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Highly recommended  -  http://www.submarinesailor.com

Recommended  -  http://www.military.com/HomePage/UnitCreatedPage/0,11003,202076,00.html

Suggested  -  Classmates

Largest Submarine Page in the World - http://www.rontini.com

Boat Photos and/or History

http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08346.htm

http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/SS346.htm

Details of Guppy conversions - very interesting  -  PDFs/GuppyConversionActivities.pdf

Tribute to Guppy conversions  -  http://guppysubmarinetribute.homestead.com/tribute.html

Final disposition of all diesel subs  -  http://guppysubmarinetribute.homestead.com/fate.html

Naval Historical Center - http://www.history.navy.mil

Interesting & Unusual Sub Stories

Sea Stories from Sub Vets -  http://www.olgoat.com/substuff/abr.htm

More Good Stories - http://www.atule.com/sea_stories.htm

Sinking of the USS Cochino SS345 -  http://www.csp.navy.mil/othboats/cochino.htm

 Story of USS Growler SS215 ramming & heroics -  http://www.submarinesailor.com/Boats/SS215Growler/default

 

Listing of all lost U.S. Submarines - http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq39-1.htm 

Accidental 1,000' dive of USS Chopper SS342 -

http://www.usschopper.com/Chopper Deep Dive Report.htm

Account of collision & sinking of USS Stickleback SS415 - http://www.submarinesailor.com/History/SticklebackRescue/SticklebackLoss.htm

USS Skate SSN578 - "Romancing the Bottom" - - click here -

Fascinating story & photos of scrapping of nukes in WA

http://donshelton.net/donsmith.htm

http://donshelton.net/psns.htm

http://donshelton.net/djs-srp1.htm

http://cryptome.org/nukedump.jpg

Lots of interesting stuff here (sub bases etc.) - http://eyeball-series.org/

Books about WWII submarine activities - - click here -

Submarine Medal of Honor Recipients - - click here -

Latest Issue of Sonar

Submarine Online News & Review

Cool Submarine Merchandise

USSVI Membership, Conventions, Reunions, Merchandise -  http://www.ussvi.org

Neatest Submarine T-shirts Available Here: http://www.coldwarsubmarines.com/SS346CorporalTShirt.htm

http://www.submarineshop.com

http://www.subshipstore.com

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http://www.submarinegear.com

Corporal Patches on t-shirts here:  http://www.cafepress.com/usscorporal

Diesel Electric subs threaten nukes with AIP technology

Chinese Diesel boat stalks U.S. Carrier group undetected   - click here -

US Navy leasing a Swedish AIP Diesel Boat  -click here-

Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) Systems on Diesel Boats  -click here-

US Navy Sub Fleet non-nuclear option (AIP)  -click here-

New German (AIP) diesel electric subs in service 2005  -click here-

Corporal Model as exhibited at USSVI Convention

http://www.coldwarsubmarines.com/SS346Corporal.htm

Interesting info on former shipmates..

What's Jack Pelkey been up to  - click here -

Great Submarine Links Page  - click here -

Neatest Submarine T-shirts Available Here:

