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Happy Thanksgiving - Merry Christmas

& Happy New Year!!

To all STIMSON ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

A Submarine Christmas Poem

T'was the night before Christmas, he lived in a crowd,

In a 40 man berthing, with shipmates so loud.

I had come down the Sail with presents to give,

And to see just who in this rack did live.

I looked all about, a strange sight did I see,

No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.

No stockings were hung, just poopy-suit close at hand,

On the bulkhead hung pictures of far distant land.

He had medals and badges and awards of all kinds,

But one in particular seem to catch my eye.

Why they were Dolphins, with a tiny submarine ... pinned

on with pride,

A sobering thought came into my mind.

For this place was different, it was so dark and dreary,

I had found the house of a Submarine Sailor once I could

see clearly.

The Sailor lay sleeping, silent and alone,

Curled up in his rack, dreaming of home.

The face was so gentle, the berthing in such good order,

Not how I pictured a United States Submarine Sailor.

Was this the hero whom I saw on TV?

Defending his country so we all could be free.

I realized the families that I've seen this night,

Owed their lives to these Submarine Sailors who were

willing to fight.

Soon 'round the world, the children would play,

And grownups would celebrate a new Christmas Day.

They all enjoyed freedom each month of the year,

Because of the Sailor, like the one lying here.

I couldn't help but wonder how many lay alone,

On a cold Christmas Eve on a sea, far from home.

The very thought brought a tear to my eye,

I dropped to my knees and started to cry.

The Sailor awakened and I heard a rough voice,

"Santa, don't cry, for this life is my choice."

Defend the seas this day,

So others may rejoice.

The Sailor rolled over and drifted to sleep,

I couldn't control it, I continued to weep.

I kept watch for hours so silent, so still,

And we both shivered from the night's cold chill.

I didn't want to leave on that cold, dark night,

This Guardian of Honor, so willing to fight.

Then the Sailor rolled over and with a voice soft and

pure,

Whispered, "Carry on Santa, it's Christmas Day,

All is Secure!!"

VOL. 2016 NUMBER 11 NOVEMBER 2016

U S S H E N R Y L . S T I M S O N A S S O C I A T I O N S S B N 6 5 5 N E W S L E T T E R

A s s o c i a t i o n O f f i c e r s & B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s 2 0 1 7 — 2 0 1 8

PRESIDENT Ray [Rita] Kreul

VICE PRESIDENT Tom [Marie] Krauser

SECRETARY Nick [Linda] Nichols

TREASURER Ken [Diane] Meigs

OUTGOING PRESIDENT Chuck [Joyce] Hladik

HISTORIAN / CUSTODIAN Larry [Linda] Knutson

WEBMASTER / NEWSLETTER Nick [Linda] Nichols

CHAPLAIN J.B. Helms

STOREKEEPER / SHIPS STORE Jim [Suzie] Weaver

O t h e r P o s i t i o n s 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8

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From the Association President Ray Kreul, TM2 G

65-69; USSVI– Snug Harbor Base: Best holiday

wishes to all shipmates and their families. Stay safe

and see you in OK City. Ray & Rita

The next reunion will be in 2018 and Chuck Hladik

volunteered to head up the committee for that one. It

will be held in Oklahoma City OK. Keith Post of the St.

Mary‟s Submarine Museum (and Honorary 655

Association Member) has volunteered to host us in

2020 in Kings Bay GA. Get your traveling shoes on

everyone…

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From the Association Storekeeper - Jim Weaver,

SK2 B 68-69; USSVI– Corvina Base:

Thanks for electing me as

Association Storekeeper. I

would really like to hear from

everyone on what you would

like me to carry. I do have

the resources to get just about

anything. I retired in 2015 and

relocated in San Diego County

to be near the water. We have a

Catalina 34 and spend a lot of

time on the ocean. Anyone wishing to give sailing a try

is welcome to join us. Contact me @

jweaver2845@gmail.com with any suggestions.

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From the 2018 Reunion Committee Chairman -

Chuck Hladik, TM2 G 67-70; USSVI– USS

Oklahoma City Base: Welcome Shipmates to

Oklahoma City for the 10th Henry L. Stimson Reunion.

We are in the process of making plans for the reunion

two years from now, when we will gather to celebrate

our Brotherhood under the Sea of keeping America the

strong beautiful country that she is. The Committee

believes Oklahoma City has activities for everyone to

enjoy, besides the Camaraderie we share.

Oklahoma City has spent several years

rehabilitating a commercial area into an entertainment

district called Bricktown which offers restaurants,

theaters, music, and shopping. The Myriad Botanical

Gardens are nearby (within walking Distance) and a

must see if you enjoy beautiful plant and landscaping.

Oklahoma City offers many other attractions that

will be featured in later issues.

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CDR John Russell Sopko, G XO, ??-??

Departed on Eternal Patrol September 11, 1974

[reported by George Birmingham, ET1 G 69-74]

MT3(SS) Floyd G. Viands, ? ??-??

Departed on Eternal Patrol August 28, 1972

[reported by Russ Ningen, LT B/G WEPS 60-74]

MTC(SS) William Hewitt, ? ??-??

Departed on Eternal Patrol mid 80s

[reported by Russ Ningen, LT B/G WEPS 60-74]

TMC(SS) Lee Loper, ? ??-??

Departed on Eternal Patrol 1975 or 1976

[reported by Russ Ningen, LT B/G WEPS 60-74]

If any of you have any information about the following

shipmates being on Eternal Patrol please send it to me

at 655webmaster@ssbn655.org as soon as possible.

HM2(SS) George D. Hinds, B 76-78

(possibly lost at sea)

RMC (SS) Larry L. Crawford, G 76-??

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BINNACLE LIST

(if you would like to be placed on our Association

Binnacle List please send an email to

655webmaster@ssbn655.org)

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Tom O‟Callaghan, MS2 G 86-90

I found out after being cancer free for three years that

my left kidney has two spots and I'm having surgery

January 5th. When I found out I was shocked.

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Art Wallace, QM2 G 67-71

Art has been diagnosed with kidney cancer.

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Alan Reed, ET2(SS) G 68-71 (recovering from

serious heart attack August 2016):

UPDATE: 10.27.16 Alan is doing very well. Still has

cardiac rehab 3 times a week and our family physician

said “with the severity of your heart attack and your

improvement after 2 months could only be because of

God”. Most of his restrictions have been lifted, now just

common sense things---no shoveling snow (hope we

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don‟t have any), not being outside in very cold (hope

we don‟t have any) or hot weather, etc. We look

forward to the next reunion. Thanks again, Linda Reed

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Carolyn Linhart, wife of Chuck, QM1(SS) G 68-74

UPDATE: 11.26.16: Carolyn did manage to enjoy her

Thanksgiving and ate a small amount of turkey,

potatoes, and noodles even with her tube

feeding. She has stabilized around 100 lbs. and

getting better.

