Branch President’s Corner June brings us to the installation of our elected officers and the

celebration of our 20th birthday of our branch and unit. Boy, we sure have

grown in the last 20 years and have so much to be thankful for. We are a

very active branch and unit and can’t do all the events and ceremonies

without all the shipmates and auxiliary members volunteering their time to

get it done. Thank you all for everything you do. All elected officers’

names are listed on this page of the newsletter so congratulate and thank

them for serving.

I have been reelected to be your branch president again this year

and am honored to serve you all. I am also running for our regional Vice

President position so this will be an exciting and busy year for me. I will

really need your help so I don’t run myself ragged.

We will not have a monthly meeting in June so our next meeting

will be 1900, 19 July 2018. If you are a new member, please come so we

can welcome you properly.

See our calendar at the end of this newsletter for all events

happening at the Fleet! See you at the Fleet!

Laurie Bailey, FRA Low Country Branch 269, Branch President

BRANCH OFFICERS

President – Laurie Bailey Vice-President - Kieth Deliteris

Treasurer - Gerald Korinek Secretary - John Tharp

Jr. Past President – PRPSE Fred Bolz

BRANCH BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRPSE Fred Bolz PRPSE Larry Cox John Autrey

Tim Bailey Cindy Bryan Skip Chilton

Gerald Fraser Ken Hutchinson Ron Lamon

Bobbi Sutton

Chaplain - Bobbi Sutton Ways & Means - Cindy Bryan

Master-at-Arms-Tim Bailey Historian - Mike Sparks

Amer/Pat - PRPSE Larry Cox Youth Activities – Kieth Deliteris

Membership - Laurie Bailey Essay Contest – PRPSE Larry Cox

By-Laws – PNP Don Mucheck Parmiamentarian – PNP Don Mucheck

PRelations – John Tharp Legislative Affairs - PRPSE Fred Bolz

VAVS-PRPSE - Fred Bolz WEB Master - James Sparks

LOW COUNTRY HOME, INC.

99 Wisteria Road

(843) 569-2692

Home Chairman – Skip Chilton

Admin Secretary-Bobbi Sutton Financial Sec- Gerald Korinek

Director – John Autrey Director – PRPSE Larry Cox

Special Events – Linda Cox Director - John Lookabill

Director –Trish Chilton Membership/Sec – John Tharp

Director – Marilyn Tharp Director – Tim Bailey

Trustees: Tim Bailey- 1st Year

PRPSE Fred Bolz - 2nd Year

Norris Nathan - 3rd Year

Home Manager – PNP Don Mucheck and Larry Pepper

Hours of Operation

Mon-Thur 1000-2200 Fri 1000-2400

Sat 1000- 2400 Sun 1000 – 2000

Happy Hour – 1600 – 1900 Monday - Friday

Fleet Reserve Association, Low Country Branch 269

http://www.fra.org (National)

http://facebook.com/groups/frabranch269

Branch 269

Goose Creek

South Carolina

June 2018

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LAFRA UNIT 269 UNIT OFFICERS

President – Linda Cox Vice President – Annie Bain Secretary – Marilyn Tharp Treasurer – NC Gale Nathan

Jr. Past President – RPSE Gail Bolz

UNIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mary Lopez Trish Chilton Benita Kinlaw Amanda Reid Kathy Sorenson NFS Pat Suckow Anne Barton Theresa Milligan

MADAM PREZ’S TIDBIT

Hope everyone had a great time at the annual picnic! June is another

busy month. Low Country Branch and Unit 269 installation of Officers

is June 2nd.

Dinner at 6 PM - $5.00 each. Get your tickets at the bar this week! June

16th we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Low Country Branch and

Unit 269.

The celebration starts with Happy Hour from 5-6 PM, followed by Prime

Rib dinner. Tickets are $10.00 and are on sale behind the bar. Need a

head count. So please get your tickets by Monday, June 11th. A short

ceremony and drawings to follow. Fun! Low Country Branch 269 was

established on 3-9-98. The first

Installation of Officers was 3-28-98, with 116 members. Charles (Chuck)

Hines was the first President. The National President was Robert

(Bobby) Beese. Low Country Unit 269 was established 6-13-98, with 40

members. Rusty Wenzel was the first President and the National

President was Tally. We have grown to 263 Members. We’ve come a

long way. See you at the Fleet.

