response 130 of 160:

Jun 19 14:34 UTC 2000

i saw the TurnerJoy this weekend. 

response 132 of 160:

Jun 19 17:44 UTC 2000

when you contact her, say hi for me.  last time i heard from her was when she
asked me to post her wedding plans on m-nut.

igbor:  do you go aboard her?

response 134 of 160:

Jun 19 19:33 UTC 2000

USS TURNER JOY (DD-951)

Class: Forrest Sherman Destroyer 
Launched: May 5, 1958 
At: Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, Seattle, Washington 
Commissioned: August 3, 1959 

Length: 418 feet 
Beam: 45 feet 
Draft: 22 feet 
Displacement: 2,800 tons 
Armament:Three 5-inch/54 caliber guns and two Mark 32 torpedo  launchers that
carry 6 Mark 46 torpedoes each. 

Address: 
Bremerton Historic Ships Association 
300 Washington Beach Avenue 
Bremerton, Washington 98337-5668 
(360) 792-2457 
Fax: (360) 377-1020 
Email:  dd951@sinclair.net 

The destroyer USS Turner Joy was the last Forrest Sherman class destroyer
built. While some of these ships were later converted to guided missile
destroyers, Turner Joy remains close to her original 1959 configuration. The
destroyer has been restored to reflect the appearance during her active years
between 1960 and 1982. 

Turner Joy's distinctive service included a double-duty role as flagship for
Destroyer Squadron 13 and Destroyer Division 131 with several tours in the
Pacific. She also stood air-sea rescue duty near the Marianas Islands for
President Dwight D. Eisenhower's visit to several Asian nations. In terms of
history, this vessel is most remembered for her participation in the Gulf of
Tonkin incident which escalated the United States involvement in the Vietnam
War. 

USS Turner Joy was placed on display in Bremerton in 1991 as a public
attraction and Naval Memorial. 
  
The U.S. Navy in Vietnam

The long and protracted series of events which led to the involvement of the
United States in Vietnam culminated when on August 2, 1964 the U.S. destroyer
U.S.S. Maddox was fired upon by North Vietnamese gunboats. This attack
prompted the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that authorized the president to take
"all necessary measures to repel attacksand prevent further aggression."
President Lyndon Johnson retaliated for the attack on the Maddox by ordering
U.S. naval planes to bomb North Vietnam.
The U.S.S. Maddox is attacked by North Vietnamese PT boats. The Maddoxhad been
sailing in the Gulf of Tonkin since July 28, 1964, to support covertSouth
Vietnamese forces operating against North Vietnamese shore installations.The
American ship fights off the PT boats, which launch 3 torpedos, noneof which
strike the Maddox. On August 3, the Maddox is joined by the USTurner Joy in
the Gulf. That night, it is reported that the Turner Joy wasattacked. It is
later discovered that the attack never happened.

response 136 of 160:

Jun 19 19:42 UTC 2000

huhuhuhuhhuh...hyman...huhuhuhuhuhuh

response 140 of 160:

Jun 20 12:16 UTC 2000

I know three guys named Barry. None of them are Jewish. 
Barry Alprovic, Barry Matthews and Barry Sart. 
Not a Finkelstein among them. Can md explain this to me?

response 142 of 160:

Jun 20 13:34 UTC 2000

He's just jealous that no one calls him Mike.

response 144 of 160:

Jun 20 14:34 UTC 2000

"self-important nobodies" bwa ahahahahhahahahahaha  me thinks the lady doth
protest too much!

response 146 of 160:

Jun 20 19:52 UTC 2000

<hap marries tao>

response 148 of 160:

Jun 21 00:01 UTC 2000

An endless source of mirth for me as well

Of course, the fact that Tony and Lucent are located in a town named after
my family adds an extra bit of irony . . .

response 150 of 160:

Jun 21 19:28 UTC 2000

I have, many times. I am related to the Napier family who had a large farm
there in Illinois. The town was originally called Napierville, but some
idiot(s) shortened it to Naperville.

response 152 of 160:

Jun 24 11:55 UTC 2000

bwa ahaahahaahahahahahahahahaha *gasp* hahahahahahahaha

response 154 of 160:

Jun 25 21:08 UTC 2000

yo dewd