2011 JUL-SEP

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2011 JUL-SEP

BOAT NOTES
GROTON BASE “FIRST AND FINEST”
QUARTERLY NEWS LETTER
ISSUE 2011-3
USSVI Groton Base, 40 School Street, Groton, CT 06340-3940
Jul/Aug/Sep 2011
Groton Base Officers, Committee Chairs, & Points of Contact
Base Commander
John Carcioppolo
Vice Commander
Jeff Rowe
Secretary
Paul Orstad
Treasurer
Mark Wiggins
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
House Committee
Stan Mathis
Board of Trustees
Bob Bentley
Membership
Mike Munhall
Chaplain
Tom Russell
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Color Guard/Ships Store
Club Manager
Holland Club
Memorial
Karen Torkelson
Phil Marshall
Dick McGirr
Charlie Starratt
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
CT License Plates
Veterans Affairs
Scholarship Fund
SUBSCOL Graduations
Harrison Solt
Brian Turley
Joe Bialek
Jack Gallimore
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
SFLM Docent
Gary Schmid
Public Affairs
Ray Hamilton
Westport Satellite Group
Paul Grammar
Ladies Auxiliary
Dee Carcioppolo
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Groton Base Archivist
Jim Moulding
Boat Notes Editor
Mike Munhall
Webmaster
Robert Perritt
Sea Scouts Liaison
Dave Cornell
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
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
Item
Page
Upcoming Events
2
US Submarine Force
Losses
3
Eternal Patrol
3
Chaplain’s Offerings
4
Commander’s Corner
5
USSVI Groton Base
News
6
Board of Trustees
6
Color Guard
7
Silent Services Plates
Item
National Submarine
Memorial East
Page
8
Item
Page
Membership
13
Newsletter Editor
14
Submarine School
Graduation Program
8
Shipmate In The Spotlight
15
9
Well Connected
Bubblehead
15
Holland Club Report
Westport Satellite
Group
10
USSVI National News
16
Submarine Excellence At
Groton Base
16
Submarine Home
Comings
10
Submarine Force
Library & Museum Docents
16
House Committee
11
Club House Clean Up
17
Base Election Results
12
Ship’s Store
12
Submarine Qualification
Recognition Program
17
7
Item
Page
USSVI 47th Anniversary Celebration
18
War Veterans Status
18
Holiday Caring & Sharing
19
USSVI Groton Base
Parades & Picnics
19
Membership Renewal
and Donation Form
20
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY! FOR 2012 OR FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.
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SUBVETS Groton Base Boat Notes
Issue 2011-03
UPCOMING EVENTS
Recommend you cut this out and keep it handy so you have a ready reference of all events and start times.
JULY 2011 -- Begin Membership Renewals; See website for updates at www.subvetsgroton.org
Steak & Egg Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
July 4th Parade and Reception at Clubhouse
On or about 11:15am
Family Picnic Plng
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Groton Fireworks; Club closes at 5:00PM
9:00pm
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Monthly Business Meeting; Installation of new Base Officers; all committee
6:30pm
chairs to attend
Tue, 12 Jul
SVWWII Social/lunch
11:30am – 1:00pm
Sun, 17 Jul
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Mon, 18 Jul
GB Westport Satellite Group Meeting
7:00pm
Tue, 19 Jul
Holland Club luncheon
11:30am -1:00pm
Wed, 20 Jul
VJ Parade Plng
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Thu, 21 Jul
Board of Trustees meeting
6:00pm
Sat, 23 Jul
Lady Liberty Cruise from Port Washington, NY
7:00pm
Sun, 24 Jul
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Mon, 25 Jul
Joint E-Board and Committee Chairs Meeting
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Wed, 27 Jul
Family Picnic Plng
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Sun, 31 Jul
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
AUGUST 2011 -- Continue Membership Renewals; See website for updates at www.subvetsgroton.org
Mon, 1 Aug
Monthly Business Meeting
6:30pm
Wed, 3 Aug
Family Picnic Plng
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Sun, 7 Aug
Steak and Eggs Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
GB Westport Satellite Group Annual Family Picnic & Meeting, Short Beach,
12:00pm – 6:00pm
Stratford, CT
Tue, 9 Aug
SVWWII Mtg/lunch
10:30am – 1:00pm
Wed, 10 Aug
VJ Parade Plng
5:30pm – 6:20pm
Thanksgiving Plng
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Fri, 12 Aug
Family Picnic Plng – pack-up/final preps
6:00pm
Sat, 13 Aug
Annual Family Picnic ADM Fife Naval Recreation Park
12:00pm – 5:00pm
Sun, 14 Aug
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
VJ Day Parade in Moosup; stepoff at 1300
9:00am departure
Tue, 16 Aug
11:30am – 1:00pm
Thu, 18 Aug
Board of Trustees meeting
6:00pm
Sun, 21 Aug
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Mon, 22 Aug
Sea Scout Workshop at Clubhouse
6:30pm – 8:45pm
Wed, 24 Aug
6:00pm Thanksgiving Plng
6:00pm – 6:50pm
Anniversary Plng Mtg
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Sun, 28 Aug
Brunch supported by area CPO Selectees
10:00am – 12:00pm
Mon, 29 Aug
E-Board Meeting
6:30pm
SEPTEMBER 2011 -- Continue Membership Renewals; See website for updates at www.subvetsgroton.org;
Sun, 4 Sep
Steak & Egg Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
5 - 11Sep
2011 National Convention 2011
Thu, 8 Sep
Newsletter inputs due
Sun, 11 Sep
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Mon, 12 Sep
Monthly Business Meeting
6:30pm
Tue, 13 Sep
SVWWII Social/lunch
11:30am
Thu, 15 Sep
Board of Trustees
6:00pm
Fri, 16 Sep
CPO Initiation
10:00am Subase
Sat, 17 Sep
SVGB Dinner Steak N’ Lobster
5:30pm – 9:00pm
Sun, 18 Sep
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Mon, 19 Sep
GB Westport Satellite Group Meeting
7:00pm
Tue, 20 Sep
11:30am – 1:00pm
Wed, 21 Sep
Thanksgiving Plng
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Anniversary Plng Mtg
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Sun, 25 Sep
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Mon, 26 Sep
E-Board Meeting
6:30pm
Fri, 30 Sep
Khaki Ball
6:00pm Sun, 2 Jul
Mon, 4 Jul
Wed, 6 Jul
Sat, 9 Jul
Su, 10 Jul
Mon, 11 Jul
WHO DO YOU KNOW THAT IS QUALIFIED BUT NOT A MEMBER? SIGN UP A NEW MEMBER TODAY!
Issue 2011-03
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U.S. Submarine Force Losses Jul/Aug/Sep
July
Ex-USS G-2 (SS-2) was lost on 30
July 1919 when it sank as a test vehicle for explosive tests. Sank with 3
men aboard 30 July 1919, in Two
Tree Channel 1/4 mil off Pleasure
Beach, CT; counted here due to loss
of life. USS Runner (SS-275) was lost
on 1 July 1943 with the loss of 78 officers and men when it was sunk
somewhere between Midway and
Hokkaido.
