The 2025 Military Salute Regatta in Charleston Harbor – Another bucket list item checked off

A lifetime on the water Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, my life experience included sailing on the rivers that cut through the Mon valley and converge at Pittsburgh at the point. I remember the gentle rides we took on both powerboats and houseboats. My grandfather Bob had a great lakes v hulled cruiser that was […]

I hated the PRT… until I realized how bad things could get without it

I’ll be the first person to admit that of all the things I encountered in the navy, the PRT (Physical Readiness Test) was my least favorite thing. I can imagine there are a lot more like me out there. Let me explain. From the day you join any of our armed services, they start breaking […]

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 […]

Happy Birthday Chiefs

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 […]