On Saturday December 14th members of Hawkbill Base gathered at Idaho Brewing to pack up the donations that Santa’s helpers on the Idaho Falls Santa Crawl dropped off. The non-perishable food items help fill the shelves of the Food Bank. At the conclusion of the drop off
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Some of the Hawkbill members, and associated friends, volunteered at the Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen on Thanksgiving Day. We had a great time getting the job done before having our own dinner later that day.
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Saturday 16 March * FREE * Viewing of the Christening of the USS Idaho and a pre-release sampling of the USS Idaho BEER ! Just show up at the Museum of Idaho between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. to enjoy the festivities and celebrate the Christening of the
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On Friday August 18th members of the Hawkbill Base staffed a booth at Zoo Brew to raise awareness of the mission of Sub Vets and recruit new members. This is part of an ongoing process to increase visibility and attract potential members. Seated right to left is
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10 March 1978 – Movie Gray Lady Down is released starring Chuck Heston, Stacy Keach, David Carradine and Ronny Cox. Heston is in command of the boat as he’s on his way to a new position in charge of COMSUBRON. A routine return to Subbase New London
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21 January 1961 – USS George Washington (SSBN 598) makes its first patrol including 66 days, 10 hours submerged, a new missile boat record. Know a submarine veteran in Eastern Idaho? Would you please share this page with him… thanks
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