I am uploading some wonderful pics that my father took when he was in the navy. My dad was an aircraft mechanic, so he had the privilege of taking wonderful ariel photos of volcanoes (Mount Fuji) when he was stationed in Japan. He was also stationed on the U.S.S Coral Sea and he has many interesting stories to tell about his experiences on the aircraft carrier. I love to hear his wonderful stories. My dad may tell the stories over and over again but they never bore me.
Among with Japan (where he served during the Vietnam War), my dad was stationed in Keflavik, Iceland, and San Diego, California.
In California he met his first wife, they were married at 24 and moved to Iceland. Later, she became ill with lung cancer and requested to be close to her family, so my father moved to Wilmington, NC. Carleene died in 1976. My Dad retired from the Navy that year with over 20 years of service. My Dad met my mom through his real estate agent (now my Godmother) a year later. He wanted to sell his home at Wrightsville Beach but instead of taking the commission, my Godmother set him up on a blind date with my mom. They were married May 6, 1978. And the rest is history.
Also, there is a great pic of my Czech grandparents on their wedding day. Don't they look happy? LOL
And then there is a sweet pic of my mom with her sister and her mom.
There will be captions at the bottom of these pics. These truly are priceless pics to me and my family. I am so glad my dad took the time to share them with me. I hope you enjoy the true history of these pictures. So click on the highlighted link and check out all of the black and whites.
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