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August 2015

“Beep, beep, beep. ‘Battle stations, battle stations.’ We realized this was the real thing .”

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Dear reader, Veterans Life needs a new name. We want this publication to be of interest to active-duty personnel and their families, as well as veterans. We want it to be a reflection of the lives you live, of your interests and involvements on and off base. We want it to report on issues that you are concerned about. We want it to be a source of information that you can use. We want it to be entertaining, to be fun, to be you. The name sets the tone. But what should it be? We’ve tossed ideas around, debated, paced the room. Then, the best idea yet: Let’s ask you, our readers, to suggest a name. Here’s the deal: Suggest a new name for Veterans Life and if we choose your suggestion, we’ll treat you to dinner and movie for two. Send your suggestion to Editor, Veterans Life, P.O. Box 278, Poulsbo, WA 98370. Or email rwalker@ soundpublishing. com. — Richard Walker, editor (U.S. Navy, 1980—84)

— Ken Meinke, U.S. Coast Guard, 1941-45

America’s ‘Forgotten Fleet’ During World War II, 75 former Navy frigates were manned and commanded by the U.S. Coast Guard By SARA N. MILLER

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never drank coffee in the service, I never did until I got married,” said Kenneth Meinke, who served in the Coast Guard during World War II. He is 92 years old and prefers to be called Ken. “My late wife is from Finland and the Finns drink it all the time. Consequently, I became addicted.” Meinke lives in Poulsbo and frequents Coffee Oasis, where he orders a 16-ounce black coffee and proudly shares how he knows all of the baristas.

Seventy-four years ago, however, he was an 18-year-old boy from the Midwest who entered the service and began his training in New Orleans. “I was stationed on a lifeboat station that was so isolated, you could only get there by boat,” Meinke said. “My chief asked if I wanted to go to school and I said, ‘Yes sir, I do.’ So off I went to New York City.” The school was on Ellis Island. On Dec. 7, 1941, Meinke was in a movie theater when the film stopped and a man came on the stage. “All military personnel need to report back to base immediately,”

he said. Meinke described that day as mixed up. “Nobody knew what to do. They stopped the school entirely, cancelled it. I had a date that night, and I never knew what happened to her.” He was put on a dock to patrol in New Jersey. There were now ships, he didn’t have a weapon, and it was dark and cold. “One night I was walking by the hospital, and I’ll never forget this. I was walking by myself and a door opened, and a nurse came out and said, ‘Sailor, would you like a cup of cocoa?’ I said, ‘Yes, ma’am. I would.’ And she went and brought me out a

cup of cocoa.” It was mundane for weeks as Meinke guarded the trainees of Ellis Island and did shore patrol. Some nights, he would work on a small boat with one other guy. “There was nothing to do during nights,” said Meinke. “We had this big searchlight, and periodically after we scanned the river, we would take it and scan across lovers lane, and you would see cars take off when the light hit them.” Meinke makes hand gestures and sound effects whenever he tells of the cars quickly dispersing. See ROCKFORD, Page 2

SALUTING THE U.S. COAST GUARD, ESTABLISHED 225 YEARS AGO ON AUG. 4, 1790

“We didn’t know it at the time, but when we sunk that sub, we were getting even for the Liberty ship that was attacked when traveling between San Francisco and Hawaii.”

— Ken Meinke, U.S. Coast Guard, 1941-45

Rockford

Continued from page 1 In spring 1944, a corsair fleet of boats was being built. Destroyers and frigates were being readied to go to sea. Off-shore patrols were stopping little by little. “We were put ashore and on the bulletin board I saw that they needed volunteers to go to the West Coast, so I signed up and got my orders,” Meinke said. He went to a country club that he used to hang out at to find a friend of his, a businessman who was sitting with the base commander. “I went up to him and said, ‘Charlie, I’m leaving. I have my orders,’ ” Meinke recalled. “The commander looked up at me and said, ‘Oh, I can stop that if you want to stay.’ I said, ‘No sir, I volunteered.’ ” Meinke headed to Alameda, California, for

training on a frigate, where more than one first-time sailor got seasick. “Not me, though,” Meinke said. He was assigned to the USS Rockford, named after Rockford, Illinois. Funny enough, his current neighbor’s wife is from Rockford. He explained that he has a Rockford hat, as well as the one he brought to coffee, but he only wears it “for special occasions.” He went through training on the patrol frigates when the commander of the ship asked what else he liked to do. “I said I liked watching the ship’s cook,” he said. “It is a good job on a ship and I became the ship’s cook.” There were 75 frigates built that the Navy didn’t want to man at the time and were sent to the Coast Guard. They are known as the “Forgotten Fleet” of the Coast Guard. “We were the guys of the ‘Forgotten Ships,’ ” Meinke

