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6/14/08
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6/14/08
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Added some sea stories from Terry Kuhn, 86-88
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6/14/08
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Added new names and emails: Michael (Rocky) Ruccolo 80-85, Keith Faulkner 91-95, Bob Lawler 70-74 First sonarman attached to Billfish
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5/4/08
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Troy Cawley ET2(SS) 95-99 scanned and sent me some great photos from his time on BILLFISH, panama canal, last transit, med run 97, etc. You can view them by clicking here
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5/4/08
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Added new names and emails: Ben Edmunson Precom-72
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3/6/08
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Added new names and emails: Richard Lynch 82-85
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10/30/07
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Added new names and emails: Dave Jackson 77?-81?
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10/24/07
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Added new names and emails: Dave Lemke 78-81
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10/17/07
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Added new names and emails: Russell Lippincott 77-79
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10/11/07
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I received a nice thank-you from our COB and want to share it with you all.
I am currently working at Electric Boat in Groton. I will be retiring at the end of the year. Thank you and all of the guys who have shared pictures for the web site and thank you for all the great work you do to make "our "web site the best.
Please keep up this important site. I love to visit.
Thanks Shipmate,
Bill Elrod STCS(ss) USN RET.
Billfish COB 1980-1983
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10/11/07
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Added new names and emails: Scott Thurmond 71-75, Michael Kline (74-77), David Lindow 84-90
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9/15/07
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Added new names and emails: Greg Cooke 78-82, PJ Clarke 80-82 Note to PJ, I tried both emails, and niether one worked
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9/8/07
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Added photos from Gary Vernon circa 1975 including a New Years Eve ('74-'75) party. Thanks Gary
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4/30/07
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Added new names and emails: Mark Wisniewski 80-94, Gary Vernon 73-75, Ronnie Rush 87-91, Lou Benson 86-89, Lee Whaley 95-98, Lloyd Rowden 89-03
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3/24/07
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Tribute to the passing of Brian Lieb
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3/21/07
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Added new names and emails: Jim Castle 69-73, Troy Cawley 95-99
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3/13/07
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Added new names and emails: Charles Foster 71-75
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2/6/07
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Added new names and emails: Chris Solomon 96-DC
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1/22/07
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Added new names and emails: Richard (Maggie) Magnuson 72-74
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12/15/06
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Added new names and emails: Oliver Carr 89-94, Steven Garbeil 92-96,Terry Wilson 81-83, Rick Vien 90-95
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10/31/06
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Added new names and emails: Ron Sparling 86-88
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10/27/06
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Added new names and emails: Cedric Lampkin 89-93 Note from Cedric
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10/20/06
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Added new names and emails: Chad Greenlee 98-Decomm
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10/20/06
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Added new names and emails: Richard Conserriere Comm-72
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5/20/06
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Added new names and emails: Mike Whitecar 86-88
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3/18/06
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Added new names and emails: Gary Branch 83-84
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1/23/06
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Added new names and emails: Bruce Nelms 88-92, Bill Newell 91-94
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10/4/05
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Added new names and emails: Steven Papkey 73-77
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9/11/05
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Added new names and emails: Justin Lohrbach 89-93
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8/28/05
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Fixed email problem, ooops
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5/12/05
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Added new names and emails: Eric Burt 96-99, Royce Henderson 94-96
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4/1/05
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I have put a little fence around our ships-force information to try and slow down the spammers. Check it out by clicking the Ships Force button to the left. I know it is not fool-proof, but had trouble inserting a password program. If you don't remember the frame number that seperated forward from aft, think about petty-officer Heinz.
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3/26/05
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Added new names and emails: Jeffrey Copley 80-83
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3/15/05
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Mark Trombley passed away last week. I received the following note from Greg Van Wey:
Mark Trombley (electrician on board for about a year, about 1979-1980?)
passed away this past week. He was a Maintenance supervisor at the Perry
Nuclear Power Plant (near Cleveland). I just received word that he passed
away last week from cancer. Mark was always easy going, always upbeat and
positive. Mark always could find something funny to lighten even the worst
situation. He was quick with a kind word and was truely a good friend.