USS S-28 (SS-133) was lost on 4
July 1944 with the loss of 50 officers
and men when it foundered off Hawaii, while operating with USCGC
Reliance. USS Robalo (SS-273) was
lost on 26 July 1944 with the loss of
84 officers and men when it was sunk
2 miles off west coast of Palawan.
August
USS Grunion (SS-216) was lost on 1
August 1942 with the loss of 70 officers and men when it sank near en-
trance to Kiska (Alaska) Harbor.
USS FLYER (SS250) was lost 13 August 1944 with the loss of 78 officers
and men when it was sunk in Balabac
Strait near Mantangule.
USS Harder (SS-257) was lost on 24
August 1944 with the loss of 80 officers
and men when it was sunk off Caiman
Point near Bataan. Island. (Eight of the
crew were taken prisoner, all survived
the war.)
USS Bullhead (SS-332) was lost on 6
August 1945 with the loss of 84 officers
and men when it was sunk in West end
of Lombok Strait.
USS Cochino (SS-345) was lost on 26
August 1949 when it was sunk in Norwegian Sea after fire; one man from
Cochino and 6 men from USS Tusk
were lost in the rescue operation.
September
USS S-51 (SS-162) was lost on 25
September 1925 with the loss of 32
officers and men when it sunk after
collision with SS City of Rome off
Block Island.
USS Pompano (SS-181) was lost on
1 September 1943 with the loss of 76
officers and men when it was sunk
off the northeast coast of Honshu.
USS Grayling (SS-209) was lost on
9 September 1943 with the loss of 76
officers and men when it was sunk in
or near Tablas Strait, PI.
USS Cisco (SS-290) was lost on 28
September 1943 with the loss of 76
officers and men when it was sunk in
Sulu Sea west of Mindinao, 9 47N
121 .
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.
Roland N. Sollenberger, age 81, passed
away 31 March 2011 at Fairview Nursing
Home in Groton, CT. Roland qualified in
submarines onboard USS Piper SS409 in
1950. He also served aboard USS Grouper SS214, and USS Nautilus SSN 571.
He retired from the Navy in in 1997 as
Commander. Roland joined USSVI Groton
Base in 2002 and was a Life and Holland
Club member.
Donald E. Snyder, age 81, passed away
13 April 2011 at Lawrence & Memorial hospital in New London, CT. Don qualified in
submarines onboard USS Dogfish SS350
in 1962. He also served aboard USS Tigrone SS419. Don retired from the Navy
as HMCS(SS) in 1975 after serving for 27
years. He joined USSVI Groton Base in
2005 and was a Life member.
Robert W. Tompkins, age 73, passed
away 22 April 2011 at his home in East
Lyme, CT. Bob qualified in submarines
onboard USS Becuna SS319 in 1956. He
also served aboard USS Sam Houston
and USS George Bancroft. He retired
from the Navy as CWO-3 in 1976. Bob
joined USSVI Groton Base in 2000 and
was a Life and Holland Club member.
Vernon J. Tolsma, age 45, passed away
24 April 2011 in Hastings, MI, his family
home. Vernon qualified in submarines
onboard USS Dace SSN607 in 1987. He
also served aboard USS Tautog SSN639,
USS Bluefish SSN675, USS Birmingham
SSN695, USS Albuquerque SSN706,
USS Providence SSN719, an USS Toledo
SSN769. He retired from the Navy after
20 years of service. Vernon joined USSVI
Groton Base in 2006 as a regular member.
Frederick L. Milbrandt, age 67, passed
away 9 May 2011 at his home in Manchester, CT. Fred qualified in submarines
onboard USS Sablefish SS303 in 1962.
He retired from the Navy as Commander.
Fred joined USSVI Groton Base in 1997
and was a Life member.
William C. Andersen, age 67, passed
away 21 May 2011 at Yale-New Haven
Hospital in New Haven, CT. Bill qualified
in submarines onboard USS Abraham
Lincoln SSBN602 in 1964.
He also
served aboard USS Blenny SS324. Bill
joined USSVI Groton Base in 1999, was a
Life member, and was the creator and
Commander of the Westport Satellite
Group of Groton Base.
Robert W. Burr, age 97, passed away 21
May 2011 at his home in Quaker Hill, CT.
At the time of his death, he was the oldest
submariner in the United States. Robert
qualified in submarines onboard USS S24 SS129 in 1938. He also served aboard
USS Skipjack SS184, USS S-16 SS121,
USS S-48 SS159, USS Rasher SS269,
USS Redfin SS272, USS Quillback
SS424, USS Argonaut SS475, and USS
Fulton AS11. He retired from the Navy in
1956 as MSC(SS). Robert joined USSVI
Groton Base in 2008 and was a Life and
Holland Club member.
Eugene A. "Wabbit" Weigant, age 85,
passed away 24 May 2011 at Lawrence &
Memorial hospital in New London, CT.
Eugene qualified in submarines onboard
USS Bluefish SS222 in 1944. He also
served aboard USS Boarfish SS327, USS
Sea Poacher SS406, and USS Cobbler
SS344. He retired from the Navy as TMC
(SS) in 1970.
Eugene joined USSVI
Groton Base in 1992. He was also a
member of Submarine Veterans of WWII
and the Fleet Reserve.
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Pedro M. "Pete" Catubig, age 91,
passed away 31 May 2011 at Mystic
Healthcare & Rehab in Mystic, CT.
Pedro qualified in submarines onboard
USS Argonaut SS475. He also served
aboard USS Patrick Henry SSBN599,
USS Sturgeon SSN637 and USS Nautilus SSN571. He retired from the
Navy as MS1(SS).
Pedro joined
USSVI Groton Base in 2005 and was a
Life and Holland Club member.
Christopher Corona , 23, died on
Saturday, May 28, 2011, in Pomfret,
CT, from injuries sustained in a mortorcycle accident. Christopher qualified in
submarines onboard the USSS PITTSBURGH (SS 720) in 2010. He Joined
us at USSVI Groton Base in January
2011. It is always sad when we loose
a Shipmate however it is even harder
to accept when we loose one so young
and with so many great things to do
ahead of him.
Robert L. "Van" "Hoobie" Van
Compernolle, 60, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital. Van was a veteran of the
Vietnam War, having served in the Navy
from 1974 until his retirement in 1994.
He Qualified submarines on board the
USS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (SSBN 640)
in 1974. Van joined us at USSVI Groton
Base in 1998, he was a Life member.
Francis (Frank) Duba, died Monday,
(June 6, 2011). Frank served in World
War II in the U.S. Navy Submarine Force
[Billfish, Conger, Threadfin] and retired in
1968 with twenty-five years of service.
He qualified in submarines on the USS
Billfish (SS-286) in 1945 and was a
LCDR when he left the Navy. He was a
Life and Holland Club member .
Issue 2011-03
”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.”
Shipmates Sollenberger, Snyder,
Tompkins, Tolsma, Milbrandt, Andersen, Burr, Weeigant, Corona, Van
Compernolle, and Duba, Rest your
Oar.
