Home page for VP-17 alumni

(1970-75)

This site last updated   7 February 2010

NEW STUFF

Chance meeting in San Diego (2010 REUNION button) 

 2010 Reunion set (2010 REUNION button) 

State of Nevada Historic Places Reg Form (ZE-6)  (Features list below)

VIDEO of P-8A's maiden flight 25 Apr 09  (P-3, P-8 UPDATES button)

Be sure to check for recently added bios  (BIOS & PHOTOS button)

LOST CONTACT List (BULLETIN BOARD button)

Slide show - EP-3 removal from China (Features list below)

Updated origins of VP-17 (Features list below)

Departed Shipmates Update (IN MEMORIAM button)

Upcoming reunions - 2008, 2010 (relevant button)

Kishi Bushnell update (BULLETIN BOARD button)

Death of AWC Chuck Embach (BULLETIN BOARD button)

*** 2007 Reunion Photos  (2007 REUNION PICS button)

More 1970s photos from Doug McWhorter (1970s Photos page)

More 1970s photos provided by Marta Heffner (1970s Photos page)

Great newspaper article about Hans Bakken (BULLETIN BOARD button)

1970s photos provided by Doug McWhorter (1970s Photos page)

Meaning and derivation of "Bravo Zulu" ("BZ") (Features list below)

Six VP personnel killed on 9/11 VP fatalities-Pentagon

Wives' famous deployment recipes (Features list below)  

VP-17's final cruise book - Corrected (Features list below)

VP-17 alums from all eras (Features list below)

(List updated constantly as more alums check in)

Leo Dete Mission Complete (BULLETIN BOARD button)

Web site seeks okay to visit Midway Atoll (Features list below)

Battle-of-Midway Gooneys (Features list below)

Doc Bakken's son treats Bob Woodruff in Iraq (BULLETIN BOARD button)

Memorial for lost crew of ZE-06 (BULLETIN BOARD button)

Cubi Bar/Cubi Cat Shot (Features list below)

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FEATURES

State of Nevada Historic Places Reg Form (re ZE-6) 

EP-3 removal from China - pps

Meaning and derivation of "Bravo Zulu" ("BZ")

Wives' famous deployment recipes

VP-17's Final Cruise Book (corrected)

Origins & History of VP-17

VP-17 alums from all eras

C'mon, let us visit Midway!

(Related VP-17 short story) Battle-of-Midway Gooneys

P-2V Neptune: Forgotten Warbird

And here's a link to a P-2 story that proves the old adage:

"VP sailors are sly and cunning and bear watching at all times."

VP-6 Crew 12 The Imagination and Cunning by Dick Novetzke

Cubi Bar/Cubi Cat Shot

Honest Boss

  http://www.hallmark.com/wcsstore/HallmarkStore/images/products/ecards/nfg1969.swf

ZE-6 and the Mayaguez - by Bill O'Brien (great story)

New Cubi, Subic today photos

Romantic dinner

Naha -- Big doin's at the old base

VP-17 party photos from the Susi Ray collection

Cubi Point BOQ now a tourist getaway destination 

Great Blue Angels pics

Wisdom from Grandpa Joe Rasfeld

What is an American?

What he say?

VP Squadron Activities

Exact time, neat clock -- http://yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html

1972 Naha & 1973 Cubi deployment journals

These were hand-written daily journals which I kept through most of the 72 Naha deployment and all of the 73 Cubi deployment. Last year, former crewmember Sid Hanisee asked for a copy of the Cubi journal, so I typed it up in order to make it legible for him. And since I also had notes from the '72 Naha deployment, I typed them up as well. Fortunately, Sid was able to read both journals and to recall a few happier moments during the final months of his life. Jenene said it cheered him up immensely at a time when he was extremely ill. And so, these journals are dedicated to Sid.   

Here's one sample entry from the 1972 Naha journal

Tuesday 7 Mar 1972.  Noted log entry that a VP-17 1^st Class Petty Officer (Snake Stoglin) was arrested by base air police for riding his motorcycle without a license. He was placed in the custody of Lt Purdy.  The next morning, Lt Purdy is reported to be in the custody of the air police for: a) riding his motorcycle without a license; b) no license plates; c) no title, bill of sale or registration. Purdy is released, the motorcycle impounded.

To read more, click here.

Hand-carved P-3 model. Click here for details and a note from Pat Maley.

VP-17 SHORT STORIES ON THIS WEB SITE

 Waddlethromp

Zero-g

Battle-of-Midway Gooneys

VP-23 SHORT STORIES ON THIS WEB SITE

Before Red October

Sub on the Rocks

Loch Ness Revisited

also

"MISTER BEASLEY"

LAUNCH 'EM (the movie)

Ever wanted to own a copy of that crazy old Navy film called LAUNCH 'EM? It was filmed in 1956 in black and white by VF-121 (flying F9F-8 Cougars) on board USS Hancock while heading home to San Diego from a WestPac deployment. Personally, I hadn't seen it since the early 1970s and wondered if perhaps it had simply disappeared into a black hole somewhere. Then someone directed me to the web site maintained by the Association of Naval Aviation. While there, I went to the "Store" page and, bingo, there was LAUNCH 'EM. I ordered it ($5.00 total including shipping) and received it via U.S. Mail three days later.  It's only 12 minutes long, cornier than any Three Stooges movie, but has a couple of very good moments. It really is a classic. One star, but recommended nevertheless. If interested, here's the link to the ANA web site. Look for the "Store" page or contact the ANA via the e-mail address listed. 

http://www.anahq.org/index.htm

Sorry, the ANA no longer exists. The ANA "Store" has closed. No idea whether or where Launch 'em is available nowadays. 

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