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Name: Andrew
Birthday: April 7
Gender: Male
Status: Partnered
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Religion: Spiritual
Location:
Sonoma, California
United States
School:
College of Marin, RIES Treasure Island,NTTC Corry Station
Work:
US Navy, Famous Deli, Scott Gas
Hometown(s):
New Durham NH, Sonoma CA,Novato CA, Rockford IL, Pensacola FL, Oceanside CA, Syracuse NY, Brechin Scotland, Keflavik Iceland, Grapevine TX, Dover NH, South Berwick ME, Jacksonville NC, Tarawa Terrace 1 NC
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Life is what happens to you, while you are busy making other plans... John Lennon
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I am a Computer geek who survived his 2 tours in the Navy despite getting shot and later run over by a DD. I am a Retired Cryptologist. I spend my time appreciating the out of doors, my computer, my friends, Movies, classic rock, and anything to do with the US Navy and National Security
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I like New England Baseball! Diet-Pepsi, reading, collecting and taking photographs
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I was wounded in the Navy, Still waiting for PH

 

It was March 23 of 1979. I was stationed at Naval Security GroupActivity Keflavik Iceland, at the Rockville site. I was on Duty anddecided I needed to use the Head. After I was so tired i had to take awalk around the building, something I had never done before. I went outside and nodded my head to the Marine Gate Guard and walked to the sideof the old building that faces the sea. It was nice and cold, and Iloved it. A couple of minutes went by and I noticed shadows. I saw Whatlooked like a submarine and a raft bobbing in the water. I startedscreaming to the Marine, "There's somebody out there, There is somebodyout there!!!" Next I saw about 3 or 4 shadows of people coming and Iscreamed again. This time I saw some flashes. I saw one and a noisesounded to my left, then a sound to my right. Thats the moment Ifigured somebody got there bearing. Next flash hit me in the head and Iflew backwards and my cap came off. I just lied there and watched theMarine run from my side to the Guard shack. I never saw him again untilthe shift change. I finally got up and flipped the shooters off andgrabbed my cap and walked back in the building. My gate was so bad Idon't know how I even moved. I got back up inside the building butcouldn't get up the stares. i screamed for help, but nobody came. Igrabbed a mop handle and used it to get to the galley to get some papertowels to clean up my head, since I was a 2nd shift fireman at Edzell I know quite a bit about first aid and lifesaving technics, all the time I am thinking the guys thatshot me are coming and the Marines have orders to kill us watchstandersif we are attacked. I could barely walk but I used the mop handle as acane and maybe as a weapon, I figured it was better than nothing and Iwas gonna die anyway. I also figured that I could talk the Marines outof shooting us.... I got back to the point where I was shot and lookedaround the corner and the people and the sub were gone... I walkedaround the building and saw no one. By this time My legs were doingbetter. I was still scared. I walked up the stares unlocked the spacesdoor sat in a chair and vegged out holding on to my wound(just a deepgraze). I can feel it today.... I spent my time wondering what to say to theguard...Meanwhile I don't think I talked to a soul....The shift changecame and I went passed the Marine guard and the poor guy was freakingout....I just said don't worry it will be OK.... I got on the bus withsome of my section workers for the ride back to the base....I told themwhat happened and showed them my wound, they either said they didn'tbelieve me or said nothing.... I decided to keep my mouth shut.... Igot stared at in the barracks for a day or two but no questions.... Iwent back to my eve watch a couple of days later and Senior ChiefMesservey walked into the spaces with a memo that said it was just arumor that the marines would kill us watch standers if we wereattacked... I freaked myself...I smelled a cover up and shut up foralmost 30 years. My PTSD is making me lose sleep over this...I didn'tget a Purple Heart or any decoration of any kind....I wonder if thiskinda garbage happened to any other people in the service.... I want my PH! Or at least a "Thanks for surviving that wound ,Sailor."-Andrew (Andi) Carpenter
I looked it up and YES I am entitled to a Purple Heart. Amerwar@amvets.com is where I got my information If you would care to look too.

 

 

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