June Meeting Announcement

Hi Shipmates,

The June Seattle Base USSVI meeting is set for Wednesday, June 15th . The meeting starts at 7PM, with Social Hour starting at 6PM. Location: Lake Washington VFW Post #2995 at 4330 148th Ave. N.E. Redmond 98052.

Don't forget to review the May Meeting Minutes at the base website or here.

Holland Club Induction: We will be inducting 13 of our members into the Holland Club and will be celebrating with a special cake. The “Lucky 13” include Charles Blain, John Bush, Bill Godfrey, Robert Haslan, Robert Lange, Gary Ness, King Parker, Donald Ross, Donald Sass, Robert Shirer, Ron Thody, Art Thompson and Lee Trunkhill.

Meeting Presentation: There are 132 historic ships on display in the United States, and the single largest warships afloat collection is located in Fall River MA at Battleship Cove. Patrick Householder recently visited and will take us on a visual power-point ‘tour’ of four of those historic ships, including the battleship USS Massachusetts, destroyer USS Joseph P Kennedy, submarine USS Lionfish and a former Soviet built missile-corvette, Hiddensee.

USS Lionfish at Battleship Cove

Submarine Raffle: Please remember that we are selling $5 raffle tickets for a framed and matted 3-dimensional submarine cutaway. These cutaways sell online for $ 260.00 ea and you will be proud to display one in your home. The winner gets to pick one of four submarine cutaway designs (you can have it customized with your boat name and hull number as well) and the drawing will be in August at the Tolling Ceremonies in Kirkland. We’ll miss you if you are not there, but you need not be present to win.

Balao Class Fleet Submarine (there are also Gato and Tench variations)

41 for Freedom Boomer

Smokey Point Rest Stop Project: We will get an update from Steve Shelton on how the Smokey Point Rest Stop event turned out.

Other Coming Events:

• Vietnam Wall display July 1st thru the 4th. Bellevue Sunset Hills Memorial Park
• Kirkland 4th of July Parade with our Sub Float.
• Tolling of the Boats, Kirkland August 20th
• 2011 USSVI National Convention in Springfield/Branson, Missouri September 5th thru the 11th

Thanks and I hope to see you there,

Fraternally,
Keith Watson
Commander Seattle Base USSVI