by Charles Bond | Jan 31, 2021 | Steretts in Action
Thanks to the Reunion Committee headed by “Ed” Edward Garcia , the USS STERETT Association is ready to have you come alongside (ROMEO flag is closed up) and register for the 2021 reunion 16-19 September, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas!!! We now have the...
by Charles Bond | Jan 17, 2021 | Steretts in Action
With the blessings of the Hayes family and the USS STERETT (DDG 104)’s Command Triad, the Association’s Board of Directors have approved the establishment of the Stephen P. Hayes Memorial Award!!! Master Chief Operation Specialist Stephen...
by Charles Bond | Dec 17, 2020 | Steretts in Action
Dear STERETT Family, It is with deep regret that I inform you of the unexpected loss of Immediate Past President Steve Hayes (DLG 31, 68-70 and CG 31, 81-84) yesterday December 16, 2020. Steve had just completed a medical procedure when he collapsed and...
by Charles Bond | Nov 16, 2020 | Steretts in Action
First hand account by CAPT C. Raymond Calhoun, USN(Ret.) at the Surface Navy Association (SNA) Reunion in 2011. He is introduced at minute 26:50 and starting at about minute 40, DD-407 is mentioned (he keeps getting referenced as Callahan, but we know his last name...
by Charles Bond | Oct 8, 2020 | Steretts in Action
Like the citizens of the nation they serve, Sailors in the U.S. Navy come from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds. Born in the midst of the First Liberian Civil War in 1990, Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Kelvin Tyler’s background stands out as unique even among...
by Charles Bond | Sep 25, 2020 | Steretts in Action
Bravo Zulu to Association Member and DLG-31 Plank Owner Greg “Goyo” Neshime for finding the congratulatory letter sent to Lt. Andrew Sterett by President Thomas Jefferson in 1801, which is located at the National Archives located here at...