2011 JAN-MAR

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2011 JAN-MAR

BOAT NOTES
GROTON BASE “FIRST AND FINEST”
QUARTERLY NEWS LETTER
ISSUE 2011-1
USSVI Groton Base, 40 School Street, Groton, CT 06340-3940
Jan/Feb/Mar 2011
Groton Base Officers, Committee Chairs, & Points of Contact
Base Commander
John Carcioppolo
Vice Commander
Jeff Rowe
Secretary
Paul Orstad
Treasurer
Mark Wiggins
commander@subvetsgroton.org
vice@subvetsgroton.org
secretary@subvetsgroton.org
treasurer@subvetsgroton.org
House Committee
Stan Mathis
Board of Trustees
Bob Bentley
Membership
Mike Munhall
Chaplain
Tom Russell
house@subvetsgroton.org
bot@subvetsgroton.org
membership@subvetsgroton.org
chaplain@subvetsgroton.org
Color Guard/Ships Store
Club Manager
Holland Club
Memorial
Karen Torkelson
Phil Marshall
Dick McGirr
Charlie Starratt
clubmanager@subvetsgroton.org
holland@subvetsgroton.org
memorial@subvetsgroton.org
stores@subvetsgroton.org
CT License Plates
Veterans Affairs
Scholarship Fund
SUBSCOL Graduations
Harrison Solt
Brian Turley
John Truman
Jack Gallimore
plates@subvetsgroton.org
veterans@subvetsgroton.org
scholarship@subvetsgroton.org
graduation@subvetsgroton.org
SFLM Docent
Gary Schmid
Public Affairs
Ray Hamilton
Westport Satellite Group
Bill Andersen
Ladies Auxiliary
Dee Carcioppolo
docent@subvetsgroton.org
pao@subvetsgroton.org
wandering@optonline.net
ladiesaux@subvetsgroton.org
Groton Base Archivist
Jim Moulding
Boat Notes Editor
Mike Munhall
Webmaster
Robert Perritt
Sea Scouts Liaison
Dave Cornell
archives@subvetsgroton.org
editor@subvetsgroton.org
webmaster@subvetsgroton.org
seascouts@subvetsgroton.org
Our Creed
“To perpetuate the memory of our Shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving
their country. That their dedication, deeds and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward
greater accomplishments. Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution.”
Inside This Issue
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Membership
13
USSVI 46th Anniversary
Celebration
19
Newsletter Editor
14
Shipmate In The Spotlight
15
Well Connected
Bubblehead
15
National Submarine
Memorial East
8
Submarine School
Graduation Program
8
3
Club House News
9
Chaplain’s Offerings
4
Silent Services Plates
9
10
16
5
Treasurer
USSVI National News
Commander’s Corner
Groton Base Scholarship Golf Tournament
10
Submarine Excellence At
Groton Base
House Committee
11
Submarine Force
111th Birthday Ball
12
GACPOA / CPO
Dinning –In
Ship’s Store
Upcoming Events
2
US Submarine Force
Losses
3
Eternal Patrol
USSVI Groton Base
News
6
Board of Trustees
7
Color Guard
7
Groton Base Scholarship Program
7
Club House Clean-Up
19
Groton Base Nominations for Election
20
Golf Tournament Sponsorship
20
Proposed Changes to
the Groton Base ByLaws
21
16
Submarine Force
Library & Museum Docents
17
USSVI Military Service
Dates Canvas
22
17
Holland Club Report
23
12
Submarine Qualification
Recognition Program
Members on Eternal
Patrol in 2009
23
Groton Base Kap(SS) 4 Kid
(SS)
18
12
Membership Renewal
and Donation Form
24
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY! FOR 2011 OR FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Recommend you cut this out and keep it handy so you have a ready reference of all events and start times.
Sun, 09 Jan
Tue, 11 Jan
Fri, 14 Jan
Sun, 16 Jan
Mon, 17 Jan
Tue, 18 Jan
Thu, 20 Jan
Sun, 23 Jan
Sun, 30 Jan
Mon, 31 Jan
Wed, 02 Feb
Sun, 06 Feb
Mon, 07 Feb
Tue, 08 Feb
Sat, 12 Feb
Sun, 13 Feb
Mon, 14 Feb
Tue, 15 Feb
Thu, 17 Feb
Fri, 18 Feb
Sun, 20 Feb
Sat, 26 Feb
Sun, 27 Feb
Mon, 28 Feb
Tue, 01 Mar
Wed, 02 Mar
Thu, 03 Mar
Sun, 06 Mar
Mon, 07 Mar
Tue, 08 Mar
Wed, 09 Mar
Thu, 10 Mar
Sat, 12 Mar
Sun, 13 Mar
Mon, 14 Mar
Tue, 15 Mar
Thu, 17 Mar
Sun, 20 Mar
Wed, 23 Mar
Sun, 27 Mar
Mon, 28 Mar
Sun, 03 Apr
Mon, 04 Apr
JANUARY 2011 - See website for updates at www.subvetsgroton.org
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Take down Christmas Tree
1:00 pm
SVWWII Social/lunch
11:30am
SVGB Dinner Winter Steak Night
5:30pm – 9:00pm
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
GB Westport Satellite Group Meeting
7:00 pm
Holland Club luncheon
11:30am
Board of Trustees Meeting
6:00pm
Scholarship Planning Meeting
6:00 pm
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Holland Club Planning Meeting
5:30pm – 6:20pm
E-Board Meeting
6:30pm – 8:00pm
FEBRUARY 2011 - Black History and American Heart Month
47th Anniversary Planning Mtg
6:30pm
Steak 'n Eggs Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
SVGB Super Bowl Party Potluck
4:00pm
Monthly Business Meeting
6:30pm
SVWWII Meeting/luncheon
10:30am
SVGB Valentine’s Day Ham (or Pork Roast) Dinner
6:00pm
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
7:00pm
11:30am
6:00pm
6:00pm
SUBASE CPO/GACPOA Dining-In
6:00pm
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Luncheon Guest Speaker Program
2:00pm (TBS)
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
5:30pm – 6:20pm
E-Board Meeting
6:30pm – 8:00pm
MARCH 2011 - National Women's History Month
Accepts SVGB Scholarship applications until 15 April
47th Anniversary Planning Meeting
6:30pm
6:00pm
10:00am – 12:00pm
6:30pm
SVWWII Social/luncheon
11:30am
Ash Wednesday
Newsletter/Boat Notes inputs due
SVGB Dinner Corned Beef & Cabbage
5:30pm
Daylight Savings Time begins
2:00am
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
7:00pm
11:30am
6:00pm
6:00pm
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
47th Anniversary Planning Meeting
6:30pm
Kap(SS)4Kid(SS) Fundraiser Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
5:30pm – 6:20pm
E-Board Meeting
6:30pm – 8:00pm
APRIL 2011 - See website for updates at www.subvetsgroton.org
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
6:30pm
WHO DO YOU KNOW THAT IS QUALIFIED BUT NOT A MEMBER? SIGN UP A NEW MEMBER TODAY!
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U.S. Submarine Force Losses Jan/Feb/Mar
JANUARY
USS S-36 (SS-141) was lost on 20 January 1942 when it was destroyed after
grounding on Taka Bakang Reef in
Makassar Strait, Indonesia, near Makassar City, the crew was all rescued. USS S26 (SS-131) was lost on 24 January 1942
with the loss of 46 officers and men when
it was sunk after ramming by USS PC-460
in the Gulf of Panama, 14 Miles West of
San Jose Light. USS Argonaut (SS-166)
was lost on 10 January 1943 with the loss
of 84 officers and men when it was sunk
off Rabaul near 05 155N 153 50E;
(Another location given as 5 40S 152
02E). USS Swordfish (SS-193) was lost
on 12 January 1945 with the loss of 90
officers and men when it was sunk near
Yaku Island off Kyushu, water <600' deep
near island (27 00N 128 40E).
FEBRUARY
USS Shark (SS-174) was lost on 11 February 1942 with the loss of 59 officers and
men when it was sunk East of Menado,
Celebes as a result of one of 3 attacks,
(11Feb42 E of Menado, 17Feb42 N of
Kendari, 21Feb42 E of Kendari). USS
Amberjack (SS-219) was lost on 16 February 1943 with the loss of 72 officers and
men when it was sunk off Rabaul; Last
contact at 5 05S 152 37E. USS Scorpion
(SS-278) was lost on 1 February 1944 with
the loss of 77 officers and men when it was
sunk East China Sea. USS Grayback (SS208) was lost on 26 February 1944 with the
loss of 80 officers and men when it was sunk
near 25 47N 128 45E. USS Trout (SS-202)
was lost on 29 February 1944 with the loss
near 22 40N, 131 45E, middle of Philippines
Basin. USS Barbel (SS-316) was lost on 4
February 1945 with the loss of 81 officers
and men when it was sunk in southern entrance to Palawan Passage 7 49.5S 116
47.5SW Palawan.
MARCH
USS F-4 [ex SKATE] (SS-23) was lost on 25
March 1915 with the loss of 19 officers and
men when it foundered off Honolulu Harbor.
USS Triton (SS-201) was lost on 15 March
1943 with the loss of 74 officers and men
when it was sunk at 0 09N 144 55E. USS
Perch (SS-176) was lost on 3 March 1942
with the loss of 8 officers and men when it
was sunk near 30 Miles NW Soerabia, Java
(60 officers and men were taken prisoner, 52
survived the war). USS Grampus (SS-207)
was lost on 5 March 1943 with the loss of 72
officers and men when it was sunk in the
Blackett Strait, possibly in Vella Gulf, last
contact at 4 55S 152 30E. USS Seawolf
H-1 (SS-28) was lost on 12 March 1920
with the loss of 4 officers and men when
it grounded, Magdalena Bay, Mexico;
was sunk in 9 Fathoms while being
towed off. USS Tullibee (SS-284) was
lost on 26 March 1944 with the loss of 79
officers and men when it was sunk by
own torpedo in operating area just north
of Palau. One man was taken prisoner
and he survived the war. USS Kete (SS369) was lost on 20 March 1945 with the
loss of 87 officers and men when it was
sunk somewhere between 29 38N 130
02E and Midway. USS Trigger (SS-237)
was lost on 28 March 1945 with the loss
in area 32 16N>30 40N by 132 05E> 127
50E (maybe near 32 16N 132 05E).
Shipmates on Eternal Patrol
The gift for which our departed Shipmates
laid their lives on the line is our freedom today. We express our gratitude for their service by our remembrance of them.
Take a moment now . . . and in silence
breathe a prayer for our absent Shipmates.
Wilburn "Jiggs" Lomax, age 85, passed
away 11 September 2010 at Missouri Veterans Home. Jiggs qualified in submarines
onboard USS Corsair SS 435. He also
served aboard USS Diablo SS 479. Jiggs
joined USSVI Groton Base in 1994 and was a
Life and Holland Club member.
Allen W. Hayes, age 89, passed away 15
September 2010 at Bridebrook Health & Rehab in Niantic CT. Allen qualified in submarines onboard USS Marlin SS 205 in 1994.
He left the Navy in 1946. Allen joined USSVI
Groton Base in 2001 and was a Life and Holland Club Member. He also was a member of
SubVets WWII, Thames River Chapter.
Bill G. Elrod, age 68, passed away 20 September 2010 at his home in Oakdale CT. Bill
qualified in submarines in 1965 onboard USS
Scorpion SSN 589. He also served aboard
USS Chivo SS341, USS Jack SSN 605, USS
Cavalla SSN 684, USS Billfish SSN 676, and
USS Dallas SSN 700 as COB. Bill joined
USSVI Groton Base in 2003 and was a Life
Member. He was a lone survivor of Scorpion
leaving her just prior to her loss on 22 May
1963. He held the lost boat flag for Scorpion
at Groton Base Memorial Services until he
died.
Elton T. Nolan, age 78, passed away 3 October 2010 in North Port FL. Elton qualified
in Submarines onboard USS Grouper SS
214 in 1956. He retired from the Navy after
twenty years of service in submarines and
surface craft as YNC(SS). Elton joined
and Holland Club Member. He was also a
member of the Fleet Reserve Association.
Lawrence G. Flaman, age 89, passed away
30 October 2010 in Summerfield FL. Lawrence qualified in submarines onboard USS
Pompano SS181 in 1942. He also served
aboard USS Snook SS 279 and USS Tirante
SS 420. He left the Navy following the Korean War as MOMM1(SS). Lawrence joined
and Holland Club Member. He also was a
Life Member of Sub Vets WWII, the American Legion Post #2011, and VFW Post
#8083.
