Dad goes on Service Week, gets his first liberty, and wonders if he should take communion and get a tattoo. He hopes to find out soon if he gets into Electronics school and that he gets stationed in San Diego after boot camp. It sure is hot at Great Lakes, and firefighting and rowing on the lake are coming up!           <a rel="payment" href="http://www.patreon.com/dearfolks1955">Support the show</a>

Dad goes on Service Week, gets his first liberty, and wonders if he should take communion and get a tattoo. He hopes to find out soon if he gets into Electronics school and that he gets stationed in San Diego after boot camp. It sure is hot at Great Lakes, and firefighting and rowing on the lake are coming up! Support the show

Dad goes on Service Week, gets his first liberty, and wonders if he should take communion and get a tattoo. He hopes to find out soon if he gets into Electronics school and that he gets stationed in San Diego after boot camp. It sure is hot at Great Lakes, and firefighting and rowing on the lake are coming up!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.patreon.com/dearfolks1955" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>

S1:E4: Service Week "Our company commander warned us that we'd better not do any drinking"

Hear what it was like to join the United States Navy in 1955, when American optimism was high, gas cost 29 cents per gallon, and Dwight D. Eisenhower conducted the first televised presidential news conference. In letters home to his parents my father narrated a mid-century sailor's experience, from boot camp to the Western Pacific. If you enjoy nostalgia, military history, or memoirs, this is the podcast for you. I'm Elaine, Ken's daughter, and this is my father's story. Join me weekly as I read Dad's letters, and please write soon!

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S1:E4: Service Week "Our company commander warned us that we'd better not do any drinking"

S1:E4: Service Week "Our company commander warned us that we'd better not do any drinking"