Chaplain’s Offerings: Tom Russell, Base Chaplain
Here we are in June
again and it's about
time. The winter was
cold and snowy and the
spring has been cool
and rainy – great for the
foliage, but wearing on
the residents. We have
had a few warm and sunny days in
June and hopefully there will be a
good deal more.
If you have read the Eternal Patrol Report, you will have seen that we
had 14 losses since the last report and
were able to respond with Honors Services for 10 of that number. As with
many situations, it never rains, but it
pours. The week of 5/22-5/28, the
Honors Detail had five events – four
for Honors Services and one Shipmates Remembrance Ceremony in
support of the VITAS Veterans Remembrance Ceremony at Nautilus.
The average attendance for those 5
events was 16 members. Ten men
attending was the lowest, a 100 mile
round trip to Greenwich CT for Honors
for Bill Anderson, Base Commander of
our Westport Satellite Group. Twenty
men attending was the highest, a
Combined Honors Service for WWII/
USSVI Sub Vet Eugene Weigant here
in Groton. Four of our Honors Detail
Members attended all five of these
events – Bud Atkins, Obie Hill, Dale
Mackay, and Ed Russell. Congratulations to these four, and well done for
the ones that made up the other twelve
attendees of the average.
During this April/May period there
were two Eternal Light Notices, one for
Shipmate John Deane's wife, Vivian
and one for Carl Dahlman's wife, Linda.
Services for Vivian were held in Niantic
and many of her Wives of Submarine
Veterans of World War II were in attendance. The memorial service for Linda
Dahlman was held in Byles-Groton on
11 May and the Honors Detail contributed to the service with our Eternal
Light ceremony.
In looking at the Honors Detail and
what they do, one needs to understand
the motivation that drives these SubVet
volunteers. The motivation that grows
within a member of this group comes
from a variety of sources, primarily with
the common thought of a shipmates
passing away and the loss of that shipmate to our own eventual passings. A
plethora of other emotional twinges fill
the in-between spaces. It appears to
begin with an initial Honors Service as
the impact and an emotional response
as the committal. Each event that is
attended only adds to this commitment
and reinforces the dedication. We now
have 36 members who make up this
respected group and it continues to
grow. It is a privilege for me to serve
with these men and I regularly give
thanks.
Carrying on with my chaplain goal
of "As a chaplain, I serve my shipmates
by cultivating their awareness of God
within them" . . . . Last quarter, the
message to you was largely that you
are spirit and not body. The real you
is unseen by humanity. You are in
there all by yourself. Others may
sense what is going on in your mind,
but none of them can be absolutely
sure. Even if you speak, write, or draw
a picture, your friends and family can
only translate the communications as
their own understanding of what was
transmitted.
Here is where God
comes in. You see, whether you believe it or not, God exists within you.
Always has been and always will be.
If God is within everything in existence
as it is, then it has to be within you. All
God is waiting for is for you to respond
to the communication. Your first and
most important communication is,
"Thank you."
As Meister Eckhart
(1400's) said, "If the only prayer you
ever said in your life was "thank you",
it would be sufficient." The words
"thank you" are the beginning with
more to come.
Bless you all – begin each day with a
smile in your mirror.
Tom Russell, Chaplain SVGB
[email protected]
860-536-7733 Home
860-885-6144 Cell
Please don't hesitate to call or email – if we don't know,
we can't serve.
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Commander’s Corner
Hello Shipmates at
Groton Base. Welcome
to summer in New England. We had a busy
spring. We look forward
to the Hot Hazy Humid
summer season which
is where we actually
slow down a bit before picking the pace
back up again in the fall.
Welcome aboard to the many new
members who have joined Groton Base
the last few months and to those who
rejoined us. Thank you for joining the
First and Finest and thanks to our
members who recruited you into our
organization. We hope that those of you
who are new members are just as
proud of being a member of Groton
Base as all of the rest of us.
While it is July and our focus is still on
bringing in new members for this year
we need to start putting our attention on
Membership Renewals. I know I know.
We just got done with Membership Renewals and I ALREADY KNOW WHAT
YOU ARE THINKING. You’re thinking
didn’t I just get done begging all of you
to renew. The answer is yes. With over
2200 members, if we don’t start membership renewals now the result will be
a lot of members on the first of Jan
2012 who have not renewed. We start
early because each and every one of
your memberships is important to us.
For the maximum return on Membership Renewals, we start our process 3
months before the rest of the organization. Right now we are in good shape
with 1274 members already renewed
for 2012 or beyond leaving only 916 or
so members who have to renew for
2012. So let’s get it done. The quicker
everyone renews the less painful it is
for everyone. Wouldn’t it be great for all
of us if I didn’t have to send out any
renewal reminders and emails after the
1st of October?
April through June was a busy time
at Groton Base. Submarine Birthday
Ball, Submarine Birthday/THRESHER
Memorial Service, Homecoming Celebrations, Mongolian BBQ, Anniversary
Celebration, Memorial Day/SCORPION
Memorial Service, HOLLAND CLUB
Ceremony, HOLLAND CLUB Lunches,
brunches, Steak Dinner, and Base
Elections. Depending on when you get
this newsletter you might include the
July 4th Parade. Sadly we also have
had a lot of Shipmates depart on Eter-
nal Patrol. All of these events are successful because of the support and participation of the membership and the hard
work of many volunteers that make up
various committees like Anniversary Committee, Color Guard, Docents, Homecoming Committee, Honors Detail, HOLLAND
CLUB, House Committee, Ladies Auxiliary, Membership Committee, Memorial
Committee, Nominations Committee,
Webmaster, and all of the Base Officers.
But we can’t do it alone. We get a lot of
tremendous support from our Active Duty
counterparts on Base.
Commands and organizations like the
CPOA, HISTORIC SHIP NAUTILUS,
NSSC, NSSF, PCU MISSISSIPPI, SUBASE, SUBSCHOOL, USS PITTSBURGH,
USS PROVIDENCE, USS NEW HAMPSHIRE and many more. The volunteers
and the Active Duty commands jump in
and do whatever it takes to get the job
done. Then we have lots of members locally and across the country who help out
with their donations of food, and money.
All of these players and support is
what makes SUBVETS Groton Base so
special. It’s what makes us the First and
Finest. No other SUBVETS Base in the
organization has the number of programs,
the volunteer support, the donations, and
especially the partnership with so many
Active Duty Navy Commands that SUBVETS Groton Base enjoys.
As I close out my current term as Base
Commander and get ready to start another term, I wanted to take the time to not
only highlight many of our successes, and
recognize many of the players, but also to
take the time to thank all of you who support and participate in our programs. All of
you are the reasons for our great successes. BZ, WELL DONE, AND MY SINCERE THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR
HELPING US BE SUCCESSFUL! Whatever it is that you do for SUBVETS Groton
helps. For an organization as large as
ours and as complex and active as ours
we need everyone pulling the load. Without you, we are nothing but a name of an
organization started almost 50 years ago.
