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NEWS-01:
NEWS-02: SubVettes Newsletter "Ladies of Steel"
NEWS-03: The Trident D-5 success ratio is superb!
NEWS-04: A USSVI member's Honor Air Flight to WWII Memorial in
NEWS-05: USSVI Quick Bytes
NEWS-06: Remembering Scorpion...
NEWS-07: Active/Guard Free Admittance to Theme Parks
NEWS-08: 4 Schools give FREE course to Veteran Owned Business
Entrepreneurs-UCLA, SYR, FSU,
TX A&M
NEWS-09: Vets Property Tax Relief
NEWS-10: USSVI and Memorial Day
NEWS-11: National Convention Update
NEWS-12: US Navy News
NEWS-13: BZ to Perch Base!
NEWS-14: BZ to
VET-??: no Veteran Updates this time .....
CHARITABLE-??: no Charitable news this time .....
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NEWS-01:
Submitted by: Ronald L Martini on
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1)Need a FAX setup? Don't even need a phone!
www.trustfax.com has a
$30/year plan with 50 outbound and 150 inbound pages via email. All you need is a scanner. They
have more options upwards also. They give you a FAX
number
2)Read the fine print! If you buy a subscription for a
year for some programs, be aware they may automatically charge you the
following year without asking! Spyware
Doctor is one of many.
3)Usually the larger the programs share of market the more it will draw
attention from hackers bent on destruction. Keep your
browser up to date! Firefox
2.0.0.13 is the latest for that browser and fixes 5 "holes" that
hackers attacked. Safari for Apple also has new
versions. Keep your IE up to date either automatically
or check weekly via Start-Programs or just Start of some systems and let
Microsoft do the search, download, and install with hardly any input from you.
4)Want an icon on your desktop for a program you use a lot. Start-Programs-(find
the program you want)-right click on it and click "Send To" and then
desktop.
5)Search your system frequently? Windows index system
is near worthless in XP and
6)Screen Savers! Pretty but not needed and take some
memory from your system. Best to use your Power
settings to put the monitor to sleep and save a little money.
It can also make defragmenting very time
consuming because it interrupts the process. So to
disable it for good or just for defragmenting:
Use your right mouse button and single-click in an open area on your desktop. You’ll get a pop-up menu. At the bottom of this menu is an option called
The
Halfway down this screen you’ll see a box with
the name of your screensaver in it. Single-click the
arrow next to the right of this box and you’ll
open a pull-down window that lists all your possible screensavers. Scroll up to the very top of this menu and you’ll find an option called
Now that you’ve selected
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NEWS-02: SubVettes Newsletter "Ladies of Steel"
Submitted by: Pat Householder on
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Ever wonder what the Ladies Aux "SubVettes" is all about?
Attached is a copy of their newsletter.
If your wife or partner is interested in SubVettes, there is a
application form within the newsletter.
Click on the link...
http://subvettes.com/test.pdf
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NEWS-03: The Trident D-5 success ratio is superb!
Submitted by: Ronald L Martini on
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Lockheed Martin-Built Trident II D5 Missile Achieves Record 122 Successful Test
Launches in a Row.
Two D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles Launched in Navy Test in the Pacific SUNNYVALE,
Calif., May 21
SUNNYVALE, CA. :
The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test launch this month of two Trident II
D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs) built by Lockheed
Martin (NYSE: LMT). The Navy
launched the unarmed missiles from the submerged submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN
739) in the
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NEWS-04: A USSVI member's Honor Air Flight to WWII Memorial in
Submitted by: George Bass on
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Wow - what a day May 17th turned out to be for me and 99 other WWII Veteran's.
We had to clear Security at
As the airplane was moving out to the runway the fire department shot arches of
water over the plane with their water cannons. All
airport personnel working the runway areas were waving American flags.
The flight to
When I exited the bus at the WWII Memorial I saw a young man shaking the hands
of those who had exited before me - it was Sam Bass - my cousin, But Sam has
always called me "Uncle Alfred" so now he is my nephew! Then came his wife Julie and behind her Lois's niece
Laurie. We were all delighted to see and be with each
other.
I must explain - the Veteran's making the trip were assigned to a Guardian. Each Guardian was responsible at all times for three of
the WWII Veterans. My Guardian was Kevin Thomas, who
owns a plumbing company near Deland. Kevin took
excellent care of his three Veterans - he made sure we wanted for nothing.
The Veteran's were also met by Congressman John Mica, who represents the
Central Florida District. The Congressman had been
involved in helping plan the entire venture and he remained with the group for
the entire day.
