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  • rememberr when you me and groenhof spent the night in jail in virginia beach!!!!!!!

  • wow where have the yrs gone,i'm in regular contact with matthees ,hopkins,moore fleming and groenhof,we all got together in 2008 at charleston sc will write more later,man what a time we had,carlson

  • Ron,

         We served together in heavy 12. I ran the SLR and IR benches in the ASSC shop. We live fairly close together. I'm in Norcross, Ga. just down the road from you.

    Gary Wiggins ATR-2    gary.wiggins@hotmail.com

  • Hi Ron,

    While I do not recall the name Gary Matthew, that does not mean I would not recognize him if I saw a 1969-70 photo; same goes for you! Your recent photo looks sort of familiar, but my recall only lasted as long as the cruise! :) Do you ever hear from Hanson? It would be great if you or I could get him a copy of the photo I have with him in it.

    Well, see you later Shellback!

    John

  • Hey Ron, you are correct! That was Hanson in the photo! I could never pull his name, though it was in my brain, securely locked away I suppose, and all these years later....

    you supply the missing information. Thanks a lot Ron!

    ps, I have sent you a friend request...   :)

    thanks,

    John

  • Hey Ron! That is great that we were both aboard the AMERICA at the same time! This site sure brings back a lot of memories. So, you are a Grandpa! That is a great fraternity for sure. I am a Great Grandpa myself, and I will post a few photos on my page when I get the chance. You take care, and please add me to your friends list if you will. The more the merrier! Thank you,

    John

  • Got a chance to look at all your new photos.  You and your family look good.

  • Got your message and photos. Good looking family. I had 3 daughters, with my youngest just getting married mid-September. Being a Grandpa is the greatest thing ever. The Naval Air Museum is awesome. The first RVAH-12 reunion was held there. At the time there was 12 people that I knew.
  • Ron, I did not get your last message and the picture you sent.
  • Hi Ron, It has been a whole year since I have been back here. These sites such as Facebook are hard for us old guys to understand. I take way too many pills. I am sure all that clean living was a big part of it. Do you know what ever happened to Greg Kabay? Take care of your self.
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