Loyalty, Protection and Service, President, Linda Cox (843-906-9025)

Linda Cox, LAFRA President of Unit 269

In Loyalty, Protection & Serve

Linda Cox, President, LA FRA Unit 269

LAFRA UNIT 269

Appointees & Committee Chairs

Chaplain – Trish Chilton Amer/Pat – Benita Kinlaw

Sergeant-at-Arms – VAVS – RPSE Gail Bolz

Theresa Milligan

Welfare – NFS Pat Suckow Parliamentarian—RPSE Gail Bolz

and Maggie Morrin

Youth Activities—Mary Lopez Merry Widows-Esther Ellisor

Audit—NFS Pat Sckow Unit Activities—RPSE Gail Bolz

and Trish Chilton and Mary Lopez

Hospital – Trish Chilton Publicity – Theresa Milligan

LOYALTY -- PROTECTION -- SERVICE

BRANCH & UNIT CHAPLAINS’ PEW

Deepest Sympathy is extended to the family of Cwo4 Fred Aldridge, HMC Lewis E. Steed, RMC Wendall Calloway, PRPSE

Frank Smith, PNP J.C. Eblen Who transferred to the Staff of the Supreme Commander.

Several Shipmates were in the hospital-Jerry Farr, Joe Hayes, Don Mook,

George Scharf, Darlene Hines and Jimmy Kimbrell

Anyone knowing of any illness or death among our Shipmates or Unit

members please contact:

Branch Chaplain Bobbi Sutton @ 879-9473 or

Unit Chaplain Kathy Sorenson @ 568-7668.

RENEWAL LIST

Ready to Renew by 30 June, 2018: David Aldrich, Alan Andres, Gary

Arquisola, Dwynne Ashline, James Baker, Eddie Beasley, Carson Burgess,

Kaitlyn Burkhart, Larry Burkhart, Lester Callahan, Pete Catalano, Patrick

Dermody, Ken Ealy, Elmer Feeser, Trish Gallagher, Steven Gearhart, Terry

Gomez, Carl Hancock, Harold Harrington, Robert Hulsey, Roy Kimzey, Larry

Knutson, Michael Leclair, Thomas Lindberg, Robert McCollem, Michael Mercer,

Charles Rider,Daniel Ryan, Robert Schuessler, Kevin Scott, Brian Sims, Robert

Sowards, Vincent Tamburrino, Martin Tinsley, II, Jeffrey Wilmoth.

BRANCH 269’s DINK LIST

Past due: Richard Alkire, Fred Bombelyn, Mike Ciesielko, Michael Cole,

Charles Corrigan, Marvin Flangan, Tommy Garrett, Laurice Holland, Heather

Ivey, Larry Kramer, Salvatore Leonti, John Manaffrey, Michael Scott, Glenn

Wilkerson, Robert Withers.

Suspended: Heather Ivey and Glenn Wilkerson.

Congratulations to new Life Members

Jerry Morgan, John Bullock, Brendan Goff, Edward Smith Jr., Tommy Eubanks

WELCOME ABOARD SHIPMATES

George E. Dale Jericho Garcia John Gregory

Theron Irving William Lindler Chris McCool

Daniel Smith

UNIT 269 RENEWAL LIST To be Renewed by June 30: Deborah Bacur, Wanda Brown,

Patricia Day, Richard Donahue, Faye Graham, Margaret Henshall,

Joyce Hilsman, John Johnson, Brian Marrale, Trevor

McNaughton, Ruth Peterson, Kimberly Vandiver, Theresa White.

To be Renewed by May 31: Carol Bailey, Robert Becker, Joseph

Beneventano, Margarita Beneventano, Rosemary Clark, Val

Coggins, Julia Farmer, Theresa Gavin, Rita Johnson, Shelagh

Lammers, James Lawrence, Mona Lozen, Theresa Musso, Tammy

Robinson.

Past Due: Marie Schuessler, Catherine Wiands, Holly Gordon,

Karen Keohane, Louise Wells, Sara Lookabill Campbell, Hazel

Cole, Kimberley Edmund, Carol Eustace, Frederick Kiley,

Roberta Kiley, Maggie Morrin, Marlene Ray, Sheila Schafer,

Darlene Beck, Ashley Gay, Mark Hansman, Anthony Pyatt.

