Happy Holidays to everyone from the USSVI Seattle Base submarine veterans. We hope you have a great finish to 2019 and wish you all best for 2020.
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| Santa (QMC Jack Patterson) greets the USS Queenfish at the North Pole in 1970 |
On Saturday, December 14 USSVI Seattle Base submarine veterans, family, and guests gathered at the Nile Shrine Center for our annual holiday luncheon.
Before lunch we had time to catch up with shipmates we have not seen for a while, share tales of our exploits from the past year, and talk about plans for next year. There were also memorabilia tables with bits and pieces of submarine and Seattle Base history.
We then moved on to opening remarks and lunch. After lunch the floor was then opened for sea stories and holiday remembrances and we had a chance to hear some old and new stories. We even saw that Steve could still fit into his old uniform.
We all had a good time at the luncheon and special thanks goes out to everyone who helped organize and set up 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 (special thanks to Steve and Dick for taking the pictures).
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| Pre-lunch meeting at the bar |
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| The first memorabilia table |
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| and the second table |
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| Slideshow showing Christmas on subs and base events |
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| lunchtime |
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| more lunch |
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| After lunch stories |
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| Time for more tales |
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| Steve, showing he can still get into his old dress blues, and Lynda |
We'll see you in 2020.
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