Larry Almachar:
CLASS OF 1968
Manteca High SchoolClass of 1968
Manteca, CA
Larry's Story
Life
1970-1990 Served U.S. Navy. I voluntered/enlisted in the navy instead of being drafted in the army. I rather have whites sheets to sleep on ,hot shower and hot food to eat rather than sleeping on the dirt/foxhole, days on end without shower and eating c-rations.
1970-1971 Navy bootcamp San Diego, Radiomen 'A" School.
1971-1972 First duty station U S Naval Facility Midway Island
1972-1973 BeachMaster Unit One San Diego Amphib Base Coronado, also on board USS Cleveland
1973-1975 Tactical Air Squadron One Amphib Base Coronado, also on board USS Paul Revere
1975-1977 Naval Communication Station San Francisco Rough & Ready Island Stockton Ca.
Married in 1977
1977-1980 Naval Communications Guam Area Master Station Autodin Switching Center
1980 Switched rate/specialty from Radiomen to Data Processing Technician.
1980-1984 Fleet Numerical Oceanography Computer Center
Transferred to Naval Air Station Dallas Data Processing Computer Center Tx in 1984.
Divorced 1986-custody of my sons-ages 7 & 3.
1987 Sea duty USS Enterprise-took 3 months to get to know my way around
From 1970-1990 places been to: Hawaii, Hongkong, S. Korea, Subic Bay-Olongapo-Manila, Guam, Okinawa, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Pataya Thailand, Africa-Safari, Seattle port visit, Caribbean Islands close to the Bermuda Triangle, Copacabana-Rio de Janerio, Brazil, participated aboard as ships company USS Enterprise 87-88 Iranian crises. Iranian navy no match against U S Navy, Arabian Sea, hated it here- it was so hot in berthing compartment to sleep that you are drench with sweat. The only place cold was our computer room and probably communications-I know I was in the communications for the first 10 years in the navy.. It’s seems like we were always going to “general quarters” right before you fall asleep. You had to get up, put your working dungaree uniform on rush to your combat station 7 days a week. Your work days were 13-15 hours a day at sea-regular days. In combat, we were always had our planes bombing and shooting-Iranians -they took oil p...Expand for more
latforms by force. We-our ship parked 50 miles from Arabia. Our operations there finally done after 99 days. Glad to have decent sleep after that. About 2 weeks before getting to Norfolk, Va. the war in Iraq/Kuwait Operation Desert Storm was just beginning. I was glad I was not in Army or Marines being on the ground and someone shooting at you. I am the only one in my family that joined the navy. My dad 30 years army, my sister 26 years army, my son Jeremy 10 1/2 years army, my son Joseph 4 years army.Both my sons serve in Iraq. Jeremy serve 2 tours in Iraq. Joseph served 18 Months Korea-Army base in Killeen Tx-then Iraq. Boy, Was I lucky. I was finally retiring from the navy and not be involved in that mess.
1990 Retired from U.S. Navy, Fleet Reserve 1990-2000
1990 Moved to Texas
1990-1992 Looking for 2nd career. Hired at BMC Dallas, Tx.-transfered to Fort Worth, Tx
1993 May Bought my first home
2002-2005 Feb Came back to Lathrop to care for Dad, Dad passed-I came back to Tx
2005 Son Jeremy served U.S. Army Iraq-came back reenlisted.
2005 Son Joseph served U.S. Army-Iraq-came back Nov. 2006 discharged in Apr 2009.
At present living in Arlington, Tx/working in Fort Worth Tx. Mail Facility
2018 Finally got my home paid off. I believe I will be retiring soon. Both sons on their own.
Retired 30 Aug 2019 USPS 26 years very stressful postal service. Thank you Lord.
Now its 2020 and this COVID-19 and staying home 99 per cent of the time. Since I have been a single parent and all I did most of the time work and go home. Now alone and kind of love the peace and quiet of being at home instead of work. Working on doing some running like I use to do before going to work before. I do some lifting weights at home to get ready for the gym. For now I am working on 30 to 1 hour walking for 6-12 months first before trying to do some running, since I hurt my knee 2018 at work. I take a lot of supplementation and herbs. Its seems like these herbs helps me physically. I am bless I am not taking any drugs at this age.
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