"Long after they are gone their crews remember" Conceived, created and maintained by Steve Silk, SN 1956 - 1957 Leif Bendeke, SFM3 1958-1960 Bob Campbell, GM3 1958-1959 Martin Denney, MM3 1959-1960 March 1999 Tinton Falls NJ Tin Can Sailor Bull Session Bob & Bonnie Gruss, Leif Bendeke, Bob Campbell, Top row: Bob Campbell, Leif Bendeke, Bill Janulin Bottom row: Bob Gruss, Lou Guarinello, Steve Silk |
James 'Doc' Holladay, SFP2 1959 - 1962 View Personel Photo Album At a time when political correctness would seem to suggest deemphasizing the value of patriotism and national service through military service and sacrifice, its more important than ever to pause and reflect on the lives lost and sacrifices made by Americas young men and women in the uniform of our armed forces, past and present. In my seventy five years on this earth I have found that without recognition and celebration nothing seems important or can will held for very long in esteem. Nothing matters unless its properly acknowledged and celebrated otherwise it just gets forgotten ..another day. With this thought in mind, on this Memorial Day weekend I tip my hat to all my former shipmates, family members, associates and buddies who accepted the responsibility to do their part once in uniform. I am personally grateful for the opportunity to live here in America, an America which exist because of men (like my uncles) and women willing to stand proud as Americans and do what they were tasked with to insure our nations safety and freedom. Men and women who selflessly put their accepted responsibilities first, sometimes when they had no freedom. Ah yes, we still have some things to work through, but in America working through problems is possible. Two years ago I lost the last of four uncles who served during WWII, I loved them all. They are gone but I remember the kind of men they were and what they stood for. They did their part and I can only hope I have kept up my end of the deal, ..they never complained, Just Soldiered On. So, I want to wish all you fellow veterans the best on this special day, our day, and thank you for serving and doing your part it did and does matter. This is our weekend lets make sure we acknowledge and celebrate it and share our experiences with the younger members of our families. Jim, Doc, Pop, Holladay etc. Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor, and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other |
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