John Michael "Mike" Sumner, age 63,
passed away 7 November 2010 in San Antonio TX.Mike qualified in submarines onboard
USS James K. Polk SSBN 645 in 1967. He
also served aboard USS Ronquil SS396. He
retired as TMC(SS) from the US Navy Reserves. Mike joined USSVI Groton Base in
2002.
James Owens Jr., 84, returned to God's
loving arms Nov. 21, 2010. James enlisted
in the Navy in 1943, he qualified in submarines onboard the USS SEA ROBIN (SS
407) in 1952. He also served onboard the
USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571), USS SARGO
(SSN 583), USS THOMAS JEFFERSON
(SSBN 618), USS SKATE (SSN 578), USS
GEORGE BANCROFT (SSBN 643), and
USS SAM HOUSTON (SSBN 609). James
was onboard for the USS NAUTILUS (SSN
571) submerged trip beneath the North Pole
in 1958. James joined us at USSVI Groton
Base in 2001, he was a Life and Holland
Club member.
William Edward "Bill" Redd, 72, Delmont,
SD, went on eternal patrol 22 November
2010 at Avera St. Benedict Hospital in
Parkston, SD. Bill entered the United States
Navy in 1958 and served during the Vietnam
War. He qualified submarines onboard the
USS NATHAN HALE (SSBN 623) Gold in
1964. He also served onboard the USS
SEAHORSE (SSN 669).
Robert F. Lenartz, LCDR, USN, Ret, 80,
died 26 November 2010 from mesothelioma
related causes. Bob enlisted in the US Navy
in 1950 as a seaman recruit and twenty-four
years later retired as a lieutenant commander. He qualified in submarines on the
USS REMORA (SS 487) in 1953. He also
served onboard the USS CATFISH (SS
339), USS SEAWOLF (SSN 575), and as a
commissioning crew member of the USS
SKIPJACK (SSN 585). Bob joined us at
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USSVI Groton Base in 1999, he was a
Life and Holland Club Member.
John T. Jennerwein, U.S. Navy veteran,
beloved husband of Decideria
"Daisy" (Tovar) Jennerwein passed away
Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010. John enlisted in
the U.S. Navy in 1944. He qualified
aboard the USS Sea Leopard in 1949.
John also served aboard the USS Drum,
USS Thornback, USS Trumpetfish, USS
Torsk, and the USS Triton. John joined
us at USSVI Groton Base in 2004 he was
a Life and Holland Club member.
William A. Carlen, 62, passed away
Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, at Fairview, The
Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut in
Groton. Bill initially Qualified in Submarines
aboard USS CUTLASS (SS 478) in 1967.
He also served on USS WOODROW WILSON (SSBN 624), USS KAMEHAMEHA
(SSBN 642), and USS ANDREW JACKSON (SSBN 619). Bill joined us at USSVI
Groton Base in 1998, and was a Life Member.
Frank C. White beloved husband of Irene
(Smith) White, passed away on Dec. 29,
2010, at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in
New London. He then was assigned to the
USS Carbonaro SS-337 where he earned
his silver dolphins in 1959. He also served
on the USS Lizardfish SS-373, USS Abraham Lincoln, SSBN-602 Blue, USS Henry
L. Stimson SSBN-665 Gold, USS Dace
SSN-607, where he earned his gold dolphins. Frank joined us at USSVI Groton
Base in 2001 he was a Life and Holland
Club member.
”There is a port of no return, where
ships may ride at anchor for a little
space. And then some starless night
the cable slips, leaving only an eddy
at the mooring place. Gulls veer no
longer, Sailor rest your oar. No tangled wreckage will be washed
ashore.”
Chaplain’s Offerings: Tom Russell, Base Chaplain
When writing for the
upcoming issue of Boat
Notes, it sometimes
seems odd to be writing
for the future and recounting the present or
the past. I guess that's
the way it goes for any
quarterly publication.
Anyway, it has been a busy time since
September. There are several points to
cover and I'll do my best to squeeze it
all in on this one page.
Any time that I mention not having many
Shipmates passing on during some
period, it always seems to incur a number of passings shortly thereafter.
Therefore, there is no mention of numbers in this report. On Friday 24 September we held Honors for Bill G. Elrod
at the Montville Church & Allen funeral
home in Montville CT. This turned out
to be one of our most well-attended
Honors events with new members Norm
Kuzel, Ed Russell, and Dale Mackay
joining the Honors Detail. Their presence brought the detail attending to 23,
one of our best showings this year. We
now have 32 dedicated members to
draw upon for Honors duty, providing
good coverage considering those who
are unable to attend. You can imagine
the impression that 20 plus Shipmates
showing up to honor their Shipmate's
life make on the family and friends attending. We continue to receive overflowing numbers of praise and gratitude
for doing this work. Well done, Honors
Detail.
On Saturday, 9 October, a Burial at Sea
for Wesley and Mary Ayers was held at
Historic Ship Nautilus, permanently
berthed at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton CT. This was the third
of these burials that have been done by
Sub Vets Groton Base and it is truly an
honor to take part in these special
events. Wesley Ayers had passed away
a few years ago as did his wife, Mary.
Bill Eckert was Mary's son from a previous marriage who was warmly accepted
by Wesley when he married Mary. Bill
said that Wes was like a blood father if
not more so. It was Bill's wish that
Wesley and Mary's ashes be buried at
sea. The burial at Nautilus was on a
beautiful day, you couldn't have asked
for more. What made it special was a
surprise from the Eckert's with a handsome burial box, wooden, and fashioned
by their son. What made it a surprise
was that the box was about three times
the size of our previous containers and
weighed about 25 pounds. This called
for Plan B. Our slide for the commitment
was too light and too small to handle the
box. Plan B turned out to be our two
bearers, Obie Hill and Ed Priebe, to be
stationed halfway across the aft gangway
leading to Nautilus. At the words of commitment, they ceremoniously lifted the
box over the rail of the gangway and
dropped it to the water. No one even
cracked a smile as the box plunged to
the bottom of the river with a huge
splash. The Eckert's were impressed
with the entire service and had thanks for
everyone involved. Mission accomplished.
On a definitely lighter side, the Chaplain's office has taken on new event in
concert with the Submarine Base. In
September, SubVets Groton Base was
invited by SUBRON 12 to attend a
Homecoming for USS Annapolis. This is
a relatively new event for SUBASE and
consists of welcoming home boats and
their crews from deployments. In general, they have a mini carnival affair at
the pier with a tent, food and drink,
spacewalk for kids, and families and
friends gathered to meet their loved
ones arriving. This turned out to be an
opportunity for the Saluting Battery to
fire a welcoming salute which had been
separately proposed two years ago.
The thought was to fire the salute from
the Sub Memorial. John C's suggested
to SUBRON 12 CMC Wes Koshoffer
that the salute be fired from Nautilus.
Suggestion accepted with enthusiasm.
Briefly, the drill was muster at Nautilus,
dress ship, 12 Sub Vets on deck saluting with ship's crew, seven gun welcoming salute, and then deploy to the Lower
Base and Pier 6. Then, Sub Vets in
vests and caps, mingled with the wives,
girl friends, fathers and mothers, chatting and showing our presence in support of the effort. When the gates
opened, we flowed in with the mob and
had a great time welcoming the crew,
meeting the CO, XO, COB, and many
crewmembers. In October, on Navy
Birthday, we repeated Homecoming
with USS Pittsburgh. This was another
successful event even though rain and
wind was forecast. Our routine was
further solidified and even though we
had fewer attendees, we made a big
impression on the pier. Better yet, we
even met CO, XO, and COB at the
Navy Ball that night and again next evening at the COXOCOB dinner at the
club. XO called the gun salute
"Awesome" and Pittsburgh even had
troops on deck at hand salute.
What can I say – this job keeps on getting better and better. I'll tell you about
hospital visits next time. Remember
that the Kingdom of Heaven is within
you, not way up in the air.
Blessings, Tom
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Commander’s Corner
Hello Shipmates at
Groton Base and a hearty
welcome aboard to any
new members. We thank
you for joining us, and we
hope that you are just as
proud of being a member
of Groton Base as the
rest of us are.
Assuming that this won’t get to you until
after 1 January welcome to 2011 and
HAPPY NEW YEAR. I hope that you and
your families had a great Thanksgiving,
Christmas, and New Years. If you received
this newsletter before the end of the year,
we will be into 2011 very shortly and off and
running into another big year for SUBVETS
Groton Base.
The last quarter of 2010 was our busiest
part of the year.
We held several major events that involved the support and efforts of many
members and family.
Following the National Convention in
September we held a great Steak N’ Lobster Dinner prepared by the USS NEW
MEXICO and our famous Steamship Round
Dinner prepared by C.R. Wilson and Herb
Horne. We had a very successful Thanksgiving and Holiday Caring and Sharing
program. The SUBVETTES put on a great
dinner for our CO/XO/COB dinner; we participated in the annul SUBASE Retirement
Seminar as well as the annual Red-WhiteBlue Mass; we participated in several area
Veterans Day events including our own
Tolling of the Boats/Memorial Service and
reception which was very well attended,
and we had a very successful fall field day
in cleaning up our clubhouse.. We closed
out 2010 with our Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony; our annual Christmas
Party, and our Kids Christmas Party thanks
to Debbie Selby.
In between all of these events our EBoard and Committee Chairs have been all
very busy working on their programs. We
have a new Vice Commander with Jeff
Rowe, and a new Treasurer with Mark Wiggins.
Our primary focus has been in pushing
Membership Renewals. My sincere thanks
to all of you for your membership renewals
for 2010, and to Mike Munhall and the
members of his Membership Committee
who processed all of those Membership
Renewals entering them into both the local
and National Data bases.
In 2009 we had our first ever budget in
45 years. We are now trying harder to get
our arms a little more around our finances.
With its size running Groton Base is different than any other base. It is like running a
small business. It will take time but we will
get there.
Our Kaps 4 Kids Program continues to
bring happiness to children around CT; and
our Base Archivist was successful in shipping
off all of the material in the USSVI National
Archives. The Boat Sponsorship program
continues to get our newsletter out to the Submarines, and our docents at the Submarine
Force Library and Museum continue to inform
the public about the Submarine Force. Our
License Plate Program continues to serve as
both a recruiting program as well as providing
Dolphin License Plates for our membership in
CT; our Westport Satellite Group continues to
grow and support Groton Base, and with the
time, efforts, and donations of our membership we continue to maintain, and improve the
only clubhouse in USSVI YOUR CLUBHOUSE being the “Dominic Joe Negri Clubhouse” Each of our committees in their own
way continues to be productive for Groton
Base.
We have all been very busy for the better
good of Groton Base serving not only our
membership, but the community around us as
well. Well done to all on your work and
efforts. Your efforts all contribute to Groton
Base being as successful as it can be, and
maintaining its status as the First and Finest.
So what can we look forward to in 2011?
Let’s start with Membership. Although we
dropped many members who did not renew by
31 Dec we should still work on getting them to
rejoin. We should also work as a team to recruit new members into SUBVETS Groton
Base. There are lots of Submariners out there
who served from the early days of the Cold
War through the 1990s and the 2000s who
are our Shipmates who have not joined
USSVI. Recruiting and Retention are all
hands efforts. Why shouldn’t those Submariners be enjoy being a member of SUBVETS
as you are. We shared good times with them
when we were on the boats, so why not share
the good times and experiences as a member
of SUBVETS? Many of them are either eligible
for the HOLLAND CLUB, or would be in the
next few years. We should be honoring them
along with our other HOLLAND CLUB members.
There are a lot of Active Duty Submariners
who are potential members? The Enlisted
guys, Chief Petty Officers, COBs, Junior Officers, and COs who are the ALL STARS manning our Submarines today are the potential
future of our organization, but only if we get
them signed up. Despite our best efforts there
are so many Submariners presently out there
on our boats that are either still unaware of
SUBVETS or just take us to be a bar for
cheap beer and good chili. They should be a
part of SUBVETS.
Our goal for last year was to end the year
with 3,000 or more members. Between getting
back our Non-Renewals and recruiting both
older and younger Submariners into our ranks
we should be able to easily reach that milestone. If we each recruit at least one new
member we should easily meet and pass that
goal.
In the mean time we will be planning
our 47th Anniversary Celebration for the
early May time frame (5-7 May). It is all
about having a great time for our members and trying to build our Base Scholarship Program on the success that we had
last year. Those are the primary functions
of the events of the weekend. This takes
volunteers, and people to participate in
the events. Because of the economic
situation we are going through we have
cut back the prices to hopefully entice
more people to join us. I KNOW THE
MEMBERHSIP OF GROTON BASE
WILL STEP TO THE PLATE TO HELP
ENSURE THIS IS THE BIGGEST AND
BEST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
YET.
