August 2015 - USS Henry L. Stimson (SSBN-655)

VOL. 2015 NUMBER 8
AUGUST 2015
USS HENRY L. STIMSON ASSOCIATION SSBN655 NEWSLETTER
Asso ciat ion O ffi cers & Bo a rd o f D i recto rs 201 3 —2016
PRESIDENT
Ray [Rita] Kreul
VICE PRESIDENT
Tom [Marie] Krauser
SECRETARY
Nick [Linda] Nichols
TREASURER
Ken [Diane] Meigs
OUTGOING PRESIDENT
Chuck [Joyce] Hladik
Other Positions 2013 —2016
HISTORIAN / MEMORABILIA
Loree [Carolyn] Riggs
WEBMASTER / NEWSLETTER
Nick [Linda] Nichols
CHAPLAIN
J.B. Helms
From the Editor:
I hope that everyone has been having a great
summer. Been a great one in Charleston with our
normal heat and humidity. And now it looks like we’ll
get some water from Ericka during this upcoming
week. Only time will tell.
Several things have been added, updated and
changed on our website. Some people have even set
www.ssbn655.org as their homepage so they see it
each time they log on their browser. At the request of a
couple of shipmates I’ve added a section to the
Chaplain’s Page that gives list of donation addresses
where you can send memorial donations if you so
desire. Take a look and if there’s something you want
to add just send it to me.
Later in the newsletter you will see many links that
have been sent to me to share with you. All of the links
are good and many will keep you busy for hours. I
hope you enjoy them and I want to say thanks to all
shipmates who sent them to me.
The United States Submarine Veterans Inc.
(USSVI). is a fraternal organization of United States
Submariners. Whether currently Active, Retired,
Reserve or a Honorably discharged veteran if you
earned your Dolphins then you are a Submarine
Veteran … members of the elite under seas fighting
force of the United States Navy. We are all volunteers
STOREKEEPER / SHIPS STORE
Rita [Ray] Kreul
who passed stringent testing and challenging training
and we proved our mettle when we earned the
coveted designation "QUALIFIED IN SUBMARINES".
Whether your dolphins are gold or silver, there is no
expiration date on the back of that precious pin.
Several of our Association Members are also
members of USSVI. The recent ―American
Submariner‖ listed two Stimson Association shipmates
who have recently become USSVI members: Thomas
Burger, MM2 B 67-70, Qual Date 1968, and Henry J.
Krzykowski, MM3 B/G 71-74, Qual Date 1973.
2016 Stimson Reunion News!
1. The committee has signed a contract with the
same hotel where we held the 2011 reunion. At the
2016 reunion it will be the Marriott.
2. Dates are October 13-16.
3. Room rates are $129+13.5% = $146.42 / night
4. Hotel registration will be available beginning
October 13, 2015. Individuals will be responsible for
making their own reservations.
5. Expect to see registration forms available on the
website and in this newsletter in October 2015.
The hospitality room will be open beginning at
1600 on Wednesday 12 October for early arrivals.
The reunion committee is working hard to have a
great 2016 Commissioning + 50 Years Reunion!!!
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From the Association President & Storekeeper:
Ray & Rita Kreul
The Association Ship’s Store will be closed from
mid August until 1 Jan 2016.
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From the Association Historian: Loree Riggs
In the July newsletter I put some pictures that we
are trying to put names to the faces. Some of you have
helped with that. These pictures are included again
this month with the names that were received. My
intentions are to continue running these pictures for a
couple of months to see if we can name all of our
shipmates. You’ll find them at the end of this
newsletter
If you can ID anyone in these pictures, please
follow the directions with the pictures and then send
names to Nick Nichols, Webmaster,
([email protected]) and to Loree Riggs,
Historian ([email protected])
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BINNACLE LIST
(View on the web at: http://ssbn655.org/chaplain/
chaplain.html. if you would like to be placed on our
Association Binnacle List please send an email to
[email protected])
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Carolyn Linhart, wife of Chuck, QM1(SS) G 68-74
8.2.15 Chuck has a request for his wife. Since 2010
Carolyn’s health has been steadily deteriorating. This
has caused them severe financial difficulties. Chuck
has started a GoFundMe page in hopes to pay for the
required medical procedures Carolyn has had to have.