10.29.16 I wish to thank everyone for their prayers and

donations to the gofundme account

(gofundme.com/5wb3wtpuw). My wife is finally up to

100 lbs. but still on tube feeding. This is quite an

expense, but we will continue as long as we need

to. Medicare refuses to pay for the tube feeding

because she can eat food by mouth. Now she can‟t

eat enough to keep her alive, but that doesn‟t count

with Medicare. The rule is if she can eat by mouth,

they won‟t pay for the tube feeding or the supplies. I‟ve

bought my own pump to try to cut down on the long-

term cost. She is progressing, but it seems every time

we see the light at the end of the tunnel someone

turns it off. She is having a lot of hospital stays just to

try to fix things they did wrong the first few times. Our

spirits are high and we are looking forward to traveling

(maybe in the spring). Hope to make the next reunion,

so please send us the info. Keep praying for us, I‟m

convinced that is the sole reason we have made it this

far.

8.2.15 Since 2010 Carolyn‟s health has been steadily

deteriorating. This has caused them severe financial

difficulties. Chuck has started a GoFundMe page in

hopes to pay for the required medical procedures

Carolyn has had to have.

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Larry Hall, STS3(SS) B 65-69:

6.10.15 Still awaiting a kidney and can‟t travel to the

reunions. They say that my kidney failure was caused

by high blood pressure and diabetes though I'm not

sure about that. In 2009 I had prostate cancer and had

48 radiation treatments. In 2010 my kidneys failed.

Since my diabetes is well under control and my blood

pressure hasn't been high for 20 years, it seems a bit

coincidental.

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WELCOME ABOARD & FOUND SHIPMATES!!

(Shipmate has contacted us to be added or have info

updated on our Sailing List. Please check the online

Sailing List to access the shipmates email address.)

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ET1(SS) James „Jim‟ Otto G 77-79

EM3(SS) Thomas „Tom‟ Thompson B 85-89

QM3(SS) Randy Whipple B 85-87

E6(SS) Robert „Bob‟ Faulkner ? 80

Many of you are on FaceBook. I have taken the time

to look at some names of shipmates who post or reply

on a regular basis to the pictures postings. If you see

any of these shipmates please send them a personal

invite to contact 655webmaster@ssbn655.org so they

can have their name place on our Sailing List and

become a member of the Stimson Association.

These shipmates do not appear on our Sailing List:

Kirby Bickford Christian Brewer

Owen M Duke Robert Duvall

Randy Dyson Robert Christopher Hayes

Paul Jansen Bill Lambert

Andy Larrivee Bob Luna

Vince McGinnis Dan Montoya

Robert Robinette Christopher Mullen

Glen Roser Les Schott

Chuck Shepherd Roy Tolbert Jr.

Byron Trop Rick Waligora

John Yarbro

These are on our sailing list but we don‟t have a

valid email address for them to receive our newsletter

and other information:

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Joseph Cardin Anthony Wayne Johnson Sr

Mervin Miller

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LOOKING FOR SHIPMATE

Tom O'Callaghan, MS2 G 86-90

[ thomasocllghn@aol.com ] is looking for IC2(SS)

Robby Robinson G 87-91.

Nancy Buchinski [jana655@gmail.com] [wife of

Joseph Buchinski EP] sent this email: Can you

please put me in contact with Micheal "Spike" Davis of

the Stimson? Thank you, Nancy Buchinski (Joseph

Buchinski was my husband)

Carl Callender [ wn6v@centurytel.net ] is looking for

info on another RM who was on the STIMSON with

me ... RMCS(SS) Larry Crawford. His name doesn't

appear. He was on board the Gold crew approx 76-78.

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Kimberly Blum-Hogle

[ kimberly.hogle00@gmail.com ], daughter of

YNCS(SS) Bert Blum B 87-89, is looking for STSC

(SS) Jack E. Craig from the blue crew.

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QM1(SS) Chuck Linhart, QM1(SS) G 68-74

[ chucklinhart@gmail.com ] I would like to get in

contact with ET1(SS) William „Bill‟ Warren.

STS3(SS) Robert „Bob‟ P. Featheran, Jr. (G 81)

[ SpritesDragon@gmail.com ] I would like to get in

contact with STS2 Robert P. Cooley.

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EM1(SS) Paul Murray (G 65-69)

[ pcmurray@optonline.net ] I am looking for former

shipmates Ken Luken IC2(SS) 65-68? and Joe Carter

MM1(SS) 65-68.

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QM2(SS) Robert Frizzola (G 82-86)

[ frizzz688@yahoo.com ] I was on from 82-86 Gold.

I‟m looking for a few shipmates and maybe you can

help. MM1/SS Mike Alegretto and MM2/SS Willy

Wilson, both Gold crew.

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YNC(SS) James Maddox (B 83-86)

[ jgm401@msn.com ] is looking for YN2(SS) Mark

Jackson (B). Also what has happened to MMCM(SS)

Golightly.

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STS3(SS) Steve Searight (B 70-71)

[ ssearight@verizon.net ] is looking for STS3 Eugene

Manning who served during the same period as me.

As I recall, he was from New York (Brooklyn).

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MM2(SS) Joe Civiletti (G 79-81)

[ submarinemm1@aol.com ] Does anyone

remember/ know what happened to an MMCS/SS

Golightly (A-Div Gold crew in 1979 when I came on

board).

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GREAT LINKS TO SPEND TIME WITH

(all links from “The Draft” will be on the website)

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655 Association Website

www.ssbn655.org

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US Army Veteran: “I didn‟t ask for a discount, I felt

like I didn‟t deserve it”

From Chuck Linhart: that‟s my son!! His territory will be

in Sun City and area, (in Arizona). This is a large

retirement community and any of our distinguished

gentlemen that have retired to this are and wants to

help a fellow Veteran out, he should start his franchise

in December.

http://www.12news.com/opinion/go-ask-ozzy/us-

army-veteran-i-didnt-ask-for-a-discount-i-felt-like-i-

didnt-deserve-it/355035901

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Mount Rushmore: A proud symbol of America

It took 14 years to carve the faces of four great

presidents into Mount Rushmore. The brain-child of

sculptor and Idaho native Gutzon Borglum, it was

finished 75 years ago Monday. Chip Reid spoke with

one of the men who took on the monumental task.

https://youtu.be/lVeeO_fuodQ

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Russia Has a Dead Nuclear Submarine (Armed

With Nuclear Weapons) Sitting at the Bottom of the

Ocean

The National Interest Blog

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/russia-has-dead-

nuclear-submarine-armed-nuclear-weapons-18227

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USS DRUM (SS 228) 75th Anniversary Celebration

USS DRUM the oldest submarine in the USA is

turning 75 years old and is on display in Mobile.

http://www.drum228.org/

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President Kennedy Aboard USS Thomas Edison

April 13, 1962

President John F. Kennedy looks through the

periscope of ballistic missile submarine

USS Thomas A. Edison,

https://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/

JFKWHP-1962-04-13-E.aspx

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Fallen Hero Arrives in Dover

U.S. Navy leaders and the family of fallen hero, Senior

Chief Petty Officer Scott C. Dayton, paid their respects

Nov. 27, at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware during

the dignified transfer of his remains.

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?

story_id=97846

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Who can tell me what this might be. I found it in a

box of stuff in my workshop and I know it‟s off the boat.

