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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 |
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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
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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!"
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