Go to this link to better understand Carolyn’s situation
and to assist if possible: gofundme.com/5wb3wtpuw
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David Hill, ETCS(SS) B 70-74
1.1.13 placed on the liver transplant list
6.8.15 Please place me on the binnacle list. Please
pray that I can be the man God wants me to be. God
has blessed me more than I deserve already. I talked
to rhea dosimetry specialist and she said each shot
was 200 RADs! You may remember what LD 450
means. Lethal dose for 50% of the people exposed to
450 RADs. Fortunately, this is a tightly focused beam,
focused on the target site. So they are killing hopefully
the tumors on the bone, and very little else.
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Larry Hall, STS3(SS) B 65-69:
6.10.15 Still awaiting a kidney and can’t travel to the
reunions. They say that my kidney failure was caused
by high blood pressure and diabetes though I'm not
sure about that. In 2009 I had prostate cancer and had
48 radiation treatments. In 2010 my kidneys failed.
Since my diabetes is well under control and my blood
pressure hasn't been high for 20 years, it seems a bit
coincidental.
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ETERNAL PATROL
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TMCM(SS) Johnny W. ‘Lucky’ Logan, ? 78-79
Departed on Eternal Patrol 28 July 2015
----MTC(SS) Harold Wayne Mosman, B Comm
Departed on Eternal Patrol 28 July 2015
[reported by MT2(SS) Gene Royer]
----MMCM(SS) Kyle F. Tart, B 72-75
Departed on Eternal Patrol 5 June 2015 2015
[reported by Joanne Tart, wife]
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WELCOME ABOARD & FOUND SHIPMATES!!
(Shipmate has contacted us to be added or have info
updated on our Sailing List. Please check the online
Sailing List to access the shipmates email address.)
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Mark Nault (other info unknown)
MSC(SS) Barry Steff, G 72-75/B 77-79/G 87-89
FTB2(SS) Mark Merritt, Ovhl#2
MT2(SS) Kenneth Krieger, B 78-81
MM2(SS) Jim Blackstone, G 73-76
NOTES FROM SHIPMATES
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This picture was submitted by John Felipe De Anda
RM3(SS) G 76-79. He was being presented his
Dolphins in 1977 by CDR Gary Bell, CO at the time.
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LOOKING FOR SHIPMATE
STS3(SS) Robert ‘Bob’ P. Featheran, Jr. (G 81)
[ [email protected] ] I would like to get in
contact with STS2 Robert P. Cooley.
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EM1(SS) Paul Murray (G 65-69)
[ [email protected] ] I am looking for former
shipmates Ken Luken IC2(SS) 65-68? and Joe Carter
MM1(SS) 65-68.
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QM2(SS) Robert Frizzola (G 82-86)
[ [email protected] ] I was on from 82-86 Gold.
I’m looking for a few shipmates and maybe you can
help. MM1/SS Mike Alegretto and MM2/SS Willy
Wilson, both Gold crew.
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YNC(SS) James Maddox (B 83-86)
[ [email protected] ] is looking for YN2(SS) Mark
Jackson (B). Also what has happened to MMCM(SS)
Golightly.
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STS3(SS) Steve Searight (B 70-71)
[ [email protected] ] is looking for STS3 Eugene
Manning who served during the same period as me.
As I recall, he was from New York (Brooklyn).
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MM2(SS) Joe Civiletti (G 79-81)
[ [email protected] ] Does anyone
remember/ know what happened to an MMCS/SS
Golightly or MM3/SS Dennis LaPalme (all A-Div Gold
crew in 1979 when I came on board). All could have
made rate after I knew them.
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REAL SUB SAILORS
Submitted by Stan Mathes MM2(SS) G 65-67
Please see the attached picture. My wife found this
in a magazine and it reminded her of the tour we took
of the CSS Hunley during the 2011 reunion. The
sailors are a little goofy but if you use your imagination
they could have been on the Hunley.
The detail may not come through but the back
ground is a submarine. You can see a torpedo door in
the upper left and a water tight door in the lower left.
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GREAT LINKS TO SPEND TIME WITH
(all links from “The Draft” will be on the website)
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655 Association Website
www.ssbn655.org
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THE SILENT SERVICE: USS BARB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ywf8iwmCyMQ&index=39&list=PLZgGjj9ev8IC2
QYB3ccieYd2PkBuFfXZP
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Get the day of to a good start.... Remember When
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd_41tM6H2Y
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He Flew the Last Combat Mission in WWII
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/395572/jerry-yellin
-world-war-ii-veteran-interview#.VcLL49RRHDc
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IKE'S PLANE! The First Air Force One!
