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Fellow communicator, Michael R. Ellis, RMCS USN(Ret), has become an excellent author and his offerings center around Navy Communications, hero being RM2 Rigney Page - very interesting novels. Two to date and a third one on the way. The latest novel takes place at NCS Nea Makri (NGR). Terrific author and a must read for all intersted in Naval Communications in the era of 1950-1970. Links for more information and how to obtain these books are: Apollo Rises and Nea Makri.
Mike Ellis has released yet another novel, titled "Chief Page". “From the Philippines to the northern coast of Scotland, Chief Page combats America’s enemies and stirs conflict with his chain of command.” “Evil regrets the day it crossed paths with this navy chief!”
Mike has just released a fourth novel!
Chief Page embarks on another adventurous trek through the Cold War navy. . . . Follow The Hero of Thurso as he combats the red menace in the waters and islands of The Bonifacio Strait . . . . . . Watch the chief’s leadership tested when he must cope with destructive incompetence in the chain-of-command . . .
Read more about Chief Page and "The Bonifacio Strait" at his publisher’s website: Chief Page
Association member Richard Chase, RM, 70 - 72, wrote a memoir about his time in Derry. The book, titled "Domicile", is available on Amazon. Link to: Amazon - Domicile
Association member CAPT Thomas J. McKeown USN, CO, 76 - 77, and John Fraim (contributor) authored a book about the mission of closing our base in Derry. The book, titled "Londonderry Farewell: An Untold Story", is available on Amazon.
Link to: Amazon - Londonderry Farewell
Link to: Additional Information on "createspace" - Londonderry Farewell
Membership Related Links
DO NOT be responsible for forwarding bogus "VIRUS ALERT" messages to all your friends. Two good sites to check out VIRUS WARNINGS to see if they're BOGUS are:
Military Related LinksList of Veteran's Affairs Offices for all States: All 50 States
Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) News Item - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expanded list of USN and USCG vessels during Vietnam to Agent Orange Exposure List - Link to: FRA News Item "U.S. Navy Radio Communications" - this website contains a phenomenal wealth of photos, technical manuals, and other documentation on the Naval Communications System and the equipment used both on shore stations and aboard ship. - Link to: US Navy Radio Communications "The Second World War in Northern Ireland" - Andy's website contains a wealth of historical information, "then and now" photos, and other documentation on circa WW2 Allied Military Bases, including USAAF, RAF, RN, and Army units located in Northern Ireland. - Link to: The Second World War in Northern Ireland Defense Finance and Accounting Service - Contains links on information for:
FRA: The Fleet Reserve Association, web site: www.fra.org
ONLINE Veteran and Military Personnel Locator/Registry: www.amervets.com/registry.htm (Info on accessing database: www.amervets.com/database.htm)
Medal Replacements and Medal Display Recognitions: www.amervets.com/replacement/other.htm
Online database of U.S. Navy members (active, reserve, and retired) E-mail addresses, www.usnavyemail.com
Military Veterans On-line Data Base, www.vetfriends.com
U.S. Navy Ship's Company, www.hullnumber.com
The Navy Times, www.navytimes.com
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officers Alumni Association, http://www.goatlocker.org/index.html
USNTC Bainbridge Maryland Alumni Association, www.usntcbainbridge.org
Radioman "A" and "B" School of USNTC Bainbridge Alumni Association, e-mail Bill O'Donnell: Odusn29@aol.com We have word that Bill O'Donnell has passed away, so you may not get a reply.
