Good morning, Sir! I'm Paul Skizinski, who served with you in RVAH 11. I'm a lifetime member of the USS Forrestal Association, as well as a member of RVAH-NAVY, Navy Photo Intelligence Group, Heavy Eleven Facebook page and Kitty Hawk on Facebook. I remember you well, and also the other officers and men in Ops Division. You can reach me on Facebook under my first and last name, or by email at pj2skis@skizinski.com. Also check out my photography at https://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_ski/albums/
Sam. Great to hear from you. I have received a notice from now VADM TJ Kilcline via Brad Jones (Photo mate during our WESTPAC cruise) that TJ Jr. & one of his sisters commissioned a replica of a Hvy-11 Vigi with TJ Sr and Vince Monroe's names on the canopy rails is to be placed on display at the Washington Navy Yard with dedication on the first Sat. of August. If you are interested I can forward Brad Jones's e-mail to you.
Are you still married to Nancy?? Do you know anything about Joe Pelton or Dan Grinyviski or any others from the '67 WestPac Cruises? I know that LCDR Lenhart has passed away. My wife and I had dinner with him and his wife in San Diego some years back when he was COMNAVAIRPAC's OPS Officer. My wife and I plus our son (Scott) had Sunday brunch with CAPT Charlie Choyce also in San Diego when he was EXEC of the Ranger. I am retired from about 40 yrs of working for the US Dept. of the Interior, Energy, the States of Arizona and Nevada. Made my career in marketing of federal hydroelectric power from Hoover Dam. Scott, our son is now a guide at Hoover (first 4th generation employee of Hoover Dam - Great Grandfather, both grandfathers and myself worked at Hoover during some part of our respective careers.
Let me know if you are ever out this way. Our phone number is still 702-293-1000. We would enjoy getting to see you again.
"I do not remember most of the people in the unit. I was fond of every man in our unit and division. At the time, I had most of my focus on solving the problems associated with the PECM. Never did get it to work it should. We were always…"
"I do remember Tom Kilcline, his wife and children. We had a great Thanksgiving meal at his home in San Diego as we were deploying on the Kittly Hawk, He had his deep draft at that point in time. I received a querry asking the identity of Cdr…"
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Good morning, Sir! I'm Paul Skizinski, who served with you in RVAH 11. I'm a lifetime member of the USS Forrestal Association, as well as a member of RVAH-NAVY, Navy Photo Intelligence Group, Heavy Eleven Facebook page and Kitty Hawk on Facebook. I remember you well, and also the other officers and men in Ops Division. You can reach me on Facebook under my first and last name, or by email at pj2skis@skizinski.com. Also check out my photography at https://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_ski/albums/
Are you still married to Nancy?? Do you know anything about Joe Pelton or Dan Grinyviski or any others from the '67 WestPac Cruises? I know that LCDR Lenhart has passed away. My wife and I had dinner with him and his wife in San Diego some years back when he was COMNAVAIRPAC's OPS Officer. My wife and I plus our son (Scott) had Sunday brunch with CAPT Charlie Choyce also in San Diego when he was EXEC of the Ranger. I am retired from about 40 yrs of working for the US Dept. of the Interior, Energy, the States of Arizona and Nevada. Made my career in marketing of federal hydroelectric power from Hoover Dam. Scott, our son is now a guide at Hoover (first 4th generation employee of Hoover Dam - Great Grandfather, both grandfathers and myself worked at Hoover during some part of our respective careers.
Let me know if you are ever out this way. Our phone number is still 702-293-1000. We would enjoy getting to see you again.
Regards,
Harvey