U.S.S. Pyro Guest Book Archive
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Charles Gomand was my father-n-law several years ago. He was a good and a great father figure. 6/28/04 None --Chuck was my father-n-law Bryant Stubenrauch Send Email Congratz on the getting married Smitty!!! Some of the most fun I had on the boat, was being a CPO Mess Crank with Smitty. While he was in there entertaining the CPOs with his Origamy and other air guitaring etc. I was always in cooking and cleaning. LOL Smitty you were great to hang out with on the ship, good luck with the marriage and have lots of fun at the Dead Concert. 6/27/04 1988-1992 MM3 Weyer Send Email Looking for any who was on pyro 63,67. BT3 when i left. in 67. 6/27/04 63-67 jimmie d. redburn Send Email Congratulations on your marriage, Smitty.......didn't you learn anything the first time? :) But seriously, I wish you many happy years of happiness with your new foundation. It is true that behind every great man is an equally great woman. So, if you ever become a total failure, at least you have someone to blame it on. :^O 6/26/04 3.5 Vincent Ramirez Former Deckape Send Email Aloha, Folks alot has happened since I e-mailed you I'm on my 2nd Marriage got married on May 2nd,2004 2PM,here in Santa Rosa,California,I miss you guys and gals,exspecially on Liberty,it was insane fun,and painfully funny :}We could make doing the Laundry fun,tommorrow I'll be taking my wife to see the DEAD"at Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View,south of us about 90+ miles give or take,I had this weird dream I painted my beach cruiser Haze gray and put starboard and port lines on either side,and commissioned my bike the U.S.S. Smitty LS-38 had to tell you well gotta go and dip in the jacuzzi with the miss :} woooo wooo "Smitty" :} 6/25/04 7/86- 7/26/90 Larry "Smitty" Smith Send Email Found this web site a while ago. Nice to see some names I remember. I'm still in the Navy, was a BM3 on board now I'm a BMC. Would love to hear from anyone was there..... "Sweat Pac 91", being towed, alot and the many, many unreps we did. Learned alot and still miss it. 6/17/04 89-92 BMC Miller Send Email OMG! Somebody sank the Captain's Gig? I would love to hear that story! Laughing out loud! This should be a classic! 6/16/04 3.5 Ramirez, Vincent 1st Division Send Email I was just wondering.. Anyone ever hear from Jamie Johns or Tracy (young) Armstrong? I literally remember everyone I served with, sure would love to be able to get in contact with some of them. And Im not sure, but Im pretty sure that Gramley and I still owe Henson, chaney, huff, coskella, argo, cheif ransom, Lowrey, lilly, Brown, McCaslin, Teats, Bash, cheif Pepik, cheif Macglaughlin, Mlady, Lapid, reulos, Bryan, Mayes, Derosa money for P.I. Thialand, Africa, Sports Bar in San Diego, and coronado, etc. And I know Chaney and Gramley remember pushing that rental car up and over to coronado bridge cuz it was out of gas just so we get have another beer before our liberty expired at 0300. DAMN!! What a great life that was. I think its apparent I could go on for ever. LOL 6/16/04 1988-1992 MM3 Weyer Send Email Did I read that right??!!! MMCS Bryan?!! Holy Crap!! Way to go bro!! I talked Gramley into moving here to Oregon to keep the collect phone calls down. :) You gotta send me an Email to fill me in on everything. Looks like you finally saw the light and saw that MMs rule the roost. And does anyone else here remember that HUGE Tattoo that fireman House got on his back?? OMG!!! so, anyone that remembers me and wants to catch up on old times, my email is Leweyer2003@yahoo.com 6/16/04 1988-1992 MM3 Weyer Send Email Aloha fellow Pyromaniacs, It's so good to see a lot of the names I served with.Yo Vince,you remember me?I was the guy poundin'on the partition tellin you to stop snorin' so loud.I still have all my pictures and I still have one or two of you.And for a nominal fee I will gladly destroy them and the negatives,no one will ever