We will also be planning our 2011
HOLLAND CLUB Induction Ceremony for
04 June. With the new changes to the
HOLLAND CLUB rules we will be honoring 65 of our Senior Citizens of the Submarine Force. Again we hope for a
memorable ceremony for our members
who have reached this significant milestone and their families.
Another goal for 2011 should be to
increase the numbers of members who
receive our newsletter electronically to
further help reduce the cost of doing business.
Plus we have Base Elections to run.
We look for members to step up to the
plate to take on the various leadership
positions required in running the base. We
also look to the membership to participate
in the election with their voice and their
vote.
There’s one thing that bothers me that
we need your help to figure out. That is
why our events are so poorly attended.
We put out some great dinners at very
affordable prices. Yet getting people to
come and fill the seats is very difficult
despite plenty of advertising in newspapers, radio, and our email broadcasts. For
example our last two dinners where our
Steamship Round Dinner was $15.00
each and we only had 41 members there.
And our Christmas Party was $5.00 each
and we could only muster 43 guests.
Those are just two examples. We have
many others. We need your feedback that
would help us determine what we are
doing wrong where we can’t fill up the
dinners. We need your feedback. Please
provide that to the House Committee
Chairman Stan Mathis at
house@subvetsgroton.org or (860) 8848857.
We have a lot to do so Let’s get to
work and LET’S ROLL!
One final thing. In November I was
honored by being inducted into the CT
Veterans Hall of Fame joining Shipmates
Ernie Plantz, and Jim Tierney in this pres-
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tigious recognition within our state. Although the award was presented to me, I
view this award as an award that I accepted
on behalf of SUBVETS Groton Base. You
folks and your families are the ones doing
the hard work to ensure our programs are
successful. You the membership of Groton
Base are the ones who supported Groton
Base enabling me to be recognized. If I had
my way each of you would have received
the award with me because my accomplishments are truly Groton Base Accomplishments. I don’t do any of this alone. We are
all part of a successful team. SO THANK
YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU
DO THAT BROUGHT US THIS RECOGNITION. YOU ARE THE BEST AND HARDEST WORKING MEMBERS IN THE USSVI
ORGANIZATION.
In closing I believe that again we are off
to a great start to another great year at
Groton Base. I personally look forward to
communicating and working with all of you
in this New Year as we close out the decade with high hopes for continued success
for Groton Base.
I am so proud to be the Base Commander for SUBVETS Groton Base where
all of the members are all pulling together in the same direction to make
U.S. Submarine Veterans Groton Base
the premier organization for Submariners, and their families.
Thanks for all that you presently do
for SUBVETS Groton Base. Keep up the
great work. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO
HELP IMPROVE OUR ORGANIZATION
AND MAKE US BETTER? DO YOUR
PART. Bring those ideas forward and
GET INVOLVED!
STRAIGHT BOARD!
John “Gumba” Carcioppolo; Base
Commander
USSVI Groton Base News
First of all welcome
home to USS PITTSBURGH (SSN 720), and
USS ALEXANDRIA
(SSN 757) who recently
returned from deployment. Thanks for what
you do, and for the sacrifices made over
the last few months while on deployment.
Your families and shipmates here in
Groton have missed you, and are proud
of what you do.
In a few weeks the Battle E winners
will be announced. So a hearty congratulations to all crewmembers on the
Boats who win the Battle E here in
Groton Ct. Congratulations also to all
Shipmates who have been selected as
the Sailor of the Year/Junior Sailor of the
year. Having your boat chosen as the
Battle E Boat, and getting selected as the
SOY/JSOY means that you are the best
of the best. It’s not an easy accomplishment by no means, and certainly one to
be proud of.
We also have many new third class,
second class and first class petty officers
who were recently advanced as a result
of the last advancement in rate cycle.
Congratulations to you guys on your
advancement. Advancements are tough
these days. Now get hot and start working on getting advanced to the next pay
grade. Please, if you were advanced,
and you are a member, please make
sure you contact the Membership
Chairman Mike Munhall at
web_editor@subvetsgroton.org to get
your new rating info updated in the
data Base.
I’d like to offer special congratulations
to RADM Frank Caldwell who has been a
Groton Base Member for many years,
and just relieved as COMSUBPAC.
2010 was a very successful year for
SUBVETS Groton Base. It was a good
year with regards to Membership; we
accomplished so much, and grew in so
many ways. It was a year where not
only did we grow internally with our
membership numbers; we improved
some of our long standing programs,
and continue to develop new programs
like our Homecoming Program as well.
We made a difference to those around
us and continue to improve the awareness of our organization in the community. People are more aware of SUBVETS Groton Base, in a very favorable light. A good example of this is the
SUBVETS Appreciation Day held by
SUBSCHOOL this summer.
SUBVETS is so much more than a
bar, and a place to get cheap beer,
and a good bowl of chili. We are part
of the community, and part of Team
New London. We are serious about
remembering those on eternal patrol,
and above all we are SHIPMATES and
FAMILY who share a common bond
being “Brothers of the Phin”
With the Holidays behind us we face
many challenges for 2011. We are gearing up for another Anniversary Celebration. Last year we produced record
numbers in support for our Scholarship
program and attendance at the Anniversary Events. Again we are hoping that
this will be the biggest and best one yet,
and are starting much earlier in taking
reservations, and sponsorships. As we
are planning for the Anniversary Celebration at the same time we will also be
planning for the Submarine Birthday
Ball, and Memorial Day as well as kicking our HOLLAND CLUB Preparations
up into higher gear. These are all
events that will be here before we know
it.
We also have several great House
Committee dinners and functions, in the
next few months.
There are three important Base items
of business that we have to tend to.
Most importantly is wrapping up our
2011 membership renewals. We have
many members who have not renewed
as of this writing who have now become
Members not in good standing. At the
end of January they will be dropped from
our Roster. They can always rejoin, and
most will if asked. This is an all hands
evolution. Take a look at the NonRenewal list posted at the club and on
our web page and see who you can convince to rejoin us at the First and finest.
The second item of business is the
Base Elections. Nominations will open
shortly, and Base Elections will follow in
the spring. Again we find ourselves with
the challenge of getting leaders to step
up to all of our positions. STEP UP AND
MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Finally our National Organization is
working to establish ourselves as a War
Veterans Organization. To do this we
need to document the service years of all
of our members including Associate
members who have served in the Armed
Forces. There’s a form included in this
Newsletter please take a few minutes to
complete the form and send it back.
2010 was a busy year. It will be hard to
top because you the membership of
Groton Base raising the bar and making
us better and better. All of you did a lot
to improve Groton Base, to improve our
clubhouse, and to help out the community. You’ve accomplished a lot, and can
hold your heads high as members of
SUBVETS Groton Base. We are the
“First and Finest Base” of USSVI because of all that you do..
Enjoy this edition of Boat Notes which
includes coverage of all our events, all of
the things we’ve mentioned, and many
more. When you are done reading it,
pass it on to a Shipmate who isn’t a
member to enjoy, and recruit him to join
SUBVETS Groton Base. If you get an
opportunity, come down and visit your
club.
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Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees members are
Bob Bentley, John
Tippett, Red Padgett,
Charlie Starratt, Ray
Powell, Charlie
McMullin, Dave Bergstrom, John
Wynn, and Bud Atkins. Bob Bentley
was selected as the new Chairman
at their first meeting. The Board of
Trustees meets at a minimum on a
quarterly basis as well as if there are
pending issues. The meetings are
open to the membership.
The primary duty and function of
the Board of Trustees is to set policy and procedure for operation of
all clubhouse facilities including bar
and galley, not to conflict with or
violate any CT state liquor laws and
regulations.
If you have any input, suggestions, compliments, complaints or
recommendations as to the meth-
ods of operation of the clubhouse
they must be submitted in writing to
this Board only.
In cases of complaints the person
making the complaint must appear
before this board; if unable to do so,
a written and witnessed statement
must be submitted. The Board reviews the complaint in the presence
of all persons involved. If a decision
is unobtainable at that time all persons involved are notified in writing.
Color Guard: Charlie Starratt
I would like to thank
the members who have
consistently supported
the Color Guard at the
many events in the past
few months.
We are always looking for additional members to expand the Color
Guard. A few more members would
allow us more flexibility to support
our events. Requirements are that
you have the Groton Base Vest and
Garrison Hat and the Dolphin Tie
sold at our base.
If you are interested, please contact Charlie Starratt at (860) 8590583.
Thanks,
Charlie
Groton Base Scholarship Program: John Truman
As the USSVI
Groton Base Scholarship Program 2010
recipients are preparing for their First Semester finals, the
Scholarship Committee will be gearing up
for the 2011 Scholarship Program!
For those members who are planning to sponsor a student for next
years Scholarship Awards, please
remember eligibility requires that you
be a “Member in Good Standing” for
one year. In short, your dues must be
paid prior to 31 December 2010. The
delinquent list has been posted in the
on-line NEWS LETTERS, by the
Membership Committee Chairman.
Scholarship Applications and the
PPM can be obtained at the Club
House and “on-line”, on the Groton
Base website. On the Home Page
(www.subvetsgroton.org), click on
“Base Documents” (on the left side of
the screen), select Groton Base
Scholarship Program, and then click
on “Scholarship Application”. The
Application and PPM can be printed
out.
Scholarship Applications will be
received by the Committee beginning
1 March 2011 and ending at the
close of business on 15 April 2011.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Committee Members for their time and investment in
this Program, as well as all who have
contributed toward making the 2009
Scholarship Awards possible. We
are always grateful for any contributions toward this endeavor!
United Way
Combined Federal Campaign
For those of you that can contribute to
the United Way Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) at work, please consider
making a donation to the USSVI Groton
Base Scholarship Fund. You can designate where you would like your donations
sent just by writing it in on your pledge
cards. Last year four members wrote in
"USSVI Groton Base Scholarship Fund"
as the recipient of their donation on their
pledge card. We monitored this process closely to verify that these donations did in fact get to the Groton Base
Scholarship Fund and they did. If
you choose to donate to the Groton
Base Scholarship Fund during this
year’s campaign, please notify me so
we can verify that your request was
processed correctly.
My Best Wishes for a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy, Healthy
New Year!
John Truman
Groton Base
Scholarship Committee Chairman
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National Submarine Memorial East: Dick McGirr
The Veterans Day
service was very well
attended. I would like
to extend my appreciation to the Memorial Committee for
getting the Memorial
ready for the service,
Also, I thank the
SUBSCOOL sailors
for their support during the service. In
addition, the guest speaker gave an
excellent talk related to the contributions
all veterans made during their service.
Several things have been going on
at the Memorial related to upkeep. First,
the guard rail has been replaced and
looks very nice. We have to wait about
a year for the wood to cure before we
can apply stain. Secondly, we met with
a steelworker and a sandblaster regarding the much needed work on the fair-
water. They indicated they would submit a
proposal with costs in the near future and
then we will present it to the Mayor for consideration. This work will be the most expensive to complete and will probably have
to go out for bid.
The care of the lawns and bushes has
resulted in the lawns looking very good, but
the bushes around the Memorial need to
be replaced as they are overgrowing the
entrances and the holly bushes are infested with bugs which will require them to
probably be replaced. The Christmas lights
will be put up on December 11 and after
the holiday season they will be taken down
and the Memorial will be in lay-up until
Spring.
Again I would like to express my thanks
to the members of the Memorial Committee
and the SUBSCOL sailors without whose
help it would not be possible to maintain
the Memorial in the condition it deserves.
We have had many compliments on
how good the memorial looks.
Dick McGirr
Committee Chairman
SUBSCOL Graduation Program: Jack Gallimore
Our Submarine School
Graduation Program continues to run well for the
enlisted and
officer graduations, as well
as the three additional
advanced courses.
Graduating classes at Sub
School consist of Basic Enlisted Submarine School (BESS), Submarine Officers
Basic Course (SOBC), Submarine Advanced Officers Course (SOAC), Submarine Communications Electronics Radio
Field (SCERF), Submarine Electronic,
Computer Field (SECF), and Torpedo
School. Every time Naval Submarine
School graduates a class of BESS, SOBC,
or SOAC, SubVets Groton Base is an active participant.
Our part in those graduations is to conduct a Tolling of the Boats, often referred
to as the SHIPMATES REMEMBRANCE
CEREMONY, so that the students and
future submariners as well as the family
members present are exposed to this time
honored ceremony of the submarine force.
Upon completion of the Tolling of the
Boats, the designated SubVet for that
week has a brief opportunity to talk to the
students to tell them the significance of
this ceremony, what SUBVETS is about,
and why, once they are Qualified in Submarines, they should become a member of
our organization. We also provide guest
speakers for the SCERF, SECF “A”, and
Torpedo "A" Schools.