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?
v=ehwvZXVKmPU
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The Navy Nuclear Weapons Association (NNWA)
http://www.navynucweps.com/
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier trailer for a new
http://www.theunknownsmovie.com/
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41 For Freedom Part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNfu47Usgnk
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USS Rhode Island SSBN 740
(documentary Published on Apr 25, 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQneEY3Xg2I
Navy Life: A do-it-yourself kit for Shipboard living
http://bluejacket.com/humor_navy-life.htm
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ATTENTION all Submarine Sailors:
Submariners and their stories are brought to the
fore in this entertaining book that is rated 4-Star on
amazon.com.
―COVERT SAILORSSubmariner Sea Stories‖
is available in either
Kindle-format, or as a
5‖x8‖x672-page
Paperback. If you want
a signed copy, please
email me at
[email protected]
for information.
If you have an
original sea story that
you would like to see in
an the upcoming
―Volume Two‖, please
send it to me as a word
document at the above
email; and be sure to put ―SUB BOOK‖ in the Subject
Line so it does not go to the ―Auto-Dump Locker‖.
A portion of royalties are donated to United States
Submarine Veterans, Incorporated, of which I am a
Life Member at three different bases in three different
states. If you have already read this book, pass it on to
another boat sailor and your support in getting the
word out to others is appreciated.
Thank you for your service in the ―Fearless and
Peerless‖ U.S. Submarine Force. Jim Schenk, SS214, SSN-586, SSN-664.
Jersey Boy's songs by a US Navy singing group!
(if you like the Jersey Boy’s you’ll love this!!!)
https://www.youtube.com/embed/lXlHv1-YPxM?
rel=3D0&autoplay=3Dtrue
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Undersea Warfare—the Undersea Warfare
Magazine
http://www.public.navy.mil/subfor/
underseawarfaremagazine/Pages/PastIssues.aspx
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Portrait of a Warrior (Texas Country Reporter)
(one man’s mission to honor fallen heroes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=lRGWUFEeXZw
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41 for freedom part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wecxZ7fmMcc
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41 For Freedom Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=mWHKVVoK714
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Military Service --- Forever Unforgettable
I think all of us can relate to this whether we made
the military our careers or not. This is a very enjoyable
piece for me since I applaud anyone who is literate
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enough to put into words things that I believe and feel.
- - - - - Occasionally, I venture back to NAS, Meridian,
where I'm greeted by an imposing security guard who
looks carefully at my identification card, hands it back
and says, "Have a good day, Senior Chief."
Every time I go back to any Navy Base it feels good
to be called by my previous rank, but odd to be in
civilian clothes, walking among the servicemen and
servicewomen going about their duties as I once did,
many years ago.
The military is a comfort zone for anyone who has
ever worn the uniform. It's a place where you know the
rules and know they are enforced - a place where
everybody is busy, but not too busy to take care of
business.
Because there exists behind the gates of every
military facility an institutional understanding of
respect, order, uniformity, accountability and
dedication that becomes part of your marrow and
never, ever leaves you.
Personally, I miss the fact that you always knew
where you stood in the military, and who you were
dealing with. That's because you could read
somebody's uniform from 20 feet away and know the
score.
Service personnel wear their careers on their
sleeves, so to speak. When you approach each other,
you can read their name tag, examine their rank and, if
they are in dress uniform, read their ribbons and know
where they've served.
I miss all those little things you take for granted
when you're in the ranks, like breaking starch on a set
of fatigues fresh from the laundry and standing in a
perfectly straight line military formation that looks like a
mirror as it stretches to the endless horizon. I miss the
sight of troops marching in the early morning mist, the
sound of boot heels thumping in unison on the tarmac,
the bark of drill instructors and the sing-song answers
from the squads as they pass by in review.
To romanticize military service is to be far removed
from its reality, because it's very serious business -especially in times of war.
But I miss the salutes I'd throw at officers and the
crisp returns as we criss-crossed with a "by your leave
sir."
I miss the smell of jet fuel hanging heavily on the
night air and the sound engines roaring down runways
and disappearing into the clouds. The same while on
carrier duty.
I even miss the hurry-up-and-wait mentality that
enlisted men gripe about constantly, a masterful
invention that bonded people more than they'll ever
know or admit.