have to know......hehehe.Hey Chuck Grayson,you still hackin'at tree stumps.Ah what fond memories.I'm sure Subic was never the same after we were done with it.Hope to hear fom any of ya soon.Just e mail me...if you still have the strength.I'm Dr Whiplash,and I'm out to lunch 6/15/04 1979-1983 ChuckWells Send Email Stumbled on to this site while looking for BT1 Bash. Man, I owe that guy one hell of a Thanks...I would not still be in this canoe club if it were not for him. Anyway, I was looking over the many other posts and I too remember the loud 1MC announcements of "The Ship is DIW" and our families posting signe on the Golden Gate for us. Another one I loved was "The Pig is Headed for the Barn"...man I loved those runs. I steamed with Stolltlmeyer, Bash, Chaney, Weyer, Gramley, Thorne, Shearer, Shultz....another one who kept me steaming and so many others. One hell of a proud crew on the Little Ship that Could. Gotta go and would like to hear from all. 6/13/04 90-92 MMCS BRYAN.....BT3 ON AE-24 Send Email I'm still scarred from the effects of being a victim of "The Mail Buoy Watch". That was a long time ago, but I'm still affected with nightmares of ever impending stupidity. The joke was on me! "C'mon fellas! It wasn't that funny!" I'll never live it down! 6/13/04 3.5 Seaman Ramirez Send Email Hello former shipmates! I found this website by accident and was truly suprised by all the names I still remember. Before I continue, I just wanted tho express thanks to some shipmates who played an important part in my Navy carrer. A big thank you goes to Capt. S.E. Manning, 1st LT. Spillers, BMC Scott, BMC Byrd, HMC Trevino (for patching me up when I got my butt kicked), BM1 Thompson, and all of the 1st division crew members. I have fond memories of you all! You have all made a tremendous contribution to my maturity, and to my civilian carrer choices. It was a pleasure serving with you all. Has anyone any idea whatever happened to BM3 Bates and to RM3 Sato? 6/13/04 3 Vincent Ramirez, Jr. Send Email great ship,alot of fun times. please anyone wishing to keep in touch feel free to e-mail me. rase div. snipes are more than welcome. 6/9/04 5 mm3 jeffrey kenney Send Email I worked for the bean bag that is what I called him, Quarter Master Chief Beam. I had a lot of fun during my time in the Navy on the Pyro. When we were at sea we always had fun with the guys in CIC and the signal men but the radio guys were always locked up. I work for computer sciences corp. as an administrator, I administer a web site that is spread across 10 servers and I like my job. I also have 4 kid’s two boys and two girls and we live in Lancaster Ca. If you email me tell me something I would remember about you or I might not remember who you are, it has been almost 25 years man that is a long time. What’s up Canfield…. 6/3/04 79 - 81 QMSN Bartlett Send Email found this site by accident but its great to see so many familliar names that i have serverd with for four long years 5/31/04 87-91 BRIAN CAMBRON Send Email HERE IS TO ALL THE CREWMEMBERS WHO SERVED ON BOTH OF THESE STORIED AMMUNITION SHIPS IN TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE. YOU ANSWERED YOUR COUNTRY'S CALL. IT WAS EXPECTED OF YOU AS THE PRICE OF MAINTAINING OUR FREEDOM. PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS,SAILORS,AND AIRMAN IN THE MIDDLE EAST WHO CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR THIS FREEDOM. GOD BLESS YOU ALL ON THIS DAY...OUR DAY.. MEMORIAL DAY!!!!!!! 5/31/04 1967-68 TOM SANBORN Send Email HI EVERYONE, JUST RECENTLY FOUND THIS WEB SITE AND IT SURE IS NICE TO SEE ALOT OF THE NAME I REMEMBER FROM DAYS GONE BY. ALOT OF FUN WAS HAD ON WEST-PAC '83. I WOULD TRADE TOSE MEMORIES FOR THE WORLD. BILL MEIER, ARE YOU OUT THERE? E-MAIL ME. 5/29/04 82-84 BOB BAKER , SN Send Email I was just going through the photo section on here. And I seen a picture on the Who is this section during the years of 1988-1992, looks like it was sent in by Bill Chaney. WAZZZUP