Suspended: None

BRANCH MEMBERSHIP REPORT

New or Reinstated Members – 7

Transferred into Low Country Branch 269 – 0

Transferred to the Staff of the Supreme Commander - 2

Suspended members - 2

Members past due – 16

Ready to renew - 35

Transferred from Branch 269 - 0

TOTAL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING AS OF 3 APRIL, 2018 - 926

BRANCH & UNIT CHAPLAINS’ PEW

Deepest Sympathy is extended to the family of PN2 Joe Lookabill and STGC Jerome A. Ferneding

There are other Shipmates with health issues and they need our

prayers for continued healing: John Tharp – home from the hospital,

BT1 Arthur Miller is in life care of Charleston RM 50, ET(SS)

Jimmy Kimbrell cut his hand at the picnic.

Prayers for these shipmates and for those we have not heard about.

Anyone knowing of any illness or death among our Shipmates or

Unit members please contact:

Branch Chaplain Bobbi Sutton @ 843-879-9473 or

Unit Chaplain Trish Chilton @ 843-793-4896

Low Country Branch and Unit 269 Installation Ceremony and Dinner

Monthly Newsletter – Printed Copy ( John Tharp – 843-709-8520) - email: tharpj@sc.rr.com

If you do not have an email address and would like to receive the monthly newsletter to keep up with events around the fleet you may leave your name

on the bulletin board at the Fleet for snail mail. Or contact me at one of the above email or phone number. We have a number of members who live in

the Goose Creek and Summerville area that do not have email and are not on the monthly list of members to receive the monthly newsletter. This is a

chance to stay informed about upcoming events and there is no cost!!

Saturday, 2 June, 2018

Dinner at 6:00 pm

Installation Ceremony at 7:00 pm

Dinner will be Roast Beef or Baked Chicken

Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Veggies, Side Salad and Roll

Tickets are available behind the bar for $5.00

BRANCH TREASURER’S REPORT

Operations $ 9,758.06

Savings $ 4,606.38

Certificate of Deposit $10,356.06

Total $24,729.52

FRA HOME TREASURER’S REPORT

Checking Account $ 7380.19

Credit Card account $10,047.22

Building Fund $70,111.24

WEEKLY DRAWING at THE HOME Names drawn lately: 4 / 24 – Jeffery Elliott, not signed; 5 / 1 – Charles Gravley,

not signed; 5 / 8 – Marion Hall, not signed; 5 / 15 – Yvonne Wallace, not signed; 5

/ 22 – Don Snead, not signed. You must be a member of the Branch or Unit in good standing and you must be signed in the log. You can sign up until 1800

hours, the day of the drawing. The drawing is held every Tuesday night at 2030

hours.

There is no cap on the Weekly Drawing

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Branch 269 and Unit 269!!

TWENTY YEARS OLD!!!

Branch and Unit Birthday Celebration

Saturday, June 16

Cocktail Hour 5:00 to 6:00 pm, dinner at 6:00 pm

Prime Rib dinner for only $10.00 A drawing of a life membership will be at this celebration!!

If you are already a life member a cash payment will be paid equal to the cost of your life membership for your age

group. This will also include the Unit with the cost of a life membership for their age bracket!!

Free lapel pin for all members in attendance!!!

Tickets are available behind the bar!!

MERRY WIDOWS LUNCHEON Merry Widows will have lunch at the FRA Home on

Tuesday, June 12, beginning at 11:30

UNIT 269 LUNCHEON

The June Unit luncheon will June 19, at Sapphires (203B, North

Goose Creek Blvd beginning at 11:30

Old Fashioned Navy Breakfast

Saturday, June 30, 2018

0800 – 1130

Come on out and have a great breakfast provided by the

Old Salts of the Fleet!!

KOREAN WAR VETERANS!!!

Be a guest of the Korean War Digital History Teacher’s Conference on board the USS

Yorktown in Charleston, South Carolina to honor your service during the Korean War.

There will be a “Meet and Greet” time prior to the dinner on Monday, June 25, 2018

beginning at 5:30 pm. Dinner will be served around 6:15 pm on Hangar Bay 3 near the Big

American Flag and our B-25 Bomber.

If you would be willing to be here on Monday or Tuesday to be interviewed by our Teachers

please let us know that as well.

