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Henry L. Stimson -
Statesman, Leader, Diplomat
(Sept.21, 1867-Oct.20, 1950) Submitted by LT Jim Kinney,
G/Weps 67-69
Recently I read an excellent
book, America’s Warlords,
describing the relationships
between Henry L. Stimson,
Secretary of War, General George
C. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff, and Admiral Ernest
King, Commander U.S. Naval Forces and CNO, during
the war years of WWII, 1940 to 1945. It led my delving
into the personality and character of the namesake of
our boat, USS HENRY L. STIMSON (SSBN-655), so
here is some of what I learned.
First, we are all aware that Stimson served four
Presidents of the United States, and, in fact, the four
stars on the Stimson seal signify this service. All of
these offices were Presidential Cabinet appointments,
but in addition, he served as Governor-General of the
Philippines before Philippine independence.
He was born September 21, 1867, the son of a
surgeon, in New York City. He graduated from Yale
University and Harvard Law School, and had a
distinguished law career before his first cabinet
appointment as Secretary of War in 1911. During
WWI, he served in the U.S. Army, and rose to the rank
of Colonel as an Artillery Officer. He ran for political
office in 1910, seeking to be elected Governor of New
York, but was defeated.
Although a Republican, President Roosevelt, a
Democrat, appointed him Secretary of War in 1940, at
73 years of age. Many doubted that a man of his age
could tackle a job this enormous, but he plunged into
the job with “an energy that men 20 years younger
could not muster.” He, along with General Marshall
and Admiral King, were the principal advisors to
President Roosevelt in conducting U.S. efforts in
WWII. He and Marshall had offices, side by side, in the
War Department, but Stimson was careful to allow
Marshall full authority to command all Army and Army
Air Corps operations in fighting the war, while Stimson
directed the country’s efforts to build the resources
and assets to fight the war.
During the war, Stimson directed the expansion of
the military, from an Army of just over 1 million men to
over 13 million soldiers and airman. He was charged
with building an immense transportation and military
base infrastructure, and took direct personal control for
the development of the atom bomb. To give you a
perspective, the U. S. moved from building 25 bomber
aircraft a year to 50,000 per year by 1944. As the war
VOL. 2015 NUMBER 9 SEPTEMBER 2015
U S S H E N R Y L . S T I M S O N A S S O C I A T I O N S S B N 6 5 5 N E W S L E T T E R
A s s o c i a t i o n O f f i c e r s & B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s 2 0 1 3 — 2 0 1 6
PRESIDENT Ray [Rita] Kreul
VICE PRESIDENT Tom [Marie] Krauser
SECRETARY Nick [Linda] Nichols
TREASURER Ken [Diane] Meigs
OUTGOING PRESIDENT Chuck [Joyce] Hladik
HISTORIAN / MEMORABILIA Loree [Carolyn] Riggs
WEBMASTER / NEWSLETTER Nick [Linda] Nichols
CHAPLAIN J.B. Helms
STOREKEEPER / SHIPS STORE Rita [Ray] Kreul
O t h e r P o s i t i o n s 2 0 1 3 — 2 0 1 6
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ended, Stimson was careful to ensure that Nazi war
criminals were punished, but that the German people
would be given the political and industrial leadership to
rebuild their country.
He retired in September of 1945, and suffered two
heart attacks, finally succumbing on October 20, 1950
at 83 years of age. He sought no recognition for his
tremendous service to our country, and his last act in
service was to lead a Cabinet discussion on the need
for multi-national control of nuclear weapons. (He had
this nuclear deterrence thing before we did!) He, and
his wife, Mabel, had no children. He is buried in the
cemetery of St. John’s Church in Cold Springs, NY.
During his years of government service, he
meticulously kept a diary, amounting to 170,000
pages, now in the Yale University library. He published
an autobiography in 1948 entitled, On Active Service
in Peace and War.
Submitted: Jim Kinney
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From the Editor:
It’s getting close to time to send out the registration
form for the 2016 Reunion. Plans are to send it out the
middle of October since no one can register at the
hotel until 13 October. Hope you’re making your plans
to share this special time with your shipmates and their
families!!!