I miss people taking off their hats when they enter a
building, speaking directly and clearly to others and
never showing disrespect for rank, race, religion or
gender.
Mostly, I miss being a small cog in a machine so
complex it constantly circumnavigates the Earth and
so simple it feeds everyone on time, three times a day,
on the ground, in the air or at sea.
Mostly, I don't know anyone who has served who
regrets it, and doesn't feel a sense of pride when they
pass through those gates and re-enter the world they
left behind with their youth.
I wish I could express my thoughts as well about
something I loved -- and hated sometimes.
Face it guys - Whether you had one tour or a
career, it shaped your life.
"A veteran is someone who, at one point in his or
her life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The
United States of America' with no restrictions."
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Richardson Confirmed as Next CNO
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elliott
Fabrizio, Chief of Naval Operations Public Affiars
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Adm. John M.
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Richardson, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Program, was confirmed by the Senate as the 31st
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Aug. 5.
Richardson will replace Adm. Jonathan W.
Greenert who has been CNO since September 2011.
Vice Adm. Frank Caldwell, who was also confirmed by
the Senate today, will succeed Richardson later this
month as the director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Program.
―I am honored and humbled to have been
nominated and confirmed to succeed Adm. Greenert
as our Navy's next chief of naval operations," said
Richardson. "Adm. Greenert and his wife Darleen have
been tireless and superb advocates for our Sailors and
their families. I am deeply grateful for their service to
our Navy and nation. I am excited to lead the
extraordinary men and women in the world's greatest
Navy."
The change of office ceremony will be held in
September at the United States Naval Academy in
Annapolis, Maryland.
Richardson, 55, hails from Petersburg, Virginia. He
graduated with a degree in physics from the U.S.
Naval Academy in 1982. Richardson also holds
master's degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution, and the National War College.
As one of the Navy's top leaders, Richardson has a
broad-based record as an operational commander.
Richardson commanded the nuclear attack submarine
USS Honolulu (SSN 718), served as a naval aide to
the president of the United States, as well as
numerous other assignments through his career.
Richardson received the prestigious Vice Adm. James
Stockdale for inspirational leadership award in 2001,
among a long list of personal and unit awards.
For biography on Richardson visit www.navy.mil/
navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=440.
passed the bill last month with 402 representatives
backing it and no votes cast against it.
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., introduced the
Veterans ID Card Act earlier this year. Buchanan’s bill
would ensure all veterans receive ID cards from the
VA instead of just those who served 20 years in the
armed forces or are seeking medical treatment for
service-related wounds.
In pushing his bill in recent months, Buchanan has
noted veterans are forced to carry DD-214 paperwork,
which contains sensitive information including Social
Security numbers, and an ID card would be more
convenient and would do a better job of keeping their
personal information secure.
―A simple, standardized ID card will make life easier
for our veterans and serve as a reminder that our
brave service men and women deserve all the respect
a grateful nation can offer," Buchanan said on
Tuesday.
Buchanan insisted his bill was budget neutral since
veterans who opted for the ID card would have a small
fee which the VA secretary would examine every five
years.
In the Senate, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, DConn., offered an amendment to Buchanan’s bill
ensuring all veterans would be eligible for the ID card,
sending the bill back to the House. Buchanan’s office
expects the bill to sail through the House once again
and be signed into law by President Barack Obama.
Congressional co-sponsors of the bill included U.S.
Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., the chairman of the House
Veterans Affairs Committee and U.S. Rep. Corrine
Brown, D-Fla., the ranking Democrat on the
committee. Other congressional representatives from
Florida who co-sponsored the bill include Republican
U.S. Reps. Ander Crenshaw, Ron DeSantis, Mario
Diaz-Balart, David Jolly, Bill Posey, Dennis Ross and
Ted Yoho, and Democratic U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch
and Alcee Hastings. The bill has also won the backing
of veterans groups including AMVETS and Veterans
for Common Sense (VCS).
Anthony Hardie, the director of VCS, praised the bill
on Tuesday.
―Veterans who have honorably served their country
deserve to have a simple, straightforward way to prove
their veteran status,‖ Hardie said. ―Veterans for
Common Sense supports sensible legislation like Rep.
