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Major Philip Lampkin:
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@1944
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Philip
Lampkin listed in the SSDI, lived in DC, born 11/8/1905
and died 6/1983 in Las Vegas, NV
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Ron Landy: |
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Ron in his Rupert the
Robot role on Cosmo
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1964 - 1966
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Army. Announcer
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"Rupert the Robot" & the record, music, show
librarian
At
SCN, he was responsible for organizing all the records in
the library which included music, dramas, and recorded programs.
He
also hosted a Sunday morning radio program on SCN radio.
Ron
also played Rupert the Robot on Cosmo the Crew Chief
Afternoon show and rumor has it that he was nearly electrocuted on
the Robot's wiring one day but that did not stop Ron from his role
as Rupert.
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Ron also acted in several local Theater
productions as well as played piano and guitar.
In
addition to his broadcasting talents, Ron sang and recorded
for Periscope records, wrote over 200 songs and owned his own music
publishing company.
Ron
was also featured in the USARSO 1965 Talent contest.
Born in NYC. Has a BS degree in Speech from
Boston Emerson College and worked as a News director for WSME Radio
in Sanford, ME as well as WIDE in Biddeford, ME.
After
leaving the Canal Zone, he lived in Roanoke, VA for several
years.
Ron
also lived in Florida for nearly 25 years. He was the public
relations specialist for a chain of Jai-Alai frontons in the 70s and
80s.
In
the early 90s he started
his own restaurant/movie theater.
In
the late 90s, Ron moved to San Francisco to be with his girlfriend
and companion, Toniann.
Ron
was married and divorced twice.
As
of 2007 Ron has 2 children, daughter Rhonda and son Ross in
addition to a granddaughter and two grandsons.
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He
worked for Pacific Bell in Oakland, CA until his health prevented
him from working. He suffered from severe health problems related to
heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
During
his illness, Ron enjoyed chatting with his friends from SCN on the
email group and having lunch with friends.
Ron
had been looking forward to a new medical procedure when he
died unexpectedly in January of 2004.
His
daughter Rhonda remembers her Dad's Rupert the Robot:
"Rupert
the Robot was a fixture of my childhood. Dad kept the suit
for many years. When I was little, sometimes he dressed as Rupert to
hand out candy on Halloween. After he and my mother divorced in '78,
Rupert stood in his living room. Dad converted Rupert's lights and
switches to work on household A/C current and so he could make
Rupert's lights flash when we kids asked him to. Sometimes Dad would
record messages from Rupert in a distorted voice on a hidden tape
recorder and play the messages for us when we came to visit."
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Ron's
daughter Rhonda can be reached at:
{rhonda playtank com}
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| Al Lohman: |
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- Deceased
- 1950's
- Unknown
- CFN. Early Morning DJ
- After his
tour was over, Al went to radio broadcasting in the Los Angeles
area, teaming with Roger Barkley for one of the top DJ teams on the
west coast. Barkley has since passed away.
- Born Alfred
Ellery Lohman in Iowa. Started radio work in Omaha, continuing on to
Wichita, Denver, Dallas and WABC-New York before moving on to
numerous other stations in the LA area over the past 4
decades.
- The team of Lohman and Roger Barkley got together in 1963. Gary Owens introduced Lohman to Barkley
who was a program director at the time. Al Lohman, teamed with Roger Barkley for over two decades,
The pair had the most successful morning partnership in the L.A.
radio arena.
- Al Lohman
died 10-15-2002 of stomach and bladder-related cancer. He was 69 and
died following seven surgeries in the past year. Prior to being diagnosed with cancer, Al had been working
for KCMJ-Palm Springs.
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| Dave Machianti:
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Colonel Benjamin B. Millenthal:
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@1944
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Special Services
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Department Special
Services Officer AFRS radio Albrook
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Originally from NY listed in the
SSDI, born
12/4/1892 and died 8/1991
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| Bill Moss (#1): |
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- Deceased
- Late sixties -
69
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USAF. Morning DJ on Radio
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Black
Bart on TV Afternoon show
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Did very clever original
radio and TV production spots.
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Played the notorious
"Black Bart" on the Skipper Andy, Happy Hoyer & Uncle Bob TV
children's programs.
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Changed name to Terry Moss
when working at Southern CA radio stations. He founded the LA Air Force radio
production company after working DJ jobs in San Diego and LA.
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70's
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Newspaper
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Worked
for the Southern Command Newspaper.