2016 Stimson Reunion News!
1. The committee has signed a contract with the
same hotel where we held the 2011 reunion. At the
2016 reunion it will be the Marriott.
2. Dates are October 13-16.
3. Room rates are $129+13.5% = $146.42 / night
4. Hotel registration will be available beginning
October 13, 2015. Individuals will be responsible for
making their own reservations.
5. Expect to see registration forms available on the
website and in this newsletter in October 2015.
The hospitality room will be open beginning at
1600 on Wednesday 12 October for early arrivals.
The reunion committee working hard to make the
2016 Commissioning + 50 Years Reunion the best!!!
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From the Association President & Storekeeper:
Ray & Rita Kreul
The Association Ship’s Store will be closed from
mid August until 1 Jan 2016.
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From the Association Historian: Loree Riggs
Shipmates you have come through again. After a
couple of months of running the pictures we now have
just about all the names for those in the pictures.
Check out the pics with names at the end of this
newsletter and help us finish up picture 2 names.
Next month I’ll be putting in a couple of more
pictures that you can help identify those in the
pictures.
If you have pictures that you need names for send
them to the webmaster and to me. I’ll ask him to put
them in the newsletter, then I’ll use the completed
pictures to keep our Stimson history updated. Send
them to Nick Nichols, Webmaster,
([email protected]) and to Loree Riggs,
Historian ([email protected])
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ETERNAL PATROL
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MM1(SS) James N. ‘Hank’ Ford, B 73-76
Departed on Eternal Patrol 19 March 2001
[reported by Linda Ford, wife]
FTCM(SS) Carl T. White, B 73-77
Departed on Eternal Patrol 8 August 1998
[reported by FTB1(SS) Vic Engle]
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ETCS(SS) David B. Hill, B 70-74
Departed on Eternal Patrol 7 September 2015
[reported by Legacy.com]
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MM1(SS) Peter Melvin Eichten, B ??-??
Departed on Eternal Patrol 31 March 1983
[reported by ET1(SS)Tom Vaughn/MM1(SS) Roy
Young]
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IC1(SS) Walter A. Lewis, B 65-67 Plank Owner
Departed on Eternal Patrol 4 September 2015
[reported by USSVI.org]
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RM1(SS) Charles E. Corbin Jr., G 65-67
Departed on Eternal Patrol 7 July 2015
[reported by Legacy.com]
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MT1(SS) William C. Wilson, B 89-92
Departed on Eternal Patrol 10.10.1992
[reported by USSVI.org]
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CSC(SS) Darin Angelo, G 65-66
Departed on Eternal Patrol 1990s
[reported by USSVI.org]
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BINNACLE LIST
(View on the web at: http://ssbn655.org/chaplain/
chaplain.html. if you would like to be placed on our
Association Binnacle List please send an email to
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Carolyn Linhart, wife of Chuck, QM1(SS) G 68-74
9.3.15 I personally want to extend a great big thank
you to my fellow submariner family on behalf of me
and my wife. Your response has brought this old man
to tears. I haven’t been on board the Stimson in over
40 years and yet you folks of the submarine force
continue to amaze me. I was in Costco the other day
and bumped into a fellow Stimson crew member that
took her into the Washington docks for scrapping and
decommissioning. It is truly a small world. He came up
to me even though he was much younger because I
was wearing my Stimson hat and the discussion
started from there. Again, any contributions you folks
can manage will be sent an email to thank you
personally. Sorry I can’t come to each of you and
shake your hands and thank you in person, but alas
my wife will not be able to travel for some time yet. But
believe me when I say this….”The Stimson crew
(regardless of when you served on her) is truly a family
and will remain so long after I am gone”. For those
that wish they could contribute, but just can’t manage,
I understand and I am still thankful for your prayers. I
truly believe that prayer has brought my wife this far
and we still have a long way to go. She was just
hospitalized for 10 days due to malnutrition from her
many surgeries and we hope this has changed her
recovery in a positive way. She checked in and weight
76 lbs and checked out at 87lbs. When she reaches
100 lbs, the doctor wants to remove the feeding tube
and if she can maintain her weight, then our battle with
malnutrition will be over. If not, they will surgically
insert a tube through her stomach wall for a more long
term tube feeding attempt.
