{"id":2845,"date":"2012-05-09T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T10:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=2845"},"modified":"2012-05-03T23:09:50","modified_gmt":"2012-05-03T23:09:50","slug":"rescue-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/05\/rescue-effort.html","title":{"rendered":"Rescue Effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2012\/05\/man-overboard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2871\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2012\/05\/man-overboard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a>The crew of a fast frigate was practicing the man overboard drill by &#8220;rescuing&#8221; a bright orange fluorescent dummy dubbed Oscar. The captain watched as a young lieutenant nervously stopped the ship, turned it and maneuvered into place. Unfortunately, he ran right over Oscar. Surveying the remains of Oscar scattered around the ship, the captain told the lieutenant, &#8220;Son, do me a favor. If I ever fall overboard, just drop anchor and I&#8217;ll swim to you.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8212; Anthony Watson<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<div>Provided Courtesy of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rd.com\/\">Reader&#8217;s Digest<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Click here for more<strong> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rd.com\/all-jokes.do?cat=1198\">Military Jokes<\/a>&#8220;.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The crew of a fast frigate was practicing the man overboard drill by &#8220;rescuing&#8221; a bright orange fluorescent dummy dubbed Oscar. The captain watched as a young lieutenant nervously stopped the ship, turned it and maneuvered into place. Unfortunately, he ran right over Oscar. 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