As we move into the summer things
slow down a bit, but we still have some
important things going on. We have the
July 4th Parade, the Summer Picnic, the
VJ Day parade, as well as initial preparations and fundraising for our next Thanksgiving Feast. In September we have our
famous Steak N’ Lobster dinner.
As we get ready to bring on a new
leadership team for both the EBOARD
and Board of Trustees I have a couple of
people to recognize. On the EBOARD
Vice Commander Jeff Rowe will be
leaving soon for AL. Jeff jumped in
when big Al had his accident. He has
been a tremendous asset and help.
Next is Mark Wiggins. Mark is another
who jumped in to fill a vacant position.
He did a terrific job and dedicated a lot
of time and effort in fixing a lot of problems we had with our treasury and
getting us back on our feet. And Stan
Mathis has been our House Committee Chairman for a good number of
years. He has done a terrific job in this
capacity in putting on a lot of our
events. Even though he is moving up
to Vice Commander he will be missed
in his role with the House Committee.
Another change we will be seeing is
with Mike Munhall. After two years
time Mike is stepping down as the
Membership Chairman and Newsletter
Editor. He has done a terrific job in
both of these positions. He was directly responsible for us winning the
Newsletter of the Year competition last
year, and has always been right on
top of the membership program taking
the load off of the Vice Commanders.
His services will be missed. Again I
would like to thank all of these shipmates for the jobs that they did. It’s
been a great team.
In closing I continue to be proud to
be the Base Commander for SUBVETS Groton Base and look forward
to serving you for another two years in
this capacity. I’ll say it again aside
from being a COB on a Submarine I
can think of no better job in the Submarine Community. A job where all of
the members are all pulling together in the same direction to
make SUBVETS Groton Base the
premier organization for Submariners, and their families.
If there is something else that that
either your EBOARD or I can do better
for Groton Base, please let us know.
Thanks for all that you do for SUBVETS Groton Base. Keep up the great
work. DO YOUR PART. Bring those
ideas forward and GET INVOLVED!
STRAIGHT BOARD!
John “Gumba” Carcioppolo
Base Commander
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Issue 2011-03
USSVI Groton Base News
First of all congratulations to Captain Ken
Swan who just completed a successful
command tour as CO
of the Submarine
Learning Center and a warm welcome back to Captain Emil Casciano
who is his relief and no stranger to
the Groton area.
Next we would like to welcome
CMDCM(SS) Tommy Vatter who
recently relieved CMDM(SS) Ray
Powell as the SUBASE New London
Command Master Chief.
Next we’d like to offer congratulations to all of those selected for Senior Chief and Master Chief in the last
few months. Also congratulations to
all those recently advanced to Third
Class, Second Class, and First Class
Petty Officers off of the March Exam.
While we are offering congratulations, congratulations to the 71 newly
inducted HOLLAND CLUB Members,
and congratulations to Bob Christina
who was recently recognized by the
Submarine Force Library and Museum for the second year in a row for
the most docent watches stood.
Base Elections are over and we have
several new members of the E-Board
and several new members of the
Board of Trustees involved in the
leadership of the organization and
the bar.
House Committee continues to be
busy putting great meals on the
plates of our guests. Their job is to
provide brunches, special dinners,
and events for the members while
helping to raise some funds for the
Base. We’ve had lots of help from a
good number of volunteers who
have helped out with receptions
following two Memorial Services,
the HOLLAND CLUB Reception and
the July 4th Parade Reception.
We’ve also had many volunteers
help out by preparing food and desserts for these events. Many thanks
one and all.
Of these volunteers we recently lost
Tina and Dave Hall who went to AL
after his retirement. Both Tina and
Dave could always be counted on to
volunteer whenever they were
called to help serve food, and clean
up at these receptions. We wish
them well in retirement, but they
have left some big shoes to fill.
Speaking of House Committee and
big shoes to fill we are looking for a
replacement for Stan Mathis as
House Committee Chairman since
he was elected to Vice Commander,
he can’t do both jobs. If you are interested, please contact the Base
Commander.
Our Honors Detail has been very
busy this spring with many Honors
Ceremonies for departed Shipmates.
Just as busy has been the Memorial
Committee who has prepared the
Memorial and hosted four Memorial
Services this spring. They could always use some help. Young Help.
Those guys do a great job in maintaining the Memorial and aren’t getting any younger.
If you have time on your hands why
not think about being a Docent at the
Submarine Force Library and Museum. It’s a great opportunity to
share your experiences aboard Submarines. It’s not that demanding.
You can volunteer as often, or as
little as you like. But we are looking
to recruit some new volunteers. If
you are interested contact the Docent Coordinator Gary Schmidt.
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.
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.
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Color Guard: Charlie Starratt
The Groton Base Color
Guard participates in all
Groton Base Ceremonies
and parades presenting
the colors. We additionally
get requests for other outside events.
At the Memorial Day Service the
Flag Detail and others was honored
to serve as part of the Flag Passing
Detail passing the flag between each
member while the words to Old
Glory. This service is traditionally
done by Active Duty. But the Flag
Detail was honored to do this and will
continue to do this into the future.
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, Gar-
rison Hat and Tie.
We recently had PW Louthain volunteer to be part of the Color Guard.
Welcome aboard PW.
Our scheduled upcoming events
for the second half of the year include participating in the Town of
Groton July 4th Parade, the VJ Day
parade, and the Veterans Day Memorial Service.
The July 4th parade starts at 10 am
on Mon July 4th, and the VJ Day parade is in Moosup CT on Sun 14
Aug. We encourage the membership
to either march in these parades, or
ride in the parades with us. For additional details please contact me.
If you are interested in being part
of the Color Guard please contact
me.
“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
[email protected], 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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National Submarine Memorial East: Dick McGirr
The Memorial Committee is responsible
for the Care and
Maintenance of the
U.S. SUBVETS
WWII National Memorial East. All of the
funds to do this work
come from either
donations, or from
the Annual Appeal and Raffle.
The Memorial Committee conducted
the annual appeal to raise funds for the
maintenance of the Memorial.
At the time of this article, there raffle
had not been drawn. Intentions are to
draw the winners of the raffle at the July
11th Business Meeting. So there should
still be time to send in your tickets be-
fore the drawing. The winners will be notified and their names will also be published
in the Boat Notes.
The raffle is the means whereby the memorial committee uses the money from the
raffle to maintain the memorial.
In addition, to normal maintenance of the
Memorial, this year we will be beginning
much needed structural steel work to replace components of the fairwater that are
seriously rusted and need replacing. This
effort will be expensive but needs to be
done.
The Memorial Committee would like to
thank in advance all those who have supported the Annual Appeal, and made other
donations to support the Memorial Committee. Your support is truly in keeping with
our creed “To perpetuate the memory of
our Shipmates who gave their lives in sup-
port of our country…”
Any questions or comments regarding the annual appeal can be addressed to the Memorial Committee
Chairman - Dick McGirr at the following
email address or home phone
[email protected] (860) 445-2161.
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.
