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I just needed to put a word in here for a great Seabee Veteran ! In 1942, (or very close to this time) my father signed up to be a Navy Seabee. He was 27 years old when he signed up. The youngest picture of my Father that I have ever seen is from a news letter that came up on Ancestry.com showing him as a new Seabee. My Dad lived through the Great Depression, he was a "Ridge runner " during Prohibition, as well as starting latter in life with a much younger wife to start a family. He was 50 years old when I was born and I have a younger brother too. He passed from this Earth in 1996 at the age of 80. I have the best memories and stories from this man that I could go on and write for days ! He was a Man that all real Men appreciated ! In 2001, I started my own Business and named it in honor of my Dad that taught me so much about life, Business, and People . This is my 20th year in Business as SEABEE CONSTRUCTION, llc ! I sometimes do Plumbing work for customers but never without thinking of my Dad that taught me that trade! God Bless this Country and especially all of our Veterans !!

Jim Christian

Gotta respect men who could operate one of those era cable-driven bulldozers one-handed ... because he was trained to use the other hand for the M-1 or the .45 or the Thompson... Accurate, effective suppressive fire while getting the job done.

This Marine salutes the Sea Bee!

Semper Fi, Dad!

Hand salute!

Ready ... TWO!

Hand Salute to your Father! SeeBees are a tough bunch of guys, my shirt tail cousin Tommy was in the SeeBees during Vietnam. We went to boot camp together in '65, Tommy was SeeBee I went Subs, lost contact with Tommy along the way. We did finally link up after our tours and I knew he had a difficult time, he took his own life not long after. Still miss his wonderful sense of humor.

Thanks for reminding me of the See Bees.

My good friend and neighbor's father was a member of the NCF, C-B, CB, SeaBee, Seebee, etc

NCF = Naval Construction Force

He had a "can do" attitude and was a no-nonsense guy.

"God Bless this Country and especially all of our Veterans !!" - Amen

Salute to your dad. I had the pleasure of working around some SeaBee's in Iraq. Great group of guys who could build ANYTHING.

Semper Fi.

“Construimus, Batuimus.” "We build, We fight". Seabee Motto. Served from 1971 - 1978. Proud times and great group to serve with.

I have a personal story to share about the Seabees. When we were stationed in Okinawa, we needed a minor adjustment to our quarters (a short ramp for the wheelchair). The Seabees arrived. "Just a ramp? How about a walkway to the driveway? Do you want to be able to get to the clothes line? Hey, how about ....?" They were amazing. Everything was just perfect! John said they told him they enjoyed it since they didn't get to do this kind of work there on Oki.

THAT was a great way to start an overseas tour.

Sir, Great story about your Pop, the seebees, and your naming your business in honor of him! Looking forward to chatting about him further one day in 2024 when we gather as ODSS members. Thanks Jim. V/r, Nick

Another Seabee here with another motto. We have done so much with so little for so long we are now qualified to do anything with nothing forever.