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My Dad is in a private room. Should you call, let it ring a number of times, it may take a bit for Larry to answer or Esther, if she is in the room. Dad walked 80 feet today (with assistance) before he left the hospital in Ames.....he nearly walked to Nevada! Only another few miles! We are VERY happy with his progress. Contact info:

W.F.(Larry)Lariviere
Story County Hospital
Room 3
630 6th Street
Nevada, Iowa 50201
1-515-382-7073

I don't know whether anyone has told you about Larry Lariviere: He and Esther (who live in Ames, Iowa) were in Des Moines on May 25th to view the movie *Pearl Harbor*. A TV Newscaster was there and Larry had just given a lengthy interview - he was walking back to his table when Esther saw him grab his leg and start to fall to the floor. Someone caught him and helped him down gently. 911 was called and responded right away. He had suffered a stroke. He was in a Des Moines hospital until yesterday and has now been moved to Ames. The doctors say his prognosis is good, but rehabilitation will take quite some time - he may be hospitalized for 6 weeks or so. He has not been moved into a private room yet because of crowding at the hospital, but should be in one or two days. I will try to post you when we find out his room number, telephone number, etc. Larry cannot talk on the phone, but if Esther were there, she would answer it. If you wish to post something on the web site, I'm sure he would be motivated by receiving some cards from his shipmates. Cards and letters can be mailed to:

Winfred F. Lariviere
Mary Greeley Hospital
1111 Duff Ave.
Ames, Iowa 50010

New Lost & Found items, Last day to get the Reign of Fire print at the current price.

Mark Churms print will have a price increase as of May 30, 2001 !!!
Get your order in before then to take advantage of the current price and save $185.00 !!!

Your Pennsy Web email accounts can be accessed via Web mail using this link in a few days, it is being configured as we speak.

New Tee Shirts are available at the ships store, check them out. Everyone can where these !

There are 89 Web pages, 10 sub webs, 710 total files, 564 pictures (includes small GIF type), 522 linked files, 3258 Hyperlinks (2628 internal links and 630 external links to other sites or addresses)

Once again, sorry it has been so long. I have been extremely busy with the site and my work. Here is a copy of the newsletter (The Keystone - The Pennsy Web). If you are interested in receiving this newsletter just click here and you will be added.

Hi Everyone, sorry it has been so long. As some of you know I have been out of the country for a few weeks at the end of last month and managed to get myself deeper in the hole with regards to the site. I am getting caught up though, thanks to some help from some of you. I guess the first order of business is to say my "thank you's" to some people who have went the extra mile. Since I have been involved with the Pennsy Web, I have met and talked with some of the greatest people I have ever known. There is not a day that goes by that I don't get little note or word of kindness that just makes my day, you all are GREAT !!! I would like to thank the USS Pennsylvania Reunion committee for their donation to help with the costs of the web site. To Jess and the rest of the members I want you to know how much it helps and how much I appreciate it, thank you to all the reunion committee members and staff. There will be new reunion information on the site shortly. I also want to thank all the supporters who have purchased hats and shirts, without you this site would not be what it is. A special thanks to Albert (Cleo) Crabtree for his photo contributions to the site and his FireTalk participation, you can count on him to be online to help with any issues or just talk about the facts, the Pennsy facts. His Firetalk number is listed on the Pennsy Chat Page http://www.usspennsylvania.com/chat.htm. He has played a key role in sorting out some of the sequence of events in the Pennsy history. Be sure to check out the new additions to Cleo's album http://www.usspennsylvania.com/AlbertCrabtree.htm . Cleo has been undergoing some medical problems lately and I am asking all of you to please keep this great man in your prayers. Cleo, hang in there guy, we are in it with you my friend. Grant Shotswell has moved to Washington from Arizona, what a change, he too has submitted some additional pictures for his album http://www.usspennsylvania.com/GrantShotswell.htm . Tom Mussatto sent some Memphis reunion photos that are now on the site at http://www.usspennsylvania.com/PennsyReunions.htm. Tom just had a knee replaced and is recuperating at home. He says all he can do is surf the web, darn........., get well soon Tom. While I am on this subject, we could use more photos of Memphis, how about it folks?