Again, to my entire Stimson family, Thank You So
Much for your help. It will go a long way towards
helping us get back on the road to recovery and hope
to see more of you in the future. Who knows, maybe
we will rub elbows at a reunion…. Just look for the
guy looking like Santa (which I do volunteer to perform
at hospitals, schools, and other charity organizations).
Charles (Chuck) Linhart
8.2.15 Chuck has a request for his wife. Since 2010
Carolyn’s health has been steadily deteriorating. This
has caused them severe financial difficulties. Chuck
has started a GoFundMe page in hopes to pay for the
required medical procedures Carolyn has had to have.
Go to this link to better understand Carolyn’s situation
and to assist if possible: gofundme.com/5wb3wtpuw
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Larry Hall, STS3(SS) B 65-69:
6.10.15 Still awaiting a kidney and can’t travel to the
reunions. They say that my kidney failure was caused
by high blood pressure and diabetes though I'm not
sure about that. In 2009 I had prostate cancer and had
48 radiation treatments. In 2010 my kidneys failed.
Since my diabetes is well under control and my blood
pressure hasn't been high for 20 years, it seems a bit
coincidental.
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WELCOME ABOARD & FOUND SHIPMATES!!
(Shipmate has contacted us to be added or have info
updated on our Sailing List. Please check the online
Sailing List to access the shipmates email address.)
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RM1(SS) Steve Mauldin G 76-80; 84-86
MM1(SS) Russ Kearney G 80-82
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LOOKING FOR SHIPMATE
STS3(SS) Robert ‘Bob’ P. Featheran, Jr. (G 81)
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[ [email protected] ] I would like to get in
contact with STS2 Robert P. Cooley.
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EM1(SS) Paul Murray (G 65-69)
[ [email protected] ] I am looking for former
shipmates Ken Luken IC2(SS) 65-68? and Joe Carter
MM1(SS) 65-68.
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QM2(SS) Robert Frizzola (G 82-86)
[ [email protected] ] I was on from 82-86 Gold.
I’m looking for a few shipmates and maybe you can
help. MM1/SS Mike Alegretto and MM2/SS Willy
Wilson, both Gold crew.
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YNC(SS) James Maddox (B 83-86)
[ [email protected] ] is looking for YN2(SS) Mark
Jackson (B). Also what has happened to MMCM(SS)
Golightly.
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STS3(SS) Steve Searight (B 70-71)
[ [email protected] ] is looking for STS3 Eugene
Manning who served during the same period as me.
As I recall, he was from New York (Brooklyn).
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MM2(SS) Joe Civiletti (G 79-81)
[ [email protected] ] Does anyone
remember/ know what happened to an MMCS/SS
Golightly or MM3/SS Dennis LaPalme (all A-Div Gold
crew in 1979 when I came on board). All could have
made rate after I knew them.
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NOTES FROM SHIPMATES
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YN2(SS) 67-8B, James Maratta
When I was with the sea cadets a few years ago, I
had a two week training at Kings Bay, I gave the COB
my qual card (the sailors there said it was a piece of
history) lol, also a soviet sub clock and a WW2 poster
to be displayed, but most of all received salutes from
the sailors, (as an Ensign in the sea cadets) it felt like I
got qualified all over again. I highly recommend this
experience, u can serve again, to build tomorrows
leaders today, go to seacadets.org a great youth
organization.
*****
FTB1(SS) Vic Engle, B 75-80
Carl (White) was one of the first guys I met on the
655 when I arrived in Rota in November 1975. I left
Sub School about a month before and had been
assigned to the James K Polk. When I arrived in
Charleston, I was waiting to join the Polk crew when
they returned from patrol, and while I was waiting, two
FTBs in Rota were busted for drugs, so I was given
about 24 hours notice that I was flying out to Rota. I
actually got to fly commercial and the flight was from
Charleston to JFK to Madrid to Seville and someone
picked me up in Seville and drove me to Rota.
