hey yall i have not been on here for awhile so hello to all of the members, most of the time i just check in and then just move on so i will check the photos...
 Sailor Awarded Silver Star for '67 Actions May 29, 2009Military.com|by Bryant Jordan A former Sailor whose quick action aboard the USS Liberty 42 years ago...
I wrote to Austral a couple of months ago and they informed me that the commissioning should take place either in late December or early January and that they...
Thanks! I did not want to miss it and was trying to keep my summer vacation plans open. Bruce ________________________________ From: "Partlow, Tony"...
Thanks Tony and Bruce. I, too, wrote to Austal in Mobile and Bath Iron Works in Maine quite a while back - but never received response. From what we were...
Well, as promised, here's the update on my claim to the VA for service connected hearing disability... I rec'd the decision today, I have a 10% disability for...
The first time I had a hearing with the hearing/claims officer out of the Regional office at Salt Lake was a sham. He referenced a "matrix" that congress made...
Ya Think?!?!?!?! It took them this long to figure this one out. What a sterling investment of our tax dollars. All they had to do was ask some old hands. Too...
Hey, gang! Let's extend a hardy WELCOME ABOARD to our newest Shipmate, Tom
Mcclusky. Welcome aboard, Tom. We have few rules here, but please, take the time to...
WELL, FIRST OFF LET SAY I,AM NOT TO UPDATE WITH E-MAIL AND THE LIKES SO PLEASE, IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO GET THINGS RIGHT.BUT I DO HOPE TO HEAR FROM OLD...
hey, it's not THEIR money they're spending, it's ours! From: ussindependencecva62-1@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ussindependencecva62-1@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
I have been out of the loop for a bit, but planning another trip to Washington. Is she still there? I hope she is just to get anouther glimpse of her. Robert...
You know that she is still available on msn's maps if you use the birdseye function. You can still just make out the number on the front of her flight...
Yeah, I understand the Financials, this tris will be the family (Wife, daughter 13, Son 8, me) all piled into a Honda Civic for 10 days of camping and...
I don't think she's going anywhere for quite a while. From: ussindependencecva62-1@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ussindependencecva62-1@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
The only thing I worry about now is what she will look like, I was there in 06; with the lack of maintenance it was not her best face. I know the price would...
well, if you're talking about a few guys getting together to slap paint on her, maybe a few thousand dollars. If the govt. is going to run the operation (esp....
Sink the SOB....give the fish something to be happy about! To: ussindependencecva62-1@yahoogroups.com From: ecarfar@... Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:20:55...
If it is any constellation check out the USS Ranger Foundation on line, I think it is the www.ussrangerfoundation.com or just google uss ranger foundation....
That's a great idea. I was always curious why they never turned the carriers into floating prisons or as power generation units for cities. My other old...
Sadly, that will be the reality, eventually. Cant save em all. Tough enough to get a community to save any ship, let alone a FID Class CV. Bay City,...
In response to the statement that "My other old ship, the Enterprise, has 8 reactors onboard and could easily supply powewr to an entire small city." I...