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Vol.=20 3, No. 11 &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; =20 November 2007

Newsletter of Charleston Base, United = States=20 Submarine Veterans,=20 Inc.

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&nbs= p; = ; = =20 USSVI=20 Creed

=93To=20 perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives
in = the=20 pursuit of their duties while serving their country. That their dedication, = deeds, and=20 supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward = greater=20 accomplishments. = Pledge=20 loyalty and patriotism to the United States = Government=94

Base web = page: = http://www.ussvicb.org/

National web = page: www.ussvi.org

Base = Meeting:=20

Thursday, = November 8,=20 2007

Social hour = 1800,=20 General Meeting 1900

Location:

Fleet = Reserve=20 Association Branch 269, Low Country Home

99 Wisteria=20 Rd.

Goose Creek, = South=20 Carolina. Phone=20 843-569-2962

Base=20 Officers

Phone=20 Number

Commander

Steve=20 Nelms

843-563-7115

Vice=20 Commander

Carl=20 Chinn

843-875-3098

Secretary

Ronnie = Kerstetter

843-367-1026

Treasurer

George = Lisle

843-559-4242

Special=20 Officers

Phone=20 Number

Chief = of the=20 Boat

Marty=20 Sessler

843-871-1536

Public = Affairs

Richard=20 Cleeve

843-899-4563

Publicity

Larry=20 Starland

843-863-8474

Sub = Vets=20 WWII

Barnwell=20 Chaplin

843-762-6945

Nuclear=20 Historian

Rick=20 Carlson

843-875-4030

Veterans=20 Affairs

John=20 Nichols

843-873-5897

Chaplain

John=20 Nichols

843-873-5897

Membership

Carl=20 Chinn

843-875-3098

Holland=20 Club

Bob=20 Lowe

843-573-9045

Little = David=20 Project

Rick=20 Wise

843-875-5559

Roving = Reporter

Rick=20 Wise

843-875-5559

Scholarship

Jim=20 Yates

843-873-0246

Newsletter

Carl=20 Chinn

843-875-3098

Storekeeper

Paul=20 Viering

843-797-2623

Alcohol &=20 Gaming

Dave=20 Mueller

843-553-2775

Minutes=20 of the October 2007 meeting

Attendance for = the=20 October 11, 2007 meeting was 94

Opening = Ceremony: Base Commander, Steve = Nelms,=20 called the meeting to order. =20 A Quorum was present and the meeting was commenced at = 1900.

Introductions: Michael Cline, Rich = Horton, Gary=20 Campbell, Daniel Spagone, and Wayne Neufeld. Welcome aboard.

Secretary: Secretary Ronnie = Kerstetter asked=20 for a motion to approve the meeting minutes from last month. A motion was made and=20 seconded. Minutes=20 approved.

Treasurer: George Lisle gave the = treasurer=92s=20 report.

Storekeeper: No report

Chaplain: Nick Nichols presented = the=20 binnacle list. Nick = has asked=20 for a 2 weeks notice if you are going to die so he can get = everything=20 prepared. Get the = word to=20 Nick if you are going to be sick, are sick, have been sick, have = been in=20 the hospital, have been cut on, etc.

Clyde Peters = was in the=20 hospital during the week of 17 September with heart palpitations. = He was=20 discharged on the 19th. The base sent a card wishing him well and = wishing=20 Sue continued success in her treatments.

Keith Schnebel = was in the=20 VA hospital but now is at home. The base sent a card wishing him = well. It=20 was just found out that Keith had kidney stone surgery today and = he has=20 gone home. The base will send a card in the morning wishing him a = speedy=20 recovery.

Stan=20 Standrich had surgery a couple of weeks ago. He is here and doing = well. No=20 card was sent since we just found out about the surgery = tonight.

Roger Gibson = will be=20 having hernia surgery on October 19th. Please keep Roger in your=20 prayers.

Emma=20 Grace Ruth was born last week to Glenn & Carol Gunnis. She was 21=94 long and = weighed 7 lbs=20 8 oz. The base sent a card of congratulations.

