The
story of the loss of the USS R-12 - Interesting read
http://www.r12sub.com/index.html
Friday, June 28, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Sunday, May 26, 2013
STATUE OF LIBERTY SONG
If The Statue of Liberty Could Sing
Few emails deserve
a "WOW" but this one sure does!!
Tears and "Goose
Pimples" are permitted. I got both!!!!!
If the Statue of
Liberty could sing, this would be the song.
Posted by Maj
Gen Vernon Chong USAF ret
Enjoy this GREAT new
song!
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
FREEDOM, THANKS TO OUR MILITARY
May we all find peace and joy in our freedom.
Monday, May 6, 2013
USS TIGRONE
I was at your blog site
"Submarine Stories and Military Matters" and came across a story that
starts with "A great "Sonar Attack"
story". I was one of the USN/USL guys on the
Tigrone at that time.
The story ends
with Roger Ramjet here's the
picture and has a link to you and some
other person talking about Pearl Harbor - no connection whatsoever to the
Tigrone.
What am trying to find out is:
Who wrote the story?
How can I get in touch with
him?
What picture is he referring to?
Thanks for your help,
Justin (Jud) Daubar
Submarine Veteran of WWII passed away.
Submarine Veteran of WWII Donald "Deano" Franklin of Bull Shoals, Arkansas entered into eternal rest April, 2013. He will be missed.
I've attached a copy of the EB News' special edition newsletter.
The 50th anniversary memorial of the loss of the USS Thresher SSN-593 was held
April 10, 2013.
Here's the link to the newsletter in case you want to pass it along:
Saturday, March 23, 2013
A SOLDIER DIED TODAY.
A Poem Worth Reading, Came My Way
Today
And his
hair was falling fast,
And he
sat around the Legion,
Telling
stories of the past.
Of a war
that he once
fought in
And the
deeds that he had done,
In his
exploits with his buddies;
They were
heroes, every one.
And 'tho
sometimes to his neighbors
His tales
became a joke,
All his
buddies
listened quietly
For they
knew where of he spoke.
But we'll
hear his tales no longer,
For ol'
Joe has passed away,
And the
world's a little poorer
For a
Soldier died today.
He won't
be mourned by many,
Just his
children and his wife.
For he
lived an ordinary,
Very
quiet sort of life.
He held a
job and raised a family,
Going
quietly on his way;
And the
world won't note his passing,
'Tho a
Soldier died today.
When
politicians
leave this earth,
Their
bodies lie in state,
While
thousands note their passing,
And
proclaim that they were great.
Papers
tell of their life stories
From the
time that they were young
But the
passing of a Soldier
Goes
unnoticed, and unsung.
Is the
greatest
contribution
To the
welfare of our land,
Some jerk
who breaks his promise
And cons
his fellow man?
Or the
ordinary fellow
Who in
times of war and strife,
Goes off
to serve his
country
And
offers up his life?
The
politician's stipend
And the
style in which he lives,
Are often
disproportionate,
To the
service that he gives.
While
the ordinary
Soldier,
Who
offered up his all,
Is paid
off with a medal
And
perhaps a pension, small.
It is not
the politicians
With
their compromise and ploys,
Who won
for us the freedom
That our
country now enjoys.
Should
you find yourself in danger,
With your
enemies at hand,
Would you
really want some cop-out,
With his
ever waffling stand?
Or would
you
want a
Soldier
His home,
his country, his kin,
Just a
common Soldier,
Who would
fight until the end.
He was
just a common Soldier,
And
his ranks
are growing thin,
But his
presence should remind us
We may
need his likes again.
For when
countries are in conflict,
We find
the Soldier's part
Is to
clean up all the troubles
That the
politicians start.
If we
cannot do him honor
While
he's here to hear the praise,
Then at
least let's give him homage
At the
ending of his days.
Perhaps
just a simple headline
In the
paper that might say:
"OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,
A SOLDIER
DIED TODAY."
Pass On
The Patriotism! YOU can make a difference.
If you
are proud of our Vets, then send this to them. You'll be glad you did.
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