These programs are very important for us
as an organization and for the students
learning an important piece of their heritage. In August 2010, the SubVets Groton
Base "Heritage Award" presentation formally became part of the BESS graduation. A certificate and a Groton Base
"Challenge' coin are presented to the Class
Leader. SubVets has been privileged to
take part in the SubSchool graduation ceremonies throughout the year, with 24
Enlisted (BESS) graduations, and a dozen
of the Officer graduations ceremonies.
Plus, we provided guest speakers for about
two dozen class "A' schools. We are proud
and glad to make SubVets part of the
memories for each of the graduating students.
Thanks, to the following Shipmates who
have been recent participants in the Tolling
of the Boats and or as Guest speakers: John Carcioppolo, Bud Atkins, Paul
Orstad, Tom Russell, Red Padgett, Brian
Turley, Doc McCance, and Norman Kuzel.
Through the support of these volunteers
and others we are able to man the watch
bill and provide this valuable service to
Submarine School.
The BESS Graduations are usually every
other Friday at 9am at Wilkinson Hall.
SOBC and SOAC graduations are held at
Bledsoe Hall when scheduled. If you are
interested in being involved with the
Tolling of the Boats or being a guest
speaker for one of these graduations
please don’t hesitate to contact
me. Desire and willingness to provide
some of your time for these young
graduating students is a very important
part of our submarine heritage and basic
public relations with the students and
their families. It doesn't take a professional speaker to conduct either of the
"remembrance' events, just the ability to
read and communicate. The Advanced
courses, however, do require a little
more involvement from the speaking
perspective. The ability to address a
group is not as difficult as one might
anticipate. A sincere willingness to provide some words of motivation and commitment to the students is all that is
necessary. Shipmates who have past
experience as an instructor or as COB
are excellent choices.
If you are interested in being involved
with the Tolling of the Boats or being
a guest speaker
for one of these graduations please
don’t hesitate to contact me, Jack Gallimore, at (860)464-8367 or graduation@subvetsgroton.org to be put on the
schedule. There are many openings
that need to be filled and new faces are
ALWAYS desired. The students always enjoy our presence and participation in their graduation.
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Club News: Club Manager; Karen Torkelson
Happy New Year!
I hope everyone had
a great 2010 and I
hope that you have
an even better 2011.
The clubhouse is doing well. We look forward to all the special events planned this year and the
surprises we always get throughout the
year. Hopefully we don’t have any major
problems like the flooding we had last
year.
We have several groups planning their
reunions at the clubhouse this year.
Some are doing a meet & greet while
others are planning their main dinner in
our hall. If you are interested in using
your clubhouse for your reunion, please
give us a call and we will be happy to
help you.
Lunches are going great. We have busy
days and quiet ones, we can’t always
predict what kind of day it will be, so
please have patience if you come on a
busy day and we take a little longer than
usual to bring you your meal. Please
call ahead if you are bringing a party of
6 or more, so that we can insure prompt
service.
I want to take the time to thank the volunteers that help keep the clubhouse
running, Tom Connors, who is a huge
asset to me and the club, Mike Munhall,
who helps with so many things from
fixing things to helping me with paperwork, the Saturday morning clean-up
crew, that could always use an extra
hand and Jack Casey, who steps in
whenever we need an extra set of hands
for our luncheons and busy days. Without these volunteers, we would not be
able to have such a great club!
Our number is 860- 445-5262, please
call if you need anything or would like to
make special arrangements to visit your
clubhouse.
This is the members clubhouse and if
you have concerns, questions or ideas,
please feel free to contact me. The club
phone number is 860-445-5262 or email
me at clubmanager@subvetsgroton.org.
Thanks,
Karen Torkelson
“Silent Service” Plates: Harrison Solt
The SUBVETS
creed, in part, is “To
perpetuate the
memory of our Shipmates who gave
their lives in the
pursuit of their duties while serving
their country. Having the Silent Service
License Plate on your vehicles is one way
to “live the creed”.
The requirements for the Connecticut
“Silent Service” License Plate are (1), you
are a member, in good standing, of SUBVETS, (2) you have a CT registered vehicle, and (3) You are listed on the registration. If you satisfy items 1 through 3, the
process is simple. Email or call me, at
plates@subvetsgroton.org, or (860) 464-
9540 and I will send you everything you will
need, including membership information if
necessary.
Fees for this specialty license plate are
quite reasonable. Transferring an existing
vanity or marker plate is $65.00. Taking the
next “off the shelf” Silent Service plate is
$65.00. Establishing a new vanity plate on
the Silent Service plate is $130.00.
Once the completed application and your
check made payable to DMV is returned to
me, your membership status is validated.
The application and check is then forwarded to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
After about 4-8 weeks, your plates arrive in the mail with instructions regarding
the disposal of your old plates. If there any
interim problems, I will work with DMV to
ensure every one is happy.
I continue to get inquiries from submariners who didn’t know about USSVI but
spotted a Silent Service plate or were referred to me by DMV, so SubVets plates
on our roads are making a difference!
Step up, be the next one on your block
to have the Silent Service License Plate on
your vehicle.
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Treasurer: Mark Wiggins
My name is Mark Wiggins. Some of you might
know me from being Stan
Mathis’s House Committee
Assistant for the past two
years. I was recently
asked to take over as the
Groton Base Treasurer. Our old Treasurer, David Douglas, had to resign before
his two years was up due to needs of the
Navy.
I accepted the task to take over as
Treasurer until the next elections, in 2011.
My background in finances includes being
the Emblematic Sales representative on 6
of the 9 boats that I served on. I am completing a Masters in Science degree from
the University of New Haven in Engineering Management. This advanced degree
is half engineering and half MBA. I will
complete my degree this winter semester
once my Thesis is complete. I also work
with finances in my job at Electric Boat as
an Engineering Senior in the Integrated
Logistics field. The E-Board felt that I
have the financial background that will
lead to a successful completion to the
current term as the Treasurer. If I am
successful I will run again for re-election.
Prior to changing the Base Chapter
accounts, the Groton Base Commander
called a Special Executive Board (EBoard) meeting. During the meeting the
Treasurer brought up how the accounts
work now, who was on each account and
how the bills were being paid. The
Treasurer then brought up solutions to
bring our accounts around to meet the
intent of the By-Laws. The E-Board
voted to name Tom Conners as the Base
Financial Manager. He will report to the
Groton Base Treasurer and will support
the Treasurer in Bank Transactions and
record keeping involved with all U.S.
SUBVET Groton Base checking, and
saving accounts, as well as CDs in both
Bank of America (BOA) and Charter Oak
Federal Credit Union (COFCU) accounts.
Tom Conners accepted the designation.
A letter of Designation will be issued by
the Base Commander.
From now on the Base Treasurer and
Base Financial Manager will be on the
following accounts; Chapter Account and
all CD accounts in BOA and COFCU.
The Treasurer, Base Financial Manager
and Groton Base Bar Permittee will be
on the ATM Building Fund Account. The
Bar Accounts will remain separate from
the Chapter Accounts and will be handled by the Groton Base Bar Permittee.
The Membership/PayPal Account is part
of the Chapter Account. The ViceCommander, or his designee, is responsible for the membership/PayPal portion
of the membership/chapter account.
Mike Munhall has been appointed by the
Vice-Commander as his designee for the
membership account. To this end the
Vice-Commanders designee, Mike Mun-
hall, has also been added to the Groton
Base Chapter account.
My goal is to make the Base Accounts transparent to the Base members. As noted in Part (b) of the ByLaws governing the Treasurer position, I
am responsible for an annual audit of
the records and fiancés. I need a finance committee to be assembled made
up of base members that do not handle
any money or on any committee that will
handle money. I need five volunteers.
Currently I have one volunteer, Mary
Harrison. I need four more. This is a
great opportunity to help out your base.
If anyone is interested please contact
me at treasurer@subvetsgroton.org.
I have until the 15th of January to conduct my turn-over audit by myself. After
the 15th of January I will need the Financial Committee stood up and conduct
the yearly audit. The results will be
posted on the Groton Base website and
will be presented in the next newsletter.
I will faithfully represent the Groton
Base members as your new Treasurer
to the best of my abilities. If anyone has
any concerns please e-mail me. Remember, I work for all of the Base members.
Sincerely,
Mark Wiggins
Groton Base Treasurer
Groton Base Scholarship Golf Tournament: Chuck Merlo
The Scholarship Golf
Tournament
on May 5,
2011 will
once again
kick off our
Groton Base
USSVI Anniversary
Weekend Celebration. This tournament is our major fund raising
event for the Groton Base Scholarship Fund.
Golfers, you already know what
this is about. Some have already
committed to return for this
year. We will be moving to the
Richmond Country Club located
at 74 Sandy Pond Road, Richmond, Rhode Island 02832 Ston-
ington, RI with a Scramble Format. The Cost is $100.00 which
included Greens Fees, Carts,
Prizes, snacks & dinner at the
Course Clubhouse.
For all of our members and friends
that donate money each year, we
will have the signage displayed at
the Greens and Tees with your
Name or the Name of your Company. We must limit the golfers to
36 four person teams (144 people). Check in must be completed
before Colors at 8:00 AM with Shotgun Start at 8:30 AM.
Be generous, get involved, and
please make the commitment today.
Chuck Merlo:
golf@subvetsgroton.org or Tel #
860-433-6263
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House Committee: Stan Mathis
2011
Happy New
Year!
First, I want to
thank all of our
membership for their
support over the last year in all the
functions we tried to provide and
fundraisers to support our various
receptions. It has been a great
year. Let just remind you of how
your House Committee has supported you and your community.
Brunches every Sunday
Dinners for 7 of 12 months, with 3
including steaks
Commander Submarine Group 2,
Sailor of the Year Receptions; 2 this
year
Memorial Day reception
4th of July reception where our
membership usually is awarded
certificate for their participation in
the Groton Cities 4th of July Parade
Support of the VJ Day Parade in
Moosup, CT
Family Picnic that the membership
can use as their Summer Family
Reunion
CO/XO/COB reception to remind
our active duty personnel that we
are about remembering and support
those that came before us and
those following in our footsteps
Veterans Day reception
Annual Christmas parties for us
(adults) and our children/
grandchildren/great-grandchildren
Support to Anniversary/Scholarship
and Thanksgiving Committees for their
events
Every Sunday we serve brunch
from 10:00 AM to 12:00PM, with the
First Sunday being Steak and Eggs.
Come out and join us. As we continue
to serve our membership we us maintain a wait staff to support the 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd Sundays and let the 4th and 5th
Sundays for special events and allow
membership organizations to come in
and grace us with an exceptional
brunch. Donations/tips to the wait
staff are normally for those serving
you, but that does not stop you from
donating to one of Groton Base’s donor organizations, i.e., Kap(SS)4Kid
(SS), Groton Base Scholarship Fund,
Building Fund, etc. Please feel free to
split your tips/donations with the staff
and our other donor organizations
November: On the 6th we will have
our last Thanksgiving fundraiser at
Groton Walmart. Volunteers are welcome. Call or checkout the website
to send in your volunteer form for the
time you are available on Thanksgiving Day.
January: Our first event of the year
will be a Winter Steak Night Dinner.
Start the year out right and plan on
attending.
February: Our ham or pork roast
dinner for Valentine’s Day dinner.
Do not forget your Valentine.
March: Corned beef and cabbage
dinner
Remember ADVANCED PAID RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR
ALL EVENTS, so that we can pay
for the food we need, and the cutoff date is usually the Wednesday
or Thursday before the event.
Remember, the House Committee
works for the membership to put on
brunches, dinners and social events
that you and your families and
friends can attend and enjoy. Our
secondary function is to help the
Base by making a little money to help
cover the costs of doing business.
We look forward to serving you, and
seeing you either as a volunteer, or a
customer, or both.
Have a great New Year. Contact
me either direct at (860)-884-8857,
or email at
house@subvetsgroton.org or leave a
message at the club (860) 4455262.
December: Its party month; our
Christmas party is on the 12th and our
children’s party is on the 18th. Last
year the kids had the time of their
lives, and so did we parents, grandparents, great-grandparents.
Anniversary/Convention Sponsorship
As a fundraiser for this event we
are putting together a program book
that allows individuals or businesses
to place ads in the program book.
Ads may be welcoming or congratulatory in nature or advertisements for
your business in hopes that our
guests will visit your business.
The costs for the different ads are as
follows:
Name Only = $5.00
¼ Page Ad = $25.00
½ Page Ad = $50.00
Full Page Ad = $100.00
If you would like to purchase an ad in
the program checks should be written to U.S. SUBVETS and mailed to
U.S. SUBVETS; ANNIVERSARY
COMMITTEE; 40 SCHOOL
STREET; GROTON CT 06340. You
may include your ad for the program
either on paper, or on a CD.
