Submariners' Pride Runs Deep

[unhappycamper]

Submariners' Pride Runs Deep
November 11, 2009
Navy News

KINGS BAY, Ga - Kings Bay Submariners welcomed the heroes of the submarine force; the World War II submarine veterans for a four-day event which included tours of submarines and the Trident Training Facility, a golf game, special dinners and lots of storytelling.

Naval Submarine Base (NSB) Kings Bay, in conjunction with U.S SubVets of World War II, Georgia and Florida SubVets, Kings Bay Trident SubVets and the St. Marys Submarine Museum arrange the annual event.

"The event is a lot of work and it doesn't work without support … from the admiral to the lowest ranking Sailor working as a bus driver, but that is what makes us special at Kings Bay," said Command Master Chief James Schubert, NSB Kings Bay. "It's such a great event. To have these guys talk to you and to understand their sacrifices and under the conditions they made them, it is amazing. A lot of these veterans only served four years and they still wear their dolphins and support the submarine force. This is why we say submarines are a way of life, not a qualification."

The 21st Annual World War II Submarine Veteran's Memorial Service, held on Nov. 6, honored the Sailors and submarines lost during World War II, the bells are also tolled for the British submarines and Sailors who gave their lives for the Allied cause.

"Victory at sea did not come cheaply. In the cauldron of fire that was World War II, the submarine force lost 52 boats and 3,506 men," said Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West, who served as guest speaker. "So please know that the generation of Sailors who ride our submarines today do so because your legacy is there to remind them of who they are and what they represent. Your unselfish and faithful service was instrumental in shaping our young submarine warriors in the past, present and into the future.


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[zonkers]

1. Wow. Most Awesome. I just learned of the story of the U.S. WWII Sub "Tang"...

http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/Alex-Kershaw/Escape-from-the-Deep-The-Epic-Story/0306815192.html


9 crew memebers survived the Tang's sinking and relenetless dept charges... by escaping through the torpoedo tube and rising to surface. A rare thing.

[Submariner]

2. WWII Submarines saved the day in the Pacific - these WWII vets went through hell

Glad to see they were recognized at King's Bay.