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H. Hans Brakob |
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Born | 06/01/1940, Gary, Minnesota |
Gender | Male |
Parents | Hans and Minnie Brakob |
Schools Attended | Twin Valley HS, Normandale CC, U of M |
Branch of Service | Navy |
Additional Identifiers | Non-commissioned Officer |
Service Timeframe | 1958 - 1979 |
War/Conflict | Berlin Crisis 1961 Vietnam War 1964-1975 |
Principal Units and Locations | USS Henley DD762, USS The Sullivans DD537, USS Vogelgesang DD862, USS Savannah AOR4, NAVCOMMSTA Guam, NAVCOMMSTA Norfolk, N&MCRTC Green Bay, NRD Mpls, NTC GLakes, NTC Orlando, NAVRADSTA Driver, NAVRADSTA Barrigada |
Military Awards and Decorations | |
Radioman Second Class, 1963 | |
NarrativeServed as a Navy Radioman, retiring as Master Chief Radioman. I was a Sailor and Navy Radioman for 21 years, and am gone now from the sea, the ships, and the shipmates that I sailed with. I miss them greatly. Decades now have come and gone since last I went to sea. The years have a way of dimming things, like looking at the past through a smoky mirror. I went, as many others, my separate way… raised a family, and moved on… but a part of me, my Sailor’s Soul, will always be underway… somewhere… in the darkness, on a fast destroyer making turns for 30 knots, heading for distant waters. |