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I got this a while ago from my dad, but i found it so moving i thought i should share it with all of you.
-----Original Message----- From: Chuck Scott <CHARLIECOYOTE@compuserve.com<@ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES-Chuck+20Scott+20+3CCHARLIECOYOTE+40compuserve+2Ecom+3E+40ENRON@ENRON.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Scott <CHARLIECOYOTE@compuserve.com< Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 9:05 AM To: Bud Battley; Tom Delashaw; Rob Donaldson; Michelle Eppright; Cheryl Essex; Barb and Jim Gates; Robert L Gibson; V.J. Guadagnola; Tom Haaf; INTERNET:ngaard@earthlink.net; Jan-Peters; Mike Keenum; Travis Kelley; Jim Kippen; Cheryl Lynne; Texas Air Aces; Jim Moriarty; Noel and Karen Muller; Susan Scott; Jack Slyfield; Skip Slyfield; Gene Smith; Scott, Susan M.; Gen. Tom Swain; Pete Williams; Wilbur & Betty Williams; Richard Zadow; Craig Ziemba Subject: [F8] Misc; comradship -------------Forwarded Message----------------- From: "John Allsup", INTERNET:jtallsup@norcom2000.com To: "F8List", INTERNET:f8@holodeck.cloudnet.com Date: 9/24/01 7:25 PM RE: [F8] Misc; comradship Forwarded by several members: FYI... This is an e-mail from an Ensign stationed aboard the USS Winston Churchill... Dear Dad, Well, we are still out at sea, with little direction as to what our next priority is. The remainder of our port visits, which were to be centered on max liberty and goodwill to the United Kingdom, has all but been cancelled. We have spent every day since the attacks going back and forth within imaginary boxes drawn in the ocean, standing high-security watches, and trying to make the best of our time. It hasn't been that fun I must confess, and to be even more honest, a lot of people are frustrated at the fact that they either can't be home, or we don't have more direction right now. We have seen the articles and the photographs, and they are sickening. Being isolated as we are, I don't think we appreciate the full scope of what is happening back home, but we are definitely feeling the effects. About two hours ago the junior officers were called to the bridge to conduct Ship handling drills. We were about to do a man overboard when we got a call from the LUTJENS(D185), a German warship that was moored ahead of us on the pier in Plymouth, England. While in port, the WINSTON S CHURCHILL and the LUTJENS got together for a sports day/cookout on our fantail, and we made some pretty good friends. Now at sea they called over on bridge-to-bridge, requesting to pass us close up on our port side, to say goodbye. We prepared to render them honors on the bridge wing, and the Captain told the crew to come topside to wish them farewell. As they were making their approach, our Conning Officer announced through her binoculars that they were flying an American flag. As they came even closer, we saw that it was flying at half-mast. The bridge wing was crowded with people as the Boatswain's Mate blew two whistles- Attention to Port- the ship came up alongside and we saw that the entire crew of the German ship were manning the rails, in their dress blues. They had made up a sign that was displayed on the side that read "We Stand By You". Needless to say there was not a dry eye on the bridge as they stayed alongside us for a few minutes and we cut our salutes. It was probably the most powerful thing I have seen in my entire life and more than a few of us fought to retain our composure. It was a beautiful day outside today. We are no longer at liberty to divulge over unsecured e-mail our location, but we could not have asked for a finer day at sea. The German Navy did an incredible thing for this crew, and it has truly been the highest point in the days since the attacks. It's amazing to think that only a half-century ago things were quite different, and to see the unity that is being demonstrated throughout Europe and the world makes us all feel proud to be out here doing our job. After the ship pulled away and we prepared to begin our man overboard drills the Officer of the Deck turned to me and said, "I'm staying Navy." I'll write you when I know more about when I'll be home, but for now, this is probably the best news that I could send you. _______________________________________________ F8 maillist - F8@mailman.cloudnet.com http://mailman.cloudnet.com/mailman/listinfo/f8 ----------------------- Internet Header -------------------------------- Sender: f8-admin@holodeck.cloudnet.com Received: from holodeck.cloudnet.com (holodeck.cloudnet.com [204.221.245.2]) by siaag2ab.compuserve.com (8.9.3/8.9.3/SUN-1.12) with ESMTP id UAA06111; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 20:25:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from holodeck.cloudnet.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by holodeck.cloudnet.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id TAA15970; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 19:20:21 -0500 Received: from nc01.norcom2000.com (nc01.norcom2000.com [208.18.246.26]) by holodeck.cloudnet.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id TAA15952 for <f8@mailman.cloudnet.com<; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 19:20:19 -0500 Received: from [24.183.155.47] by nc01.norcom2000.com (NTMail 5.06.0016/LC2008.00.091e5f8d) with ESMTP id vgopubaa for f8@mailman.cloudnet.com; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 19:18:00 -0500 Message-ID: <005d01c14558$1e3c6e40$2f9bb718@belvil1.il.home.com< From: "John Allsup" <jtallsup@norcom2000.com< To: "F8List" <f8@holodeck.cloudnet.com< Subject: [F8] Misc; comradship Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 19:22:09 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: f8-admin@holodeck.cloudnet.com Errors-To: f8-admin@holodeck.cloudnet.com X-Mailman-Version: 1.0rc1 Precedence: bulk List-Id: F8 Crusader Assoc. 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