Chief White was the first guy I met when I reported
to the Stimson. At least he's the first guy I remember.
He was a mentor and a friend. We were both from
Alabama and both football fans so we had a lot in
common. He gave me a check out on my qual card
once and asked me the difference between flooding
and a controlled leak or some such. He liked this
answer, If Bear Bryant is out on the lake fishing and
his boat springs a leak, if he can bail water and keep
afloat, that's a controlled leak, but if the boat sinks and
he has to walk to shore, that's flooding. I regret I didn't
keep track of Carl and visit him before he passed
away.
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MM2(SS) Brett Dellinger, G 96-90
I was very sad to see (my COB) MMCM Blough has
passed away. I have a nice nick in my ear from a
haircut in the crew's lounge when he was paying
attention to the movie instead of my head and I can
never forget refit reveilles with his small statured deep
voice rumbling through berthing: "If you're gonna
scream with the eagles you better be able to crow with
the roosters".
My time on the Henry L. Stimson and the men I
served with had some bearing on the man I am today.
In some ways, I wish I had retired from the service
(although I wouldn't have the awesome kids I have).
He (COB Cal Blough) was respected by all
crewmembers and very well liked. Another memory I
have is during one offcrew we went on a fishing
charter as a crew. Mostly just a bunch of sea bass on
our stringers and EVERYONE just dropped them off in
the bed of his truck. Of course as an avid fisherman,
he utilized the fish, I am sure. But I bet he was cussing
us as he cleaned them. There were at least 200 lbs of
fish in that truck!
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GREAT LINKS TO SPEND TIME WITH
(all links from “The Draft” will be on the website)
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655 Association Website
www.ssbn655.org
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Drone Submarine
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-
building-nuclear-armed-drone-submarine/
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Puttin' Up the Flag...
A time to listen and think, you will be glad you did.
http://puttinguptheflag.com/
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Military Pics Taken at Just the Right Moment.
http://imgur.com/a/LAdE3?gallery
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Nostalgia - Click on the Artists and Listen
A site you may want to bookmark
http://thenostalgiamachine.com/years/1960.html
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Your Computer at Night (When Left On)
http://orig06.deviantart.net/c80b/f/2007/077/2/e/
animator_vs__animation_by_alanbecker.swf
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Charleston, 1934
Step back in time to 1930's Charleston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=i1WE6vBIXIk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Animated History Map of the US
An excellent, entertaining and short history of the US
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html
SUBMAWEINERS!
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When you understand...
When the hatch closes over your head, the OOD
says last man down and the COW says green board,
you understand the meaning of adventure.
When the only thing between you and millions of
gallons of seawater is a steel hull and some closed
valves, you understand the meaning of courage.
When sonar calls out to the conn “high speed
screws in the water” in hostile waters, you understand
the meaning of fear.
When the messenger passes out the only family
grams the satellite could catch and yours isn’t one, you
learn the meaning of loneliness.
When hissing water in the overhead turns from a
slight annoyance to a terrifying rushing cascade
bouncing off the hull and equipment, you understand
the meaning of survival.
When you hear the quick sound that a curtain
makes on your rack that indicates your watch is about
to begin, you understand the meaning of irritation.
When you see a brother stand at attention while the
Captain pins on the Dolphins he worked so hard to
earn, you understand the meaning of pride.
When you retire and they pipe you over the side for
the very last time, you learn the meaning of great
sadness.
When your eyes grow dim and your strength ebbs
with age, you understand the meaning of envy every
time you see submarine getting underway.
When a shipmate from a time so long ago passes
on and people say so many things they wish they had
said before they departed, you understand regret.
