USS Tarawa LHA-1 Reunion
USS Tarawa LHA-1 Reunion Message Post Board - This Page is for Shipmates to Use to Post Their Reunion Thoughts for Everyone to Read.
USS Tarawa LHA-1 Reunion Message Post Board - This Page is for Shipmates to Use to Post Their Reunion Thoughts for Everyone to Read.
| 24. SEP 04, 2010 - Gary Germroth (Germ) - glgerm@msn.com - Damn, I missed it. |
| 23. SEP 03, 2010 - Byron White - bandcwhite@q.com - I got word from Danny White about the reunion, but it was too late. I did not know this website even existed. It was great to look through it and see some old familiar faces. What a lot of good memories. I will be at the next reunion. |
| 22. SEP 01, 2010 - Rodney "Harry" Harris - rods4cindy@comcast.net - We're still looking for some lost shipmates from the PRECOMM folks. Curtus Sanders, Byron White, Gus Karavitus, Dave Anderson, Mike Givens and everyone else in OI PRECOMM or who served from 1975-1979. Get in touch with Danny, Rick, or me. WE MISS YOU! |
| 21. AUG 05, 2010 - Troy Thibeaux - tthibeaux@gmail.com - I was stationed onboard from 1987 - 1991. Totally awesome experience and such a tight crew!!! |
| 20. JUN 04, 2010 - Frank Grosey - grosryjr@npgcable.com - MY FIRST SHIP, 3 MED, 2 GITMO ROUND-THE-WORLD, KOREA, JAPAN, AND EUROPE. ALL 7 SEAS 2 CANALS. I WENT TO THE DECOMM SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA BEING THE PAST PRESIDENT. I DID 3 TERMS, 2 VICE PRESIDENT - MAA . I WENT TO 18 REUNIONS BEFORE CANCER GOT TO ME, BUT I AM DOING FINE NOW THANKS TO THE LONG BEACH VA HOSPITAL. I GOT A FEW STORIES, SEA THAT IS. I HAD A HELL OF A GOOD TIME THANKS TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS IN THE NAVY. TOO BAD THE OLD GANG WENT UP RIVER. I HOPE THE LHA-1 STAYS AROUND FOREVER. I GOT TO BOARD HER IN SAN DIEGO UNDER GARY HALL CAPTAIN, NOW 3 STAR ADMIRAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. I WILL SAVE THE REST WHEN I SEE YOU GUYS. - FRANK GROSEY |
| 19. MAY 15, 2010 - Dexter "Fly Dog" Howel - dex.howell@yahoo.com - Hope to see people that didn't make it to the decommissioning ceremony. Air Dept Rules! |
| 18. MAY 12, 2010 - Havis Jones - sincitycountryboy@yahoo.com - Boy, I thought I would never see this to come. I see several of the guys from V-1 are going. I lived in Vegas for 15 years and moved to Wisconsin 2 months before she was DECOMMed. Hoping that I can swing it. We all have stories to tell. Hey the big 3-M's are going, Martin, Murphy and Mehia. LOL |
| 17. APR 28, 2010 - Anthony Martos V-3 - a.martos@live.com - Wes-Pac 80-81 - I am looking for anyone in V3: Olsen, Salinsky, Miller, Bodin, Fisher, ... |
| 16. MAR 10, 2010 - Ronald P Johnson Jr. - rjsemperfi88@yahoo.com - Are there many Marines attending the Tarawa reunion? |
| 15. FEB 21, 2010 - Gary B. Clatt - garyclatt@msn.com - Good job Rick putting all of this together. I know several V-1 Division boys that are planning to come. They are all Plankowners. Still working on the planning, however I'm glad someone finally put this together, and we all definitely will be there! Some of the best times of my life were right there on that ship and on West-Pac "79" |
| 14. FEB 20, 2010 - James "JJ" Barondeau - tracyroesch@gmail.com - Hey Dipstick, I am using my friend's computer, believe it or not. You've convinced me, I am definitely coming to Las Vegas in July (a day early and August). After four days in the big city, I may never leave the boondocks, again, but I will try it once. I will talk to you in July. |
| 13. JAN 29, 2010 - ABHAN Vandermeulen, C.J. - biblethimpincowboy@hotmail.com - V-1 Division Rules. Vegas, guys count me in! |
| 12. DEC 05, 2009 - MS3 Benjamin "Ox" Gross - emtrn1@yahoo.com - I was on board the USS Tarawa LHA-1 from September 1992 thru May 1997. I plan on attending the reunion. |
| 11. DEC 02, 2009 - Charlie Petrach - dogbitten1@cox.net - Glad to have you come Frank Grosey. I like to hear about the CV Tarawa. |
| 10. NOV 24, 2009 - Frank Grosey - groseyjr@npgcable.com - I am Frank Grosey, Past President of the the Tarawa CV/40 and LHA/1, and I would be very pleased to attend your reunion at Sam's Town in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
| 09. OCT 31, 2009 - William R. Mahoney - zonariverrock2003@yahoo.com - Crash and Salvage taught me how to handle the "non-skid" in life. |
| 08. OCT 10, 2009 - DC3 Clayton "Jim" Ritchie - ritchie5@silverstar.com - I was on the TARAWA from 1991-1995. I was just wondering if any of the old gang is still out there? |
| 07. OCT 06, 2009 - ABF2 Hernandez - e_hrnn@yahoo.com - I am seeking a cruise book for 84-85 Wes-Pac or the following Wes-Pac which I believe was 1986 when we crossed the Equator. Would you please direct to whom or where I could get a cruise book for either one of those years or perhaps both? Thanks (fair winds and following seas) |
| 06. SEP 17, 2009 - Charlie Petrach - dogbitten1@cox.net - Looks like no one but the PRECOMM-82 had any fun/friends or great memories. So the rest of you need to get going on reserving your place. |
| 05. SEP 13, 2009 - RJ Lugge - rj.lugge@comcast.net - Harrington, Leonard, Phillips, Chafin, and Brown, I would love to hear from you. |
| 04. AUG 30, 2009 - Rodney "Harry" Harris - rods4cindy@comcast.net - Hey Shipmates, When we met for the DECOMM, 3 days just didn't seem long enough. The first day is traveling and then meeting up with everyone. The second day is a full day. Then you leave the third day after some time together. I know it went by way too fast for me. So I'm planning on staying an extra day at the reunion in August. Just wanted to see who else feels the same way, so get the word out if you're interested. Miss you guys, Harry. |
| 03. AUG 16, 2009 - Charles Sheeler - chuc.sheeler@verizon.net - Looking forward to the reunion. I want to see all the OLD faces and some new ones from the Tarawa. |
| 02. AUG 15, 2009 - Charlie Petrach - dogbitten1@cox.net - Maybe a reunion cruise book. |
| 01. AUG 15, 2009 - Rick Holly - rickholly@rickholly.com - Ahoy, Shipmates! Welcome to the USS Tarawa LHA-1 website. We miss you! |
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