Murray A. Mcafee

Murray A. Mcafee  DM-SN - 1965-1966 - Submitted 2/24/09

Letter in a Bottle

I was there when the guys tossed it overboard.... we all read it... and thought it would be a good laugh for any one who would find it. INCREDABLE to see it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my god.

Well it was 43, years ago!!!!!...
However, as I recall we were about two days out - destination Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in1966. I do not remember any of the guys, I know they were not in the AFT boswans division (where I was stationed), or I would probably have heard about it earler in the day. The bottle went overboard on the port side, just forward  of the AFT deck.

About 4-5 guys, including myself, I had nothing to do with the letter or the bottle,but I think it was written on the aft deck somewhere, as it was created after some input from "the Guys". I was just there, on deck, and wandered over to see what the hell everyone was laughing about. It was funny!

Murray Mcafee

If anyone can add further information about this note: Who put it over the side? When? Where?

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Refer to Joel Canfield's submission of the Letter in a Bottle!

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