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Retirement Ceremony for LCDR Charles Sikes aboard the USS Ronald Reagan 
CVN 76
Charles served aboard the Wisconsin, 1988-1989 in
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Invocation by
Captain James P. Nichols, Chaplain		 102
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The Sike's Family
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Captain John W. Goodwin		 104
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Farewell Remarks by
Charles Sikes		 109
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Presentation of the Flag		 110
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Preparing to present the flag to his Mother.
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With nephew Patrick		 112
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Conclusion of ceremony.		 113
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Brendan Holmes
OI Div. 1989 - 1991,
sent in this picture of former President, George Bush
 signing his name to the patch on Brendan's jacket. 
Photo was taken on April 17, 1997 at Hofstra University, Hempstead, 
N. Y.
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The following 33 photos were sent in by
Perry Bodnar
3rd and C Divisions
1951-1955
Perry, his wife Laura and son Perry Jr. received a special invitation to be part of the family day cruise,  
June 14, 1991.
This was the last powered cruise for the Wisconsin.
 
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Waiting to go		 116

Norfolk Naval Station		 117
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Tomcat flyby.
Nice shot Perry		 124
Perry's first home on the ship.		 125
Ship's silver		 126
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Checking depth.
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Phalanx Gun		 132
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5inch Gun fire
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Fire fighting demo.
Guess who is portraying a "Fire" in this photo and in #137, you guessed it, it is
Lt. Rob Raine.		 137
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Heading home
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Help is waiting for us.		 140
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Almost home.		 142

Coming alongside.
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A little help from the tugs.		 144

Almost in.		 145

Colors flying for the last time under power.		 146

Lowering of the colors.
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Next 2 photos sent in by
Mary Mosier, Keeper of the Wisconsin
Taking down the Christmas decorations

 

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Snow removal crew
G. Bielenberg &
Gene Kanter
instructing young sailors on the finer points of ice and snow removal.		 The following pictures are from the  picnic luncheon given to the Docents on 
September 12, 2003 by the 
USS Wisconsin Association.
This luncheon was in recognition of the docents faithful service and dedication to preserving the history of the 
Battleship Wisconsin.		 149
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Carl Capestrain
and 
Al Petrich
Al gave an opening prayer
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Chow Line		 151
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RADM Stephen A Turcotte
RADM Turcotte assumed command of the Mid-Atlantic Region in August 2003		 156
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The Honorable 
Paul D. Fraim,
Mayor, City of Norfolk
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Carl Capestrain,
President of the 
USS Wisconsin Association.
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RADM Jake Tobin (Ret.)
Executive Director of the Hampton Roads Naval Historical Foundation		 159
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 Jake signing up to join our Association		    
USS WISCONSIN
60th Birthday Celebration
April 16, 2004.
A ceremony was held aboard the Battleship with sailors from the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt
(CVN-71) manning the rails. Attending this ceremony were,
Sen. John Warner (R-Va).		 Congressmen Ed Schrock and Bobby Scott,
Paul Fraim, mayor of Norfolk and Carl Capestrain, president of the
USS WISCONSIN Association.
Hosting this affair was
Rear Adm. Stephen Turcotte, commander of the Navy's       mid-Atlantic Region.
 The Paris Pipe Band, Ontario, Canada performed during the ceremony as did the Atlantic Fleet Band.

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Sailors from the
aircraft carrier
Theodore Roosevelt
(CVN-71) manning the rails.


 

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The Paris Pipe Band, Ontario, Canada, performers.


 
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Color Guard		 164

Invocation by Capt.Weimer, Chaplain
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Carl Capestrain,
president of the
USS Wisconsin Association
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Rear Adm. Stephen A. Turcotte, commander of the Navy's mid-Atlantic Region		 167

Paul Fraim,
mayor of Norfolk		 168

Sen. John Warner (R-Va)

 

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Wreath laying cermoney
 
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She is beautiful		 171
Ice carving of our shjp		 172

Carl Capestrain, Lil Menta,
Dick & Claire Hamann, Jim & Paula Paulk, Ken & Dot Cook.		 173

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Smith.
Don served aboard from 1946 to 1947 in S Div.
The Smiths' were married aboard the Wisconsin in October 2003.
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 Cake cutters
Rear Adm. Turcotte, Mayor Fraim, C. Capestrain,  J. Paulk, Capt. Blesch and D. Smith		 September 20, 2004
Second annual Docents picnic lunch. This luncheon is provided by the USS Wisconsin Association and held at Nauticus. Once again the association would like to thank Tom Dandes, volunteer coordinator and all the volunteer Docents for their devotion to the
USS Wisconsin.		 175

Association President,
Carl Capestrain gives an opening speech.
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Time to chow down.
Save some for me Jim.
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Bud and Mary, camera shy? 		180
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A few words from
Rich Conti  and
Jack Kavanaugh
(next frame #187)		 187
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Sent in by Dave Patrykus.
 USS Wisconsin BB-9, passing through the Panama Canal. This was in a 1917 calendar.
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Photo sent in by,
Andrew Bouchonville,
B Division 1988-1989
Photo was taken by a friend of Andrew 		190

2005 Photo taken by
Mike Van Tornhout, son of
Charles Van Tornhout
E Division 1946-1947		 USS WISCONSIN
3RD ANNUAL GALA
JUNE 17, 2005

Gala was held aboard the Wisconsin


 

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Ice carving
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Guests arriving.
After looking over the auction items, they head for the tasting of the "Delicious food and Desserts".		 193
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It was a fun evening with food, drink, music and dancing.
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William (Bill) Ridings
LT 3rd/DCA Divisions
1988-1990
Retirement ceremony,
April 29, 2005
Bill Coleman, Bill Ridings, Jerry Blesch		    

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