tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101041874322030800.post3919915618911004358..comments2024-01-29T21:40:14.451+00:00Comments on Pebbles in the Sea: GrandadBrighton Pensionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101041874322030800.post-85117220345480599022012-12-19T19:52:05.018+00:002012-12-19T19:52:05.018+00:00I will have to do a Grandad post... if I remember....I will have to do a Grandad post... if I remember.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101041874322030800.post-40741037697567149852012-12-17T17:03:20.039+00:002012-12-17T17:03:20.039+00:00He must have had more guts than I do as he served ...<i>He must have had more guts than I do as he served on submarines during the First World War. </i><br /><br />More guts than I have, as well. I've been inside a WWII vintage submarine and "cramped" is understated. I imagine the first generation of submarines were significantly worse.<br /><br />FWIW, my Navy son began his career in submarines, and served almost four years on ballistic missile subs (Boomers). The crews on those boats go out for 90 days at a time, and stay submerged for the entire patrol. I don't know how those guys do that...Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101041874322030800.post-31155848791658475422012-12-17T15:50:49.405+00:002012-12-17T15:50:49.405+00:00I, too, was fortunate enough to know all of my gra...I, too, was fortunate enough to know all of my grandparents. I was nine when the first one passed on. I had no idea, until much later in life, that not everyone was as lucky as I.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.com