There has been 110 new files added to the site in the last 30 days, there are 42 web pages of which 17 pages have been updated in the last month and 3 pages are in the construction phases, including Kenneth McQuine's Journal. There are 2004 internal links (those are links to other pages or things on the site). There are 380 external links (links to other sites or web pages), for a total of 2384 hyperlinks. This number is going to double in the next few months. There are 837 pictures (that includes the little flags and icons) on the site, and 934 files. No wonder I get very little sleep. :-)

Charles Serr has been a bit under the weather, his daughter Carol reports that he just came home from the hospital and would probably like to hear from the Pennsy family, he was in 6th division. Please take a moment to send him a card or note:

And thank you for the Pictures of the 6th division reunion in Nebraska Carol, I will get them up soon. There is an interesting photo that I came across and posted it at http://www.usspennsylvania.com/factsof.htm . Please take a look, it is very impressive.

Henry & Lois Showers has sent some great pictures of "R" division and the Band, they are not on the site as of yet but will be soon, thank you very much Henry!!!

John & Jeanne Strauss has sent a wonderful story that will be up on the site this month, I am sure you will love this one. Thanks J & J.

The original site www.inland.net/~ken/munro/bb38.htm is no longer available, it did have an automatic forwarding script on it to www.usspennsylvania.com. If you were using that link, you will soon find out it don't work anymore. You will need to update your bookmarks for the site. My original email address of ken@inland.net no longer works as well.

I received a very interesting email from Dolores Kaelin Hammer telling me about a former crew member, Paul A. Kaelin. She was requesting that I add him to the memorial page and also letting me know how this former Pennsy crewman was honored by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission and was awarded the Carnegie Medal for extraordinary Heroism. I sent some email to CHFC requesting any information on Paul and they sent the entire story to me. Dolores is going to help me with the typing of the award text and it will be on the site soon. For further information of what Carnegie is, see http://www.carnegiehero.org/, here is a little portion of that email:

Ken,
Paul A. Kaelin who is pictured on http://usspennsylvania.com/bb-38/Divisions/R1.jpg is my father. Would you please add his name to your memorial page. and where ever else on the usspennsylvania.com web site that you could put his picture and the information that he received The Carnegie Hero Award after leaving the ship he so proudly served. Paul A. Kaelin June 14, 1913 - Nov 7, 1982 He was 30 years old when he entered the Navy (making him the Old Man in his crew and was known as "Pops". After the war he returned to carpentry and construction work in the Ft. Smith Arkansas area. On Dec 13,1955 he risked his own life in an attempt to save a fellow construction worker who was buried alive in a cave in. For this heroic effort he was nominated for and received "THE CARNEGIE AWARD FOR HEROISM" (case file # 43855) Paul and his wife Margaret raised 5 children. Thank you for the web site.

Thank you Dolores, his picture is not up yet but it will be soon. I know I must have missed someone or something here, if so, I'm sorry, but I do have 2 final words........Thank you

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Hi everyone, sorry it has been so long. In a few days the reunion in Memphis will be happening and I wanted to take a few minutes to wish all those that are going a safe trip. I know you will have a great time. Mr. Bill Hogan stopped by the house tonight and was kind enough to take something that I wanted you all to see. He lives near me and it is his first trip to a reunion. Be sure to see him and take a look at what he has. I would ask if you would please take pictures so that we can continue with the posting of reunion photos. I wish I could be there. Have fun everyone !!!!

I have been receiving lots of interesting stuff from David Akins concerning the filming of a Walt Disney movie about Pearl Harbor, if you are interested in this or other Pearl Harbor things you can contact him by clicking the link above. He is very knowledgeable and is the Director of Pearl Harbor History Associates, Inc.