Left, the blinker message from USS Rockford to USS Grant regarding the sinking of an enemy submarine. U.S. Coast Guard

Below, Ken Meinke shares some documents and photographs from his time in the U.S. Coast Guard. Sara N. Miller / Sound Publishing

stations, battle stations.” More sound effects and hand gestures as Meinke retold this story. They were at flank speed when contact had been made with another ship. The Rockford fired hedgehogs and motor shells, a type of anti-submarine bomb, that, when released, shot out like a fan, or so Meinke’s gestures described. Once fired from the bow, the ship turned either left or right. When making the turn, this type of ship has a tendency to dig in a little. “My battle station was on the port. I saw a wave coming, and all I could see was water,” Meinke said. “There was no place to go. We came out of the turn and all I remember was a wall of water.” But Meinke didn’t go overboard. Instead, he somehow was able to straddle the siding with his legs off the side of the ship. “That’s what saved my life,” he said. “Being young, you come out of it and sort

said. The ships were to head to Hawaii and then the South Pacific, but the Rockford bypassed Hawaii and traveled by old steamship lines when they heard, “Beep, beep, beep. Battle

See ROCKFORD, Page 3

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SOUND OFF For most combat veterans, transitioning to civilian life — careerwise, as well as emotionally and financially — takes time. Extended access to military bases and their amenities and services can make that transition easier, writes Spenser R. Haley, an OEF veteran and member of the Veterans Life Advisory Board.

COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER Sept. 2 is the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Honor the WWII veteran you know — as well as the women who worked in factories and shipyards during the war — in the September edition of this publication. See page 5 to learn how.

A SALUTE TO OUR COAST GUARD Local businesses pay tribute to the nation’s oldest seagoing service.

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Continued from page 2 of laugh. You’re indestructible when you’re young.” The Rockford made it to Cairns, Australia. The main thing Meinke remembers is, “It had one pub.” There were Australian soldiers back from Africa in the pub when Meinke and his crew went ashore. “Did you bring your can with you?” they asked. “No,” Meinke replied, puzzled. “They couldn’t use glasses because they broke and there was no way to replace them,” Meinke said. “So, you had to bring a soup can. One Aussie had an extra and said, ‘Here you go.’ They filled the can up, rusted or not, they put the beer right in there.” After Australia and New Guinea, the Rockford was sent to Hawaii. But, because there were more ships in front of the Rockford that needed more attention than it did, it was assigned to a convoy of six ships heading stateside. One of which was the USS Grant, a former German liner that the U.S. confiscated and claimed during the First World War.

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DIVING INTO THE PAST As Hospital Corpsman of the Year, HM1 Justin Wallace of Poulsbo is making history as he tries to preserve it. He’s a member of a Navy diving crew that is working to preserve a Civil War ironclad, the CSS Georgia.

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“We were escorting the convoy toward port when the Ardent [another ship in the convoy] was hit,” Meinke said. “Beep, beep, beep. ‘Battle stations, battle stations.’ We realized this was the real thing.” Meinke was on a K gun. There were eight K guns, four on each side, of the Rockford, and a depth charge rack on the stern. As the Ardent made contact on one side of the attacking submarine, the Rockford stayed with the convoy to protect the Grant. “We had injured soldiers returning to the States,” Meinke said. “When they were well enough away, we requested permission to return and assist attack on the sub.” The Ardent made two failed attempts to hit the sub with mortars and hedgehogs. The Rockford moved in and fired a hedgehog and dropped depth charges. “We heard two explosions. Our hedgehog made contact,” Meinke said. When debris started coming up, the Rockford laid off and made its way back to the convoy, leaving the Ardent to collect the

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WRITE TO US: Veterans Life welcomes letters from its readers. To make room for as many letters as possible, keep your letter to 350 words maximum. Include your name and daytime phone number for verification. Send to P.O. Box 278, Poulsbo, WA. 98370; fax to 360-779-8276; or email rwalker@soundpublishing.com.