Please RSVP to Cindy Clark at 843-518-0578 or cclark@patriotspoint.org by May 25, 2018

Thanks for your service to keep South Korea free.

YOU SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY IN JUNE, 2018! If you are a Branch 269 or Unit 269 member, come on in to the Low Country Home on your birthday for a FREE BIRTHDAY LUNCH. It’s your choice from

the lunch specials of the day. If your birthday falls on a weekend, stop by Friday or Monday.

James Gregory 06/01 Walter Scott Jr. 06/10 Kamrin Singletary 06/15 Willie Laval 06/26

Trevor McNaughton 06/01 Norman Smith 06/10 Fred Bombelyn 06/16 Mary Lewis 06/26

Carolyn Rose 06/01 Charles Bell 06/11 Phillip Smith 06/16 Presilla Wilbanks 06/26

Sam Pennington 06/02 Ronald Chambers 06/11 Randolph Turner 06/16 Dan Heath Jr. 06/27

Ronald Vanco 06/02 Tricia Hughes 06/11 Williams Pitts 06/17 Albert Reagin 06/27

Nancy Villa 06/02 James Lawrence 06/11 George Williams 06/17 Robert Vehorn 06/27

Richard Herndon 06/03 Otto Kaske 06/11 David Stevens 06/18 Deborah Bacur 06/28

William Jenkins 06/03 Richmond Smith 06/11 Robert Kirtley 06/19 Esther Ellisor 06/28

Richard Moore 06/03 Vedonna Sutton 06/11 Robert Reynolds 06/19 Lowell Mills 06/28

Willie Thompson Jr. 06/03 Felix Cabanting 06/12 James Graham 06/20 Jerry Morgan 06/28

John Phillips 06/04 Tommy Hellems 06/12 Gordon Hope 06/20 James Nelson 06/28

Diane Riedle 06/04 Gail Malone 06/12 Robert Burris 06/21 John Tully 06/28

Marvin Brigman 06/05 Joni Mikkelsen 06/12 Michael Andrews 06/23 Randy Cherry 06/29

Angela Chapman 06/05 Donald Mucheck 06/12 Robert Barnes 06/24 Angela Clark 06/29

Judy Duncan 06/05 Daniel Smith 06/12 Ron Morgan 06/24 John Flynn 06/29

Warren Kratz 06/05 Guy Travaglio 06/12 James Williams 06/24 Arthur Hance III 06/29

Shelagh Lammers 06/05 Robert Laird 06/14 Robert Cragg 06/25 Michael Quigley 06/29

Annette Russell 06/06 Margaret Miller 06/14 Leroy Peck 06/25 Charles Rein 06/29

Larry Tarzwell 06/06 Alfred Bauer 06/15 John Sabo 06/25 Gloria Bolyn 06/30

William Teague 06/06 Cynthia Hannah 06/15 Ralph Bates 06/26 Gerald Pothier 06/30

Cacey Anderson 06/07 Donald Heinle 06/15 Wendy Gravley 06/26 Arthur Brown 06/30

John Niland 06/07 James Hutton 06/15 Wendy Holman 06/26 John Sloane 06/30

Donald Langdon 06/08 Maryln Mucheck 06/15 Roy Kingdom 06/26

Nancy Rosen 06/08

Branch Continuous Memberships –June, 2018

William Luttrell Sr. 63 yrs Gareld Landis 28 yrs George Roberts Jr. 18 yrs Robert Schuessler 8 yrs

Grover Fewox 55 yrs Martin Tinsley II 28 yrs Daniel Ryan 18 yrs Pete Catalano 7 yrs

John Pardo 51 yrs David Menefee 25 yrs Gene Simpo 18 yrs Roy Kimzey 7 yrs

Delbert Howell 49 yrs David Aldrich 24 yrs Robert Windrow 18 yrs Kelly Price 7 yrs

Thomas Wieda 47 yrs Richard Bellemaere 20 yrs Ken Ealy 17 yrs Gregg Schneider 6 yrs

