Gertrude Check

New Web Master Jim Demott has started working up the base's "new" web site at http://www.ussvi.org/base/Bremerton.asp . Like any other computer generated product, "Garbage in, Garbage out". The site will contain some graphics but it is primarily a site that will inform you of upcoming events and other base documents.

As you will note, some of our faces are already up on the site. Please consider submitting your face pictures to Jim. Two for each member. It is suggested that one be from yesteryear and a current one so all can see handsome or beautiful you are or were or both. Instructions on the site. The image should be in JPG format and reduced in SIZE (in pixels) not exceed a WIDTH of 200 pixels or a HEIGHT of 176 pixels. If you can't figure out how to reduce images, Jim will do it.

Right now the site is pretty bare but we will be filling up in due time.

2008 Lt William "Willie" Spoon Memorial Scholarship Program.

Vice Commander and 2008 Scholarship Chairman Bob Webster has 2008 Applications, Instruction and Tips at Mason, Jefferson and Kitsap county high schools and Olympic College. Eligible Students are children or grandchildren of qualified submariners (need not be members) living in those counties or any child or grandchild of a submarine qualified Bremerton Base member in good standing. Bob may be contacted at 360-307-9012 or e-mail rwebster@web-o.net for questions, applications etc.

This year, 11- $1250 scholarships will be awarded and a $1250 donation will be made to the USSVI National Charitable Foundation Scholarship Fund

As a member you should have received 10 raffle tickets and a note to be returned in a addressed envelope with any donation to the Scholarship Chairman. If you are unable to sell or buy the tickets, please return them in the envelope. This raffle has a grand prize of $500, and a 2nd prize of $250 plus many, many smaller gift certificates and the like. Please note that over half of the funding for these scholarship are financed by this annual event. Also Bob has left 1000 tickets in the national office with Fred if you need more.

Raffle Prizes (gift certificates) are solicited from local restaurants that we visit 2 or 3 times a year each. Listed to the right are the ones that made contributions in 2007. Also individual members are encouraged to solicit prizes or cash contributions from businesses that you trade with. It is suggested that you go back to the ones you solicited last year for a donation. Here is a pdf file that appeared in last July/August's Puget Soundings that could be used to show what we did. Also this letter (word file) could be used to solicit prizes.

GO GET EM!

Binnacle list: Life Member Dave Landerman underwent a double-by-pass heart surgery and is recovering at home

As many know, Base Storekeeper Tommy Robinson has really revved up of the Bremerton Base Ships Store. His sense of business has really made the store a profitable venture for the base. His enthusiasm and constant updating of products available for you to purchase is remarkable. He has even started up a webpage for the store and is taking vest orders via an order form. Please take a look here. The page is just a starter and I am sure he will have more info on it later on. His reputation has Subvets around the country ordering from him. Great job Tommy!

An international gathering of submariners in Victoria in May 2008 http://members.shaw.ca:80/saocwest/2008.htm

The Lone Sailor Statue Project Bremerton Base has forwarded a check to the Lone Sailor Statue Project for $1000 and received a thank you npte. According to Co-chairman, Tim Thomson, the base will get permanent recognition. Hopefully you will consider contributing to this project's success. See Donor list here and recently updated.

NEW SKED You can still make your submarine experience count! Trident Training Center (TTF) Command Master Chief Scott Fusco and USSVI Bremerton Base Past Commander John Gardner have a program that lets you share your submarine experience and lessons learned with young sailors graduating from the TTF ET course. Each one of the classes has been named after one of the "Forty One for Freedom". On graduation day Master Chief Fusco invites a team of two Bremerton Base members (preferably that has served on that class's name sake boat) in, to give a short talk on their experiences, etc. We have been involved in two or three of these graduations to date.

Coming up on the following dates are graduating classes with the boat names with members names that served on those boats. TEAM UP! Then/or e-mail John (jgardner@donobi.net) or call him at

360-692-8994.

                      NAVET                                                               Radioman
USS Sam Houston - 15 APR 08 @ 1100                USS Ethan Allen - 04 MAR 08 @ 1100
USS John Marshall - 17 JUN 08 @ 1100                 USS Thomas A. Edison - 16 MAY 08 @ 1100
USS Alexander Hamilton - 19 AUG 08 @1100        USS Thomas Jefferson - 02 SEP 08 @ 1100
USS Andrew Jackson - 15 OCT 08 @ 1100            USS Lafayette - 10 Dec 08 @ 1100

Tribute to Today's Submarine Sailors:

I had the honor of being the guest speaker, representing the USSVI Bremerton Base, for the Electronic Technician Graduation Class (Radiomen) USS Abraham Lincoln(SSBN602) at the Trident Training Facility (TTF) Bangor on 12 December 2007.

