Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 2020 Reunion has been rescheduled for October 6-10, 2021. It will be in Jacksonville FL.
The VA-85 Reunion is open to all veterans who served in VA-85 regardless of rank, rate or time period.
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The USS Samuel Gompers AD-37 Reunion will be held in Alexandria, VA at the Sheraton Suites Old Town Alexandria October 7-11, 2021. This reunion is open to all Officers and Crew of the USS Samuel Gompers and their guests.
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It is with a heavy heart that learned of the passing of two of my shipmates from the USS John R. Perry (DE-1034).George Cherry, SK2 on Feb. 1, 2020 and Thomas H. Sather, IC3 on Feb. 6, 2019.Shipmates you stand relieved… "We have the…
Read more…It is with a heavy heart that I learned of the passing of one of my shipmates...William (Bill) Parsons 74 of Sunbury, PA resided in VA Beach, VA passed peacefully at home with family on 3/04/2020. He proudly served 22 years in the USN, retired in…
Read more…My name is James(Jim) Knippel and I was stationed at the hospital during this time. I was a dental technician in the clinic next to PT behind the hospital. In 1969 I started to work oral surgery and over the next 3 years spent most of my time in the…
Read more…After Co 110 Orlando and AT A school I was sent to NAS Cecil Field VA 174 the wonderful E 9 Chief sent me to the Galley where the wonderful E 6 sea bee and I had a chat on my prior experiences with Lums the next day I was to learn potato pealing and…
Read more…The USS Grayback SS-208, credited with sinking 14 enemy ships during WWII, was recently discovered off the coast of Japan with 80 entombed sailors…RIP
Read more…A very SAD & ALARMING news article today:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/us/navy-suicides-uss-george-bush.html:. My prayer and condolences go out to the families of OUR fallen service members, as always "WE HAVE THE WATCH".Lets all hope and pray…
Read more…https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/plumbers-dollar0-invoice-for-terminally-ill-woman-goes-viral/ar-AAHqTEu?ocid=spartandhp
Read more…USS LEXINGTON (CVT-16)This is a personal account by then FN Nelson J. Coleman.Grounding incident on 31 March 1973 while steaming out of Boston Harbor.On the morning of 31 March 1973 we were getting ready to get underway, as I recall it was extremely…
Read more…FAMILY-GRAM NUMBER TWO 1959The purpose of this family-gram is to keep the families and friends of the USS JOHN R. PERREY informed concerning the activities concerning the ship, past, present and future as well as to let you…
Read more…I came across this essay and thought it was a beautiful Memorial Day tribute. I hope you enjoy it.
I wrote this a while after I got home from Iraq, and I post it every year. Happy Memorial Day.
You’ve seen them. The old guys…
Grew up and lived in the Great Lakes area most of my young adult life and had the good fortune to get a call for shore duty as an instructor at GLNTC from 1963 to 1966. Below zero was a MILD term....it starts getting Chilly at around -40 deg's,…
