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and I joined the Navy early in 1983 while seniors in high
school; not knowing that we'd eventually end up as bunk
mates during basic training. On January 2, 1984 Rick and I
left the small town of Clarion, Pennsylvania to begin our
basic training in Orlando, Florida. Eight weeks
later he and I moved to the other side of the base and
continued as roommates through Electricity &
Electronics School; upon graduation we then went separate
directions, he to ET "A" school and I to EW
"A" school. In 1985 while I was on a Persian
Gulf Deployment, Rick babysat my car while attending
school in Norfolk, VA. Upon graduating he began his tour
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t missiles
into the U.S.S. Stark, ripping through
it's port bow and destroying 37 lives in it's wake. Rick
Weaver was a friend, shipmate & one of 