Words to live by.

The safe way is the sure way
Show initiative
Always look for improvement
Don’t procrastinate
Perfection not speed
Quality not quantity
Do it right the first time
Learn from your mistakes
Don’t shoot silver bullets unless your bullet proof
Be contended, you finish second.


These phrases were handed down to me from Larry Wemette while we worked alongside each other on the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower. (CVN-69) I believe Larry retired from the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Storekeeper Senior Chief. (E-8) Larry was and is an excellent worker and supervisor who went to bat for me on several occasions with our officers. The Eisenhower was also and still is a outstanding ship that serves our country in domestic and foreign settings. The
IKE, has we called her, was the ship that took me on my first and second overseas deployments to the Mediterranean, North Atlantic, Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf. As Larry Wemette went to bat for me, USS Eisenhower went to bat for the United States on several occasions to represent our nation. One of those occasions was our presence in the Red Sea during the early days of Operation Desert Shield. Our Battle group was the first Navy units from the Atlantic Fleet to report to the Red Sea soon after the Invasion of Kuwait occurred.