Somewhere I have an old photo Captain ( later commandant of New London) Nelson banned from publication. <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> Our old HH 52 amphibian was returning to Kodiak and the gear wouldn't lower. Chief Lonnie White is out there literally yanking on the wheels while Commander Brundage is hovering a few feet off the deck. Meanwhile this un named E3 with a brilliant career ahead of him grabbed the duty truck and stripped the hanger ready room bunks of mattresses and raced over. Chief White didn't say a word, but directed us to go to the barracks and strip the bunks there too. We quickly built a improvised cradle to set the helo down without tearing up the hull and effect hydraulic repairs. That E 3 was being slapped on the back until everybody started returning late from Liberty and walked into their rooms. After that it was all downhill. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Coast Guard never prints the fun pics <img src="/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />