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Issue 270, January 2017

OUR CREED: FORWARD BATTERY

“To perpetuate the BASE COMMANDER memory of our shipmates Bill Long who gave their lives in pursuit of their duties 503.939.4134 while serving their [email protected] country. That their dedication, deeds, and VICE COMMANDER supreme sacrifice be a Jay Agler constant source of 503.771.1774 motivation toward greater accomplishments. SECRETARY Pledge loyalty and Alan Brodie patriotism to the United 360.369.6400 States of America and its Constitution.” TREASURER Mike Worden 503.708.8714

CHAPLAIN/NOMINATION CCOOMMMMAANNDDEERR’’SS LLOOGG COMMITTEE CHAIR Scott Duncan It is with a sense of great anticipation and excitement that I 503.667.0728

assume the duties as your newly elected Commander of the CHIEF OF THE BOAT USSVI Blueback Base from George Hudson. George has done a Arlo Gatchel remarkable job during his time as Base Commander and it goes 503.771.0540 without saying that he has certainly set the bar high; on behalf of the general membership, I offer my heartfelt thanks and WAYS & MEANS OFFICER appreciation for all he has done to make the Blueback Base “the Vacant best in the West,” and I will undoubtedly rely heavily on George’s MEMBERSHIP CHAIR/SMALL advice and guidance in his new capacity as Past Base STORES BOSS Commander. The same holds true for Ray Lough, whose Dave Vrooman contributions as Past Base Commander during George’s term 503.466.0379 were especially noteworthy. BRAVO ZULU, Shipmates! PAST BASE COMMANDER As we enter the new year, I am looking forward to working with the Executive Board to build George Hudson on the momentum already established by our past leadership team in making the Blueback 503.843.2082

Base a model for excellence within USSVI. My goals are simple: to maintain a strong, fiscally BYLAWS CHAIR sound Base; to serve as a positive force in the local community; to promote comradery and Ray Lough fellowship among our members; and, above all, to uphold, through our deeds and our daily 360.573.4274 actions, the USSVI Creed: “To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in pursuit of their duties while serving their country. That their dedication, deeds, and TRUSTEE supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishments. Gary Webb 503.632.6259 Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution.” NEWSLETTER EDITOR These are simple goals, to be sure – but achieving them will require a commitment from each Alan Brodie of you. As you’re all well aware, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link; to that end, I’ll 360.369.6400 rely heavily on you to share your thoughts and ideas on how to make a great Base even HISTORIAN/POC/ALL-AROUND greater, a strong Base even stronger. I’m confident that together, we’ll accomplish great GOOD GUY Bob Walters (See “Commander’s Log,” Page 8) 503.284.8693 OONN EETTEERRNNAALL PPAATTRROOLL:: BBOOAATTSS LLOOSSTT IINN TTHHEE MMOONNTTHH OOFF JJAANNUUAARRYY

USS Scorpion (SS-278) Maru in the Bismarck Sea. On 10 January, Argonaut spotted a Class: Gato Class of five freighters and their escorting – Maikaze, Launched: 20 Jul 1942 Isokaze, and Hamakaze – returning to Rabaul from Lae. By Commissioned: 1 Oct 1942 chance, an army aircraft was flying overhead and witnessed Builder: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Argonaut′s attack. A crewman on board the plane saw one Kittery, Maine hit by a ; the other destroyers promptly began Length: 311’ 9” counterattacking. Beam: 27’ 3” Lost on 5 January 1944 Argonaut′s bow suddenly broke the water at an unusual angle. It 78 Men Lost was apparent that a had severely damaged the . The destroyers continued circling Argonaut, pumping Departing Pearl Harbor on 29 December 1943, Scorpion stopped shells into her; she slipped below the waves and was never heard at Midway to top off with fuel, and left Midway on 3 January 1944 from again. One hundred and two officers and men went down to conduct her fourth war patrol. Her assigned area was in the with her, the worst loss of life for an American submarine in northern East China Sea and Yellow Sea. wartime. Her name was stricken from the on 26 February 1943. On the morning of 5 January, Scorpion reported that one of her crew members sustained a fractured foot after dropping a crate Japanese reports made available at the end of the war recorded of oranges on it during the restocking of inventories in high seas. a depth charge attack followed by gunfire, at which time they Scorpion requested a rendezvous with Herring which was returning "destroyed the top of the sub.” from patrol and was nearby. The rendezvous was accomplished that afternoon. "Scorpion reports case under control." Scorpion On the basis of the report given by the Army flier who witnessed was never seen or heard from again after her departure from that the attack in which Argonaut perished, she was credited with rendezvous and reported "sunk and lost at sea." On 16 February, damaging a Japanese destroyer on her last patrol. For her World Steelhead and Scorpion were warned that they were close War II service Argonaut received the World War II Victory Medal together, and that an enemy submarine was in the vicinity. and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two battle stars.