Charles Rider 45 yrs Dwight Bain 19 yrs Lee Heitner 17 yrs Kevin Scott 6 yrs

Dan Heath Jr. 43 yrs Randy Bognar 19 yrs Brian Sims 17 yrs Glenn Gunnis 5 yrs

Roy Knight 43 yrs Gary Ganader 19 yrs Don Kopczynski 16 yrs Phillip Balem 4 yrs

Franklin Osbum 43 yrs Steven Gearhart 19 yrs Robert Ladue 16 yrs Elmer Feeser 4 yrs

William Korbisch 42 yrs Robert Hulsey 19 yrs Patrick Dermody 15 yrs Raymond McKinley III 4 yrs

Randolph Turner 40 yrs Douglas Jordan 19 yrs Terry Gomez 15 yrs Jeffrey Wilmoth 4 yrs

Charles Kuick Sr. 38 yrs Grady Scott 19 yrs Paul King 14 yrs James Deaton 3 yrs

Herbert Harden 37 yrs Robert Sowards 19 yrs Bobby Beck 13 yrs Trish Gallagher 3 yrs

Ronald Henderson 35 yrs Terry Sprague 19 yrs Mike Sroka 13 yrs Thomas Cyrek 2 yrs

Richard Schommer 35 yrs Roger Adams 18 yrs James Baker 12 yrs Michael Mercer 2 yrs

Carl Hancock 34 yrs Dwaynne Ashline 18 yrs Samuel Caughey 12 yrs Alan Andrews 1 yr

James Kenney 34 yrs Larry Burkhart 18 yrs Steven Edmund Sr. 11 yrs Gary Arquisola 1 yr

Joseph Dick 33 yrs Ludwig Burkle 18 yrs Larry Knutson 11 yrs Eddie Beasley 1 yr

Jerry Frohbieter 30 yrs Joseph Giannetto 18 yrs Kamrin Singletary 10 yrs Benjamin Bollard 1 yr

Lester Callahan 29 yrs Dennis Hazel 18 yrs Vincent Tamburrino 10 yrs Kaitlyn Burkhart 1 yr

Maureen Gonzalez 29 yrs Thomas Lindberg 18 yrs Donovan Bennett 9 yrs Michael Leclair 1 yr

Edward Mulrey 29 yrs Howard Miles 18 yrs George Labree 8 yrs John Thiry 1 yr

Leroy Rothrauff 29 yrs William Roberts 18 yrs Julian Lemley 8 yrs Johnny Walker 1 yr

Harold Herrington 28 yrs

Unit Continuous Memberships – June, 2018

Linda Brinson 29 yrs Val Goggins 13 yrs Theresa Gavin 9 yrs Shelagh Lammers 5 yrs

Carol Bailey 20 yrs Linda Cox 12 yrs Robert Becker 6 yrs Tammy Robinson 5 yrs

Benda Hiers 20 yrs Bryan Kopczynski 11 yrs Lori Beier 6 yrs Mark Howell 2 yrs

Hazel Hacker 18 yrs Isla Janney 10 yrs Julia Farmer 6 yrs Debbie Feeney 1 yr

Mona Lozen 18 yrs Joseph Beneventano 9 yrs Patricia Rein 5 yrs James Lawrence Jr. 1 yr

Susan Pardo 18 yrs Margarita Beneventano 9 yrs Rita Johnson 5 yrs Theresa Musso 1 yr

Rosemary Clark 14 yrs

Unit Continuous Memberships - January, 2017

Dorothy Grooms 35 yrs Georgia Cathcart 10 yrs George Wach 7 yrs Joseph VanBrincken 5 yrs

Tina Bohannan 15 yrs Sara Collins 10 yrs Maria Luisa Gulick 6 yrs Roz Mathis 4 yrs

Vicky Bilhar 12 yrs Esther Ellisor 10 yrs Karen Kopczynski 6 yrs Darlene Beck 1 yr

Mary Lopez 12 yrs Patricia Hair 10 yrs Mary Korinek 5 yrs Margaret Benjamin 1 yr

Dianne Carroll 10 yrs Anthony Pyatt 7 yrs Teri Korinek 5 yrs Raymond Fischer 1 yr

USS Hobson Memorial

Service (April 29, 2018)

Congratulation for continuous membership pins!

Right to left: President Laurie Bailey, William Bevis

Jr. (45 years), Randolph Turner (40 years) and Kenneth

Hutchinson (15 years)

Remaining Survivors that

attended the USS Hobson

Memorial

LIFE MEMBERSHIP

Are you getting tired of having to renew your membership

every year? Won’t you consider getting a Life Membership? By

renewing your membership to a Life Time status, you will not

have to pay future dues and have secured your membership

against any future due increases. Here are the current rates. Stop

by the FRA home to get an application (it is different from our

regular membership application).

