<p>Clayton Wetzel talks about his reasons for joining the Navy and volunteering for submarines.    He relives what he went through and some stories like: becoming a Blue Nose (crossing the arctic circle for the first time), running out of food, steering the boat and a bunch of other topics.        </p>

Clayton Wetzel talks about his reasons for joining the Navy and volunteering for submarines. He relives what he went through and some stories like: becoming a Blue Nose (crossing the arctic circle for the first time), running out of food, steering the boat and a bunch of other topics.

<p>Clayton Wetzel talks about his reasons for joining the Navy and volunteering for submarines. &nbsp; &nbsp;He relives what he went through and some stories like: becoming a Blue Nose (crossing the arctic circle for the first time), running out of food, steering the boat and a bunch of other topics. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

EP1: Family Grams and Popcorn

During the height of the cold war when Ronald Regan called the Soviet Union the evil empire, Bill Nowicki was in the Navy.  He was a nuclear-trained electrician's mate aboard the Los Angeles class fast attack submarine, the USS Minneapolis / St. Paul (SSN 708) with 100 highly trained shipmates.  These are the memories of those difficult (and sometimes hilarious) times told by the men who depended on one another for their lives.

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During the height of the cold war when Ronald Regan called the Soviet Union the evil empire, Bill Nowicki was in the Navy. He was a nuclear-trained electrician's mate aboard the Los Angeles class fast attack submarine, the USS Minneapolis / St. Paul (SSN 708) with 100 highly trained shipmates. These are the memories of those difficult (and sometimes hilarious) times told by the men who depended on one another for their lives.

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