Got to meet Joey A…

[UneducatedGuess]

I work at a golf course in Weaverville North Carolina. Joey was up for the day to go to a wedding and was passing some time with a morning round of golf. Super nice and very humble guy. He said he was ready for the challenge and couldn’t wait to get started. Thinks he’ll be a great fit in Heup’s system.. Seemed like an awesome person! Made my day!
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How’s Reems Creek doing these days? 20 years ago it was always in phenomenal shape but I know it’s been sold a few times.

Hard to believe it’s one of the only public courses in Asheville to play. Broadmoar and the Sunspree don’t count as proper courses.

I’m sure even more packed post Helene. I saw where Mt Mitchell isn’t really attempting a come back this year with all its damage.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[BruisedOrange]

Your F-I-L may be one of the many unsung heroes of WW2. The fact that he had a replica of Barb's Battle Flag (I'm assuming, since the original hangs in the Sub Force Museum in Groton, CT) is significant. And what with him being a Torpedoman, he would have played a direct role in sending a lot of Japanese steel to the bottom. It would take a lot of space to sum it all up here, but go read up on the USS Barb (SS-220). She was one of the top-scoring subs in WW2, and her crew was the only one to conduct ground operations in WW2 (blew up a train).

Her fame led to the next USS Barb (SSN-596), and the future USS Barb (SSN-804). You should connect with the pre-commissioning crew of the next Barb. My guess is that they would love to have you...and that flag...at her commissioning.

Their Captain, Eugene Fluckey (by then, Admiral), had a replica of the final battle flag made for each member of the crew (or their family, if deceased) for (IIRC) a reunion, on the occasion of either the decommissioning of the original Barb, or the launch of SSN-596, the second Barb.

I'll relay that information about the future Barb to his family. Thanks!
The surviving children get to keep the flag for a year, then it goes to the next for a year, and so forth. Proudly!

Both books are fascinating reads.

 

[SubVet676]

Their Captain, Eugene Fluckey (by then, Admiral), had a replica of the final battle flag made for each member of the crew (or their family, if deceased) for (IIRC) a reunion, on the occasion of either the decommissioning of the original Barb, or the launch of SSN-596, the second Barb.

I'll relay that information about the future Barb to his family. Thanks!
The surviving children get to keep the flag for a year, then it goes to the next for a year, and so forth. Proudly!

View attachment 758862 Both books are fascinating reads.

Mandatory reading for Senior enlisted and officers back in my day. "Lucky Fluckey". Helluva man. Helluva crew. Helluva boat.

Run Silent, Run Deep.

(Dang, I shoulda put this one over in the Periscope Depth thread...)

 

[Volrocketman]

Mandatory reading for Senior enlisted and officers back in my day. "Lucky Fluckey". Helluva man. Helluva crew. Helluva boat.

Run Silent, Run Deep.

(Dang, I shoulda put this one over in the Periscope Depth thread...)

Cool stories, SV and BO. I assume from your nickname SV the 676 is in reference to the USS Billfish. My first job after graduating from UT in ‘83 was with the Naval Ship R&D Center in Annapolis. I used to test submarines and I must say submariners, as a whole, are an interesting lot. Worked a little over 3 years at the lab before transferring to Redstone Arsenal to an Army job, and spent a little time at sea (as a civilian) on about 7-8 different boats. Was shocked to learn a large percentage of the crew on some of the boats couldn’t swim, until someone pointed out that being unable to swim was probably moot if you were ever in a “catastrophic” accident on a sub. It takes a special breed of individuals to live and work in that type of environment. Thanks for your service, SV676.