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By: Grayson

Grayson — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:42:35 +0000

Mary Bentz told me about the finding of the Grunion and the research being done. It’s interesting and thoughtful for the families, and once again reminds us of the sacrifices made by our service men and women. We are thankful to them and to the the people working on the Grunion project. Keep up the good work!

Thanks,
Grayson O’Kane

By: Deborah Stone

Deborah Stone — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:37:21 +0000

Good Morning,

Tonight on HBO at 2100 there is a documentary entitled War Torn 1861-2010 that chronicles the aftermath of war and in particular, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Anyone interested in knowing more about this disorder, should watch this show. It is said to be very well done.

As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who has worked the veterans over the last three years, I can attest to this aftermath. Veterans return to their families broken, sometimes just a little, sometimes a lot. They won’t tell their families about their wounds, but their families see it nevertheless. They return changed. And although some get better, they never fully recover.

Those who don’t go into combat, undergo the same basic training, which ingrains in the soldier things that most civilians never should have to know. It changes how one thinks about another. In this, all veterans return feeling alienated to some degree. We can help them by reminding them that as our family and friends, they are a part of us. And we’re not letting go

And for the families, like ours, who have suffered losses resulting from combat, a day like today can be bitter- filled with what if’s. I myself feel so much sorrow in how life could have been if my grandfather had returned to his family.

So today in particular, I’m thinking about grandpa Welch. I pray that you rest in peace and want you to know that you will always have a home in my heart.

Love,
Deborah Beth Stone RNP
ENRM VA Hospital, Bedford, Mass

By: Tina Youngman

Tina Youngman — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:01:40 +0000

I was able to visit the USS Cod in Cleveland Ohio recently. Being a sister ship to the USS Grunion, I toured the sub & wondered what the guys did on a daily basis & how they moved around the small spaces & slept. I am glad i was able to see it.

By: Carole Boo-Harrington

Carole Boo-Harrington — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:15:04 +0000

I don’t know who wrote this, but thought it was appropriate for our herores.
Heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done regardless of the consequences.

By: Richard Stafford

Richard Stafford — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:40:27 +0000

I rode two diesel boats from 1966 to 1968 in the south china sea. Both of these boats were of the same vintage as the Grunion. As long as I live my respect and admiration for the crew of the Grunion and any other deisel/nuclear boat sailors alive or dead will never, ever fade.