the very first item of business was to set up the coffee mess.

A tale of the South Pacific, from my Dad, a former Chief Aviation Pilot (i.e., a NAP) in VF-10...

When the USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) put its air group ashore in the New Hebrides (today Vanuatu) in 1942, the first order of business was the renovation of the runway.

The second was the construction of the CPO Mess.

All other facilities took lower priority.

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Mike Kanze

"To err is human, but to really screw it up takes the Berkeley City Council."

- Berkeley City Councilman Gordon Wozniak, after the Council withdrew its resolution last week attacking local US Marine Corps recruiters as "unwelcome intruders."

"Greasy Rider" wrote in message ...

"B.C. MALLAM" wrote in message
...
Back in the 60's someone had figured out how many gallons of coffee the
Navy
consumed a day, I don't remember the number. Anyone have some idea?

When we deployed back in the 50's, the very first item of business was to
set up the coffee mess. After that we fixed airplanes.



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