NOVANEWS
1. This is clearly a crock of shit.
2. Here is the antidote.
3. Still working on a USS Liberty post for June 8th. On this Memorial Day, let’s remember the crew of the USS Liberty. Here’s a link to a number of my posts which mention the Liberty.
Here’s the list of the crew members.
USS Liberty Personnel Roster(as of 8 June 1967)
(list updated as of 2/15/2009)
* Wounded in action.
+ Killed in action
THE SHIP’S OFFICERS
+ Lieutenant Commander Philip McCutcheon Armstrong, Jr., USN
* Lieutenant Maurice Hogue Bennett, USN
* Lieutenant James Marquis Ennes, Jr., USNR
* Lieutenant George Huston Golden, USN
* Lieutenant Richard Francis Kiepfer, Medical Corps, USNR
* Lieutenant Commander David Edwin Lewis, USN
* Ensign David Geprge Lucas, USNR
* Commander William Loren McGonagle, USN – (since deceased)
* Lieutenant James George O’Connor, USNR – (since deceased)
Ensign Malcom Patrick O’Malley, USNR
* Lieutenant (junior grade) Lloyd Clyde Painter, USNR
+ Lieutenant James Cecil Pierce, USN
Ensign John Deadrick Scott, USNR
* Ensign Richard Patten Taylor, Jr., USNR
+ Lieutenant Stephen Spencer Toth, USN
* Lieutenant (junior grade) Malcom McEachin Watson, USNR
THE CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS
Chief Petty Officer Joseph A. Benkert
* Chief Petty Officer Richard J. Brooks
* Chief Petty Officer Carlyle F. Lamkin
+ Chief Petty Officer Raymond E. Linn
* Chief petty Officer James A. Matthews
+ Chief Petty Officer Melvin D. Smith
Chief Petty Officer Wayne L. Smith — (since deceased)
* Chief Petty Officer Harold J. Thompson
Senior Chief Petty Officer Stanley W. White
THE PETTY OFFICERS
* Reginald N. Addington
Americo Aimetti
+ William B. Allenbaugh
* Timothy P. Ameen (since deceased)
James M. Anderson Jr
* Joe D. Anderson
Alvis L Armstrong
Rogelio M. Bagan
* Richard K. Baker
Gary L. Barton
* Lowell T. Bingham — (since deceased)
* Glenn L. Bloxham — (since deceased)
* Salvatore Boccella
* John E. Booth
* Larry L. Bowen
Thomas E. Bradley
* John Victor Brong
+ Francis Brown
* Frank J. Brown
* Virgil L. Brownfield (since deceased)
* Gary Wayne Brummett
* Ronald D. Buck
Charles E. Byrd
John J. Calligan
+ Ronnie J. Campbell
* Richard C. Carlson
* David N. Carnahan
* Jeffery R. Carpenter
Joseph P. Carpenter
* Calvin L. Chadsey
* Fred M. Cleveland — (since deceased)
Charles J. Cocnavitch
+ Jerry L. Converse
James E. Cotten
Juan A. Craig
* Russell O. David, Jr.
* James Ray Davidson
Duilio Demori
* Marvin F. Dodd
* Henry E Durzewski, Jr.
* Robert M. Dye
* Lewis D. Eckhart
* Dennis M. Eikleberry
+ Robert B. Eisenberg
Eddie G. Elder
John W. Fisher
Everrett L. Freese
Ernest A. Gallo
* Kenneth R. Gauthier
* Ronald D. Gilson
Larry Goins
+ Jerry L. Goss
+ Curtis A. Graves
Troy L. Green
* Stephen C. Gurchik
James T. Halbardier
James V. Halman
Charles K. Hauck
* David W. Hawkins
* David C. Hazen — (since deceased)
* Charles R. Hendricks
* Donald Herold (since deceased)
+ Warren E Hersey
+ Alan Higgins
Wayne L. Hildebrand, Jr.
Jerry G. Hobson
* John S. Horne, Jr.
* Fredrick K. Johns
* Melvin P. Johnson
Charles F. Jones
+ Richard W. Keene
* James F. Kelly (since deceased)
Robert C. Kidd (since deceased)
Kenneth R. Kimble
William M. Kram
* Loren W. Kreun
* Ronald G. Kukal
* Calvin L. Landis
* William M. Lemay
* Joseph C. Lentini
Claude L. Lewis, Jr.
* Anthony J. Liefeld
* Philip L. Long
Donald J. Lundin
+ James M. Lupton
+ Duane R. Marggraf
Charles M. Martin — (since deceased)
* John L. Massengale — (since deceased)
Edward H. McClister
Terry L. McFarland
* David l. McFeggen
Garvin L. D. McMakin
+ Anthony P. Mendle
James H. Merritt
* Stephen E. Meyer
Thomas R. Moulin
David V. Myers
James L. Needham
* Richard D. Neese
* John P. Newell
Richard L. Newton
Francis J. O’classen
Glenn R. Oliphant
* Eugene Owens
* David W. Page
* Dennis A. Patten
* Garland W. Payne
* Edward G. Perkins
David T. Plasterer
* Carl L. Pleasants
* Floyd H. Pollard
* John G. Popielski — (since deceased)
Martin D. Powledge
Eugene Prigmore
* Albert E. Rammelsburg
* John R. Randall
Richard J. Reger
Paddy “E” Rhodes
* Douglas C. Ritenburg
* Charles L. Rowley (since deceased)
* Kenneth M. Schaley
* Robert J. Schnell
* Samuel L. Schulman
* Maurice B. Shafer
* Harold E. Six
* James C. Smith
+ John C. Smith, Jr.