Navy Database for History, Ships, Reunions, Shipmates, etc.: www.theanchorstore.com/chief/
For you guys who worked in "Crypto": http://www.jproc.ca/crypto/menu.html
Home Page of The White House, Washington, DC: White House
Retirement Planner - Special Extra Earnings for Military Service: Social Security Online
Naval Historical Center - Naval History and Heritage Command: NHC - NHHC
Action Alert re "Retirees,Vets eyed for Health Cost Cuts": Military.com
"Navy Together We Served", a website for current and former serving members of the United States Navy, enabling one to connect with lost shipmates: togetherweserved.com
Although this appears to be sponsored by a law office, this website contains information about Mesothelioma and asbestos awareness for veterans: Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center
Although this appears to be sponsored by a law office, this website contains information about Mesothelioma and asbestos awareness for veterans: MesotheliomaGuide - Veterans and Mesothelioma
This is a link to a virtual wall of all those lost during the Vietnam war with names, bio's, and other information on our lost comrades: Virtual Wall
Here are links to two websites that allow one to convert plain text to Morse Code or CW, and adjust rate to various speeds:
Text to Morse Code MP3 conversion Morse Code Translator
United States Department of Veterans Affairs - Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors:
Federal Benefits - 2010 Edition
U.S. Social Security Administration - Online Website: Home Page
On Line Tools You Can Use; On Line Tools Your Loved Ones Can Use; Life Changes and Your Retired Pay Account, Direct Deposit Required; Resetting MyPay Passwords; Tips To Use When Making a Bank Account Change; Customer Service Menu Option Changes; Questions and Answers about Sequestration; Change to Survivor Benefit Plan Annuity Accounts - Retired Pay - March 2013 Newsletter "Derry was Allies’ best-kept secret in Battle of Atlantic" -
Interesting article published in the 10 May 2013 issue of the Derry Journal
Link to: "Derry was Allies’ best-kept secret ..." "U.S. Navy Cruise Books" -
The largest online collection of freely accessible U.S. Navy Cruise Books
Link to: U.S. Navy Cruise Books "U.S. Navy Shore Station Call Signs" -
A listing of the three letter U.S. Navy Radio and Communication Stations - Worldwide
Link to: U.S. Navy Call Signs "The Irish Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Project" - This memorial is to be located in Ennis, County Clare, Republic of Ireland.
An article published in the May/June 2013 issue of "The VVA Veteran" details this project further, read:
"A Good Thing For the Irish: Honoring Those Who Served In Vietnam"
To find out more about the Irish Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Project, visit "The Irish Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Project"
To volunteer or contribute, contact Matthew Carroll by e-mail at: matthew_carroll@theirishvietnamveteransmemorialproject.org
or Brian McDonnell at 703-863-2705. "National Archives - Veterans Service Records"
This site provides information on the following:
* Requesting Military Service Records
* Research Using Military Records
* How to Replace Lost or Damaged Medals and Awards
* Browse World War Two Photos - Holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration
Link to: National Archives - Veterans Service Records "Navy Personnel Command"
This site provides information on the following:
* Navy Retired Activities
Link to: Navy Personnel Command - Navy Retired Activities "U.S. Military in Northern Ireland during WWII"
This Flickr site has been created as a means to centralise images of the US Military in Northern Ireland during WW2:
* Link to: Main Page * Link to: U.S. Navy Page * Link to: U.S. Marine Corps Page "A Secret Landscape - America's Cold War Infrastructure" -
This site contains many links to various Facilities, Systems, and Operating Plans related to communications during the Cold War.
Link to: Webpage "Interested in Amateur Radio ..." -
As a Communications Yeoman, Radioman, or ET, you were once a member of the greatest Communications Team in the world. Miss those days of SSB Voice, CW, and RTTY?
There is a club for you....the Navy Amateur Radio Club. The web site is: Navy Amateur Radio Club Many of our members are former Navy Communicators and we enjoy contacting each other on 7.245 MHz LSB. Our nets run from 0700 to 0900 Eastern 365 days a year, and there's a Tin Can Sailors net beginning at 0900.
In you're not a Ham Radio Operator, and want to learn more, visit the American Amateur Radio League web site at: http://www.arrl.org/home American Radio Relay League There's probably a ham radio club in your area of the country...search for one on Google... attend a meeting to learn more and you will find ham operators who are more than willing to help you study for and obtain your licenses. The FCC License fee is only $15.00 for the test, and this includes your license for 10 years, and can be renewed online at the FCC web site. You were Navy trained...you got this! Author David Mackay, his book, Bubbleheads, SEALs and Wizards, is being published on 1 January 2024 in the USA by Whittles Publishing. It is the first comprehensive coverage of the United States’ military presence in Scotland during the Cold War. More than 40,000 Americans served here during this period. As well as Bubbleheads, SEALs and Wizards, there were also Coasties, Seabees and Marines and others such as Riggers, Snipes, Welders and Skimmers. Let your friends and colleagues know about this intriguing piece of Scottish-American modern history! The book is available on Amazon and Whittles Publishing Co.