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After
SCN went to work for Pan Canal PAO
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Died
in the mid 80's in Panama
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Cpl Dayton Nobles:
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Deceased
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Mid
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Chief
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If
this is the same Dayton R Nobles from Florida who was born July 4, 1927
the SSDI lists his death on June 14, 1986
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| Jim
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Late
50's to Early 60's
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Program Director
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He remained at CFN for several years. He was knifed during the flag
pole incident at Shaler Triangle in 1959 when the first dual flagpoles were
dedicated there. He recovered from that injury.
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Jim returned to the CZ in the
early 70's and worked in the Panama Canal Graphics Branch.
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details on his passing
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- Deceased
- 1957 - April
1960
- SSgt. TV broadcaster
- While
assigned to CFN, Chuck hosted Panorama and other programs.
- Wife Jean,
Daughter Suellen, son Rick and new baby daughter lived in Coco Solo
housing until quarters were available. Suellen & Rick appeared
on children's TV show.
- Chuck served
as station manager of radio station, Gypsy, near the front lines of
Korea in 1951, and in Frankfort am Main, Germany (at Hoechst, in the
Castle) with AFN from 1953 to 1956.
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After CFN, they went
to Ft. Bragg from there for two years and then to Tokyo because of
the Olympics. Chuck was the News Director at FEN in South Camp
Drake.
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In 1965 they went to
DINFOS at Ft. Slocum, NY, closing this post under McNamara and
transferring with the school to Indy, Ft. Ben Harrison.
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From there he went
to Viet Nam for the entire year of '66, returning to Ft. Ben and
DINFOS until his retirement 9/30/68.
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He went to work as
News Director of the CBS radio station in Indy until his wife, Jean,
was transferred to Cleveland OH. She had went to work when
Chuck was in Viet Nam and transferred to the VA with the start
of the GI Bill. Jean accepted a GS12 in Cleveland and this loving
man willingly followed her, as she had him, in her belated
career.
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He did some free-lance
writing for newspapers and magazines and happily cared for five
acres and many dogs until his untimely death 10/7/91 of a cerebral
hemorrhage. He is buried at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery. He was 63
years old 9/17/91, three weeks earlier.
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During his years with AFRTS
he was honored to serve with many talented persons and frequently in
more than one assignment. He was an inspiration
to many who passed through CFN. Friends of Chuck can contact his wife
Jean at {wyrn
at knology
dot net}
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- Deceased
- Early 60's
- Radio
Announcer
- No
details
- From
Houston.
- After CFN, he worked for KBOX in
Dallas from 1964 to 1972.
- He last
worked at KRLD in Dallas at the time of his death.
- Car Accident in Dallas in 1973
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| E5 Pete
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- Deceased
- 1962 - 1963
- CFN Radio Announcer
- Pete was
quite a colorful character during and after his CFN tour.
- He did the morning show on CFN radio from 1962 to
mid 1963 when he was sent back to the states. He was quite good on
radio....did no television.
- Had 2 honeybears (kinkajoos) he would bring to the
station and they would ride round and round on turntables.
- From Columbus, Ohio.
- Married to
Jane...had two daughters.
- In later years when Lee Bayley was either
consulting stations or running several, Lee would have happily hired
him to work for them. Pete was a high energy type A.... and Lee's
unofficial guide to getting set up in Panama..
- Pete loaned Lee his
Fiat Spyder the first week Lee's wife was there so he would have
transportation to pick her up at the airport, find apartments, buy a
car, etc. Pete was most generous.
- Pete and Jack Mulvain started in
television together at WLW-C in Columbus in
1957.
- When Jack Mulvain married at Ft. Clayton, a military wedding,
Pete, who was Jack's size and rank, loaned Jack
his dress uniform for the wedding.
- Pete became a career soldier.
- Car accident in Florida.
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1975 - 1999
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Graphics Illustrator "Legendary in the history of
SCN."
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He came to SCN in 1975 after working at the USARSO G-3
Training Aids office. He came on board as an illustrator at a time when SCN was
preparing to transmit in color. And has seen the network change over the past 24
years. His graphics and artwork ability have been recognized as some of the best
in AFRTS over the years.
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Since his retirement on July 1st,
1999, Mateo enjoyed the retired life at home in Panama.
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Mateo
passed away from a stroke while resting at home in Panama on Sept
23, 2005. Mateo had just turned 64.
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Here
is a letter from Gerry Fry
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It
is with great sadness that I must report the sudden and untimely
death of our good friend Mateo. Frank Pereira emailed me today
that Mateo succumbed to an apparent stroke yesterday afternoon as he
napped in his
Panama City
home. He leaves his wife Blanca and three children: Mateo,
Edgar and daughter Diana.
