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Issue 1201 January 2012 Inside this issue: Winter Got You Feeling Down? - from Chaplain Ray Base Contacts 2 A good reminder when ries I've stored 1 Timothy 6:6-8 away...just for this time Officer’s Call 3 feeling a bit "down..." in my life. ESV Now there is Happiness is something Base Meeting Minutes 4 great gain in godli- you decide about ahead Old age is like a bank ness with content- SubVettes 7 of time. account. You withdraw 7 from what you've put in. ment, for we Whether I like my room Funnies 8 So, my advice to you brought nothing into or not doesn't depend on would be to deposit a lot Chaplin Ray 10 how the furniture is ar- the world, and we of happiness in the bank ranged ... it's how I ar- cannot take anything Events 11 account of memories! 8 range my mind. It's a out of the world. But Vet News 14 decision I make every Thank you for your part if we have food and USS Argonaut SS 166 18 morning when I wake in filling my Memory clothing, with these up. I have a choice; I Bank. I am still deposit- we will be content. Base Calendar 20 can spend the day in bed ing. recounting the difficulty 'Remember the five sim- I have with the parts of ple rules to be happy: my body that no longer work, or get out of bed 1. Free your heart and be thankful for the from hatred. USSVI Creed ones that do. 2. Free your mind Each day is a gift, and as from worries. To perpetuate the memory of long as my eyes open, 3. Live simply. our shipmates who gave their I'll focus on the new day lives in the pursuit of duties and all the happy memo- 4. Give more. while serving their country. 5. Expect less. That their dedication, deeds, and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation USS S 36 (SS 141) January 20, 1942 toward greater accomplish- USS S 26 (SS 131) January 24, 1942 ments. Pledge loyalty and pa- Lost Boats - January triotism to the United States of USS ARGONAUT (SS 166) January 10, 1943 America and its Constitution. “Sailors, rest your oars” USS SCORPION (SS 278) January 5, 1944 USS SWORDFISH (SS 193) January 12, 1945 Page 2 Piedmont Periscope CO’s Stateroom— Carolina Piedmont Base Commander Steve Bell This year will be an participation is low, so These are very self- election year for USSVI. let‘s do our job to get rewarding. So if you can One of the next two is- that up. and get the opportunity, sues of the American It may be a little early, please join us. Each of Submariner will have all but please do not forget you qualifies for this, the necessary informa- that we host the annual nothing hard at all about tion. Of course once we gathering of NC Subvets it. Happy 2012 to all of get any of that, we will in May to pay tribute to Feel free to send in a sea you. I do hope that all pass it on to you. I do the lost submarines of story or two to Moe for of you had a safe and know that the four Na- WWII. If you have been our newsletter. He can wonderful Holiday sea- tional Offices and our to one, you know what I never get too many of son. And may our base Regional Director posi- am talking about. If you these. And it is your in- have as good of a 2012 tion will be on the ballot. have not been to one, put that helped make it as we did in 2011. Not sure if any of those well, you are missing a an award winning news- There are still a few that will have more than one pretty good time in the letter, so keep it up. have not renewed their running, but we will mountains of North Parade season will start dues as I write this. I do know shortly. Also Carolina. I encourage in March and will extend hope that you send it in there may be changes to each of you to consider throughout the year. We so we do not lose any of the Constitution and By- joining us this year. It is will be letting you know you. Remember, once Laws on the ballot. As I not expensive and a the when and where for you are dropped off the write this, I do not know good time is had by all. these. Again, if you rosters at the end of what they will be, but I So mark your calendar have not participated in January, you will no am sure there will be for the weekend of 18 one of these, I encourage longer receive the some. Voting is done May 2012. you to do so, they are American Submariner. electronically and is a I am sure that soon we worth the effort. But speaking of mem- very simple process. So will be making calls for I look forward to serving bership, it is a responsi- when it comes that time, any that want to join us as your Base Com- bility of each of us to try I ask each of you to do to make some of our mander for 2012, as well to recruit new members, your homework, vote as rounds at the schools for as your Commander for whether for our base or you feel is appropriate. various submarine and/ the NC Subvets. another. Let all of us try But please vote. Voter or flag etiquette lectures. (con‘t on Page 3) to help USSVI grow. Carolina Piedmont Contacts Base Commander Steve Bell [email protected] 704 824 3510 Vice Commander Jack Jeffries jcckjeffries@interlink-café.com 704 –764-5211 Base Secretary Mike Hubbell [email protected] 803-628-1908 Base Treasurer Lee Hickerson [email protected] 704-573-9480 Chief of the Base Paul Myers [email protected] 704-28904650 Base Chaplin Raymond Fritz [email protected] 803 831 7235 Base Storekeeper Jeff Nieberding [email protected] 803-366-9255 Holland Club Walt Sealy [email protected] 803-327-5661 Coordinator Newsletter Editor E. Dale Moses [email protected] 704-248-7610 Issue 1201 Page 3 XO’s Stateroom — Vice Commander Jack Jeffries I want to start by saying their continued support THANK YOU for mak- and your ideas are most ing 2011 a great year for welcome also. Carolina Piedmont. We continue on as an AWARD WINNING Better than a Flu base. The awards we re- Shot! ceived are due to an ac- Miss Beatrice, The tive membership. Our church organist, was in found this little package Commander (con‘t) retention is great and I her eighties and had on the ground. The di- I consider it a privilege and know it will continue to never been married. She rections said to place it an honor to do both of grow with new ship- was admired for her on the organ, keep it wet these jobs. I can only hope mates. sweetness and kindness and that it would prevent that I can hold up to my to all. the spread of disease. Do end of the bargain. We have a busy calendar One afternoon the pastor you know I haven't had Hope to see each of you at coming up with lots of came to call on her and the flu all winter? our next meeting. opportunities for partici- she showed him into her May God bless you all.— pation of the member- quaint sitting room. She Commander Steve ship, these will include MASSING OF THE invited him to have a seat the continuation of our COLORS while she prepared tea. rifles this year that if we entertaining the shut-ins As he sat facing her old We have been invited to have 4 people, we can do a at various locations, the Hammond organ, the participate in the Massing proper presentation. Moe presentation of ―The young minister noticed a of the Colors in (SS) said he would go Submarine Story‖ Flag cut-glass bowl sitting on Greenville SC on March again this year. We need 3 Education for schools top of it. The bowl was 4 at the Scottish Rite more ―volunteers‖.— and civic groups, the Ea- filled with water, and in Temple. Those who Howard Dachs— email gle Scout presentation, the water floated, of all want to participate should how- we also are in the proc- things, a condom! let Howard Dachs know [email protected] ess of planning our KAP When she returned with prior to Feb 1 so he can (SS)4KID(SS) program tea and scones, they be- send in the application. at Victory Junction, the Flag Trivia—Where did gan to chat. The pastor We need to let them Levine Children's Hospi- this Flag fly in our Na- tried to stifle his curiosity know if we will be Color tal as well as individual about the bowl of water Presenters or Color tion’s history? See Page visits for the very de- and its strange floater, Guard. We do have drill 11 serving persons. but soon it got the better As the Ways and Means of him and he could no Chairman I would appre- longer resist. ciate your input on how 'Miss Beatrice', he said, 'I we can raise funds for wonder if you would tell our many useful pro- me about this?',pointing jects, please don't think to the bowl.