I would also like to welcome and thank
Greg Kane for joining the team of speakers. 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 [email protected] 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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The HOLLAND Club Report: Phil Marshall
Our 2011 HOLLAND
CLUB Ceremony
was held on Saturday 04 June where
we inducted 72
members into the
HOLLAND CLUB.
We had 47 new
HOLLAND CLUB members present
for the ceremony at Dealey Center
Theatre and over 400 Guests.
There has never been a group of
USSVI members that large put into
the HOLLAND CLUB at one time.
Each new HOLLAND CLUB member was presented letters from
Commander, Submarine Forces;
Commander, Submarine Force Pacific, Commander, Submarine
Group Two and those who left the
Navy as CPOs received letters from
MCPON Rick West. The letters congratulated each man for reaching
the significant milestone of being
Qualified in Submarines for 50 or
more years, and thanked them for
their service to the Submarine
Force, the Navy, and the country.
Many thanks to VADM Richardson,
RADM Caldwell, RDML McLaughlin,
MCPON West and their staffs for
the support of these letters.
Many thanks to RDML McLaughlin and CMDCM(SS) Wes Koshoffer
for their time on the stage in congratulating each of the new HOL-
LAND CLUB Member.
Next year’s Ceremony for those
who Qualified in 1962 will be held on
Saturday 02 June. If you are going
into the HOLLAND CLUB set the date
aside now so nothing else conflicts
with it. Right now with we have 46
members who are eligible for the
HOLLAND CLUB. We will be contacting those eligible in the next few
weeks.
Our HOLLAND CLUB Lunches
continue to do well. They are a great
affordable meal, and gives our HOLLAND CLUB Members and wives the
opportunity to get together to share
each other’s company. They are always held on the third Tuesday of
every month at 1130. We try to get a
guest speaker present to enhance the
luncheon. Recent guests from March June have included Captain William
Merz, CMDCM(SS) Joe Wilt CMDCM
(SS) Scott Brody, CMDCM(SS) Gaylord Humphries, Mayor Dennis Popp,
and CMDCM(SS) Ray Powell. Many
thanks to each of them for their time
in joining us. Upcoming luncheons will
be 19 July, 16 Aug, and 20 Sep. The
HOLLAND CLUB lunches are open to
all HOLLAND CLUB Members and
their guests. If you are planning to
attend, please contact Bud Atkins by
the Sunday before the luncheon at
[email protected] or (860)
440 – 3120 so that we can get a
rough head count of attendees for
the Bar Manager and Kitchen Staff
planning.
Over the next year we will be conducting some fundraising from the
present HOLLAND CLUB Members
to cover the cost of the HOLLAND
CLUB Ceremony for 2012. The cost
is about $1800 for each HOLLAND
CLUB Ceremony. In the past the
cost has been covered by donations
from just a few members and funds
from the Base Treasury. Having the
present HOLLAND CLUB Members
donate to ensure the costs for the
next group is covered is the way to
go. You’ll be hearing more about this
over the next few months.
We have some smaller HOLLAND
CLUB Patches that are ideal for hats,
or shirts, and you can order the gold
HOLLAND CLUB garrison hats, ball
caps or golf shirts. Again contact Bud
for these items
If you have any questions
about the HOLLAND CLUB, please
don’t hesitate to contact me at (401)
783-4525, or email at [email protected] – Phil Marshall
HOLLAND CLUB
INDUCTION
CLASS OF 2011
(QUALIFIED IN 1961)
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Westport Satellite Group
The Westport Satellite Group is a
group of Groton Base
SUBVETS who live in
the southwest corner
of CT. They enjoy the
benefits of being a
part of the First and Finest and provide a great deal of support to us here
at Groton Base, and have the added
advantage of getting together as Shipmates for good times and Submarine
Camaraderie even though they live 70
– 100 miles away from the clubhouse.
The recently lost the leader of their
group Bill Anderson who departed on
Eternal Patrol. He was a huge loss to
the Westport Satellite Group and to
Groton Base and he will be missed.
Again our condolences to Bill’s family
and the whole Westport Group
The group as a whole are great
supporters of SUBVETS Groton
Base. They cook brunch once a
month, and are big supporters of the
Kaps for Kids Scholarship, and
Thanksgiving programs.
They meet on the third Monday of
the month at the Westport VFW at
7pm.
or just want some additional information about what they do you can
contact either Paul Grammar
[email protected] (203) 386-9742
or Mike Deleo at
[email protected] 203-8787522
The Westport Satellite Group has
invited any membes of Groton Base
to join them for their annual picnic in
Stratford CT on 7 Aug at Short
Beach Park in Stratford CT. The
cost is $15 each. For additional details please contact Paul or Mike.
If you live down below New Haven
check them out. If you are interested,
Submarine Home Comings
This is one of our
newer programs
where SUBVETS
welcomes home
Submarines returning from deployment to
Groton CT the Submarine Capitol of
the World. We have participated in
several homecomings over the past
few months. We welcomed home
the USS MEMPHIS (SSN 691) in
March and the USS NEW HAMPSHIRE (SSN 778) in April. Both
boats were returning home from an
extended deployment. Many thanks
to those members and spouses who
showed up to welcome home our
Shipmates. Those who attended
had a great time, and it is always
great to be a part of these events.
They also provide great opportunities
for SUBVETS to support our Active
Duty Shipmates and to promote SUBVETS.
Usually our Homecoming detail
musters at the Historic Ship NAUTILUS. The Saluting Battery will fire off
seven rounds in salute to the returning deployer while our SUBVETS man
the rails. Then the crew scrambles
down to the pier and joins the family
and official parties in welcoming them
home.
email. If you want to be part of these
events and do not have email capability contact the Base Chaplain Tom
Russell and he will put you on our
list. Tom’s telephone number is (860)
536 – 7733. He will let you know
when these events when the information about the returning deployer
is no longer classified so that hopefully you can be involved.
Many thanks also to the Squadron Staffs who keep us informed
and allow us to be involved in
these Submarine Homecomings.
The problem is there that because
of security classifications the word of
returning deployers cannot be put out
in advance. This results in not a lot of
time to get the word out. This notification will predominantly be done by
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House Committee: Stan Mathis
2011 – Happy
Birthday America
and Members of
SUBVETS!
First, I want to thank
all of our membership for their continued support over
the first half of the year in all the
functions we tried to provide and
fundraisers to support our various
receptions. Let’s just remind you of
how your House Committee has
supported you and your community.
Brunches every Sunday
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
Dinners/Special Events almost every
month
June: The preparatory meal
for the induction ceremony of our Heroes, new Holland Club members, was
on June 3rd. This event was well attended by family members in support
of their personal heros: fathers, uncle
cousins, friends. Many came from far
and near to join new Holland Club
members.
July: 23rd Jul: Lady Liberty
Cruise leaves Port Washington on
Long Island, proceeds down the east
side of Manhattan out to the Statue of
Liberty, and back. The cruise includes
dinner, open bar, DJ and dancing. It is
a great time and the best way to see
some of the NY sites. ($110.00 per
person.)