Laurie, Julie, Sam and I were able to spend about an hour and a half together. Oh - Ex-Senator Bob Dole made an appearance and spoke to
the group. It was a great photo opportunity and Sam
got an excellent photo of the Ex-Senator and Speaker of the House.
Reluctantly we had to take leave of Laurie, Julie and Sam as we boarded the
buses for a trip to the Capital where we had photos taken on the steps of the
Capital. Then off to lunch at the Capital Hill
Restaurant, where we ate in the Eisenhower Room. As we
entered the Restaurant we were greeted by Gordon
The lunch was excellent and we then boarded the bus for
By now our day was winding down - we had been on the go for about 13 hours. We headed back to
Its difficult to visualize all the people cheering, applauding, holding
"thank you" signs, but there were there from beginning to end. The people of
There were only two WWII submarine Veterans on the trip - myself and Frank Boarman. Frank was a crew member of
the USS Spot, which had a good WWII record. Frank,
John (Army Veteran) and myself were assigned to Kevin Thomas, our Guardian. I might also add that I was the only Veteran making the
trip who fought in a combat zone during WWII, Korean War and Viet-nam War. I was also the youngest
WWII Veteran in the group making the trip to
The WWII Memorial is beautiful and most impressive. It
is a great tribute to the 13 million Veterans of WWII. If
you have never visited it or attending the "Changing of the Guard"
ceremony at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier you should make this a thing to do.
George Bass is a Lockwood Internet Base Member.
http://web.mac.com/sam.bass/iWeb/DC%20Travels/Honor%20Flight.html
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NEWS-05: USSVI Quick Bytes
Submitted by: Ronald L Martini on 5/24/2008
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1)Receive American Submariner magazine 3 weeks before the hard copy hits and
save the organization some big bucks. Get your
magazine 3 weeks early by sending your name to:
ASOptOut@yahoo.com You can also few all issues since 2005-3
2)Base Treasurers--You can get free submarine themed checks for your Base
Account by contacting Mike Milano (West. Lake Superior Base) at: Orionprinting@yahoo.com
3)East Region has been split but John Carcioppolo will wear both hats until the
end of the year. Some Districts changed and those elections
are occuring now for DCs.
4)A District in the West has it's bases send their newsletters to other bases
in the District. This might prevent some duplication
of effort and gives other bases ideas for meetings or projects.
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NEWS-06: Remembering Scorpion...
Submitted by: Pat Householder on
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Many of the men attending Saturday's 40th anniversary memorial service at
Norfolk Naval Station were retired submariners.
A few dozen visitors were related to the 99 men aboard the Scorpion, including
children born after the submarine disappeared at the height of the Cold War.
Four were widowed too young - wives who had no graves to visit, mothers with no
good answers for anxious children.
Click the link for the story...
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/05/families-colleagues-pay-tribute-lost-scorpion-crew
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NEWS-07: Active/Guard Free Admittance to Theme Parks
Submitted by: Ronald L Martini on 5/26/2008
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Free Admission to Theme Parks
Week of May 26, 2008
Through its "Here's to the Heroes" program, the Anheuser-Busch
brewing company is offering free tickets to its theme parks for servicemembers and up to three family members. Active-duty Servicemembers, activated or drilling reservists from all
five branches of service, and National Guardsmen are eligible for the program. All Servicemembers need do is
register online, print and sign the form, and bring it with them. If the form cannot be printed, it can be filled out upon
arrival at the park. Every person, older than 10 years
of age, who participates in this program must present valid active-duty
military or service identification. For more
information, visit the Here's to the Heroes website.
http://www.herosalute.com/
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NEWS-08: 4 Schools give FREE course to Veteran Owned Business
Entrepreneurs-UCLA, SYR, FSU,
TX A&M
Submitted by: Ronald L Martini on 5/26/2008
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Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Veterans, or EBV, a
free program that began at Syracuse University in 2007 and is expanding this
summer to three other campuses: UCLA Anderson School of Management, Florida
State University's College of Business, and Mays Business School at Texas A&M. EBV students must
veterans with a service-connected disability, post 9/11, who have a desire to
own and run their own business. There is no deadline to enroll in the EBV, which operates on a rolling admissions policy. Acceptance decisions are made as people apply. For more information, visit the Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
for Veterans website.
http://whitman.syr.edu/ebv/
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NEWS-09: Vets Property Tax Relief
Submitted by: Ronald L Martini on 5/26/2008
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In a brief search, I found 22 states with some kind of property tax help for
veterans, disabled, seniors, etc.
