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Name : Robert O. Grindle
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Date Comment Entered: : 25 MAR 08
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Instrument(s) : Trumpet/Asst Bandleader
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Service Dates : 1966-69, 1973-75
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Comment : I read Senior Chief Rodways post concerning Roland James. I too, would like to hear from him. Gary Dunn you will find my e-mail on the roster page. Please write if you would like the information you wish.
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Name : Jack Rodway MUCS Ret.
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Date Comment Entered: : 20 March, 2008
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Instrument(s) : Sax/Clar. Bandleader
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Service Dates : 1954 -1974
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Comment : Sorry to say this is the first time Ive looked at the guestbook pages. Saw a friend from Newport. Roland James. Roland served with me in the CruDesLant Band. If he is still out there I would like to hear from him. Anyone knowing his whereabouts please let
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Name : Gary Dunn
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Date Comment Entered: : march 10,2008
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Instrument(s) : drums
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Service Dates : 75-89
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Comment :
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Name : Michael W. Paine
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Date Comment Entered: : 3/9/2008
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Instrument(s) : Trumpet & Bari Sax
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Service Dates : 1957-1962
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Comment : I was in Unit Band 106
Our Chief was Max Ring. What a great time I had in the Navy band.
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Name : Bob Mathews
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Date Comment Entered: : 03/08/2008
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Instrument(s) : Trumpet
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Service Dates : 3/55 to 3/59
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Comment : I spent 3 years in the NAS Band in Pensacola, Fla. We had some good times with some very talented band members.
Oh yes, the Navy School used to be in Anacostia in those days.
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Name : Zardis R. Hoffman
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Date Comment Entered: : 3/1/2008
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Instrument(s) : French Horn
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Service Dates : 1954-56
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Comment : Member of Unit Band 190, com sixth Fleet.
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Name : Carl Dershem
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Date Comment Entered: : 18 Feb 2008
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Instrument(s) : Brass
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Service Dates : 1977-1987
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Comment : I went through SOM in 1977-78, but due to some ... disagreements went into the fleet instead of the band. Still play, and am playing with Marty Conleys bands, and have played with Louis Bellson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Bill Watrous, Bill Yeager, Don Menza and a
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Name : J. D. Michaelson
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Date Comment Entered: : 2/5/08
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Instrument(s) : Tuba, Bass, Stick
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Service Dates : 1959-1979
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Comment : I hope you see this O. J. Casoli- You were one of the very much better drummers I ever worked with. (Corpus Christi 77 & 78)
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Name : MARY E. CUMMINGS
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Date Comment Entered: : FEB 3 2008
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Instrument(s) : VOCALS/PERCUSSION
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Service Dates : 1974-79/1981/1988
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Comment : I WAS SADDENED TO HEAR OF THE PASSING OF ROCKY POLOMBO. HE WAS MY FIRST CHIEF IN NBSD AND A BLAST TO WORK WITH AND FOR. DDITIONALLY HE WAS AN EXCELLENT MENTOR AND FRIEND. HE WILL ALWAYS BE SPECIAL IN MY MEMORIES OF BEING A NAVY MUSICIAN. SECOND THANKS TO
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Name : David A. Brown
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Date Comment Entered: : 01/29/08
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Instrument(s) : Bari Sax, Clarinet, Alto Sax.
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Service Dates : April 66 - Jan. 70
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Comment : Glad to find you guys. Hope to catch you once in awhile. I served
in Kodiak, AK (with MUC Funkhouser), then to NAS Jax with MUC Shirley. (Should have stayed in...aint hindsight wonderful.)
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Name : OJ Casoli
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Date Comment Entered: : 1/18/08
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Instrument(s) : Drums
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Service Dates : 1970 - 1977
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Comment : Just found the site and its great.Was at the school with Bob Leketa.Great times.Served in San Diego 1971-1974 and Corpus Christi 1974 - 1977.Live outside of Memphis and hope to see some old friends.
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Name : John Adamovich
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Date Comment Entered: : 01/`0/08
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Instrument(s) : Clarinet, Tenor Sax
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Service Dates : 1956-1960
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Comment : Unit Band #106 - SanDiego,Calf.
Uss Prarie, Piedmont, Dixie, Bremerton,StPaul. What a great time in my life. HiGuys.
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Name : Ken Poorman
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Date Comment Entered: : 12/22/2007
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Instrument(s) : Keys/Percussion
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Service Dates : 1960-1963
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Comment : Hey Shorty Parker! I know you check out the NMA website-I saw your note a while back. Please give me a call at 610-631-5090. Weve found several of the Unit Band #194 guys, i.e. Hores, Bergstrom, Gallagher, DJ, Caldon, Prior, Treaster. Wed like to talk wit
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Name : JIM FITZSIMON
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Date Comment Entered: : 12/14/07
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Instrument(s) : DRUMS
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Service Dates : 8/2/50---------5/31/54
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Comment : GLAD TO BE A MEMBER OF SUCH A GREAT ORGANIZATION.SERVED WITH BAND#179 ON USS BON HOMME RICHARD CVA31, THEN CICLANT BAND#85. MISS
THE OLD SCHOOL DAYS AT ANACOSTIA.