BILL!!! The picture is of FA Jamie Johns and Petty Officer Lapid. Okie,, gonna go do some more picture looking :) 5/26/04 1988-1992 MM3 Weyer Send Email Been awhile since Ive had a chance to visit this site again. Its cool to see alot of the guys and Girls (Box) ;) That I served with. I gotta say, as much as I dreaded getting underway and leaving the family behind, I sure do miss it. There isnt really any bad memories that I have, they may have been bad at the time, but now are great memories. I would like to say that our crew lost 2 very good sailors during my tour, one being Fireman Butts, and the other being Vidal Rendon. Loosing those 2 guys is the only thing I would change during my stay on Pyro. They will be missed, and if ever one of their family members happen to see this site, please drop us a line. I think I speak for the entire crew when I say our hearts go out to you. Just wanted to give props to those 2 sailors, I would serve with them anytime. 5/26/04 1989-1992 MM3 Weyer Send Email After many months of not looking at the web-site I thought I's take another look. Do not see much from Shipmates from the early Viet Nam Cruises. Also noted that someone else asked about the ships store for items. What happened to it? We had our car stolen a month ago and my Pyro cap with my Viet Nam Service and Campaign ribbons and 2nd class hat pin were stolen. Would like to get a new cap and replacement ribbons and pin to put in the back window of our new car. ALSO, would like to know if anyone knows the whereabouts of any "A" Gang shipmates from 1966 - 1968. 5/24/04 1966 - 1968 Ed Mickelson Send Email just received the scuttlebutt spring issue sounds like the assocation is having some finicial problems. to those on ae 24 who look at this site and are not yet members or ones who have fallen away. bob hauge is right ae 24 members come on we can not let this fall on its face. especially now in the difficult times that the country we served and love so much is falling into a i like to say anti everything. for the record i contacted ten of the members that i was staion with on board and just can not seem to get them intersted. i also experience this attitude in other veterans organizations that i am a member of. bob i have a suggestion for the membership to consider. recently the dav offered life memberships that could be paid off in three years time. which makes it easier for some of us to come up with the cash. to say just put on a credit card or pay it from your paycheck and get it over with is real hard for some of us. just somethng to think about. i plan on seeing you guys in branson. i love those country music theatres there and you never know who you might see walking the streets. see ya later guys. rm1 hunter 5/20/04 1979-1982 BOBBY HUNTER RM1 USN RET Send Email just received the scuttlebutt spring issue sounds like the assocation is having some finicial problems. to those on ae 24 who look at this site and are not yet members or ones who have fallen away. bob hauge is right ae 24 members come on we can not let this fall on its face. especially now in the difficult times that the country we served and love so much is falling into a i like to say anti everything. for the record i contacted ten of the members that i was staion with on board and just can not seem to get them intersted. i also experience this attitude in other veterans organizations that i am a member of. bob i have a suggestion for the membership to consider. recently the dav offered life memberships that could be paid off in three years time. which makes it easier for some of us to come up with the cash. to say just put on a credit card or pay it from your paycheck and get it over with is real hard for some of us. just somethng to think about. i plan on seeing you guys in branson. i love those country music theatres there and you never know who you might see walking the streets. see ya later guys. rm1 hunter 5/20/04 1979-1982 BOBBY HUNTER RM1 USN RET Send Email Served two tours Viet Nam, 64-66. Interested in the ribbons or medals we were entitled to during those two Westpac deployments. I was a Signalman 3rd Class. 