* Thomas B. Smith
* Dennis C. Snader
+ John C. Spicher
* Joseph D. Stoudt
Richard S. Sturman
John R. Sutter
* Ralph B. Sweet (since deceased)
* Charles J. Thome
+ Alexander N. Thompson
* Larry B. Thorn
+ Thomas R. Thornton
+ Phillipe C. Tiedtke
* Barry R. Timmerman
* Phillip F. Tourney
Ronald R. Trader
* Sammy M. Uber
* Donaciano Valdez, Jr.
* Thomas Lee VanCleave
George R. Vanderpool
+ Fredrick J. Walton
* Jerry W. Ward
Joseph P. Ward — (since deceased)
Daniel J. Warwas
Clyde W. Way
Gorden J. Wedig
* Gregory Welch
THE SEAMAN
Gary L. Aftoora
Benjamin G. Aishe
* Richard E. Anderson — (since deceased)
Theodore L. Arfsten
* Joeseph W Ashworth
Thomas G. Bacskay
John W. Beattie
* Edward H. Bechtel
* Nathan D. Benedict, Jr.
* Lee R. Bennett
* Gerald R. Bisher
+ Gary R. Blanchard
* Calvin. Bostic II
* Don R Botcher
David W. Bundy
* Danny R. Byrd
* William E. Casper
* “J””C” Colston, Jr. (since deceased)
* Rodney C. Concepcion
* Eddie Lamar Cook
* George R. Cornish
* Rodney E. Dally
* Dale E. Daniels
Rodolfo A. Diana
* James P. DiGeronimo
Edward J. Duea — (since deceased)
* Kenneth B. Eakins
Alan W. Easton
* Kenneth P. Ecker
* Donald F. Follin, Jr.
* Ronald F. Grantski
Edward D. Handy
+ Lawrence P. Hayden
* Warren D. Heaney
+ Carl Hoar
Glen J. Holden
* John M. Hrankowski
Ronald A. Hurst
* Thomas F. Jackson
Duane D. Johnson
Perry W. Johnson
* James P. Kavanaugh
* Glenn D. Kelly — (since deceased)
Frederick W. Kerner
* Eugene H. Kirk
* David J. Kisiel
* Stephen J. Krasnasky
* Alan F. Kriner
* John D. Lamar
Dale D. Larkins
* Steven J. Latorre
* Joel W Lehman
* Terry W. Lehman
* Thomas W. Lemond
+ James L. Lenau
Ronald L. Lipply
Benjamian L. Lomasang
Robert W. Long
* Gerrald F. Lasasso
Randy W. Lucas
* James A Maraio
* Sofronio P. Marfil
+ David W. Marlborough
* Jamie L. Mathews
* Robert L. McAllister
* Patrick H. McAndrews
* Frank McInturff III
* Joseph L. Meadors
Remegio N. Mercado
* David B. Miller
Richard G. Mumford
+ Carl C. Nygren
* Donald W. Pageler
* Stamatie Pahides
* Herbert J. Parker
* Salvador Payan
* Herbert C. Peetoom
* Gerald H. Pierson
* Harvey L. Purcell
Anthony A Quintero
* Thomas A. Quintero
David Ramey
* Robert B. Reilly
* Thomas J. Reilly — (since deceased)
Stephen J. Richard
* Victor J. Rossi, Jr.
William R. Russell
Reynald S. Sarno
* Robert A. Scarborough
* Ronald W. Schneider
* David A. Shaw
* Michael R. Simpson
+ David Skolak
* Larry J. Slavens
Jerry D. Smith
* Larry L. Soper — (since deceased)
Michael J. Tobin
Stephen B. Tracy
* Jeffery L. Triplett
* Thomas E. Vanderschuur
* Robert B. Vandeventer
* Carl J. Vickers
Richard W. Wainwright
* Robert M. Waltz
Pedro P. Watan
* Richard L. Weaver
Tommy W. Wheeler
* George W. Wilson, Jr.
* Daniel B. Wood
* Robert R. Zager
THE MARINES
* Staff Sergeant Bryce F. Lockwood
+ Sergeant Jack L. Raper
+ Corporal Edward E. Rehmeyer
CIVILIANS
* Donald L. Blalock (since deceased)
+ Allen M. Blue
Robert L. Wilson
4. Here’s a real national anthem, unofficial though it may be. I love how Wendy Mathews can belt out a verse.
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5. “Baltmores citizens watched in panic throughout the night. . .”
Yes, it’s almost 10 minutes long and the first minute is a bit corny. But those of you with an attention span higher than that of your average Shas Party member may just find the last 8 minutes of the video to be inspiring.
