Robert E. Leberak

rleberak@cubradio.com

Manitowoc, WI

06 Jan 2004    01:48:27

You have done a GREAT job putting together this website! Thanks for remembering us, and thanks for the memories you have brought back for us! Bob

               Bob Cruze

hornet@cruzescottage.com

Florida

http://www.cruzescottage.com/hornet/powmia.html

06 Jan 2004    03:37:30

Looks pretty good, Jack. You are really becoming a guru at this. I'll definitely be checking back to see what new items have been added.

    Vinton J Wogan ( Vince )

mndagger@rea-alp.com

Alexandria , Mn . 56308

06 Jan 2004   03:58:36

Great Website , Thanks for the hard work & your dedication . It was a pleasure to meet you at the San Diego Reunion & will see you again in Pensacola .

Conrad Dietz

conraddietz61@aol.com

Ocean Park, WA & Florence, AZ

06 Jan 2004   04:49:17

Grate job Jack. Looking forward to the next time I see you.

  Carmen Sarge

crsarge@att.net

114 Ohio Ave., Fort Thomas, KY 41075

http://home.att.net/~crsarge/crsarge.htm

06 Jan 2004  05:27:27

Great website Jack. I'm sure we will find more Vets just by being "up in cyberspace", it's a good home. Thanks.

            David L. Shrode

SHRO27@AOL.COM

HUMBLE, TX. [HOUSTON AREA]

06 Jan 2004   06:14:18

THIS SITE REALLY LOOKS GOOD. KEEP IT COMING. WATCH OUT FOR THE NO-NECKS.

Jack Carson

VS37Aircrew@charter.net

Brookings, Oregon

06 Jan 2004

Most of my time in the Navy (the first four years) was spent in Texas, aboard the Saratoga, Pax River, and a short time in Memphis at B School. My last two years was with VS-41 and then to VS-37. I was supposed to go to VS-38 but an Aircrew from '37 asked if I would trade him. I did. I didn't make the first CVSG-57 WestPac because I left the Navy just prior to departure. I regret it to this day that I didn't stay in. I feel that I missed out on what you all are reminiscing about now.

I do the web site so it wouldn't be fair of me to say anything about it, would it?

               DENNIS REYNOLDS

dennis.reynolds@navy.mil

VS 35 NAS NORTH ISLAND

06 Jan 2004   07:50:47

Great job on this web site Jack. I'll try to send some photos from FALLON if I get any good shots from the aircrew.

             Bobby Dibb

robert.dibb@comcast.net

Vacaville, CA

06 Jan 2004   08:37:52

Great job and many kudos' Ali Bubba. Your talents truly amaze me. Keeping us old "Vets" content is no easy task...but this site indeed does the job quite nicely. Thanks Shipmate.

Bobby

            Lee Heaton

LEEVS37@msn.com

ARVADA COLORADO

06 Jan 2004   08:51:01

JACK, Your enthusiasm and Dedication to Preserving The Memories of a bunch of guys who love the navy and the Good ole USA Is much appreciated.Keep up the good work and maybe I will be able to meet some of you Some Day, The Good Lord Willing And The Creek Don't Rise Eh. ~~~ LEE ~~~

                        Ken Spiva      

Oregon

06 Jan 2004   11:57:05

Neat

(Ken is an early era Marine when they only had a one syllable language) hee hee

            Jerry L. Butler

jbutler25@cox.net

Phoenix, Arizona Vally of the Sun

06 Jan 2004   16:34:05

Jack, Fantastic job, You have really outdone yourself this time. Thanks A lot. Will see you in Florida next spring. Jerry Butler AMH3 VS-35 1965-1967.

          Terry McGinnis

Stooffixer@aol.com

Kansas City, Missouri

07 Jan 2004   18:03:52

Great Job on this Ali Bubba. Gives everyone a place to meet and look at a lot of pictures from our Golden Years. It was a Happy Day when Aircraft Pic of the Day and Terry McGinnis came across Jack Carson. Almost but not quite as happy as the day Tida Davies came to work at Executive Beechcraft. The Ol' Stoof Fixer

                                        Nicki Sennett   (Bob Sennett NV-12)

Nickster2422@cs.com

 San Diego, CA

08 Jan 2004    20:26:20

Jack, this site is terriffic !!! You are the Greatest!! Such a Sweetie Pie too!! Love you, Nicki

    Jim Wiley 

jww1@ozarkisp.net

Clinton, Arkansas

09 Jan 2004   18:56:59

I was a member of VS-37, '63-'64. Went off and became a fighter pilot. Been in contact with Steve Kalenda, one of my best friends and Jerry Becker on the computer. Best to everyone. And don't time pass in a hurry. Jim Wiley AMH2 USN

                                      Lucy Sennett  (Bob Sennett NV-12)

gemluvr@cox.net

Santee, CA

11 Jan 2004   14:13:33

Jack you have done an outstanding job with your website. The whole site is a thing of beauty and is very moving. Your tribute to your fallen shipmates is very appreciated by those of us left behind. It has been a great joy and pleasure to meet those shipmates of Bob's, who remember him so fondly. He would have loved to be at both reunions, but especially at this 2003 Reunion...there has never been a reunion like it, I am sure. The untiring devotion and work you have put into your web site says a great deal of the wonderful person you are. I commend Terry McGinnis for getting the ball rolling and for having the fortitude to make his dream come true, of seeing the Hornet once more, and getting together with his old shipmates. I especially thank him for inviting the Sennetts to partake in the original reunion...we will never forget it or the warm stories we heard about our loved one. God Bless you and yours and keep you well. The Sennetts are deeply grateful to all of Bob's shipmates, who shared with us their experiences and some of their sea stories when they were on cruises, both in the 63-64 cruise and the 65-66 cruise. Another particular shipmate we have made one of the family is Conrad Dietz. Bob spoke of him a great deal and also of Jim Lightfoot and Jim Lynch. You are all terrific and I will never forget any of you. Love you All. Lucy