Email 655webmaster@ssbn655.org. Nick

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Fictional Story written by Jim Kinney, LCDR G 67-69

Nov. 14, 2016

Deterrent Patrol Part 1

The tension was visible; nervous glances, shrill

voices, deliberate speech. It was like a gray cloud that

hung over the Control Room. Commander Earle

Forbes knew it was crucial that he remained calm and

in control. He could feel the questioning attitude of his

battle station crew. And no wonder. They had never

encountered a situation like this.

The USS Henry L. Stimson (SSBN 655) was on

patrol in the Mediterranean, one of the most difficult

and treacherous bodies of water in the world. Ship

traffic was intense, water conditions were

unpredictable, but the mission remained clear; stay on

station, ready to launch. It was the same for all missile

submarines. Their ability to launch missiles on

command was principal in the national security

strategy, and being detected by opposing warships

made the mission impossible.

The doctrine of Mutual Armed Destruction (MAD)

had been central to the use of nuclear weapons since

onset of the Cold War. It was based on the theory of

deterrence, in which the full-scale use of nuclear

weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause

the complete annihilation of both sides.

The United States had created the nuclear triad,

consisting of the long range bomber aircraft, able to

reach targets from bases in the U.S. and the Pacific,

the missile silos buried in America‟s heartland, and the

ballistic missile submarine. Of the three components of

the triad, the submarine was thought to be the most

reliable, because its precise location could not be

determined by the enemy and destroyed by a pre-

emptive strike. Its effectiveness depended on two

criteria: the ability to be able to launch missiles on

command, and the ability to remain undetected so that

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it could retaliate without fail.

Earle glanced around the Control Room, settling his

gaze on Ray Kreul, his Executive Officer, his second in

command. Earle couldn‟t help but think back to a

month ago. His then XO, Loree Riggs, had been

unexpectedly detached, ordered to take command of

another submarine. Earle had been flabbergasted.

Riggs was someone he had grown to trust, and the

thought of someone new, even if a top performer, this

close to deployment, was tough to swallow.

“How could you do this, just four weeks before

deployment” he had screamed at headquarters. “We

have 22 new crew just reporting aboard, including 4

green officers, and we have training in the new launch

system that must be done. Riggs and I had planned an

intense training schedule, and now you‟re putting our

mission in jeopardy.”

The Commodore replied, “We wouldn‟t normally do

this, but we have a superb replacement. Ray Kreul is a

hot runner, a rising star, and with your tutelage, he has

will catch up in a hurry.”

His first meeting with Kreul had not gone well. Kreul

seemed sincere enough, committed to the success of

his new skipper, but Forbes seemed to detect an

attitude, one suggesting confidence and self-

assurance that had not yet been earned. There was a

bit of swagger in Kreul, and Forbes didn‟t like it.

Forbes had earned his reputation by solid

performance, and he believed if you did your job,

through mastering the complexity of each assignment,

your superiors would recognize your potential. He

expected his subordinates to have the same approach.

“XO,” he said to Kreul. “We‟ve got a green crew

that has not yet proven themselves. Too many of our

sailors are uncertain of their jobs, and others think that

as experienced submariners, they‟ve got it all figured

out. I‟m expecting you to get this crew shipshape, as

quickly as possible. Our lives may depend on it.”

“Aye, aye skipper,” said Kreul. “I‟m going to give it

my all.”

Over the next few weeks, Kreul reflected on his

initial introduction to Forbes. He knew from the

grapevine before reporting aboard that Forbes was

intelligent, a superb engineer, demanding and a true

disciplinarian. Others that had served under his

command called him a fuss-budget, a worry-wort that

trusted no one, including his XO. He reluctantly

delegated authority, but demanded perfection in his

crew without the special human touches that made a

crew revere their Commanding Officer.

Kreul had worked extremely hard in the few weeks

prior to deployment. He had met with each of the

department heads and their chief petty officers and

enlisted their help in getting the maximum out of their

training time. Ruefully, he thought that he had

neglected his own family, still back at their previous

home in San Diego. They had decided to postpone

their relocation to Groton until he returned from patrol.

But the up tempo training had gone well.

Forbes had been merciless, checking on the tiniest

details, never giving Kreul and the crew any

acknowledgement of their progress. The routine

continued once they had reached Rota, relieved the

BLUE crew, and begun their refit. But Kreul had heard

from the Squadron staff that Forbes had grudgingly

reported that his crew had been whipped into shape

and were ready to deploy.

To be continued….

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Navy veteran, who was supposed to be on USS

Thresher, to be buried where submarine sank

Julia Bergman, New London Day, November 27

Groton - A Navy veteran will soon be laid to rest at

the bottom of the ocean, more than 200 miles off the

New England coast.

A submarine from the Naval Submarine Base will

fulfill the wish of deceased Navy Capt. Paul "Bud"

Rogers to be buried at sea. During routine operations,

the submarine will transport Rogers' cremated remains

to where the USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank.

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The Navy is not releasing the name of the

submarine or the date the burial will take place, since it

does not discuss submarine operations.

Rogers, who spent much of his 41-year

career serving on submarines, was supposed to be an

observer on the Thresher during the boat's sea trials,

but his supervisor, at the last minute, decided that he

didn't have enough experience and replaced him with

someone else.

It was just a day or two later, according to Rogers'

wife, that on April 10, 1963, the Thresher sank - killing

all 129 men aboard.

Rogers was devastated, and felt survivor's remorse for

much of his life.

"Bud felt that he should've been the one to go down

with the Thresher, not this other man," his wife,

Barbara "Bobbye" Rogers, 86, said from her home in

Wernersville, Penn. "All those years, it bothered him."

He served as an usher at the men's memorial

service, which was attended by their families, including

the wife of the man who replaced Rogers. She

wouldn't speak to him, Rogers' wife said.

"Oh, that just really did it. He felt terrible ... He

always felt he should've been the one to go down on

the Thresher," Barbara Rogers said.

The Navy has said the disaster likely was caused

by a leak in the boat's engine room, which led to

seawater flooding an electric panel that triggered the

nuclear reactor to shut down. With no propulsion, and

with the added weight of the water, the ship sank

below its crush depth and imploded.

The Thresher was the first nuclear submarine to be

lost at sea, and shortly afterward the Navy created a

program that developed new submarine safety

standards.

Rogers died on Oct. 28, 2015, at the age of 86, and

requested in his will to be buried at sea. Though he did

not specify where, his family thought it would be fitting

to bury him with the 129 men who went down with the

Thresher, said his son-in-law Fred Henney, who has

worked with the Navy to coordinate the burial.

An ancient maritime tradition, burials at sea have

taken place for as long as people have gone to sea.

Lt. Cmdr. Paul Rumery, who will carry out Rogers'

burial, has performed more than a couple dozen of

these ceremonies, which usually last 15 minutes, since

becoming a Navy chaplain in December 2000.

While the ashes are often left on a submarine's sail

as it submerges, given the family's request to bury

Rogers at a specific location, the submarine carrying

his remains will transit on the surface to a point where

Rumery, who will be topside, will be able to lower

the cremation urn into the ocean, he said. Rogers'

family will be provided with the date and coordinates of

his burial.

