Rocky Mountain Submarine Veterans

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Announcements

Next Meeting: Saturday, January 17, 2027

Menu:

Fund-raising Auction

American Legion Post #17

1901 N. Harlan St.

Edgewater, CO 80214

Lunch/Social Hour 1100

Meeting 1200

Park behind the post building and go thru the double doors on the back of the building.

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Rocky Mountain Submarine Veterans Memorial Brick Project Update

Hey All,

We finally got all our ducks in a row. So, click the button below for the order form for the engraved bricks. We want to move this project forward as fast as we can to meet our March 30, 2026, due date for getting the bricks ordered, so we can have the project completed by June 30, 2026.

Commemorative Purpose is to:

• Recognize Rocky Mountain Submarine Veterans who are on Eternal Patrol
• Recognize Veteran Family members who are on Eternal Patrol from Previous Wars (i.e. Father, Mother, Children, Brother, Sister, Grand Father, Grand Mother)
• Recognize current veterans who are supporters of the USS Grayling (SS 209) Memorial Plaza

There are two options to order the bricks -- Tax deductible and non-tax deductible. 

1. If you chose Non-tax deductible, you have two options:
2. 1. Send a check and order form to Grant. The check MUST be made out to USSVI-RMB and sent to RMB C/O Grant Day, 7608 Upham St., Arvada, CO, 80003-2231. OR 2. You can send the money via ZELLE. You must have a ZELLE account thru your Bank or Credit Union. You will also need to scan and email to Grant the order form Base's Zelle account is
3. ops.treas@rockymountainsubvets.com
4. . You MUST add into the comments section who it is from. Grant's email address is grantdaycdt@hotmail.com.
5. 2. If you chose Tax Deductible Donation, you MUST send a check and order form to Grant using : RMB C/O Grant Day, 7608 Upham St., Arvada, CO, 80003-2231. The check MUST be made out to USSVCF and write "Credit to Rocky Mountain Memorial Fund" in the description area of your check.

Some notes to remember:

1. If you get a 4" by 8" brick, you have two options -- one with clip art and one without clip art. There are seven possible clip arts. See form for selections. IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO USE THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CLIP ART ON THIS SIZE BRICK. If you use clip art you have three lines of 18 characters and this includes spaces and punctuation. With no clip art you have three lines with 23 characters. Cost $50 per brick.
2. If you get a 8" by 8" brick you have the same options as above. With clip art you have four lines of 23 characters and without clip art you have five lines of 23 characters. Cost $100 per brick.
3. When you place an order, you can also get a 4" by 4" replica coaster for $10. If you wish, you can order additional Replicas for $10 each. Just indicate the total number that you wish to purchase. Examples are shown on the order form.
4. If you have any questions, please contact Grant at his email address: grantdaycdt@hotmail.com or by Cell # 720-271-6761, please leave a voice mail if he doesn’t answer and he will return your call as soon as possible. 
5. You can also bring the Completed Order Form and Donation Check to the Base Meetings and we can address any questions at that time.

Thanks

Paul

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Update From December 20th Meeting

Hey All,

We had a pretty good meeting with a total of 34 people and 30 members showing up. We had a potluck which was very good, and I want to thank Tami and Myra for the chili, Dick and Terri for the tamales, and everyone else that brought corn bread and all the fixings. We had a great response.

It was our gift exchange, and it went off well. Not too many items were stolen, and everyone had a good time.

Topics discussed:

1. WRR for 2026 is in Las Vegas, April 16 thru the 19th. You can register at the WRR website.
2. The WRR committee voted that the Westminster Marriott hotel will be the hotel used for the 2027 WRR. Dates to be determined.
3. Order your bricks. Contact Grant
4. Pay your dues $15 Base and $40 national. Pay Grant
5. Remember January meeting is our fund-raising auction. Tami has the following items so far -- Corn Hole game, Dartboard, Propane heater, One night - Monarch Casino, $150 gaming credit, Georgia Boys - $50, Colorado National Speedway - 4 tickets, Deck of plastic playing cards, and Georgetown Loop Railroad- 2 ticket. PLEASE BRING SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WILL PAY GOOD MONEY FOR. Julie and I bring gift cards.
6. Next Bingo is January 21st.
7. Next K4Ks is March 4th at Brent's Place at 1630. More details to follow. 

That is about it. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Thanks

Paul

USSVI and RMB award annual scholarships!



Click on the link below for scholarship information:

National and Base Scholarship Submissions:   2025 - 2026

Asbestos Alert!

Written by T. Michael Bircumshaw and is in the last publication of the American Submariner on pg. 29.  It is important enough to be read to the members as they may have missed it.  “If you served any time between years 1900 and 2000 and did any time at sea or at certain Military installations, then you have been exposed to Asbestos.  Please get at least a high definition, no contrast needed, cat scan of your lungs.  Do it with a civilian pulmonologist, not the VA, and ask them to specifically look for pleural plaques and interstitial scarring in your lungs.  Once you have finally done that, call me at 951-775-4549.  Call me to tell me the results and we are hoping that your lungs are clean.  But, if like me, you have pleural plaques or/and asbestosis, then I can offer you some guidance on what to do about it.  It cannot be cured, but it can be compensated for, call me.  Don’t make me repeat myself, because I will.  Please do this for you and your family.”



  For more information about " Mesothelioma Plural Plaques " Click on the Red Link

Here are the links of how to make a claim to VA on PACT Act issues.

The first one is off the VA website and it is the actual form to make a claim. It does require you to be registered with the VA health System. The second one is a link to a VFW website to ask for help on applying for a claim. They do step by step instructions. The phone number is the VA hot line to ask VA help in filing a claim. The last is a YouTube on all this information. He is an ex-marine with info on all the agent orange and toxic exposure acts. Good info.

https://www.va.gov/disability/file-disability-claim-form-21-526ez/introduction

https://www.vfw.org/assistance/va-claims-separation-benefits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qNkMWTmOc8

1-800-MY-VA-411 (1-800-698-2411).