2015 Tolling the Boats Ceremony - Part 2

This blog entry has pictures from the pre-ceremony picnic and social time. We hope you enjoy the photos and remember to just click on a picture to see a larger version of it.

Be sure to look at the Tolling the Boats Ceremony photos at this blog post.

Our sign letting the public know what was going on

Cooks Doug Abramson, Steve Shelton, and Bill Thompson (although I don't think Bill did any cooking)

Thanks to Diane Giese, Barb Krompholz, Lynda Shelton, and Marilyn Harper for helping with the picnic

WWII veteran Buell and Gloria Hembree

Pat Householder and Ken Durrance

Recently discharged SubVet Ying Ye with his wife Valeree and son Elias

Paul Christofferson and Larry Abbott

Marc Vellat and Dick Gonzalez

Linda Peterson, WWII Veteran John Baker, and Karl Peterson

WWII veteran Fred and Josie Ensslin

WWII veteran Bill Lightfoot and Don Ulmer

Western District 4 Commander Al Durkee

Cliff Nutter and Schell Harmon

Judy and Keith Watson

Tolling organizers John Roberts and Lois Mezek

Kimberly Brooke and Sylvia Brooke-Ferris

Larry Aasness

Pat Householder and Andrea Geisler

Teri Robertson and daughter Sue Greenfeld

Pierre Bruneau, Dani and Bob Haslan

Our picnic food line

Everyone had a good time at the picnic. It is always great to catch up with old shipmates and share a few sea stories over some good food as we prepare to remember submariners on Eternal Patrol.