Continue to = remember Mike=20 Smith who will have radical prostrate surgery scheduled for = November=20 2.

Several = follow-ups were=20 made on those who=92ve had surgery or illnesses in the last couple = of months=20 along with the base sending additional cards.

If=20 you know of shipmates or spouses from other bases who are having a = difficult time, had surgery, etc. and would like for USSVI = Charleston Base=20 to send them a card please send their name and address to the = Chaplain via=20 email or phone call.

Dates to = remember:

Midget Sub X-1=20 Commissioned &nbs= p; =20 October 7, 1955

USS=20 Holland (SS-1) Commissioned =20 October 12, 1900

Navy=20 Day &nbs= p; = ; = =20 October 13

Submarine=20 Base New London opened =20 October 19, 1915

Scholarship: Jim Yates mentioned that = scholarships come out once per year. =20 Last year one kid applied and he got it. Download the form from = the=20 internet site and send it in and the scholarship committee will = take a=20 look at it. =93Do = not be=20 bashful, get them to me and we will get them processed.=94 Carl Chinn presented a = new method=20 to help fund scholarships (so we don=92t have to pass the = hat). We are now selling the = military=20 challenge coin, Charleston Base logo on one side and the back side = has=20 dolphins and the US submarine service, pride runs deep. This will help to keep = the=20 scholarship fund going. = We=20 are selling the coin for $7 and the case for $1. Jim Yates, Julian = Villegas and=20 Carl Chinn have the coins; you can buy them and give them out as=20 gifts.

Holland = Club: No report

Public=20 Affairs: = Richard=20 Cleeve has pictures of the convention cruise and the Hanahan = veteran=92s=20 memorial dedication on the TV monitor and has also placed pics on = the=20 website. Charleston = Base had=20 some 6 members and their wives attend the national convention = cruise to=20 Alaska. See Richard = for any=20 changes to our Charleston Base website. Larry Starland has = gotten several=20 articles printed in local newspapers about our purpose, meeting = nights,=20 our website etc. to promote our presence in the community. Larry is still trying to = get a=20 submitted article about caps4kids printed in the American = Submariner=20 magazine. WWII vets = plan to=20 have pictures taken by Rodger Gibson at next WWII Sub Vets meeting = and=20 Larry will submit them to the Berkeley Independent.

Sub Vets = WWII: Sy Mabie invited = everyone to the=20 next Swamp Fox Chapter meeting at Ryan's Family Steak House 1314 = North=20 Main Street in Summerville on Thursday October 18th, at 1200 = (noon). WWII Sub Vets are = working on a=20 merger with Sub Vets, Inc. = Lee Allison has calendars for sale with pre WWII = pictures. Cost is $6, Panama Jack = was the=20 COB on one of these boats that was commissioned in 1925, talk him = into=20 signing it.

Veteran=92s = Affairs: No report

Membership: Carl reports Charleston = Base has=20 85 dinks that still owe dues for 2008. That=92s 30% who have = not paid. After January 1st they = will be=20 considered by national as not in good standing. Buddha added that those = who are=20 dink on Jan 1st and are dropped from the roles must pay a = reinstatement=20 fee to the national organization. =20 Carl says that 3 new members signed up tonight. The list of Dinks is on = the=20 sign-in table. Carl = has 2008=20 stickers for those who paid their dues for 2008 and want a sticker = for=20 their ID card.

Vice Commander=20 Report: No = report

Fleet = Reserve: No report

District = Commander: Jerry Stout ED-4 region = commander=20 told a joke and presented the eastern district four updates. Columbia has started a = base called=20 the Palmetto Base. = They meet=20 on the third Thursday of the month. =20 They currently have 7 members. If you know of any = shipmates who=20 live in the Columbia area forward their point of contact = information to=20 Jerry. There will = be a=20 planning meeting on Saturday at the goat locker at Kings Bay for = the 23-26=20 April 2008 District 4 Convention at the Ramada Inn, Kingsland, = GA.

