Having a Pint in a Pub

Randy Foot (Navy ET) with the smoke and Matt (Ogo) with the beer in a Pub in Southampton, England '76.

Mike Finch

Having a pint in the same pub.

Give Me Liberty

Tom Pusateri, Bob Patton, Neil Schmidt and Gary Humber heading out on liberty in England.

Bowditch Tied Up at the Pier

Note the rat guard. It may be an illusion, but the rat guard appears to be installed backwards! Perhaps this was an attempt to keep the rats from getting OFF the ship. If so, it didn't work! This is even funnier because of our nicknames. We had installed in all the staterooms and work spaces a speaker that could be patched into Armed Forces Radio or to a tape deck in NIC. Whoever had the Nav watch was also the DJ. We called our radio show "Rat Radio, your only North Atlantic radio station". We all took on cheesy DJ names. My best friend Neil Schmidt was "The Sharp Cheddar" and I was the "Provolone Poose" with reference to my last name.

Tom Pusateri

In front of a castle either in Southampton or London.

Castle Gate in Southampton

Most of the castle had been bombed out during WW II, only the gate and part of a wall were left.

Castle in Southampton

Neil Schmidt

At the castle wall.

The Tower Bridge in London

Note the WAY OUT sign.

Side Street

On the Isle of Wight.

Isle of Wight off Southampton

Neil Schmidt (Navy ET) is on the right, Gary Humber (Navy ET) is on the left. Nice shot of their backs! We took a hover craft over to the Isle and a hydro foil back. Very high tech for the 70's.