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”
Latest Publications
Click For Latest Chaplain's Bubblehead Blessing (8/2026)
Click For Current RMB Cavitation Newsletter (7/2026)
Cavitation Newsletter Archive (Google Drive)
Video of latest RMB SubVets meeting
Rocky Mountain SubVets YouTube Channel
Video Dissertation by Clay Decker click and download desired files!
Link to the Library of Congress Veterans History Project:
Announcements
Next Meeting: Saturday, Aug 22, 2026
Menu: Buffet Breakfast $11
scrambled eggs, bacon or sausage, biscuits and gravy, hash browns and toast
American Legion Post #178
1655 Simms Street, Lakewood, CO 80215
Buffet Breakfast/Social Hour 0900
Meeting 0930
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August 9, 2026 Parade Update AND GOOD NEWS!!
Morning All,
Below is all the information on the Littleton Parade this Saturday the 15th. The parade starts at 1000 with staging starting at 0800. Our trailer will be at one of the large parking lots for Arapahoe Community Collage. So you get onto Sana Fe Drive, heading north or south to Church Avenue. At Church you turn east onto Church. As you go down the road on your immediate right is a large parking lot, our trailer will be staged there. At 0830 we will be leaving the parking lot to go to the staging area. You MUST be aboard the trailer by then. We had a good turn out last year, so please come and join us. The last two years we were very close to the front of the parade and we were done with the parade around 1030. We end up at the same parking lot were we staged the trailer and you parked your car. Breakdown takes about 15 minutes and then we head over to the Platte River Bar and Grill for lunch which is just south of Church Ave on Santa Fe Drive. Located on the west side of Santa Fe. Hope to see you there.
Now for the good news -- we won 1st place at the Boulder County/Longmont Parade. So we are batting 100 with wins in 2 out of 2 parades. Lets make it 3 out of 3. We won an Award at the Littleton Parade last year, we can do it again.
Thanks
Paul
From: WWW Info <info@westernwelcomeweek.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 4:49 PM
To:
jeff.mosal@mail.com <jeff.mosal@mail.com>
Subject: Western Welcome Week Parade Info
Western Welcome Week Parade!
On behalf of Western Welcome Week and our generous sponsors—AdventHealth Littleton, Bradford Auto Body, Central Bank, Colorado Off Road, Lang Investment Group, Littleton City Lifestyle Magazine, and T-Fiber—welcome to the 98th Western Welcome Week Grand Parade: "Colorful Colorado – 150 Years!" We’re excited to have you join us on Saturday, August 15!
Parade Route & Parking: The one-mile parade begins at Gallup Street & Littleton Boulevard, travels west through downtown Littleton, turns south on Rapp Street, and ends at Arapahoe Community College (ACC). Please see the attached parade map.
Parking at the staging area is very limited. Free shuttle buses will run between ACC and the staging area from 8:00–9:15 a.m., with return service after the parade.
Staging & Check-In
Location: Gallup Street & Library Lane
• Staging opens at
8:00 a.m.
• Final check-in is
9:30 a.m.
• Please have
one representative check in for your group.
• You will receive your parade entry number and staging location at check-in. (Entry numbers cannot be released in advance due to last-minute changes.)
Parade Reminders
•
Parade officials will begin lining up entries around
9:15 a.m.
•
Maintain at least
15 feet between entries.
• No throwing or handing out items along the parade route. This is a safety and insurance •. requirement, and violations may result in removal from the parade.
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Please keep the parade moving at a steady pace and avoid any performances or maneuvers that delay forward movement.
After the Parade:
Destaging will take place at
ACC (Church Avenue & Santa Fe Drive).
Parade winners will be posted at 1:00 p.m. at the Western Welcome Week Information Booth (Main & Nevada), emailed on Sunday, August 16, and posted on our website. Monetary awards will be mailed by the end of August, and certificates will be sent to category winners.
Keep the Celebration Going!
After the parade, enjoy all the Festival Day activities downtown, check out r website for all festivities
https://www.westernwelcomeweek.org/events/
Questions?
Email the Parade Committee at
parade@westernwelcomeweek.org
In Community Spirit,
Parade Committee - Western Welcome Week
2026 Celebration ~ August 7-16, 2026 • Theme: Colorful Colorado - 150 Years!
Office: 303-794-4870 (phone & cell)
5890 S. Bemis St., Littleton, CO 80120
Hours: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday - 10am-4pm
Thursday & Friday: Closed
Western Welcome Week A 501(c)3 Not-for-Profit Public Charity
cindy@westernwlecomeweek.org
www.westernwelcomeweek.org • Join us on Facebook and Instagram
Estes Park Rooftop Rodeo Parade - July 6, 2026
Some of the Base Members helping to place the paver bricks at the USS Grayling (SS-209) Memorial. June 20, 2026
Base Members with the parade float on display at the Colorado Remembers Event at the Colorado Freedom Memorial. May 23, 2026
The float looks great with the added USS Colorado (SSN 788) Model!
50th Anniversary Plaque At The USS Grayling (SS 209) Memorial
Float Work Party - April 12, 2026
New News
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).
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.