Still remember him running around ER upper level with a fireball chasing
him while monitoring the EPM. Ran into Man. cursing a blue streak and made
a few rather un-militaristic remarks to the new EOOW and electrician.
Afterwards we howled with laughter as each time he told the story, the
fireball got bigger and bigger!
Rest easy shipmate, you will be missed by all.
Gregory S. Van Wey, MM1(SS)
USS Billfish (1978 - 1982)
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2/27/05
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Added new names and emails: Lloyd Smith 91-93
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2/16/05
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Added new names and emails: Joseph Swick (JD) 86-90, David Otis 71-77, Judd Brown 97-DC, Michael Bussolari 87-91
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1/22/05
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Added new names and emails: Nelson Brentilinger 80-84, Ramon Rodriguez 76-79, Keith Bonser 72-76
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1/22/05
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Added photo from Shorty Langenbrunner, Billfish entering Portsmouth 1981
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12/28/04
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Added new names and emails: David Dunham 77-80
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12/26/04
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Added new names and emails: Rick (Shorty) Langenbrunner 79-86, Steve Sablich 83-86, Jose Martinez 90-93, David Leikis 75-76, Allen Lee 72-76
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10/3/04
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Added new names and emails: Mark Bastille 81-85, Richard Wyeth 91-96
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9/19/04
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Added new names and emails: Barrett Green 76-78
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8/21/04
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Added new names and emails: Bill Carlson 85-86 Now (COMSUBGRP9), Mike Davis 74-76, Joe Damm 76-78, Added a photo of Tom Baughman and Capt Butterworth from 1974, Tom getting his dolphins. Also added a picture of Bob Mcgee from the decom activities
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8/5/04
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Added new names and emails: Terry Calaway 78-79, Don Smith 81-84, Terry Comaeux 95-99
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6/18/04
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Added new names and emails: Gregory Moore 96-98, Karl Newton 79-80
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5/29/04
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Added new names and emails: Mike Erchenbrecher 73-74 (Ghost Rider)
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5/25/04
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Added new names and emails: Danny Ward 87-90, Kevin Roark 92-94, Lawrence Sanders 71-76
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5/7/04
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Added new names and emails: Brian Bevins 77-83, Mike Chartier 92-97
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4/27/04
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Added new names and emails: Erik Blom 79-83
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4/7/04
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Added new names and emails: Joseph Moser 86-87
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3/27/04
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Added new names and emails: A.J. Slider 87-91, Jarred Keuch 94-98
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3/14/04
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Added new names and emails: Thomas Rossi 76-78
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2/25/04
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Added Reunion schedule for the upcoming get-together
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2/25/04
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Added new names and emails: Joseph Santella 72-77
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2/14/04
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Added new names and emails: Daniel del Sobral 90-92, Gary Roberts 81-83
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1/13/04
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Added new names and emails: Darryl Walker 88-91
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11/25/03
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Added a bunch of new photos from Monty Lee circa early 1990s.
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11/23/03
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I am sorry to say that Jim Turriff, Plank Owner and Shipmate, passed away on Friday November 7, 2003 after a long battle with cancer.
