Thanks – Vielen Dank!

We needed some special help and we asked our Advisory Board for ideas. MYRON BLAHY (5432-1997) came through with a great idea, but it required a lot of help from submarine veterans, and they came did not hesitate with plenty of help. Details are not important, but we want to say a hearty thanks to these Members:

Konteradmiral ERICH TOPP (118-LIFE-1985)
Oberleutnant HANS-GEORG HESS (125-life-1985)
Korvettenkapitän GEORG LASSEN (184-LIFE-1986)
Fregattenkapitän GERD THÄTER (194-LIFE-1986)
Günther Holldorff (207-1986)
Oberfunkmaat GERRY RICHTER (214-LIFE-1986)
Funkmaat GEORG HÖGEL (240-LIFE-1987)
Captain EDWARD L. BEACH (1163-LIFE-1989)
Korvettenkapitän JÜRGEN OESTEN (1681-1990)
Professor MATHIAS BRÜNIG (1943-LIFE-1991)
Kapitänleutnant GÜNTHER HEINRICH (1945-LIFE-1991)
Rear Admiral EUGENE B. FLUCKEY (2169-LIFE-1992)
Generalleutnant GÜNTHER RALL (2810-LIFE-1993)
Captain SLADE CUTTER (3174-1993)
Kapitänleutnant HELMUT WITTE (4238-LIFE-1995)
HANS-FERDINAND MAßMANN (4522-LIFE-1995)
Korvettenkapitän PAUL BRASACK (5940-1999)
GERHARD DIETRICH (5923-1999)
Korvettenkapitän ALFRED EICK (5941-1999)

The veterans of the submarine war in WW II are really behind our SHARKHUNTERS, and they give us a tremendous amount of help. Thanks so very much!

Membership Contest

For this year’s Membership Contest, the new rules are still in effect, making it easier for everyone to become a winner. For every five Members you bring on board, you win one more year of Membership – FREE! But now, for each new Member, you will receive a $5 discount off your dues for 2003. If you bring 4 new Members on board, you receive $20 off your 2003 dues. If you bring 6 new Members on board, you win one more year of Membership FREE plus a $5 discount off the following year’s dues, etc. YOU CAN’T LOSE!

GRAND PRIZE Whoever brings the most new Members aboard (minimum of 15) wins the GRAND PRIZE. The prize is – your choice of: 1. Life Membership (Seaman level) or 2. a $600 shopping spree from our catalog or 3. $250 CASH!

The 2002 Membership Contest is rolling along nicely. We see several ‘veterans’ of the recruiting contests bringing new Members aboard and many new Members have also made their mark in the Membership Contest. Now it’s time to get cranking 2002 Contest:

AUGIE GOELLER (1693-2000) …………..………….….….. 3

BILL CHIVIL (314-1987) …………….……………………… 1
CHUCK MYLES (1068-1989)
Major DICK SMITH (1213-LIFE-1989)
HANS SCHMIDT (1721-1996)
MARSHALL CLARK (1942-2002)
KEN BARNES (2437-2001)
DAVID M. BICKFORD (5495-1998)
VALOR TOURS (5576-1998)
MIKE JOHNSON (6268-2001)

Our Membership Contest is winding down to a finish and so far, only these Members will be winning discounts off their next annual dues – why not put your name on this list and get some money off your next annual dues? It is easy – I’ll bet you have friends who read your KTB…..sometimes they even give it back. Why not sign them up and they’ll get their own copy, and you will get credit for the Membership Contest and have your name here.