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Max Alling, 69 of Dallas, GA passed away at Wellstar Community Hospice of Austell, Ga. on November 7, 2023 following a brief illness.

“Flashbacks, so many flashbacks,” a bearded Navy veteran said. As he did a 360-degree turn, taking in his surroundings, the words on the back of his letterman jacket became clear: “USS George Washington Maiden Voyage 1994.” More than 200 members of the original USS George Washington crew gathered Saturday in the hangar bay of the ship they brought to life more than 30 years ago. For many of ...

FREEPORT — Ronald Bruce Nielsen, 80, passed away on July 1, 2023, after a period of declining health. Ron was born in Portland, 1943, to mother Winifred B (Tuttle) Nielsen and “Dad” Norman Nielsen. Ron attended Portland schools, graduating in 1962...

Wayne H. Toof, 78, passed away peacefully at the University of Vermont Medical Center on Friday, June 16, 2023, following a short illness. The only child of Harmon M. and

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Command Master Chief Brittenum was appointed Command Master Chief on April 19, 2021, serving as the senior enlisted leader of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Great Lakes, the command for all Navy personnel working at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center’s main hospital and clinics.

National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship Iowa Names Terry Branstad National Campaign Co-Chair Share Article Former United States Ambassador to China and Governor of Iowa Will Broaden National Awareness and Support for the Nation’s First Museum Dedicated to the Surface Navy My role as ambassador to China has given me first-hand knowledge of the impact that freedom of navigation plays in international relations and the critical role of the Surface Navy in protecting and assuring th...

Charles Arthur Life, 70, of Washington, passed away Feb. 13, 2021, at his residence. He was born on June 9, 1950, in Parkersburg the son of the late Pearl L. a

Share This: SOFREP marks the passing on January 26 of Harry M. Beal at the young age of just 90. Harry Beal resided in Greenville Township Pennsylvania. He grew up in Mayersville PA, southeast of Pittsburgh in the 1940s. His father was a coal miner and wanted young Harry to take up that trade as well. Instead, Harry enlisted in the Navy in 1948, attended boot camp in Great Lakes IL, and rated as a Gunner’s Mate on the Destroyer Tender USS Shenandoah. He was incredibly fit, able to do a pull u...

Port Leyden- Rickard K. Martin, a longtime resident of Quarry St. retiree of Lewis Country Sheriff Department and husband of Mary, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020, at Lewis County General Hospital, Lowville. Affectionately known as Rick, he was born on September 12, 1942, in Gardner, Massachusetts, a son of Donald F. and Carrie Holmes Martin. He grew up in Brattleboro, VT, where he received his education, graduating from Brattleboro High School. On August 30, 1960, Mr. Martin enlisted ...