Ed Delanoy started his Navy career in the 1970s at the end of the Vietnam era until July 2000.  He recalls the most influential people in his life and career, his father, Billie LeRoy Delanoy, his Uncle Edmond Bennett, and Engineering Officer at the Navy Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) Dave Sullivan.  Ed compares his fun with friends in his Deep-Sea Stories to movies about the Navy and the television series McHale's Navy.  During his tour of duty at Commander and Chief Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC Fleet), Ed remembers driving the admiral's barge with President Gerald Ford onboard with the Admiral CINCPAC Fleet.  One of Ed's most memorable dive jobs was conducting an emergent propellor replacement on the USS Enterprise in Alameda, California, and the party afterward.  Ed said his best tour of duty, believe it or not, was Officer Prep School and NDSTC.  Other tours of duty Ed served at were the USS Garcia FF-1040, USS Bolder LST-1190, Harbor Clearance Unit One, USS Samuel Gompers AD-37, USS Conserver ARS-39, USS Florikan ASR-9, Submarine Squadron One, Submarine Squadron Seven, and SDV Team One.   Some Navy Divers and Sailors Ed remembers during his career are MDV John Reese, MDV Ron Skala, MDV Bruce Moorage, MDV Easing, CO of NEDU Easing, Master Chief Decker from the Samuel Gompers Mark Louis, and Sm Scepter.