OPINION IN OUR OPINION

Let’s never forget the human cost I

n the last 20 years, more than 60 Armed Forces personnel have been shot to death at U.S. military installations. The latest: July 16, when a gunman opened fire in a Navy building in Chattanooga, Tennessee, killing four Marines and one sailor. According to the FBI, the gunman was suicidal and looking for a way to absolve what he considered were his sins. In Washington, D.C., Department of Defense officials are revisiting a directive that gives authority to carry firearms “only to qualified personnel when there is a reasonable expectation that life or DoD assets will be jeopardized if firearms are not carried,” adding that “DoD personnel regularly engaged in law enforcement or security duties shall be armed.” Until July 16, no one expected a military recruitment office would be a place where life would be in jeopardy. The issues, and causes, of these shootings since 1994 are manifold. Some gunmen were current or former military personnel being treated or evaluated for combat-related PTSD. Some gunmen were mentally ill. Some were motivated by anger or a perceived wrong. Some were motivated by radical religious beliefs. The end, however, was always the same. We could engage in debate over the need to revise policies or beef up security at all offices and installations, but we’ll leave that to the brass and the politicians. At this moment, we feel it most appropriate to simply remember those who died when a southeast Tennessee city became a battleground. Let us remember them by name, for they are not statistics; they are sons, fathers, husbands, brothers. And let us say a prayer for the safety of our personnel — abroad and at home. ■ Sgt. Carson Holmquist, USMC, of Grantsburg, Wisconsin. ■ Petty Officer Randall Smith, USN, of Paulding, Ohio. ■ Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, USMC, of Hampden, Massachusetts. ■ Lance Cpl. Skip Wells, USMC, of Marietta, Georgia. ■ Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, USMC, of Russellville, Arkansas.

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Our nation’s call to action The issue: For combat veterans, the financial, emotional and physical challenges faced during the transition to civilian life are tough. The solution: Continued access to base amenities. By SPENSER R. HALEY

Veterans Life Advisory Board member

s a nation, we owe a debt to the men and women of the Armed Services who stand bravely, proudly and often silently in the background. As a combat veteran, I know that taking care of responsibilities and tasks that would be too grim or dangerous for the average citizen is all part of the oath to protect and defend. I think it is time that something extra is done for these men and women, the few who have stepped forward and taken on the burden so that others don’t have to. There hasn’t been enough done to thank our combat veterans for their selflessness. A small step in the right direction would be to grant them access to military installations once again, for the purpose of shopping at the commissary and the post or base exchange. For a combat veteran, the financial, emotional and physical challenges faced during the transition

into civilian life are tough. Being able to surround oneself with those that understand the same challenges would prove to relieve some of those pressures. With base access, combat veterans would be able to be surrounded with the camaraderie and likemindedness that most come to miss — a camaraderie usually lost upon being discharged from duty, a like-mindedness that is shared through common experiences. That camaraderie means more than ever immediately post-service; the Department of Veterans Affairs reports 22 veterans committed suicide every day in 2012, and that statistic is on the rise, according to recent studies. Currently, only active-duty military, Reserve, National Guard and certain Department of Defense contractors and civilians are permitted access to military installations, as are Gold Star families (families of a military member killed while on active duty). That makes sense. But in extending base access to combat veterans, the security of

our installations shouldn’t be compromised. Drive up to the gate, a guard will verify credentials, and you’re on your way. The task to add combat veterans to the short list of those allowed on base is an easy one, especially with the new VA ID cards President Obama signed into law in late July. Those of us who have sought benefits are issued an identification card from the Department of Veterans Affairs. These cards are outfitted with a barcode, which can contain correct and pertinent identifiers and can be scanned at the gate as easily as currently accepted ID cards. Enough has been done and enough has been given to allow this small gesture of gratitude. Strength of character has already proven. The added security risk is minimal — no more a risk than Gold Star families. Our combat veterans aren’t the only ones that will benefit socially and financially from access to base services. It makes good See SOUND OFF, Page 5

COMING UP

Profiles of WWII veterans in September edition A way for you to honor a loved one who served, fought, or riveted LT. CMDR JOHN F. LONGMATE, USNR

SGT. ALBA N. BLACKERBY, USMC

HOMETOWN: Kingston. BRANCH: U.S. Marine Corps. ■ YEARS OF SERVICE: 1942-45. ■ HIGHEST RATE OR RANK ATTAINED: Sergeant. ■ SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS OR DEPLOYMENTS DURING THE WAR: Tailgunner on a USMC TBF (VMTBN-232), ■ ■

HOMETOWN: Bremerton. ■ BRANCH: U.S. Navy. ■ YEARS OF SERVICE: 1944-46; 1950-53. ■ HIGHEST RATE OR RANK ATTAINED: Lieutenant commander. ■ SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS OR DEPLOYMENTS DURING THE WAR: Served in the South Pacific. Called back

Red Devil Squadron. Combat missions in Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Munda, Bougainville, Rabaul, Vela LaVela, New Britannia. Distinguished Flying Cross, four Air Medals, Presidential Unit Citation. ■ POST-WAR CAREER: Worked for Boeing, later became a residential home builder in Kitsap.