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Submarine Force 111th Birthday Ball
This years Submarine Birthday Ball is
scheduled for Saturday
16 April 2011 at Foxwoods MGM Grand
Casino. The theme of
the Birthday Ball
"Celebrating 20 years
of Cold War Victory."
The principal speaker is Groton Base
Member Al Konetzni VDML USN
(Ret.).
There will be tickets available at the
clubhouse in the February time frame.
Cost for the tickets will be $45.00
each. Check with the Base Commander, or the Clubhouse. Checks for
the tickets should be written to Submarine Birthday Ball and NOT TO
U.S. SUBVETS.
To get your tickets you can either
pay for them and pick them up at the
club or mail a self addressed stamped
envelope to U.S. SUBVETS; Atn:
Submarine Birthday Ball; 40 School
Street; Groton CT 06340. If you have
any questions please contact the
Base Commander.
CPO Dinning-In
History: Since
the beginning of
organized society
there has been a
military establishment. Regardless
of how simple or
unorganized it
may have been, there have been occasions
when the leaders of that military organization have set themselves down to a dinner
elaborate in service and formal in style. It is
a well known fact that the Roman Legions
held great banquets to celebrate their past
victories or to parade the prizes of their
most recent enterprise.
The term dining-in derives from an old
Viking tradition celebrating great battles
and feasts of heroes by formal ceremony,
which spread to monasteries, early-day
universities and to the military when the
officer's mess was established.
Background: A Dining-In is a formal dinner given by a wing, unit, or organization.
It may honor a departing individual or welcome a new one. It may give recognition
to a dignitary, or to individuals and unit
achievements. Or it may simply be a
pleasant way for individuals on a station to
get better acquainted. Other than military
women, it is a stag affair.
Mess members wear the prescribed uniform for their services and civilian guests
wear black tie or what is stated in the invitations. Medals are worn by all members
of the mess and the military guest, including retired personnel.
The primary elements of a Dining-In are: a
formal setting, a fine meal, the camaraderie of the members of the mess, traditional
toasts to the President and the military
services, martial music and the attendance of an honored guest.
CPO Dining In 2011: The 2011 CPO Dining In is scheduled for Friday 18 Feb commencing about 1800 at the Groton Inn and
Suites. Cost: $40.00 dollars for GACPOA
non members and $30.00 for members.
Tickets are available at the club. ALL INTERESTED MEMBERS WHO ARE RETIRED CPOs, SCPOs or MCPOs ARE
INVITED TO ATTEND. For additional info
please contact the Base Commander.
Groton Base Ship’s Store
We have lots of small stores merchandise in stock. We have golf shifts,
sweatshirts, ball caps, license plate
frames. We also have dolphins, DBF
Pins, rating patches, and coins in stock.
New items we carry are belt buckles.
How about Mats? Did you know that
SUBVETS Groton Base is the only
place you can get truck mats, car mats
and house welcome mats. They are a
very high quality rubber mat that will
easily outlive your car or house. We
are the sole owner of these rights for
these highly durable mats that are made
of heavy black rubber that will outlast
your vehicle. The welcome mats run
$25, car mats are $35, and truck mats
are $40. (Prices do not include shipping).
We can also order individual patches,
vests, and garrison hats. Are you in the
HOLLAND CLUB? If you are we have
HOLLAND CLUB coins, patches, shirts
and ball caps. Plus you can special order HOLLAND CLUB Garrison hats.
Small stores items can either be
purchased any time from the bartender,
or if you can’t get to the club house you
can purchase through me. Items can be
purchased locally, or we can ship to you
as well. Checks should be made out to
U.S. SUBVETS, and orders mailed to
U.S. SUBVETS; Attn: Ships Store; 40
School Street; Groton CT 06340. If
there is something you want don’t hesitate to contact me at either
stores@subvetsgroton.org, or (860) 861
-1180.
In addition we can do special orders
from the USSVI National Storekeeper.
Go to the USSVI National web page at
http://ussvi.org and select small stores.
Issue 2011-01
We still
have 527
members
that have not
renewed
their membership with
us. If you did not renew by
31 Dec you are DINK. If you
don’t renew by 31 Jan you
will be dropped from our roster. You can still renew after
this but your “Joined Date”
will be that date. Not a big
deal unless you plan to apply
for one of our scholarships
(Requires you to be a member in good standing for 1
year) or you are going into
the Holland Club. So what
are you waiting for Renew
Your Membership Today!
Renew Membership Online:
Now you can renew your
membership online at our
website http://
www.subvetsgroton.org. Just
click “Membership” at the top
and follow the directions for
Online Renewal. All you do
is pick your type of membership, how many years you
want to renew for, and click
the Buy Now button. This
will put you on a secure PayPal site to finish your transaction with a credit card or a
PayPal account if you have
one.
Life Installment Plan: We
have developed a Groton
Base Life Installment Program for Groton Base Members to continue to get National Life Membership without having to put all the
money up front. For information on this program please
contact the Membership
Chairman.
Addresses: If your mailing
address should change
please let us know about it as
soon as possible. The importance of this cannot be overemphasized. In an effort to
cut costs we no longer request “Return Service” for the
newsletter. The sole responsibility for correct addresses
is with the members. More
important than the cost is the
fact that when you don’t get
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Membership Committee: Mike Munhall
Year
Associate
Life/Holland
Regular
Total
Deceased
2010
2011
197
136
1214
1146
945
547
2356
1829
29
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Under Age 45
$500
Age 46 – 55
$400
Age 56 – 65
$300
Age 66 – 75
$200
Age 76 and above
$100
Base dues of $15/year required.
your newsletter you miss information about your organization, and we lose contact
with you.
For all renewals, address
changes, and updates of information that you have,
please use the form on the
back page.
NEW LIFE MEMBERS:
Earls, Kenneth
Larsen, Harry J.
Russell, Nathan J.
Sirch, Ronald
NEW REGULAR MEMBERS:
Beighley, Jim
Blaine Jr., Douglas
Blaine Jr., Douglas
Bonenfant, Carl
Britt, Thomas
Bryson, Thomas E.
Colavechio, Robert
Coleman, Sherman
Collins, Andrew
Cooper, Robert A.
Cooper, Robert A.
Curran, Dan
Curran, Dan
Dailey, Rusty
Davis, Steven
Delp, Charles
Doherty, Nathan
Dourth, Michael
Duran, Zachary T.
Gaynier, Brian
Gerald, Vaness
Gilly, James A.
Harris, Aaron
Harris, Cody Curt
Hefner, Matthew
Hoffman, Brian
James, Chris
Jobes, Lee
Johnson, Lee
Jordan, Michael
Kemble, Cody
Klein, Karl J.
Multiple Year Renewals
Dual Members
$15 a year
Life Members
$15 a year
Associate and Regular 1 year - $35
Members
2 years - $70
3 years - $100
5 years - $165
Just being a member: Priceless!
Kunes, Jason
Lelano, Logan
Lettrich, Matt
Lockett, Bryan
Lukas, Richard
McLaughlin, Michael E.
Perry, Benjamin
Philipp, Frederick
Rozek, Eric
Salinas, Dustin
Schraer, Mark
Smith, Bruce C.
Thompson III, David N.
Townsend II, Karl
Way, Adam
Whalen, Leland
NEW ASSOC MEMBERS:
Andersen, Brian
Belt, Tammy
Chiado, Seth
Elrod, Dorothy
Estabrooks, Keith
Humes, Alisha
Jones, Wynn
REINSTATED MEMBERS:
Blaine Jr., Douglas
Collins, Andrew
Cooper, Robert A.
Curran, Dan
Harris, Cody Curt
NEWSLETTER DONATIONS:
Adams, James A.
Alarie, Pierre
Andersen, Brian
Bell, Mark R.
Belt, Tammy
Booth, James R.
Broseker, Bruce
Buchan, Danny R.
Chiado, Seth
Cocchiaro, Antono A.
Connors, James
Cravens, Stuart
Damm, Sean K.
Elrod, Dorothy
Estabrooks, Keith
Feingold, Jackie
Field, Barry
Forbes III, Earle M.
Frederick, Joe
Grant, Ernie
Gudis, Richard P.
Hahn Jr., Albert P.
Henderson, Michael C.
Hodge Jr., Floyd E.
Holloway, Kenneth E.
Huff, John R.
Humes, Alisha
Jones, Wynn
Jordan Sr., Arnold J.
Kanning, Diederick E.
Kavanaugh, Jack
Kinsall, Alvin G.
Kitchens, Billy J
Klein, Michael N.
Maloney, Paul C.
Mathis, Kevin R.
Mathis, Melissa
McLarrin, Maureen A.
McMullin, Robert A.
Miliefsky, Arnold L.
Montague, James
Palmer, John L.
Polhemus, Allen V.
Przystas, John J.
Rainville, Robin
Rathbun, Phillip
Reinhart, Carol L.
Richardson Sr., Robert A.
Rimbey, Patricia
Ritorto, Robert N.
Rosenbluh, David
Sargent, Mike
Sirch, Ronald
Tassias, Dan
Torkelson, Andrew
Vieira, Jane
Waddicor Jr., William D.
Wallace, James J.
Wallen, Allen Paul
Watterson, Joseph
Yering, Larry
Zamoider, Denise RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY! FOR 2011 OR FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.
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Newsletter Editor: Mike Munhall
Newsletter Donations: Thank you to all the
members who've made recent donations to
the newsletter fund or sponsored a Boat to
receive our newsletter. Newsletter donations are always appreciated as they defray
the cost of printing “Boat Notes”.
“Boat Notes “ Online: Thank you to the
many people who voluntarily receive the
newsletter online from the internet without a
mailed copy, further reducing the cost of
printing and mailing. The newsletter is
posted on our web page as a .pdf file. Over
800 members out of 1650 who have internet
capabilities, receive Boat Notes by email
only and not via the U.S. Mail. Imagine the
cost savings to the base if all our members
who have internet capability received it via
the internet.
The biggest advantage to you in receiving
the newsletter online is that you can read
Boat Notes at the same time that we send it
to the printers, which is at least 2–3 weeks
ahead of those receiving it via the postal
system. It's also an easy way of letting other
potential new members see what SubVets
Groton Base is all about.
The newsletter is posted on our webpage
at http://subvetsgroton.org just click on “Boat
Notes” on the top bar. If you want receive
the newsletter by e-mail only, contact me at
membership@subvetsgroton.org.
Mailing Addresses: A lot of effort goes into
writing and mailing this newsletter. If your
mailing address should change please let us
know about it as soon as possible. The importance of this cannot be overemphasized. In an
effort to cut costs we will no longer request
“Return Service” for the newsletter. The sole
responsibility for correct addresses is with the
members. More important than the cost is the
fact that when you don’t get your newsletter
you miss information about your organization,
and we lose contact with you. For all renewals,
address changes, and updates of information
that you have, please use the form on the back
page or contact the Membership Committee.
“Boat Notes” Sponsorship: The cost of printing and mailing Boat Notes is one of our larger
expenses for Groton Base. To reduce this cost
to the membership and to stretch Base Dollars
we offer members and local community businesses to sponsor the newsletter by placing
their business cards in a space 2” x 3” throughout our newsletter. Examples can be found in
this edition.
Our newsletter goes out to over 2,200 members, from Maine to Florida, Connecticut to
Hawaii, and around the world. The cost of
sponsorship for our newsletter is $50 per edition or $150 per year (4 editions). If you are
interested in becoming one of our sponsors
please contact me at editor@subvetsgroton.org, (860) 625-6843 or call
the Club House at (86) 445-5262. Leave a
message with your contact information and I
will contact you.
COMMAND
Naval Submarine
USS ALBUQUERQUE
USS ALEXANDRIA
USS ANNAPOLIS
USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
USS DALLAS
USS HARTFORD
USS MEMPHIS
USS MIAMI
USS MISSOURI
USS NEW HAMPSHIRE
USS NEW MEXICO
USS OKLAHOMA CITY
USS PITTSBURGH
USS PROVIDENCE
USS SAN JUAN
USS SPRINGFIELD
USS TOLEDO
USS VIRGINIA
Boat Not Homeported In Groton
Boat Sponsorship Program: Our organization and our Base only exist because of our
members. The best way we have to keep
members and to recruit new ones is to keep
them informed and let them know what is going
on in the organization and the Base. One of
the best ways we do this is with our newsletter
“Boat Notes”. All of our members receive it
by mail or e-mail and it is posted on our website. But how do prospective members get to
see it you ask?
In Groton our largest pool of prospective
members are the Sailors and employees on
SUBASE. Specifically the submarines home
ported here in Groton and the Commands that
support them. To try and reach this group we
have a “Boat Sponsorship Program” that helps
send copies of our newsletter to these boats
and support Commands. The program’s goal
is to send six copies of the newsletter to each
boat and command. The CO and COB are
also sent a letter explaining who we are and
who has sponsored them. We also encourage
them to distribute the copies in the Wardroom,
Goat Locker, and Crews Mess, this way we get
to the whole crew.
