John Lawson·Sep 9, 2021A Sailor’s Story…EpilogueWe finally came home from deployment a few months later. The next month, the CO, his tour with the unit properly completed, was relieved by…
John Lawson·Sep 9, 2021A Sailor’s Story, ConclusionThe sun is down by the time I reach the bottom of the housing area and head slowly up the hill for the house. After a long painful walk…
John Lawson·Aug 29, 2021A Sailor’s Story, Part 8Why indeed. To protect the Navy and Marines, who’ve held this base for almost a full century? Doesn’t seem like it. The Navy doesn’t even…
John Lawson·Aug 26, 2021A Sailor’s Story, Part 7The scene in the Boat House is controlled bedlam. The oncoming watch is running around trying to get itself together. The shift leader…
John Lawson·Aug 20, 2021A Sailor’s Story, Part 6We roar southeast, leaving behind the Rockwell-ish scene of a peaceful family picnic. as we round Caracoles Point, the wave state takes a…
