BillSerr

USS SARATOGA CV-60 10DECEMBER1985

Last time photographed. USS Jennings County (LST-846) 1977 video excerpt.

San Miguel Beer. Mag-beer Muna tayo!

My visions and memories. Subic Bay, Cubi Point, Olongapo City.

Home is where the Navey sends. Station-dito - Cubi Point, Subic Bay, Olongapo City, Clark Air Base and Basa Philippine Air Base RP.

As a visiting US Navy sailor from USS SARATOGA CV-60.

Australia 1997 .

Storyline: A sailor falls for the daughter of his captain, while being unaware of the love a young country girl holds for him. Actors include Amanda Muggleton as Buttercup. Also Jon English, Simon Gallaher, Helen Donaldson, Drew Forsythe, David Gould and The Fabulous Singlettes. Essgee's 1997 production. Trivia: The character of "Little Buttercup" has been played by two different actresses in the two Esgee productions. In Australia, she was played by Amanda Muggleton, whereas in New Zealand, she was played by Rima Te Wiata. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187114/?ref_=ttmi_tt

1985 Oct 10 Rooster Tail rushing 2 capture Hijackers.

There are some things you can't explain unless you've been there.

Naval Aviation Cubi Bar Cafe Philippines 1976

Hitching a ride in bumper traffic.

It was sooooo Funny! (says not your girlfriend) If your aiming for funny but fell short as stupid, then you were not even clever.

The Son of a Sailor.

USS SARATOGA aircraft carrier rendezvous with USS LOS ANGELS airship 1929.

The John F. Kennedy Project. It seems like everyday that goes by, I think about the SARATOGA Project and now the KENNEDY Project. In honor of Veteran's Day, Veteran's week and Veteran's month, I reveal my humble tribute to all who served.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — SINCE 1941 It's been a ship building and ship breaking story here. For the past 50 years Rio Grande Valley residents traveling to Port Isabel and South Padre Islandcould look to one side and see various ships anchored. Most notably were the hospital ship HOPE and U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA CV-60.