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11/23/03
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Added new names and emails: Aaron Spall 97-99, Edward Artiaco 75-78
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11/3/03
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Added new name and emails:Michael Moore 93-95, Lonnie Weerts 87-91, Brian O'neil 85-88
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10/13/03
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Added new name and email: Dave Kolonauski 86-89
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10/4/03
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Added new name and email: Freddie Olmstead 94-98
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9/27/03
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Added new name and email: Calvin Gifford 70-72
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9/3/03
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Added new name and email: Jim Read 89-92 and 94-97
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8/27/03
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Added new names and emails: Jim Reilley 78-83, Eddie Robles 83-87
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8/12/03
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Added new names and emails: Jim Mccleary 78-83, Corey Tobias 94-97
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7/15/03
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Added new names and emails: Mike Sortwell 80-84 and Micheal Cramer 80-82
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5/15/03
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Added new names and emails: Jim Edmonson 80-84
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5/11/03
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Added new names and emails: Charlie Brown 77-80, 84-86, Jim (Pinky) Floyd 79-81, Brett Thomas 94-97, Jason LaMarsna 95-97
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4/13/03
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Added new names and emails; Mike Kelly 96-DC
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3/27/03
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Added new names and emails; Gary Daughtrey 87-90
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3/15/03
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Added a reunion photo sent by Eddie Sierra.
Added new names and emails; John Held 71-75, William Twitchell 70-72.
Got an inquiry from a British dude (Terry) asking if anyone had a stamp of the Billfish from the Queens silver jubilee in 1977, terry@mortlock4.fsworld.co.uk
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2/25/03
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Got a response from IC2 Steve Corneliussen - USS FULTON, Posted a note from him on the sea stories page. Good reading.
Added new names and emails for Steve Hedlund 88-90, Robert Barish 86-89, Kevin Josiger 89-94, and Brian Shrum 84-87
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2/15/03
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Added new names and emails; Charlie Lamb 76-80, Russ Traughber 76-78. Added another picture of the SS-286 boat
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2/8/03
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Added new names and emails; James Wood 72-74, William Hopper 86-88, Jim Morrissey 87-90. Added some photos from Bill Maher to Ogang page.
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1/8/03
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Added new name and email; Charlie Summers 76-79
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12/24/02
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Posted a Christmas Poem from George Sereno
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12/21/02
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Added new names and emails: Brian Lightner 83-87, Jody Lenn 89-91
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12/10/02
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11/5/02
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Added names and emails: Scott Coykendall 98-Decom, Bob Signs 72-74, Robert Bierstedt 72-76
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10/25/02
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Posted some reunion pictures, send 'em if you got 'em, with names if you can.
Added names and emails: Wills Pike 81-85, Levi Hines 78-82, James Barton 95-98, Roger Reetz 95-98
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10/3/02
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Adding more names to the Reunion list all the time, check it out.
Sea Storie from Dave Griggs when they used the EPM as a generator.
Added new names and emails: John Hedman 80-83, Paul Duggan 73-76, Dave Griggs 72-75, Byron Youngblood 70-74/81-84, Harold Ruble; plankowner, Robert Conklin 84-89
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9/21/02
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Jake Clark (93-97) has designed a terrific new bulletin board / forum for us.
Updated the Reunion Page with attendee names. Added new name and email:Mike Dugan 88-90
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9/18/02
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Added new names and emails: Chris Greatwood 83-86, Mark Yount 72-76, Gary PIxley 76-79, Brian Lightner 84-87
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9/6/02
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Added new names and emails: Dan Palmer 82-86
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9/3/02
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Added new names and emails: Jim Okeson (CO) 79-84, Ray Bohner 81-84, Ben Taylor 92-96, Bill Maher 81-85, Tim Baker 88-92, Joseph Butler 72-73, John Romanowski 85-88, Jerry Bagdonas 80-84, William Knapp 70-73, Rick Lundgren 84-86, Marcus Harris 80-84
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8/20/02
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Added new names and emails: Ted Wenta 69-72 (Plankowner), Chuck Linden 80-83
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8/4/02
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Updated Reunion Page.
Added new names and emails: Fred Hoots 79-80, Kevin Smith 79-82, George Assard 81-84, Bob Price 72-74, Mike Klein 73-77, Dave Bosell 76-78
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7/27/02
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Got several good sea stories from Jack Cash 72-75 These stories are posted on Sea Stories page 2 Added new names and emails: David Rifkin 93-95. Bob Brown 76-79 Today is my birthday!
