May 19th, 2008 the 4th Annual USSVI Twin Lakes Submarine Base, Mountain Home, AR Picnic near Norfork Lake. The cold breeze from the lake mingled with the warm bright sun rays. Picnic always provide lot of food by wonderful cooks. There was a large group enjoying each others company. By the time the photos were taken several had left including us. I see I missed a photo some where, I don't see Carolyn Lents sitting in a chair. I hope I didn't some how delete it. husband who was a prisoner during WWII, he has a torn retina. We are all praying he doesn't have to have surgery. The photos were sent to us by Commander Kirk Smith.

North Central Convention of the USS Submarine Veterans of World War II is June 4-6th at The Oaks Hotel & Conference Center 330 So. Frontage Rd, Burr Ridge, IL I-55 & 1-294 phone 1-866-445-7820 ussubvet2@yahoo.com

U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II are having their 37th Annual Northwest Regional Convention in Butte, Montana June 4-7, 2008. They will be staying at the War Bonnet Inn at 2100 Cornell, Butte, MT 406-494-7800 - mention Subvets of WWII. We use to meet with them when we lived in Twin Falls, Idaho and Manchester, Washington.