Jim Fisher:
CLASS OF 1990
Klein Forest High SchoolClass of 1990
Houston, TX
Eisenhower High SchoolClass of 1991
Houston, TX
ACE High SchoolClass of 1991
Houston, TX
Jim's Story
I always wanted to be a draftsman when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a good idea. As it turns out, they were right. After Highschool, I joined the Navy, leaving my home behind. I was not running away from anything, but just the contrary. I was running towards something. When I joined, it was exciting. The gulf war had just started and I was off to boot camp.
I was sent to Great lakes IL, along with about 50 other guys. There were people from all over the US. I made it through boot just fine, although I did get a back injury. After 2 months there I was sent to Philidelphia PA, where I went to HT "A" school. Here I learned pipe fitting, welding, fiberglass boat repair, plumbing, shipboard fire fighting and damage control.
After 4 months there, I was sent to my first sh...Expand for more
ip, the USS Mars. The Mars was home ported in Oakland Ca, but was in "dry dock" in Alameda. The first night I arrived there, it was cold and rainy. Since the ship was
under repair we slept on a barge next to it. It was cramped quarters as i shared a room the size of a normal bedroom with 9 other guys. The snoring was horrid, not to mention the smells.
While on the Mars, I started my adventure. My first stop was Hawaii. I don't remember too much about my first time there, LOL, since I was drinking a little then. I went to Guam, and got caught in a Typhoon. The storm made us go 800 miles out of our way to avoid it, but we still felt it's effects. The ship was tossed around quite a bit in 30 foot seas. We lost a crane off of the ship and some cargo, and my shop was a wreck.
to be continued...
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