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into service for the Korean War. Active in the Navy Reserve and obntained the rank of lieutenant commander. ■ POST-WAR CAREER: Continued his career at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, where he worked before the war, and retired as structural group superintendent.

LT. JOHN T. “MIKE” WOLF, USN

HOMETOWN: Hansville. BRANCH: U.S. Navy. ■ YEARS OF SERVICE: 1941-45; official honorable discharge in 1960. ■ HIGHEST RATE OR RANK ATTAINED: Lieutenant. ■ SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS OR DEPLOYMENTS DURING THE WAR: Served in the South Pacific on the ■ ■

aircraft carrier USS Hornet. Ace fighter pilot; awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on May 20, 2015. ■ POST-WAR CAREER: Started Financial Planning, Inc., in Long Beach, California, and was an estate planner for 40 years. Inducted into the Long Beach City College Hall of Fame.

bout 3 percent of the world’s population died in the war. According to the World War II Museum, there were 45 million civilian deaths, 15 million combat deaths and 25 million wounded in battle. Some

418,500 Americans gave their lives. Veterans Life will salute the Greatest Generation in its August and September editions. We invite you to help us honor the World War II veterans you know — and that includes the

women who worked in factories and shipyards during the war. Send us a recent or wartime photo of your servicemember with the following information: ■ Name. ■ Hometown or most

recent city of residence. ■ Branch. ■ Years of service. ■ Highest rank attained. ■ Significant duty stations or deployments during the war. ■ Post-war career. ■ If POW, MIA, killed in

action or injured in combat, please indicate that fact. Your servicemember did not have to serve in combat to be included. All World War II veterans will be included, whether they saw combat or supported America’s military mission

from the States. Send your veteran tribute to Editor, Veterans Life, P.O. Box 278, Poulsbo, WA 98370, or email the text and photos in .jpg format to rwalker@soundpublish ing.com.

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in a month for groceries (family of four = $564) and that generates a staggering $146 million. At a time when DECA (Defense Commissary Agency) will have its funding cut by $1.4 billion over the next three years, the increased revenue would help soften the blow to our activeduty service members. Optimistically, say half

these veterans spend the same and it works out to roughly $1.1 billion, helping make the budget cut far less strenuous on those affected by it. Only 1 percent of service members have been in combat: 1 percent. It is time that this small percentage of Americans are provided this smallest of recognitions for standing

in the breach. It is with honor I take up this cause. I will be doing my part by reaching out to our state officials through letters, emails and phone calls, imploring them to stand up and recognize those who have stood for America. I challenge you to do the same. Let our unified voices be heard to thank these patriots, these

silent guardians. “Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.”— Abraham Lincoln. Spenser Haley U.S. Army 2007-2010 Veteran of Operation

Enduring Freedom Airborne!

Continued from page 4 financial sense for our commissaries and exchanges too. There are approximately 4.5 million combat veterans in the United States. Take just 250,000 of those veterans spending the low end of the national average

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orn in Budapest, Hungary, while it was under communist control from Moscow, Paul Hardy became the very example of what a U.S. military NCO is to be: well-educated with two master’s degrees, able to read a Daily Bulletin while taking notes at a staff meeting and always caring for the young service members under him. He served as an example of leadership to everyone.

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she denied the accusations. The colonel attempted to make excuses for her, but Hardy would have none of it. Without mincing words, he called her for what she was, in front of everyone, and then put the damning evidence on the table. Thus, the Office of Patient Advocacy was removed from under the supervision of the Quality Assurance Division and the Risk Management Department, resulting in greater efficiency to the command structure.

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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES These colleges have a presence on or near military bases in Kitsap County. The contact information for the college’s veterans service office or liaison is listed. n Brandman University, Naval Base Kitsap — Bangor. Call 800-746-0082. Email acadadvisorBN@brandman. edu. Go to www.brand man.edu/bangor-nbk/ contact#sthash. 4Bw1Ulb7. dpuf

n Old Dominion University: Naval Base Kitsap — Bangor. 1042 Tautog Circle, Building 1042, Room 103. Contact Duane Sharpe, associate director of military and veterans education, 360479-5114, dsharpe@odu. edu. n Old Dominion University: Naval Station Kitsap — Bremerton. c/o Navy College Office, 120 S. Dewey St., Building 491, Room 214, Bremerton. Contact Duane Sharpe,

