June 2014 Meeting Reminder

The next Seattle Base meeting is this coming Wednesday, June 18. We will meet at VFW Post #2995 (4330 148th Ave N.E., Redmond WA 98052). Social hour starts at 6 PM with business meeting at 7PM.

We are planning a full agenda that will include, but is not limited to:

• Pat Householder will provide an overview of the National USSVI election process and an opportunity to vote at the meeting. We plan to provide extra copies of voting ballets and have a few laptops for on line voting at the meeting for your convenience. 


• We have finalized plans for our Seattle Base 2014 Christmas lunch and will share some preliminary details with you at the meeting. 

Finally, our friend and former Base Commander Keith Watson will be our in-house speaker. Keith will share a fascinating account of local submarine history that I know you will enjoy.

Here is a preview of Keith’s presentation:

The Silent Service is now 114 years old. The question is: what was going on in our Puget Sound area prior to 1900, when the US Submarine Service was founded?

Of course none of us was around in 1900 and it is may be hard to relate to that period or is it?

Keith will take us back to that era and provide some interesting perspectives. So on Wednesday night take a trip with us to remember and relate to what was transpiring in the US Navy and specifically the US Submarine Service.

We hope you plan to attend.

Dick Gonzalez
Seattle Base Cmdr.