It was a great emotional feeling seeing the bright young sailors in dress blues (the old cracker jacks) sitting in the front row intensely listening to and old 76 year old retired Chief telling them how it is was 47 years ago on the pre-commissioning crew for the Abraham Lincoln. They showed respect and complete interest in what I was saying. I looked at them and I could see all the faces of my old shipmates that were once as young and brilliant as they are.

I was very impressed with the caliber of the students in this class. They were as ready to get to their boats as I was fifty two years ago and I think they are better trained on more sophisticated hardware then I was at their age.

I will never question the ability of our young submarine volunteers to safely man our boats again. As an ex- COB I would be honored to have any one in this class aboard any submarine that I was on....We are in good hands gentlemen.

The reason the students graduating from TTF are so well trained and have such a great attitude is the quality of the training staff and the great leadership that they instill in their students. I take my hat off to every one at TTF that is involved with their training. This is why we are Submariners, to teach the young and new to be better qualified and smarter then we are.

"Dirty" Dave
Oliver Dave Davenport FTGC(SS) USN RET.

Subject: USSVI POC Broadcast : #200-003 <Direct Link

Date: 1/22/2008
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NEWS-01: Quick Bytes
NEWS-02: Western D4 Cdr presents Eagle Scout Award
NEWS-03: The Nautilus-a quick video
NEWS-04: Sub. Recycling Program/SRP/Plasma Torch cutup Schedule
NEWS-05: Subvets build replica of submarine...
NEWS-06: Navy 1: Greens 0: Navy wins Sonar battle.
NEWS-07: Sub welding problem is being handled
NEWS-08: New Submarine Memorials and Museums info available... Please review for errors and omissions
NEWS-09: Wot the 'ell is Deep Siren?
NEWS-10: New ISA (Inter. Submariners Assoc) Web site
NEWS-11: Looking for Shipmates....
NEWS-12: On-Line Submariner Directories
VET-01: Eyecare for Vets at the VA
CHARITABLE-01: Winston Churchill once said...
CHARITABLE-02: Got Kids or Grandkids who need a scholarship?

More news of submariner interest below

Don "Red" Bassler

Commander

USSVI Bremerton Base

360-479-1642

down-scope@comcast.net

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2008 Soup Down Sked

11:45 Start Time

1-4	Sunset Grill, 4926 Point Fosdick Dr NW, Gig Harbor
11	Keeper's Cove Restaurant,7989 Salish Lane NE, Kingston
18	Pats Restaurant, East Bremerton
25	Aztecca, Silverdale
2-1	Harbor Rock Cafe, 6565 Kimball Dr , Gig Harbor
8	Boat Shed, Bremerton, under the Manette Bridge
15	Azteca, 19045 Highway 305, Poulsbo
22	Tony's, 4908 Kitsap Way, Bremerton
29	Clear Water Casino, Suquamish
3-7	Silver City Brewery, 2799 NW Myhre Rd, Silverdale
14	JJ's Fish House, 18881 Front St NE, Poulsbo
21	Sizzler, 3558 Wheaton Way, East Bremerton
28	Cloverleaf Sports Bar and Grill, 1240 Hollis St, Bremerton
4-4	FRA #29, 521 National Ave, Bremerton
11	Brother Don's, 4200 Kitsap Way, Bremerton
18	Whiskey Creek, 1918 Washington Street, Keyport
25	Sunset Grill, 4926 Point Fosdick Dr NW, Gig Harbor
5-2	Keeper's Cove Restaurant,7989 Salish Lane NE, Kingston
9	Mandarin, 2928 Nw Bucklin Hill Rd, Silverdale, Next to Azteca
16	Ceasar's Restaurant, 3621 Wheaton Way, East Bremerton
23	Airport Diner, Bremerton Airport
30	Ponderay Café , Callow Ave Bremerton
6-6	2 Margaritas, 10600 Silverdale Way, Silverdale
13	Pats Restaurant, East Bremerton
20	Whiskey Creek, 1918 Washington Street, Keyport
27	Brother Don's, 4200 Kitsap Way, Bremerton