- Palmetto Base meets the 3rd Tuesday each month at Grecian Gardens, 2312 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia, SC 29169
Base Commander - Matt Salo
Base Vice-Commander - Bob Miller
Base STOREKEEPER - John Flaherty
jrflaherty43@gmail.com
webmaster - peter varga
nukemann58@gmail.com
Gallery
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Memorial Day 2026
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- Newest “Honorary” Bubblehead
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- Time for prayer – Aug 25
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- “You lookin at me!?!”
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- Eagerly awaiting chow
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- Wardroom conspiring
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- Labor Day with our fav Senator
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- Rounded up the usual suspects
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- Station the maneuvering watch
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- Senator Graham was stumping for Veteran votes
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- RIP Brian and Jim
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- RIP “Jim”
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- Special Guests – Scorpion XO’s Descendents
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- Special Guests – Scorpion XO’s Descendents
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- The crew is arriving for August 2025 meeting
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- The crew is arriving for August 2025 meeting
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- Another candid Kodak moment – August 2025 meeting
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- August 2025 meeting
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- Rocky can smile! (sort of) August 2025 meeting
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- Plotting a mutiny? August 2025 meeting
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- Doug’s holding up the wall – August 2025 meeting
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- “Don’t make me hurt you” -August 2025 meeting
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- Kodak Moment – August 2025 meeting
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- The crew is arriving – August 2025 meeting
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- Suspicious Characters at August 2025 meeting
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- Doug’s in a festive mood
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- John & Trudy at Christmas Party
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- Doyle’s being bossy – again
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- Merry Christmas!
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- Merry Christmas!
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- Merry Christmas!
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- Merry Christmas!
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- Merry Christmas!
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- 2025 Hog Roast
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- 2025 Hog Roast
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- 2025 Hog Roast
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- 2025 Hog Roast
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- Columbia Base’s float – nice!
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- Chasn Base Feb Meeting
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- After Battery – SE Region Conference
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- Palmetto Base February Meeting
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- SE Conf Auction & Closing
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- Never want for a parking spot again
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- Budda waxes poetically
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- Best eats in Monks Corner
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- Little David
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- New Friends at After Battery
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- New Friends at After Battery
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- Nice Float!
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- The Hunley on Nukemann Power
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- The Hunley
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- Chasn Base Feb Meeting
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- Chasn Base Feb Meeting
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- Jane’s a fan fav at After Battery
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- The “Buddah”
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- Cold War Memorial
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- Cold War Memorial
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- Cold War Memorial
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- Cold War Memorial
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- Cold War Memorial
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- Cold War Memorial
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- Cold War Memorial
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- Cold War Memorial
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- Cold War Memorial
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- Cold War Memorial
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- SE Conference Opening Session
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- SE Conference Opening Session
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- SE Conference Opening Session
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- After Battery
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- Little David
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- Stress testing the frame.
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- Stand by for Work Party part 2
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- Episode 1 is in the books.
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- Take er away!
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- Work Party topside!
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- Scene from a Road Runner cartoon
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- impact drill & a Miller Lite. What else do we need?
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- Matt supervising.
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- Work Party topside!
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- 2025 Hog Roast
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- 2025 Hog Roast
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- 2025 Hog Roast
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- Work Party – Phase 2
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- Work Party – Phase 2
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- Rocky was here
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- And the winner is…
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- Hostess with the mostess!
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- Best caption wins a prize
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- Ross is on a “timeout”
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- Marketing slightly obsolete items
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- Great to see “Buzz” at the meeting!
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- Plotting to overthrow somebody?
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- And the gang was all there
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- Positioning the center console
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- Working below decks
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- Last piece of the deck is in place
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- Fastening the deck
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- Deck installation in full swing
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- Don’t lose your head
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- Marcus making a delivery
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- Skipper on the Bridge – It’s good to be King.
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- Skipper is satisfied – Station the maneuvering watch
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- Navigator and helmsman are ready for the first bell
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- New Navigator is happy to be here
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- Rocky’ ready to get underway
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- Bob and Jeff ready to get underway
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- All stations report – ready to get underway
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- We’d better assume the watch!
