thedrifter
08-14-06, 05:40 AM
Posted on Mon, Aug. 14, 2006
MILITARY NOTEBOOK
Submarine veterans to complete memorial
By JOSHUA NORMAN
jdnorman@sunherald.com
The U.S. Submarine Veterans Inc. and the Submarine Veterans of World War II in Mississippi will put into place the final piece of the Mississippi Submarine Memorial in Ocean Springs at 10 a.m. Aug. 29.
The final piece is the Tullibee Base "Eternal Patrol" stone designed by Al Hammond of Gautier. The memorial is intended to pay respects to the submariners lost and all the members of the Tullibee Base USSVI, said C. L. Harvey, USSVI Tullibee Base Commander.
The memorial originally was built nearly a decade ago, but Hurricane Katrina destroyed it.
"We dedicated the replacement memorial on Memorial Day (of this year)," Harvey said. "We had it replaced bigger and better but it's essentially the same thing."
Harvey said they also recently added a small memorial to submariners' wives.
The group currently is fixing up a World War II-era, Mark 14-type torpedo to be added at some point in the near future, Harvey said.
"This is a memorial to everybody that's been a member," Harvey said.
Recruiting goals being met - According to a recent Department of Defense press release, all military services met their recruiting goals for the 14th consecutive month.
The Army signed up 10,890 new soldiers, for 104 percent of its goal. The Navy and Air Force both met their recruitment goals exactly, with 4,043 and 2,121 recruited respectively. The Marine Corps exceeded its goal with 3,197 recruits, which was 112 percent of its July goal.
New Web site for post-military jobs - Helmets to Hardhats, a nonprofit agency that helps former military personnel find jobs in the construction industry, will launch a new Web site this month with more interactive features.
The new Web site will allow those interested to search interactive maps and rank careers in accordance with skill, location and aspirations, according to a posting on the old Web site, www.helmetstohardhats.org.
According to a recent Armed Forces Press Service article, Helmets to Hardhats has matched about 40,000 service members with apprenticeships in construction unions around the country.
Besides standard construction trades like bricklaying and plumbing, the Web site also posts jobs in areas like project management and civil engineering.
This day in military history - In 1842, the Second Seminole War ends, the result of which is a large number of Seminoles being forced to move from Florida to Oklahoma.
In 1900, a joint European-Japanese-United States force occupies Beijing in a campaign to end the Boxer Rebellion in China.
In 1912, United States Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after the previous ruler resigned three years earlier.
In 1941, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.
In 1945, Japan accepts the Allied terms for surrender and Japanese Emperor Hirohito records a message about Japan's surrender for the Japanese people to be broadcast the following day. The Japanese Imperial Guard attempts a coup but is bloodily stamped out.
Ellie
MILITARY NOTEBOOK
Submarine veterans to complete memorial
By JOSHUA NORMAN
jdnorman@sunherald.com
The U.S. Submarine Veterans Inc. and the Submarine Veterans of World War II in Mississippi will put into place the final piece of the Mississippi Submarine Memorial in Ocean Springs at 10 a.m. Aug. 29.
The final piece is the Tullibee Base "Eternal Patrol" stone designed by Al Hammond of Gautier. The memorial is intended to pay respects to the submariners lost and all the members of the Tullibee Base USSVI, said C. L. Harvey, USSVI Tullibee Base Commander.
The memorial originally was built nearly a decade ago, but Hurricane Katrina destroyed it.
"We dedicated the replacement memorial on Memorial Day (of this year)," Harvey said. "We had it replaced bigger and better but it's essentially the same thing."
Harvey said they also recently added a small memorial to submariners' wives.
The group currently is fixing up a World War II-era, Mark 14-type torpedo to be added at some point in the near future, Harvey said.
"This is a memorial to everybody that's been a member," Harvey said.
Recruiting goals being met - According to a recent Department of Defense press release, all military services met their recruiting goals for the 14th consecutive month.
The Army signed up 10,890 new soldiers, for 104 percent of its goal. The Navy and Air Force both met their recruitment goals exactly, with 4,043 and 2,121 recruited respectively. The Marine Corps exceeded its goal with 3,197 recruits, which was 112 percent of its July goal.
New Web site for post-military jobs - Helmets to Hardhats, a nonprofit agency that helps former military personnel find jobs in the construction industry, will launch a new Web site this month with more interactive features.
The new Web site will allow those interested to search interactive maps and rank careers in accordance with skill, location and aspirations, according to a posting on the old Web site, www.helmetstohardhats.org.
According to a recent Armed Forces Press Service article, Helmets to Hardhats has matched about 40,000 service members with apprenticeships in construction unions around the country.
Besides standard construction trades like bricklaying and plumbing, the Web site also posts jobs in areas like project management and civil engineering.
This day in military history - In 1842, the Second Seminole War ends, the result of which is a large number of Seminoles being forced to move from Florida to Oklahoma.
In 1900, a joint European-Japanese-United States force occupies Beijing in a campaign to end the Boxer Rebellion in China.
In 1912, United States Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after the previous ruler resigned three years earlier.
In 1941, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.
In 1945, Japan accepts the Allied terms for surrender and Japanese Emperor Hirohito records a message about Japan's surrender for the Japanese people to be broadcast the following day. The Japanese Imperial Guard attempts a coup but is bloodily stamped out.
Ellie