I run some analytics on this website weekly and here is the data as of today.
This data is compiled from ALL people who visit the site.
in the LAST 30 days we have had 1,110 visits, with 3,766 pages viewed,
with an average 8 minutes per visit. 53% are new visitors and 47% are returning vistors
some more data
BROWSERs used
Internet Explorer 62.3% version 9 – 58.4%
Chrome 10%
Android browser 1%
OPERATING SYSTEMs used
Windows 84% version 7 – 54.5%
Safari 11%
Mac 6.5%
Linux 3%
Ipad 2%
Ipod/Android/Iphone 2%
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1200 18.84%
1024 X 768 18.26%
1280 X 1024 8.41%
1366 X 768 8.12%
all this tells me that we might be OLD but the mast majority of us do have fairly modern and current hardware and software.
With that in mind I will post more Hi Resolution pictures and videos.
thanks for using the site and each week I am seeing more visits. I will keep it current and add more info when I get it. If anyone has
pictures/video/stories etc. they want to see posted on this site PLEASE send them to me.
Guy Fisk

I would like to take a moment in honor of our American Flag and the great nation that it represents. I additionally would like to thank all of you, our Veteran brothers and sisters, active and reserve military. Your service, sacrifice, honor and courage has represented our flag throughout history, protected the American people and has preserved our Freedom. We salute you.

Symbolism of the Flag
The U.S. flag is the most widely used symbol of America, representing the many freedoms and rights guaranteed to us by the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Additionally, the flag symbolizes the patriotism, honor and courage of all of you, our U.S. Veterans and military personnel, along with our individual liberties stated in the Declaration of Independence. Many other powerful meanings that define America are represented in our flag as well.

“We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing Liberty.” -George Washington

Flag Day – Brief History
On June 14, 1777, the Flag Resolution was passed by the the Second Continental Congress, which stated:

“Resolved, that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.”

Each year thereafter, June 14 has been known as Flag Day.

The U.S. flag consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, representing the thirteen original colonies, with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars, representing our 50 states. Common names of the flag include:”the Stars and Stripes” or “Old Glory.”

Key Dates
• The Continental Army at the Middlebrook encampment first hoisted our new flag in June of 1777.
• The American flag flew in battle for the first time at Cooch’s Bridge in Delaware on September 3, 1777 during the American Revolutionary War.

Design
Even to this day, the origin of the U.S. flag design is still uncertain. One story credits Betsy Ross for sewing the first flag from a pencil sketch by George Washington. However, no evidence exists beyond the recollections of what she told her family, which have been reported by her descendents.

When design changes occur, the change always takes place on July 4 in Philadelphia, Pa., stated by the Flag Act of April 4, 1818. The most recent change – from forty-nine stars to fifty – occurred in 1960 after Hawaii gained statehood in August 1959. Robert G. Heft’s design was chosen.

Where the Flag is always Displayed:
• The White House
• The Washington Monument
• Fort McHenry – National Monument and Historic Shrine, Baltimore, Md.
• Flag House Square – Baltimore, Md.
• U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial – Arlington, Va.
• And many other places of honor and history.

Flag Day
It’s time to break out your American flag and fly it high because June 14th marks Flag Day in the United States. President Harry Truman officially declared Flag Day a holiday on August 3, 1949. Flag Day is said to have first been celebrated way back on June 14, 1885, when schoolteacher BJ Cigrand had his class celebrate the flag’s birthday. Read on for some fun Flag Day facts.
Flag Day Fun Facts
. The first American flag was made in 1776 by a woman named Betsy Ross. At that time there were only 13 stars on the flag for the 13 states. The stars were meant to stand for, “13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.”
. The American flag today has 13 alternate red and white horizontal stripes which signify the first 13 confederate states of the country. There is also a blue square in the top left-hand corner with 50 with stars. These signify the current 50 states.
. The American flag inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem “The Star Spangled Banner” on September 14, 1814. It later became the national anthem of the United States.
. The white on the American flag stands for purity and innocence, the red for hardiness and valor and blue stands for vigilance, perseverance and justice.
. Astronaut Neil Armstrong placed the flag on the moon on July 20, 1969. The Moon is the most remote place in which the American flag is displayed, although it can also be found at the North Pole and on top of Mount Everest.

