Fate is a funny thing

April 24, 1972 Revisited

We are really settling in to our new community. Del Webb Cane Bay in Summerville SC encourages people to participate in a number of clubs. I am one of the leaders in the Veterans Club and enjoy meeting with so many people who served the country. We also belong to the Wine Club where we […]

Happy Birthday in Heavan Dad – You made a difference

April 19, 1927, was the day my dad made his entrance into the world. I’ve written a number of articles about his contributions to the world he lived in. Like all of us, he was not a perfect person, but he more than made up for that in the service he did in so many […]

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USSV Charitable Foundation Challenge Coin – 125 Year Anniversary of US Submarines

I am excited to announce that the 2025 USSV Charitable Foundation Coin is now available. This limited-edition coin was struck to honor the 125th Anniversary of the US Navy Submarine Force. On the reverse side is a rendering of the US Navy’s 250th Anniversary. The proceeds from these coins will go to the Charitable Foundation […]

March 1915 – At a Crossroad in the Deveopment of U.S. Navy Submarines

A little under fifteen years from the day the US Navy purchased their first submarine, the future of the small craft was still not settled. In 1915, the United States faced a number of challenges as it observed the growing war in Europe. The conflagration of large-scale war was being brought home to America in […]

DAV Community Impact Day – April 5, 2025

I belong to a number of organizations related to Veterans. Recently I became a life member of the DAV (Disabled American Veterans DAV’s Mission Statement We are dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. We accomplish this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access […]

Submarine Veterans Charitable Foundation Newsletter March 2025

USSVCF Vice-President & Executive Director George Palmer Shipmates, Submarine Veterans Charitable Foundation Newsletter March 2025 Shipmates. If you are at all like me you still harbor a feeling of invulnerability. How could a rompin’ stompin’ submariner, afraid of nothing, and at the top of his game, face the inevitability of … eternal patrol? I […]

Navy Lives in the Past – Admiral Fullam’s View in 1925

Warning- This article may piss you off if you think the US Navy of today (and its bureaucracy) is on the right course This is the fourth in a series of stories about naval preparedness in the 1920s, but it could be ripped from today’s headlines I have previously written about Admiral William Fullam and […]

James R Webb – an American Submarine Hero

Everybody needs heroes. You know, a bigger than life person that stands out among other people. Someone who lives a life of adventure and leads others through periods of adversary and innovation. The kind they write books about. When I was a kid, it was Horatio Hornblower. Hornblower was the most memorable character in a series […]