To sponsor a boat it is $10 per copy for one
year. You can see below the list of Commands
already sponsored and the ones that still need
some sponsors.
If you have sponsored a boat and or Command in the past we will be contacting you to
remind you that your sponsorship has expired.
We hope you will renew your sponsorship
School
SSN 706
SSN 757
SSN 760
SSN 705
SSN 700
SSN 768
SSN 691
SSN 755
SSN 780
SSN 778
SSN 779
SSN 723
SSN 720
SSN 719
SSN 751
SSN 761
SSN 769
SSN 774
TOTAL
Copies
1
3
4
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
3
6
2
1
2
1
3
3
2
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Groton Base Shipmate In The Spotlight
The Shipmate in
the Spotlight for this
edition of Boat
Notes is Shipmate
Bud Atkins. Bud
previously served
as the Base Vice
Commander from
2000 – 2007. Since
leaving office Bud
has continued to
remain active in many areas of SUBVETS Groton Base both in front of, and
behind the scenes. He constantly contributes to the success of SUBVETS Groton
Base. Bud actively supports both the
Docent Program and the SUBMARINE
SCHOOL Graduation/Guest Speaker
programs where he positively represents
SUBVETS and the Submarine Force to
people visiting the Submarine Force Museum and Library (SFLM), and to the
future Submariners at Naval Submarine
School.
Bud Atkins is also active with the Board
of Trustees, Honors Detail, and arrangements for the monthly HOLLAND CLUB
Luncheon. Bud has become the primary
SUBVETS representative and coordinator of all events between SUBVETS, and
the SFLM/NAUTILUS. Bud Atkins is also
involved with the ordering of vests, Garrison hats, and HOLLAND CLUB Hats for
not only Groton Base members, but
members of other bases across the organization.
Bud has also been a key player in the
planning, organization and execution of
the SUBVETS Groton Base Anniversary
Celebration, and the annual HOLLAND
CLUB Ceremony ensuring that things are
done right and that those programs are
successful events.
He is also an inspiration to others with
his Meeting attendance, participation in
Groton Base events such as Memorial
Services, and parades. Basically Bud
has become the Groton Base COB in so
many ways.
Bud Atkins joined SUBVETS in October 1964. He has been a Life Member
since 1992, and was inducted into the
prestigious HOLLAND CLUB in 2005.
Bud Atkins a well known representative
both within Groton Base and the USSVI
National organization. He was the 2006
recipient of the USSVI National Commanders Robert Link Award. He is also a
recognized representative within and
outside of SUBVETS as well. He is a
respected representative of SUBVETS at
all SUBVETS Conventions, and outside
organizations and events such as the
Groton Area CPOA, CPO Dining In, CT
National Guard Dining In, CT Governor’s
Foot Guard, Old Salt’s Hog Roast, Kings
Bay SUBVETS WWII Memorial Service
and the Groton Area Submarine Birthday
Ball.
Bud Atkins Qualified in Submarines in
1955 aboard the USS WAHOO (SS 565).
Bud also served aboard USS CORSAIR
(SS 435), USS CONGER (SS 437), USS
SCULPIN (SSN 590) USS DANIEL
WEBSTER (SSBN 626) USS FRANCIS
SCOTT KEY (SSBN 657) USS KAMEHAMEHA (SSBN 642), USS MICHIGAN
(SSGN 727), and the USS ALABAMA for
Sea Duty and the staff of Naval Submarine School, COMSUBGRU TWO, and
COMSUBGRU NINE spanning a career
of over 36 years of service.
In addition to SUBVETS Groton Base
Bud is a member of 6 other SUBVETS
Bases, the American Legion, the American Veterans Association, the Disabled
American Veterans, Fleet Reserve Association Branch 20, Navy League, Navy
Submarine League, Non-Commissioned
Officers Association, and the VFW.
Bud Atkins is highly deserving of the
recognition as the Shipmate in the
Spotlight. Bud thanks for all that you do
to support SUBVETS Groton Base, and
for your leadership within Groton Base
and the Submarine Community. Keep it
up. We need more members like you to
be active in our programs adding to the
successes of SUBVETS Groton Base. The Well Connected Bubblehead
We provide a lot of e-mail information about SubVets Groton Base.
If you have e-mail and aren't on
the Base Commander’s email list,
you should be. If your email address is incorrect or has changed
we can't reach you. Garbage in,
garbage out!
GROTON BASE WEB PAGE:
Thanks to shipmate Robert Perritt,
the Groton Base Web Page is located at http://subvetsgroton.org
Anyone with any questions should
contact Robert at webmaster@subvetsgroton.org
GROTON BASE NEWSLETTERS:
Boat Notes is posted on the Groton
Base webpage under the News
and Features tab and Boat Notes
tab.
USSVI NATIONAL: http://
www.ussvi.org Visit the new National
web page. Check it out & pass it on
to shipmates in other areas who
might be interested in joining.
AMERICAN SUBMARINER: http://
americansubmariner.us
CONTACTING THE BASE OFFICERS: Base Officers and Committee
chairs can be contacted via email as
follows:
Base Commander: Snail Mail U.S.
SUBVETS Inc; Attn: Base Commander; 40 School Street; Groton,
CT 06340
Email: commander@subvetsgroton.org Phone:
Cell: (860) 514-7064; Club: (860)
445-5262 Leave a message at either
one.
Vice Commander: Jeff Rowe at
vice@subvetsgroton.org
Base Secretary: Paul Orstad at secretary@subvetsgroton.org
House Committee: Stan Mathis at
house@subvetsgroton.org
Ladies’ Auxiliary: Dee Carcioppolo at
ladiesaux@subvetsgroton.org
Membership Committee: Mike Munhall & Rick Boorman at membership@subvetsgroton.org
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USSVI National News
accumulated seniority will be reset to
"Zero".
The saddest outcome would be to see
a annual member otherwise nearly eligible for Holland Club get dropped for non
dues payment, then to rejoin and have to
wait another five years for induction.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS: Nonrenewed Members on Jan 1st will become "Members NOT in good standing" (dink), and will loose access to the
'members only' portions of our online
website. They will not receive American
Submariner Magazine while in this
status. Non-renewed members on Feb
1st will be DROPPED from membership
in USSVI. They can rejoin later, but any
AMERICAN SUBMARINER: The National magazine is now available on the
internet in its entirety at http://
americansubmariner.us. If you would like
to get the magazine on-line and not
mailed contact Mike at subvetseditor@yahoo.com, saving the organization
printing and mailing costs.
NATIONAL WEB PAGE: The National
Web Page for USSVI is at http://
ussvi.org. You can update your personal
information quickly and easily by logging
in, reviewing the information held in the
National Data Base, and making
changes as required. There is also a
member locator and contact feature.
Contact information has been blocked for
all USSVI members to prevent spammers and other undesirables from contacting you and allow you to make the
decision if you want your information
made public. Other members can see
who you are but will not be able to contact you. If you want others to be able to
contact you, you will have to go to the
USSVI web page and unblock your information. If you need help or you don’t
have internet capability you can contact
one of the Base Officers or the members
of the Membership Committee.
Submarine Excellence At SUBVETS Groton Base
This article provides highlights of some of
the Submarine Excellence from among our
local commands, and Active Duty membership at Groton Base.
This quarter’s recognition for Submarine
Excellence goes to all of our Shipmates in the
Groton area who were selected as either Junior Sailor of the Year (JSOY) or Sailor of the
Year for 2010.
Getting selected to this group is no easy
accomplishment. It takes a lot of hard work,
dedication and professionalism to achieve this
status. The JSOY and SOY recipients represent the very best Sailors from within our Submarine Force. Although they go on to further
competitions at the COMSUBGRU TWO and
COMSUBLANT levels, to select the best Sailors at those levels there are no losers in this
group. Every one of them is a winner.
The area JSOY winners are:ET2(SS)
James Ayoub; STS2(SS/DV) Alan Baltes;
ET2(SS) Christopher Collins; ET2(SS) Jason
Combs; EM2(SS) Charles Delp; LS2(SS)
Kevin A Dew Jr.; STS2(SS)
Nominees for the CSG-2 Two JSOY/SOY
Photo by
MC1 Virginia K. Schaefer GROTON, Conn.
Brian Hoffman; FT2(SS) Joshua Huang;
ET2(SS) Frederick Mcrae; MM2(SS)
Michael Miner; LS2(SS) Giovanni Perez;
MM2(SS) Eugene Pitcher; MM2(SS)
Jeffrey Ratcliff; ND2 Justin Stehr; ET2
(SS) Dustin Tinsley; ND2(SW) Todd Verhagen; MM2(SS) Leonard Wagner; and
FT2(SS) Alan Woitas.
The area SOY winners are: YN1(SS)
Jason Chenot; MM1(SS) William Countess; YN1(SS) William Devers; MM1(SS)
Stephen A Drew; MM1(SS) Jason
Fancher; MM1(SS) Brian Gauger; MM1
(SS) Justin Jebawabney; ND1(DSW/SW)
Luke Johnson; EM1(SS) Owen Key; EM1
(SS) Jeremy Klinkman; EM1(SS) Joshua
Macfarlane; HM1(SS) Aaron Mcknight;
CS1(SS) Devin Morava; MM1(SS) Travis
Nettekoven; MM1(SS) Victor Norgaila;
MM1(SS) Nicholas Singer; STS1(SS)
Andrew Stockwell; YN1(SW/AW) Sheila
Trout; ET1(SS) Eric Trumbull; STS1(SS)
Geoffrey Walker; MM1(SS) Tyrel J Wiley,
MM1(SS) Joseph Winn; and EM1(SS)
Peter Woelkers;
At the CSG-2 Awards Banquet on 18
Nov it was announced that the winners,
who were recognized for their achievements during the past year, were
SHORE Sailor of the Year: Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class (SW/IUSS)
Straaberry Washington, Naval Ocean
Processing Facility (NOPF) Dam Neck
(Norfolk); SEA Sailor of the Year: Sonar
Technician (Submarine) 1st Class (SS)
Geoffrey Walker, USS Springfield (SSN
761) (Groton); SHORE Junior Sailor of
the Year: Electronics Technician 2nd
Class (SW) Gregory Yanase, Naval
Ocean Processing Facility (NOPF) Whidbey Island (Norfolk); and, SEA Junior
Sailor of the Year: Electrician’s Mate
2nd Class (SS/DV) Kevin Dale, USS Norfolk
(SSN 714) (Norfolk).
Special congratulations go out to Groton
Base Member STS1(SS) Andrew Stockwell
who was selected as the Naval Submarine
School Sailor of the Year for 2010.. Stockwell
has been a member of SUBVETS Groton
Base since early 1999 when he joined Groton
Base as a young third class onboard the USS
SPRINGFIELD (SSN 761).
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL and best
wishes in the next levels of competition.
STS1(SS) Andrew “Fathead” Stockwell
Sailor of the Year
Naval Submarine School
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SFLM Docents: Gary Schmid
DOCENTS
NEEDED!
To make our
scheduling easier and to enhance the visitors experience at the
Submarine Force Library & Museum
(SFLM) and the HISTORIC SHIP
NAUTILUS WE NEED MORE DOCENTS!!
Are you Qualified to be a docent???
What is a docent really??? Well according to several sources: In the US
docents are individuals, trained to further the public understanding of the
historical collections of an institution.
They are normally volunteers and act
as guides and greeters at museums,
etc.
In reality for us at SUBVETS Groton
Base it is a great way to share your
submarine experience with an eager,
interested audience at the. Watches
are only for 4 hours and you can
stand as few as one or as many as
you like per month.
The intent of the program is to assist the SFLM by having a smiling
face at the door. Once you have the
watch it’s up to you what you want to
do in passing on your personal
knowledge and experiences to the
public.
To answer the question of “Are
you Qualified to be a docent???”
Here are the pre-requisites to be a
docent: Interest, Time on your hands,
friendly outgoing personality, and a desire to help out. You do not even have
to be Qualified in Submarines, a SUBVET, or a veteran to be a docent. We
have several non SUBVETS as docents, and even some spouses who do
it with their husbands.
As Submariners, YOU ARE THE EXPERTS!!! It’s really what you make of it.
So why not give the Docent Coordinator, Gary Schmid a call, IT IS REALLY
EASY
Gary Schmid
(Cell) (860)823-9806
(Home) (860)245-0418
E-mail at: docent@subvetsgroton.org
Submarine Qualification Recognition Program
Attention COs and COBs!
Do you know about our Submarine
Qualification and Recognition Program
(SQRP)?
