Timeline November 11th

[sn-e3]

Time line November 11th 1966 Location somewhere about 300 miles north of Hawaii escorting the Aircraft carrier Oriskiny home after the terrible fire aboard same. My best friend John Brock fell over the side in bad weather and before we could rescue him he went down. we were within a hundred feet of him and everyone watched helplessly as he sank beneath the waves. John will be forever 19 years old. and not reconized on any monument because he did not die in country but he died just the same. I miss you John and often wonder what you might have been. your friend chris

[39mto39g]

Friends dieing means somthing to the parents and the friend(you). The rest of the world didn't even blink, sad but true.
I had a friend in High school (Doug) that went in the army the same time I did, he went to Gremany and I went to VN. He got killed in a jeep roll over. Strange how thing work. There was a small artical in the local paper that my mother sent me, Doug Sathoff died in an accident in Germany.

Hay, to your friend.

Ron

[frisco-kid]

Sorry about your friend. Say his name outloud once in awhile.

[usmcsgt65]

Nov. 11, 1966, at Hill 35, Chu Lai, the 5th Marine Regiment held a traditional birthday. A cake was made, and the first two cut into the cake were by the oldest and youngest Marines present, then is was back to the war.

[Tigernan]

You really don't need to be referencing Doug Sathoff at all. You haven't exactly been the best friend to the Sathoff family, now have you? But then again, you don't admit that part of your life, do you?

[Andy]

Sorry for your loss. It's strange how things work out. One man goes to war, the other goes to "safe duty", and the unexpected happens - such is life.

I don't know who or what Tigernan is. I'd share this with you. My best friend from 5th grade through high school joined the army about 5 months before me. While I was still in AIT, he was with the 173rd and got killed (13 days in country). After the service I was never able to sit down and talk with his parents, who I knew very well. Guess it was a case of feeling guilty, I was alive, Jack was dead.

Stay healthy, be well,
Andy

[1CAVCCO15MED]

Tigernan is a flamer pretending to know something about you. Just another Internet coward.

[Jumper208]

Originally posted by 1CAVCCO15MED Tigernan is a flamer pretending to know something about you. Just another Internet coward.

Just like those "Super Truckers" on the CB's, man they could talk a good game, but 9 times out of 10, if you caught them at a Burns Bro's or TA truckstop, they would all of a sudden suffer from a Cryptonite overdose, and start backpedaling frantically, all the while hoping you didn't kick their ass.

My condolences to those who have lost friends and family while serving our country, whether in peacetime or in war.

[Tigernan]

Internet coward. Interesting.

He's my father. Divorced my mother. Quite disliked by the Sathoff family for a variety of reasons that he knows quite well. So I think it quite ludicrous that he would pretend to give shit one about Doug.

Satisfied?

[Jumper208]

So now we are suppose to take your word (a disgruntled son at best) over that of your fathers? What is it you are hoping to gain here by dragging your fathers name through the mud?