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7/22/02
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Added new names and emails: Mike Davidson (Served as MM3 and back as MMCS) Donald Holt 73-77, Edward Simmons 92-96, Bob Lusignan 70-72, Gary Callahan 88-90
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6/29/02
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Added new names and emails: Ron Sisemore 69-73, Steve Kier 85-89 Added new email for John Snell
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5/8/02
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Added an addendum to the loss of shore power sea storie from Darrell Harper, Added new names and emails: Mike Makowicz 80-83, Joe Grabo 85-90, Al Habina (no email), and Karl (Olie) Olsen 80-84? LCDR NOW!
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4/16/02
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Added new name and email: Mike Stanchina 95-98
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4/8/02
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Added new names and emails: Micheal Landis 90-95, Dean Legrand 92-94, Bob Petron 83-85
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3/17/02
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Added a bunch more pictures from Mike GIrka in the crew photo pages.
Also added a photo of the British Royal Navy Rum, see 3/7/02 below
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3/12/02
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Added new name and email: Dan Tidwell 81-86 and updated email for Riley Greenwood
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3/7/02
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Added new names and emails: Darrell Ashley 73-76, Rob Regan 93-97, George Sereno 69-72 and a couple good sea stories from George on the Sea Stories Page.
Also, if you purchased British Royal Navy Rum in Gibraltar, it is now worth $$$$$ big bucks. Brent Beyer found a web address and sent me a response he got from a letter he sent to them. We paid about 20 bucks and it is now worth $5000-$6000
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2/22/02
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Added new names and emails: Shane Towles 90-95, Robert Mclaughlin 85-89. Added photo of Paul Goda at the Planesman controls at the SCP on the crew photos page
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2/5/02
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Added new names and emails: Billy Hallman 96-DC
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1/11/02
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Added new names and emails: Mark Baringer 80-8?, Dave Ashcraft 80-8?, Jon Drew 80-81, Kevin Hoge 84-89,
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11/20/01
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Added new names and emails: Blake Tarter 92-96, Skip Morris 72-74, Billy Johnson 92-95, Jimmy Bullock 96-Decom, Woody Young 1978 (hitchhiker)
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10/31/01
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Mike GIrka sent me about 60 photos that I am beginning to sprinkle into the site.
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10/30/01
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Added new names and emails: Steve Pretti 81-86, Casey Salkauskas 'Sal' 92-95 (Added a quote from Sal on the sea stories page),
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10/29/01
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Added new names and emails: Greg Hedum 77-80, Brian Arenas 92-95
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10/14/01
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Added new names and emails: Mike Boone 84-87, TM3 Ward 86-89
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9/30/01
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Added 25 photos sent in by John Martin, many new faces from the past, crew photos page, and bluenose ceremony pics on the regalia page.
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9/30/01
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Added new name and email: John Jones (Plankowner - 73)
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9/20/01
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Added new names and emails: Jim Okeson (CO) 79-84, James Cookson 95-99, John Bond 97-98, also a picture from Jerry Gonya in the 'forward pukes' section. Also added a Bulletin Board where anyone can leave a message.
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8/25/01
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Added new names and email: Gale Yohe 80-84, Tom Weeks 72-76
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8/4/01
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Added new name and email: Greg Carrol 93-97
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7/27/01
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Added a cool photo sequence of a Mark 48 ADCAP destroying a target
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7/27/01
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Added photo of myself taken following the Bluenose ceremony
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7/27/01
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Added new names and emails: Bill Higgins 75-79, James White 70-71
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7/23/01
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Added new names and emails: John Martin 80-84
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7/11/01
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Added new names and emails: Doc Collins 78-81, Ric Johnson 70-74, Tom Holmes 81-84
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6/7/01
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Added new names and emails: Terry Barbaree 79-81, Robert Laird 72-74, Charles Jones 84-88, Tommy Oates 91-95, Mark Steine 76-78, Chuck Jones 84-84, Andy Little 76-78.