Art Wells, (11th Division) has also submitted another series of reports that will be on the site soon. If you haven't had a chance to check out the one that is already posted then click here.

Martin Hoopes sent in a copy of his book with some great pictures and things in it. Thank you Martin, I took the liberty of sending them along with Bill Hogan as well, if you are going to the reunion you can see them there. I will have them on the site soon.

Once again I need to thank Jane McLeary for helping with the reunion photo ID's, she will be at the reunion and will be taking pictures for the web site, so smile ;-) Her suggestion for a name for the newsletter is what we are going with, The Keystone. Jane will be receiving something in the mail from me in the next week or so.

For those of you that have not seen Al Crabtree's photos you can click here to view them now. Al (Cleo) has been the "Point Man" on the Firetalk program. He is almost always online and is very knowledgeable of it's operation, his Firetalk number is 350010858 and his "Handle" is Elmer1. If you just download the program and get your number set up, then click on the ADD/FIND CONTACTS button and enter his number or handle he will appear on your contact list. Give him a call.

Late entry, Please check out this page if you think these guys had it made.
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Hi everyone, it has been a while since I have updated you on the current changes to the site. If you have been coming here often then you already know most of the changes. I have started on the early history of the Pennsy and have added some information to the first paragraph of the history. This includes some new photos of the Pennsy being launched in 1915 that were submitted by the Singmaster Family. There is also a new report about the attack on December 7, 1941 that was submitted by Art Wells. Please take a moment to read this declassified document. I have also added a new survey to the Survey Page that asks you to vote on what you would like to see on the Pennsy site, you can vote for five of the items every day or every time you log on to your provider. I need your feedback so that I can get the things you want to see on the site, please vote. OK, what's the deal with Firetalk, is it too hard to configure? We need to get more of the crew members and their families to meet us on Wednesday's and Saturday's. If you need help setting it up please email me and I will do what I can to get you talking online, it is FREE and fun. There has been another FOUND in the lost and found, I got real lucky here. I received several pictures from Al Crabtree's wife Phyllis of him and some of his friends during the war, they will be on the site soon. I want to thank everyone who has sent me things to be posted on the site, they will get there, I promise, it might take a while. A special thanks to Les and Marie Blair, William Hutchings, Ed Snyder (CS division officer and later skipper of the USS New Jersey), Art Wells and Al Crabtree.

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Some new pictures sent in by the Singmaster Family of the christening of the USS Pennsylvania in 1915. You can see them on the "What's Here" page or following the links in the first two paragraphs of the history. Don Richards sent a photo of "R" division and it includes all of the signatures of the division on the back of the photo. I have included several new pictures that I have had also. Be sure to read the current comments on the "Scuttlebutt" page and feel free to add to it. Al Crabtree's wife Phyllis has sent some great pictures of Al and some of his friends, they will be on the site in a few days, look for them at the "What's Here" page. The Chat sessions are getting more participation, last Wednesday we had Al Crabtree, Don Richards, Art Wells, Karl Buchholz, Ken Munro Sr. and myself. I left early, so I don't know if others joined earlier or later. If you are having trouble setting up this software please email me and I will help you get connected, it is a great opportunity for you to talk to your fellow shipmates from all over the US and it won't cost a dime... I currently have 141 names on my Pennsy Address book, all are relatives of shipmates or shipmates. I received email from Bernard Wooley who uses a Mac and he informed me that the Firetalk does not have a Mac version yet, their technical people tell me that it is in the works, hang in there Bernard.....

I am having some major problems with the server I am on, you may be having a hard time connecting to the Pennsy page, they assure me that the problem will be fixed soon, it is not your machine or provider, it is mine. I am very sorry and I can assure you that I am doing all that I can to resolve it, please be patient.

There is a new feature here, it is called Pennsy Scuttlebutt, it is a discussion forum that is on the site, it is a good place to post questions and comments as well as memories that you may have with regards to the history of this great ship, try it !!

