NAUTILUS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC. INSIDE: NAAI Officers’ Reports 2018 Reunion and Aux. Committee Reports OIC Report Eternal Patrol Membership Dues Form Scholarship Report Legacy of the Dolphins Letter from 90° North “Who Are These Guys?” President’s Report By Gary Schmid, NAAI President Hello Shipmates and Friends! WOW! So many exciting things going on within our Association and at our Historic Ship! This has been a busy time for many of our commit- tee chairs and for our active duty shipmates. The effort expended by a few certainly has wrought great things for many. I would like to thank all who have been so very active in making our Association and our Historic Ship greater. Let’s start with the upcom- ing 2018 Reunion honoring the PANOPO Crewmembers 60th Anniversary of the First Transpolar Crossing.A New London reunion location was the preferred site based on the Feb 2017 survey conducted by Denzel Struchen, our Reunion Survey and Search Commit- tee Chairman. Denzel’s survey also gathered preferences for banquet and off-day activities. See his report on page 4. I am so excited that this reunion is coming together so well and so early.The hotel is settled and agenda formulat- ed! Want to know the plan so far? Interested in attending? Read Wanda Sell’s Reunion and Auxiliary-Legacy Com- mittee Report on page 4. The newly formed Auxiliary-Legacy Committee has amazingly been able to involve many of our crewmembers fami- lies in the upcoming reunion and other areas. Remember, it will be our children who will carry this great organiza- tion forward. Please consider encouraging a son or daughter, grandson or granddaughter to involve themselves in NAAI. PLEASE KNOW: TOUR AFT OF 45 NOT GUARANTEED As many of you know from previous experience, our ability to tour aft of frame 45 (reac- tor compartment bulkhead) is dependent on Naval Reactors approval. We may not receive such approval for this 2018 reunion. Also, the Navy and Naval Reactors now require crewmembers requesting approval to tour aft provide a copy of their DD214 prior to access, showing that they served as Nautilus crewmem- bers, NO EXCEPTIONS! Please locate your DD214, given the off chance that we are granted approval to tour aft during the reunion. Of course, tour forward of 45 is not restricted. Nautilus Scholarship Com- mittee, chaired by Pat Ander- son, has the endowment fund well on the way to being fully funded. Read Pat Anderson’s report page 10. Also take a look at the NEAF endowment fund balance on the Treasur- er’s Report. Pat Gerving, Chairman of the Membership Committee and his small team are actively pursuing tracking down miss- ing crewmembers. See Pat’s report on page 8. The commit- tee would like to expand by USS NAUTILUS “first and finest” HULL NO: SSN 571 CLASS: NAUTILUS DISPLACEMENT: 4092 TONS LENGTH: 320 FT SPEED: 23 KNOTS COMMISSIONED: 9/54 RADIO CALL SIGN: NOVEMBER–WHISKEY– CHARLIE–LIMA NEWS 2 4 5 7 9 10 13 14 15 Continued on page 3 NAAI NEWSLETTER JULY 15, 2017 571 Nautilus Alumni Association, Inc. (NAAI) is a non-profit, tax-deductible, all-volunteer, membership organization. Our purpose is to establish for USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571) her permanent place in history and to assist wherever possible in establishing and maintaining the highest traditions of the United States Navy. Our aim is to account for all former crewmen, to bring together as many former and present shipmates as possible, to remember those on eternal patrol, and to honor them through the Nautilus Scholarship. NAAI WEBSITE: USSNAUTILUS.US 2 4 5 7 9 10 13 14 15 The legacy of Nautilus will endure through the participation of our members and their families.
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NAUTILUSALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC.
INSIDE:
NAAI Officers’ Reports
2018 Reunion and Aux. Committee Reports
OIC Report
Eternal Patrol
Membership Dues Form
Scholarship Report
Legacy of the Dolphins
Letter from 90° North
“Who Are These Guys?”
President’s ReportBy Gary Schmid, NAAI President
Hello Shipmates and Friends! WOW!SomanyexcitingthingsgoingonwithinourAssociationandatourHistoricShip!Thishasbeenabusytimeformanyofourcommit-teechairsandforouractivedutyshipmates.Theeffortexpendedbyafewcertainlyhaswroughtgreatthingsformany.IwouldliketothankallwhohavebeensoveryactiveinmakingourAssociationandourHistoricShipgreater. Let’sstartwiththeupcom-ing2018ReunionhonoringthePANOPOCrewmembers60thAnniversaryoftheFirstTranspolarCrossing.ANewLondonreunionlocationwasthepreferredsitebasedontheFeb2017surveyconductedbyDenzelStruchen,ourReunionSurveyandSearchCommit-teeChairman.Denzel’ssurveyalsogatheredpreferencesfor
PLEASE KNOW: TOUR AFT OF 45 NOT GUARANTEEDAsmanyofyouknowfrompreviousexperience,ourabilitytotouraftofframe45(reac-torcompartmentbulkhead)isdependentonNavalReactors
Aug. 2, Thurs.Morningbusinessmeetings.Afternoonfree.EveningatSubmarineForceLibraryandMuseumwithatourforwardofNautilusandlightbanquet.