No Japanese information indicates that the loss of Scorpion was USS Swordfish (SS-193) the result of enemy anti-submarine tactics. There were, however, Class: Sargo Class several mine lines across the entrance to the Yellow Sea. The Launched: 1 April 1939 presence of these mine lines and the "restricted area" bounding Commissioned: 22 July 1939 them was discovered from captured Japanese Notices to Mariners Builder: Mare Island Naval Shipyard, at a much later date. In the meantime, several had Vallejo, made patrols in this area, crossing and re-crossing the mine lines Length: 310’ 6” without incident and coming safely home. It is probable that these Beam: 26’ 10” mine lines were very thin, offering only about a 10% threat to Lost on 12 January 1945 submarines at maximum and steadily decreasing in effectiveness 90 Men Lost with the passage of time. Scorpion was lost soon after these mines were laid at a time when they were the greatest threat. She could have been an operational casualty, but her area consisted of On 22 December 1944, Swordfish departed Pearl Harbor to water shallow enough so that it might be expected that some conduct her thirteenth war patrol in the vicinity of Nansei Shoto. men would have survived. Since there were no known survivors, She topped off with fuel at Midway on 26 December and left that the most reasonable assumption is that she hit a mine. day for her area. In addition to her regular patrol, Swordfish was to conduct photographic reconnaissance of Okinawa in preparation Scorpion received three battle stars for her World War II service. for the Okinawa Campaign.

USS Argonaut (SS-166) On 2 January 1945 Swordfish was ordered to delay carrying out her Class: V Class assigned tasks in order to keep her clear of the Nansei Shoto area Launched: 10 November 1927 until completion of scheduled carrier-based air strikes. She was Commissioned: 2 April 1928 directed to patrol the general vicinity of 30°N, 132°E until further Builder: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, orders were received. Her acknowledgement of those orders on 3 Kittery, Maine January was the last communication received from Swordfish. Length: 358’ 0” Beam: 33’ 10” On 9 January 1945, Swordfish was directed to proceed to the Lost on 10 January 1943 vicinity of Okinawa to carry out her special mission. It was 102 Men Lost estimated that the task would not take more than seven days after arrival on station, which she should have reached on 11 January. In December 1942, Argonaut departed Brisbane under Lieutenant Upon completion of her mission, Swordfish was to proceed to Commander John R. Pierce to patrol the hazardous area between , or to Midway if she was unable to transmit by radio. Since New Britain and Bougainville Island, south of Bismarck Archipelago. On 2 January 1943, Argonaut sank the Japanese Ebon (See “Boats Lost in the Month of January,” Page 3)