NEW YORK TIMES - Dec. 24, 1990 20 Confirmed Dead in Ferry Accident. Under a dark sky and a steady cold drizzle, helicopters circled the Haifa bay this afternoon looking for the missing after a ferry carrying American sailors capsized and sank on Saturday. Israeli navy divers recovered the body of one sailor today, bringing to 20 the number of Americans who drowned in the sinking of the ferry, which was taking them back to the aircraft carrier Saratoga after Christmas shore leave. In a news conference on board the Saratoga, the ship's commanding officer, Capt. Joseph S. Mobley, said one sailor was still not accounted for, raising the prospect that 21 sailors, all enlisted men, have perished. The carrier had arrived at Haifa on Friday for a rest and recreation stop after more than four months of duty in the Red Sea as part of United States operations in the Persian Gulf region. Gathering black clouds and high waves added to the gloomy mood of the more than 4,500 sailors aboard the ship, who held a memorial service this afternoon to honor their dead shipmates. After a somber memorial for the dead men, another senior officer, Adm. Nick Gee, the commanding officer of the Saratoga battle group, said the cause of the sinking of the ferry, which carried 102 sailors, was still under investigation. Officials said they expected Israeli and American divers to raise the ferry for an examination. They said Israeli and American experts were in Haifa to conduct separate investigations. On Saturday, American Embassy officials said a special Navy investigative team was being sent to Israel to direct an inquiry into why the ferry sank so quickly and so suddenly. They said the men aboard had only seconds to jump to safety. Many never made it out of the lower cabin because they were trying to escape through narrow windows. Movement on Ferry Not a Factor. One of the sailors rescued from the heavy seas on Saturday denied reports that the accident had occurred because a large number of sailors had moved to one side of the ferry as a high wave hit the vessel. The sailor, John Richardson, was interviewed at Rambam Hospital here as he was waiting for a helicopter to take him back to the ship. He said the bilge pumps had stopped functioning shortly before the ferry sank. The boat "was taking quite a bit of water when we were hit by the wave," he said. The memorial service began aboard the Saratoga at 2 P.M. in Hangar No. 1 , a large rectangular hall decorated with 20 American flags -- one for each of the men confirmed as dead -- and 20 Navy caps placed in the middle of the hanger. More than 1,200 of the carrier's crew members stood along the walls surrounding seated American and Israeli dignitaries and officers who came to pay their respect. The sea in the Haifa bay was still turbulent today, so much so that the Navy decided to transport guests and journalists by helicopter. The ceremony was attended by a large number of Israeli dignitaries, including the Israeli Army commander, Lieut. Gen. Dan Shomron, the commanders of the navy and the air force and several senior officials from the city of Haifa. "There are no words that can express the heartfelt sorrow that this entire 5,000-man ship feel," Admiral Gee said as many in the room listened with tears clouding their eyes. In the news conference that followed, Captain Mobley said 81 of the 102 people aboard the ferry had been rescued. Nearly 40 men were hospitalized in Rambam Hospital, within sight of the Saratoga. The captain denied a report, published in the Israeli press and transmitted by some news agencies, that at least one of the sailors who drowned had been handcuffed. One American official said that although no sailors on the ferry had been handcuffed, one sailor who had apparently been intoxicated and deeply shaken after being rescued from the cold Mediterranean waters on Saturday morning might have been restrained with handcuffs briefly after he had been returned to shore. LIST OF THE DEAD FROM WASHINGTON: Dec. 23 (REUTERS) The Atlantic Fleet today released the names of the 20 sailors known to have drowned in a ferry accident at the Israeli port of Haifa on Friday. One sailor was listed as still missing in the accident, Anthony J. Fleming, 25, of Buffalo, N.Y. Here are the names of the dead released by fleet headquarters in Norfolk, Va.: BELLIVEAU, Michael L., 24 years old, Lakewood, Colo. BROWN, Christopher B., 19, Leslie, Ga. BROWN, Darrell K., 19, Memphis, Tenn. CARRINGTON, Monray C., 22, North Braddock, Pa. CLARK, Larry M., 21, Decatur, Ga. DELGADO, Delwin, 26, Jacksonville, Fla. FONTAINE, Gilbert, 22, Spring Valley, N.Y. HUYGHUE, Wilton L., 20, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. JACKSON, Timothy J., 20, Anniston, Ala. JONES, Alexander, 19, St. Louis, Mo. KEMP, Nathaniel, 18, Greenwood, Fla. McCREIGHT, Brent A., 23, Eminence, Ky. NEEL, Randy L., 19, Albuquerque, N.M. PLUMMER, Marvin J., 27, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. SCHIEDLER, Matthew J., 20, Hubbard, Ore. SEAY, Timothy B., 22, Thomaston, Ga. SETTIMI, Jeffrey A., 25, Fort Wayne, Ind. STEWART, Roderick T., 20, Shreveport, La. SHUKERS, Jeffrey W., 28, Union, Iowa WILKINSON, Philip L., 35, Savannah, Ga.

Daytona Beach P. and D. F. Florida

OUR STORY: During the frigid winter of 1873 a little girl died, leaving behind her tiny savings of ninety cents – eleven coins in all. The coins were two quarters, one dime, four half dimes, three three-cent pieces, and one cent. Our story began with a tiny bequest and a big vision to provide aid to poor, homeless children. In 1879, the Baptist Orphanage of Philadelphia was established. Baptist Childrens House roots date back to the establishment of the Baptist Orphanage of Philadelphia in 1879 for the provision of shelter and care for orphans, children and youth. 1879 Baptist Orphanage is incorporated. 1885 Eight acres on 58th and Thomas Ave are purchased. 1886 Four original cottages are built: Griffith for older girls, Foster for young girls, Childens for young boys and Bucknell for older boys. 1893 Original Infirmary, Administration building and chapel are completed. 1967 Baptist Orphanage is rededicated as the new Baptist Childrens House. Present: Totally demolished from the earth.

1984-87 Italy port calls complete.