Probably too late for 08, but remember this next year.
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NEWS-10: USSVI and Memorial Day
Submitted by: Ronald L Martini on 5/30/2008
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Rhode Island Base attended services in vest at Veterans Cemetery in Exeter, RI
Scamp Bases-Memorial Day services at Roncador
Memorial site in San Diego
Bowfin Base held services at Parche Memorial Park on SubBase
Pearl
Escolar Base held services at Silversides Park
NJ North Base held servies at Ling
Cavalla/Galveston held services at Seawolf Park
Polaris Base showed off their trailer submarine in Parade at Rapid City
Groton held services for all Vets and included a 589 Remembrance
USS Chicago Base marched in Chicago parade
Cod Base held Tolling of Bell ceremony
USS Razorback Base held services and placed wreath at USS Snook Memorial
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NEWS-11: National Convention Update
Submitted by: Ronald L Martini on 5/31/2008
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First Bi-Weekly update on the 2008 Convention September 1st through 7th in Fort
Worth, Texas. Check out ussvi2008.com for all the details.
** There are more than 25 great bars and restaurants in
Signup specials for those who register prior to
** There are two raffles, one for six-nights on the VIP Floor of the Hilton
($900 value), and one for six-nights at the Blackstone Marriott ($700 value). These raffles are $5 per ticket, 5 for $20.
** We are also giving away two $100 Visa Gift cards. We'll
draw these from a pool of all who register by July 1st.
** We have a bus-load of folks signed up for the Baseball game on Monday
evening, September 1st. (Rangers vs Mariners) We have
arranged with the Rangers ball club that 30 SubVets
will be allowed on the field and a Submariner will throw out the first pitch.
** The Rodeo and the Billy Bob’s outing are also
very popular. You can’t
come to
** Dallas Base member Stan Miller will be entertaining several nights in the
Hilton Bar and Lounge area. Stan sings popular music
and also provides Karaoke for fun.
** The banquet will be held at the
From the 2008 Convention Committee, we all hope to see you all in September in
Fraternally, Jeff Morris Convention Co-Chairman
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NEWS-12: US Navy News
Submitted by: Ronald L Martini on 6/6/2008
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WASHINGTON - This past week the U.S. Navy's next generation submarine rescue
system, the Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System (SRDRS), impressed the international community during a NATO
submarine rescue exercise - Bold Monarch 08 (May 26 - June 6, 2008) - in the
Baltic Sea off Norway's southern coast.
Over the first five days of the 12-day exercise that was designed to train and
demonstrate international submarine escape and rescue coordination, the SRDRS mated to and transferred personnel from three
participating submarines, one each from Norway, the Netherlands, and Poland. Additionally, personnel from the
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ABOARD THE USS
Beginning in September, Couey, 33, will again be
deployed, but far away from any ocean or sea.
He will become a "sand sailor" and join the growing number of
"individual augmentees" -- sailors whom the
other services have begun to rely on to fill critical shortages in
Through last month the Navy said 4,975 sailors have gone to
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The trainer moves around, giving those inside a feel for what it's like to dive
and surface in state-of-the-art
The simulator, called Virginia Ship Control Operator Trainer, is in the
submarine learning facility at Naval Station Norfolk.
The simulator's hydraulics jostle the imaginary sub's control room around,
recreating the kind on "angles and dangles" that submariners know
well, but landlubbers might find a little discomforting.
The crew of the under-construction USS New Mexico say the experience is superb.
"The trainer is the best that could be offered. I'm
really excited about the training, our guys are excited about it and we're just
looking forward to getting this thing started," said Chief Roger Meffley.
Friday was the ribbon cutting for the the simulator,
called Virginia Ship Control Operator Trainer, at the submarine learning
facility at Naval Station Norfolk.
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Submarine To Be Dubbed USS Missouri SSN 783
The Joplin Independent, June 7, 2008
JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Matt Blunt recently announced the creation of the USS
Missouri Commissioning Committee, a non-profit organization designed to raise
awareness of the proud history of the battleship and the new Virginia Class
Attack Submarine that will also bear that name.
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NEWS-13: BZ to Perch Base!
Submitted by: Pat Householder on 6/11/2008
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Perch Base just contributed $2,000.00 to the Scholarship Fund in memory of Base
Member and Former National Commander Frank Rumbaugh.
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NEWS-14: BZ to
Submitted by: Pat Householder on
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Bremerton Base just donated $1,250.00 for the Lt Willy Spoon Memorial
Scholarship Fund.