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USS Billfish tribute to Queen Elizabeth in 1977
It was one of the best memories from my time in the service when, as a crewmember of the submarine USS Billfish SSN-676, we represented the United States at the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in England. The United Kingdom was celebrating Elizabeth’s reign as the Queen for the previous 25 years. Little did we know at…
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A Memorial Day Message
During my research for The Real Night Order Book, I found that there was a crewmember that was actually killed during an engagement with the enemy. He served on the first Billfish and was only 24 years old when he died. His name was Robert V. Oliver. Robert was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, he was…
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Anniversary of the loss of America’s nuclear power promise
March 28, 2022, marked the 43rd anniversary of the worst commercial nuclear power plant accident in the history of the United States. Along with it went the dreams that many in the nuclear industry had for it. And eventually the great promise it held for our country diminished as the years passed. The accident, involving…