Rocky Mountain Navy Association
News The Rocky Mountain Navy Association (RMNA) is a not-for-profit, organization to promote the United States Navy and the Naval Reserve in the local community. Specific out reach efforts have been extended to civic organizations, educational institutions, and the business community. RMNA also provides mission support to the local recruiting command and offers a wide variety of professional development assistance programs to the naval reserve community. Newsletter Contact: James Garrett, CAPT, USNR (Ret.), garrettj3745@yahoo.com Vol. 2 Issue 2
February 2017
Reminding you of next monthly RMNA Luncheon at the American Legion Post, 5400 East Yale, Denver (southeast corner of I-25 and Yale), on Wednesday, March 1st, gathering around 11:30 a.m.
See You There!
This newsletter is posted online to our website at (www.navrescolorado.org) and Facebook page at (https://www.facebook.com/RockyMountainNavyAssociation/)
RMNA Interests and Activities Denver Council of Navy League https://www.facebook.com/Denver-Navy-League-295522804808/ Colorado ESGR
https://www.facebook.com/colorado.esgr.1
Navy Recruiting District Denver http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/Denver/ Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) http://www.nrotc.navy.mil/ U. S. Naval Academy Blue and Gold http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/BGO/ USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee http://usscoloradocommittee.org/ Members Annual Golf Tournament
Do you have an idea or a success story to share? Maybe you’ve heard of an upcoming event that we should all support. Send me your ideas @ garrettj3745@yahoo.com. There are so many interesting experiences and opportunities to learn and our newsletter is just Video‌. one way that information can be shared. 1 Click on links or photos for websites or more information
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New Survey: USS Houston Wreck ‘Largely Intact,’ HMAS Perth Status Inconclusive By: Sam LaGrone February 13, 2017 11:56 AM • Updated: February 14, 2017 8:54 A
A new sonar survey has found the World War II wreck of cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) mostly undisturbed, while the status of nearby wreck of Australian warship HMAS Perth is less clear, according to information from the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command provided to USNI News. Click here … link to article
USS Houston (CA-30) in 1934. US Navy Photo
HMAS Perth arriving in Port Jackson, Sydney for the first time
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Hidden in Plain View During WW II Lockheed (unbelievable 1940s pictures). This is a version of special effects during the 1940's. I have never seen these pictures or knew that we had gone this far to protect ourselves. During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from a possible Japanese air attack. They covered it with camouflage netting to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air.
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Read more: http://stories-etc.com/hidden.htm#ixzz4YENI4fEJ http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/100years/stories/camouflage.html
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“It was well recognized that Martha Raye endured less comfort more than any other Vietnam entertainer. I did not know this, I bet you didn't either. Don't let the sun go down without reading this about Martha Raye. The most unforgivable oversight of TV is that her shows were not taped. I was unaware of her credentials or where she is buried. Somehow I just can't see Brittany Spears, Paris Hilton, or Jessica Simpson doing what this woman and the other USO women, including Ann Margaret & Joey Heatherton did for our troops in past wars. Most of the old time entertainers were made of a lot sterner stuff than today's crop of activist bland whiners. The following is from an Army Aviator who takes a trip down memory lane: "It was just before Thanksgiving '67 and we were ferrying dead and wounded from a large GRF west of Pleiku. We had run out of body bags by noon, so the Hook (CH-47 CHINOOK) was pretty rough in the back. All of a sudden, we heard a 'take-charge' woman's voice in the rear. There was the singer and actress, Martha Raye, with a Special Forces beret and jungle fatigues, with subdued markings, helping the wounded into the Chinook, and carrying the dead aboard. Maggie' had been visiting her Special Forces (SF) 'heroes' out 'west'. We took off, short of fuel, and headed to the USAF hospital pad at Pleiku. As we all started unloading our sad pax's, a USAF Captain said to Martha.... "Ms. Raye, with all these dead and wounded to process, there would not be time for your show!" To all of our surprise, she pulled on her right collar and said "Captain, see this eagle? I am a full 'Bird' in the US Army Reserve, and on this is a 'Caduceus' which means I am a Nurse, with a surgical specialty.... now, take me to your wounded!" He said, "Yes ma'am.... follow me." Several times at the Army Field Hospital in Pleiku, she would 'cover' a surgical shift, giving a nurse a well-deserved break. Martha is the only woman buried in the SF (Special Forces) cemetery at Ft Bragg.� Hand Salute! A great lady.