5/11/04 July, 1964 - June, 1966 Gary Dean White Send Email Loved the Pyro. Was among the first to report aboard when the ship was first commissioned. 5/11/04 1961 and 1962 c c wilson Send Email Hey- If any of you live in Arizona & remember me, please let me know, as I'd LOVE to see you!!! Drop me a line! 5/9/04 1988 - 1990 Kim Box-Engels Send Email My dad, Willis Bruce Rothe, who passed away in February 2002 shared stories with my son and me about is experiences on this ship--especially on the date of Dec. 7, 1941. Linda Hausman 4/29/04 Linda Hausman Send Email I'm trying to find Jerry foster bm 4/25/04 1979 - 1981 Brett Shawn Gehm Send Email Current Sea Cadet - taking a look at what is out there. 4/16/04 2 Alexandra Bolt Send Email I am hoping to get in touch with people who served on the Pyro with Capt. Beecher Snipes, he was CO from 1961 to 1962. Just curious if there are any good sea stories, what he was like to work for, where the ship was and so on. Thanks for your time. 4/15/04 Beecher Snipes III Send Email I have not even looked for anyone sense june of 90 when I left dont know what made me look to day but it was good to see everones coment and that there is a reuion I was in 1st 2nd until striking rate and going to 3rd I am in the Seabees now as a EO1 would love to here from anyone if you still remember me formaly GMG Spiser, Darren 4/14/04 NOV 87 / 90 Darren Spiser Send Email yo people whats up 4/13/04 4 Mark W (ozzy) ostrander Send Email NOW HEAR THIS!!!! SET THE UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT DETAIL!!! Sound familiar? Yep.....just trying to get your attention and that worked on one cruise some 287 times but this time I am sending this out to remind everyone that we are less than a year away to be thinking about our next reunion in BRANSON, MO 6-10 APRIL 2005. Super entertainment is already booked for the two most popular shows with lots of free time to pick your favorite shows to fill in. Check the upcoming Scuttlebutt for Reunion details and in the meanwhile check out our first class host hotel at: www.lodgeoftheozarks.com See you there 4/13/04 MPA 1967- 1968 TOM SANBORN Send Email Hey Pyro Pals! Whom ever went to the reunion last month, hoping you had a great time! Sure wish I could have been there! If any of you live in Arizona, please let me know, as I'd LOVE to see you!!! I have recovered about 95% from my stroke, from this past December & now I have another lifestyle change to adjust to... Was just diagnosed with diabetes last month! Shoot, I just turned 35 last month... When will this end? I am back to work full time, walk 2 miles a day and swim every day as well. Keep me in your prayers, as you're always in mine. Remember, God is good! Hey Smitty, your BIG DAY is May 2nd... I'll be thinking of you : ) Blessings, Kim 4/12/04 1988 - 1990 Kim Box-Engels Send Email Hey to all my old shipmates!!! Wanted to post my new email address in case some of you want to get in touch with me. Clint- give me a holler sometime, Frances- you too when you guys get a chance. Email me first for the new phone number tho!! Talk to you fellas soon!!! Steve 4/6/04 1986-1988 HTFN Steven Poole Send Email i was the e-div work center supervisor. are any of the old buds out there 4/5/04 1989-1992 em2 robert l ainsworth Send Email Where the hell is Andaya,Scott,Wahler,Flick,Perry...?Drop me a line, I'm married with (many) kids. What about BM1Ortiz. I would like to hear from anyone from 91 to Decomm. GO HUSKERS! 4/1/04 91-94 Jeff Jensen Send Email Just found this site, very cool. Just thought I'd say hi, God do I miss those long un-reps,(not)! 