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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Steve Woodring Message: Just wanted to say it was nice to be at the camp last week. I had a beer at the overhang which was the first time I have ever found it open and had a nice chat with a couple of old rangers. Good Times!I usualy stop by every year when we stay in Blairsville. Just felt right! RLTW |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: J Massey Message: I have a question regarding the scholarship paperwork suspense but, first I want to wish a speedy recovery to those that aren't feelin so well, Cathy and Steve, a speedy recovery for the both of you. And if Steve is noted as malingering then I vote to sick Doug Perry on him to scuff him up!! Now the scholarship question, I sent an email to Brian and have yet to hear from him, can someone set me straight on this process? one of my daughters will graduate LCHS this spring and she wants a chance at the MRC scholarship funds! thanks in advance. RLTW!! |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: doug perry Message: I cannot imagine how thoes Rangers and the rest of the invasion force felt upon thoes beaches and them that landed behind enemy lines.Today is D_DAY sixty eight years ago they went there to do a job and they did it with over 10,000 casulties.There are just a few of these Brave soldiers are left.If you have the time take a knee and thank them. RLTW. |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Steve Bentley Message: Howdy! I've got some friends from a LRS unit I was in before I came to the MRC the first time that are doing a section hike on the AT next year starting at Springer Mountain as a reunion activity. Several of the folks in that unit were Mountain RIs (Bauldry, Rhodes, me - and I'm sure I'm missing some) and even more were RIs in other phases. Anyway - we were thinking that doing the hike around the same time as the Critter Cookout/Open House could open up some other opportunities for folks that might not want to make the hike. Is there going to be a CC next year? Cheers! |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Bob Suchke Message: The Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger - Stay of Execution Sought Too bad they couldn’t park the USS Ranger on the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, Georgia right next to Fort Benning. The supercarrier prominently featured in the famed movie “Top Gun” is scheduled to be towed from Bremerton, Washington to be dismantled and disposed of in Brownsville, Texas. On Dec. 22, 2014, the Navy paid $.01 to International Shipbreaker of Brownsville, Texas, to tow and scrap the USS Ranger. The final voyage is anticipated to begin in several weeks, and the tow is expected to take 5 months from the inactive ship’s maintenance facility in Bremerton to Brownsville. International Shipbreaker is expected to make a profit for the dismantling of the ship. Top Gun Super Carrier of Long Beach, Inc., a new, well funded group charged with exploring a viable second life for the ship, is seeking an emergency donation hold to allow sufficient time to present options for preservation. The USS Ranger was built in the 1950s and served in every American war since, before being decommissioned in 1993 following the Persian Gulf War. “Right now, we just want a stay of execution,” said recently appointed project manager, Michael B. Shanahan, AIA. “As a brand new team charged with repurposing the USS Ranger, we want to work with Navy, NAVSEA and City of Long Beach for the best possible outcome. We know that saving the USS Ranger would have significantly more far reaching economic, historic and social benefits than scrapping it. This is our last chance to stop the loss of an Irreplaceable cultural and historic asset.” As time runs out for the USS Ranger, Top Gun Super Carrier of Long Beach, Inc. is orchestrating a “Hail Mary” attempt to save the ship via public support. An online petition is being circulated for names that will be submitted to the Navy/NAVSEA officials and Congress. The USS Ranger was built in 1957 in Newport News, VA, and was the seventh Ranger to serve America. The current Ranger served in the Pacific, fighting in Vietnam (earning 13 battle stars) and was retrofitted into a modern war ship just prior to its essential service in the Persian Gulf, where it flew more combat missions than any other carrier. Approximately 141 sailors and Marines died on Ranger during her 36 years of service to America, through 1993. In 1983 Ranger rescued Vietnamese refugees adrift in a boat for ten days in monsoon storms in the South China Sea. Bob Hope entertained Ranger’s crew at sea at Christmastime. The USS Ranger served as an important filming location for “Top Gun” and “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.” |