Buchanan's Veterans ID Card Act.‖
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Buchanan's Bill to Replace DD-214 With Veterans
ID Card Passes Senate Without Opposition
By KEVIN DERBY
June 23, 2015 - 10:45am
On Monday, the U.S. Senate amended and passed
with unanimous consent a bill from a Florida
congressman which ensures every veteran receives
an ID card from the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs without burdening taxpayers. The House
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Remember coming up the river to Charleston? A
sight see by most of the topside personnel!
applicable – before reporting to the Ohio-class guided
missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN-727),
homeported in Bangor, Wash.
The 38 women were chosen through a competitive
process based on the sailors’ performance in their
current rating, their desired submarine rating
assignment, the needs of Michigan’s two crews, and
the overall needs of the Navy for rating community
health, according to the statement, along with
―performance evaluations, warfare qualifications,
commanding officer endorsements, sea service time,
physical readiness testing, and similarity of current
rating to desired submarine rating.‖
―There were many exceptional candidates who we
were unable to select in this rotation simply because
we did not have enough positions open on the first two
crews,‖ Capt. Rod Hutton, deputy commander for the
Enlisted Women in Submarines Task Force, said in
the statement.
―These fully qualified Sailors have been placed on
the alternate list and will automatically be considered
when we select the next group in continuing to grow
opportunities for women to serve in the submarine
force. We look forward to reviewing their records
again, as well as those of Sailors who want to add
their names to the mix this summer and fall.‖
The next round of applications will open next
month. Sailors placed on the alternate list will be able
to update their applications, and sailors who did not
apply for the first round will be able to submit an
application to serve aboard another Ohio-class sub,
USS Florida (SSGN-729), homeported in Kings Bay,
Ga.
In a blog post, Richard acknowledged the historic
nature of the selection.
―I first want to thank you for your courage, initiative
and interest to apply for the opportunity to join the
submarine community,‖ he wrote. ‖To those who were
not selected,‖ he said, ―I want to encourage you to
keep charging hard, as you are all hard-chargers for
even considering this new, ground-breaking
experience. There will be future iterations of enlisted
female submariner selections made, so stay tuned for
the announcement of the next application window
planned for July of 2015.‖
The Navy currently has about 50 female officers
serving on submarines after the male-only policy was
reversed in 2010. The transition was not without
challenges, as late last year the Navy discovered that
about a dozen male sailors on USS Wyoming (SSBN742) had recorded and viewed video of female officers
in the submarine’s shower.
The female enlisted sailors will join the Michigan
crew in 2016, with two to four more crews welcoming
female sailors each year through 2021.
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First Female Enlisted Sailors to Serve Aboard
Submarine USS Michigan Selected
Megan Eckstein, USNI, June 22
The Navy selected the first 38 enlisted female
sailors to serve aboard a submarine, the service
announced on Monday.
Four chief petty officers and 34 petty officers were
selected from a pool of applicants that spanned 31
different ratings both at sea and ashore, according to a
Navy statement.
―We couldn’t be more pleased with the amount of
interest shown by enlisted women in wanting the
opportunity to serve in the undersea warfare domain,‖
Rear Adm. Charles Richard, commander of Submarine
Group 10 and of the Enlisted Women in Submarines
Task Force, said in the Navy statement
―It’s an exciting time in the submarine force, as we
continue to move forward in shaping the future of our
force, drawing from the best pool of talent possible.‖
The women who pass their medical screening will
be sent to a tailored training pipeline – to include Basic
Enlisted Submarine School in Groton, Conn., and
technical training at ―A‖ schools and ―C‖ schools where
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Provided by McAuliffe, Jim RM2 B 67-68
Di-tert-Butyl-4-nitrophenol (DBNP)*; Still, Jederberg,
Briggs, Jung, Prus, Ritchie, Godfrey, Naval Health
Researcy Center Detachment (Toxicology) online
http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA411200
a) "In 1992, the Navy Environmental Health Center
in Norfolk, VA was informed of about the discoloration
or yellowing of the interiors in the US submarine fleet
and possible exposure of Navy personnel to this
unknown substance."
b) "The submarine surface yellowing was reported
to General Dynamics Electric Boat Division (EBD),
who determined that the phenomenon was related to
presence of the nitrophenol, 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4Nitropheno! (DBNP, CAS #728-40). DBNP is an
intensely yellow crystalline material (melting point =
157°C) resulting from the nitration of 2,6-ditertbutylphenol (DBP)."