The SQRP reenforces the significance and
importance of being Qualified in Submarines to your Sailors.
When we received our Dolphins that was a
significant milestone for each of us. That
was when we were fully accepted as true
Submariners. We know that Dolphins are
not given away. They are earned as the
result of hard work, studying, and demonstrated performance.
Being Qualified in Submarines has the
same prestige and recognition as it was
when Submarine Dolphins were first authorized in the early 1900s.
At our SQRP the command brings both
Enlisted and Officer Personnel who recently completed their Qualification in Submarines to one of our monthly meetings.
We explain to them in the presence of our
members the significance of their Qualifications. How they are now part of the legacy of the Submarine Force and part of a
much larger fraternal group of “Brothers of
the Phin” consisting of thousands of Submariners who have completed the same
Qualifications that they have recently completed.
As we explain this, your Sailors are looking
out into the faces of SUBVETS who have
served in Submarines from before WWII,
to the present. It is easily several hundred
years of Submarine experience there who
appreciate the new guys who have taken
their places at the pointy end of the spear.
We emphasize that Submariners may
have Qualified on different classes of Submarines, but the high standards required
to get their dolphins are still the same. We
then tell them that it is now their responsibility to train and Qualify those who follow
them. The program is purely about recognition for them and how significant their
Qualification in Submarines really is.
We would like the opportunity to recognize
your Sailors as well with our SQRP, but in
order to do so we need your support and
involvement.
What we need is for you or one of your
Chief Petty Officers to contact us that you
would like to recognize crew members
who recently Qualified in Submarines at
an upcoming meeting. We need a list of
the individuals including their full names,
and Rates/Ranks at least one week prior
to the meeting that we will be recognizing
your Sailors so that way we can prepare a
certificate for them.
On meeting night, the crew members
show up before the meeting start at 1830.
Usually the COB, CO, other crew members and family accompany them. We
conduct the SQRP at the very start of the
meeting. The CO and COB also say a few
words if desired. Then we all sound off our
names, and boat and year that we Qualified.
When the Sailors hear some of the Qualification years it really hits them. We are usually
completed by 1900 allowing all to either depart, or to enjoy our facilities downstairs. Any
one is welcome to stay for the duration of the
rest of the meeting if desired. We look forward to recognizing your Sailors.
We conducted an SQRP ceremony for
USS PITTSBURGH (SSN 720) at our 06
December meeting. The following individuals
were recognized for the completion of Submarine Qualifications during PITTSBURGH’s
last deployment: CSSN(SS) Zackary M.
Capelle ET2(SS) Thomas A. Wilson; ET3
(SS) Steven D. Faracca; ET3(SS) Clarence
T. Jones; MMFN(SS) Dan R. Miller; STSSN
(SS) Taylor B. Elkins; ET2(SS) William S.
Draughon; HM1(SS) Ricardo E. Parr; MM2
(SS) Wendell J. Swart; EM2(SS) Andrew R.
Huttinger; ET2(SS) Matthew D. Charlton;
ETSN(SS) Thomas M. Greatorex; MMFN
(SS) Christopher M. Corona; FT3(SS) Paul
M. Gaviria: MM2(SS) Kent W. Weisner; MM2
(SS) Aaron D. Brawley; STSSN(SS) Michael
W. Fischer; ET3(SS) Loren N. Trover; MM2
(SS) Gregory S. Osborn; ET1(SS) Joshua B.
Peterson; FTSSN(SS) Josten Thipphavong;
CSSN(SS) Marcus A. Zuniga; ET3(SS) Jeremy Skinner; ET3(SS) Seth S. Ludwig; and
MMFN(SS) David F. Baker .
The upcoming meetings are on 03 Jan; 07
Feb; and 07 Mar. We look forward to recognizing your Sailors.
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Groton Base Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS): John Riley
Shipmates,
The Groton Base’s
Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS)
Program continues to
bring comfort and joy to
Children in and around
Connecticut who are
fighting for their health. When we make the
Children “Honorary Submariners” we share
our knowledge about Submarines and Submariners with them, their parents and staff at
the institutions we visit. The feedback we get
lets us know that our efforts are appreciated
and that we are advancing the USSVI’s
Creed.
K4K Visit to Connecticut Hospice
On 14 hours notice, Ron Grabowski and I
visited the Connecticut Hospice in Branford
Connecticut. We visited with a 9 year old girl
patient and her family for an hour and a half.
It was a special, life affirming experience that
words can’t describe.
The mother was extremely appreciative of
our efforts to bring comfort and joy to her
daughter.
The staff later informed me that the mother,
the patients 8 year old sister, and 9 year old
cousin, who were also made “Honorary Submariners”, needed our visit as much as, if not
more than, the young patient
The staff expressed a desire to have us
visit when Children are there and asked us to
also include adult patients in a group setting,
if possible. I informed them that we would be
honored to and that I would make a K4K visit
to their facility any time they want, on a moment’s notice.
K4K visit to Yale New Haven Children’s
Hospital on Veterans Day
Paul Dillon, Paul Grammer, Mike DeLeo, Roy
Wilkes, John Craggs, my wife Jackie and I
visited the Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (YNHCH) in New Haven, on Veterans
Day.
This was the second Veterans Day visit to
YNHCH. After the success of the first visit in
2009, we agreed with the YNHCH staff that, in
addition to the other times during the year we
visit YNHCH, we will make a tradition of visiting on Veterans Day.
Approximately 40 Children were made
"Honorary Submariners" and presented
with framed "Honorary Submariner" certifi-
cates. The Children ranged in age from 2
weeks to 18 years old. Photos taken of each
Child with the Sub Vets were printed, pasted
onto K4K forms and presented to the Child
or parent.
Many of the parents, a score of YNHCH
employees and visiting dignitaries, as well as
the older Children, thanked us for our service
to America and, what we are doing for Children with our K4K Program.
We visited Children who were OutPatients at the Yale New Haven Smilow
Cancer Hospital, Children in the Activity
Room, and Children in their rooms.
In the Activity Room we shared information
about Submarine life and conducted a spirited and extended question and answer period with Children, parents & family as well
as staff. The Children were then made
“Honorary Submariners” and, presented with
K4K offerings including photos taken with us.
K4K Visit to Child Psychiatric Unit @ The
Hospital of Saint Raphael
Paul Dillon, Tom Russell, Jack Gallimore,
Buzz Merrin my wife Jackie and I brought
our K4K Program to Children in the Hospital
of Saint Raphael’s Inpatient Child Psychiatric Unit (HSR), in New Haven.
The HSR unit is a unique facility that provides Child Psychiatric Emergency Services
(CPES) in an acute inpatient unit, treating
Children who range in age 2–17 years. This
was our first K4K visit to HSR and it was a
huge success!
Frequent future visits have been requested by the Staff; and, the Patient Care
Manager for the “Outpatient” component of
CPES requested that the Sub Vets visit the
Children in that unit as well.
The youngest Child made an “Honorary Submariner” was 4 years old, the oldest was 17.
After our presentation about submarines and
submariners to the Children, staff and Hospital administrators, we conducted a question
and answer period. The questions came
rapid fire and before we knew it the schedule
required us to start the “Honorary Submariner” presentations. Photos were taken of
each Child being presented their certificates
(in their K4K Caps or Doo Rags, with Big
Smiles), printed and presented to the Child.
As we were packing up to leave, many of the
Children came back to the Day Room and
presented us with Thank You cards they
made themselves!
Remaining 2010 K4K Visits
We will visit the Connecticut Children’s
Medical Center (CCMC) in Hartford, on
December 15th. This will be our 5th visit to
CCMC and the staff continues to request
that we visit the Children there as often as
we can.
"No one stands so tall as when they
stoop to help a child" - Abraham Lincoln
"We began by imagining that we are giving to them; we end by realizing that they
have enriched us" - Pope John Paul II
John Riley
National and Groton Base Chairman
Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) Program
US Submarine Veterans Charitable Foundation
203 668-9131
kaps4kids@subvetsgroton.org
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USSVI 47th Anniversary Celebration
Come celebrate the USSVI Groton
Base 47th Anniversary Weekend where it
all started. Groton Base the “First and
Finest”, is proud to host the ninth annual
Anniversary Weekend. It will be held in
the “Submarine Capital of the World”,
Groton CT 5-7 May 2011. This event is a
great opportunity for all submariners to
come back to where we all got started, to
see the advances we have made in Submarine technology, and to perpetuate the
memories of all Submariners.
In addition to celebrating the Anniversary of our great organization and having a great time in sharing camaraderie
with our Shipmates, the other purpose of
this event is to serve as the principal fundraiser for the Groton Base Scholarship
program. There are opportunities to provide sponsorships, and donations on the
registration form. We will also be generating a program book as another fundraiser
for this event. The program book is discussed elsewhere in this newsletter.
Although we are still in the planning
stages we have registration forms available in this newsletter. Below is the basic
Schedule of Events. Other additional
events may be added as we move down
the road.
Scholarship Golf Tournament is
scheduled rain or shine for Thursday 5
May. Price will include greens fees, cart,
and lunch. The Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held at Richmond Country
Club, in Richmond RI.
SUBVETS Anniversary Luncheon is
scheduled to be at the Groton Inn and
Suites. The cost is $20.00 each.
Return to Submarine School Is
scheduled for Friday 06 May 08:30 am, and
includes a Basic Submarine School
Graduation Ceremony, Submarine School
tours, and lunch at the Sub Base Galley.
The cost is $10.00 each. All participants
must provide last date of birth, citizenship, and last 4 of SSN on registration
form.
Welcome Aboard Reception We will
have a Welcome Aboard Reception at the
Groton Inn and Suites on Friday 07 May
starting at 6:00 pm. There will be Hors
d'œuvre and a cash Bar. The cost is
$20.00 each.
Submarine Tour is scheduled for
Saturday morning 07 May 09:00 am and is
strictly dependent on SUBASE security
conditions and Submarine availability; it
can be cancelled without notice. The cost is
$10.00 each. Those wishing to tour a
boat must be physically able to climb up
and down two decks of vertical ladders. All participants ust provide last
date of birth, citizenship, and last 4 of
SSN on registration form.
Tolling of the Boats Ceremony
Saturday afternoon 07 May 1:00 pm.
SUBVETS WWII National Submarine Memorial East, Groton CT. The cost is
$30.00 each.
Anniversary Banquet Dinner
Dance will be held at the Port and Starboard Banquet Room in New London and
will begin with a social period and cash
bar at 5:30 pm on 07 May, then dinner
with a choice of entrees; our guest
speaker, several raffle prizes, and then
dancing and music. The cost is $30.00
each.
One new feature we are adding to
this year’s banquet is the opportunity for
members and attendees to sponsor students from Naval Submarine School to
join us at the banquet to bring the past
together with our future in our celebration
of SUBVETS. The cost to sponsor a SUBSCHOOL Student to join us at the banquet is $25.00 each.
For more details and a registration package visit the Groton Base website at http://
www.subvetsgroton.org. If you have specific questions contact John Carcioppolo
direct at Cell: (860) 514-7064; or email at
commander@subvetsgroton.org.
Club House Clean-up
Thanks to our shipmates on the Saturday Morning Cleanup Crew, who continually donate time to clean our clubhouse
and keep it looking good for our members
and guests. The club belongs to the
membership, but cleanup of the club is
done by only a small handful of hardworking, dedicated volunteers. The crew
we owe our thanks to are John Wagner,
Mark Stern, Rob Davis, Marty Glavin,
George Torkelson, Ed Russell, Tom Connors, Mike Munhall, and our snowbirds,
Ray Nott and Carl Dahlman.
Cleanup starts around 7am and is usually completed by 10am so it is done for
our 11am opening. In addition to the
usual Saturday cleanups we schedule two
Field Days during the year.
We can always use more volunteers
on a regular basis to clean on Saturdays.
You don’t have to be there every Saturday, just when you can. Extra bodies are
always helpful, especially during the winter. We are the only Base with its own
Club House. Please pitch in to keep your
club clean and looking good for all of us.
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2011 Groton Base Nominations For Elections
This is an election
year for us at SUBVETS Groton Base.
PW Louthain has been
appointed as the chairman of the Nominations committee for
this year’s Base Elections and Chris Callahan will be assisting
him. Their job is to collect Nominations for
the different positions available, and to verify the eligibility and desire of the potential
candidates. When the Nominations close
on 1 April he provides a list of those candidates who have indicated their willingness
to serve to the Base Secretary, and he
takes care of the ballot and voting.
Nearly every USSVI Base suffers from
the same malady; a dearth of volunteers to
fill leadership positions. You would not think
that would be a problem at Groton Base
with over 2000 members. It does not take a
Naval Officer or CPO to fill any of these
positions, only someone willing to serve.