Rogers, who was born in Robesonia, a borough in

western Pennsylvania with a population of about

2,000, joined the Navy right after World War II.

He served as a fire controlman, operating the

weapons systems aboard diesel and ballistic missile

submarines, and was stationed at the sub base

several times throughout his career. He was

commissioned as an officer in 1963, and was one of

the first limited duty officers to be promoted to the rank

of captain.

Rogers was the program manager for the Trident

Missile Program, and commanded the Nuclear

Weapons Evaluation Facility at Kirkland Air Force

Base in Albuquerque, N.M., before retiring from the

Navy in 1990.

"It was just the love of his life. That was his first

love, the submarines and the Navy. Somewhere in

there, I came in," his wife joked.

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Navy Releases Official Logo for 75th Anniversary

of WWII

Story Number: NNS161129-10Release Date:

11/29/2016 11:29:00 AM

From Naval History and Heritage Command,

Communication and Outreach Division

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Naval History and

Heritage Command (NHHC) released a logo to kick off

its commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the U.S.

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Navy's experiences in World War II, officials

announced Nov. 29.

Starting with the anniversary of the attack on Pearl

Harbor on December 7, 2016, through the anniversary

of the Japanese surrender onboard USS Missouri on

September 2, 2020, the Navy will commemorate the

pivotal role Sailors played in America's World War II

victory. For the U.S. Navy, it will begin four years of

commemorative events and close review of the history

of what was a transformative event for the Navy, the

nation and the world.

The use of blue and gold represents the Navy's

traditional colors - blue representing the ocean and

seas and gold for integrity and valor. The anchor

stands as a symbol of the seagoing service's

steadfastness and toughness in times of challenge.

The golden rope which encircles the 75 years since

the initial attack and ensuing war represents our

shared history, and that through our bonds of

partnership, stability and prosperity we remain bound

together.

NHHC also launched an online collection page

specifically geared towards commemorating the

Navy's involvement in World War II. Featuring

photographs, art, artifacts, archival material and

publications covering all aspects of the Navy's

experiences during the war, new material will be

added as the commemoration continues to highlight

the important events associated with operations in the

Atlantic Theater, the Pacific Theater and on the home

front.

"World War II history has always been of intense

interest to both our service and the country at large --

and for very good reason," said Naval History and

Heritage Command Director Sam Cox. "It was a

worldwide conflict with existential consequences that

continue to unfold, and it affected every American.

While the broad strokes of the war are familiar from

cinema, books, video games, and popular culture, this

anniversary is a unique opportunity to delve deeper

into the events in real time."

As U.S. Navy ships and units around the globe hold

commemorative World War II events, the Naval

History and Heritage Command will provide historical

and commemorative support enabling the fleet to

remember the past and inspire the future. This will

include:

* highlighting the toughness, initiative, accountability

and integrity of American Sailors and Navy civilians

throughout the war and how their actions inspire the

same attributes in Navy people today.

* showcasing the innovative spirit of World War II

Sailors and the American industrial base which lives

on today in the strong connection between the Navy

and its partners in industry.

* illustrating the United States' commitment to regional

security and maintaining strong alliances, and how,

since the end of WWII, regional powers including

Japan and Germany, have evolved and are major

contributors to peace and prosperity worldwide.

* emphasizing that with partnerships spanning the vast

Pacific and Atlantic oceans, America is a maritime

nation whose security is tied to the sea and depends

on a capable and credible U.S. Navy.

Cox believes studying the events in the order and

pace at which they actually happened will allow

Americans to get away from a rote "date and event"

view of history. He says the intent is to dig deeper, re-

discovering past lessons and shaping new ones.

Equally important are the amazing stories of

dedication and sacrifice during the war that will inspire

Sailors and the rest of America today.

"Events like the Battle of the Atlantic and the

defense of Wake Island provide us hard-won lessons

on intelligence, command and control, strategy,

decision making, operations security, logistics, and

more. Every day that the Navy gets underway on the

same seas and straits where these battles unfolded,

we must 'use history to understand not only what we

did right, but what we did wrong, to not forget the hard

lessons we learned in the past and to think more

critically, with fresh insights, about the future .'"

NHHC has also made available a number of high-

definition video clips featuring one of their historians

answering questions about the raid on Pearl Harbor.

Find out more here.

NHHC is responsible for the preservation, analysis,

and dissemination of U.S. naval history and heritage. It

provides the knowledge foundation for the Navy by

maintaining historically relevant resources and

products that reflect the Navy's unique and enduring

contributions through our nation's history, and supports

the fleet by assisting with and delivering professional

research, analysis, and interpretive services. NHHC is

composed of many activities including the Navy

Department Library, the Navy Operational Archives,

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the Navy art and artifact collections, underwater

archeology, Navy histories, nine museums, USS

Constitution repair facility and the historic ship

Nautilus.

For more information, visit http://www.navy.mil,

http://www.facebook.com/usnavy, or http://

www.twitter.com/usnavy

For more news from Naval History and Heritage

Command, visit http://www.navy.mil/local/navhist/

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Almost 200 of our Stimson Shipmate are USSVI

members also hence the reason for this article.

Each USSVI SUBVET is encouraged to read this

article and take any actions as may be necessary.

USSVI War Veteran Status

Reprinted from USSVI American Submariner

National Jr. Vice COMDR – Bill Andrea

Shipmates,

As we are now in our 4th quarter of the year we

have 12,977 members, of which 11,541 are listed as

War Veterans. To maintain our War Veteran status,

which gives us „tax deductible‟ status for those making

donations to USSVI, we will need another 136 of our

members to be classified as „war veterans‟.

If you served in any capacity during the periods

of Dec. 7, 1941 thru Dec.31, 1945, or June 27, 1950

thru Jan. 31, 1955, and Aug.5, 1964 thru Aug. 2,

1990 thru present, you classify as a “war veteran”.

Please check your profile on the website and make

sure you have the “War Veteran” box checked, which

is located under the “Naval Career” tab and “Served

During a War.” To update your profile, go to USSVI,

sign in, and go to “My Profile”.

While you are there, check all of your information

and insure it is up to date, such as phone #, mailing

address and email address, etc. if you do not have

access to a computer or cannot update your profile

either have your Base Commander of base “tools”

person update it for you. If you are a Member at Large

and cannot update it yourself, please contact me and I

will update it for you. You may contact me by email

[ wcandrea@bellsouth.net] or phone [561.790.1287].

This is an urgent request. Bill Andrea

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USEFUL VETERAN AFFAIRS INFO

Vet Burial Plans

► Pre-Planning Is A Must

No one likes to think about death, but if a veteran

wants to be buried with military rights, or in a national

cemetery, pre-planning is a must. The United States

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a website

which includes information about national cemeteries,

preparing in advance, donating burial flags and burial

benefits for veterans buried in a private cemetery. To

insure eligibility of burial in a VA cemetery, discharge

papers are required. Family members should be made

of aware of where these papers are kept. The

discharge papers are also required for burial benefits

in a private cemetery.