Also, Let's try doing the Pennsy Chat on Saturday nights as well as Wednesday, same time. OK?

There is a new news letter from the reunion committee, more info will follow in the next few days.
See Mail Call

The first online chat session went pretty well, Al Crabtree showed up and told some great stories and had alot of information to share. Ralph Shotswell, Grant's son, Rebekah Freimann & Karl & Faith. Art Wells made an attempt but we missed each other. I would suggest that you send me your FireTalk number via email and I will add you to my list and when I see you online I will help you get set up if you need it.

Today I received something so extraordinary that the words to describe it are hard to come by. The Ken Singmaster family have sent a personal Album that belonged to their grandmother, Elizabeth Kolb. Your first question is "Who is Elizabeth Kolb", right? Let me be the first to tell you, she was one incredible woman. Elizabeth Kolb christened the USS Pennsylvania on March 15, 1915.

I can only tell you that this is a historic piece of work and I can't wait to get it on the site for all of you to see. The album contains mostly news paper articles but also has some personal letters and other correspondence form Governors, Admirals, Secretary of the Navy, Captain Wilson and some I don't know what the connection is, ....Yet. There is a few pictures and a lot of history and I, on behave of everyone who is a regular part of this site and future visitors, want to convey my heartfelt thanks to the Singmaster Family for sharing this with all of us, we are so lucky......

Ok, I guess we all made it through the dreaded Y2K thing and that is good. Now that all of us have a 6 months supply of food and water the budgets should be in better shape for the next few months, enjoy your macaroni & cheese ;-)

You noticed that I have changed the background on this page to match the other pages and the reason why is because I have recently got some mail stating that the black background made the page hard to read, we can't have that. If you see something that I can fix then please send me some email and and I will do my best to make the changes. Bare in mind that it is pretty hard to have a web page that fits everyone's computer, video card, monitor, printer and browser, but there are many things I can do to help the readability of the site.

I am working all the time on the site and sometimes I loose track of the changes that I have made but here are a few: I have completed the Division pictures and I will be posting more photos on the same page from the same book. The crew rooster database is progressing very well, thanks to the help of Rebekah Freimann, a school teacher from Louisiana. You will be seeing a story about her family on the site soon, look for it.

I have finished loading the reunion pictures and there is still some that need some identification, Jane McLeary has been instrumental in helping with this, thank you Jane...

Lost and found had some interesting movement this past week, Don Dawson long lost friend may have been located by a friend of a friend. For those of you that have read about my search for a William Bonneau and the eventual location of him, the same person is responsible for this find, thank you Tom Conklin and Ward Jennings. If you have not read about this then I recommend that you see the email page and have a look, this is a great story. Actually, I am still waiting to hear from Don with regards to this, but it looks pretty positive.

I am still looking for more suggestions for the newsletter name, so far there has one been one suggestion and it is a good one, the Keystone. Also, I will be looking for reader contributions to the articles. The format will be flexible and I am open for suggestions as to departments or subjects (i.e. Reunions, Lost & Found, Email, Web Updates, Personal Stories, Pearl Harbor, Products etc.) There will also be a need for Department heads, they will be the person that brings it all together. Ambitious goals, but I think there is a need for it, what do you think?

Coming soon, the crew list database from 1945 and it will be constantly updated. I am currently working on a voice chat page that may work out in the future, take a look. Also, I would like to thank Martin Hoopes for sending me a folder full of printed pictures of the Pennsy and WWII, Martin is 80 years young and still dances 3 times a week, what a guy..!!!!

Need contacts from: Don Dawson & Charlette, from Baytown Tx, about Marshall M. Platt.

