23.01 Where have I been since ’62?
Author’s note: If you are new to my blog and are interested in reading the 23.xx series, please first read the 23.01 through 23.09 in order to best get the Continue Reading →
The Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum
USS Bremerton Group Drive I just made a donation to help fund the expansion of the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum in the name of the submarine I served on, the Continue Reading →
The Los Banos Raid – February 23, 1945
Writer’s Note: This day, February 23, 2019 marks the 74th Anniversary of a World War II operation in the Philippines known as The Los Banos Raid. My father was a member Continue Reading →
Movie Review: The Best Years of Our Lives
I’ve had the pleasure and privilege to be a couch potato for a few nights to see a few selected movies that were excellent (12 Strong, Hugo) from the local Continue Reading →
Arrival of USS Bremerton (SSN698) for DECOM
Source: Gray, Amanda R MC1 COMSUBGRU 9 / April 17, 2018 Subject: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Arrival of USS Bremerton (SSN 698) for Decommissioning BREMERTON, Wash. (April 17, 2018) The Los Continue Reading →
Bremerton returns to Hawaii
The USS Bremerton SSN-698, returns home from her Western Pacific (WestPac) deployment, April 6, 2018. The Bremerton is the longest serving nuclear submarine in the US Navy. She was commissioned Continue Reading →
Roberta M. Yee Remembrance
Mrs. Roberta Mae Yee, was a long time resident of the Palo Alto/Menlo Park area, a beloved matriarch and a pioneer. She was one of the first Chinese-American women real Continue Reading →
SEA STATE 698
SEA STATE 698 – Yokosuka Approach BY CHUCK MERKEL I originally made a Facebook post for my shipmates and Challen asked if he could use what I had written Continue Reading →
SSN698: Viva Las Vegas 20[XX] Reunion – CANCELLED/POSTPONED
USS Bremerton Reunion II (CANCELLED) (CANCELLED/POSTPONED DUE TO BREMERTON DECOM SCHEDULING) It’s time to start thinking ahead, a year ahead to the VIVA LAS VEGAS 20[XX] REUNION! We’ve got an Continue Reading →
SSN-698: The Origins of the BAD FISH
Article by Challen Yee & Clint Ceralde The history of the U.S. Navy’s Los Angeles Class fast attack submarine USS BREMERTON (SSN 698) would have been changed forever had it not Continue Reading →