2012 VA12 Visitor Log
| First Name: Terry | Nick Name: Stubby |
| Last Name: Nies | Rate/Rank: ATN2 |
| Home Phone: | Email: webmaster@va12.com |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 67-69 |
| Carriers Served On: Midway, Coral Sea, FDR, Shang | Carrier / Dates: 65,66,67,68,69 |
| Today's Date: 1/2/12 | How did you find this site?: I made it |
| Comments: Happy New Year Ubangis! | |
| First Name:Nick | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Divittorio | Rate/Rank: |
| Home Phone: | Email: |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 70-72 |
| Carriers Served On: | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 1/1/12 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: hope to see more old salts signing | |
| First Name: Mike | Nick Name: Mike |
| Last Name: Riley | Rate/Rank: AQ2 |
| Home Phone: | Email: hotrodmom2@att.net |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 7/71-2/75 |
| Carriers Served On: Indy | Carrier / Dates: 71-72 72-73 73-74 |
| Today's Date: 1/3/12 | How did you find this site?: Google |
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| First Name: Edward | Nick Name: Tom |
| Last Name: Thomas | Rate/Rank: ABH3 |
| Home Phone: | Email: eltva12@hotmail.com |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 2/66-2/69 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR, Shang | Carrier / Dates: 66, 68, 69 |
| Today's Date: 1/20/12 | How did you find this site?: Web |
| Comments: Hope to see all you Ubangi's in Charleston. | |
| First Name: John | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Gynan | Rate/Rank: ATN2 |
| Home Phone: | Email:jgynan@gmail.com |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 66, 67, 68 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR, Shang-ri-la | Carrier / Dates: 66,67,68 |
| Today's Date: 1/20/12 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: Enjoying Retirement | |
| First Name: Richard | Nick Name: Kicker |
| Last Name: Kichline | Rate/Rank: AZ3 |
| Home Phone: | Email: rhkicker48@rcn.com |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 67-70 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR, Shang | Carrier / Dates: 67-70 |
| Today's Date: 1/20/12 | How did you find this site?: Been keeping touch with this site for many years |
| Comments: Looking forward to upcoming reunion. Hope to see many new attendees. Lets keep the reunions going for years to come. | |
| First Name:Lawrense | Nick Name: Mickey |
| Last Name: Wiese | Rate/Rank: AT3 |
| Home Phone: | Email: Larrywiese123@me.com |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12/VF12: 1955 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR, Lake Champlain, Midway | Carrier / Dates: 1953-1955 |
| Today's Date: 1/31/12 | How did you find this site?:Researching squadron insignia patch |
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| First Name: Thomas | Nick Name: Rabbi |
| Last Name: Giambalvi | Rate/Rank: AQ/AN |
| Home Phone: | Email: tom8742@verizon.net |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 79-82 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 2/18/12 | How did you find this site?: Facebook |
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| First Name: Al | Nick Name: Al |
| Last Name: Casby | Rate/Rank: |
| Home Phone: | Email: silverarrow@att.net |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: |
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| Today's Date: 2/18/12 | How did you find this site?: Research |
| Comments: Airline Pilot and owner of former VA-12 F7U-3 BuNo 129622 - would love to make contact with any former VA-12 veterans who served with this aircraft. | |
| First Name: Doug | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Popoloski | Rate/Rank: E3 |
| Home Phone: | Email: |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 1967-1970 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR, Shang-Ri-La | Carrier / Dates: 67-70 |
| Today's Date: 2/18/12 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name:John | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Shelly | Rate/Rank: AQ2 |
| Home Phone: | Email: johnshelly61@gmail.com |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 1980-1984 |
| Carriers Served On: Ike | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 2/22/12 | How did you find this site?: Google |
| Comments: Sure miss you guys! Gimme a yell sometime! :) | |
| First Name:Jack | Nick Name: Flash |
| Last Name: Edgell | Rate/Rank: AO3 |
| Home Phone: | Email: jedge48@comcast.net |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 69-72 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Independence | Carrier / Dates: 71-72 |
| Today's Date: | How did you find this site?: Googled VA12 |
| Comments: Miss being a plane captain! Crazy times with Nick DeVittorio! Some memories of "Shore Patrol" duty. Some great times after flight ops. Can't remember the guy's name that got his leg run over by my plane. He was changing the LOX converter, while my plane was being towed aft for a launch. Anyone remember my leather scull cap I wore, when not on the flight deck? So long ago! Hope you guys are alive & well. | |
