Yes, the USS Indianapolis was one of those particularly egregious official messes capable only of being effected by bureaucrats and the lockstep military/naval mentality found in staff jobs. There was a quite thorough book a few years ago on the sinking of the Indianapolis, which I'm sure Earl obtained as soon as it came out.
Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. (and twelve years a USAF chaplain) > I have a new website honoring my father who died on the USS > Indianapolis,.near the end of World War II. > > The website was launched Friday and there are still some quirks, but nearly > everything is working. The history page has some videos, fairly short, > but I think they are interesting. One of the quirks is that once you view > of > video, you have to close the website and open it again to view another > video. > > A special treat are a couple of videos with audio recordings of my father > doing bird call imitations. These were recorded at the Naval Academy in > 1944. Unfortunately there has been a problem getting the uploaded to the > web > but they should be there soon. The website is _www.earlhenrybirdprints.com_ > (http://www.earlhenrybirdprints.com) . > > - Earl Henry, Jr. > > > > In a message dated 5/30/2011 9:22:39 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > > From: Alan Lambert > Lone Star Flyer Club > Arlington, Texas > > You can add me to the list. I just retired from the Texas Army National > guard after 36 total yrs service. 4 active Air Force, and 32 with the guard. > I never saw battle but My guard units( 2 different co's were in Irac > area. I was back here keeping the home front safe. > > > From: Stephen <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > > To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 7:05 AM > Subject: {S-Scale List} Remember our Vets > > > As we celebrate Memorial Day, let's pause in our day to remember the guys > in our small brotherhood who answered the call when our country needed them. > At the risk of missing some (which I hope others will fill in), I can > think of John Armstrong, Navy Corpsman and survivor of the WW II meatgrinder > at > Tarawa, Ron Sebastian, Vietnam chopper pilot, and the PPSSW's Ken Zieska, > retired Army colonel with the field artillery. I know there are others. > Perhaps others can salute them as well. We're proud of you! > Steve > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
