Yup, I'm talking about the real thing - a genuine battleship gray "patrol torpedo" PT Boat from World War II ... specifically, PT-728.  There are only 12 known PT boats remaining in the world.  PT-728 is the only one in existence licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard for carrying passengers. Being a true "baby boomer", when I hear the phrase "PT Boat", four things instantly come to mind:  1) JFK and PT-109; 2) PT-73 and...

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  When I was in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, I was assigned to the 106th General Army Hospital, Kishine Barracks, Yokohama, Japan, 1967-1968. I was a Hospital Corpsman and assistant to the Chief Nurse. My nineteen month tour at the 106th was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life, and I thoroughly enjoyed living in Japan – I lived off-post in a ten story Japanese apartment house in Hakuraku, which...

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