Welcome aboard. I was in H-6 from '71-'75 . Just a note, J Lomenick passed away a few years ago. I remember some of the guys in your picture but not all of them. Good to see you found this site. it can be very entertaining.
Hi Steve, Welcome aboad.... I was in RVAH5 in 63 to 66. Had a great experience. I stayed in the aerospace field for over 40 after I got out. This is a great site to catch up with you buddies.
Steve Weaver No Foreign Object Damage Today!
Remember those days of the ritual FOD Walkdown before flight operations, both on land and at sea? It was a time when the squadron and/or ship’s air department personnel came together for the common good of protecting…
Just returned from an 8 day road trip to Pensacola, Florida and enjoyed a reunion with my son Randy at NATTC and my best friend and Heavy-6 Squadron buddy, AD1 Roger Bennett.
"Hi Gehl, Sorry to hear about the loss of your Dad, Frank was a good old boy and a great Mech. I will always have fond memories of him and Heavy-6.
Steve Weaver"
PH-3 James Terry "JT" Marlin, passed away Friday, 7/22/2016 at his home in Chattanooga, TN. Petty Officer Marlin was attached to the Photo Shop of RVAH-6 1973-1976 and made two cruises (1974 Med Cruise aboard USS Forrestal and 1975 WESTPAC Cruise…
"Hey Al,
Are you related to Ronnie Petralia from Lawrence, MA.? We went to school together at St. Laurence's and were good friends. Myfamily moved away in 1964 and I haven't heard or seen him since.
"Hi Mike,
You've got a good memory. If you're referring to the 1965 Buick Riviera GS that I bought in 1972 just out of A-School, I hung on to it for awhile. It was a real rust bucket and I decided to part it out. I made more money on it that way…"
"Merry Christmas Al to you and yours. I hope all is well with you, its been a long time since we last chatted. Drop me an e-mail sometime. Mine is AIP1953@comcast.net.
Steve Weaver"
"Welcome aboard Al, I've been wondering when you were going to find this site. Let's reconnect, I'm feeling nostalgic lately. My son joined the Navy last year and is stationed a NAS Oceana now. Let me know what you've been up to.
Fellow H-6 Nose…"
The last time I spoke with Jim Carter was around 1996/7 when I tracked him down. He was living back up in his home state of New York. I believe he was living in Binghamton, but I have lost track of him since then.
The night before…"
Thanks for the welcome. I am sorry to learn of John Lomenick's passing, how long ago was it? Attached are couple of snaps taken with John on the Forrestal in the Med. The one is a poor old Polaroid of me and him on the flight deck. We…"
"Hi Bob,
Thanks for the welcome aboard. My name is Steve Weaver, ADJ-3/2 and I was attached to Heavy-6 in the Power/Plants shop. I was in 1972-1976, stationed at NAS Albany, Ga. and NAS Key West, Fl. I got out and went to Art School on the old…"
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A Happy Birthday too you Steve ! Sorry I didn't catch you before as a R-6 guy !
Frank Brabant My Father Passed Away A Week Ago. He Was 82 Years Old. I Will Miss Him Deeply-Gehl Brabant mister52mister@yahoo.com (608) 372-7398
hey steve, how long did you hang on to that Riviera? did Roger ever get rid of the GTX?
Any idea where Jim Carter is these days? He was my absentee room mate just before we left ALB for KW. Oh, what ever became of Marvin Ray Brown?
Welcome aboard. I was in H-6 from '71-'75 . Just a note, J Lomenick passed away a few years ago. I remember some of the guys in your picture but not all of them. Good to see you found this site. it can be very entertaining.
Hello Steve,
Welcome aboard.
John VAH-9
Hi Steve, Welcome aboad.... I was in RVAH5 in 63 to 66. Had a great experience. I stayed in the aerospace field for over 40 after I got out. This is a great site to catch up with you buddies.
Take care.... Thanks for your service!
Bob from Granbury, TX