Link to: Amazon - Bubbleheads, SEALs and Wizards: America's Scottish Bastion in the Cold War
Link to: Whittles Publishing Co - Bubbleheads, SEALs and Wizards: America's Scottish Bastion in the Cold War
Senior, Military, and Veteran Discounts
"Senior Discounts"
* NOTE: No attempt has been made to verify the accuracy of this listing:
* This list may not only be useful for you, but for your friends and family too.Dunkin Donuts gives free coffee to people over 55 .
If you're paying for a cup every day, you might want to start getting it for FREE.YOU must ASK for your discount !
RESTAURANTS:
Applebee's: 15% off with Golden Apple Card (60+)
Arby's: 10% off ( 55 +)
Ben & Jerry's: 10% off (60+)
Bennigan's: discount varies by location (60+)
Bob's Big Boy: discount varies by location (60+)
Boston Market: 10% off (65+)
Burger King: 10% off (60+)
Chick-Fil-A: 10% off or free small drink or coffee ( 55+)
Chili's: 10% off ( 55+)
CiCi's Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Denny's: 10% off, 20% off for AARP members ( 55 +)
Dunkin' Donuts: 10% off or free coffee ( 55+)
Einstein's Bagels: 10% off baker's dozen of bagels (60+)
Fuddrucker's: 10% off any senior platter ( 55+)
Gatti's Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Golden Corral: 10% off (60+)
Hardee's: $0.33 beverages everyday (65+)
IHOP: 10% off ( 55+)
Jack in the Box: up to 20% off ( 55+)
KFC: free small drink with any meal ( 55+)
Krispy Kreme: 10% off ( 50+)
Long John Silver's: various discounts at locations ( 55+)
McDonald's: discounts on coffee everyday ( 55+)
Mrs. Fields: 10% off at participating locations (60+)
Shoney's: 10% off
Sonic: 10% off or free beverage (60+)
Steak 'n Shake: 10% off every Monday & Tuesday ( 50+)
Subway: 10% off (60+)
Sweet Tomatoes: 10% off (62+)
Taco Bell : 5% off; free beverages for seniors (65+)
TCBY: 10% off ( 55+)
Tea Room Cafe: 10% off ( 50+)
Village Inn: 10% off (60+)
Waffle House: 10% off every Monday (60+)
Wendy's: 10% off ( 55 +)
Whataburger: 10% off (62+)
White Castle: 10% off (62+) This is for me ... if I ever see one again.RETAIL & APPAREL :
Banana Republic: 30% off ( 50 +)
Bealls: 20% off first Tuesday of each month ( 50 +)
Belk's: 15% off first Tuesday of every month ( 55 +)
Big Lots: 30% off
Bon-Ton Department Stores: 15% off on senior discount days ( 55 +)
C.J. Banks: 10% off every Wednesday (50+)
Clarks : 10% off (62+)
Dress Barn: 20% off ( 55+)
Goodwill: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Hallmark: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kohl's: 15% off (60+)Modell's Sporting Goods: 30% off
Rite Aid: 10% off on Tuesdays & 10% off prescriptions
Ross Stores: 10% off every Tuesday ( 55+)
The Salvation Army Thrift Stores: up to 50% off ( 55+)
Stein Mart: 20% off red dot/clearance items first Monday of every month ( 55 +)GROCERY :
Albertson's: 10% off first Wednesday of each month ( 55 +)
American Discount Stores: 10% off every Monday ( 50 +)
Compare Foods Supermarket: 10% off every Wednesday (60+)
DeCicco Family Markets: 5% off every Wednesday (60+)
Food Lion: 60% off every Monday (60+)
Fry's Supermarket: free Fry's VIP Club Membership & 10% off every Monday ( 55 +)
Great Valu Food Store: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Gristedes Supermarket: 10% off every Tuesday (60+)
Harris Teeter: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Hy-Vee: 5% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kroger: 10% off (date varies by location)
Morton Williams Supermarket: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
The Plant Shed: 10% off every Tuesday ( 50 +)
Publix: 15% off every Wednesday ( 55 +)
Rogers Marketplace: 5% off every Thursday (60+)
Uncle Guiseppe's Marketplace: 15% off (62+)TRAVEL :
Airlines:
Alaska Airlines: 50% off (65+)
American Airlines: various discounts for 50% off non-peak periods (Tuesdays - Thursdays) (62+)and up (call before booking for discount)
Continental Airlines: no initiation fee for Continental Presidents Club & special fares for select destinations
Southwest Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
United Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