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neither place had seen her by 15 February and repeated attempts The crew was transferred to SS Siberote, then taken to Makassar to raise her by radio had failed, she was reported as presumed lost City and ultimately on to for reassignment. on that date. S-36 was awarded one battle star for her World War II service. In the report of her loss, mention was made that Kete (SS-369), which at the time was patrolling the vicinity of Okinawa, reported USS S-26 (SS-131) that on the morning of 12 January she contacted a submarine by Class: S Class radar. It was believed that contact was with Swordfish. Four hours Launched: 22 August 1922 later Kete heard heavy depth charging from this area, and it is Commissioned: 15 October 1923 believed that this attack might have been the cause of Swordfish’s Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding loss. Corp., Quincy, Massachusetts Length: 219’ 3” Japanese information on antisubmarine attacks does not mention Beam: 20’ 8” the attack heard by Kete on 12 January and records no attacks in Lost on 24 January 1942 which Swordfish is likely to have been the victim. However, it is 46 Men Lost now known that there were many mines planted around Okinawa, since the Japanese were expecting an Allied invasion of that Operating out of New London, Connecticut from 1923 through island. The majority of the mines were planted close in. It is 1925, S-26 visited St. Thomas and Trinidad from January-April 1924, considered about equally likely that Swordfish was sunk by depth and from 27 April-30 May 1925. Cruising from California charge attack before she reached Okinawa for her special ports – mainly Mare Island, San Diego, and San Pedro, California – mission or that she was lost to a mine. S-26 visited Hawaii in the summers of 1927 through 1930. She also served in the Canal area from March-May 1927, and in Swordfish earned eight battle stars for her World War II service. February 1929.

USS S-36 (SS-141) Departing San Diego on 1 December 1930, S-26 arrived at Pearl Class: S Class Harbor on 12 December. From then into 1938, S-26 served at Pearl Launched: 3 June 1919 Harbor. Sailing from there on 15 October 1938, she returned to Commissioned: 4 April 1923 New London on 25 March 1939. Entering a period of partial duty Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding on 15 April that year, she resumed full duty on 1 July 1940. Corp., , California Length: 219’ 3” Following duty at New London and hydrogen tests at Washington, Beam: 20’ 8” DC, S-26 sailed from New London on 10 December 1941 and Lost on 20 January 1942 arrived at Coco Solo, Panama on 19 December. Accidentally No Loss of Life rammed by the submarine chaser Sturdy at night in the Gulf of Panama, S-26 sank in 300 feet of water on 24 January 1942 with the loss of 46 men. Three of her crew – the Commanding Officer, From April to June 1940, S-36 conducted her final China LCDR E. C. Hawk, along with his Executive Officer and an enlisted deployment and for the next year and a half remained in man serving as lookout – survived. Though divers were sent down Philippine waters. By December 1941 the fleet had been alerted to the wreck in the days that followed, her hull could not be to the possibility of a Japanese attack and on 2 December, S-36’s salvaged. scheduled overhaul was cancelled and she was ordered north on patrol. Water, stores, and torpedoes were taken on and, at 0100 on 3 December she got underway. At 1930, she entered Bolinao Harbor, where she remained on continuous alert for the next week. On 8 December, she received the news that the Japanese had started hostilities.

On 17 January, S-36 received orders to proceed to Surabaya. Despite both port and starboard shafts being out of commission during various parts of the day along with other mechanical issues including loss of power control over the bow planes; gyro compass failure; blown fuses on the starboard lighting circuit; and broken lights in the motor room, she continued through Makassar Strait.

At 0404 on the morning of 20 January, she ran hard aground on Taka Bakang Reef. For over 24 hours the crew battled to save the submarine, but chlorine gas generated by her flooded forward battery and the hostile waves and currents of the sea combined against them. A plain language request for aid was sent out and, on the morning of 21 January, a Dutch launch, Attla, was dispatched from Makassar City. By noon, the launch had taken off most of the officers and men of S-36. At 1330, the fight to save the submarine was abandoned. The last to leave left her rigged to flood, and S-36 was scuttled on 21 January.