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Name : Chris Carson
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Date Comment Entered: : 11/26/2007
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Instrument(s) : Guitar
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Service Dates : 1991-1995
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Comment : Sixth Fleet Band 1992-1995
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Name : C J LANDRY
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Date Comment Entered: : NOV 25 2007
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Instrument(s) :
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Service Dates :
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Comment : GRANT MAHONEY!! EMAILS I SEND TO YOU KEEP COMING BACK TO ME. CONTACT ME AT cjlandry@gulftel.com
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Name : Howard Hare
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Date Comment Entered: : 11/17/07
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Instrument(s) : drums
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Service Dates : 8/40-9/46
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Comment : My late Father, Howard Hare, was a member of Fleet Unit Band 21. Shipped to Pearl Harbor summer of 41, he was told Band 21 didnt need him. He was bumped to Band 17 of the USS West Virginia.
Good thing. Band Master of 21 (Fred Kinney) switched numbers w
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Name : Joan Hepsworth
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Date Comment Entered: : 11/11/07
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Instrument(s) : I play the Guitar
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Service Dates : None
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Comment : Get well soon Cecil Strange!!!!!
We all miss you at the Gandy Home Depot in Tampa!!! With Much Love Joan, Pam, Steve, Doug, Big Mike, DJ, Carlos, and Ian
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Name : Bill Aten
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Date Comment Entered: : 11/07/07
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Instrument(s) : Clar/Sas
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Service Dates : 5/54-6/75
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Comment : Would love to hear from any old shipmates. E-Mail bjoldsalt7@aol.com
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Name : Ronald Vaughn
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Date Comment Entered: : Nov 7, 2007
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Instrument(s) : Tuba/ String Bass
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Service Dates : 1961-1965
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Comment : Forgot to list my email
rcv285@comcast.net
please send me your info guys
thanks
Ron USS Yorktown 1962-1963
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Name : Ronald Vaughn
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Date Comment Entered: : Nov 3, 2007
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Instrument(s) : Tuba/ String Bass
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Service Dates : Feb 1961-Feb 1965
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Comment : Nice to see some names I havent even thought of for these many years- what a wonderful time with a great group of guys- still kicking GO PATRIOTS
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Name : John Humphries
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Date Comment Entered: : November 2, 2007
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Instrument(s) : Tuba
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Service Dates : 1958-1964
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Comment : Was with the USNA Band at Annapolis and earlier, taught tuba at the Navy School of Music. Any old salts out there that I knew? JohnHum@InsightBB.com
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Name : Mike Beegle
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Date Comment Entered: : 10/30/07
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Instrument(s) : Sax/Cl
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Service Dates : 1960-88
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Comment : Buddy Pack? No such guy in the 12th ND Band in 1963, and its Thumpston. Kennedy was shot in the afternoon when the 12th ND Concert Band was in rehearsal with Mr. Bowen on Treasure Island. Take a hike Buddy!
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Name : Lee Hudson
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Date Comment Entered: : 10/25/07
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Instrument(s) : Tuba/Electric Bass
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Service Dates : SEP 71 to SEP 97
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Comment : Unit Band 100 (NAS Pensacola)72-74; COMSIXTHFLT 74-76; Great Lakes 76-79; New Orleans 79-82; Newport 82-84/84-88/90-93; Item Writer (Pensacola)93-97. E-mail: MiltonLHudson@aol.com
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Name : Lee Hudson
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Date Comment Entered: : 10/25/07
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Instrument(s) : Tuba/Electric Bass
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Service Dates : SEP 71 to SEP 97
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Comment : Great to see all these names. I live in Memphis, and will attend the reunion in June. Watch out, Frank Mullen, I have the howitzer aimed at you!!
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Name : Buddy Pack
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Date Comment Entered: : 10-17-07
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Instrument(s) : Drums
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Service Dates : 1960-85
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Comment : 1963 12th ND with the great Chief
James Thumpson.. I remember playing at the Acey Ducey on NAS Alameda on the night that Kennedy was shot..Club was crowded that night...
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Name : Jacob Smith
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Date Comment Entered: : 10-16-07
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Instrument(s) : Clarinet, Sax
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Service Dates : 2003-2006
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Comment : Good to see this website. Thanks for the info
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Name : John B. May, MUC Ret.