The VA has 131 national cemeteries and those

eligible for the benefits are entitled to a gravesite at

one of the national cemeteries, providing space is

available. Opening and closing of the grave, perpetual

care, a government headstone or marker, a burial flag

and a Presidential Memorial Certificate are provided at

no cost to the family. Burial benefits are also available

for spouses and dependents of the veteran in a

national cemetery even if they predecease the

veteran, acceding to the website http://

www.cem.va.gov (click on Veteran Services, then on

burial 40 benefits in the drop-down menu).

Family members need to contact a funeral home to

assist with making burial arrangements at a national

cemetery.

To schedule a burial, fax documentation to the

National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 1-866-900-

6417 and follow up with a phone call to 1-800-535-

1117. Veterans are entitled to burial benefits when

buried in a private cemetery including a government

headstone or marker, a burial flag and a Presidential

Memorial Certificate at no cost to the family. Some

veterans may also be eligible for burial allowances.

For more information on eligibility call 1-800-827-

1000. Arrangements for military burials in private

cemeteries can also be arranged by calling the local

VFW or American Legion Post. For the VFW go to

http://www.vfw.org/find-a-post . For the American

Legion go to http://www.members.legion.org/CGIBIN/

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USS San Francisco Holds Change of Command,

Farewell Ceremony

By Petty Officer 1st Class Derek Stroop,

Submarine Squadron 11 Public Affairs

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Los Angeles-class fast attack

submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) marked the

end of 35 years of active service with a change of

command and farewell ceremony at Naval Base Point

Loma, Nov. 4.

Capt. Daniel Caldwell relieved Cmdr. Jeff Juergens

as commanding officer of San Francisco in the

ceremony.

"By any measure, the San Francisco has had a

stellar career as an operational submarine," said

Juergens. "I've been extremely fortunate to be one of

the few to command this fine submarine, and

especially lucky to get to command San Francisco for

the last three years, which have been so successful."

Also as part of the ceremony, previous crew

members, plankowners, commanding officers, friends

and family bid farewell to the vessel.

"The USS San Francisco is a can-do, workhorse

ship and there's no doubt that started with her original

crew 35 years ago," said Capt. Brian Davies,

commanding officer of Submarine Squadron 11. "She

still has a lot of work to do and a new purpose to fulfill.

Today will close that chapter of active-duty service,

and bid her fair winds and following seas as she starts

the new chapter of her conversion into a moored

training ship."

Later this month, San Francisco will shift homeport

to Norfolk to begin a two-year conversion process to

become a moored training ship. Following the

conversion, she will be moved to Nuclear Power

Training Unit in Charleston, South Carolina. She will

help challenge and train a new generation of

submariners through 2040.

San Francisco completed her final Western Pacific

deployment in October steaming over 50,000 nautical

miles and conducting port visits in Japan, Singapore,

and Guam. Prior to arriving back in San Diego, she

made a last visit to her namesake city and her Sailors

participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the USS

San Francisco Memorial Park.

San Francisco was commissioned April 24, 1981.

Measuring more than 360 feet long and displacing

more than 6,300 tons, San Francisco has a crew of

approximately 150 Sailors and is capable of supporting

various missions, including anti-submarine warfare,

anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, and

intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

For more information, visit http://www.navy.mil,

http://www.facebook.com/usnavy, or http://

www.twitter.com/usnavy.

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Honor Our Heritage

(NAVY LIVE BLOG 09 NOV 16) ... Adm. Bill Moran,

Vice Chief of Naval Operations

This past weekend aboard Kings Bay Submarine

Base in Georgia, there was a small but powerful

reminder of what it means to honor and remember our

veterans. This remembrance event honored WWII

submarine veterans. For years now, the numbers of

vets attending this special event have been sadly

decreasing, and this year 15 Sailors from as far away

as California and Rhode Island made the pilgrimage.

When these veterans - most in their 90‟s - entered

the ceremony, the packed crowd instantly rose to meet

them with affirmation. Standing there, I was struck by a

great sense of pride, honor and duty. Not only are their

stories filled with unbounded courage, they are some

of the most humble people you‟ll ever meet.

Tony Faella was at home with his cousin, listening

to the radio when his show was interrupted with news

of the attack on Pearl Harbor. They both decided right

then and there that they were going to join the Navy

and went the next morning to a recruiting station to

enlist.

Fred Richards, who already had two brothers in the

Navy, joined when he was only 15 years old. He said

he was called to submarines after watching the movie

Destination Tokyo. After enlisting, he learned about

submarines on a school boat, S-28. But, while he was

on a training break away from the sub, S-28 went

down with his best buddy, Petty Officer First Class

Anderson, on board.

These incredible Sailors, and many more like them,

joined the Navy submarine force during a period of

great danger and great complexity. Like the young

men and women joining today, they raised their right

hands, and were scattered all over the world, to the

cold waters of the North Atlantic, and throughout the

Pacific from Australia to the coast of Japan.

Collectively, these 15 Sailors represented 59 war

patrols and 190 years in the Navy. Patrick Zilliacus

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made four successful war patrols with the USS Spot,

sinking 17 enemy ships in the Pacific and surviving a

harrowing surface gun fight with an armed minelayer.

Paul Casavant was an 18-year-old shipbuilder in

Groton, Connecticut, when Pearl Harbor was attacked.

Not long after, he went from building submarines to

patrolling the Pacific aboard USS Narwhal. He

completed nine war patrols and retired from the Navy

with 30 years of service. When asked how he made it

through nine dangerous patrols, he said he was “very

lucky.” Keep in mind that serving on submarines

during World War II was the most dangerous duty a

Sailor could be assigned - 52 submarines were lost

during the war. One in five submariners never made it

home.

In both November 1943 and November 1944, we

lost three submarines each month. Imagine that - for

all today‟s Sailors, three submarines on patrol that

would never come back. 500 Sailors on eternal patrol -

It‟s unthinkable.

Legacy is an important word in our English language -

to some iit refers to age, to others more importantly it

refers to the enduring and meaningful lessons of

example. Some of the men honored in Kings Bay paid

the ultimate sacrifice for generations to come. They

never gave in, even when the prospect for success or

survival seemed dim. That toughness, that

determination to serve the guy next to them became

part of their legacy and part of our DNA. Their

sacrifices helped build the greatest maritime power in

the world.

As we get ready to enjoy a day of liberty and

remember our veterans, let us reflect on the sacrifices

of those who have gone before us, and strive to live up

to their example. The DNA of this greatest generation

is built into our character as a Navy - every Sailor,

every oath. So as we look to future challenges, let us

again rise to meet these amazing men and honor their

past by our actions and deeds in service to our

country.

http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2016/11/09/honor-our-

heritage/

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Store Owner Cancels NFL Star's Event Over

National Anthem Protest. His Back-Up Plan Is WAY

Better.

Colin Kaepernick may have started the kneeling in

protest of America's national anthem, but Stephen

Martin, owner of Prime Time Sports in Colorado

Springs, Colorado, has started a patriotic rising unlike

anything that's ever been done before.

Martin first took a stand when NFL player Brandon

Marshall refused to stand for the anthem. Immediately,

Martin cancelled Marshall's scheduled autograph

signing event in his store. But he wasn't done. He

replaced the star's event with something entirely

different in his store, and in one week, it has grown to

epic proportions that he can hardly even keep up with

now.

