In keeping with his family tradition, O’Brien joined the Navy one month after graduating high school in Somerdale, N.J., in 1966. During World War II in the Pacific, his father, John, and his uncles Joe, Marty and Paul, all served in the Blue Water Navy. His uncle Ben also served in the Navy Seabees in the Pacific. After qualifying at age 17, O’Brien was off to boot camp with a rating of Seaman Recruit Nuclear Field. “The Hardest Job in the U.S. Navy Seabees” is a boots on the ground enlisted man’s story.
In keeping with his family tradition, O’Brien joined the Navy one month after graduating high school in Somerdale, N.J., in 1966. During World War II in the Pacific, his father, John, and his uncles Joe, Marty and Paul, all served in the Blue Water Navy. His uncle Ben also served in the Navy Seabees in the Pacific. After qualifying at age 17, O’Brien was off to boot camp with a rating of Seaman Recruit Nuclear Field.
“The Hardest Job in the U.S. Navy Seabees” is a boots on the ground enlisted man’s story. In addition, it is a detailed time line of O’Brien’s two tours of duty in Vietnam with nearly 100 photographs.
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