Thank You, America!

Autobiography of a Naval Career

Photo Gallery

I've wondered what pictures I could put here that might interest viewers enough to perhaps want to read my book. I don't really have a clue, so I am just going to put in some snapshots which might peak your interest. Some of these photos appear in my book.
SaluteSalute to my "senior" shipmate and son!
TailhookTailhook grabs the cable and stops an aircraft traveling 130 knots in 200 feet

 

Graduation day at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, June 19, 2009. CDR John Rotruck, MC.
 Dr. John Rotruck with Dad
Graduation from boot camp, Oct. 1959.
Boot Camp Sept. 1959
Hammerhead crane, Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Originally designed to lift 16" gun turrets onto battleships.
Hammerhead crane, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Not a bad looking stud having retired 30 years ago. (Taken 2008)
Dress Blues