"The first Navy Veterans' Organization created on, and for, the World Wide Web."  Founder Edward C. Reese,  NCCS, USN, Retired  NAVETSUSA Thomas Randall

Next Two Farragut Reunions  (DD 348/DLG 6 & DDG 37/DDG 99)  are in CLEVELAND, OH (2008) and JACKSONVILLE, FL (2010)  please visit here to find out more:  http://www.farragutassociation.org/ Visit the newest crew to make the Old Man Proud online@: http://www.farragut.navy.mil Write/Call/E-mail me for Farragut Ships Association membership information "One Legendary Admiral, Five Extraordinary Ships!"

Plank Owner and member in good standing  NAVetsUSA    Thomas Randall former MM1(SW) USN 1975-87  CWO (ret.) US Army 1988-96  farragut_flash@cox.net 2805 Butternut Drive Hampton, VA 23666-3007 757-570-3181 2nd VP for Membership Affairs Farragut Ships Association  Life Member of Tin Can Sailors, Inc. & Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 824 Grafton, VA  Member Fleet Reserve Association Branch 5, Norfolk, VA

RTC Orlando, FL 5/76-7/76, NTC Great Lakes 7/76-9/76
FLEET MACHINIST’S MATE 9/76-6/86 aboard
USS William M. Wood (DD-715) 9/76-12/76 
USS Farragut (DDG-37) 12/76-5/80 
USS Canopus (AS-34) 6/80-7/82 
USS Trippe (FF-1075)7/82-1/84 
USS Suribachi (AE-21)2/84-6/86 
NAVSTA Roosevelt Roads, PR 6/86-11/87, discharged from US Navy
Selected for a commission as a Warrant Officer, US Army

Fort Rucker, AL Warrant Officer Candidate School 12/87-1/88
Fort Eustis, VA 1/88-6/93, Marine Engineering Officer 
(USAV Petersburg LT 2088, USAV Bennington ST 2119, USAV Solomon Islands
LCU-1547, (KSA/Desert Storm), USAV Kennesaw Mountain LCU 2002
USARHAW, FT Shafter, HI 7/93-7/96 assigned to USAV Charles P. Gross LSV-5

Currently actively involved in the life of the fifth USS Farragut christened at Bath Iron
Works, 23 July 2005.  It will be commissioned as USS Farragut (DDG 99) in May 2006.
Go to this link to see the Christening Ceremony
                http://www.gdbiw.com/image_gallery/Bath_Built_Ships/0478_c_DDG-99/default.htm.
Visit here for the new ship: http://www.cnsl.spear.navy.mil/farragut/index.asp. 

I currently assist in the education of US Navy Machinist’s Mates as an instructor for
CVN new construction and/or RCOH installed machinery and equipment. 

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Last updated Aug 2005