Here we go into the new Millennium. Happy New Year everyone !!!! . We have our first Newsletter name suggestion, "The Keystone" . Her words are " Why not call it "The Keystone" just as the newspaper used to be called on the Pennsy. " Pretty good one I think. We need more suggestions so that we can vote on this. Remember, there will be a nice prize for the winner, trust me. Please look at the Division Survey on the Survey page and put your division or your Dads division in the bottom of the form if you know what he did. There is a new entry in Lost & Found . Carol Serr was the 17,000th visitor to the Pennsy site, she received her certificate and a little surprise today. If you are the 18,000th visitor you too will win a special gift, email me when it happens. Take care folks and again, Happy New year....

First of all I want to wish all of you a very Happy Holiday Season and my warmest wishes to you and yours for a prosperous and healthy New Year.

This past year has seen quite a change to the Pennsy site and none of it would be possible without your support and participation. I have added some new Division pictures and hopefully will have them all up by the end of next week, time permitting. I am receiving numerous requests about what the divisions did and where were they assigned, I could use your expertise here. Please email me and let us know what division you were in and what you did. If you know about other divisions please feel free to send that as well, I will post all info on the division page. The contest went quite well and we came in second in the "Best of Category", not bad for a little "upstart" page like this. There were some problems with the voting but all in all we done very well. The main thing is that more people are aware of this great ship and her Crew.

We WON, thanks for all your votes. That was the primary round, now we are in the BEST of GROUP round and the voting is from 12/15/99 to 12/22/99, CAN WE DO IT AGAIN?. Then on 12/25/99 through 1/1/2000, it is the finals, TOP GUN ON THE NET, the competition will be stiff there. Lets do it again........!!!!!

Charles Serr's daughter sent another great picture, I will be creating a new Album for their contributions to the site, Thanks Carol. I received mail today from a Gentleman named Ken Singmaster, his grandmother Elizabeth Kolb christened the USS Pennsylvania and he has a huge album of memorabilia that he has graciously offered to me to look at and record. I am really excited about this, look for it in Feb or March. For those that have asked me about a book about the Pennsy, well I have great news, the second edition of the USS Pennsylvania book, is now available to Pennsy Web supporters on the product page. There is a limited availability of this item, so if you are interested please let me know and I will reserve your copy. The "Lost and Found" page is a new addition and we have our first entry. There are several new entries to the Memorial page and I encourage anyone who wants to add something to an existing entry or add a new entry to contact me and I will do it as soon as possible. There is also a new Survey Page and you may want to stop by and express your opinion there, I will forewarn you that this page does not reside on my server and is sometimes flaky, let me know if you have problems with it and I will look for another site to do this kind of thing. Do you have any suggestions for a question or topic? Ok, one more thing, I mentioned it in the news letter, The site has been nominated (probably by one of you) for "Top Gun" in the Navy category, as of this date there are about 380 votes for the site and we are in the lead. This is the primary round, if we win this we will go to the semi-finals and then the finals. The voting ends for this round on the 12th and then starts again a week or so later, I will let you know. Thanks for your support here, and I hope we make the finals. I know I said "one more thing" but I just remembered that I am looking for a name the Newsletter and I want it to come from all of you, we will vote on it when I get a few suggestions and the winner will receive "Something Nice" (trust me on this one) and we will have a great newsletter. In addition, I am looking for some help with it, any takers?

Boy have I got a picture for you, Charles Serr and his daughter Carol submitted a really great picture, a "must see" , Click HERE. Thank you Charles and Carol !!!!!!!!!!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, we did. I want to thank all those who sent cards and emails. I have put some new photos on the site. I have linked them to their appropriate spot in the History document. They can also be seen on the new page "What's Here?", hopefully it will make it easier to look around. I am open for suggestions on making changes to the site. Talked with Charles Serr today about a story that came to me from Ernie Pina. He was telling me that there is a picture of Shirley Temple being "piped" aboard the Pennsy in 1940 in this months "Military" magazine and it was submitted by Charles. I asked him if he would mind sending me a copy and he graciously said he would. He called me back a few hours later and said that his daughter was there and that she would take care of it. So, be looking for this in a few days. The history project is going great, I have received 10 completed forms, they are all excellent...thank you everyone. If you would like to fill out the form you can do it online by clicking HERE, the project is due in February. One more thing folks, Ernie Pina is the Webmaster of the Kenneth D. Bailey website. He has given me several great links related to Major Bailey (Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient and USS Pennsylvania Marine) and I will be putting them on the site soon, until then if you would like them please email me.