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Navy Gets Mileage Out Of Its Guided-Missile
Submarines “ While It Can
(STARS AND STRIPES 30 JUL 15) ... Erik Slavin
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan - The USS
Michigan and three others like it can pack more
conventional missile firepower than any other
submarines - and in about a decade, they’re probably
going away.
Guided-missile submarines like Michigan can also
stay at sea longer and deploy larger groups of Navy
SEALs than the service’s more plentiful fast-attack
subs.
For all their advantages, Navy officials
acknowledge they are luxury items in a fiscal
environment that doesn’t support building
replacements.
As the Navy’s submarine fleet shrinks over the next
13 years due to the retirement of its Cold War-era
subs, it will look toward less expensive technology to
offset the loss of boats like Michigan, service officials
told Stars and Stripes.
However, as long as the Navy has its guided
missile subs, they are getting plenty of use. USS
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Michigan had been on deployment for 21 months
when it pulled in to Yokosuka Naval Base for a port
visit earlier this month.
“My operational commander would like us to be at
sea every minute that I can be,”’ said Capt. Joe Turk,
Michigan’s Blue Crew commanding officer. “The only
thing that limits sustainability is food.”
Michigan’s separate Blue and Gold crews typically
fly from Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash., to Guam
every four months or so, where they swap out
command of the boat.
Michigan entered service as one of the Navy’s 18
Ohio-class nuclear trident missile submarines, known
colloquially as “boomers.”
When the Navy cut the number of nuclear-missile
subs to 14, it converted four of them to carry up to 154
Tomahawk missiles.
The four submarines began global deployments
during the past decade. In 2011, the USS Florida took
part in a guided-missile submarine’s largest-scale
conventional combat operation when it fired 90
Tomahawks in the effort to defeat former Libyan leader
Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.
When a guided-missile submarine isn’t firing
Tomahawks, it functions much more like a smaller fast
-attack submarine, though it retains the typically higher
-ranking captain and crew structure of a boomer.
Both the guided-missile subs and fast-attacks
conduct surveillance, train to fight ships and other
subs, and conduct special operations.
Guided-missile subs have multiple lockout
chambers to deploy SEALs and their vehicles
underwater. They also have an extra 200 feet of length
and a little more width than fast-attack subs, meaning
special operators have more room to get comfortable,
said Capt. Brian Humm, commodore of Submarine
Squadron 19.
“[Special operations] is physically intensive - they
work hard,” Humm said. “It’d be nice if they had own
racks, it’s nice that they have tons of gear to work out
with and ... larger facilities.
However, those are amenities that aren’t likely to
last into the long term.
The current 30-year Navy shipbuilding plan calls for
guided-missile subs to be decommissioned between
2025 and 2027.
By October 2028, the total number of attack and
guided-missile subs would drop to 41, down from 57
today, before climbing back to 48 boats in 2036.
As those numbers drop, the Navy will also ask
Congress to fund an Ohio-class replacement in order
to preserve what the Pentagon considers the most
survivable leg of its nuclear deterrent.
It will cost the Navy $96 billion to acquire the 12
ballistic missile submarines slated to replace the 14
Ohio-class subs carrying nuclear payloads., according
to a 2015 General Accountability Office estimate.
At that price, no one has pushed hard to build four
more as guided-missile subs. Instead, many in the
Navy and Congress are backing an addition that would
add more armament to the latest class of fast-attack
subs.
The Virginia Payload Module would lengthen the
mid-section of Virginia-class subs and allow them to
carry 76 percent more torpedoes and Tomahawks.
The addition would increase cost of the $2.8 billion
subs by 13 percent, according to a Congressional
Research Service report in June.
That figure doesn’t include the Tomahawks
themselves, which cost about $1 million each,
depending on what cost factors are included.
For now, multiple sailors aboard USS Michigan said
they were happy to serve aboard a boat that combines
fast-attack missions with Ohio-class dimensions.
There are a few more systems aboard a guided-
missile sub than on a fast-attack version; however,
most of what gets learned to earn “dolphins” the
distinctive pin worn by a submarine-qualified sailor -
transfers seamlessly to any of the Navy’s boats, said
Chief of the Boat Jason Puckett, of Columbus, Ohio.
