About the Monkey
Monkey here, looking down from his jungle canopy high in the sky. The view is magnificent so long as I remain in the trees. For monkeys, life on the ground is a bummer. The monkey hopes to share a few laughs from both the canopy and the ground. EEEK! EEEK!
Be patient, as the monkey is new to this canopy. He hopes to swing from all the trees, and share some highlights with all who would like to experience the world fully.
For a listing of the Monkey’s best reads, visit his newest canopy at http://oldmonkeytales.com/
Enjoy the ride!
I was aboard the USS Tabberer DE-418 when you took the two pictures while we were refueling from the Missouri. What a pleasant surprise to find these pics, which I have already forwarded to a couple of shipmates.
I took the liberty of repairing the Kodak-damaged picture of your good friend, Jim Todd. How can I get this .jpg pic to you?
Jim: Many thanks for referring my old pictures to your shipmates. They were spectacular action shots, particularly when taken from the deck of the Missouri. If you read some of the stories on the same site, you will note that the Wisconsin (I was on in 1951) also ran aground in the Hudson River, and for several hours was sitting in the mud in New Jersey. We were all waiting to go ashore, and nobody knew where the captain was. It was quite a summer cruise.
The direct link to the Tabberer pictures is http://navystories.net/navystories_files/ddddesailors/wildridesailors.htm. Regarding Jim Todd, thanks for your editing of his picture. If you would like to send it email, please feel free to do so. Jim was one of my fraternity brothers at Oregon State, and tragically died in exercises shortly after commissioning.