4/1/04 91-94 BMSN Jeff Jensen Send Email Wazzzup All !!! Just stopped by to see how everyone was doing. Am hoping to make it to the next reunion next year with wife and daughter. Still miss working in the hole and all the hole snipes I got to know, Best damn crew I have ever known, I remember standing out on main deck as SN Weyer, doing an UPREP up by alaska or somewhere and having snot freeze down my face, and I thought for sure it couldnt get any colder, then I seen these crazy hole snipes come up on main deck in T-Shirts to get some "Fresh Air", I knew at that moment I wanted to work down in the Engineroom. :) And thanks to Fellow snipe Gramley, I was down turning 2 in the hole in no time. I never knew a tighter group of guys, (and girls) ever. Bearing Parties sucked for sure, or scrubbing the bildges or having me and Gramley climb inside the main condensor to clean it. yuck for sure. So, send me an email or something,, my email is Leweyer2003@yahoo.com 3/23/04 1988-1992 MM3 Weyer Send Email 1965 - 1967 B DIVISION 3/19/04 2 1/2 ROBERT WATSON Send Email Hope everyone had a good reunion, was sked to go however Wife became ill and had to cancel. Got in touch with Boyd Davis(BD) and heard Chief(I wrote the PUB) White is still in Vallejo driving a bus is doing good. I remember the Captains gig sinking while pulling into Hawaii, who was the guy hanging onto the line and kicking off the back of the gig while the Throttle was stuck and the proper out of the water? 3/17/04 2 Jeffrey Caffey Send Email its cool to see some of my old shipmates and fellow BTs. I was a police officer for 8 Yrs in the Bay Area and am now a plumbing contractor in Sacramento. Does anyone know the whereabouts of Richard Cobb who went to the SEAL team. or LTJG Pulley. Also would like to hear from Tony Smith. Richard Lynch passed away 9 yrs ago from an illness, its hard to believe he is gone. 3/13/04 79-82 Curtis States Send Email SORRY WE ARE UNABLE TO MAKE THE REUNION... WE DO ENJOY BEING WITH YOU OLD SHIPMATES SO MUCH..SEE YOU NEXT TIME BEST TO YOU ALL LEW AND SHIRL 3/10/04 1959...1961 LEW STEELE Send Email Hope everyone enjoys the reunion, its good to read all the entries in the guest book, brings back good memories. Troy don't lie to your recruits. 3/9/04 Nov 86 to June 90 Clint Lindgren Send Email MY FIRST SHIP AND I DEARLY LOVED IT. I WAS A PN2 IN SHIP'S OFFICE, OPS DEPARTMENT PPO, AND CAPTAIN'S BATTLE CIRCUIT TAKER DURING GENERAL QUARTERS. I RETIRED FROM THE NAVY IN 1982 AS A CWO3 AND NOW LIFE IN RAMONA, CALIFORNIA. 3/8/04 1964-65 JEFF L. FUNK Send Email LOOKING FOR SHIPMATE DENNIS POLLACK GMG1 HELP PLEASE 3/7/04 1983-1988 ERICKSEN, LEONARD "RED" J.. Send Email LOOKING FOR SHIPMATE DENNIS POLLACK GMG1 HELP PLEASE 3/7/04 1983-1988 ERICKSEN, LEONARD "RED" J.. Send Email LOKING FOR USS PYRO AE-24 PATCH FOR SHADOW BOX, THERE USE TO BE A SHIP STORE ON THE WEB SITE. CAN'T FIND IT? WAS A EM3 ON PYRO FOR 3 YEARS 9 MONTHS 3/7/04 1974-1978 RALPH SUKOWATY Send Email Lots of knuckle bustin' and needle nosin'. Second division "second to none". Westpac '83. Johnny Green from Seattle (radioman) e-mail me. Hope everyone else I served with are doing fine. Who sank the captain's gig pulling into Hawaii on Westpac '83? Unbelievable! BM3 Matthew Grieve 1981-85 3/6/04 1981-85 Matthew Grieve Send Email Hey ,I was frist in 4th Div then it was switched to Strem Div on the Engineering side Iwas MMFN in Charge of forklifts and hydralics on hatch covers My leading P.O. was Tom Hass MM2nd our shop was near frist hatch If any one remembers give me a call (979)299-6674 Iam still in the Navy-Reserves BM2nd MDSU-1 Det111 Galveston Tx. 3/2/04 1975 to 1978 William Ernest Ballard Send Email hey guys don jahner from uss pyro 77-81 boiler tech say's hi what a party those year were. bruce saw your entry contact me anyone else bt's also contact 2/28/04 77-81 don jahner Send Email Okay Pyro shipmates does anyone know the where abouts of BMCM Ralph Post,MMC J.J.Jones,EN3 Dennis Healy,ENC Carl Clayton Cloud,IC1 Mike Manning,ENFN Leon. Regards ENCM Pope USN RET. 2/28/04 72-74 Jim Pope Send Email hey guys out there to timmy weather sppon bob towery ronald barnes ch williams chuck wells chuck grayson dean