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10/27/07
- NNHS Newsletter - Navy Day
“The Navy has both a tradition and a
future -- and we look |
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10 Dec 1996 - Northern Puerto
Rican Operations Area: USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) |
27 Aug 2004 - Naval Station, Norfolk, VA: A UH-3H Sea King helicopter flies over USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), USS George Washington (CVN 73), and USS Enterprise (CVN 65). |
Dear Friends and
Schoolmates,
Today's theme comes at the
indirect suggestion of
Joe Madagan ('57) of FL
on
10/19/07:
I quite agree with you
there, Major Madagan!
Thanks
for the song nudge!
And what a perfect choice for the day formerly designated as Navy Day!
We had previously used it nearly three years ago:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/11-14-04-NNHS-More-Memories.html
As we didn't really manage to celebrate the 232nd Birthday of the United Stares Navy this year other than peripherally, I thought we should celebrate Navy Day even though technically it no longer exists.
BIRTHDAYS
- TODAY AND UPCOMING:
We have another Happy
Birthday
Two-Fer
today!
Carolyn Simpson Knight
('56) of VA AND
Sepi ("Dimples") Dinwiddie-Prichard ('58)
of NC are both having birthdays!
On Sunday,
Nancy Bigger Alligood
('56) of VA will be celebrating her
birthday, and on Monday,
Christine Wilson Starkman ('68) of
CA will be as well!
That brings us
to November: We'll open the month with another Two-Fer:
Russ Stephenson ('57) of MD
AND
Colin Faison ('58) of VA on the 1st, followed by
John Clark ('57) of VA on the 2nd, and the ever gorgeous
Mike Jeffers ('61) of VA
on the 4th.
Many Happy
Returns to you all!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
HOMEWORK:
From Sepi ("Dimples") Dinwiddie-Prichard
('58) of NC - 10/12/07 - "Navy
Day":
Hi Dave,
It's me again, "Dimples." What can you tell me about 'Navy Day' ? What I
can tell you is it was on my Birthday, until some bureaucrats got together
and decided to consolidate all of the special military days into 'Armed
Forces Day' It nearly broke my heart, because my birthday would no longer
be on what had become a double celebration day for me. I could no longer
say " I was born on October 27, Navy Day." Carol had never heard of it,
and I could not remember enough information to tell her why the 27th was
Navy Day, or had been. I know it wasn't the Navy's birthday, so why, for
Heaven's sake, was it Navy Day ? Now, I don't want you to get another
"nosebleed," but if you could enlighten me as well as Carol and others who
were born on that once celebrated day of Oct. 27th, I (and I am sure the
others born on that day and remember that it used to have some meaning
other than the day they were born) would really appreciate having that
piece of the puzzle that we can take and put in it's proper place to make
the picture complete once again.
Missing Navy Day,
"Dimples" a.k.a. Sepi
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA -
10/12/07 - "RE: Navy Day":
These days ... my first research stop is Wikipedia
... and for good reason. Here is an excerpt from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
In the
United States, the
Navy League of the United States organized the first Navy Day in 1922,
holding it on
October 27 because it was the birthday of the Navy-supporting
President
Theodore Roosevelt. Although meeting with mixed reviews the first
year, in 1923 over 50 major cities participated, and the
United States Navy sent a number of its ships to various port cities
for the occasion. The 1945 Navy Day was an especially large celebration,
with President
Harry S. Truman reviewing the fleet in
New York Harbor.
In 1949,
Louis A. Johnson, secretary of the newly-created
Department of Defense, directed that the US Navy's participation occur
on
Armed Forces Day in May, although as a civilian organization the Navy
League was not affected by this directive, and continued to organize Navy
Day celebrations as before. In the 1970s, the "birthday" of the
Continental Navy was found to be
October 13,
1775, and so CNO Admiral
Elmo R. Zumwalt worked with the Navy League to define that as the new
date of Navy Day. Navy Day continues to be celebrated
as of 2004.
Thank you, Captain!
From Sepi ("Dimples") Dinwiddie-Prichard
('58) of NC - 10/12/07 - "RE:
Navy Day":
Carol,
Tol jah, tol jah so ! Na na, na na na na !!
Love, "Dimples"
WILD GIGGLES!!!
Thanks, Sepi - and David!
From Sepi ("Dimples") Dinwiddie-Prichard ('58)
of NC - 08/29/07:
Thanks, Sepi!
I thought I could simply run an image search and match them, but that didn't seem to go well for me either.....
I think my mind is Missing at Sea somewhere; I'm sorrier than you
know!
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA -
10/23/07 - "Two Recent EBAY Acquisitions":
Thank
you so much for these "new" images, David!
Just when I think we've seen them all, different versions emerge from the dust
and shadows of yesteryear. I've posted these on the site:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-stomping.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/OOSG-A-B.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/buckroe-amusement.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/OOSG-S-Z.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/train-station.html - significant page redesign
Thanks again, Brown Eyes!
From Ron Miller ('59) of NC - 10/23/07 -
"USS Ronald Reagan":
Carol -- I just ran across this awesome photo of the USS Ronald Reagan (the shipyard's newest carrier) passing the USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor. Notice that the crew is "manning the rail" to honor the Arizona and its lost crewmen.
Thanks, Ronnie!
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From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 10/25/07 -
"Famous Marines":
He is indeed!
He served on Active Duty in the USMC from 1959 to 1963,
and served in the Marine Detachment, USS Independence (CVA-62) and moreover
served the Commander, Carrier Division 2, when the Flag was aboard this
Forrestal class carrier powered by oil.
Thanks so much, Joe!
I not only added him t last
to Famous Marines, but placed the USMC symbol before his picture on the Alumni
Page:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/famous-marines.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/famous-marines-G-L.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-1959-n-before.html
And thank you, J - for
everything!
