PO3 Mitchell Haynie

Navy | Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling)

Dates of Service: Jun 1979 - May 1982

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Bio

I live in the Big Country of Texas, not far from my hometown. I have been married 40 years to the love of my life, the same girl I married while in the Navy. I am an SDAV, and now help to rehab old homes for new families who need a break and opportunity to be homeowners. I work mostly on WWII era homes, I love them, and folks call me the "House WHisperer". ;) Still a Constitutional Conservative!

Military Experiences

Apr 1980 - Apr 1982

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (ABH) (Aircraft Handling)

USS Independence (CV-62), Decommissioned Ships | NAS Cecil Field, FL

ABH USS Independence and base fire station on substitute rotations.

Deployments

(8 months)

Aug 1980 - Mar 1981

Mediterranean/Indian Ocean

ABH Flight deck Handler and Crash Crew. Did the Ditch when redirected from patrol in the Mediterranean, via the Suez Canal, to the Arabian Sea, due to instability in Iran during the 1979-80 hostage crisis. We supported Operation Eagle Claw, the failed rescue attempt of our 52 American hostages.