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Rest in peace, Cass.
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You were what every American should strive to be. Thank you, again, for keeping me straight.
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No one will take better care of us, than us: Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” - G. Orwell The chair is against the wall, the chair is against the wall. |
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Miss your presence around here Sir.
Rest easy.
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I think of Cass a lot. I really miss him. I miss our emails and phone calls.
Cass I will never forget you. Cass was a total stud but humble. He lived a life you only read about in books. I only hope I live half the life he did but most importantly I hope I make him proud of the choices I make in my life.
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I was in Visalia a few weeks ago for work and had a drink in remembrance. An original.
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I hate to remind all those by Cass's passing by bumping this thread, but thought it was worth noting he helped me vet (or lack thereof) some potential new hires during my then-role with a major hospitality company as part of their efforts during my Chefy gig.
He will be missed.
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He shared with me his troubled childhood and the destructible road he was on as a youth... until he was pointed to the Navy as his alternative to jail.
Nice humble gentleman...
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If anyone doesn't already know Cass did an interview with Don Shipley on YouTube some time back, I remember just stumbling upon it. Really neat. RIP Cass.
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RIP Frogman. Giant among men. |
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Thanks for that YouTube link.
In the latter years of his life, Mr G was gracious enough to allow me to stop in and have short visits during various of my professional meanderings up and down the West Coast for whatever job or another. He was a good man and I was blessed to have known him. Hearing that interview brought a lot of emotional and nostalgic grins to my face. Continue to Rest in Peace, Mr Garrett |
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Keep resting in peace, Cass. You are not forgotten.
I always thought that there was no coincidence that you chose to leave us on this date.
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He's missed.
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RIP Cass! Crazy how fast time flies.
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May you continue to Rest In Peace, Cass. You have not been forgotten brother....
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So many things come to mind...
One in a billion, literally A giant among giants Both a dedicated servant and a great and compassionate leader He made the world a better place for having been in it; enriched the lives of everyone who came in contact with him and we are all better having “known” him He left his mark on the world - the size of the Grand Canyon Our loss is Vahalla’s gain and I know he’ll make his mark there too RIP, Cass. You will be greatly missed until we join you on the other side. |
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I finally went through my contacts today to clean them up including my husband. Found Cass’ contact info. These 2 contacts made me cry.
I miss my husband and Cass so much. I just plain out miss my husband and miss my weekly conversations with Cass.
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Happy birthday, Cass. I miss your jokes and your wisdom.
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5 years gone for this legend, too. RIP Cass.
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Never forgotten sir.
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Hero
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Yep, a local treasure.
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Picture of Cass
Ran across this - It's Ken outside of the UDT building in Coronado - UDT Operator Ken Garret posing near handmade sign that reflects (all) Naval Combat Demolition Unit / Underwater Demolition Team Battle Credits during World War II, at the UDT Quarter Deck entrance - USN Amphibious Base. Note proximity of cars on the Hwy to the UDT Base of Operations. That narrow two lane road you see is the old Silver Strand Hwy 75.
Pacific Headquarters UDT-1 / UDT-3 Admin and Training Quonset Huts. This was the total building structures, two other Quonset Huts exist outside the frame of the picture. Circa: 1951 / Peak of the Korean War Note the Command signs resemble broken “planks”. UDTs had been decommissioned at the conclusion of WW2 save a very small contingency skeleton crew of hairy-chested double cap crimpin’ Frogmen/Naked Warriors who basically recreated the Teams from scratch to fight a whole new style of unconventional warfare, starting with UDTs 1 and 3 on in Coronado, and Teams 2 and 4 in Little Creek. I speculate that the broken planks represent the UDTers short break in service and that they were (completely new) commands. UDT-1 and 3 morphed into UDT-11 and 12, UDT-2 and 4 turned into UDT-21 and 22 after the Korean War. |
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Nice picture. Thanks for the history.
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Thanks Frog, Ken was a treasure. RIP
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So cool, thank you so much for sharing the photo.
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I sure miss having lunch and listening to his stories. He also helped me with insight into the Alzheimer’s my pop was going through, as his wife had it also.
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This job isn't dangerous enough....I need to start milking rattlesnakes and jerking off tarantulas on my lunch hour. ________________________________ Otatsiihtaissiiststakio piksi makamo ta psswia |
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I still miss his quick wit. His absence is surely felt here….
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I was thinking of Cass just this morning. The Frogmen was on Fox Classic Movies this am and I managed to get most of it watched before I had to leave for church. Can't watch it without thinking of him and the men of his generation.
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