Remembering January 8 – USS San Francisco SSN 711
SSN 711 – That fateful day on January 8th We can never forget how truly dangerous submarine life can be. Rest in peace Shipmate
Read More Remembering January 8 – USS San Francisco SSN 711Remembering Pearl Harbor – The Story of Gunners Mate Second Class John C. Pensyl
Their voices cry out from the past. 2403 Americans died from the attack on Pearl Harbor. Of that figure, 2,008 of them were enlisted with the Navy, 218 were members of the US Army, 109 were Marines, and 68 were civilians. While much is written about the event, we need to never lose focus on […]
Read More Remembering Pearl Harbor – The Story of Gunners Mate Second Class John C. PensylFrom the Deep – The Story of America’s Boomers
Once upon a time, I lived and worked on the very first ballistic missile submarine known as the USS George Washington (SSBN 598). It was a unique experience that allowed me to become a submariner and experience things that most never will. The GW was already about 14 years old by the time I got […]
Read More From the Deep – The Story of America’s BoomersA super submarine! (well at least it was supposed to be in 1921)
Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
You can be forgiven if you claim to be a submarine expert but have never heard the name Oswald Flamm before today. To be honest, neither had I before I ran into this interesting thread of information that gives a glimpse into his story. Oswald Flamm, Born July 30, 1861; Deceased…
2022 Fast Attack Submarine Report – Defending Freedom from Beneath the Waves
Fast Attack Submarines Defending a nation like the United States has never been an easy task. From the very beginning of the country, we have faced extreme challenges from powerful ocean going powers like Great Britain at it’s zenith, to the Imperial Japanese Navy that emerged from Pearl Harbor in December 1941 as the most […]
Read More 2022 Fast Attack Submarine Report – Defending Freedom from Beneath the Waves2022 – A year’s worth of special days
April 2022 will mark the fiftieth year since I raised my hand for the first time to take an oath of allegiance to the United States of America. As a seventeen year old boy from Western Pennsylvania, I don’t really think I understood what I was doing other than to know that once I took the […]
Read More 2022 – A year’s worth of special daysFebruary 1971 – This is not a Test
“For 40 Minutes in 1971, It Seemed the End Was Near” “Every TV and radio station in America was interrupted with an emergency message indicating nuclear war was imminent.” I was a junior then senior in High School in 1971 and the world was a very chaotic place. Some would even say it was explosive. […]
Read More February 1971 – This is not a TestChristmas in Manila – 1945
Merry Christmas. Simple words of greeting that have been shared all over the world in so many languages. But often the greeting is sent from far away from home. In December 1945, my Dad was working as part of the post war draw down in Manila. He had entered the war on March 8th, 1945 […]
Read More Christmas in Manila – 19452 Days
Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
As we approach the end of the first year of the Biden “presidency” Its not a bad idea to examine why things are as horribly bad as they are. For one thing, they told us up front what they were going to do. Its all in black and white and there…
10 Days
Originally posted on theleansubmariner:
Ten days before the last Presidential Election, I took time to reflect on what this country was. In the ensuing fouteen months since the election, I have watched those freedoms being gradually erased. Mandates, restriction of commerce and trade, failed strategies in foreign relations, addiction to globalism, and the rise of…
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