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National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship Iowa Names Terry Branstad National Campaign Co-Chair
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Former United States Ambassador to China and Governor of Iowa Will Broaden National Awareness and Support for the Nation’s First Museum Dedicated to the Surface Navy
My role as ambassador to China has given me first-hand knowledge of the impact that freedom of navigation plays in international relations and the critical role of the Surface Navy in protecting and assuring the security of the sea lanes for international trade. SAN PEDRO, Calif. (PRWEB) February 23, 2021 The National Museum of the Surface Navy, founded aboard Battleship USS Iowa and scheduled to open in 2025 as the nation’s first museum dedicated to America’s Surface Navy, today announced the naming of former United States ambassador and governor of Iowa, Terry Branstad, as National Campaign Co-Chair. Branstad will join a p
Charles Arthur Life, 70, of Washington, passed away Feb. 13, 2021, at his residence. He was born on June 9, 1950, in Parkersburg the son of the late Pearl L. a
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SOFREP marks the passing on January 26 of Harry M. Beal at the young age of just 90. Harry Beal resided in Greenville Township Pennsylvania. He grew up in Mayersville PA, southeast of Pittsburgh in the 1940s. His father was a coal miner and wanted young Harry to take up that trade as well. Instead, Harry enlisted in the Navy in 1948, attended boot camp in Great Lakes IL, and rated as a Gunner’s Mate on the Destroyer Tender USS Shenandoah.
He was incredibly fit, able to do a pull up with just one arm. Seeking a bit more excitement out of his enlistment, he even got it in his head to join the Flying Wallendas, a famous family performing highwire stunts in the circus. Harry wrote them a letter describing his physical abilities. They responded telling him that if what he claimed he could do was actually true, they would give him top billing. But his dreams of performing in the circus on the highwire were dashed when the Korean War began and the Navy involuntarily extended
Port Leyden- Rickard K. Martin, a longtime resident of Quarry St. retiree of Lewis Country Sheriff Department and husband of Mary, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020, at Lewis County General Hospital, Lowville.
Affectionately known as Rick, he was born on September 12, 1942, in Gardner, Massachusetts, a son of Donald F. and Carrie Holmes Martin. He grew up in Brattleboro, VT, where he received his education, graduating from Brattleboro High School.
On August 30, 1960, Mr. Martin enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving his country until his honorable discharge on September 12, 1963. During his Naval career, he participated in the commissioning of USS Dalhgren BLG-12, guided missile destroyer, where he was a Plank Owner; a member of the original crew on the Dalhgren. Later Mr. Martin served in the Cuban Missile Crisis in October, 1962. During his naval service he toured to over 25 countries around the world.