Comments by "Old Guy Gaming Network" (@CRAZYHORSE19682003) on "USS Iowa - What it's like to actually command a battleship" video.

I had a run in with Capt. Seaquist shortly after the accident in Turret 2. We had just pulled into port and I was standing guard making sure curious onlookers didn't try to get into the turret. I heard some people on the electrical decks, I was on the powder flats at the time. They started coming down the ladder and I let out a wrathful challenge of WHO THE F___ ARE YOU with the intent of stomping a mudhole in someone's rear. He barked right back I am Captain Seaquist and I am in charge of this investigation. I apologized and let him know I was on guard duty, he nodded and said carry on.
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@USN1985dos Yes I was, we had just pulled into port and there were hundreds of civilians on board. My first thought was it was someone from the media trying to get pictures inside the turret. I will also remind you that this was only a couple of days after the accident, we were all still in shock by what had happened.
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@mikecavanaugh3672 I was assigned as a gunners mate to 16 inch turret 1. I can not recall what division we were it has been over 30 years. As far as being on 60 minutes believe it or not I was working as a security guard for IBM at the time and I got a call at the security desk from Charlie Thompson, producer for 60 minutes and author of A Glimpse Of Hell. He said they were doing a story on the Iowa explosion and wanted to talk to me.
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@Mark-gg6iy Why do I sound like a jerk?
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Avoid World Of Warships like the plague, it is absolute trash.
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@sooline3854 It has been a lot of years since I read it but to my knowledge it was very accurate. Charlie interviewed me quite a bit when he was writing the book. I first met him when I as interviewed by Mike Wallace on 60 minutes, Charlie was a producer for the show.
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@parrot849 I get what you are saying but honestly I think I was still in shock, it had only been a few days since the incident. When we were pulling into Norfolk there were dozens of news helicopters, tons of media on the pier. Thousand of civilians, all I really wanted was for everyone to leave us alone. In my mind all I was thinking was it was some media jerk off trying to sneak inside the turret and take pictures or a souvenir hunter. It never crossed my mind that it would have been the investigation team onboard so quickly after we docked. So all of my pent up grief and anger was looking for a target to be unleashed on, if that makes any sense.
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@godlymonkey It might have been Captain Milligan....It has been so long I got the names mixed up.
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@beedalton9675 No, they are obsolete. The Iowa was in TERRIBLE condition in the 80's so I can't imagine she has any life left in her.
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