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Oct 29Liked by Spencer Tweedy

My uncle was a radioman on the Torsk on its maiden war party during WWII. He loved being a submariner

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This is why I love the internet. ❤️

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Oct 29Liked by Spencer Tweedy

I think you may have a song somewhere in your post….

And I’ll shudder, over and over again, thinking about the prospect of living underseas for 75 days.

Dying by implosion.

Saving Axis victims by firing steam-powered propeller bombs at foreign sailors, maybe one out of our twenty-one chances finding a mark.

By shitting in an aluminum garbage chute.

By sleeping under red light while other people heave torpedoes with block and tackle inches below me.

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Subs……….i prefer the edible kind…..less life threatening ……but perhaps not? Definitely less claustrophobic ….

Enjoy your visit to Oz…the Tiv is a nice venue in Brisvegas!

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Oct 29Liked by Spencer Tweedy

The algorithm at its best.

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I enjoyed reading this, Spencer. My dad is a sub vet (USS Halfbeak) and he and his pals just had their annual reunion 2 months ago. I've been lucky to go to one before and oh the stories you hear of life on the sub!

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