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January 1 ...... New Year’s Day

January 12 ...... Base Meeting (1900 at VFW Post 4248, 7118 SE Fern St, Portland – No Chow this Month)

January 16 ...... Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 20 ...... Inauguration Day

January 26 ...... Veterans’ Memorial Service (1400 at Willamette National Cemetery)

February 2 ...... Groundhog Day

February 9 ...... Base Meeting (1900 at VFW Post 4248, 7118 SE Fern St, Portland – Chow this Month)

February 14 ...... Valentine’s Day

February 20 ...... Presidents Day

February 23 ...... Veterans’ Memorial Service (1400 at Willamette National Cemetery)

March 9 ...... Base Meeting (1900 at VFW Post 4248, 7118 SE Fern St, Portland – No Chow this Month)

March 12 ...... Daylight Savings Time Begins

March 17 ...... St. Patrick’s Day

March 23 ...... Veterans’ Memorial Service (1400 at Willamette National Cemetery)

MIDRATS

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January 1, 1943 - USS Nautilus (SS 168) evacuated 29 January 9, 1942 - USS Pollack (SS 180) sinks the civilians from Teop Island, Solomons. Also on this date, Japanese freighter Teian Maru (ex-Yugoslav Tomislav) USS Porpoise (SS 172) attacked a Japanese convoy and 40 miles south-southwest of Inubo Saki, Japan. sank the freighter Renzan Maru off northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan. January 9, 1993 - The nuclear powered fast attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) is commissioned. January 1, 1944 - USS Ray (SS 271) sinks a Japanese gunboat at the mouth of Ambon Bay, while USS Puffer January 10, 1943 - USS Trigger (SS 237) sinks the (SS 268) attacks a Japanese convoy at the western Japanese destroyer Okikaze off Yokosuka, Japan. entrance of the Mindanao Sea, sinking an army cargo ship. On the same day, USS Herring (SS 233) attacks a January 10, 1944 - Submarines Seawolf (SS 197) and Japanese convoy, sinking an aircraft transport ship 220 Steelhead (SS 280) attack a Japanese convoy about miles off Tokyo Bay. 70 miles north of Naha, Okinawa, sinking three ships, including one while in the middle of a typhoon. January 2, 1943 - USS Argonaut (SS 166) sinks the Japanese guard boat Ebon Maru in the Bismarck Sea. January 12, 1943 - USS Guardfish (SS 217) sinks Japanese No. 1 about 10 miles southwest of the January 2, 1944 - USS Finback (SS 230) sinks a Japanese Tingwon Islands, located just southwest of the northern merchant tanker in the East China Sea. tip of New Hanover, Bismarck Archipelago.

January 3, 1945 - USS Kingfish (SS 234) attacks a January 14, 1943 - USS Gudgeon (SS 211) lands six men, Japanese convoy in the Bonin Islands, sinking a 2,000 pounds of equipment and supplies on Negros Japanese army cargo ship and two freighters 200 miles Island, the first resupply mission for a U.S. submarine. north of Chichi Jima. January 14, 1944 - Five U.S. Navy submarines sink five January 4, 1943 - USS Shad (SS 235) sinks German different Japanese vessels in and around the Pacific minesweeper M 4242 (ex-French trawler Odet II) in the Ocean. USS Albacore (SS 218) sinks Japanese destroyer Bay of Biscay. Sazanami 300 miles off Yap; USS Scamp (SS 277) sinks tanker Nippon Maru off Sorol Island; USS Guardfish (SS January 4, 1944 - USS Bluefish (SS 222) and USS Rasher 217) sinks tanker Kenyo Maru southeast of ; USS (SS 269) attack a Japanese convoy off French Seawolf (SS 197) sinks tanker Yamazuru Maru off Indochina; Bluefish sinks a merchant tanker while Rasher Okinawa, and USS Swordfish (SS 193) sinks transport damages another tanker. Also on this date, USS Yamakuni Maru off Hachijo Jima. Cabrilla (SS 288) sinks a Japanese freighter off Cape Padran, French Indochina while USS Tautog (SS 109) January 14, 1945 - USS Cobia (SS 245) sinks the sinks a Japanese freighter off southern Honshu. Japanese minelayer Yurijima off the east coast of Malaya. January 7, 1945 - USS Spot (SS 413) sinks the Japanese gunboat No. 2 Nichiei Maru in the Inland Sea. January 17, 1943 - USS Whale (SS 239) sinks the Japanese transport Heiyo Maru. January 8, 1983 - The nuclear powered fast attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) is January 18, 1942 - USS Plunger (SS 179) sinks the commissioned. Japanese freighter Eizan Maru (ex-Panamanian Aurora) off the mouth of Kii Strait, Honshu. January 8, 1994 - The nuclear powered fast attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) is commissioned. (See “This Month in Silent Service History,” Page 6)

