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(More customer reviews)Richard Miller has bridge the gap between yesterday's Navy Messman rating to today's Culinary Specialist rating. He has spent a huge amount of time to "uplift the veil" of our military's unsung heroes. Heroes who fought the enemy abroad, and fought the enemy within their own country
The beauty of this book is that it links the naval heritage of Sailors who are currently Culinary Specialists and/or are Filipino, Guamanian, and African American. A person gets to see through the experiences of others the true reality of serving one's country during the 1930's and 1940's depending on one's race, creed, color, or sex. This diverse group of Americans can easily be seen in today's ranks in the Navy's Culinary Specialist rating. One can trace the impact the past has had and the impact it holds in the future. Lessons for the future are available in this book in regards to the allowance of creating a "sub class culture" in the Supply ratings.
Out of my 16 years of faithful, dedicated service, "The Messman Chronicles", by Richard Miller has been the most important book I've ever read since enlisting in the United States Navy. Before I enlisted, several veterans in my community were displeased of my choice to become a Mess Management Specialist (Culinary Specialist). I never knew of "their" story and couldn't understand their remarks or their concerns for my future welfare. As I advance through the ranks I began to understand what truly happened to them during their time of service. I could also understand why some of them are still bitter and resentful. I've decided to mend the gap of a generation misunderstanding, but more importantly I've chose to unselfishly show appreciation for a group of Americans who have not yet received their honor or recognition for their service to their country, their leadership, their commitment, their bravery, their dedication, their teamwork, and their professionalism that were displayed under the most extreme conflicting working environments and social settings. These Sailors stood tall, by living up to our current Sailor's Creed. Their story is a testimony of what our Nation's Flag represents in structuring freedom, equal rights, and civil liberties.
Those of us serving in the Navy find it very hard to express the picture we see during our years of service. When you finish the last page of "The Messman Chronicles", you will realize that "the watch" you are standing was better prepared and is a little more comfortable due to the prior generation. We must never forget their "whole story", the good and the bad. We must pass their story to the next watch for proper turnover. They stand relieved and have struck below. We now have the watch!
CSCS(SW) Thaddeus T. Wright
Force Culinary Specialist
Code: N411C2
1430 Mitscher Ave
Norfolk, Va 23551-2494
Office: (757) 836-3173
DSN: 836-3173
Cell: (757) 777-8116
Email(1): thaddeus.wright@navy.mil
Email(2): thaddeus.wright@navy.smil.mil
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