Diodon Shipmates,
You heard it here first -the guest speaker for
the Saturday night banquet, Sept 21, is Admiral Konetzni. I believe he is
COMLANT. Guess he is COMSUBLANT's boss.
As some of you know, I am the coordinator for
the Saturday Banquet. Lots of details, but I think I have it under control.
Getting a commitment for the guest speaker was the last major item. I am
relieved !!!
The Duluth USSVI Base (all 30 of us) took on a
handful when they went after the convention. I don't think anyone had the
foggiest idea as to the amount of preparation involved in pulling off this
kind of endeavor, but they sure as heck do now. We have been working on it for
over six months now, and 4 weeks to D-Day - nobody has panicked yet. But then
we are all submariners, and one would expect nothing less than our best
effort.
The Diodon's banquet is Thursday night, Sept
19, so there is no conflict. I plan on attending both - one because I want to,
and the other because I have to.