           Jerry Elliott  AO1 Ret

FTWCATS@SBCGLOBAL.NET

FT. WORTH, TEXAS

12 Jan 2004   13:51:30

I HAD MANY MEMORIES OF THE 63 AND THE 65 CRUISES. DIDNT GET TO GO TO DOWN UNDER ON IN 66. REINLISTED AND LEFT THE SHIP IN JAN FOR BARBERS POINT, HAWAII. WISH MANY TIMES THAT I HAD LISTENED TO MY CHIEF, WILLETT AND JUST EXTENDED FOR THE CRUISE. STAYED IN THE VS COUNTRY THEN PUSHED BOOTS FOR 4 YRS BEFORE FINISHING UP ON USS NIMITZ AND WAS GLAD TO SEE NORFOLK IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROW. WAS IN THE MOVIE FILMED ABOARD WITH KIRK DOUGLAS, KATHERN ROSS, AND OTHERS. THE MOVIE IS "THE FINAL COUNTDOWN". KIRK CAME TO MY LAST REINLISTMENT.

           John A. Sharp

jasharp3@aol.com

Claremont, Ca.

22 Jan 2004   12:15:06

I served with VS37 from Feb. 1954 to June 1955 following completion of AT"A" training at Millington, Tenn. I flew as an ECM operator on AF's. My other crewmembers were Lt. St. Clair Smith and Dick Mabrey-AT2. Our squadron was initialy based at NAS Los Alamitos and subsequently txferred to North Island in the summer of 53. Prior to that we had gone on a short cruise to the SeaFair in Seattle on the Badoeng Strait-CVE-116. This was my introduction to tailhook landings. We boarded the Princeton that fall for our overseas cruise. This was the last one for AF's. The other squadron on board had S2F's. Wave of the future. We operated between Yokosuka and Okinawa; from Atsugi for a few weeks and spent a couple of weeks in Hong Kong. It was a great cruise.

            Dan and Wanda Harris

DHARRIS050@AOL.COM

KERNERSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

23 Jan 2004     20:24:48

WEBSITE IS VERY GOOD - OUR THANKS TO JACK CARSON FOR MAKING THIS SITE AVAILABLE. ENJOY THE PICTURES AND INFORMATION.

Glen Clark

gclark1650@earthlink.net

Colorado

 24 Jan 2004   14:04:31

I enjoyed your website very much. Keep up the good work. We would like to hear from any of the sawbucks of the 64 to 67 vintage as well as any from before or later. Glen

Phil Fuss

philiii@comcast.net

Orange Park, Fl

28 Jan 2004   10:52:50

The site brings back a lot of fond memories. I left VS-35 in Dec 65 while we were in Sasebo. I missed out on the down under trip. I'm looking forward to renewing some old friendships in Pensacola next year. AT2 Phil Fuss then, Lcdr retired now. Keep up the great work.

From the CO of the 'Blue Wolves'

CDR John 'Skip' Lussier

Hoovpilot@aol.com

San Diego CA

 29 Jan 2004   09:49:31

The site is outstanding! I am very glad the current members of VS-35 were able to support the 2003 reunion. All of the Blue Wolves appreciate the great Americans who had the watch before us. The tradition of excellence and camaraderie displayed by CVSG-57 give us a great example to follow. FLY NAVY! CDR Skip "Loose" Lussier Commanding Officer, VS-35

               RICK TORGERSON

torgrd@cs.com

GAUTIER, MISSISSIPPI

29 Jan 2004    16:56:55

GREAT JOB ON THE SITE. I HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE LAST REUNION AN I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE NEXT YEAR IN PENSACOLA.

       Steve Kalenda

bcnu73@earthlink.net

West Columbia, Texas

31 Jan 2004  11:56:19

After bootcamp San Diego RTC 1960-023 and Tweet 'A School' plus airborne 'CW operator C School' in Millington, TN, I joined the squadron in April, 1961, NAS Los Alamitos. Commander W. L. Landreth was CO and I think Commander Mann was the XO. At Los Al, I remember the 'Rogues Gallery' pictures lining the passageway of the wooden squadron office building. These were pictures of the Japanese guards that Cdr Mann had endured as a WW II POW. I was impressed since I had spent my childhood during WW II in Temple, TX, among the many vet's of that war. I have very livid memories of those times. Consequently, those memories were never distant in my mind when VS-37 deployed aboard the USS Hornet visiting Pearl Harbor and the many Japanese ports in 1962. To this day I feel honored to have been in the presence of many of these WW II and Korea Naval Air Heroes as a shipmate and aircrewman of VS-37. Many, officiers and enlisted, went on to serve in Vietnam and other conflicts further distinguishing themselves in the service of their country. The last two reunions have permitted me once again to stand with pride among many of these shipmates.

 Felipe Garza

socphil_1221@yahoo.com

Harlingen, Texas

15 Feb 2004

23:57:43

Had a great time at the 2003 Reunion. I am still at North Island go to the base five days a week to work at NADEP NORTH ISLAND. I am going to try to make the 2005 Reunion. Felipe Garza AE-2 VS-35 1968-69. 619-647-9393