Photo from 1971- mom, dad and baby Lara.
On the US Navy pier, Yokosuka, Japan. My ship, the USS Windham County (LST 1170), had just returned from Vietnam deployment. Homecoming. An unbelievable joy.
Chip Filson
Chip Filson
Photo from 1971- mom, dad and baby Lara.
On the US Navy pier, Yokosuka, Japan. My ship, the USS Windham County (LST 1170), had just returned from Vietnam deployment. Homecoming. An unbelievable joy.
Happy Veteran’s Day, Chip! Thank you for your service.
From a reader, Greg:
Nothing is as heart warming as when a U.S. Navy ship returns home after deployment. The scenes on the pier are full of “welcome home” signs,
very happy people with smiling faces, laughter, joy, and even tears.
For most, it is a joyous time full of lasting memories. For others it can be
overwhelming. I had one such deployment where it was like that. I had worked
so hard and long keeping the ship running in a noisy environment. When I got
home, it was so quiet, one could hear a pin drop. Everything at home, thanks
to a wonderfully loving wife, was in order. I was on a wire…full of anxiety. It took
me days to settle down. Can’t explain it. Just happened that one deployment.
Wonderful picture. Thank you for your service Chip!
this is a link to a September 1970 Army homecoming. Steve Winninger is greeted by his mom and sister on his return from having served in Korea on the DMZ. Steve is the retired CEO of State Employees in MI. https://chipfilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/5133F22D-FD22-4145-871E-7382459ECBDA.jpeg