Aug. 3, Fri.willbededicatedtotheU.S.Navyprogramcelebratingthe60thAnniversaryoftheNorthPolecrossing.FridayeveningbanquetwillbeatenteventwithHawaiianthemeattheHil-tonGardenInn.Remember,NautilusleftHawaiionJuly22,1958tostarther“secretmission.”
Aug. 4, Sat.Morningfarewellbreakfastbuffet.
TheAuxiliary-LegacyCommitteewasformed,asmanyofyouknow,attheSep.2016reunionwiththeprimarypurposeofpromotingthelegacyoftheUSSNautilusandhercrewthroughtheactiveinvolve-mentofspousesandchildren.Thecommitteerepre-sentsandseekstoutilizethestrengthsandtalentsofthe170currentauxiliarymembersandallothercrewmemberspousesandchildren.Ihavecontactedsomefolksaskingthattheyconsidercommitteemembershipandhavesomeverypositiveresults.Ifyouareinterested,pleasecontactmetodiscuss. Our first major AUX/LEGACY committee initiative is to promote the 2018 Reunion as a gathering for shipmates and their families Earlierthisyear,wesurveyedourNAAImemberswhoweconnectwithbyEmail,askingfortheirpre-ferredreunionlocations,venues,plusacountofthenumberplanningtoattendthe2018reunion.We’vegivenourbestefforttoaddressyoursuggestionsforthe2018reunion.Theresultsindicatewewillhaveaveryniceturnout. Ofcoursegettinganaccurateheadcountiscriticaltogoodplanning.If you have not already contacted me, I would love to hear your plans for: (1) Estimated number of reunion goers
in your family group(2) Reunion ideas and suggestions
Get qualified. Themoreskillsyouknow,themorevaluableyouaretoasubmarinecrew.Themoresailorsqualifiedforeachwatchstation,thelesswatcheseachpersonneedstostand.Thismeans,it’sineveryone’sbestinteresttotrainandteachnewsailors.Thisalsoensureseveryoneisqualifiedandcompetent.Thisprincipleappliestobusiness-esaswell.Teachyournewemployees,it’sineveryone’sbestinterest.
Surfaces must equal dives.Theuniversalruleinsub-mariningisthatthesurfacesmustequalthedives.Failureisn’tanoption.Thereisnowaytosaveasubmarineifitgoesdowninthedepthswhereweoperate.Youmustreachthesurface.Attackingproblemswiththesameat-titudeandtenacityhasservedmewellinthebusinessworld.
Everyone is in the same boat.Literally.ThelessonIlearnedfrommytimeontheTennes-seeisthatnooneisbetterthananyoneelse.Thereisnospecialtreatment.Onboard,officers&enlistedeatthesamefood,wearthesameuniform,andsleeponthesamesizebed.Ifweranoutofsomething,noonehadit.Thistaughtmetotreatevery-
No escape from a bad col-league.Inbusiness,it’seasytoescapeabadco-workerorcomplaintomanagementtogetthemfiredortransferred.Onboard,youwerestuckwiththecrewthatwasde-ployed.Therewasnoescape.IlearnedtogetalongwithpeopleIhaddifferenceswith.Ilearnedtoresolveconflicts.Ilearnedtolookforwin-winoutcomeswhichhasservedmewellinbusiness.
The captain is in charge.OnaNavyship,thereisonlyoneauthority,thecaptain.Thecaptainhasfullcommandoftheshipanditspersonnel.Ifyouconsiderthedestruc-tivepowerofasubmarine’sweapons,it’sanawesomere-sponsibility.Ilearnedtobeagoodfollower.Ilearnedtobeverycarefulandrespectfulinquestioningauthority.Ialsolearnedtoearntherespectofmycaptain.
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MEMBERSHIP DUES FORM
DUES & MEMBERSHIP
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Dues are used to cover NAAI operating costsAnnual Dues are payable each December 1toqualifyformember-shipthefollowingyear.Duesareacceptedinthatfollowingyearno later than March 1.LifeMembershipcanbepurchasedanytime.
Benefits of membership: Membersreceivenewsletters,periodiccommunications,canattendbusinessmeetings,andareeligibleforNAAIBoardofDirectorsandCommitteepositions.
Use the form belowtosubmitduesandaddressupdates.MailtoBobChilds,NAAITreasurer,610WoodlandDrive,Clinton,TN37716.Ifyouareuncertainaboutyourduesstatus,[email protected] or 865-384-6105.
MEMBERSHIP DURATION & DUES
❍ Life Membership $100 ❍ Annual Membership $10/year
You may also donate online at dolphinscholarship.org.
However you donate, please notate that your donation is for “NEAF/Nautilus Scholarship”
so the monies will be placed in the proper fund.