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from the Mediterranean to Massawa, Eritera, Ethiopia. TTHHIISS MMOONNTTHH IINN SSIILLEENNTT January 25, 1945 - USS Silversides (SS 236), despite the SERVICE HISTORY presence of auxiliary submarine chasers, sinks the SERVICE HISTORY Japanese army cargo ship Malay Maru off Kuro Jima. (Continued from Page 5)

January 19, 1943 - USS Swordfish (SS 193) sinks army cargo January 25, 1986 - The fleet ballistic missile submarine USS ship Myoho Maru, which was part of the Japanese (SSBN 732) is commissioned. Solomons reinforcement convoy, while USS Greenling (SS 213) damages a Japanese cargo ship north of January 26, 1944 - USS Skipjack (SS 184) sinks the Rabaul. Japanese destroyer Suzukaze and the aircraft ferry Okitsu Maru in the area. Also on this date, USS January 20, 1944 - USS Batfish (SS 310) and USS Gar Hake (SS 256) sinks the Japanese auxiliary netlayer Shuko (SS 206) attack Japanese convoys and sink transport Maru off Ambon and USS Crevalle (SS 291) sinks the Hidaka Maru south of Shiono Misaki and army cargo ship Japanese gunboat Busho Maru 175 miles southeast of Koyo Maru about 50 miles south-southwest of Palau. Cape St. Jacques, French Indochina.

January 26, 1991- The nuclear powered fast attack January 21, 1943 - USS Pollack (SS 180) and USS Gato submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) is commissioned. (SS 212) attack and cause the sinking of two Japanese ships. January 27, 1942 - USS Gudgeon (SS-211) becomes the first US Navy submarine to sink an enemy Japanese January 21, 1954 - The world's first nuclear submarine, USS submarine in action during World War II. Nautilus (SSN 571), is christened and launched at Groton, Connecticut. January 28, 1945 - USS Spadefish (SS 411) attacks Japanese convoy west of Chuja Kundo, Korea and sinks January 21, 1961- USS George Washington (SSBN 598) escort vessel Kume and transport Sanuki Maru. completes the first operational voyage as a fleet ballistic missile submarine, staying submerged 66 days. January 29, 1944 - USS Tambor (SS 198) attacks a Japanese convoy in the Nansei Shoto and sinks freighter January 23, 1943 - USS Guardfish (SS 217) sinks the Shuntai Maru north of Okinawa. Japanese destroyer Hakaze off New Ireland. January 31, 1945 - USS Boarfish (SS 327) attacks Japanese January 24, 1945 - USS Blackfin (SS 322) sinks the HI 88 convoy and sinks freighter Enki Maru 50 miles Japanese destroyer Shigure in the Gulf of Siam. southeast of Tourance, French Indochina. She also damages a cargo ship that runs aground and aircraft January 24, 1956 - USS Jallao (SS 368) becomes the first from the 14th Air Force finish it off via a bomb run the next U.S. Navy submarine to transit the Suez Canal, traveling day.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017!

