Zach orginally from Belews Creek, NC

[SubGuy]

Hey everyone! Like I said, I'm from Belews Creek, NC, for those who aren't familiar with it, it's north-east of Winston-Salem, and Northwest of Greensboro. Anyway, I was born and raised there. I joined the Navy when I got out of High School and have been in for 8 years now. I currently live in Cocoa, FL but have lived near Seattle, WA, King's Bay, Ga (near Jacksonville, FL), New London, CT, and did Boot Camp in Great Lakes (or Great Mistakes as we like to call it:rotflm. I've lived and visited all over the US and am better for it (I think:icon_scra) but still my heart resides in the Foothills of NC. I've been around woodworking all my like as well as construction and dirt track cars. I've been slowly aquiring tools to be able to work on my own. My father and grandfather are/was carpenters and other related trades. I'm married with a beautiful wife from Tobaccoville, NC and we have a wonderful and extremely crazy 5 yr old boy. I make regular trips home to see family and friends. In my employement with the Navy, I work on Trident II/D5 Ballistic Missiles on the Ohio Class Submarines. I also am a member of the oldest fraternity and involve myself alot with that. Well that about sums it up. I'll be putting some pictures up and a picture of the maple kitchen table I just finished (well except for the finish) yesterday. Thanks for taking the time to bore yourself with me.:icon_thum

 

[DaveO]

Welcome Zach, I'm glad you could join us. I look forward to your input in the forums and seeing your pictures of the table and other works.
See you around!

Dave

 

[NCPete]

Welcome Zach!

 

[gator]

Welcome Brother to our little sawdust pile.

George

 

[Trent Mason]

Welcome to the site Zach. Sounds like you've been all around this world. I hope that at some point you'll take your stand at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Sorry, had to do it. :slap:

Anyway, this is a great group of folks that you've found here. I really look forward to seeing some pictures of that kitchen table. :icon_thum

 

[Rob]

So your a bubblehead, welcome to the board, enjoyed chatting with you this morning, looking forward to more chats.

 

[Mike Davis]

Welcome Zach and its good to meet ya. Thanks for serving our Country.

I drive through Belews Creek twice a day on the way to work and back home. So, I'll wave to your family for you. My son will be taking his third soon.

Enjoy your visits here to the virtual shop.

 

[sawman101]

Welcome to the group, Zach, and a BIG THANK YOU to you for your service to our country--from one old salt to another.
Bruce W. Swanson, Chaplain, U.S.S. Vance Association. USS Vance DER-387:icon_cheers

 

[skeeter]

Hello Zach and welcome to the site.

 

[Tarhead]

Welcome Zach!

 

[McRabbet]

Welcome Zach and thanks for your service to our great Nation! Looking forward to seeing some pics and reading your posts in the forums. Glad you found us!

 

[red]

Welcome to the forum.

Red

 

[PChristy]

Zach - first let me thank you for the service you are giving to our country - Thank you:eusa_clap:eusa_clap Welcome to the site - glad that you have joined and looking forward to seeing some of your work:icon_thum

 

[Dragon]

A boomer rider huh? Welcome to the site Zach. Looking forward to seeing that table.

 

[Partman]

Welcome to the site, glad to have you join. :icon_thum

Danny

 

[sapwood]

Welcome to NCWWer, Zach!
And thanks for your service :icon_thum

Roger

 

[SubGuy]

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Here is a pic of the table. It's solid maple and also my first table. It's unfinished but I intend on finishing it with Mahoney's Walnut Oil and the Wax finish. It will be used as a chopping board and food preparation.

Zach

 

[Alan in Little Washington]

Well, if you can't be an aviator, being a bubble head is second best! Welcome!


Sorry about that, Bruce!

Welcome to the group, Zach, and a BIG THANK YOU to you for your service to our country--from one old salt to another.
Bruce W. Swanson, Chaplain, U.S.S. Vance Association. USS Vance DER-387:icon_cheers

You are showing your age! I spent about 6 months on the Calcaterra (DER 390) in 1971 as an Ensign killing time between Academy graduation and flight training in Pensacola. At that time, the three remaining DER's, Gary, Kretchmer and Calcaterra, were homeported in Key West. Earlier they had been converted from DEW line patrol duty (a DER was a Radar Picket Destroyer Escort), to Deep Freeze support, and finally to intelligence collectors when the Navy needed something with a few guns to replace the Pueblo. They put the Security Group spooks in the old aerographer's shack. Calcaterra was converted to razor blades in '74.

 

[sawman101]

Well, if you can't be an aviator, being a bubble head is second best! Welcome!


Sorry about that, Bruce!



You are showing your age! I spent about 6 months on the Calcaterra (DER 390) in 1971 as an Ensign killing time between Academy graduation and flight training in Pensacola. At that time, the three remaining DER's, Gary, Kretchmer and Calcaterra, were homeported in Key West. Earlier they had been converted from DEW line patrol duty (a DER was a Radar Picket Destroyer Escort), to Deep Freeze support, and finally to intelligence collectors when the Navy needed something with a few guns to replace the Pueblo. They put the Security Group spooks in the old aerographer's shack. Calcaterra was converted to razor blades in '74.

Happy to hear you had the great fortune of a sea cruise aboard a DER. The Vance was indeed employed on the DEW Line in the Aluetian Islands area, and also Operation Deep Freeze. I was transferred to Vance in March of 1965, from USS Radford DD446, as she returned from DEW LIne patrol. However, after a short stay in Pearl Harbor, our home port, we were assigned to Operation Market Time, as the first permanently assigned ships to South Viet Nam. Enjoyed 2 lovely tropical cruises in that Paradise before my enlist thankfully ended. I served under Lt. Cmdr. Marcus Aurilius Arnheiter, the only US Navy ship's captain to be placed under arrest by the junior officers, during wartime deployment, and and turned over to base authorities in Subic Bay, PI. He was court martialed and found unfit for command. Neil Sheehan, a New York Times investigative reporter, wrote a documentary titled "The Arnhieter Affair." As a Naval Officer, you may have read it. Some information is available at the USS Vance Association website. It is an extremely well done and maitained website. BTW, I'll be 66 on Dec. 21.:eusa_booh

 

[Canuck]

Welcome to the site, Zach!!!!

Great times and really good friends abound 'round here.

And......... Thanks again for your service.:eusa_danc

Wayne