However, you might think that those who
were Officers and Chiefs would be at the
head of the volunteer line. You might think
that Groton Base would have at least four
or five Members vying for every position
available. You might think with over 1,400
hundred members residing in New London
County we might need a NCAA type of
Bracket elimination system just to get our
ballot down to manageable size.
It is your Base; it is time for you
to get involved. You may be just waiting
on someone to ask you to run. You might
even think it is disrespectful to those currently in office to show an interest in running. It is not disrespectful to volunteer
(self nominate. I highly recommend that
you step up to the plate and keep our
Base in good standing. Accept your
nomination or if you have not been nominated, volunteer to serve.
The call for nominations for USSVI
Groton Base Elected positions which
include the Base Commander, ViceCommander, Secretary, Treasurer and
all members of the Board of Trustees
will be issued at the January monthly
meeting. If you are a member in good
standing, you may nominate yourself or
any other Primary Groton Base Member
for any of the elected positions listed
above.
Nominations, when called for, may
be made from the floor at the meeting.
Nominations shall be submitted by any
member in good standing to the chairman of the Nominating Committee on or
before 1 April 2011 when nominations
will be closed. To be placed on the ballot
by the Base Secretary a nominee must
sign a statement saying they agree to
serve if elected nominations shall be
accepted upon the oral or written consent
of the nominee that he accepts the nominations and will serve if elected. The
qualifications of the nominee, not to exceed 100 words, shall accompany nominations. The Nomination Committee
will request those statements from
your nominees for you.
Upon receipt of all nominations as
aforesaid, the officer conducting the
nominations shall have published in the
Base publication the names and qualifications, in alphabetical order, of all candidates properly nominated, at least thirty
(30) Days prior to the monthly meeting.
You can find all the information on
Nominations and Voting in the USSVI
Groton Base Bylaws on our website at
http://subvetsgroton.org under Base
documents.
In addition to nominations from the
floor at the meeting, nominations may be
made to the committee by email nominations@subvetsgroton.org, by mail to
the club Atn: Nominations, or by leaving
a nomination at the club.
PW or Chris may be contacted for any
questions or assistance or to provide any
descriptions of the positions being
elected either via email at or by phone
PW (W) 860-433-3812 (c) 860-575-0417
or Chris 860- 444-1364.
Groton Base Scholarship Golf Tournament Sponsorship
Our Annual Anniversary Celebration/
Golf Tournament serves as the principal
fundraiser for our Scholarship Program.
Last year was a record year where between the golf sponsors and the anniversary raffles about $20,000 was raised. It
would be great to top last year’s record
amount of donations.
The Golf Tournament Committee is
already working very hard seeking sponsorships for this year’s tournament. We have
sent sponsorship letters to many local businesses asking them to sponsor tees or
greens. Sponsorship letters are also being
sent to every Base Commander in USSVI.
But before we can depend on outside
sources to support our Golf Tournament,
we have to depend on our own membership first.
Sponsors can be individuals or the
sponsorship can come from a group or
another organization that you may be a
member of. If you own a company, sponsorship can come from your company. If
you know someone who would be interested in sponsoring a tee or a green, you
can certainly pass this on. Remember,
sponsorships are tax deductible.
There are a variety of different levels of sponsorship available. Please see
the second page of the Anniversary Registration form in this newsletter for all
levels of sponsorship.
If you do not want to be a sponsor
for the Golf Tournament but would like to
send a donation that is fine too. Donations can be made online at the club or
by mail to the club.
Remember there is no donation
too small. They all count. Your support
and donations are appreciated and go
towards helping our membership build
the pot and give meaningful scholarships
to children, grandchildren, and stepchildren of members of SUBVETS Groton
Base. Having a scholarship program for
Groton Base kids is a great thing. But
you can’t give out Scholarship’s without
funds.
The Groton Base Scholarship Fund
is established under the USSV Charitable Foundation, making all donations
charitable donations which are tax deductible under IRS Code 501(c)(3). Many
companies you work for or retired from
have charity programs in place; if you
make a donation to a qualified charitable
organization such as ours, they will
match your donation. That doubles anything you might consider sending.
If you are interested in being a Golf
Tournament sponsor or donating, please
either bring in or mail your donation to
U.S. SUBVETS; Attn: Scholarship Chairman; 40 School Street; Groton, CT
06340. The check should be made out to
U.S.
Submarine Veterans Inc. and marked for
Groton Scholarship Fund in the memo
section.
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The HOLLAND Club Report: Phil Marshall
Shortly after the New
Year those members
being inducted into the
HOLLAND CLUB in
2011 will start to receive correspondence
from us regarding the
ceremony. The Ceremony is scheduled for
Saturday 04 June 2011. If you Qualified
in Submarines in 1961 or earlier, that
will be the day you are inducted into the
prestigious HOLLAND CLUB.
The initial correspondence will be
requesting biographical information so
that we can compare it/update it in the
National Data Base, and use it in our
HOLLAND CLUB presentation. The
second correspondence will be for your
guest list of all who are attending. The
more information you provide about
yourself the better the presentation will
be. We will also be requesting pictures
of you to be used in the presentation.
Preferably a picture or two of when you
were in the service. You can either
send those pictures to us in the mail, or
via the internet to HOLLAND@SUBVETSGROTON.ORG.
Again the better the picture the better
you will look in the presentation. All pictures mailed will be returned at the ceremony.
With the recent changes to the USSVI
National Constitution and Bylaws it
made an additional group of members
eligible for the HOLLAND CLUB that
were not previously eligible before.
However, it also added a requirement
that those who were not Life Members
must continue to pay annual National
Dues. Failure to pay annual National
Dues for those individuals even though
they are members of the HOLLAND CLUB
will result in them being dropped from the
organization. We strongly recommend that
those Regular members going into the
HOLLAND CLUB consider upgrading to
Life Membership so that you don’t ever
have to worry about National Dues again.
.
All those going into the HOLLAND
CLUB with Groton Base must have paid
their 2011 Base Dues to be completely
eligible. Once all of you are in the HOLLAND CLUB there is no longer a requirement for Base Dues.
The following are the 64 names that we
show going into the HOLLAND CLUB this
year. If your name is in red bold print or
has an * you have not renewed your dues
for 2011 as of 08 Dec 2010 and you must
renew to be fully eligible for the 2011
HOLLAND CLUB. Steven W. Anderson;
Roy E. Ator; Walter Barch; William Beagle; David A. Bergstrom; F. Thomas
Black; Danny R. Buchan; Jerome F.
Connolly; * Lewis Thomas Crosse; John
J. Cunnally Jr.; Edmond Diamantini; William J. Dopirak; Patrick J. Dougherty; *
Kenneth B. Finney; * Vincent G Flaherty; *
Walter J. Friess; Christopher Frye; Roger
Fugate; Thomas P. (Tim) Guilfoil; * Peter
Haidet; John F. Hall Jr.; Robert E. Hansen; Delbert Hayden; * David W. Holland;
* Jonie B. Hollis; Paul A. Johnson; Richard A. Johnson; Joseph Katusich Sr.;
Gary Kingston; John Knaff; Regis Amil
Koontz; Norman E. Kuzel; Richard Lacombe; Harry J. Larsen; Richard Lukas;
* Ronald L. Martini; Joseph Maruzo;
Richard McGirr; E.K. (Mac) McGuire;
Gerald B. Moran; John C. Moulton; Jack
Munro; Raymond N. Newton; James R.
Nowell; Paul W. Orstad; Walter A. Patrick; Frederick Philipp; * David Pope;
Robert F. Rowe; Phillip W. Saul; David
E. Sieben; * Percy Arvard Smith III;
James Standish; * Ed Steele; Harold
(Bus) Tarbox; Jack L. Townsend; * W M
Dave Waddicor Sr.; Lewis Wagner;
Dale O. Waldron; Ronald E. Wert;
Leland Whalen; * William Wiggin; * Terrence W. Williams; and * Russell
Woodworth.
If you Qualified in Submarines in
1961 or earlier, and you are not in the
HOLLAND CLUB and you are not on
this list please contact us ASAP so
that we can resolve the issue at the
earliest convenience.
“Perpetuating The Memory Of Our Shipmates”
For the last nine years for Christmas we
have been adding to our SUBVETS Memorial Christmas Tree. We started with
Christmas Balls for each of the lost boats.
We then offered to the membership that if
they wanted to donate a Christmas Ball in
memory or in honor
of some one or in
honor of a Boat they
served on they could
do so.
We have also
placed a new decoration on the tree for
each Member who
had gone on Eternal
Patrol during the
past year. The tree
has become a living
memorial to all of our
Shipmates and helps
“Perpetuate their
memories”.
Members On Eternal Patrol In 2009
RMC(SS) Bruce O. Anderson
ENCS(SS/DV) Frederick J. Johler
LCDR Charles Harrison
CDR Peter B. Nalle
LT Donald G. Barley Sr.
MOMM1/C(SS) Loren (Bud) Kohrs
LCDR William H. Jacobsen
EN2(SS) Arthur Maccini
MMCS(SS) Ray H. Sanborn
FTB1(SS) Michael Belt
EM1(SS) John Lynn
MMC(SS) Otto H. Welper
RD2(SS) Byron Smith
RM3(SS) John C. Temple Jr.
EMC(SS) Andrew J. Gillespie
RM2(SS) Robert Goudreau
ETC(SS) Francis J. Maranda
STSCS(SS) Bill G. Elrod
EN2(SS) Wilburn R. Lomax
YNC(SS) Elton T. Nolan
EN1(SS) Lawrence G. Flaman
TMC(SS) Mike Sumner
RMC(SS) William E. Redd
SKCS(SS) James Owens Jr.
LCDR Robert F. Lenartz
ENC(SS) John T. Jennerwein
TM2(SS) Richard D. Harris
MTC(SS) William A. Carlen
LTJG Frank C. White "There is a port of no return, where ships may
ride at anchor for a little space.
And then some starless night the cable slips,
leaving only an eddy at the mooring place.
Gulls veer no longer, Sailor rest your oar.
No tangled wreckage will be washed ashore."
Hand Salute
Shipmates,
Rest Your oars.
US Submarine Veterans Inc.
40 School Street
Groton CT 06340-3940
Read inside how you can get this plate.
Visit us online:
www.subvetsgroton.org
Check your address label above! If your PTD is 2010,
you need to Renew by 31 January 2011. If you don’t
this will be your last edition of Boat Notes!
NOTE: RENEW Your Membership Today!
For 2011 Or For Multiple Years.
Jan/Feb/Mar 2011
UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS, INC. GROTON BASE MEMBERSHIP/RENEWAL APPLICATION FORM
THIS FORM CAN BE USED FOR NEW MEMBERS, RENEWALS, TO PAY ADVANCE DUES, OR FOR ADDRESS OR INFORMATION UPDATES. PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY! UPDATE THIS FORM AND ENCLOSE IT WITH YOUR DUES (AND DONATION IF DESIRED).
Name:
Present/Highest Rank/Rate (i.e. TM2, LCDR, etc.):
Address:
Qualification Rate (i.e. MM, ET, EN, etc.):
City:
State:
Zip:
Active Duty or Retired:
Email:
1st Boat Qualified in Submarines: (Name; Hull; Date)
Name of Spouse/NOK:
Boat Name:
Phone:
Year Qualified in Submarines (YYYY):
D.O.B. (MM/DD/YYYY):
Document Proof or Sponsor's Name:
Hull Number:
Prospective Associate Members: Are you a Veteran?: YES / NO
*If you served on additional Submarines, please list all Boat Names/Hull Numbers/Dates Served on separate paper.
I subscribe to the creed of the U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc. and agree to abide by all laws and regulations governing the U.S. Submarine
Veterans, Inc. so long as they do not conflict with my Military or Civil obligations. I will furnish further proof of my eligibility for membership if
required by proper authority.
Signature:___________________________________________________Date:_______________________
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES
New/Renewal
NATIONAL LIFE MEMBERSHIP COST
National Dues
$20
Age 76 and up
$100 (Plus Groton Base Dues 15 / yr)
Groton Base Dues
$15
Age 66-75
Total
$35
Age 56-65
Age 46-55
Under Age 45
MULTIPLE YEAR RENEWALS
2 YEARS NATIONAL/BASE DUES - $70
3 YEARS NATIONAL/BASE DUES - $100(saves $5)
5 YEARS NATIONAL/BASE DUES - $165 (saves $10)
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID: $________ Includes $_________ Donation for:
Groton Base Scholarship
Caring & Sharing
Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS)
GROTON BASE RENEWAL FOR LIFE MEMBERS $15 / yr
Building Fund
Memorial Preservation Fund
Newsletter
Other (Please Specify): ________________________________

2011 JAN-MAR

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