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6/7/01
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Added nice photo of the diesel, painted like your old John Deere, crew photos page
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6/7/01
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Added photo of several commissioning crewmembers including Capt Hughs, history page
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6/7/01
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Added some North pole pics history page then click on Icepack 87, added a picture of Terry Kuhn and CDR Luhan on crew photos page, thanks to Terry Kuhn for pics. Also added photo of Nuc's coffee pot - regalia page
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5/22/01
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Added photo of Terry Kuhn 86-88, and some interesting memorabilia on the regalia page that Terry sent in
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5/3/01
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Added photos taken around decom on last history page
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5/3/01
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Added new name and email: Bryan Foster 71-74
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4/27/01
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Added a sea story from Bill Kraus (Bill knows torpedoes), with a footnote of my own
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4/26/01
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Added new name and email: Terry Kuhn 86-88, Bill Krause 80-83
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4/22/01
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Added new name and email: Frank Hausen 72-73, and a sea story from Bob Mcgee
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4/9/01
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Added new names and emails: Allan Bedora 71-74, Todd (Goose) Gosnell 87-91
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4/4/01
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Added new name and email: David Dorton 92-95, and added new email for Greg Van Wey 78-82
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3/21/01
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Added a link to the CNN report done on the USS Hawkbill - the final North Pole trip for a 637 class boat. Very good coverage with videos, one shows the boat coming thru from above the ice.
Also got a sea story of sorts describing a picture on the Boat Photos page. The black and white one with ice all over the sail. Courtesy of Richard Olswold.
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3/19/01
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Added link to an interview with Terry Jones (Billfish CO) reprinted from Jane's Combat Sims Magazine, Feb 1997 on Favorite links page, very interesting! Thanks to Richard Hubbard for the link
Added new name and email: Wayne (Monty) Lee 90-93
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3/12/01
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Added new name and email: Michael Gesford 94-99, Richard Hubbard 82-86, Craig Hanson 83-87
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3/8/01
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Added new name and email: Robert Porche 76-80, and also added an interesting account of the Dependents Cruise in Dec '83 written by Bob Frybarger, a civilian whose brother was serving aboard Billfish at the time. (Sea Stories page)
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3/5/01
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Added photo of swim call off Andros Island (Feb '79), Crew Photos page
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3/5/01
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Added new names and emails: David Axelby 85-89, Douglas Suhre 83-87, Paul Abbott 86-90
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2/26/01
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Added new names and emails: Rudy Cordova 71-73, Robert Carter 85-87 (and a sea story from Robert)
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2/19/01
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Added link to National Museum of American History site for submarines, shows Maneuvering Room panels, operating principles, and much more
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2/17/01
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Added new names and emails: Scott Wicker 89-93, Christopher Kavas 87-91
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2/10/01
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Added new names and emails: Riley Greenwood 81-85, Tim Sexmith 84-88, Bill Elrod 80-83, Andy Mcbride 82-86, Thomas Guilfoil 80-81, Paul Wier 72-77,Ken Lucier 80-85, Steve Beck 82-84, Eddie Sierra 80-84, Joe Fescenmyer 83-87
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1/24/01
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Added photo of the Rock of Gibraltar I took from the top, History page
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1/16/01
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Added Photo of Billfish transiting the Panama Canal in 1996, on last History page
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1/14/01
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Added Photos from Marcus Urioste on crew photos pages
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1/12/01
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Added revision page
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1/05/01
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Added color launch photo to History Page
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1/04/01
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Added Crew Photos
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1/04/01
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Added Photo of Med Moor in La Spaz.- floats and shore power cables to Sea Stories
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1/04/01
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Added Photo of Leaning Tower of Pisa to History Page
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1/03/01
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Added another SS286 Photo link to USS Billfish Page
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