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- Boat looks ready
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- Float overhaul complete – let’s take it for a spin
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- May 2025 meeting
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- May 2025 meeting
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- May 2025 meeting
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- May 2025 meeting
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- May 2025 meeting
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- May 2025 meeting
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- May 2025 meeting
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- Memorial Day at National Cemetary
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- Memorial Day at National Cemetary
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- Memorial Day at National Cemetary
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- Memorial Day at National Cemetary
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- Memorial Day at National Cemetary
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- Memorial Day at National Cemetary
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- Paying our respects
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- Memorial Day at National Cemetary
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- Paying our respects
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- Paying our respects
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- Paying our respects
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- Memorial Day at National Cemetary
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- Memorial Day at National Cemetary
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- Memorial Day at National Cemetary
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- It’s a beautiful night for baseball
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- What a view
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- Great BBQ and a ballgame
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- Let’s play ball already!
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- Palmetto Base night out at the ballgame
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- Palmetto Base night out at the ballgame
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- Take me out to the ballgame
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- Selling Raffle Tickets at the Barnyard Flea Market
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- Selling Raffle Tickets at the Barnyard Flea Market
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- October 2025 meeting
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- October 2025 meeting
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- October 2025 meeting
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- October 2025 meeting
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- October 2025 meeting
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- October 2025 meeting
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- October 2025 meeting
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- October 2025 meeting
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- Bryan & Jim’s memorial luncheon
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- Bryan & Jim’s memorial luncheon
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- Bryan & Jim’s memorial luncheon
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- Bryan & Jim’s memorial luncheon
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- Bryan & Jim’s memorial luncheon
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- Veterans Day Salute to our dearly departed Shipmate Tom O’Brien
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- Veterans Day Salute to our Brother Submariners and Shipmates Tom O’Brien and Robert Gibbs
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- Veterans Day Salute to our Brother Submariners and Shipmates Tom O’Brien and Robert Gibbs
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- A lined up at the starting line for the Lexington Veterans Day Parade
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- Officer of the Deck multitasking as Helmsman in preparation for the Veterans Day Parade
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- Let’s get this show on the Road
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- Jeff is supervising the crew as they prepare the float
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- Rounding up the usual suspects
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- Bob is obviously up to something
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- The maneuvering watch is set for the Columbia Veterans Day Parade
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- Merry Christmas Jim!
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- Merry Christmas Party
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- Merry Christmas Party
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- Merry Christmas Party
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- Merry Christmas Party
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- Merry Christmas Party
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- Internment Unclaimed Vets 12/25
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- Internment Unclaimed Vets 12/25
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- The most colorful Color Guard
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- Internment Unclaimed Vets 12/25
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- Screenshot
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- Internment Unclaimed Vets 12/25
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- Internment Unclaimed Vets 12/25
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- Internment Unclaimed Vets 12/25
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- Internment Unclaimed Vets 12/25
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- Internment Unclaimed Vets 12/25
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- Internment Unclaimed Vets 12/25
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- Internment Unclaimed Vets 12/25
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- Wreaths Across America 2025
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- Wreaths Across America 2025
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- Wreaths Across America 2025
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- Wreaths Across America 2025
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- Wreaths Across America 2025
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- Wreaths Across America 2025
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- Wreaths Across America 2025
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- Wreaths Across America 2025
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- Wreaths Across America 2025
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- Wreaths Across America 2025
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- Wreaths Across America 2025
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- Wreaths Across America 2025
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- Heather wishes Bubbleheads everywhere a “Merry Christmas”!
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- “Who came after Donner and Blitzen?”
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- Rounded up the usual suspects.
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- Awww!
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- The last Base Meeting of the year was well attended
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- Doyle and John wishing you all a Merry Christmas!
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- Santa “Bob” attended our December meeting
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- Somebody on Rocky’s list is getting Origami for Christmas!
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- Jim Null’s Internment
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- Jim Null’s Internment
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- Jim Null’s Internment
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- Jim Null’s Internment
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- Jan 26 Base Meeting
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- Jan 26 Base Meeting
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- Jan 26 Base Meeting
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- Jan 26 Base Meeting
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- Jan 26 Base Meeting
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- Jan 26 Base Meeting
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- We have your watch, Jim
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- Rest your oars, Jim
