Dennis "COUNTRY" Aldridge and I served together on the USS JOHN F KENNEDY CV-67 together in the V-1 DIVISION on the flight deck. We experience and witnessed life and death together in a very dangerous job. Dennis was always a brave hard working person, and great friend to a lot of people and myself. We traveled the world together while working in war zones and 3rd world countries that were very poor. Our home station was in Norfolk VA when we came back home. I recently reconnected with Dennis after 40 years with the help of his friendly wife Annita. We were speaking for about the last 3 years about our service years and life right now together. I am saddened to hear this terrible news and send my deepest condolences to his entire family and friends. I love Dennis COUNTRY ALDRIDGE like a bother forever and GOD BLESS him and his family from the entire V-1 DIVISION on the USS JOHN F KENNEDY CV-67.