August: 6th Aug Old Salts Hog
Roast; 7th Aug GB Westport Satellite
Group Annual Family Picnic & Meeting,
Short Beach, Stratford, CT; 13th Aug
Annual Family Picnic ADM Fife Naval
Recreation Park.
September: 17th Sep Steak
and Lobster dinner
Clubhouse Maintenance: There are
a number of events at our Club-
house and we need to maintain it
through our all volunteer work
force, the Membership. Any time
there is a field day/clean-up
planned try to plan on helping
Building and Maintenance spruce
up our building and its grounds.
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)-8848857, or email at
[email protected] or leave a
message at the club (860) 445- 5262.
Finally, I would like to thank
all the membership for their support
during my tenure as House Committee chairman. This may be the final
word from me in this position. I hope
the selection of the next House Committee Chairman provides you with
the entertainment that I did. Thanks,
Stan
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Base Election Results
Base Elections were
held for Base Officers
and for the Board of
Trustees during the
month of May. Members
could have voted either
with paper ballots, downloading the
ballot from the Groton Base Web
Page, or voting electronically from our
web page thanks to our Webmaster
Robert Perritt.
There were a total of 304 voters.
The following are the elected officers
for 2011 – 2013:
Base Commander John Carcioppolo
Secretary Stuart Temple
Vice Commander Stan Mathis
Treasurer Charles B. Clark
The following are the elected mem-
bers of the Board of Trustees for 2011
– 2013:
Al Atkinson; Bob Bentley; David A.
Bergstrom; William T. “Doc”
McCance; Charlie McMullin; Mike
Munhall; Ray Powell; Charlie Starratt;
and John Tippett.
Congratulations to all. We look forward to your leadership over the next
two years. All will be sworn in at the
July Membership Meeting on 11 July.
Many thanks to the following individuals who also ran making it an
election: Treasurer: John M. Lane.
Board of Trustees: Dee Cheshire;
Rob Davis; Dale MacKay; Mark
Mandile; Stephen Montafia; Jim
Moulding; Allen V. Polhemus; Ed
Priebe; Bruce Selby and Robert
Smith.
Thanks also to the outgoing members of the E-Board and Board of
Trustees who have been great supporters. Vice Commander Jeff Rowe
who jumped in last November, Secretary Paul Orstad, Treasurer: Mark
Wiggins who jumped in this past February, and Board of Trustees members Bud Atkins; Red Padgett and
John Wynn. Each of these Shipmates
stepped up to the plate either in the
running of the organization or the running of the bar. Getting people to step
up to the plate for these positions is
never easy. They each stepped up
because they care about the organization and the clubhouse and did a
great job for us. Again many thanks
Shipmates. Job well done.
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 HOL-
LAND 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
[email protected], 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. If you see
something that you like, let me know
and we’ll order it.
We also have our 2011 Challenge
Coins available for $5.00 each, plus
$1.25 Shipping and handling.
Issue 2011-03
As I said
in the last
edition “It is
time to renew your
membership for
2012.” So beat the rush
and beat all the reminders
by renewing your membership now or Renew Your
Membership For Multiple
Years Today! Speaking of
Last Edition, this will be my
last report as Membership
Chairman and Newsletter
Editor. Thank you all for
your support and I know
you will assist whoever
takes over for me.
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
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Membership Committee: Mike Munhall
Year
Associate
Life/Holland
Regular
Total
Deceased
2010
2011
197
180
1214
1204
945
816
2356
2200
29
25
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.
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
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.
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!
Rodriguez, Jerimie
Ross, Gregg
Sanchez, Christopher
Seegler, Matthew
Townes, Joe
Vecchione, Nicholas
Hughes, Garrett
Henry, James
Mitchell, Raymond
Perez, Oscar
Costa, Michael
Bomar, Steven
Tevepaugh, Roger
Reinhart, Ronald
Allread, W O
Maldonado, Joseph
NEW ASSOC MEMBERS:
NEW LIFE MEMBERS:
Hall, Howard R.
Collins, Joseph
Hall, Aubrey
Holiman, Norman
Petersen, Martin C.
Windle, William
REINSTATED MEMBERS:
NEW REGULAR MEMBERS:
Bittner, Jeremy
Boyter, Ben
Braucci, Louis
DuBois, Steven
Evans, Robert
Fortman, Frederick
Galan, Edward
Hurd, Christopher
James, Charles
Kepler, Jack
Kistler, Jeffrey Chase
Kleimer, Nicholas
Laclair, Matthew
Laforte, Yves
Merzwa, Marty
Monahan, Brian
Piper, Derick
Plansker, Tyler
Read, Kenric
Rentz, Willaim
Richard, Joseph
DiOrio, Michael
Fournier, Chris
Fournier, Robert
Gigliotti, Michael
Kauppinen, Dennis J.
McGonegal, William F.
Thesier, Mark
Babington, David
Bordelon, Joshua W.
Conde, Jeremy
Duet, Duless A.
Foster, Mike
Green, Joseph W.
Hanna, Rob
Hanson, Wade
Hespeler, Thomas
Higginbotham, Scott T.
Higgins, Jeffrey M.
Landreth, Justin
Logan, Charles
Martinez, James A.
McSweet, Joseph
Pillion, Chris
Rowe, Frank J.
Schaeffer, Christopher
Schlegel, Randy
Woomer, Brian
NEWSLETTER DONATIONS:
Gallimore, Jack H.
Clodgo, Leon H.
Welsh Jr., William (Bill)
Majewski, Thomas
Schofield, William A.
Howse, Dell A.
Gabriele, Michael
Booth, Howard
Johnson, Philip (PQ)
Carcioppolo, John J.
Solt III, Harrison H.
Rasp, Vincent R
Madigosky, Stephen
Stellenwerf, John
Seavers, David R.
Berry, Edward E.
Kuntz, Charles P.
Logan, Riley E.
Smith III, Percy Arvard
Cornell Sr., David T.
Schalk, George H.
Hyland, George P.
Russell III, Thomas M.
Crooks, Donald R.
Mumford, John E.
Paul, Richard M.
Hughes, Garrett
Buff, Joe
Kelly, Joel
Norosky, Frank
Corbin, Joseph E.
Berns Jr., Peter
Lewis, Michael E.
Aiken, Richard
Boedigheimer, Kevin
Casey, John G. (Jack)
Harrison, Mary
Hall, Howard R.
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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
[email protected].
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 [email protected], (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
Historic Ship Nautilus
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
SSN 571
School
SSN 706
SSN 757
SSN 760
SSN 705
SSN 700
SSN 768
SSN 691
SSN 755
SSN
SSN 778
SSN 779
SSN 723
SSN 720
SSN 719
SSN 751
SSN 761
SSN 769
SSN 774
TOTAL
Copies
2
5
3
4
4
1
3
3
2
4
3
5
6
2
3
4
2
2
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Groton Base Shipmate In The Spotlight
This newsletter we have two Shipmates
in the Spotlight to recognize members
who are working very hard for the success of Groton Base. .
Our first Shipmate
in the Spotlight for
this edition of Boat
Notes is Shipmate
Dave Pennick.