I am looking for Jim and Kay Harriott email address, I just realized that I don't have it anymore, another lost in the shuffle thing. Things are going pretty good with the site, there will be lots of stuff coming very soon. If you have things that you would like to see on the site you need to get with me so that I can do the prep work for it. As you have probably seen there is a couple of new pages, the first is the Memorial page and the second is a special request page and a Grant's Scrape book page. If you have a name that needs to get on the Memorial page please let me know. If you stop by the Special Request page, would you take a minute to fill out the form for the history project and be sure to see Grant's album, over 100 pictures from 1934 to 1938, he is a Prince and a great guy, thanks Grant..........more to come

Added a new page, USS Pennsylvania Memorial Page, feel free to email if you would like me to add names.

Added the October '99 letter from the chairman and it sadly includes many crew members that have pass away, my heart goes out to their families and friends. They will always be at the right hand of God and forever in our memories, may God Bless them all..........America's Greatest. Late Item, my father just called me and told me that Sam Sandell has passed away.

Sorry for the lack of info here folks but things have been busy. Again I would like to thank all the people that have purchased Pennsy Products for their support, without you this site would not be possible. OK, what's new...?, I have added more pictures to the reunion page and I need some help with identifying everyone. Feel free to email me if you can help. Also, I was sent a great story by a Dr. Sarah Thompson, it is worth reading, there are some interesting links that I found as well. More pictures will be added to the reunion page in the next few days. Coming soon, complete listing of the Battle History of the USS Pennsylvania as depicted in the Cruise book, including division pictures. Later in 2000 I will have a complete crewmen's listing from that book.

Just returned from the Western Reunion and it was great!!!!. I will have the photos and info about the three day event in a few days. I met some of the people that I have been emailing and made some great friends. A special thanks to Bud and Marky for all their hard work in putting this together again.., More later...

Well we done it, The History of the USS Pennsylvania has found it's place in Cyber Space. Thanks to all who made this possible. I look forward to your continued support and working with all of you to post all the info that you have sent me and continue to make this site a tribute to America's Greatest Generation.

It is a done deal folks, USSPENNSYLVANIA.COM is a reality. I want to thank the people who have ordered hats, shirts and Sweat shirts for their support. A special thanks to Bill King, Bernard Wooley, Dick & Betty Mingus, Phillip Middleton, Michael Higgins, Ed Spilman and Charles Jackson. With the continued support of all of you this will be a great addition to the story of "America's Greatest Generation". Hopefully the site will be moved in a month. Coming soon....art work by Mark Churms

Added new photos of shirts and hats. Thanks to all who have responded to my first set of emails, your orders are on the way or in the works. Click on the Hat to see the new photos.

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Folks, a friend of mine showed me this site a week ago and the great deal they are giving right now, I ordered it and it is exactly as they say it is, Click Here to see this deal. Also, the Hats are being made as of today and will be available in the next week. All proceeds go to moving the site to it's own domain (USSPENNSYLVANIA.COM) and the monthly fees charged by the provider..., this includes the setup and maintenance of an E account in the future. The Hats will be in the $20 range and a picture of them will be posted on the page when they arrive. They are Navy Blue, with the words "USS Pennsylvania" arched across the top and "BB-38" under the arch, a picture of the Pennsy (in gray) under that. There are 8 gold Stars below the Ship. The lettering will be Gold . Your name can be put on the back of the hat for a small additional charge. There will be Shirts and anything else that you would like a same logo on. They are embroidered and very nice. Gold on Navy Blue with a gray ship. If you are interested click here to send me some email, more details later.....Thanks

Today I received a wonderful surprise from Mr. Ed Spilman, it is a painting of the U.S.S. Pennsylvania going under the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937, it is Beautiful and it will hang in my office where I can admire it everyday. Thanks you so much Ed, your kindness is overwhelming.