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Subject: 2190 TEP Health Alert
I saw this on Facebook and received and email
about it, and thought I should disseminate it as some
of it applies to me. The attached file is from the The
Naval Health Research Center. Remember the yellow
overhead in the crews mess. Gene E. Kellar
Subject: Very Important Information for All Nukes
Members; This is just for your information and not
meant to be absolute. Jim Myers
FORWARDED FLASH TRAFFIC (Originally
forwarded in May 2015, sent again after discussion
at our Tarheel Base Meeting)
I just received this from Steve Stone, this
information may be helpful for us in our battle with the
VA (I am very aware of the battle we all have with the
VA.)
I don't know if your group has
a forum for disability discussion
but I did want you to know that I
am currently pushing on the VA
about the number of nuclear
submarine sailors that are dying
from illness related to the DBNP
additive to 2190TEP oil.
I currently have information
on 6 friends that have died of
colon cancer/gall bladderkidney/liver have died of colon
cancer/gall bladder-kidney/liver
ulcers/diabetes/pneumonia and other cancers related
to this additive (all died before the age of 53). This
additive was more of a problem for nuclear
submariners because they spent so much time
breathing the same air with this crap in it. It turned our
skin yellow. It could not be removed by the
precipitators onboard.
Note, I currently have liver damage discovered in
1991 (I am a non-drinker) and diabetes. I also
developed Barrettes Esophagus which is a pre-cancer
growth in the esophagus.
I have included some information on the additive
below and attached a .pdf document of a US Navy
study done.
1. *Absorption, Distribution, and Clearance of 2,6-
I was that which others did not wish to be.
I went where others feared to go, and did what
others failed to do.
I asked nothing from those who gave nothing and
reluctantly accepted the thought of eternal
loneliness should I fail.
I have seen the face of terror, felt the stinging cold
fear, and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moments
love.
But most of all I have lived times others would say
were best forgotten.
At least some day I will be able to say, I was proud
of what I was and always will be, one of the few,
that happy band of brothers............
A SUBMARINER.
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Take A Dive On The USS New Hampshire For Fleet
Week - Jamie Guirola, WTVJ NBC Miami, May 4
A $2 billion submarine pulled into Port Everglades
Monday for Fleet Week – a submarine in which NBC 6
reporter Jamie Guirola got to take a ride and spend the
night.
Jamie spent time with the lookout and the gunner,
whose basic role is to make sure no other vessels
come too close.
After the coast was clear, the bridge was secured
and the submarine was ready to take the dive to 500
feet in the Atlantic Ocean.
"It's a little bit intimidating when you think about it
but it's our job," said Pilot Travis Thomas.
The USS New Hampshire weighs 7,800 tons and is
designated as a fast attack vessel.
It can dip and dive, commanding the ocean's
current as it propels below sea level, and its weapons
arsenal is equally impressive.
The simulation of a torpedo launching required
close to 500 gallons of water.
"When you're moving stuff that can eventually crack
an air carrier in half, you have to have a little bit of
awareness with it," said Aaron Newman.
The submarine is loaded with at least two
torpedoes at any given time. It's maximum capacity is
28. It takes a handful of men to load the torpedo in the
launcher before they can hit their target.
"They said do you want to play with poop or do you
want to play with guns? And I said play with guns,"
Newman said.
In addition to torpedoes, the USS New Hampshire
is loaded with real fire power mobile mines and
Tomahawk cruise missiles. And the vessel is charged
by its very own nuclear power plant.
The drinking water is pulled from the sea and
filtered into fresh water. The oxygen supply is pure but
the crew that operates this ship is fundamental.
"I get to work with the most amazing citizens of the
United States. The crew is unbelievable what they are
able to achieve. From the time we receive them on
board until the time they transfer off," said Commander
Jason Weed.
In the middle of Jamie's trip the submarine was
forced to surface. There was a medical emergency on
board and one of the crew needed immediate
attention.
"We needed to make a quick decision on turning
the ship around and we did that and the crew
responded very well," Commander Weed said.
The 377-foot sub looks huge from the outside, but
inside its tight quarters and the reaction of the
submariners to the medical emergency demonstrated
just how tight the crew is also.
"The best thing you can see is how much they grow
as individuals and how much they congeal into a
team," Commander Weed said.
Most of the crew members – more than 100 in all –
are in their 20s, some just out of high school. They
operate, and are responsible for, not only this $2 billion
piece of the Navy, but also each other.
"It's important because we're one percent of the
Navy so who's going to get your back in that sense?
