Rose Festival 2008

Fleet Week was June 5 - 8

This year we were located on the water front walk way by all of the ships --- a great location

Alan on the bow of the boat explaining the fed gun tub to a early visitor

Most of the days we had long lines of visitors wanting to visit our boat in this picture at least 10 are on board our boat which was built for a crew of 4

Young visitor to our boat ---- My Twin brothers grand daughter Amanda

Some of our support team from Boat Division 93 L to R SCPO Ray Jeno, HM2 DeYoung, SKSN Steffen (kneeling), QM1 Wofford (civillian clothes), BMCS Sather

GMSN Don Dennis giving pointer to SKSN Steffen on the virtues of being a Seaman

Young ladies playing Rambo

Banner says it all

Selene Johnson visited with our group on several occasions, her pleasant smile  helped make the job easier

A. Billy Ratt had most of the fun because everyone fell in love with him

The 100th Rose Festival June 7 - 10 2007

Our boat was set up by IBU 13 with the Recruiters and the Navy Seal Accelerator

Many hundreds of visitor boarded our PBR and learned a little history of the Brown Water Navy in Vietnam

Tom Restemayer and Don Dennis escort guest on board the PRB while  Larry Bissonnette explains the water jets behind the PBR

Charlie Vance next to the PBR after making it ready for the public  Tom Moffatt supervising the close down of the display at the end of the day every night we closed down after dark. With him is the security guard.

PT 658

PT 658 is a fully restored PT Boat that is home ported in Portland. The give our members rides on the Willamette River

Larry Bissonnette and Heinz Hickethier on PT 658

Rich Starks middle and LT Kevin McVeigh ops officer IBU 13           Heinz Hickethier at Helm of the PT it is not responsive as our PBR 

Bob Brower at the Helm of the PT Boat

Our group on Friday morning L to R Tom Restemayer. Tom Moffat, Larry Bissonnette, Bob Brower, Dennis Wheeler, Don Dennis, THE RAT and Heinz Hickethier