[irishdenny]

Nearly 10 years on The Fast Attack Submarine USS Omaha during the 80's...
Loved Every Hard Core Minute of iT!

*The Filipina Steward Saluting the North Koreans was my 1st Boss when i Arrived to the OMAHA~

He was a Peach to work fir!

This is Something that i wrote in Honor of Those
Who have Served on Black Boats:

“A Silent Life”

Woke to a new day
Climbed up topside as we pushed through the waves
You See, We lived on and under the water
No one knew we were there
Our Chaotic lives Silently kept the worlds order

A Black Boat was our home
A football field long
Punchin' holes in the ocean
Diving Deep back to where we belong

Exhilaration flowed in our blood
When the Main Ballast tanks were flood
Oooga Oooga was the beginning
“Dive Dive” echoed
Man what way to make a living

Well there was About 100 of us
Taken ta Sea on a Silent Fighting Bus
Staying on course leaving it All behind
Never telling anyone what we did
Just holding the Stories deep below in our minds

“Surface, Surface” marked our return
With Tugs in Tow
Home port was our haven
Sort of a Refuge we’ve come to know

A 100 plus was our family
Teary eyed, I’ve miss them all
A Silent Life Never Saying No
Seems like just a short time ago…

**To Those of You Who Evar Left a Loved One Behind
in Service of THiS Great Nation...
Weather it was at Home or on the Battle Field ~

"You Have my Admiration!"