"Harry Brogan" wrote in message
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On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 18:57:07 -0600, "Edward Dolan"
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"Harry Brogan" wrote in message
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By the By....I am no longer in Nebraska. I am now living in Norfolk,
Virginia. Job market here was MUCH better!!!!

I was stationed at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital for a couple of years
back
in the late 50's when I was in the Navy. I always liked the Norfolk area.
Be
sure to get to Williamsburg and Jamestown, just up the road from Norfolk.

I too was stationed here. But it was in the mid-seventies. I was on
the USS Forrestal (((or USS Forest Fire, or USS Zippo)) A lot has
changed here since then. The Battleship USS Wisconsin is on display
in downtown Norfolk and the area is much cleaner and safer than I
remember.

We stayed with friends in Williamsburg when we first arrived here.
Have been to Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown and Busch
Gardens. Not to mention Virginia Beach and all the historical
military displays that they have here.

We have really been enjoying things since our arrival here. I am
trying to convince my kids to come out here for a visit. Figure that
if one of them comes for a visit they all just might want to relocate
and stay here. Much more to do then in Nebraska!!!!!

Harry, you are a true Upper Midwestern cultivated person! Like you, I always
explored my surroundings no matter where I was stationed. I expect both
Portsmouth and Norfolk have changed a lot since the 1950's, although I
suspect Norfolk remains a predominately Navy town. I can't tell you how many
times I wandered up and down Granby Ave., a typical lost Navy enlisted man
looking for a bit of romance and excitement. Ah, to be 20 again!

Hey, we Navy guys have got to stick together. Remind me never to take you to
task about anything ever again! I am now your friend whether you want me or
not.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota