Gunnar, a gray seal, was part of the US Navy’s Marine Mammal Program. He was taught to use a screwdriver, install equipment and fetch things off the ocean floor.
He was 38:
“In his career as a navy seal, Gunnar learned how to insert and remove equipment, use a screwdriver and turn a large wheel valve,” said the zoo in a statement, playing a pun on the US Navy’s storied SEAL commando units.
He arrived at the National Zoo in January 1979 from the Naval Oceans Systems Centre in San Diego, California, where he sired two female pups that now live in a New Jersey aquarium.
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38 YEAR OLD FORMER US NAVY SEAL DIES AT DC ZOO
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38 YEAR OLD FORMER US NAVY SEAL DIES AT DC ZOO
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Wow, it can do more than a 11B :)[/quote]
Well can it make complicated hand gestures like an 11B.... as an example, at this very moment I have the back of my hand facing you with my forefinger, ring finger, and pinky finger folded down. The finger in the middle is pointing up. The hand and arm signal means you are number one.
Wow, it can do more than a 11B :)[/quote]
Well can it make complicated hand gestures like an 11B.... as an example, at this very moment I have the back of my hand facing you with my forefinger, ring finger, and pinky finger folded down. The finger in the middle is pointing up. The hand and arm signal means you are number one.
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Re: 38 YEAR OLD FORMER US NAVY SEAL DIES AT DC ZOO
[quote="IEDmagnet"]Well can it make complicated hand gestures like an 11B.... as an example, at this very moment I have the back of my hand facing you with my forefinger, ring finger, and pinky finger folded down. The finger in the middle is pointing up. The hand and arm signal means you are number one.[/quote]
Posted to the memorable sayings thread!
Posted to the memorable sayings thread!
Re: 38 YEAR OLD FORMER US NAVY SEAL DIES AT DC ZOO
Be gentle with these navy guys around here. They had to do their time without benefit of "don't ask, don't tell".
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Re: 38 YEAR OLD FORMER US NAVY SEAL DIES AT DC ZOO
[quote="TC204"]The Navy didn't have "Foxhole Buddies"[/quote]
You're right, aren't they called "ship mates"? I don't remember any American Infantry calling our fellow troopers "mates".
You're right, aren't they called "ship mates"? I don't remember any American Infantry calling our fellow troopers "mates".
Re: 38 YEAR OLD FORMER US NAVY SEAL DIES AT DC ZOO
[quote="IEDmagnet"][quote="TC204"]The Navy didn't have "Foxhole Buddies"[/quote]
You're right, aren't they called "ship mates"? I don't remember any American Infantry calling our fellow troopers "mates".[/quote]
Doesn't the NAVY refer to it's people as SEMEN?
You're right, aren't they called "ship mates"? I don't remember any American Infantry calling our fellow troopers "mates".[/quote]
Doesn't the NAVY refer to it's people as SEMEN?