hansenbrad westberry,rusel hasselbach please if you feel like it email trying to place all the names with faces maybe some sea stories from you guys help me remeber your faces 2/28/04 1979-1982 bobby hunter rm1 Send Email Mark Sargent I sent you the information you asked for but your e-mail adress is wrong. Post you e-mail to me again and I will reship. Alan L. Bessey 2/25/04 Brother was Roland B. Bessey, Captain Alan L. Bessey Send Email Roland B. Bessey, Capt. for several years was my brother. He died several years ago. If you need more info contact me. Alan 2/22/04 Alan L. Bessey Send Email Well what do you know, found this by search great site. I want to say hi to all I served with and drop me a line if you want. I am still active teaching EABC in Sandiego. Take care 2/21/04 1991-Decom Shaun lafferty Send Email Maybe it would help to write my email... scoogamooga@yahoo.com this means you Flick, powers, Sarros, and Lowery... write or suffer the wrath of the "Dark Hippy" 2/21/04 91-decom Johnny Burleson Send Email Hey crew, wheres the Docksteader and Rm3 "Moose" Johnston? Write me! 2/21/04 91-decom Johnny Burleson Send Email i would like to hear from shipmats that whear on board with me 2/20/04 1989-1993 scott boysen Send Email sorry, I put in the wrong email address,, this is the correct one :) I blame it all on MM3 Gramley. LOL 2/19/04 1988-1992 MM3 Larry Weyer Send Email Hiyas Shipmates!! Been awhile since Ive been on here. trying to get of lots of you, but hard to track ya down :) Especially Scott Boysen, I lost many email addresses switching to new computor :( feel free to drop me a line. 2/19/04 1988-1992 MM 3 Larry Weyer Send Email HEY CHIEF GILLIAM I MISSPLACE YOUR E MAIL ADDRESS PLEASE SEND IT TO ME SO ICAN GIVE YOU A SHOUT ABOUT OUR PHON CON LAST NIGHT. RM1 NUNTER 2/19/04 1979-1982 bob hunter Send Email KEEP IT UP . 2/18/04 maga Send Email ref page 5 fall 2003 issue of the scuttle but be it known that i have tryed to contact shipmates and to no avail i take offense at that article i am not finicially able to attend the reunions that does not mean that my spirit is not with all of you events happen in life that prevent me form attending most of the reunions i always domy best to attend when you are in vallejoand since most of the crew that i served with are not members and proably do not even know that the assocation even exist // that article really raises my cockels i have put several e mail;s on the site and got no response holding the reunions in april or may is a real difficult for a whole lot of us to attend those of youi who are retired and can afford the time it is great for all of you . as to bringing all of us together i do not believe that is a possibilty in that some one like me would always be hindered in some way from attending// face that fact and grow up///some say that summer time is a bad time to but lets face it a lot of members could schedule their vacations around that time iknow that most of the members are from ae1 ok i do not know how to contact members from the crew when i was aboard because i would i really would like to see some of them again// some tell me how to contact my old shipmates and i will gladdy do that// but trying to shame people in to participating is just wrong and should not be done /// so before some one gets a bur up thier ---- think it over//// 2/12/04 1979-1982 BOBBY HUNTER RM1 USN RET Send Email Any one remmeber Jack Simon 1st div? 2/10/04 11-60 to 7-62 Dennis Love Send Email http://old shipmates Going to retire 21 May 04 after 26 years, had to cancel my reservations for the reunion just to much stuff to do in preparation for retirement. Looking to stay in the Ingleside, Texas area and work in the safety field any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Been able to stay in contact with a few former shipmates hope to here from others. Good luck to all. Brad 2/10/04 1978-1982 DCCS(SW/AW) Brad Westberry Send Email I SERVED ON BOARD '69-'70 LEFT TO GO TO