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For
those who don’t know Mateo, he is the person I brought into SCN in
1975 to be our graphic artist. Prior to him, we relied on
military artists, but as the Vietnam war raged on, the military
services were unable to fill the slot with qualified people. I
civilianized it and after a brief period with a temporary local
hire, Mateo came on board. He stayed until the end –
December of 1999. Not only have we lost a wonderful friend who
contributed so much to our beloved network, we have also lost a
great reservoir of SCN history, unmatched by any of the rest of us.
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Mateo’s
last posting to our SCN-Panama Yahoo group was one week ago today.
He and I communicated via email on a regular basis, but he was not
always comfortable posting to the group for some reason. I’m
going to miss him terribly, and I know that many of you will also.
Gerry
Fry
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Hal Tatel:
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1964
- 1965
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Army
NCOIC
and morning newscaster on Radio.
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No Details
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From
the Altanta, GA area.
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Joined
the Army in the mid 1940's. First assigned to Tokyo in 1947 where he
served as Assistant Program Director for Radio Tokyo, a key station
for the Far east AFRS network.
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Hal
was then assigned to AFN Munich Germany and later as Program Director
at AFN Bremerhaven Germany.
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Hal
also served 4 years in Hollywood with the Office Chief of Information,
DA where he was Radio & TV NCO and technical advisor on network
programs with an Army theme.
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He
then served a tour in Korea with AFKN where he was the network radio
NCOIC.
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Upon
return to CONUS, he was named NCOIC Radio & TV Dept for the Army
Information School at Ft Slocum, NY.
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Hal
called Atlanta home and planned to retire there with his wife
Rita and their son Gary.
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Retired
into several civilian radio jobs and was News Director at a Colorado
Springs radio station at the time of his death in July 1987 at the age of
67. Hal (Harold)
Tatel was married to a Canal Zone sweetheart, Rita who still lives in CO.
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- Deceased
- mid 1980's
- News dept
- shooting &
Editing
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See Newspaper
Obituary below.
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Matt Townsend 1956 -
2005
Matt Townsend of
Montrose died Friday, Aug. 19, 2005, at his home. He was 49.
Mr. Townsend was
born April 15, 1956, in Grand Junction, to John N. and Ruth
Townsend. He spent his childhood in Montrose. He attended school in
Maple Grove, Riverside and Uncompahgre. He graduated from Montrose
High School in 1974.
He was employed at
KREX-KREY TV during his senior year. He served in the U.S. Army from
Oct. 24, 1975, to Jan. 31, 1996, as a news anchorman and
videographer. He was an instructor for Armed Forces Radio and
Television Network. His tours of duty included South Korea and
Panama. He freelanced for NBC at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South
Korea. He received many awards while serving in the Army. He retired
as master sergeant.
Mr. Townsend moved
back to Montrose, where he was employed at KREX-KREY TV, Montrose
Daily Press, Parrish Oil Company, Colorado Inn and Blair’s Truck
Stop. He was a “homer” for national sports. He was a Beatles
fan. He enjoyed gardening, photography, videography, hunting,
camping and fishing.
He is survived by
two daughters, Kathy Kahler and her husband Nate of Exeter, Neb.,
and Joy Townsend of West Palm Beach, Fla.; his mother and
stepfather, Ruth and David Smith of Hotchkiss; four brothers,
Charles Townsend, Paul Smith and Steven Smith, all of Hotchkiss, and
Davey Smith and his wife Tonya of Cedaredge; five sisters, Laurie
Townsend and her husband Roy, and Robin Miller and her husband John,
all of Hotchkiss, Lucy Skiles and her husband Keith of Montrose,
Joyce Shanahan of Red Oak, Iowa, and Kate McDaniel and her husband
Tim of Lazear; and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Townsend was
preceded in death by his father, John N. Townsend; a son, Charles
David Townsend; a stepdaughter, Christal Gallob; and a sister, Amy
Townsend.
A graveside
service with military honors will be held Thursday, Aug. 25, at 2
p.m. at Grand View Cemetery in Montrose.
Crippin Funeral
Home and Crematory is handling the arrangements.
Delta
County Independent News: Matt Townsend Obituary
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Del Vaughn:
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1965
- Feb 1966
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Navy Journalist,
TV news & Radio
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At
SCN, Del worked in the News department preparing world News, for
broadcasts.
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Appeared
on the local news segment of "Dateline" every weekday
evening.
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Del
also had his own radio show. "Music for an afternoon, which aired
at 1PM daily during the week.
