ALL PATCHES NEEDED FOR BRANSON WWII PATCH PROJECT DONATED
Skii
Posted 2009-02-16 7:31 PM (#24314)


Great Sage of the Sea

Posts: 597

Location: Tucson, Arizona
Subject: ALL PATCHES NEEDED FOR BRANSON WWII PATCH PROJECT DONATED

GREAT NEWS AS OF TODAY AND ONLY AFTER ONE MONTH THE SUBMARINE COMMUNITY AND FAMILY HAVE SO GRACIOUSLY DONATED OVER 350 PATCHES FOR THE BRANSON WWII PATCH DISPLAY. NOW WE MOVE FULL STEAM AHEAD TO LAYOUT THE DISPLAYS, AFFIX THE PATCHES, DO THE PLAQUES. IT WILL BE UNVEILVED OCTOBER 8TH DURING THE USS STERLET ASSOCIATION REUNION AT THE VETERANS MUSEUM OF BRANSON. OUR THANKS TO THE OWNER MR HOPPE FOR APPROVING THE SPACE NEEDED, JUNE TILLIS WHO IS GENERAL MANAGER OF THE MUSEUM AND DEBBIE CHESNAKOV OF THE BRANSON CHAMBER TO MAKE THIS HISTORIC UNVEILING POSSIBLE. SO MANY FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO VIEW IT AND HONOR OUR WWII VETERAN'S SO DESERVINGLY IN AMERICAS VETERAN'S CITY.

A PREVIOUS POST SHOWED A PICTURE OF THE FIRST LAYOUT. SUE RAINEY AND I ARE SO GREATFUL TO ALL OF THE SUPPORT, THE DONATIONS, AND ASSISTANCE TO GET US NOW THREE MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. WE WANTED A MAY 1ST COMPLETION AND HERE WE ARE ON FEBRUARY 16TH WILL ALL DONATIONS NOW MADE. A PLAQUE WILL HONOR ALL THAT PARTCIPATED ON ONE OF THE FIVE DISPLAYS.

THE LORD WAS LOOKING OUT TO HELP US COMPLETE THIS PROJECT AND GETTING US APPROVED IN THE MUSEUM..

DICK JARENSKI
CDR/SECY USS STERLET SS392 ASSOCIATON
Roy Ator
Posted 2009-02-16 8:37 PM (#24315 - in reply to #24314)


Great Sage of the Sea

Posts: 892

Location: Palo Pinto County, Texas
Subject: RE: ALL PATCHES NEEDED FOR BRANSON WWII PATCH PROJECT DONATED

Attaboy Dick! [along with all of the donors too].
Looking forward to your completion report as well as the periodic updates. This is a most worthwhile effort IMHO. I have the privilege of associating with the SVWWII in Texas on a regular basis. I'll pass on to them the info about this project at our state convention next month.
Roy
Flapper
Posted 2009-02-16 10:21 PM (#24318 - in reply to #24314)


Master and Commander

Posts: 1107

Location: Tucson AZ
Subject: RE: ALL PATCHES NEEDED FOR BRANSON WWII PATCH PROJECT DONATED

Dick, gotta give you a
BZ for sticking to your
assumed task, even
when you maybe thought
"I'll never be able to do this!"