My office for the week...

"Snuze: Needs another Swede" (markg) 02/01/2016 at 19:49 • Filed to: None

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DDG-115, the USS Rafael Peralta.

whoarder is tellurium > Snuze: Needs another Swede 02/01/2016 at 20:15

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Cool! Shakedown cruise?

f86sabre > Snuze: Needs another Swede 02/01/2016 at 20:23

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Cool!

Do you know any cool shipping, naval Instagram folks to follow? I tried to look up shipping on there. The results were not what I intended, but not unexpected for the Internet.

ttyymmnn > Snuze: Needs another Swede 02/01/2016 at 21:58

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“The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the NAVY CROSS posthumously to

SERGEANT
RAFAEL PERALTA
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

for service as set forth in the following

CITATION:

For extraordinary heroism while serving as Platoon Guide with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, 1st Marine Division, in action against Anti-Coalition Forces in support of Operation AL FAJR, in Fallujah, Iraq on 15 November 2004. Clearing scores of houses in the previous three days, Sergeant Peralta’ asked to join an under strength squad and volunteered to stand post the night of 14 November, allowing fellow Marines more time to rest. The following morning, during search and attack operations, while clearing the seventh house of the day, the point man opened a door to a back room and immediately came under intense, close-range automatic weapons fire from multiple insurgents. The squad returned fire, wounding one insurgent. While attempting to maneuver out of the line of fire, Sergeant Peralta was shot and fell mortally wounded. After the initial exchange of gunfire, the insurgents broke contact, throwing a fragmentation grenade as they fled the building. The grenade came to rest near Sergeant Peralta’s head. Without hesitation and with complete disregard for his own personal safety, Sergeant Peralta reached out and pulled the grenade to his body, absorbing the brunt of the blast and shielding fellow Marines only feet away. Sergeant Peralta succumbed to his wounds. By his undaunted courage, intrepid fighting spirit, and unwavering devotion to duty, Sergeant Peralta reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.”

Snuze: Needs another Swede > whoarder is tellurium 02/01/2016 at 22:25

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I wish... hopefully later this year. Right now I’m helping with a shock inspection.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ttyymmnn 02/01/2016 at 22:27

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They have a big poster of him, and his citation hanging in the Crew’s Mess right now. The man was a hero and I think the ship deserves to wear his name. I’m proud that I get to do a small part working on it.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > f86sabre 02/01/2016 at 22:29

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Unfortunately I’m a bit of a tech dinosaur and barely use Instagram myself. Also, I’m not sure what you found but now my curiosity is piqued... I think it might be time to fire up the Instagram account...

f86sabre > Snuze: Needs another Swede 02/01/2016 at 22:56

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Ive just started messing with Instagram. You will find what the Internet is best at.