No need to be political, just love the helmet

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  1. No normal people are going to get political about a picture of a member of the military on an aircraft carrier. The helmet is cool

  2. That rad pilot is the CO of USS Abraham Lincoln, Captain Dan Keeler. Long Beach native, and a Dodger fan.

  3. That reminds me of when the Dodgers won in 1988. I was in Basic training during the World Series. An example of bad planning on my part. My platoon drill sergeant knew I loved the Dodgers and arranged that I would be on CQ duty for the first game. CQ (or Command of Quarters) was where you stayed up all night just in case something happened. There has to be someone to answer the phone, call the CO, et cetera. The down side is that you have to stay up all night. The upside is that there’s a TV where you have to sit, so you can watch it during the night. So, I was able to watch Kirk Gibson hit his home run on a small crappy, black and white television at Fort Bliss, Texas. Was tired the entire next day, but totally worth it.

  4. >No need to be political

    The image is inherently political. The US military is political. If you can’t see that, that’s a you problem.

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