U.S. Airways: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
Rail:
Amtrak: 15% off (62+)
Bus:
Greyhound: 15% off (62+)
Trailways Transportation System: various discounts for ages 50+Car Rental:
Alamo Car Rental: up to 25% off for AARP members
Avis: up to 25% off for AARP members
Budget Rental Cars: 40% off; up to 50% off for AARP members ( 50+)
Dollar Rent-A-Car: 10% off ( 50+) Enterprise Rent-A-Car: 5% off for AARP members Hertz: up to 25% off for AARP members
National Rent-A-Car: up to 30% off for AARP membersOvernight Accommodations:
Holiday Inn: 20-40% off depending on location (62+)
Best Western: 40% off (55+)
Cambria Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Waldorf Astoria - NYC $5,000 off nightly rate for Presidential Suite (55 +)
Clarion Motels: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Econo Lodge: 40% off (60+)
Hampton Inns & Suites: 40% off when booked 72 hours in advance
Hyatt Hotels: 25%-50% off (62+)
InterContinental Hotels Group: various discounts at all hotels (65+)
Mainstay Suites: 10% off with Mature Traveler's Discount (50+); 20%-30% off (60+)
Marriott Hotels: 25% off (62+)
Motel 6: Stay Free Sunday nights (60+)
Myrtle Beach Resort: 30% off ( 55 +)
Quality Inn: 40%-50% off (60+)
Rodeway Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Sleep Inn: 40% off (60+)ACTIVITIES & ENTERTAINMENT ;:
AMC Theaters: up to 30% off ( 55 +)
Bally Total Fitness: $100 off memberships (62+)
Busch Gardens Tampa, FL: $13 off one-day tickets ( 50 +)
Carmike Cinemas: 35% off (65+)
Cinemark/Century Theaters: up to 35% off
Massage Envy - NYC 20% off all "Happy Endings" (62 +)
U.S. National Parks: $10 lifetime pass; 50% off additional services including camping (62+)
Regal Cinemas: 50% off Ripley's Believe it or Not: @ off one-day ticket ( 55 +)
SeaWorld, Orlando , FL : $3 off one-day tickets ( 50 +)CELL PHONE DISCOUNTS :
AT&T: Special Senior Nation 200 Plan $19.99/month (65+)
Jitterbug: $10/month cell phone service ( 50 +)
Verizon Wireless: "Verizon is offering a 15% discount for military personnel, retirees, and veterans. The company is also offering a 25% discount on accessories like chargers, cases and batteries and 12% off some calling features. The company has already identified 100,000 eligible accounts with the discount on monthly wireless service being applied automatically. If you have not been signed up, active duty personnel will need to show a military email or leave and earnings statement, and retirees and veterans can show an account statement from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service myPay site; DD Form 214; DD Form 214; and the planned Veterans ID Card."
Keep in mind this may or may not represent your best plan deal. It is up to the individual to research this. Verizon Wireless - Home Page
MISCELLANEOUS:
Great Clips: $8 off hair cuts (60+)
Supercuts: $8 off haircuts (60+)NOW, go out there and claim your discounts - - and remember -- YOU must ASK for discount ---- no ask, no discount.
"More Veterans and Military Discounts"
I Know everyone knows someone over 50 please pass the one on!!!!!
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* NOTE: No attempt has been made to verify the accuracy of this listing
Link to: Military Connection.com
Derry Related Links
City of Derry web site: www.derrycity.gov.uk
Web Site for the CITY OF DERRY AIRPORT: www.cityofderryairport.com
Derry Tourist Guide, www.visitderry.com
Old Ghost Stories from in and around Derry: www.derryghosts.com
Over 100 of Photographer Eamon Melaugh's Pictures of Derry (1968-1974), cain.ulster.ac.uk/melaugh/gallery.htm
Derry City Pictures from the CAIN Project, Derry City
The Richmond Shopping Centre (Inside the Derry Wall), www.richmondcentre.co.uk
The Foyleside Shopping Centre (Outside the Derry Wall), www.foyleside.co.uk
DerryCity.Com, submitted by John Fout, son of the late John T. Fout RM (58-60, 68-70): DerryCity.Com
Welcome to Springtown Camp - Dedicated to the men, women, and children of Springtown Camp - 1946 - 1967: www.springtowncamp.com
YouTube - "A DRIVE AROUND DERRY CITY, IRELAND (part one)"
Part Two and other similar videos are listed under "Related Videos".