“The basics of being a submariner are the same, no
matter the platform,” Puckett said.
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/navy-gets-mileage
-out-of-its-guided-missile-submarines-while-it-can-
1.360432
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This is for all you construction/engineer types
Here's a construction technique that would be
handy to know. Read the calculations below then click
on the link at the bottom of the article to see this
technique in action. It’s something to cheer up any
engineer. It will put you in the picture and keep you up-
to-date with the latest construction developments.
Below is a link to a short video of a Pakistani pile
driving construction technique. Notice that the pile
driving becomes effective when the extra man jumps
on. Very finely tuned! The chant is also catchy.
Now, let's analyze the Engineering here:
6 men x 180 lbs. = 1080 lbs. static force jumping up
and down will create a 3 times dynamic effect = 3240
7
lbs./jump = 1.6-ton thumps if the pile is tapered to 2 in.
x 2 in., cross section at the tip = sq. in. So, dynamic
press "Add a man" feature will increase to 950 psi, so
buy the option!
Increase the chant and dynamic force goes up to 5
times to bring maximum pressure/thump to 1600 psi
for a 7-man team.
Quite good and it will penetrate hard clay and
sandy soil but not hard rock!
We figure the foreman is the guy on the
tambourine...you'll probably watch this twice because
you won't want to believe your eyes the first time...
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/
cFb0nLCKypg?rel=0
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Don't wash your hair in the shower. It's so good to
finally get a health warning that is useful!!!
It involves the shampoo that runs down your body
when you shower with it. WARNING TO US ALL!!!
I don't know WHY I didn't figure this out sooner! I
use shampoo in the shower! When I wash my hair, the
shampoo runs down my whole body, and printed very
clearly on the shampoo label is this warning: "FOR
EXTRA BODY AND VOLUME."
No wonder I have been gaining weight!!
Well! I have gotten rid of that shampoo and I am
going to start showering with Dawn dish soap instead.
Its label reads: "DISSOLVES FAT THAT IS
OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE"
Problem solved! Whoo Hoo!
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The Affordable Care Act, Your Taxes and You
This article is written for those who are retirees or
receive a disability retirement from the Armed Services
and who use DFAS (Defense Finance and Accounting
Service) for their retired pay.
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), all
Americans including all military members (active duty,
retired, Selected Reserve, or Retired Reserve) and
their eligible family members must have health care
coverage that meets a minimum standard called
minimum essential coverage or pay a fee. Your
TRICARE coverage meets the minimum essential
coverage requirement under the ACA.
"The term "active duty" means full-time duty in the
active service of a uniformed service for more than 30
consecutive days".
Beginning in January 2016, DFAS will be providing
IRS Form 1095-C to all U.S. military members, and
IRS Form 1095-B to all Retirees, Annuitants, former
spouses and all other individuals having TRICARE
coverage during all or any portion of tax year 2015. An
IRS Form 1095 documents you (and your family
members, if applicable) have the minimum essential
coverage. More information will be forthcoming about
the delivery method of these forms.
These forms will document the information that
DFAS will provide to the IRS on yourself and your
authorized family members. The forms will be required
to be reported with your 2015 federal tax return. DFAS
will provide you with IRS Form 1095 series forms no
later than Jan. 31, 2016
You can find more information about the impact of
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the Affordable Care Act on your federal income tax at:
http://www.irs.gov/Affordable-Care-Act, or http://
www.dfas.mil/taxes/aca.html.
You can act now to make sure your forms remain
secure once they are available using myPay. Just look
for the link to "Turn On/Off Hard Coy of IRS Form
1095" in your account and select Electronic Delivery
Only. Your information will remain safe until you need
it.
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I've learned....
That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of
an elderly person.
That when you're in love, it shows.
That just one person saying to me, 'You've made
my day!' makes my day.
That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one
of the most peaceful feelings in the world.
That being kind is more important than being right.
That you should never say no to a gift from a child.
That I can always pray for someone when I don't
have the strength to help him in some other way.