Semper Fi, Gentlemen!
From
Linda May Bond Crayton ('66) of VA - 10/26/07 - "no arms":
Hi Carol,
This is the second time I've seen this video of this woman with no arms.
Remember, my sister, Rosalie ('65), had polio at the age of three and
only has the use of half of one arm. We call her other arm, her lazy arm. In my
world this woman does nothing unusual.
I've seen Rosie change diapers ( with safety pins), put on and tie shoes, and I
can't tell you how many times I've seen her throw something over her shoulder to
carry in just that way. She never considered herself "handicapped". She always
said it was just a minder inconvenient. She even refused those handicap plates
for the car because she said she could walk just fine.
She still has the prettiest legs, ever.
But thanks for the memories, it was nice to remember a time when life was so
simple. You did not feel sorry for yourself. So you couldn't do it "that" way,
you found another. Easy-peasy.
Linda May
Linda May, as you know, Rosalie was in my homeroom class. I never knew the original cause of her difference and never would have asked. I always thought it was a birth injury. And I never knew there was a problem with her other arm at all! That's because Rosie never let it bother her. I watched in awe as she accomplished feats which would have bowed the rest of us, with never a moment's hesitation or complaint
While we do seem more inclined to
count ourselves as "victims" of one thing or another these days, I think we have
always had "whiners" among us, as well as those who heroically step up to meet
life's challenges. I have always considered Rosalie to be a truly
remarkable woman.
Thanks for sharing this with us, Lady!
From one
of my Famous
Marines,
Herb Hice
of MI,
who served in the Pacific Theater during WWII
- 10/26/07 - "Dear Carol / Dimples, Love is Eternal !!!":
Dear Carol / Dimples,
When I see a picture like
this, I get warm all over with love. Herbie
AWWW!!! Thanks, Herbie Darlin'!
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ALERT:
From Adrian Whitcomb ('67) of VA - 10/24/07 - "Fort Monroe documentary on WHRO":
Thank you, Adrian!
I myself had forgotten this!
DATES
TO REMEMBER:1
. Thursday, November 1, 2007, 11:00 AM - Class of 1955 Lunch Bunch - Angelo's Steak and Pancake Restaurant on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard - OPEN TO ALL WITH FRIENDS IN CLASS OF 19552. Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:00 AM - Class of 1955 Lunch Bunch - Angelo's Steak and Pancake Restaurant on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard - OPEN TO ALL WITH FRIENDS IN CLASS OF 1955
3. Friday and Saturday, May 16 - 17, 2008 - NNHS CLASS OF 1958
From one
of my Famous
Marines,
Herb Hice
of MI,
who served in the Pacific Theater during WWII
- 10/11/07 - "Dear Carol / Dimples, This says it all" - #2 in
a Series of 12:
Dear Carol / Dimples,
Just to make you smile a little, If you laff, so much the better, Herbie This says it all
GIGGLES!!! Thanks, Herbie Darlin'!
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Well, I
was
almost caught up with myself in posting all the many wonderful things y'all have sent me
this week!
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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PERSONAL WEB SITE:
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Carol Buckley
Harty
219 Four Ply Lane
Fayetteville, NC 29311-9305
910-488-9408
Eternal Father, Strong to Save - The U. S. Navy Hymn - Original Words by the Rev. William Whiting (1825 - 1878)
Eternal Father, Strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bid'st the mighty Ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; O hear us when we cry to thee, for those in peril on the sea. O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard And hushed their raging at Thy word, Who walked'st on the foaming deep, and calm amidst its rage didst sleep; Oh hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea! Most Holy spirit! Who didst brood Upon the chaos dark and rude, And bid its angry tumult cease, And give, for wild confusion, peace; Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea! O Trinity of love and power! Our brethren shield in danger's hour; From rock and tempest, fire and foe, Protect them wheresoe'er they go; Thus evermore shall rise to Thee, Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
"Eternal Father, Strong to Save - The U.S. Navy Hymn" midi courtesy of http://home.att.net/~shannon11415/july4th/navy.mid - 11/14/04
"Eternal Father, Strong to Save - The U.S. Navy Hymn" lyrics courtesy of http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq53-1.htm - 11/14/04
Official U.S. Navy Images courtesy
of
http://www.news.navy.mil
at the suggestion of Capt. David A. Spriggs, USNR (Ret.) ('64),
USNA ('69) of VA - 10/12/05
Thanks, Captain!
1 - 961210-N-0710M-001 (DECEMBER
10, 1996)--The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67)
steams in the Northern Puerto Rican Operations Area (NPOA) during carrier
airwing qualifications.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate Second Class Scott A. Moak. (RELEASED)
2 - 040827-N-4459K-002 Virginia
Beach, Va. (Aug. 27, 2004) - A UH-3H Sea King helicopter assigned to the Search
and Rescue
(SAR) unit at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., flies over the aircraft carriers
moored at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.,
left to right, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), USS George Washington (CVN 73), and
USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The SAR squadron,
which provides rescue services to both the military and civilian communities,
(was) decommissioned on October 1st, 2004.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Anthony M. Koch (RELEASED)
Navy Flag Image used to create
Divider Lines courtesy of
http://www.4armedforces.com/product/0100_F2NS
once again at the suggestion of Capt. David A. Spriggs, USNR (Ret.) ('64),
USNA ('69) of VA - 06/29/04
Thanks again, David! And those four gold bars are for you, Captain.
Marine Corps Seal clip art
courtesy of
Herbert Hice of MI
- one of my
Famous Marines
who served in the South
Pacific during WWII.
Thanks, Herbie!!
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06
Thanks, Al!
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Air Force Seal clip art courtesy of http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/milsongs.htm - 07/07/06
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
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