Monday, March 24, 2008
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Monday, March 24, 2008
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Events Minnesota’s top bass anglers will vie for a $75,000 purse in the first-ever Minnesota Bound Invitational Bass Tournament set for Gull Lake near Brainerd, Minnesota, July 31 to August, 2, 2008. More » Tu-Endie-Wei State Park, in the Mason County, West Virginia town of Point Pleasant, is the first of three parks hosting a living history program that will highlight the 150 Anniversary of the French and Indian War of 1758. Doug Wood and Trails, Inc. will present a day of 18th century history on March 29 at this educational state park along the Ohio River. More » Hunting Join the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, Orion-The Hunters Institute, and the Fly Rod Shop for a free daylong seminar that will get you on the road to becoming a successful turkey hunter on April 19, 2008 at the Fly Rod Shop in Stowe, Vermont. More » The Pennsylvania Game Commission reports that hunters harvested an estimated 323,070 deer in the state's 2007-08 seasons. That's down 11 percent from the previous seasons' harvest. More » Law Enforcement California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) wardens arrested nine suspects last Friday morning for violations involving the illegal take of white sturgeon in “Operation Sacked Again.” More » Media On this morning's edition of Larry Meiller's radio broadcast on Wisconsin Public Radio, the guest will be professional angler, guide and outdoor communicator Gary Engberg. More » Miscellaneous A Monroe County, Florida medical examiner has ruled a Pigeon, Michigan, woman died of blunt force-trauma to the head when struck by a leaping spotted eagle ray on March 20 near Vaca Key in Marathon, Florida. More » Organizations On April 5, 2008 the Adirondack-Catskill Chapter of Safari Club International will be holding its tenth Annual Banquet and Fundraiser at the Holiday Inn, Oneonta, New York. More » People Dave Emary, Chief Ballistic Scientist at Hornady Manufacturing, has been named one of the "Outdoor Life 25" by Outdoor Life magazine. More » Wildlife The Vermont Wildlife Partnership (VWP) has released a new report, Vermont’s Wildlife at the Crossroads: Funding and the Future of Fish and Wildlife in the Green Mountain State. The report outlines the recent history of wildlife conservation funding in Vermont and the need for substantial change in how the state’s fish and wildlife programs are funded. More »
Join the Navy; See the World
“Join the Navy and see the world” was once a recruiting slogan. As a boy growing up, my relatives told me all about exotic locales around the world- from the point of view of sailors. They truly had joined the Navy and seen the world. The Navy, like all branches of the military, has many opportunities for almost anyone to join them – and see the world. Over the weekend, however, I heard the story of an unlikely aviator who had inadvertently joined the Navy and really seen the world – almost to the point of death. He is a small aviator – even by the standards of Naval aviators. In fact, this little aviator is downright miniscule. By now, you’ve figured out this isn’t some sort of recruitment story. It’s not – unless you’re a screech owl and think the story of “Fod” – the screech owl found on the flight deck of a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered submarine is attractive. Last Monday, during the inspection of an F/A 19 Hornet strike fighter on the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), crewmen found a tiny screech owl in the wheel well of the fighter. The small owl was taken to the medical officers and examined for injuries. Apparently, there were no injuries, but the little critter was given a solution of sugar water for a case of mild dehydration. No in-flight services in the F/A 18. The crewmen, always suckers for animals, decided the little fella needed a name. Being practical, they named him “Fod”. If you know your Navy acronyms, you’re probably already chuckling at the name.
After making certain Fod was OK, arrangements were made to take him ashore via a delivery aircraft during a scheduled flight. Upon his arrival, Fod was released, leaving nothing on the Truman (we hope) but a pleasant memory. Thanks to the United States Navy for telling us the story – and to Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Bookwalter for the photo below. We love stories with happy endings. 
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