| First Name:Michael | Nick Name: Gigalooslo |
| Last Name: Slocum | Rate/Rank: AMH3 |
| Home Phone: | Email: slocummichael@rocket.com |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 1982-1984 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 2/27/12 | How did you find this site?: Web Site |
| Comments: If anyone wants to contact me send me an EMAIL. | |
| First Name:Martin | Nick Name: Marty |
| Last Name: Hill | Rate/Rank: AMH2 |
| Home Phone: | Email: michmardee@att.net |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 76-80 |
| Carriers Served On: CV62, CVN69 | Carrier / Dates: 76-77, 78-79 |
| Today's Date: 3/10/12 | How did you find this site?: Google |
| Comments: Just wondering if any old va-12 navy buddies still keep in touch from those that served from 1976-1980. | |
| First Name: Marvin | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Denny | Rate/Rank: AK3 |
| Home Phone: | Email: marvindenny@sbcglobal.net |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 78-81 |
| Carriers Served On: | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 3/27/12 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name:David | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Waldo | Rate/Rank: AME2 |
| Home Phone: | Email: dwaldo@windstream.net |
| URL : | Dates Served in VA12: 79-82 |
| Carriers Served On: Dwight D. Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 4/9/12 | How did you find this site?: WEB |
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| First Name: Joe | Nick Name: Ducky |
| Last Name: Duckworth | Rate/Rank: AK3 |
| Email: joequack66@att.net | Dates Served in VA12: Served in VA66 77-80 |
| Carriers Served On: Nimitz, Independence, Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: 76-80 |
| Today's Date: 4/12/12 | How did you find this site?: Just looking |
| Comments:
I was just wondering about an friend / shipmate that was in VA-12.John Fly - does anyone know what happened to him? |
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| First Name:Lynn | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Card | Rate/Rank: AO2 |
| Email: lrcard1@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 4/71-12/72 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Independence | Carrier / Dates: 9/71 - 4/72 |
| Today's Date: 4/16/12 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name: Frank | Nick Name: Dex |
| Last Name: Rice | Rate/Rank: LTJG, LT |
| Email: | Dates Served in VA12: 81-84 |
| Carriers Served On: Ike | Carrier / Dates: 39 months in the squadron, 27 at sea. |
| Today's Date: 5/21/12 | How did you find this site?: Google |
| Comments: Was a very tough tough but very rewarding fleet tour. Lots of kids joined us (myself included), but we left as grown-ups. Lost several shipmates, including Clint Nicely, who had led me out to the ship for my first fleet trap off Gitmo. I retired in '96 and now live in LA-LA land. | |
| First Name: Bruce | Nick Name: Mass |
| Last Name: Mastrean | Rate/Rank: AO2 |
| Email: | Dates Served in VA12: 1980-1984 |
| Carriers Served On: Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 5/23/12 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: lyke to hear from shipmates | |
| First Name: Carl | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Ray | Rate/Rank: AO3 |
| Email: Cfraray50@comcast.net | Dates Served in VA12: 71-73 |
| Carriers Served On: Indy | Carrier / Dates: All of them that VA-12 made during that time |
| Today's Date: 6/7/12 | How did you find this site?: Research |
| Comments: Spent entire time in line division......buddies with JP Brown, Big John West and others. | |
| First Name: Dennis | Nick Name: Mac |
| Last Name: Mcclaughlin | Rate/Rank: AQ2 |
| Email: dennis14@optonline.net | Dates Served in VA12: 74-77 |
| Carriers Served On: CVA62 | Carrier / Dates: 74-77 |
| Today's Date: 6/19/12 | How did you find this site?: checking up on cva62 looked for va-12 |
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| First Name: Michael | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Samuels | Rate/Rank: CMDR |
| Email: mwsamuels5@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1982-1985 |
| Carriers Served On: Oriskany, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Enterprise | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 6/20/12 | How did you find this site?: Google |
| Comments: It's great to read the guest book and remember all the special people who were in VA-12. | |
| First Name: Richard | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Morin | Rate/Rank: AZ2 |
| Email: imaginephoto@metrocast.net | Dates Served in VA12: 1973-1976 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Independence | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 6/29/12 | How did you find this site?: WebSearch |
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| First Name: Wayne | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Scarborough | Rate/Rank: AEAN |