He put out a post on Facebook, respectfully

disagreeing with the disrespect of the nation's flag and

anthem, then proceeded to explain just what the flag

means to him, and the sacrifice of all the men and

women who have fought for it. Martin invited people to

send photos of their loved ones who are veterans, in

active service, or who have been injured or given their

lives in the line of duty.

The photos started pouring in from all across the

country, and as fast as they were emailed, Martin

printed them off and taped them to his store front

window. Americans are sharing their photos and

stories on his Facebook page, as well as sending to

him through email, and each day he has posted

photos of the progress.

"Day #3 "Honor The Flag". 77 photos went up

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today. Our flag has been soaked in blood and sweat

represented by these pictures, but it is the "words with

tears" that come with them, that keep it wet.

"Day #4 "Honor The Flag". 128 photos went up

today and I am still moved by the stories with each

photo."

"Day 7 "Honor The Flag" memorial wall. 190 photos

just went up. It has been difficult keeping up with

personal responses to each photo. At 62 I still need

my afternoon naps. Please do not see my lack of

correspondence to each photo as anything

disrespectful."

Thursday morning, he said, "Woke up to 190 emails

this morning. They are coming in faster than I can

read, get downloaded and over to Walgreens to get

printed."

America has truly answered Martin's call to "hear

the voice of the American flag."

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Changes to Tricare Pharmacy Network

Reprinted from FRA Today Magazine

The TRICARE pharmacy network contractor

Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI) announced that effective

December 1, 2106, Walgreens Drug stores will be

added to the pharmacy network and the CVS drug

store chain will be dropped from the network. This

change is intended to provide better value and

maintain convenient access for beneficiaries. The

addition of Walgreens into the network means that 98

percent of TRICARE beneficiaries will still have a

network pharmacy within 5 miles of their home. This

new network will have more than 57,000 locations

nationwide, and ensures TRICARE beneficiaries have

timely access to retail pharmacies in their community.

For more information about the network go to: http://

tricare.mil/coveredservices/pharmacy/

fillprescriptions/network

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DONALD TRUMP: Some of you might wonder why

this next article is included in the newsletter. It is

not meant to be an endorsement of Trump. This is

not a political newsletter. However, someone took

the time to research this information on the person

who will be our next President and I felt it was

good information to pass on. I have not vetted all

of these statements due to the time it will take,

however, many of them I have heard on various

news shows before, during and after the election.

You can elect to read through this or not.

Please...I‟m not looking for comments. Again...this

is for information only.

Thumbnail Sketch of Donald

* Donald John Trump, was born June 14, 1946.

* He will be 70 years old on Election Day.

* From the Internet, he is 6'2" or 6'3' and weighs

between 195 and 200 lbs.

* He has a full head of blond/brown hair (which is long

and elaborately combed) and blue eyes.

* The Internet tells us he wears a size 12 shoe.

* Donald Trump was born the fourth of five children

who were born over eleven years.

* The oldest, Mary Ann, was born in 1937 and is

currently a Federal Judge.

* His older brother, Fred Jr, died in early adulthood as

a result of complications from alcoholism.

* He has another older sister, Elizabeth and a younger

brother, Robert.

* Donald Trump has been married three times.

* Trump's first wife, Ivana, was an immigrant from

Czechoslovakia and a divorcee who has been married

4 times in her life. She is a lifelong avid skier and

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worked in design at the Trump Organization.

* Marla Maples, Trump's second wife is an actress

and model

* Trump's third wife, Melania is an immigrant from

Slovenia (born in Yugoslavia) and has been a super

model.

* Two of Trump's children, Donald Jr. And Ivanka,

have gone to Penn. Son Eric, went to Georgetown.

* Donald Trump tells us that he is Presbyterian.

* Donald Trump does not appear to have had any

interest in occults, mysticism or exotic mythologies.

* Donald Trump's oldest daughter, Ivanka, and her

three children are Jewish.

* Trump's oldest daughter, Ivanka, is married to Jared

Kushner who is, among other things, a newspaper

publisher. The Kushner family is very successful in

New York City area real estate.

* Donald's grandmother, mother, first wife, and third

wife are all immigrants.

* Donald Trump was born and raised in Queens NY

* Though his family was very wealthy, Trump's

boyhood home in the Jamaica Estates section of

Queens was

not a grand mansion. The Trump home was a larger

version of the homes Fred Trump built for his tenants.

* There are no indications that the Trump family lived

among the wealthy elites on vacations or country

clubs.

* Queens is the largest of New York's five boroughs

and the most ethnically diverse.

* Trump attended a local private day school, the Kew

Forrest School, in Queens until about 8th grade.

* His secondary schooling was at New York Military

Academy which is about 60 miles north of NYC in

Cornwall On the Hudson. He was in class of 1964.

* Trump was never a “Preppie."

* Trump never embraced any aspect of the "Hippie"

movement of the time.

* Trump was a very good high school athlete -

football, soccer, and especially baseball. He had

potential to become a professional baseball player.

* Even in high school - Trump liked women and

women liked him.

* Trump was generally popular in high school.

* Trump's boarding school room mate liked him.

* He attended Fordham University in NYC for two

years and transferred to the University of

Pennsylvania‟s Wharton School of Business. At that

time, the Wharton School offered a rare program for

Real Estate Business.

* Though he was of age, Donald Trump did not serve

in Vietnam. He was not drafted due to bone spurs in

his heels (4F) and also student deferments. Ultimately,

in the draft lottery, he drew a high number.

* By all we know, Donald Trump does not smoke,

drink or use recreational drugs. He'll be the first

President in more than 25 years who hasn't smoked

weed.

* BTW: Trump's children don't smoke or drink.

* Trump makes it well known that he enjoys sexual

interaction with women.

* There is no indication that Donald Trump is a

recreational gambler.

* His doctor publicly announced Donald to be in

excellent health.

To really know Donald Trump, you must know his

family background. The Trump family story is a

very American story. Trump family history -

concise version.

* Donald Trump's grandparents immigrated to the

U.S. From Alsace (Kallstadt, Germany) which

throughout history has been alternately French and

German. The Trumps are German, originally speaking

the same German dialect as the Amish of Lancaster

County, PA.

* His maternal grandparents lived in Scotland.

* Freiderich (Drumph) Trump made a small but

respectable fortune in the late 19th Century in the

mining boom towns of the American Northwest.

* He returned to Germany to marry his childhood

neighbor, Elizabeth Christ.

* The newly married Trumps resettled in the Borough

of Queens NY.

* Freidrich was establishing a Real Estate business in

Queens when he died suddenly at age 49 (1918).

* In 1920, at the age of 15, Fred Trump (Freiderich's

son and Donald's father), started a business

partnership with his widowed mother called Elizabeth

Trump & Son.

* This business was built upon the real estate

holdings that his father, Frederich, had amassed

(worth about $500,000.00 in today's dollars). This is

the original "seed money" of the current Trump

Organization.

* Elizabeth & Fred remained close business partners

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her entire life (she died in 1966).