VIETNAM I RETIRED AFTER 20 YEARS IN 1988 RETIRED BM1 HAROLD GORE 2/9/04 '69-'70 HAROLD GORE Send Email Got my own massage parlor, boys! The gunnersmates dream in Houston, Texas. Give me a hollar if you're in town. (ok, so it's a day spa, but what the hell) Mark 2/7/04 1976-1979 3rd Division, GMG3 John "Mark" Ridgway Send Email http://heightsmassage.com Howdy ship mates. Sitting here at work rockin out to Walter Trout and getting paid. Life is good. If enyone out there recognizes me drop me a line I'd love to here from you. BT3 Robinette 2/7/04 3 Jeff Robinette Send Email NOW HEAR THIS ALL HANDS!!!! ITS NOT TOO LATE FOR YOU TO SEND ME SOME MONEY FOR THE BEST SHORT TIME YOU'VE EVER HAD (almost as good as Pauline's in the PI)!!! THE GOOD TIMES ARE GOING TO ROLL IN NEW ORLEANS THIS 10 MARCH THRU 14 MARCH AT OUR ANNUAL USS PYRO ASSOCIATION REUNION IN THE LAND OF THE MUDBUG!!!! SUPERIOR ACCOMODATIONS, FREE CHOW AND COCKTAILS, SIGHTSEEING AND PADDLE WHEELERS ON THE RIVER, D-DAY MUSEUM,NEW ORLEANS SEAFOOD BANQUET AND MORE PLUS THE CHANCE TO MEET UP WITH AN OLD STEAMING BUDDY YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FORGET. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME FOR MORE DETAILS. HOST HOTEL IS THE EMBASSY SUITES (504-525-1993) WITH OVERFLOW STAYING AT THE MARRIOTT COURTYARD (504-598-9878) ILL LOOK FOR YOU THERE!!!!! TOM SANBORN TREASURER USS PYRO ASSOCIATION 2/5/04 Main Propulsion Asst. 1967-68 Tom Sanborn Send Email ! Was not aboard Pyro. I was a Plankowner on Nitro. Any one that might know Joe Pearson, RMC and/or Bill Stisser, RM3, Plankowners on Pyro, please give me or them a headsup. I last saw the Pyro on Mare Island in the Fall of '93. 2/4/04 Gary Attean Send Email Ahoy shipmates, great to see they got a site for the old PYRO. Fond memories of funreps, no.6 line shaft bearing, crossing under the Golden Gate and deep anchorings in Canada. Hope all of you are well. Still in and stationed in Everett, WA. The email address is mustanger6110@msn.com if you want to send a note. Take care, Bob (1ST LT) 2/1/04 1988-1990 Robert Loken CDR Send Email Hello to all my shipmates.... Doing great on recruiting duty here in Missouri, get my Gold Wreath next week!!!.Hope everyone is doing good. Will try and round up some photos to download to the site soon. 1/31/04 88-92 Troy Coen-DC2 Send Email Chief Travino, I tried to e-mail you, But it was sent back as undeliverable. Anyway wanted to say thanks for saving my *** a few times. 1/29/04 1978-1981 Bruce Niskanen BT Send Email Hello to all my Pyro shipmates, I hope you all had a safe any happy new year. 1/29/04 1986-1990 HT2 Tim Hutton Send Email hello all.great to see the site again..been gone awhile....kim...hope all is well...and hello.looking for old friends.M-div..Best time of my life....drop me a line 1/28/04 1988-1992 MM3 Corey Gramley Send Email I remember the time we first got out to sea and how sea sick I got untill I got my sea legs. That I well never forget. After years in the Navy I will never forget the friends I made and wounder were they are to this day. I hope to make a reunion someday and see old ship mates. 1/26/04 Aug. 1962 to July 1964 Allan C. Kucera QM Send Email Great Site!! Noticed that very few persons who served on board during my time have responded to the site. I hope they will do so in the future. I served as the Independent Duty Corpman on board in charge of sick bay. I had three corpman assigned to sick bay, Doyle, Pat, and Theodore Gogo. I served under three COs. Captain Eddie Walker, Capt Roland Bessey, and Capt. Sai Manning. Went on board as second class and left the ship as a frocked senior chief. Hope to hear from anyone out there that may have served during the same time. SAIL ON PYROMANIACS!! 