamwork was stressed. The power of the water at the opening of the hose was amazing. We each were given the adventure of trying to control its direction. It would take from three to four of us, working in unison, to get the water directed on the fire. Although it took awhile, each company was able to successfully put out the fire.