Annette Holland $2,500Dr. Dean A. Dunn $100Exxon Mobil Fdn. - Corp. Matching Gift $1,100Kenneth R. Keehn $200Tommy L. Robinson $50IMOLTFredStone $502017VirtualRaceCapt Robert C. Smith $100Donald Ward $25VirtualRace (IMOJamesRNeaves)John C. Yuill $150
Total (1/15/17 -7/15/17) $4,275
NEAF DONATIONS SINCE JANUARY 2017
Pre-screen Oct 1, 2017 to Jan 15, 2018: Log on to dolphinscholarship.org.ThisisaDolphinScholarshipFoundation(DSF)website.DSFmanagestheNautilusScholarshipprocess.Prescreen takes about 15 minutes. Verifies eligibility.
Application deadline Mar 15, 2018: Log on to dolphinscholarship.orgExpect this process to take longer. InformationgatheredismatchedtoDSFselectioncommitteecriteria:
What is the Nautilus Scholarship?TheNautilusScholarshipwasestablishedin2009tohonorNautiluscrewmembersonEternalPatrolbyawardingundergraduatescholarshipsexclusivelytoaspouse,child,grandchild,greatgrandchild,stepchild,stepgrandchild,orgreatstepgrandchildofacurrentorformercrewmemberofSSN571orSS168whohasservedhonorablyaboardfor30daysormore.
What is the NEAF?TheNautilusEducationalAssistanceFund(NEAF)isanendowmentfundthatwillgenerateenoughinvestmentincometofundtheannualNautilusScholarshiponcewereachtheendowmentlevelof$85,000. YourdirectdonationsandthosemadethroughtheDSFVirtualRacewillhelpusreachourgoal.
NAUTILUS SCHOLARSHIP & NEAF
NEAF
$9,556LEFT TO RAISE...
PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION
TODAY!
$85,000ENDOWMENT
GOAL
$75,444FUND BALANCE
AT 7/15/17
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ATTENTION ALL HANDS2018 Scholarship Pre-Screen Opens Oct 1, 2017
PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR SCHOLAR!
2017 NAUTILUS ScholarshipSteven T. ElliottSponsor:ADMStevenA.WhiteCollege:HarvardUniversityMajor:ElectricalEngineering
John Pedroni ’67-’70 TMC, USN Ret., shares with us:
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Shipmates and Friends,
Steely Eyed Killers of the DeepisavailablenowatFriesenPress.com,Amazon.com,andBarnes&Noble.
Steely Eyed Killers of the DeepisajointeffortbetweenmeandmanyNautilusshipmates.Itiswrittenbysubmari-nersforsubmarinersandanyoneinterestedinsubmarinesandthesailorswholivebeneaththesea.
THE LEGACYWhenUSSThresher(SSN593)sankbelowthesurfaceforthefinaltimeinApril1963,thecommandingofficer,Lt.Cmdr.John“Wes”Harveywaswearingoneofhistwosetsofdolphins.Theotherwasleftbehindwithhiswife,Irene. Sixyearslater,IreneHarveydecidedtopassthosedolphinsontoherniece’shus-band,TedHack,whenhegrad-uatedfromsubmarineschool.TedHack,whoretiredasacaptainin1997,wouldpassthedolphinsonattheThresh-er50thanniversaryceremonyheldinremembranceoftheboatssinking.TheywerethenpassedtoLt.ChrisMiller,themostrecentlyqualifiedsubma-rineratthe2013SubmarineBirthdayBallinWashington,D.C.,withtheconditiontheybepassedontothenewestquali-fiedsubmarineofficereveryyearafter.ThisyeartheywerepassedtoLt.j.g.JeremyBrown. TheThresherDolphins,astheyhavebecomeknown,restwiththenewestsubmarineofficer,carryingonthemissionofprotectingourunderseado-main,themissionthatLt.Cmdr.Harveybegan54yearsago.
Reprinted from Undersea Warfare News, SUBLANT Public Affairs, Navy.mil, published 7/11/17.
I just visited the website for the first time and would like to add a crew member. Ralph D. Barnhart, Jr., (deceased) was my first cousin. I have a letter he wrote to our grandmother, transcribed below. I have just purchased the book First Under The North Pole
and am anxious to learn more about Ralph’s experience. —Sharon Dorland
Young people are amazing.Considerthis,theaverageageofasubmarineris22.Eventhecaptainisyoung,around40.Onasubmarine,youaregivensignificantresponsibilityatayoungage.Ilearnedaperson’sagedoesn’taffecttheirabilitytoleadandtakeonprojects.
The ability to learn quickly is better than being smart.Thevolumeofinformationwehadtolearnasasubmarineofficerwassignificant.Fromreactorplantmanuals,tohydraulicsystems,tostrategiesandtactics,wehadtoknowitall.Thosethatcouldlearnquicklycouldgetqualifiedfasterandweresuccessful.I’velearnedthisprincipleappliestobusinessaswell.
Bad times provide good perspective.ProbablythebestlessonIlearnedisthatbadtimesdon’tlastandtheyhelpprovideperspective.Iwroteaboutthisinanarticlecalled5ReasonstoCelebratetheToughTimes.Whenyouendurelongperiodsawayfromhome,dayswithoutsleep,monthswithoutfreshfood,orwinterstormsintheNorthAtlantic,youappreci-atethegoodtimesthatmuchbetter.Mytoughestdayinbusi-