8/1/99

Western Reunion 1999 Info is posted, there will be more detailed items in the next few days.

Ed Spilman "In his Own words" is worth reading and there are some new photos sent by Mike Riggins (user page), please take a minute and look at them, we need to find out what they are. Also a great poem sent by Mike Riggins as well, click here.

OK, some great news from Ed Spilman, he has sent some great pictures, check them out. A special thanks to Tom Conklin,
he has a friend who has done some digging and has found William Bonneau, he passed away in 1988.., many thanks Tom.

7/15/99

A couple of items I need to get out of the way, would John T. McShan please send me email, the address in the guest book is incorrect. I am back working on the Crew database and it will be on the site soon, if you have any comments or questions
feel free to write me . No personal info will be disclosed, just names.

Check out the "E-MAIL CALL" page, there is some answers to the question from Bill King and some interesting tidbits. Clifford Holley who was a signalman aboard the Pennsy remembers what happen. Way to go Cliff, thanks.

OK, I know...What's up with the site? Well I have ran out of web space again and it took a while to get things
back together, sorry for the delay. Some new pages on the user page, check out Arnold Strang's story. Also received
some great mail from John Curry and Charles Jackson and I am looking forward to hearing more from them. I would like to
thank William King for the date correction. There will be more new stuff posted in the next week so keep checking
back. William King asked a question about the Pennsy being shelled off of Wake Island, does anyone remember
if the Pennsy was hit?

There is new postings on the user page as explained on the 6/9/99 post. But more importantly, I just received
a email from Tom Murtagh and it is worth seeing, thanks Tom. There are those who sometimes feel that
the younger generation may be unaware of the tremendous sacrifices that "America's Greatest Generation" made
during these times, you my friend, have rekindled their faith, that those who gave so much must and will never
be forgotton, the torch will be pasted to you someday. Read his email

Received several things in the mail this week and some great email. First, I will be posting Bill Lindsey's
letters as soon as I can retype them, thanks Bill. Second, I received a great story from a
Pennsy Crewman that dovetails into the Richard Pryor story, thanks to Jim Harriott and his
father-in-law Arnold Strang (BB-38), check back and it will be posted this weekend. And last,
but certainly not the least, I received Pictures of the Pennsylvania's Ship's Bell from Tom Murtagh at Penn
State. He is inquiring about the damage to the Bell and if any of the readers knows the story,
Thanks Tom and to all who have made this page possible.
Ken Munro

5/28/99

With the Memorial Day holiday here again, I would like to thank all of those who gave so much
for this great country that we live in. Without their sacrifices and commitment to Freedom,
this world would be a very different place. To those that have served in W.W.II and to the
relatives of these brave men and women, I and our nation thank you. For those who gave their lives,
your sacrifice will be remembered, God Bless you.
As Tom Brokaw has said in his new book, this is "America's Greatest Generation".

Ken Munro

5/2/99

I received a great picture from Tom Godwin again and once again I thank you Tom. Be sure to check out this very nice addition to the Pennsy site on the User Page.

To Fred Lipsey, I hope your Mom is doing well and makes a speedy recovery...

I finally got my Dad hooked up on the net, I built him a computer and took it over to his house yesterday and set it up, he is ONLINE !!!!!. Still in the learning stage that we all have went through but it's a start, Drop him a line ...

Congratulations to Margaret & Mike Riojas on their New Arrival, Mason Michael Riojas, Margaret's uncle was

There are some new photos at the User page from Tom Godwin and links to the Medal of Honor text of K D Bailey.

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Mark Churms print will have a price increase as of May 30, 2001 !!!
Get your order in before then to take advantage of the current price and save $185.00 !!!