Active Duty................................$400

Ages 40 and younger................$450

Ages 41 to50.............................$425

Ages 51 to 60............................$390

Ages 61 to 70 ...........................$340

Ages 71 to 80............................$260

Ages 81 to 99............................$200

IMPORTANT - MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL REMINDERS

Our National office sends out a renewal notice to all members

one month before their membership expiration date and you can send that

back to National directly or go to our branch home and drop off your

renewal for our secretary, John Tharp to process.

If you decide to come to the home and drop off your renewal,

please ensure the following things are done.

Your renewal is written down in our pass down log by one of our

managers (if available) or the bartender.

Fill out proper form with all required information (application

form for new members and renewal form for renewals. These

forms are found behind the pool tables on the bulletin board. We

do have your information on file but sometimes information

change and we don’t get the update any other way.

We will accept cash but prefer a check as it is more secure.

Place in the envelope marked for John Tharp and seal envelope.

These envelopes will be in the pass down log. Place the

envelope in pass down log and John will process as soon as he

can.

RENEWAL NOTICES – PLEASE READ – IMPORTANT- WE HAVE 35 RENEWALS THIS MONTH!

If you received a hard copy newsletter this month, this is your renewal month. The front of your newsletter will have a sticker

that says “***REMINDER – THIS IS YOUR RENEWAL MONTH - PLEASE RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP BEFORE 30 JUNE 2018***.

Please contact our branch secretary, John Tharp for any questions on renewals.

From the Secretary ---Motions made at the April 19 General Assembly meeting

Motion by BOD: Motion by Tim Bailey, seconded by John Autrey for $300 to a full page ad supporting Stratford High School Youth

Activities. Voice vote and carried

Unit President Linda Cox

with Trish Chilton laying a

wreath at the USS Hobson

Memorial

Congratulation for continuous membership pins!

Right to left: President Laurie Bailey, Russell

Nichols (25 years) and Ron Chambers (20 years)

UP COMING EVENTS

Mark your calendar, watch for details, watch for additions.

Friday nights – 1930 hrs – Scotch Doubles, 8-ball Tournament

Saturday nights – 2000 hrs – In House 8-ball Tournament

June 2 Branch/Unit 269 Installation of Officers Dinner 1800 June 5 Sons of the Confederacy 1900 June 7 SubVet eboard Meeting 1800 June 6 LCCC Meeting 1900 June 11 Vietnam Veterans of American 1800 June 12 Merry Widows Luncheon 1130 June 14 Submarine Veteran’s Meeting 1900 June 18 Home Committee 1900 June 19 Unit Lunch at the Fleet 1130 June 20 Purple Heart Meeting 1900 June 20 Painting Party 1900 June 26 Sojourners 1900 June 28 Marine Corps League Meeting 1900 June 29 LCCC meeting 1200 noon June 30 Old Fashioned Navy Breakfast 0800 - 1130

Sea/Field story Maureen Gonzalez HMC, USNR-R

My husband and I both joined the new “Volunteer Navy” together and enjoyed it immensely. After 10 years of active duty, our hearts were broken when the Navy decided that my husband must retire due to a major medical condition. Nothing we could do about it.

Now, I always wanted to be a Navy Chief wife, but realized that I would never have that opportunity now. So, my husband turned around and endorsed me to be the USN Chief in the family! From that time forward, I depended on his courage, his encouragement, his love for his family and me and his sacrifices to promote my new endeavor!

It took me 11 more years to retire and I did retire as a Chief.

At my ceremony, I presented him with his own USA flag, his own shadow-box and a fishing rod! I thanked HIM for HIS service, and I told him, he was officially retired since his wife was retiring! I knew he never received a real thank you for a “job well done” while in the Navy nor from the military. The military basically just kicked him out. No fanfare, nothing. Just a piece of paper in the mail stating an honorable discharge. No one from the military nor his command ever really thanked him. So when asked who my hero is, I tell them a forgotten sailor, my husband! This man is my HERO!