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Date Comment Entered: : 10/10/07
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Instrument(s) : Clar/sax
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Service Dates : 55-73
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Comment : Hey - Miss all the good times with my buds at the school of music in Norfolk and in the fleet.
Glad to see so many of you are still alive. e-mail merrilymay@earthlink.net
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Name : tim schneider
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Date Comment Entered: : oct. 9, 2007
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Instrument(s) : drums
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Service Dates : aug. 1962 - sept. 1966
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Comment : i never knew there was a navy musicians assn. until now. i just stumbled on this web site. you will be hearing from me in the near future.
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Name : MUCS Jim Ramsey
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Date Comment Entered: : 10/4/2007
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Instrument(s) : Saxophone
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Service Dates : 1990-present
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Comment : Very nice site! I never knew the NMA existed. I would love to see it grow larger.
james.l.ramsey@navy.mil
www.myspace.com/mucsramsey
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Name : Rudy Usic
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Date Comment Entered: : 9/25/07
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Instrument(s) : Drums
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Service Dates : 1962-1965
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Comment : Navy School of Music Anacostia and formation of Unit Band 147. NAS Norfolk, USS Intrepid shake down cruise summer 1963, USS Saratoga Med cruise 11/64 thru 7/65 w/MUC Art McGullum. Some great experiences, great travel, great friends.
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Name : Ray Kilanowski
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Date Comment Entered: : 09/05/07
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Instrument(s) : String Bass/El Bass Tuba?
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Service Dates : 08/69 - 08/90
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Comment : Hello to everyone!!
Great website
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Name : Harry C. Geiger
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Date Comment Entered: : 08/28/2007
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Instrument(s) : Trumpet
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Service Dates : 1961-1965
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Comment : Hopefully this will go through. I was a member of Unit Band #155, U.S.S. Coral Sea and the U.S.S. Bennington. Looking for any members to contact me, you can reach me at hgeiger@cox.net
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Name : Philomena Stultz Weatherby
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Date Comment Entered: : 23 Aug 2007
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Instrument(s) :
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Service Dates : 1922-1947
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Comment : My father, Percy William Stultz spent all of his 27 years of service as a Navy Musician. His last assignments were as bandmaster on the USS Hornet, and then at Corry Field, Pensacola. My dad passed away in 1966 in Winchester, VA. All of his arrangements a
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Name : C J LANDRY
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Date Comment Entered: : 7-24-07
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Instrument(s) : SAX/FL/CLAR
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Service Dates : 3/17/53 - 9/4/79
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Comment : GRANT MAHONEY, MY EMAIL IS cjlandry@gulftel.com IM UNABLE TO GET THROUGH TO YOU AT granbar@aol.com. MISSED YOU AT THE LAST REU IN VA BEACH.
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Name : Bob Mathews
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Date Comment Entered: : 7/11/2007
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Instrument(s) : Trumpet
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Service Dates : 3/55 to 3/59
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Comment : Navy School of Music, DC and Pensacola Naval Air Station Unit Band.
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Name : C J LANDRY
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Date Comment Entered: : JULY 8 2007
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Instrument(s) : SAX/FL/CLAR
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Service Dates : 53 - 79
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Comment : GRANT MAHONEY, MY EMAIL ADD IS cjlandry@gulftel.com Im unable to get through to you. Emails keep coming back to me.
the 07 reu in va beach was great. see you all in Memphis.
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Name : Rick Lindroos
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Date Comment Entered: : 27 June 2007
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Instrument(s) : Piano/Percussion/Vocals
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Service Dates : Army 76-79 Navy 79-85
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Comment : Wanted to say Hi to all...looking for Pete Williams, trumpet. Anyone who may have known Harley Powell, wanted to let you know he is no longer with us. 602-277-5882, ralindroos1@msn.com
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Name : Paul Ostler
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Date Comment Entered: : June 27, 2007
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Instrument(s) : Tuba E.Bass
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Service Dates : Oct69-Oct89
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Comment : Hard to believe Ive been retired 18 years but hey whos counting. So many memories..looking forward to attending the next reunion..
Thanks from SUNNY SEATTLE
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Name : Kendall Brown
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Date Comment Entered: : June 10, 2007
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Instrument(s) : French Horn & Guitar
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Service Dates : 1958 to 1962
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Comment : Music School 1958
Special assignment w/MUC John Rhoades 1959. CINCPACFLT w/ John Norris 1960 - 1962. NTC Band at Great Lakes, IL 6 months 1962.
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Name : Tom Barlow
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Date Comment Entered: : 4 June 2007
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Instrument(s) : Tuba/St Bass
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Service Dates : 1954-1977 (USMC)
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Comment : Attended School of Music 1964-65 at Little Creek (refresher course) Played gigs with a lot of Navy musicians while stationed at Pearl Harbor 1965-68. You guy were all great musicians.
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