Link to: A DRIVE AROUND DERRY CITY, IRELAND (Part One)
"The Wile BIG Derry Phrasebook" by Seamus McConnell - GP Media/Guildhall Press, posted on the Springtown Camp Website.
Link to: Book
YouTube - "US ARMY SIGNAL BASE, NORTHERN IRELAND, BENBRADAGH"
Most know it as the Dungiven Transmitter Site and not as a US Army Signal Base. After the US Navy departed it was turned over to the MOD. Regardless, some very nice footage of the former transmitter site of how it looks today, along with music to accompany the video, created by "CRAFTYMARCUZ". Link to: US ARMY SIGNAL BASE, NORTHERN IRELAND, BENBRADAGH
"In Pictures - Derry City of Culture"
A link to Belfast Telegraph.co.uk of 21 photos at various locations around town as Derry celebrates being the City of Culture for 2013
Link to: "In Pictures - Derry City of Culture"
"Geograph® Britain and Ireland - photograph every grid square"
The Geograph® Britain and Ireland project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland, and you can be part of it.
Map Grid designators that reference Derry (there may be more) are: C4117, C4216, C4315, C4316, C4317, C4416, C4419, C4517.
Link to: Geograph
Derry/Northern Ireland Newspapers Links
The Belfast Telegraph, www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Irish America Magazine, www.irishamerica.com
Irish Newspapers, www.irishnewspapers.com
Ireland's Eye, a weekly web-magazine on Ireland: Ireland's Eye
NEWSHOUND, a "news sifting" service for people interested in the Northern Ireland situation: www.nuzhound.com
MSNBC News Special Report on Northern Ireland, msnbc.com/news/536604.asp?0sp=N2bB
Derry Journal, www.derryjournal.com/
Londonderry Sentinel, www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk/
Search Notices - Announcements Ireland, announce.jpress.ie/
Derry/Northern Ireland Radio Station Links
Radio Foyle on Internet, www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/radio
Derry Radio Station Q102FM Live Broadcast on Internet, Q102FM
Letterkenny's Highland Radio Live Broadcast on Internet, www.highlandradio.com
Ed McBride's Radio Show, "Reflections of Ireland", "Maryland's longest running-radio program of traditional Irish music, news, and sports" can now be heard Sunday (5:00 - 7:00 pm) and Monday (4:00 - 6:00 pm) on WHFC 91.1 FM or: www.whfc911.org
Various radio stations in N. Ireland and worldwide: www.live-radio.net
Derry/Northern Ireland Miscellaneous Links
Weather Forecasts for N.I., www.weatheronline.co.uk/Ireland.htm
Weather Forecasts for N.I., www.meto.gov.uk/datafiles/AAPMS.html
Weather Forecasts for N.I., uk.weather.yahoo.com/Europe/United_Kingdom/Northern_Ireland/index.html
Northern Ireland Tours, Derry: www.irishtourguides.com
Cheap Flights to Ireland, www.oconnors.com/aerlingus
Abbey Bed & Breakfast, Abbey Road, Derry: www.abbeyaccommodation.com
The Waterfoot Hotel & Country Club, www.thewaterfoothotel.co.uk
Beech Hill Country House Hotel, www.beech-hill.com
Information on Ireland's Hotels, www.irelandhotels.com
Submitted by Declan Walls, his website containing useful information on businesses in Derry, www.thebestof.co.uk/cityofderry
National Art Gallery, www.nationalgallery.ie
PalTalk:
Want to talk with old shipmates from NCS Londonderry? If your computer has speakers and a microphone, you can visit Paltalk Voice and Video Chat and download their software and set yourself up in just a few minutes. There is a group of alumni who meet on PALTALK weekday nights from around 8:00pm EST to chat. Look for a group under MEET NEW PEOPLE called 'Derry Alumni' and join in. It's Free.
Skype:
Want to talk with old shipmates from NCS Londonderry? If your computer has speakers and a microphone, you can visit Skype for more details, download their software and set yourself up in just a few minutes.
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