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Wilburn Larry Pritchett, 83, of Cleveland, was called to his heavenly home on Monday, May 3, 2021.
He was of the Christian faith and passed peacefully at his home of 45 years.
Larry was a Vietnam War veteran. He served his country proudly and retired from the United States Navy after 30 years of service (20 of which were active duty). He was a gunner’s mate, Missiles, First Class, at the time of retirement.
He traveled the world during his Navy career. Notable ships he served on included the USS Leahy DLG-16, Charles R. Ware DD-865, USS Bremerton CA-130 and the USS Chicago CG-11.
Pritchett, Wilburn Larry (Cleveland)
Wilburn Larry Pritchett
Wilburn Larry Pritchett, 83, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, was called to his heavenly home on Monday, May 3, 2021. He was of the Christian faith and passed peacefully at his home of forty-five years.
Larry was a Vietnam War veteran. He served his country proudly and retired from the United States Navy after 30 years of service (20 of which were active duty). He was a Gunner’s Mate Missiles First Class at the time of retirement. He traveled the world during his Navy career. Notable ships he served on included the USS LEAHY DLG-16, CHARLES R WARE DD-865, USS BREMERTON CA-130, and the USS CHICAGO CG-11. Larry received the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Dominican Republic), Navy Expeditionary Medal (Cuba) for active involvement in the Cuban Missile Crisis, Combat Action Ribbon, and Meritorious Unit Commendation a
Troy, New York-based unit responsible for National Guard elements in New York, New Jersey and New England
Courtesy of the New York National Guard
LATHAM, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Major General Thomas Spencer, a resident of York, Maine, took command of the Troy, New York–based 42nd Infantry Division during a change of command ceremony held April 17.
Spencer, a veteran of the Iraq War and Operation Desert Shield/Storm in 1990-1991, has been serving as the Assistant Deputy Commander for Sustainment for the 42nd Infantry Division since 2018. This included a deployment to the Middle East in 2020.
The 42nd Infantry Division is one of eight National Guard division headquarters.
Duty Calls: Two National Guard units get new leaders
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Major Gen. Ray Shields, left, passes the unit flag of the 109th Airlift Wing to new commander Col. Christian Sander as the former commander, Col. Michele Kilgore watches during a ceremony in Scotia.
Two Capital Region National Guard units have new commanders.
New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Thomas Spencer, a two-tour veteran of the Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War, has assumed command of the Troy-based 42nd Infantry Division during a ceremony at New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham. Spencer replaces Maj. Gen. Steven Ferrari of Winslow Township, N.J. .
The Russians have questions about what America’s subs are doing, too.
Sometime
apparently in August 2013, the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Seawolf eased out of the port of Bremerton, in Washington State, on what was probably her fifth or sixth deployment since commissioning in 1997.
A month later the U.S. Sixth Fleet, in charge of ships in European waters, posted a series of photos to the Website Flickr
depicting the U.S. ambassador to Norway, Barry White, touring the 350-foot-long Seawolf pierside at Haakonsvern naval base … in southern Norway. Thousands of miles from Washington State.
How Seawolf got to Norway and what she might have done en route offer a rare and tantalizing glimpse into some of the most secretive quarters of the most poorly understood aspects of American naval power.