The=20 annual Subvets WWII memorial service
31Oct - 3Nov 2007 at Kings = Bay Sub=20 Base.

National = officer USSVI=20 elections will be held next year along with proposed changes to = the=20 by-laws and constitution. =20 They want to vote totally on line by e-mail.

Newsletter: Carl Chinn asked if = everyone is=20 getting their newsletter. = If=20 you have e-mail like George Lisle now has, than you will get a = better=20 newsletter with color and animation. =20 Submit any articles that you want in the newsletter to = Carl.

Little = David: Rick Wise said that the = torpedo=20 boat replica at the Berkeley museum in Moncks Corner is in good=20 shape. He asked us = to keep in=20 mind next September, Sub Vets will again be needed to make=20 presentations. This = year Ben=20 Heber, Frank Evans, Richard Cleeve and Rick participated in the = talks.

Alcohol & = Gaming: No-neck reported that we = have a=20 newly retired chief and asked Mike Slattery to stand up, the group = congratulated Mike. = Neck said=20 that The After Battery promotes from within and that Rick Carlson = has been=20 bartender for years and Rick will be the new bar manager and = buyer. When you work hard in = the=20 organization you move up. =20 Neck thanked everyone for the new big screen TV, the = individual=20 donations, and also thanked Sub Vets for loaning the 700 bucks shy = that=20 was still needed to get the TV and presented a check for $700 to = Sub Vets=20 to repay the loan. = George=20 Lisle asked where is the interest on the loan? Neck reports that = the open=20 house was a success, 90 people came we had steak and salad. This went off well and = we made=20 some money because I had some dedicated help (kitchen help, help = at the=20 gate, bartender, card dealers, etc.), thank you for all the = help. All snacks will be free = at The=20 After Battery as long as supplies are furnished. Hotdogs selling in The = After=20 Battery on no-cover-charge nights will be $1.25. Neck says the dogs are = Oscar Meyer=20 all beef and they come with mustard, onions, relish, and = chili. =93Good hotdogs, good = prices, good=20 idea, try my hot dogs.=94 = Neck=20 then demonstrated an apology using proper body language.

Chief of the = Boat: Marty Sessler gave the = following=20 report. More people = volunteered for the float committee last meeting. We will be pulling the = float in=20 the Charleston Veterans parade on 11 November but need to do = repairs=20 first. Marty asked = for a=20 motion from CB to provide up to $350 for this purpose. Motion was made, = seconded and=20 approved. Deadline for RSVP for the pig roast is one week from = tomorrow,=20 Oct 19th. See the = COB to sign=20 up tonight for the pig roast which will be held Saturday October=20 27th. The Hanahan = parade is=20 December 1st, we will be pulling our float. Line up 0900, parade = starts at=20 1000, an e-mail with details will be sent out. We were scheduled to = have British=20 WWII veterans at our November regular meeting if they come. Flag folding = training after=20 the meeting tonight. = Marty=20 asked for the answer to this question, What took place again = tonight that=20 also took place at the last meeting? =20 Answer =96 No new member torpedomen again tonight.

Base = Commander: Buddha told the group = that last=20 Saturday=92s open house was to show that everyone can have a good = time at=20 social nights and he invited vets to come out some Wednesday = night. Only 19-25 now support = it. The food is free, the = comrade=20 costs $5. Come out = to The=20 After Battery and support social night. George Lisle commented = that as a=20 result of the open house a few now had to go out and buy a hi def = TV=20 set.

Buddha noted = for the new=20 guys that we have a family function once per quarter and we do our = best to=20 keep Jim Eckles out of the jump castle with all the kids. Get a map to The After = Battery=20 from the COB if you have never been there before.

Nuclear = Historian: No report

Old = Business: Carl Chinn mentioned the = Charleston Base Christmas party on December 15th at Gatherings in=20 Dorchester, $15 per person for member and one other person, any = other=20 guest beyond that are $20 a piece. =20 Paul Viering and Carl Chinn are selling the tickets. November 8th is the = cutoff date=20 for ticket sales. = No tickets=20 will be sold at the door. =20 Fully catered all you can drink and eat, traditional = Christmas=20 fare.