FRA Bowling League

The FRA Bowling League will be starting in September. This is a mixed league and we bowl at Marrington Lanes. We bowl on Wednesday nights at 1900 hours (7:00pm) starting on September 5th.

We’re scheduled to hold an organizational meeting on August 29th at 1900 hours (7:00 pm) at

the FRA, Low Country Home to vote in officers and vote on bylaws. If you have questions or wish to add yourself or team to our league call either Linda Cox at 843-

906-1790 or Darlene Hines at 843-824-2589.

June 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

Karaoke with

2000-Red Fraley

2

Branch/Unit 269

Installation of

Officers Dinner

3

Free

Pool

4

5

6

LCCC

Meeting

1900

7

SUBVET Eboard

Meeting

8

2000

Karaoke With

Nancy Gentry

9

10

Free Pool

11

Vietnam

Vet Meeting 1800

12

Merry Widows

Lunch 1130

13

14 SUBVET

Meeting

15

Karaoke with

2000-Red Fraley

16

Branch & Unit

269

Birthday

Celebration

17

Free

Pool

18

Home Committee

1900

19

20

Purple

Heart Mtg

1900

Painting Party

1900

21

22

Karaoke With

Nancy Gentry

23

24

Free Pool

25

26

Sojourners

1900

27 28 MCL Meeting

29

LCCC

1200 noon

30 Old Time

Navy Breakfast

0800 - 1130

NOTIFYING THE BRANCH WHEN A SHIPMATE PASSES AWAY

Our Chaplin, Bobbi Sutton is very good about searching for the passing of shipmates on the internet and arranging for our Two Bell Ceremony with the family. We want to honor our departed shipmate but sometimes we don’t get the notification from the family until there isn’t enough time to arrange the ceremony and get the word out to all our members. We are just requesting our branch members as they make their final arrangements to advise their wives or husbands to make a note in their wishes to notify our branch Chaplin as soon as possible our their passing so we can arrange for this honor to be performed at the church or funeral home. You can leave a note for her at the Home or call her at (843) 879-9473.

WE NEED MORE SEA STORIES - DO YOU HAVE A SEA STORY OR FIELD STORY TO TELL?

Are you enjoying our shipmate’s sea stories we are putting in our newsletter each month? We have had a great response in our request for sea stories but have come to only having a few left to use. Please send in your sea stories (your own experience, a military tale, poem or song) so we can have plenty to use in our future newsletters.

Please send us a story or two of your best memories and we will print them in our newsletter. Write a short paragraph or two and e-mail them to lbailey009@sc.rr.com with the subject line SEA/FIELD STORY FROM (NAME). You can also mail the stories to our home address (FRA Low Country Branch 269, Attn: Laurie Bailey, 99 Wisteria Rd, Goose Creek, SC 29445) or leave in the pass down log at the FRA Home in an envelope marked Attn: Laurie Bailey. These stories are history and we want to honor your memories by preserving them.

Low Country Scuttlebutt

Vol. 21, No. 6, June, 2018

202 Towhee Drive

Summerville, SC 29485

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WE’VE GONE GREEN!!!!

NEWSLETTERS ARE ONLY MAILED IN APRIL & OCTOBER UNLESS YOU REQUEST YEAR ROUND MAILING Shipmates AND auxiliary members, If you WISH or MUST have the monthly newsletter by “pony express” you MUST request it.

The Branch has voted to cut printing and mailing expenses. Our monthly newsletter is available online at www.fra269.org. If you don’t own a

computer, you obviously cannot see the newsletter online. To receive it via “pony express”, you MUST submit IN WRITING your request to

have it mailed.

What is IN WRITING? Put your name on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board at The Home or mail your request to the Branch Secretary.

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WE’VE GONE GREEN!!!!

NEWSLETTERS ARE ONLY MAILED IN APRIL & OCTOBER UNLESS YOU REQUEST YEAR ROUND MAILING Shipmates AND auxiliary members, If you WISH or MUST have the monthly newsletter by “pony express” you MUST request it.

The Branch has voted to cut printing and mailing expenses. Our monthly newsletter is available online at www.fra269.org. If you don’t own a

computer, you obviously cannot see the newsletter online. To receive it via “pony express”, you MUST submit IN WRITING your request to

have it mailed.

What is IN WRITING? Put your name on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board at The Home or mail your request to the Branch Secretary.