:23:02
...and then we beat it.
:23:04
I guess that was the biggest kick
of the year, eh, captain?
:23:09
Well, it was a kick, all right.
:23:12
But I think the biggest kick I got
last year happened on dry land.
:23:16
Oklahoma City.
:23:18
I took my little boy to the barbershop
to get his first haircut with me.
:23:22
I put him up on that little board
they use for children.
:23:26
I told the barber
to give him a Navy haircut.
:23:28
I just sat down and watched.
:23:31
My boy asked if he'd cut it so it
would drop down in front of his eyes.
:23:35
He'd like to see it fall.
:23:36
All the men waiting their turns
were grinning at me.
:23:40
Well, my boy just sat up there,
not saying anything, just looking at me...
:23:44
...very proud.
:23:46
Just looking at me with his eyes warm.
:23:50
It was my turn next.
:23:52
My little fellow asked the barber, could
he sit on my lap while I got my haircut?
:23:56
Well, the barber knew the boy and I
don't see very much of each other...
:24:00
...and he said, "Sure."
:24:02
So Michael climbed up on my lap.
:24:07
Oh, I guess it really wasn't much...
:24:10
...but after a while
he put his head back on my shoulder...
:24:13
...and looked at all the men
waiting their turns and said:
:24:17
"This is my daddy."
:24:22
Just something in the way he said it.
:24:24
But that was my biggest kick
of last year.
:24:29
Captain, there's a lad forward, Tommy
Adams, with a high fever, sir, 103.
:24:45
- Well, what's the matter, son?
- I got a fire in my stomach, sir.
:24:49
- I'll be all right.
- You don't look too good.
:24:53
- You sure picked a fine time to get sick.
- I'm sorry, sir.
:24:57
Take him to my quarters.