The Navy. Uniforms and big ships. My dad was a Communications Specialist in the Navy back in the 1950s. You can read his account of being stranded in Hurricane Hazel here. I was a photographer in the Navy back in the 1980s. You can catch my story of recruit training in my memoir, Letters from BootCamp. It's a detailed narrative that connects two generations of sailors weaving in advice from my “salt of the sea” Dad who supported me and reminds me to, “Hang in there. Head up. Chest out. Read more [...]