HONOR OUR VETERANS
PETE CAREW
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Age: 71
Hometown: Sag Harbor, NY
Branch of Service: NAVY
Rank: LT (jg)
Years of Service: 1962 to 1965
Duty Station: USS Waldron DD 699
NAAS Meridian, Mississippi
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Military Biography: Commissioned through OCS in December of 1962 shortly after the Cuban Missile Crisis. Assigned to USS Waldron DD699 for 2 years. Home ported out of Norfolk, VA with deployment to the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Caribbean.
Last year of active duty in 1965 was spent at NAAS Meridian as part of the Naval Air Basic Training Command as a ground instructor teaching Naval history, ship and aircraft recognition and the UCMJ to student pilots.
Most Memorable Moment: Forming a friendship with flight instructor John S. McCain at NAAS Meridian.
Favorite Quote: "Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat."......F. Scott Fitzgerald
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OCS Graduation
December 1962
Aboard Ship
Key West
1964
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