* In 1936 Fred Trump (age 31) married Mary Ann

MacLeod (age 24) of Stoneaway Scotland.

* During the depression, Fred Trump built and

successfully operated a supermarket (a new concept

at the time) which was sold to King Kullen Co. which

operates to this day.

* Fred Trump made a lot of money building housing

for the military during WWII.

* Fred Trump was investigated by the Justice

Department for making "excessive profits" from

government contracts.

* All (or nearly all) of the building of Elizabeth Trump &

Son's non-government building was residential

property in Queens.

* Fred Trump died in 1999 (age 94) - beloved and

worth between $250 million and $300 million. His wife

died a year later.

"The Donald's" career: Donald Trump is the

greatest career achiever of the "baby boomer"

generation. Donald Trump has reached the zenith

in his careers as book author, TV entertainer,

sports entertainer, Real Estate developer, and

currently as a politician.

* Donald Trump has authored more than 18 books. At

least one of them, The Art of the Deal was a top seller.

* Donald says that the Holy Bible is his favorite book.

The Art of the Deal is his 2nd favorite book. And The

Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

is his third favorite book.

* He likes golf. Donald Trump has developed more

than 11 golf courses which bear his name.

* Donald Trump has twice been nominated for an

Emmy Award.

* Donald Trump has a star on the Hollywood Walk of

Fame.

* Donald Trump has been inducted to the Professional

Wrestling Hall of Fame.

* Donald Trump has appeared in more than a dozen

movies such as Home Alone 2, Zoolander, and Little

Rascals.

* Donald Trump has been a guest actor in more than

6 TV shows such as Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Days of

Our Lives, Sex and the City, and others.

* Trump has been the Executive Producer of 7 TV

shows.

* Trump has been the guest host of 5 TV shows such

as Extra, Larry King Live, and Saturday Night Live and

more.

* Donald Trump has been co-producer of the longest

running reality TV show.

* Donald Trump performed in several WWE wrestling

shows.

* Donald performed in Wrestlemania 23 which set

attendance records and revenue records up til that

time.

* In his first candidacy for public office, Donald Trump

received the most popular votes for the President of

the United States out of a field of experienced and

successful politicians. And in most cases, he achieved

this with less money than any of his opponents.

Keeping in mind that 90% of start-up businesses

fail, Trump's record of enterprise is nothing short

of amazing. Donald Trump has enjoyed success in

at least 11 very different enterprises: Professional

football, Ice Skating rinks, Fragrance, Ice, Steaks,

Wines, Model management, Airline, blenders,

Men's wear, Bicycle races, world class beauty

contests, and many others. In some of these, such

as model management, his firm has risen to the

top of that particular industry.

* There are 31 buildings that bear his name.

* The largest private real estate development in New

York is Trump Riverside. Drive down the Henry

Hudson Blvd. you can't miss them.

* There are at least 12 Trump Towers.

* There are at least 6 Trump Plazas.

* There are at least 11 Trump Golf Course

developments.

* And much, much, more in real estate.

* Trump Entertainment, casinos and resorts was

recently sold to Carl Ichan.

* Donald Trump's personal managing of the Wollman

Ice Skating Rink project in the early 1980's is the

quintessential case study for MBA students in

Wharton, Harvard, and other business schools. His

performance there was phenomenal.

* Donald Trump's privately held businesses have

employed more than 200,000 people.

* In the casino business in Atlantic City, Trump had to

do business with known mobsters - and he stayed

"clean" and alive.

* Aside from his personal investments, Donald Trump

has never been a Wall Street "player”.

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The Political Trump:

* About 1967 - 1987 - Democrat (he was a supporter

of Ronald Reagan)

* 1987 - 1999 - Republican

* 1999 - 2001 - Reform Party (he supported Ross

Perot)

* 2001 - 2009 - Democrat

* 2009 - 2011 - Republican

* 2011 - 2012 - Independent

* 2012 - Present - Republican

* Donald Trump was openly supportive of Mitt

Romney's candidacy.

* Donald Trump does not seem to hold political party

organizations in high regard. For the most part, his

political involvement has been for practical

reasons. Donald Trump does not appear to be held to

political ideology.

Some of the take aways (from those who know

him):

* Trump has an extraordinarily energetic central

nervous system much like Teddy Roosevelt, but more

targeted to industry and enterprise.

* Trump's presidency will be very energetic,

transparent, and communicative.

* Trump will be a very hard working President.

* His interaction with his older brother (who everybody

loved) tells me that he thinks that everybody is like him

- or wants to be - or should be.

* His relationship with his older brother was a hard

lesson in tolerance for him.

* Trump is the Babe Ruth of career achievements.

* He is dumb like a fox. When you think he just said

something stupid - he didn't. It's just that you were not

his target audience.

* Trump knows the people - the folk.

* His son, Donald Jr. is right. Trump is a "Blue Collar

Billionaire".

* More than anything, his TV show, The Apprentice,

was his passion. He wants all Americans to have

confidence (like he does) to venture.

* Donald Trump is attracted to and marries smart,

high achieving women.

* The highest levels of a Trump Administration is

certain to have many women - and they will be bright

and assertive.

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1969 Shipmates at Scotland Bar

1 STS3 Dale Evans EP 2 ??? ??? Young

3 STS3 Steve Searight 4 MT2 Dennis McFadden

5 MT? ??? Smith

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1970 Patrol Wardroom

1 CDR David Selby Cruden 2 ________________________

3 ________________________ 4 LT „Hoot‟ Gibson

5 ________________________ 6 LCDR ?? Walker, XO

7 LT ?? Berhliner 8 ________________________

9 ________________________ 10 LCDR Tom Conrey, NAV

11 ________________________

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Missile Div Stimson Blue 32 (names supplied by Dennis Wolk)

1 MT2 David Merrit 2 MTC ?? Van Dyke

3 MT3 Ray Cullum 4 ?? Mark Schemmerhorne

5 MT3 Tom Holder 6 _________________________

7 MT2 Dennis Wolk 8 MT1 ?? Frederick

9 MT3 ?? Reedy 10 MT2 Christopher Gibson

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CPO Mess for Decommissioning

Transit through the Panama Canal Atlantic to Pacific for Decommissioning

Initiation for MTC(SS) Rick Beal and SKC(SS) Robert Fey

(Names provided by ETC(SS) Jim Shirley, G Decom 90-93)

1 HMCS(SS) Raymond Capaul 2 FTCS(SS) Donald Lotspeich -

COB

3 MMCS(SS) Mike Thomas 4 FTCS(SS) Michael Wyckoff

5 QMC(SS) Mike Sordelet 6 STSC(SS) Michael Harkness -

Decom COB

7 ETC(SS) James Shirley 8 MTC(SS) Rick Beal

9 MSC(SS) ????? 10 SKC(SS) Robert Fey

11 ETC(SS) Steve Sales 12 MTC(SS) Howard White

13 ICC(SS) Reggie Lewis 14 EMC(SS) Will Dale

15 _________________________

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655B IC DIVISION DEC provided by Jerry Blevins, Blue Crew, 1976