Dave Pennick has
only been a member
since June of 2010.
But in the 1 year that Dave is one of
those behind the scenes guys and has
been a member he has been heavily
involved in many of our programs.
Dave is assigned as an instructor at
Naval Submarine School teaching in the
Basic Enlisted Submarine School (BESS)
section. In his position he in involved with
many students. Dave has been an active
supporter of Groton Base through his
constant involvement with the students.
He has become a primary point of liaison
between SUBVETS Groton Base and
Naval Submarine School for any events
requiring the involvement of Naval Submarine School Students.
He has been a key player in the SUB-
VETS Anniversary Committee, and the
Thanksgiving Committee. He coordinated
student participation at the recent Anniversary Banquet and was the editor of
the Program Book for the Anniversary
Weekend. He has coordinated student
involvement at Memorial Services, the
July 4th parade, and the recent HOLLAND CLUB Ceremony and has played
a key role in this position.
Dave Pennick initially Qualified in Submarines in 2007 aboard the USS WYOMING (SSBN 742).
Our second Shipmate in the Spotlight
is our Webmaster Robert Perritt. Robert
joined USSVI Groton Base in 1998. Several years later he developed Groton
Base’s webpage at SUBVETSGROTON.ORG. Since that time Robert
has devoted a lot of time and efforts in
the development/improvement of the
Groton Base Page. One of his contributions was in working with the Membership Chairman Mike Munhall and developing the ability for members to pay
dues or make donations on-line using
Pay-Pal. This has been very Beneficial to
membership retention, and in receiving
funds for various committees.
Recently he was critical to the SUBVETS Anniversary Committee in the
tracking of all incoming registrations and
donations by the development of an online data base for the Anniversary Celebration. Enabling various committee
members to be able to instantaneously
access data that had been entered. At
the same time he also developed the online Electronic Voting Booth used in the
recent Groton Base Elections allowing
Groton Base Members to vote quickly
and securely. He did the same for the
District One Elections.
Both Dave Pennick and Robert Perritt
are highly deserving of the recognition as
the Shipmate in the Spotlight. Both of
their efforts contribute a great deal to
many of Groton Base’s successes. Dave
and Rick many thanks for all that you
do to support SUBVETS Groton Base,
and for your leadership within Groton
Base. 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 [email protected]
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: [email protected] Phone:
Cell: (860) 514-7064; Club: (860)
445-5262 Leave a message at either
one.
Vice Commander: Jeff Rowe at
[email protected]
Base Secretary: Paul Orstad at [email protected]
House Committee: Stan Mathis at
[email protected]
Ladies’ Auxiliary: Dee Carcioppolo at
[email protected]
Membership Committee: Mike Munhall & Rick Boorman at [email protected]
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USSVI National News
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 [email protected], 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.
NATTIONAL CONVENTION The 2011
SUBVETS National Convention is fast
approaching. This year’s National Convention is scheduled from 6 – 10 Sep-
tember in Springfield MO. Not far from
Branford MO. All information about the
convention including events, registration
and accommodations can be found on
the USSVI Web page under
“Conventions”. Information will also be in
the next few editions of the American
Submariner. For additional information
about the convention please contact the
Convention Chairman Ron Athey TMC
(SS) USN Ret. Contact him at his email
[email protected] telephone at
(417) 763-0935 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting or (417)
763-0935
Submarine Excellence At SUBVETS Groton Base
This article provides highlights of
some of the Submarine Excellence
from among our Active Duty membership at Groton Base.
This quarter’s recognition goes
toward recognizing some of our outstanding leaders on the waterfront here
in the Groton Area.
Congratulations to the following individuals of Groton Base who
recently retired all with 25 - 30 years
of Naval Service: CMDCM(SS) John
Ketcham; CMDCM(SS) Ray Powell; MMCM(SS) Burr Probert and
CMDCM(SS) Jeff Rowe. Each of
these shipmates set the standard
for SUBMARINE EXCELLENCE
here at Naval Submarine Base
New London, and each of them
have made significant contributions
to SUBVETS Groton Base. Well
Done Shipmates, Many thanks for
all of your years of dedication in
the U.S. Navy, our Submarine
Force, and as members of First and
Finest. Each of you has left some big
shoes to fill in the leadership roles that
you played here in the Submarine
Community.
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: [email protected]
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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 hard-working, 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.
On Saturday 30 April, we held our
Spring Field Day at the clubhouse
Dale McKay and his Grandson Joseph, Charlie McMullen, Richard
Warnock, Stan Mathis, and Dee Carcioppolo were present. With only 7
people in attendance we didn't get a
lot done, but we got the outside
cleaned up, the stage cleaned up
and the floor in the hall swept.
Thanks to these members for their
support and participation.
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.
If you are not the CO, or COB
reading this, please show them a copy
and bring it to their attention so that
we can recognize your Shipmates for
their efforts and welcome them as
“Brothers of the Phin”.
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USSVI 47th Anniversary Celebration
All we can say here is that
the USSVI Groton Base 47th Anniversary Weekend was one of
the most successful Anniversaries we have had to date. How
do you judge the success of
events like this? Each of the
events that we hosted was well
attended, people had a great
time and we raised a good deal
of money for the Groton Base
Scholarship program. So in
measuring this anniversary celebration by those three elements
it was a great success.
Although as we went to print
we didn’t have final numbers of
how much was raised it is estimated to be in the vicinity of
$20,000. Possibly slightly more
than what we made last year
thanks to the generosity of our
sponsors and those who donated
in support of the Scholarship pro-
gram. We could not have a Scholarship program if it were not for our
members, businesses, and others
who donate to our Scholarship
Program.
I'd like to thank all of the
members of the committee who
helped in the planning and execution of all events. I can’t tell you the
amount of work and planning everyone did to ensure the weekend’s
events were successful. The
members of the committee were
Bud and Fran Atkins, Dave
Bergstrom, Scott Brody, Dee
Carcioppolo, Mary Harrison,
Gaylord Humphries, PW &
Sandy Louthain, Stan Mathis,
Doc McCance, Chuck Merlo,
Dave Pennick, Robert Perritt,
Ray Powell, Jeff Rowe, Barry
Russack and Heywood Williams.
Their hard work and efforts was
evident in every phase of the Anniversary Weekend. A BIG
HOOYAH to the Anniversary
Committee for a job well done.
Special thanks to Vadm
Richardson, RADM Caldwell, SUBASE New London, Naval Submarine School, USS PROVIDENCE
(SSN 719), USS PITTSBURGH
(SSN 720), Jen Emmerson, and
the Mystic Highland Pipe and
Drum Corps for their involvement
which contributed to the success of
the weekend.
In addition to raising money
for the Scholarship Program we
produced a program book again
which was very successful in covering a good part of the expenses.
We also did something new where
we sponsored Submarine School
Students to attend and join us at
the grand banquet. Both the students who attended and the people present enjoyed each other’s
company and it is a program we
will continue.
Special thanks also goes
out to the Memorial Committee for
their support, and to Karen Torkelson and Jack Kavanaugh for helping fill our DJ needs at the very last
possible minute.