New = Business: Larry Starland announced = that the=20 Fleet Reserve Lowcountry Home will have a pancake breakfast on = November=20 10th starting at 10 am. = All=20 are invited to attend this event which is part of the Charleston = national=20 veterans four day celebration.

Good Of The = Order:

The=20 depth charge drawing was held. =20 The winner was Jack Harden.

Mike=20 Slattery commented on the together we served website, for current = and=20 former serving members of the United States Navy. Together We Served=20 (http://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn) is a unique, feature-rich = resource=20 enabling naval personnel to re-connect with lost shipmates and = share=20 memories and tell their Navy story. =20 Mike says that he talked to the senior administrator and = that all=20 WWII vets will get free life membership access to this = website. Roger Gibson was asked = to relay=20 this information to the WWII group.

Stacy Power = will hold=20 flag folding practice after the meeting tonight.

George Lisle = entertained=20 us with a Mutual of Omaha joke.

Richard Sparger = asked for=20 2 or 3 volunteers for the Oct 26th Pig Roast to help with cooking = the hog=20 overnight, so some of us can get some sleep. It takes a lot to put = these things=20 on.

Dave=20 Rein ask for the Alcohol and Gaming Dept head to stand up and = proceeded to=20 reprimand No-neck for the =93despicable display=94 of bar tending = services and=20 lack of a training program for the barkeepers at the open house = held at=20 The After Battery. = Dave said=20 he had trouble getting Makers Mark served to him and called for = the=20 Alcohol and Gaming Dept head to be impeached! Richard Carlson replied, = =93That was=20 resolved and you got it.=94

Carl=20 Chinn presented a flag of the USA that was flown over the former = Iraqi=20 Presidential Palace, home of the US Embassy and Multi-National = Force-Iraq=20 (MNF-I) Baghdad Iraq, on July 4, 2007. This flag and = certificate were=20 given to Carl by his son who served in Iraq. It was presented to the = base in=20 honor of CB USSVI support of America=92s war on terrorism during = operation=20 Iraqi Freedom and signed by Admiral Fallon USN, CDR USCENTCOM.

The=20 Base Commander adjourned meeting at 2000.

**=20 End of the minutes for October 2007 **

"Don't tell mom I'm = a=20 submariner, she thinks I play piano in a = whorehouse."

Barnette

Bergamo

Buxton

Campbell,=20 G

Chollet

Dentzman

Gallagher,=20 R

Gomez

Hubert

Kerstetter

LaForce

Lehmann

Litzenberger

McKanna

Miller, = M

Morrison

Mueller

Munoz

Narowski

O'Brien

Pease

Power

Rader

Seal

Starland

Stevenson,=20 J

Stevenson,=20 T

Viering

Wells

Wolfe

Membership and Dues=20 Information:

Your 2008 = dues were=20 payable by 1 October 2007. = You can pay me at the meeting or send your dues to me. Not sure how much you = owe? Just ask me. List posted at the = meeting.

The following = are on the=20 dink list as of 30 October:

Andersen,=20 D

Bailey,=20 W

Camp

Cates

Chollet

Cline

Coy

Dasch

Dentzman

Deschaine

Detwiler

Drentlaw

Dygert

Erickson

Fletcher

Forbes

Fuller

Fulton

Gallagher,=20 G

Gallagher,=20 R

Gawronski

Giddens

Gleason

Grabowski

Gunnis

Habhegger

Griggs

Hodges

Horton

Hubert

Ianuzzi

Johnson,=20 E.

Jones

Kennedy

LaForce

Lavergne

Lehmann

Martinson

Miller,=20 R

Minaudo

Mulkey

Oser

Poole

Rummans

Sanders

Schirmer

Snyder

Siebert

Stevenson,=20 T

Suddeth

Tischler

Upchurch

Velez

Werley

Wickenhoffer

Wieland