1 LT TOM DIGAN 6 _______________________________

2 LT JERRY BLEVINS 7 HARRY „THE DOG‟ HARRIS

3 LT BILL MOORE, CHIEF ENGINEER 8 DAVID KELLY

4 GLENN EMERICK 9 _______________________________

5 WILLIAM SMITH 10 HENRY TARDIFF

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655B Wardroom Aug 76 provided by Jerry Blevins, Blue Crew, 1976

1 LCDR DON LACHATTA, XO 7 GERALD RAMSEY, NAV

2 LT JERRY ‟DUKE‟ BLEVINS 8 LT MARK BARNER, AWEPS

3 LT MIKE RUSSELL, AWEPS 9 LT CHARLES HARDIN, WEPS

4 CDR WILLIAM POWELL, CO 10 (FIRST NAME ?) DOUGHTERY, CHOP

5 LT TOM DIGAN 11 LT JIM TANGEN, DCA

6 LT ROBERT „BOB‟ BROWNLEE 12 LCDR JOHN W. MOORE III, ENG

13 LT MIKE RADER

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Blue, Matthew Elledge, Tom MM? Liles, Michael Shepherd, Charles

Bluestone, Edward Elliott, Thomas LT 93 decom Lizana, Rick Sherlock, Martin

Bowser, James Jr. Ellis, Paul FTB2 93 Decom Lobody, Barry MM2 93 Decom Shields, Vaden

Bradley, Todd MM1 93 Decom Emerick, Glenn Lothrop, Siedel, Dave MT1

Brewer, Christian ET2 93 Decom Filer, Phil ICC G 76 Lotspeich, Don FTCS COB Sikora, Gregory ET3 93 Decom

Bricker, Michael Findlater, Doug Luken, Ken IC2 G 65-68? Siler, Dennis

Brill, Doug Fey Sr., Robert K. SKC 93 Decom Manning, Eugene STS3 B Smith, Charles

Brown, Ernie TMC Figueroa, Edwin SK1 93 Decom Mason, John Smith, ? YNCS G 77

Brown, Thomas MT/FTB? Flannery, Aaron Matherly, David Smith, Lynn LT 93 decom

Brownlee, ??? Fleming, Benjamin Mazur, Joe Smith, Michael MM2 93 decom

Bryant, Ron ET1 G 69-?? Fleming, Denvery McCarney, Clifford Sollars, Jeffrey EM3 93 decom

Buckmaster, Jerry FTB3 B 70-75 Fonda, Carl McCauley, Steven EM1 93 Decom Staton, Michael SN 93 decom

Buhay, Richard MM1 93 Decom Forlines, Jonathon MM3 93 Decom McConnell, Mark Stewart James

Bulalacao, 'DOC' HMC Forrester, Rodney ET1 93 Decom Medvick, Michael Stine, Gene

Bullington, Scott Fox, Frank LT Weps B mid 70s Melton, Clifford EM2 93 Decom Swigart, James STS1 93 decom

Burmeister, Wayne Frost, George MM? ELT Mickelson, ? QMCS G 78 Stortroen, Keith

Busteed, Bob Furlong, Willaim ET1 93 Decom Miller, Daniel ET2 93 Decom Szeszko, David M.

Calvird, Carl R. TM2 Geisenburg, Nick Miller, Robert 'Bob' MM2 B 66-68 Szyszka, Stephen LCDR XO 93

Campbell, Edwin MM1 93 Decom Gentile, Edward MM1 93 Decom Miller, ? RM2 G 76 Tardiff, Henry

Campbell, ? MMCS G 78 Giambattista, Mike LCDR B 65-67 Plank Miller, Tony Taylor, Jim

Canup, Richard Golightly, Steve MMCM COB Milton, Jay Tinsley, Richard MM2 93 Decom

Cardin, Joseph YN2 93 Decom Gould, Harrell MT2 G/B 69-74 Morrison, Dale MM2 93 Decom Tomasi, Max

Carey, Bill Grant, Richard LT 93 decom Morrison, Jon MM3 93 Decom Trotter, Daniel

Carr, Don Graves, Richard Morrow, Frank MTC G 78 Turner, Shelby MMC G 78

Carter, Joe MM1 G 65-68 Green, Earsel Nelson, ?? FTBC B 73-75 Ugolini, Nicholas

Cazes, Jimmy MM2 93 Decom Green, Frank YN1 93 Decom Nesbitt, Brian MM2 93 Decom Vanicek, Errol 'Van' WO1 G 65-67

Champagne, Brian Greene, Kenneth FTB2 93 Decom Neubecker, Andrew Vidulich, William T.

Chiarito, Michael MMFN G 71 Gregor, William RM1 G 87-90 Neuman, Mark IC1 93 Decom Voltz (Volz?), Steve MM? ELT

Citizen, Billy RM? Griffith, Allen STSCS B COB Nolen, John Walenga, Craig LT G 77

Claussen, Stephen Grizzard, John MM2 93 Decom Ochsner, Patrick Ward, Royal EMCS 93 Decom

Coates, Kenneth MM2 93 Decom Gutierrez, James Olsen, ?? MM1 G 66-69 Warp, William EM1 93 Decom

Colon, Scott STS2 93 Decom Hanks, Stewart Parham, Bryan Warren, Bill ET1

Cool, Arnold Harding, ??? LT WEPS Pastiva, Stephen Jr. Watson, Herb

Cooley, Robert STS2 Hatchell, John Penny, Christopher LT 93 decom Welch, William STS2 93 Decom

Cooper, Denny Hayes, Robert Peters, Mark MM2 93 Decom Wenzel, Paul

Cooper, John F. Herbert, Randy 'Bear' Peters III, Charles MT1 93 Decom White, Don

Cope, Allan Herzog, Willie Peterson, David Wieskamp, Gerald W.

Couser, David Hinds, George Petrak, David Wild, Steven RM2 93 Decom

Covington, Richard LT G 76 Hogan, Tom Phillips, David EM1 93 Decom Williams, Brian

Craig, Jack E. STSC B 87-89 Holler, Eugene Plue, Mike TM2 Williams, Eric Q. MM2 93 Decom

Cramblit, Jeffrey MM1 93 Decom Hollingsworth, Paul Porterfield, Glenn Wood, Eric MM1 B 83-87

Crawford, Larry RMCS G 76-78 Holtman, Bruce Powell, William CDR CO Woodward, Jeremy RM2 93 Decom

Cruden, David CDR CO B 70-74 Hupe, Bill Pruitt, Michael Williams, Miles E.

Cruse, Mark L. ET2 93 Decom Jackson, Mark YN2 B 83-86? Putt, William Wilson, Willy MM2 G 82-86?

Cullum, Ray Jarvis, ?? MM1 G 69-70 Rader, Casey MT3 93 Decom Winkler, Henry 'Snorkel'

Dale, William EMC 93 Decom Jennings, Edward TM1 93 Decom Ralston, David Wolters, Peter LT 93 Decom

Dandridge, ? QMC G 78 Jetton, Chuck MM1 93 Decom Ransom, Patrick Wright, David MM3 93 Decom

Davis, James MT3 Johnson, Anthony Rasmussen, Aaron Young, Ron

Rasmussen, Bill Youngman, David