If you missed this year’s
event, you missed a great time.
For early planning for our Anniversary Celebration in 2012, the dates
are already locked in as 3 - 5 May
2012 and we hope will again include Golf, Luncheon, Return to
SUBSCHOOL, Welcome Party,
Boat Tours, and a Grand Banquet.
Hope to see you there.
War Veterans Status: PW Louthain
PW Louthain
[email protected], 860-5750417. We have made tremendous
strides in documenting the War Veterans status of our members.
The IRS has designated the follow
years as War Years. If you served in
any branch of the US Military during
those years the IRS considers you a
US Military War Veteran. This includes
Associate Members. WWII (19411946), Korea (1950-1955), Vietnam
(1964-1975), or Iraq (1990-2011).
This is important to the membership
because with 90% or more of our
membership certified as US Military
War Veterans we maintain our Certification as a 501(c)(19) certified War
Veterans Organization.
So what does that mean and why is it
important? To the membership of USSVI
and to all of our USSVI Bases that
means that any money donated to any
USSVI Base for any reason is taxdeductible on your income tax return
(personal or business).
Many people have responded to forms
we have included in the newsletter,
emails, and personal letters requesting
your Military Service Dates and we thank
all who have responded. For many others we were able to determine that you
were war veterans based on information
in our data base like the date you Qualified in Submarines, or dates that you
indicated you served on various Subma-
rines.
PW has compiled a listing of the
Groton Base Membership, whether they
are War Veterans, and their dates of
service. It is posted on our web page at
http://www.subvetsgroton.org/Base%
20Documents/
US_War_Service_for_Newsletter.pdf
Please take the time to look at this
listing and find your name on this list and
verify that we have your service dates
correct. If they are correct (including
being blank for no service) do nothing. If
they are missing or wrong please contact
PW with the correct information and it will
be updated.
If you should have any questions again
please contact PW.
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Holiday Caring & Sharing
Yes it’s July and while
everyone else is thinking about summertime
events, picnics, the
beach and everything
else that comes with
summer, we are already thinking about the Holidays, and
making a difference for our Submarine
Sailors for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We know you must think that we
are crazy but this is a huge complex
project and we start planning and fund
raising for this huge event in July. So
waiting till the October – December
edition of our newsletter would put us
behind the power curve.
Since 9/11/2001 we have hosted a
Thanksgiving Dinner at the club house
which feeds many single Sailors, Submarine Sailors on duty, elderly Submarine Veterans, and several local police
departments.
This program has grown over the
years from 250 people to last year
where we fed about 800 people including around 300 takeout meals.
We donated excess food to local churches. With the left over cash
we donated $13,000 to take care of
Sailors and their families between
the local COMSUBGRU TWO Caring
and Sharing fund the U.S. SUBVETS
Charitable Foundation Caring and
Sharing program, the Navy Relief
Society, and our SUBVETTES for
the local Individual Augmentee (IA)
Support Program.
Our efforts took care of many
Submariners and their families, not
just in Groton, but across the country, and overseas as well.
This is a tremendous effort that
involves many volunteers, and donations from our membership, and the
local community. So you can see
why we start in July.
As in the past we need your help
with volunteers, and donations to be
able to repeat this again this year.
The Upcoming Events section of
this newsletter has the dates and
times of our planning meetings. It’s a
great opportunity to get involved,
and give back to the community.
If you would like to join up with us
please attend one of the meetings, or
contact Stan Mathis.
If you would like to help us with
donations they will be graciously ac-
cepted. There is never a donation
too small for this effort. Donations
may be made at any time, at the
club, by mail, or online at subvetsgroton.org. Every dollar goes towards Caring and Sharing for our
shipmates in one form or another.
Donations in support of this effort
should be mailed to the club attention Thanksgiving
Dinner Program.
Donations may also be in the way
of preparing a turkey to be delivered
to the clubhouse Thanksgiving
Morning. These should be coordinated with Stan Mathis.
Funds received in excess of what
is required to put on this Thanksgiving Dinner will again be divided and
donated to various programs to help
take care of Submarine Sailors and
their families. We help many Submarine Sailors over the holidays
with your donations. Groton Base
sets the standard for making a difference for Sailors during the holidays.
With your support and donations,
this year will be no different. Thank
you for your help, donations,
support and for Caring & Sharing.
USSVI Groton Base Parades & Picnics
Summertime is the time for parades and
picnics.
We start off the summer with the
Groton July 4th Parade. SUBVETS always participates in this parade and we
are the highlight of the parade because
we always have the largest contingent in
the parade.
The parade kicks off at Poquonock
Plains Park on Route 1 in Groton. SUBVETS usually is one of the first units in
the parade following the Groton Police
Color Guard and the VIPs. We include
students from Naval Submarine School
marching with us. We carry the Lost Boat
Flags, the SUBVETS Banner, and the
SUBVETS WWII Banner. We have several floats and vehicles to ride on, and we
usually include our SEA SCOUTS with
us.
We usually muster at the clubhouse at
8:00 am load up all of the flags and vehicles and head over to the parade start
point. Some folks drive their own vehicles
and take busses over to the parade start
point that leave from the vicinity of the
Groton Post Office. If you drive your
own vehicles it is recommended that
you park in the vicinity of Auto Zone
and walk over to the post office. The
reason for this is so that you can get
out of there quickly when the parade
ends. If you park by the Post Office
side of Drozdyk Drive you will end up
getting stuck there for the whole parade.
Following the parade we will all go to
the clubhouse for a cold beferage and
some food.
We are always looking for some volunteers to help cook, serve and clean
up and for folks to bring a pot-luck dish
to share with others. This helps augment the food that is provided by the
House Committee.
If you are planning on either marching or riding in the parade please contact Charlie Starratt at [email protected] or call him
at (860) 536-7733.
On Sunday 7 August the Westport
Satellite Group will be hosting their
summer picnic at short Beach in Stratford CT. For additional information
please contact [email protected]
(203) 386-9742 or Mike Deleo at
[email protected] 203-878-7522
Saturday 13 August is the Groton
Base Picnic at Admiral Fife Park off of
route 1 in Stonington. The picnic goes
from 12 – 5. The cost is $10 each.
Again members may sponsor SUBSCHOOL Students to attend the picnic.
The cost to sponsor SUBSCHOOL Students is also $10 each. It’s a great
time. Bring the family and come on out
and have a great time.
Finally on Sunday 14 August is the
VJ Day parade up in Moosup CT.
Again this is another great parade and
we welcome you to join us either
marching or riding. We don’t have any
other information on this parade, but
you can contact Charlie Staratt and he
can provide you with all the details.
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 2011,
you need to Renew by 31 January 2012. Or better yet
renew for multiple years.
NOTE: RENEW Your Membership Today!
For 2012 Or For Multiple Years.
Jul/Aug/Sep 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:
Prospective Associate Members: Are you a Veteran?: YES / NO
Military Service Dates (YYYY-YYYY):
Hull Number:
*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 JUL-SEP

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