2015 Grad Speaker

Yeah, but I did get a bit lucky. In fact my first sailing job was on an SL-7 (container version) and I managed to stretch it to 90 days.
Wow! your first job was an SL-7.. That is pretty lucky.. My first job was on an old 'broke down' ex-Grace Lines C-2 on the China Coast shuttle. Because the ship was on a shuttle run I managed to get a full 6 months of it. I had to wait a few years for my first SL-7 job, because those ships didn't carry 3rd Mates..
To be honest, the speaker wasn't that important, but that is probably just me. . . . I was just ready to throw my hat into the air and get down to the Union Hall to register. .
I felt the same way you did about my graduation speaker.. I do remember it was Robert J. Blackwell the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs. I don't remember a thing he said. Mercifully he didn't drone on, because it was hot and 'choker whites' aren't very comfortable, especially in the heat.
 
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