Ode To Doc

Consider this not frat-na-zation,
But just a note of appreciation,
For all that you have said and done,
In cloudy weather and brilliant sun,
To work the inches from waist and limb,
And make our bodies slim and trim.

Through hydrant, stretch, kick, and punch,
Bicycle, wimp, twist and crunch,
You've been right there to feel the strains,
The dripping sweat, the aching pains.
Taking this task, you've paid the price,
You made a selfless sacrifice,
To fight with us from F.A.T. to thin,
And bring us to that hard fought win.



© 09/01/85 by David L. Henkel

This was my note to Ltjg. Michelle Mauer, Medical Officer USS Acadia AD-42, thanking her for all of her hard work and time that she spent with us every day on the ship's foc'scle (forecastle) literally exercising our "buns" off, or at least the ones we'd managed to pick up in the galley over the months. I hated having to go but, if I missed it, I felt bad. I actually missed it! Nothing like sweating to the oldies in the noon day sun in Subic Bay, Philippines. The Acadia, a destroyer tender, was designated by the Navy as a fast attack tender, hence the acronym F.A.T. 

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