U.S. Navy SEAL Retired
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 On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 
CARL SWEPSTON <
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Hey Doc!

Here are a couple more links of photos of interest to frogs and seals. You are welcome to put them on your site if you want to do so. Also, the picture of me with my plane in the background and my left elbow on the person to my left. The other person is my son Craig. He is a civil servent working as a marine mammal trainer/supervisor with Spawar here in San Diego. I may have a new batch of photos for you soon. The BUD/S graduating class is recognizing fallen SEALS at Ft Rosecrans next week on Thursday.
 
Thanks for all you do for the teams
Carl Swepston

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  -----Original Message-----
From: CARL SWEPSTON [retseal  [br]  sbcglobal  DOT net] 
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 
To: Frank Toms

 Subject: Celebration of Dave Bodkin's life 

Frank, Would you mind forwarding this to your email list? Thanks Carl 

A gathering of approximately 75 folks showed up at the Elk's Club in Port Townsend, Washington to celebrate Dave Bodkin's quite adventurous life. About 15 old Frogs and Seals showed up in addition to a contingent of EOD types from the local area. Also attending were a variety of individuals Dave knew in and around the Washington area. As Dave would have wanted, there was lots of good food and drink available for all. Taps were held with Dave's wife Sharon accepting the folded American flag. 

The Northwest UDT/SEAL association chapter presented Sharon with a plaque and SEAL flag as well. At one point a preplanned Hooyah! was shouted in unison by all the old frogs and seals present (The non-SEAL types were somewhat surprised and impressed). I am sure Dave would have approved with his deep chuckle. Dave was recognized as a true warrior by those present. Interestingly, many of the folks present, weren't aware that Dave had earned two silver stars, three bronze stars and two purple hearts. 

Personally, I will miss having Dave as a good friend. I had known Dave for 
48 years. We had been fellow trainees in UDTRA class 28, roommates for a time in imperial beach, teammates in ST1 and I had the honor of relieving Dave in My Tho province as a PRU adviser in South Vietnam. As we get older, we begin to lose more and more of our teammates.

 My intention is to continue attending the various Frog and Seal gatherings being fully aware that I may be interacting, for the last time, with some of my old teammates. 

Fair winds and following seas Jolly Green!!

 Hooyah!! Carl Swepston

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  www.udtseal.netfirms.com.pru.htm   'nam PRU's
  www.flyyoungeagles.com        Carl's Web Site

 

 

 

 

 

                           

Hey teammates!
 
Check out this website.    http://www.sealtwo.org/sealswinlose.htm   

Doc Riojas has been adding photos I send him to this site for all to view. He has put  a lot of work into this site. If you have any photos to contribute, please send to me or directly to Doc Riojas.  For those of you frogmen who don't know Doc, he was a corpsman working primarily with the east coast teams. I believe this is a good venue for us has beens to reminisce about the good ole days when we were young and full on energy with lots of hair.

 
Carl Swepston

 

  

                                

                                     

                          

                                                                    

                                                                
The reason we had those shoulder patches  was because early UDTs were stationed in Japan and they had them made up. I remember being stationed in Japan at the same time in Beachmasters and every time I saw one of the UDT guys with their patch I was in awe. I couldn't wait to go to UDT training.   Carl Swepston

   

                                      

 

                                                                            

                                                                  

  

 

                                                             

 

                                                                  

   

                                                                

                                             

 

          Carl E. Swepston    PRU Advisor

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              Carl E. Swepston and his plane

 

 

                            

 

 

 


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