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The Navy is performing a brisk about- Richardson had signaled leadership Force Specialty Codes system. face on a controversial plan that was considering reverting back to the shelved ratings titles for enlisted old rating naming system earlier in the “Our goals for modernizing the sailors, according to a message month after talking to thousands of enlisted career development released by Chief of Naval sailors. program – rating modernization – are Operations Adm. John Richardson on to provide greater choice and flexibi- December 21, 2016. “I underestimated how fiercely loyal ity for our sailors with respect to people were to their rating,” detailing and training, to provide The NAVADMIN message cancels a Richardson said on Dec. 6 during an greater flexibility for the Navy in late September decision in which all hands call, Navy Times reported. assigning highly trained personnel, service leadership and to increase announced it professional would no longer alignment with address sailors by civilian employ- their rating – a ers,” Richardson more than 200- wrote. year-old tradition in which enlisted “We strongly were known by believe that their job title – providing this and instead refer flexibility will make to enlisted sailors us a more with the generic capable Navy.” titles of Seaman (E-1 to E-3) or The reintroduction Petty Officer (E-4 of ratings is by no to E-6). mean the end of how the Navy will The unpopular continue to title change was reshape enlisted the most visible career paths or part of an enlisted planned changes rank modernization effort “I’ve gotten a fair amount of to titles in the service, Richardson said spearheaded by former Master Chief feedback on that.” in the message. Petty Officer of the Navy Michael D. Stevens. The look at the revamp for the “This course correction doesn’t mean enlisted system was born from our work is done – rating In the message, Richardson said Navy Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus’ modernization will continue for all the leadership had heard the criticism. push to create gender-neutral terms right reasons. Modernizing our for the Navy and the Marine Corps, industrial-age personnel system in “We have learned from you, and so leadership said in September. order to provide sailors choice and effective immediately, all rating flexibility still remains a priority for us,” names are restored,” Richardson Instead of tweaking rating titles like Richardson wrote. wrote in the message. Damage Controlman or Hospital Corpsman, the Navy instead moved “As we execute the rating “The feedback from current and to refer to junior enlisted sailors by a modernization plan, more sailors will former sailors has been consistent generic title and adopt a series of have multiple occupational skill sets that there is wide support for the Navy Occupational Specialty codes. or ratings. We will need to tackle the flexibility that the plan offers, but the The NOS codes are similar to the issue of managing rating names. We removal of rating titles detracted Military Occupational Specialty used will continue to involve sailors from accomplishing our major goals.” by the Army and Marines and the Air throughout the fleet.”

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The Navy will formally name the first-in- continuous global undersea nuclear Lawmakers such as Rep. Joe Courtney class ballistic missile submarine USS deterrence. (D-Conn.) and Rep. Rob Wittman (R- Columbia (SSBN-826) in a ceremony Va.), who serve on the House Armed on Wednesday Services Comm- afternoon, ittee, begun December 14, using the name 2016. in recent weeks to refer to the The Columbia- new class of class boats, ballistic missile formerly- subs. dubbed the Ohio Replace- USNI News ment Program, reported in July will replace the that while other aging Ohio Navy ships and submarines, NASA space some of which shuttles have are still going been named through mid- “Columbia” life upgrades before, this will but the first of The ballistic-missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) transits the Hood Canal as it returns home to be the first time which is set to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a routine strategic deterrent patrol. US Navy photo. a ship pays decommission homage to the in 2026. USNI News first reported the Columbia- nation’s capital, class name in July, but the submarine the District of Columbia. The future Columbia is on a tight community has been hesitant to use schedule to be designed, constructed the new name until Secretary of the The ship’s hull number, 826, also and tested in time for a maiden Navy Ray Mabus made it official, acknowledges the previous class of deployment in 2031 to maintain a which is scheduled to happen at ballistic submarines, with USS Ohio fleet of 12 SSBNs capable of providing Wednesday afternoon’s ceremony. originally being designated SSBN-726.

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things in the days to come, and I can’t wait to hear from you!

I look forward to seeing a host of familiar faces (and lots of new ones, too!) not only at our monthly meetings, but at a host of community, volunteer, and social events throughout the year. (The “Coming Attractions” page of the newsletter is a great place to start…)

Heather and I extend our best wishes to you and your loved ones for a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year. Pride Runs Deep!

Fraternally, Bill William Long Base Commander

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The Blueback Base is seeking a volunteer to fill the position of WAYS & MEANS OFFICER. This is an Executive Board position; for a detailed description of duties and responsibilities, see the Blueback Base Constitution and Bylaws, Article IX, Section 7. BINNACLE LIST

Get well soon to our friends and Shipmates Mike Whitmarsh, who is at home recovering following open heart surgery in November; and Ron Park, who is once again bravely battling cancer. Please take a moment to offer your thoughts, prayers, and best wishes for both Mike and Ron, as well as for the good health and well-being of all our Shipmates, friends, and loved ones.

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