While riding through Pocatello, Idaho I had the chance to catch up with Doc Reed who was our Corpsman on Skipjack. Doc is the one who took me under his wing and convinced me to become a Corpsman; he also taught me a lot about what it's like to grow up and mature. It was great to see him after 45 years and we jammed a lot of history (old and new) into a couple of hours over lunch.
Thanks Doc for taking a young kid and teaching him about life.
Doc Reed... nice to meet you sir. You done good with your young protege... he's ok in my book! Apperently the lessons ended one day short of diesel engine basics but that's ok... he turned out ok just the same. Have a great next 45 Doc Reed!
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