| Email: scar2006@cox.net | Dates Served in VA12: 1969-1970 |
| Carriers Served On: Shangri-La | Carrier / Dates: 69-70 |
| Today's Date: 7/1/12 | How did you find this site?: Been a member for a some time |
| Comments: Looking forward to seeing everyone in Charleston. | |
| First Name: David | Nick Name: Mouse |
| Last Name: Dashno | Rate/Rank: AME3 |
| Email: dashno@roadrunner.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1967-1970 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR, Shang | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 7/2/12 | How did you find this site?: Internet |
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| First Name: James | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Woody | Rate/Rank: AO3 |
| Email: jeanniept@bellsouth.net | Dates Served in VA12: 1970-1973 |
| Carriers Served On: CVA 62 | Carrier / Dates: 1970-1972 |
| Today's Date: 7/9/12 | How did you find this site?: Google |
| Comments: Any one talked to Lewis McClain been wanting to contact him . also G A Torres | |
| First Name: Frank | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Woodward | Rate/Rank: YNC |
| Email: frank_woodard@hotmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1977-1980 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 7/14/12 | How did you find this site?: shipmate another chief told me |
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| First Name: David | Nick Name: Dave |
| Last Name: Janus | Rate/Rank: AMS3 |
| Email: davidjanus411@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1982-1984 |
| Carriers Served On: Dwight D. Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: 83-84 |
| Today's Date: 7/15/12 | How did you find this site?: JE Miller |
| Comments: Lots and lots of great memories that will last a lifetime | |
| First Name: Robert | Nick Name: Skip |
| Last Name: Martinausky | Rate/Rank: AMS3 |
| Email: Roadking-driver@hotmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 12/22/80 - 12/22/83 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 7/18/12 | How did you find this site?: Google |
| Comments: I look forward to anybody contacting me especially from airframes during my tour. | |
| First Name: Phillip | Nick Name: Phil |
| Last Name: Moore | Rate/Rank: AFCM ( Retired) |
| Email: pemooreafcm@bellsouth.net | Dates Served in VA12: 1981-1984 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 7/20/12 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: Good memories, hard work, and life long
friends made during my tour in VA-12. Was an AMS3 & AMS2 during my time in the squadron. VA-12 has a good page, with many former shipmates, on Facebook. |
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| First Name: Phillip | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Hamlin | Rate/Rank: AT2 |
| Email: phamlin3@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 82-85 |
| Carriers Served On: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ranger | Carrier / Dates: 83-85 |
| Today's Date: 7/24/12 | How did you find this site?: Google |
| Comments: Flight Deck Troubleshooter/Final Checker is
still the best job I've ever had. |
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| First Name: Richard | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Ungerer | Rate/Rank: AMS3 |
| Email: t76mech@aol.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1969-1979 |
| Carriers Served On: Shangrila | Carrier / Dates: 69-70 |
| Today's Date: 7/29/12 | How did you find this site?: Radar |
| Comments: Honest I didn't know she was 13, she looked 15 to me. | |
| First Name: Scott | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Stewart | Rate/Rank: AT2 |
| Email: amberimpala@windstream.net | Dates Served in VA12: 6/72-6/75 |
| Carriers Served On: Independence | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 8/7/12 | How did you find this site?: Jerry Hoover |
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| First Name: Bill | Nick Name: Pig Pen |
| Last Name: Heck | Rate/Rank: AE2 |
| Email: atkron12@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 66-69 |
| Carriers Served On: FDR, Shangri-La | Carrier / Dates: 66-69 |
| Today's Date: 8/1/12 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments: Can't wait for Charleston | |
| First Name: John | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Bruner | Rate/Rank: AEC(AW) |
| Email: jdbrunner1177@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 78-81 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: 78-81 |
| Today's Date: 8/22/12 | How did you find this site?: Google |
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| First Name: Harold | Nick Name: Bud/Mud Puppy |
| Last Name: Hauber | Rate/Rank: AMS1 |
| Email: owossokid@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 80-84 |
| Carriers Served On: Eisenhower,Washington,Kennedy,Enterprise | Carrier / Dates: 81,82,83,90,91,92,93 |
| Today's Date: 8/28/12 | How did you find this site?: Face Book |
| Comments:
Glad to see some of the old faces.