1/26/04 1977 -1981 Ali V. Trevino Send Email Served as Bosn and 1st LT. 1/24/04 July 85 to August 87 George M. Leasure Send Email hi to all the member of the pyro family i have a lot of good memories from pyro and worked with good people, ( hey bill silverstein )popeye ug ug ug.to all of you that went on to become chiefs & officers my hat is off to you. sail on shipmates 1/20/04 1983 to 1987 Rocky Compton ( Bm2) Send Email This a great site, I served on the Pyro from 83-86 had some good and bad times but I seem to remember the good times more. Hey now Moody and Brown pumping iron on the weight deck. West pac 83. Schnoore are you out there. SMSN Silverstein 1/20/04 83-86 Bill Silverstein Send Email Hey Chitine Nice to see a female I know, while reading through the messages. Anyone out there that I served with is welcome to E-Mail me. 1/11/04 1991-Decom Vanessa (Sanchez/Anonson) Miera Send Email Hey Chitine Nice to see a female I know, while reading through the messages. Anyone out there that I served with is welcome to E-Mail me. 1/11/04 1991-Decom Vanessa (Sanchez/Anonson) Miera Send Email Hi Smitty! Thank you so much for the nice note you sent my way, with the get well cheer! My recovery will take some time, but I am coming around. I wish YOU the very best on May 2nd... An early congrats! Enjoy life Smitty & Be Good! Blessings, Kim 1/9/04 1988-1990 Kim B0x-Engels (now Robbins) Send Email Aloha,its me again went to see The Dead on New Years Eve,it was "Sweet"the opening act was Robert Hunter,The Grateful Dead's lyrics guy who used to collaborate with Jerry Garcia on most of there famous songs then the funk brothers were next the back up band for alot of the famous Motown singers like Stevie Wonder & Marvin Gaye they were Smooth :} then The Dead with the core band minus Jerry :{ and Joan Osborne on Vocals shes really good,and a new Keyboard player& Organist,well enough said about that,made 10 years sober on January 2nd 2004 and pretty much work monday thru Friday 2Pm to 10Pm weekends off,this 2nd of May I'll be getting Married to a Gal I've known for 5 years I'll be having the Ceremony in my back yard at 11AM again on the 2nd of May,looking forward to it,still nervous but that is normal,it was great to finally get in touch with Marcus from Kansas,wish I could find some of my other buddies Barry{Slim}Williams from Texas,Michael Williams from ST.Louis and Neil{Dusty}Young from Indiana? Bard from Flint Michigan hope there all doing well,Well I better go to bed I'm tired,Oh goodnight Mrs.Box-Engels CHEERS "SMITTY":} 1/9/04 7/1986~ 7/26/1990 Larry "Smitty"Smith Send Email Just a Hi to all my old shipmates and wondering whatever happened to 'Jonesy" RM2 1/8/04 65 -67 Ron "Shorty" Knudson, RM3 Send Email Iam looking for Alton Aurthor Gray or the DK3 who played a excellant acustic guitar. I would also like to contact Chief Logsdon. 1/6/04 October 1971-September 1973 JOHN G STEIDLEY Send Email A NOTE FROM YOUR ASSOCIATION TREASURER: THE MARCH 2004 REUNION CHAIRMAN HAS NOW ESTABLISHED THE SATURDAY NIGHT BANQUET MENU AND COSTS THEREOF IF YOU WANT TO DINE WITH US IN THIS WONDERFUL GOURMET CITY AS FOLLOWS: FISH(dont know species) ---$35.00/person BEEF(ditto)------$45.00/person SORRY--ALL I KNOW ABOUT MENU AT THIS POINT. BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO SEND ANOTHER CHECK TO ME IN ADDITION TO THE TOUR ACTIVITIES TO EAT WITH US ON SATURDAY NIGHT,MARCH 13,2004 AT THE EMBASSY SUITES!!! 1/6/04 1967-68 t.s. sanborn--main propulsion assistant Send Email The PYRO Division of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps are proud to bear the name of your ship. We drill at the USCG Training Center in Petaluma, California, some 40 miles north of the Golden Gate. We are some 30 in number and under our new CO expect to grow by 100% in 2004. The Cadets are young men and women between the ages of 13 and 17 many of whom will join the Armed Forces. We'll do our best to make you proud and to keep you informed of our activities ... those events at which we are Color Guard, or march in local parades. LTJG Robert J Dickinson USNSCC Commanding Officer PYRO ivision 1/3/04 Commanding Officer, PYRO Division, Naval Sea Cadet Corps LTJG Robert J Dickinson USNSCC Send Email |