Rocky Mountain Submarine Veterans
“To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country. That their dedication, deeds and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation towards greater accomplishments. Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution”
*** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ***
Meeting Days and Location has changed!
New Location: American Legion Post #17, 1901 N. Harlan St., Edgewater, CO 80214
Meeting the 3rd Saturday of each month at 1200 with social hour/lunch at 1100.
Park behind the post building and go thru the double doors on the back of the building.
Latest Publications
Click For Current RMB Cavitation Newsletter
Click For Latest Chaplain's Bubblehead Blessings
Video of latest RMB SubVets meeting
Rocky Mountain SubVets YouTube Channel
Video Dissertation by Clay Decker click and download desired files!
Announcements
Next Meeting: Saturday, March 15, 2025
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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Update From February 15 Meeting
Hey All,
Our first meeting at the new location was a total success. We had 35 people show up with 30 members including two new members. The two new members are Chris Marino and Mike Dugan. The food turned out good and people at the post were very friendly and supportive for our meeting. We had several people who have not been to one in a long time. It was good to see them. We also had eight people switch their American Legion membership to Post 17 and had three new members sign up for American Legion membership for Post 17.
If you were unable to attend, I have a few highlights:
- We submitted Dick Meyers to the Honor Bell Foundation to place a set of his dolphins into the second Honor Bell casting. We went thru five deceased members before we got someone who still had a set of dolphins. We will know in a week or so if he was selected.
- If you need to log onto most government website, you will have to use ID.me or Login.gov to accomplish this. It includes the VA, IRS, SS, and if you want a military discount on items like a new car. The login.gov site is the easiest to register.
- Remember that 2026 is our 50th anniversary we need a design for our plaque. Please submit a design.
- We are panning a working party for the float lift to be installed on to our trailer on March 22nd. More info to follow.
- Bingo at the Veterans home on this Wednesday at 1000. 1919 N. Quentin St. Aurora.
- We formed a committee to submit some of our members and base for national awards. Larry Neth, Dale Bowman. Ray Savard and myself.
Our next meeting is March 15th at 1100. Hope to see more of you there.
Thanks
Paul
USSVI and RMB award annual scholarships!
Click on the link below for scholarship information:
National and Base Scholarship Submissions: 2025 - 2026
Holland Club February 15, 2025
Picture from February 15, 2025 before the meeting social hour
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).
Rocky Mountain SubVets participates in 3-5 Community parades per year. Click to go to the
parades info page
to see when and where the next parade will be.
"KAP(SS) for KID(SS)" is a USSVI Community Outreach Program that brings joy to the Children visited as well as to the Sub Vets who visit them! It also provides positive local awareness for USSVI and is in keeping with our organization's creed.
The Holland Club recognizes those submariners who have been Qualified for 50 years or more.
The Events Calendar
link will take you to the Events Calendar.page.
