On Sunday, December 10, 2017 USSVI Seattle Base submarine veterans, family, and guests gathered at the Cascade Club at Trilogy at Redmond Ridge for our annual holiday luncheon.
The day started with the social hour, which gave us a chance to catch up with shipmates we have not seen for a while, share our exploits from the past year, and to look at some of the submarine memorabilia on display.
We then moved on to opening remarks and started lunch.
After lunch, Dick Gonzalez presented the Shipmate of the Year Award to Dave Schueler. Dave was recognized for his work as the base newsletter and blog editor. Dave’s work keeps us up on to date on Seattle Base events and submarine news from around the world. We also recognized and thanked Base Commander Al Smith for stepping up and serving as commander. We added Al's and Dave's names to the Seattle Base Honor Roll plaque.
Then the floor was then opened for sea stories and holiday remembrances. The microphone was passed around and we heard some old favorite stories, along with a few new tales.
We all had a good time at the luncheon and special thanks goes out to everyone who helped organize and setup the event. It is always good to see all our shipmates and get a start on the holiday season with them. We hope you enjoy the photos below.
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| Social Hour |
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| From another view |
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| Memorabilia table - Pennant from USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642) |
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| Memorabilia table - photo of Ralph Sterley's WWII radar school class |
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| Memorabilia table - submarine models |
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| Prepping the wine |
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| Seattle Base Honor Roll plaque |
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| Thanks to the Cascade Club staff |
Photos of the attendees
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| World War II veteran Ralph Sterley and Lois Twelves |
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| Larry Abbott and Judith Dalhquist |
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| Doug Abramson and Karen Bradford |
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| Roy and Linda Burt |
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| Miri Davis and Keith Watson |
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| Tim Floersch |
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| Jerry Gerten and Sue Dale |
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| Bill and Diane Giese |
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| Dick and Fran Gonzalez |
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| Jim and Marilyn Harper |
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| Bob and Dani Haslan |
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| Ric Hedman |
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| Pat Householder and Carolyn Davis |
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| Karl 'Dutch' and Barbara Krompholz |
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| Richard Lanzner, Howie and Diana Dickerman |
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| Bill and Margie Linn |
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| CC Maerz and Tony Putnam |
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| Lois Mezek and Andrea Geisler |
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| Ron and Carol Muecke |
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| Eric and Sherry Muller |
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| Bob Opple and Thea Benjamin |
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| Bob and Thea with Bob's daughters Kirsten and Kelly |
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| Kerry Ryan and his sister Karen |
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| Dave and Lynn Schueler |
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| Al and Vicky Smith |
Happy Holidays to all and we will see you in 2018!
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