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Email jdobson@vinu.edu. n Washington State University: Olympic College Poulsbo, 1000 Olympic College Way NW, Poulsbo. Call 360-3942700. Email poulsbocam pus@olympic.edu. n Western on the Peninsulas is a satellite campus of Western Washington University serving Kitsap, Peninsula and Clallam counties. Western on the Peninsula offers degree and community programs in Poulsbo,

Bremerton and Port Angeles. Currently, bachelor degrees in business administration, environmental science, environmental policy, elementary education, and human resources are offered. Contact Kathy Johnson, Kathy.johnson@wwu.edu, (360) 394-2733. Located at Olympic College, 1000 Olympic College Way NW, Poulsbo. KitsapVeteransLife.com: your online news source

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Kitsap County Veterans Assistance Program Kitsap County Department of Human Services, 614 Division St., MS-23, Port Orchard. Contact: 360-337-4811. Online: www.kitsapgov. com/hs/veterans/VA.htm.

Disabled American Veterans Chapter 22 4475 W. Birch Ave., Port Orchard. 360-362-3345. Chapter meetings: Potluck noon, meeting 1 p.m., second Saturday of the month. DAV Adjutant/Service Office North Mason Resources, 140 NE State Route 300, Belfair. 360-552-2303.

Marine Corps League Olympic Peninsula Detachment 531 2315 Burwell St., Bremerton. 360-265-7492. Meets 6 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month. Suquamish Tribe Veterans Resource Office Contact: LaVada Anderson, 360-394-8515, landerson@suquamish.nsn. us. VFW Post 239 Bremerton 190 Dora Ave., Bremerton. 360-377-6739. Meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month.

VFW Post 2669 Port Orchard 736 Bay St., Port Orchard. Service officer available noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. VFW Post No. 1694 Shelton Memorial Hall, Second and Franklin streets, Shelton. 360-426-4546. Meets 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Beverages and snacks are served at 6 p.m. by the Ladies Auxiliary. WorkSource Kitsap County 1300 Sylvan Way, second floor, Bremerton. 360-3374767. Contact: Michael Robinson, disabled veterans outreach, 360-337-4727, mrobinson@esd.wa.gov. Or jmc kenna@esd.wa.gov.

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“This is history. I will be able to go and show people and say, ‘I was a part of that. I did that.’ ”

Continued from page 11 Officer 3 Jason Potts, onscene commander for Task Element CSS Georgia. “You never realize how important your corpsman is until you have an emergency, and then you see why you have him out there. It’s in those emergencies that you see the real value, the benefits of a corpsman.” Corpsmen perform medical care every day throughout the fleet, but as an independent duty corpsman, Wallace has trained beyond the average enlisted medical professional. IDC school is a 12-month course where experienced corpsmen go to learn to function as the lone medical support when medical officers and facilities are not readily available. The course trains corpsman to be subject-matter experts in all aspects of the job. “When I went through corpsman school 10 years ago, the IDCs were what you wanted to be, the top you wanted to be,” Wallace said. “I am at the top of my peers.” Wallace not only draws from his training, but 10-plus years of experience

— Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Justin Wallace, doc for the crew diving the Confederate ironclad Georgia, sunk in 1864 in Savannah.

Commanded by Lt. Washington Gwathmey, CSN, the CSS Georgia was employed to defend the river channels below Savannah, using her cannons to prevent a Union advance on the city from the sea. The Georgia had been in service about 20 months when Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s troops captured Savannah by land on Dec. 21, 1864. Her Confederate crew scuttled the ship rather allow her to be captured and used against the South. Library of Congress Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Justin Wallace, a native of Poulsbo, plunges into the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ironclad CSS Georgia.

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in field. He has completed two tours with the Marine

Corps, deploying twice to Iraq in support of Global

War on Terrorism. “I enjoyed the experi-

ence fully,” Wallace said. “I’ll never forget some of the things I’ve seen and done. I truly enjoyed my time with the Marines.” The award Wallace received is not just a command award with only a handful of sailors up for the honor. Navy Expeditionary Combat Command is a parent command to Navy expeditionary commands on both coasts. Wallace earned this award against stiff competition from around the country. “I am super excited that I won it,” Wallace said. “I really didn’t think I would.

I had a good package, but I didn’t think I would win it.” The day after Wallace learned of his honor, he got right back to work — diving as part of the team to rig and raise the shaft and propeller of CSS Georgia. “This is history,” said Wallace. “I will be able to go and show people and say, ‘I was a part of that. I did that.’ ” Navy divers are in the water every day, throughout the world, performing a diverse array of missions. With 2015 serving as The Year of the Military Diver, the CSS Georgia is a perfect illustration of their capabilities as they dive into history.

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