I still have some of the original VA-12 stuff hat, tee shirt and
patch. VA-12 was very
good to me and my new family. Still Married to the same women after 28
years almost 29. |
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| First Name: John | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: MacBain | Rate/Rank: |
| Email: 224mac@msn.com | Dates Served in VA12: |
| Carriers Served On: | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 8/30/12 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name: Ron | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Rainey | Rate/Rank: AO3 |
| Email: ron@unitedmarbleproducts.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1971-1972 |
| Carriers Served On: Independence | Carrier / Dates: 71-72 |
| Today's Date: 8/31/12 | How did you find this site?: Google |
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| First Name: David | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Fuller | Rate/Rank: LT |
| Email: harledav@aol.com | Dates Served in VA12: 4/71-9/73 |
| Carriers Served On: CVA-62 | Carrier / Dates: 71,72,73 Med |
| Today's Date: 9/6/12 | How did you find this site?: |
| Comments:I noticed in the obits that we're missing Mike "Gibby" Gibson who was lost in June 71 and Rick "Paddles" St.Claire who was lost almost exactly a year later. Gibby was my roommate on the ship and I was flying with Paddles when he was lost. Still think about them both. | |
| First Name: Darren | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Harvey | Rate/Rank: AZ2 Tech pub lib |
| Email: dmharvey2004@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 80-84 |
| Carriers Served On: Ike | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 9/21/12 | How did you find this site?: friend |
| Comments: Loved being part of VA12 | |
| First Name: Angela | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Mairs | Rate/Rank: |
| Email: angelamairs@mris.com | Dates Served in VA12: |
| Carriers Served On: | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 9/23/12 | How did you find this site?: Brother was Neal Russo 66-68 Died 9-18-2003 |
| Comments: This information
on the web-site and in the newsletter is wonderful. |
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| First Name: William | Nick Name: Bill |
| Last Name: Gerdes | Rate/Rank: AQ2 |
| Email: gerdesb_k@hotmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 67-69 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Roosevelt , Shagri-la | Carrier / Dates: 67-69 |
| Today's Date: 10/2/12 | How did you find this site?: Google |
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| First Name: Lester | Nick Name: Mike |
| Last Name: Michael | Rate/Rank: AE2 |
| Email: pat@comcast.net | Dates Served in VA12: 72-74 |
| Carriers Served On: | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 10/3/12 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name: Charlie | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Jones | Rate/Rank: AE2 |
| Email: Charlie_p_jones@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1/82-1/85 |
| Carriers Served On: IKEplus D day landing reanactment in 84 | Carrier / Dates: 82-85 |
| Today's Date: 10/16/12 | How did you find this site?: Google |
| Comments: Great job on the guest book. A lot of great memories and I appreciate very much what VA-12 did for me. Coming up on the 29th anniversary of the Marines killed in Beruit. Thoughts for those guys that never got to see their 50th birthday. | |
| First Name: Warren | Nick Name: L2 |
| Last Name: Lawson | Rate/Rank: AO2 |
| Email: JTLAWNEQUIPMENT@COMCAST.NET | Dates Served in VA12: 79-82 |
| Carriers Served On: CVN-69 | Carrier / Dates: Indian Ocean |
| Today's Date: | How did you find this site?: Surfing |
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| First Name: Jose L. | Nick Name: |
| Last Name: Olan | Rate/Rank: AME3 |