That no matter how serious your life requires you to
be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to
hold and a heart to understand.
That simple walks with my father around the block
on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for
me as an adult.
That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it
gets to the end, the faster it goes.
That we should be glad God doesn't give us
everything we ask for.
That money doesn't buy class.
That it's those small daily happenings that make life
so spectacular.
That under everyone's hard shell is someone who
wants to be appreciated and loved.
That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
That when you plan to get even with someone, you
are only letting that person continue to hurt you.
That love, not time, heals all wounds.
That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is
to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted
with a smile.
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We all need one of these!!!
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SEARCH FOR LOST SHIPMATES
If you have contact with one of these shipmates please send their contact info
to me at my email address. Let’s set a goal to find everyone on this list!
Adkins, William Dreiss, Ray Laughlin, Brian Scoville, Scott
Banfield, Ron Duell, Paul Lawrence, Marshall Seelinger, James
Barker, Paul Dyal, Don W. 'Gomer' Liles, Michael Shantz, Denton
Barker, Thomas Edmiston, Ken Lizana, Rick Shepherd, Charles
Barrett, James Ehlers, Joseph Lothrop, Sherlock, Martin
Beck, Roger Ellard, Bryon Lubbs, Larry Shields, Vaden
Blouse, Dan Findlater, Doug Mason, John Sikora, Gregory
Blue, Matthew Flannery, Aaron Matherly, David Siler, Dennis
Bluestone, Edward Fleming, Benjamin Mauk, Elam Silvestri, Henry
Bollman, Stephen Fleming, Denvery McCarney, Clifford Smith, Charles
Borenko, Stephen Fonda, Carl McConnell, Mark Stewart James
Bowser, James Jr. Futral, Dave McCord, Oliver Stine, Gene
Bricker, Michael Gallagher, Gilbert 'Skip' McMillan, Donald Stockton, N. Bradley
Brill, Doug Geisenburg, Nick Miller, Donald Stortroen, Keith
Bullard, Patrick Glover, Ron Miller, Tony Taylor, Jim
Bullington, Scott Graves, Richard Milton, Jay Thomas, Larry
Burmeister, Wayne Green, Earsel Neubecker, Andrew Tomasi, Max
Busteed, Bob Gutierrez, James Neuman, Mark Tomren, Gerald
Canup, Richard Habermas, Thomas Nolen, John Trotter, Daniel
Cardin, Joseph Harris, WIlbur Ochsner, Patrick Twiselton, Brown Michael
Carey, Bill Hatchell, John Parham, Bryan Walenga, Craig
Carlson, Hugh Hayes, Robert Pastiva, Stephen Jr. Watson, Herb
Carr, Don Herbert, Randy 'Bear' Peterson, David Wenzel, Paul
Champagne, Brian Herzog, Willie Petrak, David Wesley, Mike
Claussen, Stephen Hinds, George Phipps, Mitchell White, Don
Cool, Arnold Hogan, Tom Porterfield, Glenn Williams, Brian
Cooper, Denny Holler, Eugene Pruitt, Michael Wimmer, Peter Thomas
Cooper, Doug Hollingsworth, Paul Putnam, Bobby Jo Wolk, Dennis
Cooper, John F. Holtman, Bruce Putt, William Wright, David
Cope, Allan Hupe, Bill Ralston, David Young, Ron
Couser, David Johnson, Anthony Rasmussen, Aaron Youngman, David
Crawford, Christopher Johnston, Paul K. Rasmussen, Bill
Cruden, David Kearney, Russ Rathsam, Richard
Cullum, Ray Kee, Kerby Raven, Donald
Czarnecki, Anthony Keller, Terry J. Reppert, Kevin
Davidson, Dickie Keiningham, Thomas Rhodes, Ronald
Debisschop, Timothy Kinney, Wayne Robinson, Warren
Degon, Vince Kirkpatrick, Steven Rowan, William
Delano, Ken Klaiber, William Rubright, David
Dewitt, David Kohankie Robert Ruiz, Luiz