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"Interviewed Hugh Downs during his
transit of the Canal on the way to Tahiti.
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Prior
to SCN, Del worked at several civilian radio and TV stations, from St
Petersburg, FL WALT and WASA in Haver de Grace, Maryland, to WQAL in Philadelphia,
PA.
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Del
called St Petersburg, FL his hometown.
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He
attended the University of FL and the University of Chattanooga where
he studied advertising.
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Del's
hobbies were water skiing and skin diving. During his tour at SCN, Del
lived in Cocoli with his wife, Chris and his son Stephan.
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Del
returned to radio and TV as he planned after his separation from the
service.
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He
became a CBS News correspondent and was killed in a helicopter crash
covering the hurricane Agnes floods in Pennsylvania, June 1972 at
the age of 29. Del was born Dec 9th, 1942 as Odell Vaughn in Florida.
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| SGM Ed Waddell: |
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Deceased
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1971 - 1975
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NCOIC
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VERY highly liked and respected by his coworkers at
SCN
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A print journalist
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A strong believer in civil liberties and free speech
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Owned a Spitfire named Lizzy he enjoyed racing
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December 20, 2000 in Hawaii
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- Deceased
- ?? - 1994
- SCN Commander
- He was a VERY
driven commander who’s goal was to put SCN at the top in AFRTS. He
succeeded and forever changed the way SCN was viewed in the community
and by the SCN staff. His famous saying posted throughout building 209
was, “CHECK, RECHECK and before it airs CHECK IT AGAIN.
- Jerry was
considered to be the toughest all around commander at SCN but he was
fair. LTC White was responsible for upgrading the entire network. He
was committed to having the proper equipment and a pleasant working
environment to produce good projects. He supported his team.
- None available
- Colonel White
arrived in Panama with a bacterial infection in his heart. LTC Jerry
White, while SCN commander, continued to suffer serious heart problems
and passed away Sept 21, 1994 at the age of 42, while attending the funeral of his mother in
Texas. His death was a shock to all the SCN personnel. Mateo reflects
that Colonel White continued to influenced him greatly in his
productions after passing away.
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Deceased
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1971 - 1974 & 1982 - 1985
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Engineer & SGM
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Returned for a second
tour of duty as the SCN Network Sergeant Major. While in the Army, worked for
the Navy installing shipboard AFRTS systems.
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Was Deputy Commander of
the Naval Media Center in Washington, D.C. and in charge of the Navy's
Broadcasting Detachments worldwide.
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Was
a delight to have on the SCN discussion list for many years.
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Died
from Cancer on June 30, 2007
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is the death announcement from the Navy:
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It
is with great sadness that I report to you that our Deputy and
Shipmate, Mr. Robert C. Young, lost his battle with cancer this
morning, Saturday, June 30. Final arrangements are pending,
but we expect the funeral to be held on Friday evening, 6 July, in
Frederick, Maryland. We will get full details out as soon as
they are available.
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After
a full career in the active duty Army as a broadcast engineer, Bob
came to a then, fledgling Navy Broadcasting Service in 1986. He
managed the engineering operations of 20 broadcast detachments
worldwide and oversaw the rapid deployment of mobile broadcast
detachments to Saudi Arabia to support Operations Desert Shield and
Desert Storm, and later to Haiti and Somalia.
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As
Associate Director for Engineering, Bob revolutionized Navy
shipboard life by bringing live satellite radio and television to
ships on every ocean. That single accomplishment, four years
in the making, immeasurably improved the quality of life for Sailors
at sea and took every ounce of cutting edge engineering expertise,
contracting persistence and political diplomacy that he could
muster. It has been rumored that when word of the innovation
reached the fleet his telephone rang off the hook and Admirals
changed their schedules to meet with him.
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Over
the past several years, Bob has been Deputy Commander of Naval Media
Center. As the continuity and corporate memory here at NMC,
Bob is largely responsible for solid foundation upon which we have
built the outstanding reputation for quality and mission
accomplishment that NMC enjoys around the Fleet and among the
services.
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But
Bob was much more than just a great engineer and Deputy, he was a
trusted confidant, valued advisor and above all, a great friend.
He will truly be missed.
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I
am profoundly grateful for having had the opportunity to serve with
Bob, a man who not only served our great Nation with honor for
over 40 years, but one who has left an indelible stamp on the Naval
Media Center and on the lives of literally millions of Soldiers,
Sailors, Airmen, Marines, their families and countless others that
continue to serve.
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CAPT
Gordon Hume, USN
Commanding Officer, Naval Media Center
Assistant Chief of Information, Internal Information (OI-4)
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