December 7, 2022 Hello friends, Today we mark the 81st anniversary of the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor that plunged the United States into a World War that touched every country on Earth and every family across America. From the “dastardly” attack on December 7, 1941 that killed over 2,300, until the Japanese Empire surrendered...
HELP US BUILD A MEMORIAL TO SUBMARINERS IN TENNESSEE May 30, 2022 Hello Friends. The Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association joins our fellow citizens today in commemorating the Americans who have made the supreme sacrifice for the United States. Among them were 87 men from Tennessee who were lost in war and peace serving in U.S....
Today we remember our 99 Submariner brothers who were lost onboard USS Scorpion (SSN589) in the Atlantic Ocean on May 22, 1968 and their families. The exact cause of Scorpion’s sinking about 400 miles southwest of the Azore islands, in 10,000 feet of water, is unknown. There are numerous theories based on extensive analysis of...
Today we remember our 129 Submariner brothers and shipyard personnel who were lost onboard USS Thresher (SSN593) during testing in the Atlantic Ocean in the morning hours of April 10, 1963 and their families. There are numerous, excellent resources that discuss the Thresher, lead ship of a revolutionary class of nuclear powered attack submarines;...
LCDR Pat Mehaffy Garner of Memphis Tennessee was Executive Officer aboard USS Thresher (SSN593) when she was lost on April 10, 1963. Lieutenant Commander Pat Mehaffy Garner, US Navy Pat Mehaffy Garner was born September 26, 1931, in Memphis, Tennesee. He majored in psychology at Vanderbilt University after attending various local schools in Memphis. While...
TOLLING OF THE BOATS Every year the Tolling of the Boats Ceremony commemorates those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country while serving aboard U.S. Navy submarines. The U.S. Submariners fo the Volunteer Base of USSVI in association with the Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association hold a tolling every October at the Middle Tennessee State...
Memorial Day 2020 Dear Friends: History is replete with stories of small bands of gallant warriors who bravely took on tall challenges and took fierce combat to the face of an enemy against great odds and with great consequences dependent on their bravery. In the darkest days of the Nazi onslaught over the skies of...