| Email: Jnalo12@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 81-83 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 11/13/12 | How did you find this site?: Reading something on adm.Mike
Malone(va-12) on the web this page came up. |
| Comments: WOW! Nice to see so many names i knew. Ame2 Waldo,Lt Rice,Cdr Samuels....give me a shout sometime. | |
| First Name: Walter | Nick Name: Butch |
| Last Name: Misora (Deseased) | Rate/Rank: |
| Email: wjmisora@yahoo.com (son) | Dates Served in VA12: |
| Carriers Served On: | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 11/18/12 | How did you find this site?: Looking for pictures of an A4 |
| Comments: The information above is my Father, Walter John Misora Sr, I'm Jr., I found your site looking for a paint scheme for an R/C A-4 I'm building and it triggered a memory of my Dad. He had the "Kiss of Death" on the side of our car when I was little! I also seem to remember watching TV one day,with my Mom, of a Carrier that had a huge hole through the side of it? My Dad passed away a few years ago and is burried at NAS Pensacola, Thank you all for this site!, Walt(JR) | |
| First Name: Michael | Nick Name: Gigaloo Slo |
| Last Name: Slocum | Rate/Rank: AMH3 |
| Email: SLOCUMMICHAEL@ROCKETMAIL.COM | Dates Served in VA12: 82-86 |
| Carriers Served On: Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: 83,84,85 |
| Today's Date: 11/19/12 | How did you find this site?: WEB |
| Comments: IM SORRY I MISSED THE REUNION. | |
| First Name: Greg | Nick Name: Pigeon |
| Last Name: DeHaro | Rate/Rank: AMH2 |
| Email: greg.deharo@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 78-81 |
| Carriers Served On: CVN-69 IKE | Carrier / Dates: 78-81 |
| Today's Date: 11/27/12 | How did you find this site?: Google search |
| Comments: Best years and friendships of my life | |
| First Name: Lawrence | Nick Name: Lucky |
| Last Name: Nall | Rate/Rank: ATC |
| Email: lawrencenall@yahoo.com | Dates Served in VA12: 2/76-6/76 |
| Carriers Served On: USS Independence, USS Constellation, USS Belleau Wood, USS Kennedy, USS Stennis, USS America | Carrier / Dates: CV62 02/76-05-76 with VA12 : CV64 09/78-10/81 ships company : CV64 01/85-01/88 ships company : LHA3 07/91-10/95 |
| Today's Date: 12/13/12 | How did you find this site?: Yahoo search |
| Comments: :I am not on the 76 roster but should be. Another name missing is YN2 Ahmed Onboard Indy I spent my entire time mess cooking At Cecil I was the permanent Duty driver and POIC of First Lieutenant div uder LTjg Carrico | |
| First Name: William | Nick Name: Tom |
| Last Name: Bezhold | Rate/Rank: E3-E5 |
| Email: | Dates Served in VA12: 1/82 - 4/85 |
| Carriers Served On: IKE | Carrier / Dates: |
| Today's Date: 12/17/12 | How did you find this site?: |
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| First Name: Cornelius | Nick Name: Pat |
| Last Name: Ring | Rate/Rank: ATAN |
| Email: pat.ring1@gmail.com | Dates Served in VA12: 1/85 to decommision |
| Carriers Served On: Ike | Carrier / Dates: 85 |
| Today's Date: 12/23/12 | How did you find this site?: Google search for Ubangi Ubetcha |
| Comments: I was in VA-12 a very-short time, just before the decom and subsequent transfer of a bunch of us to the A6 program in Virginia Beach (NAS Oceana). I still keep in touch with an AT named Les Lutter from VA-12. | |
| First Name: Danny | Nick Name: Dano |
| Last Name: Gregory | Rate/Rank: AMS2 |
| Email: | Dates Served in VA12: 12/82/6/86 |
| Carriers Served On: Eisenhower | Carrier / Dates: Med/83, Norlant/84, Med/84-85 |
| Today's Date: 12/31/12 | How did you find this site?: Signed Guestbook before |
| Comments: Great to see all the folks I served with on here, best group of people I've ever worked with period! Commander Samuels, best CO and Leader of my career. Johnny Miller has broken my will, I'll get on Facebook and visit the squadron page. Happy New Year to everyone, best wishes for a great year ahead. | |
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