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a little boy want to know how's best Ninjas or navy seals:

http://bluestarfam.org/blog/view/ninjas-seals-greentree

Great letter! SEALS are cooler.

I know a Frogman age 78 (UDT/Frogmen became the Seals near the start of Viet Nam).

Dad's still good for about 3 minutes holding his breath. Taught me to do it, then I started smoking so I'm good for about 2 minutes now. A semi-meditative state underwater helps a lot...and learning how turn off the panic when everything shouts "Breath!"

He's got a buddy about 10 years younger, one of the early SEALS. He's a freak with equally freakish lung capacity and does about 4.5 minutes.

3 minutes is about the point where one can start starving the brain for mortals like us.

They make interesting dive partners...especially when they're with a group of retired UDT and SEALS. They don't do the lazy meandering of civilian divers, there's always some sort of mission. A wreck, a compass course, creating trouble, whatever. Whoever comes up with the most remaining air gets free drinks that night.

CraigH

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