Who else can know your position besides the guy on
your left and right?" asked Michael Calo.
Sometimes the guy on your left and right are very
close, especially in the shared sleeping quarters.
The sailors come from all over, from the Pacific to
the Atlantic.
"We're different ranks from different places, but we
sit down in theses chairs and we have to have each
others' back at all times. It's like a band of brothers
down here," said Pilot Travis Thomas.
It's a band and a bond with a depth that lasts a
lifetime.
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number and the list of names (by person’s number) to
Nick ([email protected]) and to Loree
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number and the list of names (by person’s number) to
Nick ([email protected]) and to Loree
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2 Bill Logothety
3 TJ Keller
3 TJ Keller
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6 Gary Webb
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9 Bill Mermer
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Adkins, William
Banfield, Ron
Barker, Paul
Barker, Thomas
Barrett, James
Beck, Roger
Blouse, Dan
Blue, Matthew
Bluestone, Edward
Bollman, Stephen
Borenko, Stephen
Bowser, James Jr.
Bricker, Michael
Brill, Doug
Bullard, Patrick
Bullington, Scott
Burmeister, Wayne
Busteed, Bob
Canup, Richard
Cardin, Joseph
Carey, Bill
Carlson, Hugh
Carr, Don
Champagne, Brian
Claussen, Stephen
Cool, Arnold
Cooper, Denny
Cooper, John F.
Cope, Allan
Couser, David
Crawford, Christopher
Cruden, David
Cullum, Ray
Czarnecki, Anthony
Davidson, Dickie
Debisschop, Timothy
Degon, Vince
Delano, Ken
Dewitt, David
Dreiss, Ray
Duell, Paul
Dyal, Don W. 'Gomer'
Edmiston, Ken
Ehlers, Joseph
Ellard, Bryon
Findlater, Doug
Flannery, Aaron
Fleming, Benjamin
Fleming, Denvery
Fonda, Carl
Futral, Dave
Gallagher, Gilbert 'Skip'
Geisenburg, Nick
Glover, Ron
Graves, Richard
Green, Earsel
Gutierrez, James
Habermas, Thomas
Harris, WIlbur
Hatchell, John
Hayes, Robert
Herbert, Randy 'Bear'
Herzog, Willie
Hinds, George
Hogan, Tom
Holler, Eugene
Hollingsworth, Paul
Holtman, Bruce
Hupe, Bill
Johnson, Anthony
Johnston, Paul K.
Kearney, Russ
Kee, Kerby
Keller, Terry J.
Keiningham, Thomas
Kinney, Wayne
Kirkpatrick, Steven
Klaiber, William
Kohankie Robert
Laughlin, Brian
Lawrence, Marshall
Liles, Michael
Lizana, Rick
Lothrop,
Lubbs, Larry
Mason, John
Matherly, David
Mauk, Elam
Mauldin, Thomas
McCarney, Clifford
McConnell, Mark
McCord, Oliver
McMillan, Donald
Miller, Donald
Miller, Tony
Milton, Jay
Musselman, Robert
Neubecker, Andrew
Neuman, Mark
Nolen, John
Ochsner, Patrick
Parham, Bryan
Pastiva, Stephen Jr.
Peterson, David
Petrak, David
Phipps, Mitchell
Porterfield, Glenn
Pruitt, Michael
Putnam, Bobby Jo
Putt, William
Ralston, David
Rasmussen, Aaron
Rasmussen, Bill
Rathsam, Richard
Raven, Donald
Reppert, Kevin
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Rhodes, Ronald
Robinson, Warren
Rowan, William
Rubright, David
Ruiz, Luiz
Sanderson, Jim
Scoville, Scott
Seelinger, James
Shantz, Denton
Shepherd, Charles
Sherlock, Martin
Shields, Vaden
Sikora, Gregory
Siler, Dennis
Silvestri, Henry
Smith, Charles
Stewart James
Stine, Gene
Stockton, N. Bradley
Stortroen, Keith
Taylor, Jim
Thomas, Larry
Tomasi, Max
Tomren, Gerald
Trotter, Daniel
Twiselton, Brown Michael
Walenga, Craig
Watson, Herb
Weisser, Monty
Wenzel, Paul
Wesley, Mike
White, Don
Williams, Brian
Wimmer, Peter Thomas
Wolk, Dennis
Wright, David
Young, Ron
Youngman, David