Have a Great U.S. Flag Day!

I was informed by Frank Beamon of this yesterday
Marguerite Elizabeth “Peggy” Collins
Birth: Oct. 21, 1931
Coronado
San Diego County
California, USA
Death: Jun. 5, 2012
Toms River
Ocean County
New Jersey, USA

Peggy Collins, of Toms River, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, having battled cancer for many years, passed away at home on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. She was born in Coronado, California on Oct. 21, 1931, the daughter of Alfred Gransmore and Elizabeth Margueritte Laing. She and Robert, her husband of over 50 years, along with their two daughters moved to Toms River in 1970.

She is survived by her husband, Lcdr. Robert Emmet Collins, originally of Roslindale, Massachusetts; her daughters, Kathleen Mary Collins and husband Mark Harper, Colleen Elizabeth Cox and husband David, and Lori Ann Thompson and husband Bill; her grandchildren, Aidan Harper, Courtney and Christopher Cox, Tiffany Garrow and Justin Elliot; and one great-granddaughter, Riley Van Renselaar. Her parents and brother, John McGee Laing and his wife, Ila, predeceased her.

Peggy was an avid bridge player. She was a 28-year member of the Community Memorial Center Auxiliary Association, having served as the president for two years, as well as the Auxiliary Association Coordinator for the Hospital Gift Shop for some 15 years. Peggy and her husband were longtime members of the Toms River Yacht Club and the Toms River Country Club and she was a member of Gulls on the Go.

A Celebration of Life will be held in honor of Peggy at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 23 at the Toms River Country Club. All are invited and welcome to join her family in celebrating her incredible life. In lieu of flowers, please forward contributions to the Wounded Warrior Project at woundedwarriorproject.org. To view Peggy’s obituary or to share in Peggy’s life story and leave thoughts and memories for her family, you may visit www.andersonandcampbell.com.

Burial:
Unknown

I added some pictures from the PI and overseas.

I also added a new page Misc Info under WELCOME SHIPMATES tab

there are links to various web sites that might be fun or usefull to you.

I started this web site in Sept 2011.

today June 6,2012 we passed 10,000 views to this web site.

Thank you for using the site. Pass the word around that it is here.

I will keep updating it as often as I get new items to post

thanks

Guy Fisk (VP40 webmaster)

I added a page “60’s ERA”  under the tab Pictures Videos and More

It will have pictures from the 1960’s ERA.

I added some pictures with comments on that  new page.

I also added some pictures on the 50’s ERA page with comments.

I also added a “VIDEO”  page under the tab Pictures Videos and More

and added a video about the Sally Sound and other video’s on that new  page.

I received this email last week from the daughter of E. W. Myers, our CO from 1960-61.

Message: I treasure your website. My father was E. W. Myers, CO during 1960-61. We left Sangley Point for a year’s tour in Trinidad before my father’s final tour of duty in Wash, DC.

He retired in 1965, having loved his time in the USN. Thank you so much for the wonderful pictures and great memories.

Margaret Myers Shufflebarger

If anyone wants to contact her, I will provide them with her email address.

Guy Fisk

I have posted pictures of VP40 crews 1-12 during 1959-1960.

They are under the 1950’s ERA tab.

thanks to Joe Mavilia for sharing these photo’s.

I want to thank each and every of  you for  your military service.

Let us take pause and remember those who are not among us any longer.

Guy Fisk

I have added a link to an article of the history of FAA U.S.A. Flight Inspection.

Some of you might find this interesting

It is in PDF format

Guy Fisk