Cabela's Report and Memorial Day Events

We got a lot of attention and donations, got to practice a lot of our sea stories and blow the klaxon lots of times. We explained our organization purpose to a great many visitors and we also surfaced close to a dozen submariners in the area that didn't yet know USSVI even existed.

Here are a few pictures from the event. (Thanks to Ric Hedman and John Mansfield for sending the photos). 

We set up the float near the entrance

Our table at the forward end of the float

We even got a few donations

Here is the crew

USSVI Seattle Base members pictured above:
Back row - left to right: Jerry Jonason CSMC(SS), Ken Murray MT1(SS), John Roberts ET1(SS), Ralph Sterley ETM2(SS) - WWII veteran, John Bush EN3(SS), Steve Shelton IC2(SS), Ric Hedman TN(SS), Art Thompson EM1(SS), Doug Abramson EN2(SS) - Seattle Base Commander, Bill Giese SK2(SS)
Front row - left to right: John Mansfield RM2(SS) - West Reg Director, Bob Opple EM2(SS), Bob Morris QM2(SS), Pat Householder EM1(SS) - Past Natl Commander

Others who participated but are not in the picture include: Cliff Nutter EM2(SS), Andrea Geisler (daughter of WWII Subvet), Karl Pederson ETN2(SS), Keith Watson IC3(SS), Lee Trunkhill EMCS(SS), Larry Abbott FN(SS), Don Dufour EMC(SS), and Robbie Robertson CDR (SS) - WWII veteran.

It was great fun and we'll have to do this again!!!

Memorial Day Events 
We will be at Tahoma National Cemetery for the Memorial Day Ceremony on May 27. The ceremony starts at 1:00 PM. The guest speaker will be Washington state Governor Jay Inslee, the Veteran's Speaker will be CSM William McLeroy, and the Veteran's Administration speaker will be Mary Elder.

We will have a booth at the annual Cruzin' to Colby Car Show. If you are near downtown Everett on Memorial Day, be sure to stop by.