http://www.war-veterans.org/Maggie.htm
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NEWS ITEMS
New VA Secretary Hits the Ground Running Dr. David J. Shulkin is the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Prior to his confirmation on Feb. 13, 2017, Dr. Shulkin served as VA’s Under Secretary for Health for 18 months, leading the nation’s largest integrated health care system, with over 1,700 sites of care serving nearly nine million Veterans.
http://www.moaa.org/Content/Take-Action/Top-Issues/Currently-Serving/New-VA-Secretary-Hits-the-GroundRunning.aspx
In first under Trump, Russian jets buzzed a U.S. destroyer at close range
Russian Su-24
Russian Ilyushin Il-38
USS Porter (DDG-78)
A U.S. guided missile destroyer was buzzed by four Russian military aircraft last week – with one coming as close 200 yards – in incidents the Navy has deemed, “unsafe and unprofessional,” a U.S. European Command spokesman told USNI News on Tuesday. Three incidents in which Russian aircraft made low passes occurred on Feb. 10 while USS Porter (DDG-78) was operating in international waters in the Black Sea, Capt. Danny Hernandez told USNI News. Read more…..
Document: Report to Congress on Armed Conflict in Syria January 18, 2017 8:27 AM
The following is the Jan. 6, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response. https://news.usni.org/2017/01/18/ document-report-congress-armedconflict-syria#more-23290
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There has been a resurgence of influenza infections late in this flu season, so give yourself a Valentine’s Day gift of health by getting a no cost flu vaccination by simply walking into your nearest VA medical facility or one of the 8000 partnering Walgreens Pharmacies and getting a vaccination! The Department of Veterans Affairs has once again teamed up with Walgreens Pharmacies nationwide to allow all veterans who are currently enrolled in the VA healthcare system to be able walk into any of the over 8000 Walgreens nationally (and the Duane Reade pharmacies in the New York metropolitan area) to receive a vaccination at no cost. Vaccinations will be available through March 31, 2017. Click on links or photos for websites or more information
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention does not recommend the high dose (HD) vaccine for people over 65 and so this no-cost vaccination through Walgreens is of Trivalent at the standard dosage. If you wish to receive an HD vaccination please visit your Bio... nearest VA Medical Center or Community Based Outpatient Clinic for that vaccination. Veterans wishing to receive the no cost vaccination at Walgreens simply need to present a Veterans Identification Card and a photo ID, at any participating Walgreens to receive the vaccination. In addition, after the Walgreens pharmacist administers the vaccine Walgreens will transmit that information securely to VA where it becomes part of the patient’s electronic medical record. VA is committed to keeping Veteran patients healthy, and during this flu season, vaccination is the best way to prevent the spread of flu. No matter where you live, visit your local VA clinic or Walgreens to get a free flu shot. To find your local VA, visit va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp To locate a Walgreens store near you, call 800-WALGREENs (800-925-4733), or go to com/ findastore To learn more about the partnership, call 1-877-771-8537 or visit http://www.va.gov/ PURCHASEDCARE/programs/veterans/immunization.asp To get more information on flu and flu vaccine, visit publichealth.va.gov/ flu or www.cdc.gov/flu
U. S. Navy Program Guide 2017 Outlining the service’s weapons, ships and aircraft programs.
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Congressman Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) invites you to
SAVE THE DATE
Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Ceremony March 24, 2017 | 9:30 a.m. Honoring Vietnam-era Veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces between November 1, 1955 and May 15, 1975, regardless of location. All Vietnam-era Veterans in Colorado are eligible to receive the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin.
Visit perlmutter.house.gov for more information and to fill out the required application form by March 1, 2017. Questions? Call (303) 274-7944
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