2009 WWII Subvets NWR &
USSVI WRD 4 Conference 20 - 22 May 2009
On May 20, 21, & 22 2009, members of the North West Region World War II Submarine Veterans and USSVI members from Western Region District 4 met in Silverdale and enjoyed several days of beautiful weather and activities as described below.    
                       
Wednesday afternoon and evening were dedicated to shipmate arrivals and a Welcome Aboard Party.
                     
Thursday was spent with Tours of the Bangor Submarine Base (now known as Naval Base Kitsap) both upper and secure lower base.  Most attendees enjoyed an educational tour of the TTF (Trident Training Facility) which includes all of the simulators of actual equipment and stations aboard the operational Trident Submarines.  36 lucky shipmates were given a tour of the USS Louisiana SSBN 743.
             
On Friday morning we attended a Memorial Day Ceremony (Tolling of the Boats) at the Naval Undersea Warfare Museum at the Keyport Torpedo Station, which remembered the 52 Submarines lost in World War II and the 2 Submarines lost in the Cold War.
                      
Friday Afternoon was spent with a cruise in a Harbor Tour boat seeing Bremerton and the subs and ships at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
                                             
Pictures available below for viewing are divided in three sections.  Due to security reasons, no pictures were permitted to be taken on the Bangor Base Tours or the visit to the USS Louisiana SSBN 743.
                                
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          Activities at Hotel  
       
          Base Tour Lunch & Deterrent Park Memorial 
      
          Tolling of the Boats Ceremony at Naval Undersea Museum  
    
          Harbor Tour

                      
If you are interested in viewing the Program for this three day event - CLICK HERE

                      
For an article about the event written in the local newspaper, Kitsap Sun, - CLICK HERE