Welcome to the family Ed! Not a career man Ed, but served aboard Tin Cans in 1st and 7th Fleets, USS Radford DD-446, and USS Vance DER-387. Rode the Vance in Vietnam, the only US Navy ship to ever have a mutiny during time of war. Reference "THE ARNHIETER AFFAIR," written by Neal Sheehan, out of print but generally available through Amazon or Ebay. Took place April, 1966. It reads like THE CAINE MUTINY, except this was all true!
Thank you for your service sir, you'll find many veterans here, and NCWW goes over the top in support of our veterans!