@japan_nobunaga I was 30 years old. I've already spoken about my experiences. I came back with PTSD from seeing what I saw, still have nightmares of a dark ocean full of corpses.
But I regret nothing.
WHERE DOES THE BANNER OF OCHAYAMA PROUDLY FLY? Wherever I have stood upon a country's soil to raise it, and thanks to the Navy I have been to a great many countries.
🇯🇵 - JAPAN
🇸🇬 - SINGAPORE
🇲🇾 - MALAYSIA
🇮🇩 - INDONESIA
🇧🇳 - BRUNEI
🇵🇭 - PHILIPPINES
🇦🇺 - AUSTRALIA
🇮🇴 - DIEGO GARCIA (British Indian Ocean Territory)
🇹🇭 - THAILAND
🇰🇭 - CAMBODIA
🇬🇷 - GREECE
🇵🇹 - PORTUGAL
🇳🇱 - NETHERLANDS
🇩🇪 - GERMANY
🇮🇪 - IRELAND
🇰🇼 - KUWAIT
🇧🇭 - BAHRAIN
🇦🇪 - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
🇴🇲 - OMAN
🇵🇦 - PANAMA
🇧🇷 - BRAZIL
🇨🇱 - CHILE
🇵🇷 - PUERTO RICO
🇪🇨 - ECUADOR
It's Veterans Day!
I enlisted in 2007, which means next year i hit 20 years of service & can retire!
I'm currently E-6, which in the Navy is Petty Officer First Class. I have gold chevrons because I've never had a single NJP & a spotless record (I told you I'm a good guy!)
So, where have I served?
2008-2011: Sasebo, Japan
USS TORTUGA (LSD-46)
2011-2013: Jacksonville, Florida
USS VICKSBURG (CG-69)
2013-2016: San Diego, California
Southwest Regional Maintenance Facility (SWRMC)
2016-2021: San Diego, California
Coastal Riverine Squadron 3/Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 3 (CORIVRON/MSRON 3)
2021-2023: San Antonio, Texas
Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Lackland
2023-2027: Everett, Washington
USS GRIDLEY (DDG-101)
I have visited over 20 countries, including layovers in airports. I have set foot on every continent except Africa & Antarctica. I have proudly served my country, and I do not regret my service.
Go #Navy
Proud #Veteran
Happy #VeteransDay friends!
In 2009 my ship went to Pattaya, Thailand, a city infamous for liberty incidents.
I intentionally chose to go out with a group of Marines (the ship was an amphibious landing one) instead of with my fellow sailors.
We were literally the ONLY liberty group NOT to get in trouble, even though we broke all the rules and totally should have, we got away with EVERYTHING. It was the best port call of my entire time on that ship.
251 Years of Unmatched Lethality
#Marines stationed across the globe commemorate the 251st anniversary of the Marine Corps, honoring a distinguished legacy of service, sacrifice, and unwavering fidelity to both the nation and fellow Marines.
(Narrated by @netflix@mosquitobowl Director Peter Berg)
🎥(U.S. Marine Corps video by John Martinez)
I miss the days when vtubers were actually chill & nice to each other, like total complete strangers would be inviting each other to collab on streams, hardly knowing one another but for having seen a few of their streams & thinking 'yeah, I can vibe with this person!'.
@Ravencitas@Marakath Of course, because it really isn't comedic.
It's a genuinely horrible thing that has happened.
The sheer ABSURDITY of it all, however...