http://www.coldwarsubmarines.com/SS346CorporalTShirt.htm

Links to Shipmate Sites

Buck Conrad's tribute to SS346 - temporarily out of service

www.interviewtune-up.com free for veterans & their families

Links to Veteran Assistance Sites

Appeals http://www.warms. vba.va.gov/ admin21/m21_ 1/mr/part1/ ch05.doc Board of Veteran's Appeals http://www.va. gov/vbs/bva/ CARES Commission http://www.va. gov/vbs/bva/ CARES Draft National Plan http://www1. va.gov/cares/ page.cfm? pg=105 Center for Minority Veterans http://www1. va.gov/centerfor minorityveterans / Center for Veterans Enterprise http://www.vetbiz. gov/default2. htm Center for Women Veterans http://www1. va.gov/womenvet/ Compensation for Disabilities Associated with the Gulf War Service http://www.warms. vba.va.gov/ admin21/m21_ 1/part6/ch07. doc Compensation Rate Tables, 12-1-03 http://www.vba. va.gov/bln/ 21/Rates/ comp01.htm Department of Veterans Affairs Home Page http://www.va. gov/ Directory of Veterans Service Organizations http://www1. va.gov/vso/ index.cfm? template= view Disability Examination Worksheets Index, Comp http://www.vba. va.gov/bln/ 21/Benefits/ exams/index. htm Due Process http://www.warms. vba.va.gov/ admin21/m21_ 1/mr/part1/ ch02.doc Duty to Assist http://www.warms. vba.va.gov/ admin21/m21_ 1/mr/part1/ ch01.doc Electronic Code of Federal Regulations http://www.gpoacces s.gov/ecfr/ Emergency, Non-emergency, and Fee Basis Care http://www1. va.gov/opa/ vadocs/fedben. pdf Environmental Agents http://www1. va.gov/environag ents/ Environmental Agents M10 http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/ViewPubli cation.asp? pub_ID=1002 Establishing Combat Veteran Eligibility http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/ViewPubli cation.asp? pub_ID=315 EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR GULF WAR AND IRAQI FREEDOM VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO DEPLETED URANIUM (DU) http://www1. va.gov/gulfwar/ docs/DUHandbook1 303122304. DOC and http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/ViewPubli cation.asp? pub_ID=1158 See also, Depleted Uranium Fact Sheet http://www1. va.gov/gulfwar/ docs/DepletedUra niumFAQSheet. doc EVALUATION PROTOCOL FOR NON-GULF WAR VETERANS WITH POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO DEPLETED URANIUM (DU) http://www1. va.gov/gulfwar/ docs/DUHANDBOOKN ONGW130340304. DOC Fee Basis, PRIORITY FOR OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES AND INPATIENT HOSPITAL CARE http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/ViewPubli cation.asp? pub_ID=206 Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependants 2005 http://www1. va.gov/opa/ vadocs/fedben. pdf OR, http://www1. va.gov/opa/ vadocs/current_ benefits. htm Forms and Records Request http://www.va. gov/vaforms/ General Compensation Provisions http://www.access. gpo.gov/uscode/ title38/partii_ chapter11_ subchaptervi_ .html Geriatrics and Extended Care http://www1. va.gov/geriatric sshg/ Guideline for Chronic Pain and Fatigue MUS-CPG http://www.oqp. med.va.gov/ cpg/cpgn/ mus/mus_base. htm Guide to Gulf War Veteran's Health http://www1. va.gov/gulfwar/ docs/VHIgulfwar. pdf Gulf War Subject Index http://www1. va.gov/GulfWar/ page.cfm? pg=7&template=main&letter=A Gulf War Veteran's Illnesses Q&As http://www1. va.gov/gulfwar/ docs/GWIllnesses QandAsIB1041. pdf Hearings http://www.warms. vba.va.gov/ admin21/m21_ 1/mr/part1/ ch04.doc Homeless Veterans http://www1. va.gov/homeless/ HSR&D Home http://www.hsrd. research. va.gov/ Index to Disability Examination Worksheets C&P exams http://www.vba. va.gov/bln/ 21/benefits/ exams/index. htm Ionizing Radiation http://www1. va.gov/irad/ Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom Veterans VBA http://www.vba. va.gov/EFIF/ M10 for spouses and children http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/ViewPubli cation.asp? pub_ID=1007 M10 Part III Change 1 http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/ViewPubli cation.asp? pub_ID=1008 M21-1 Table of Contents http://www.warms. vba.va.gov/ M21_1.html Mental Disorders, Schedule of Ratings http://www.warms. vba.va.gov/ regs/38CFR/ BOOKC/PART4/ S4_130..DOC Mental Health Program=2 0Guidelines http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/ViewPubli cation.asp? pub_ID=1094 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers http://www.mirecc. med.va.gov/ MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Centers of Excellence http://www.va. gov/ms/about. asp My Health e Vet http://www.myhealth .va.gov/ NASDVA.COM National Association of State Directors http://www.nasdva. com/ National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention http://www.nchpdp. med.va.gov/ postdeploymentli nks.asp Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders, Schedule of Ratings http://www.warms. vba.va.gov/ regs/38cfr/ bookc/part4/ s4%5F124a. doc  OMI (Office of Medical Inspector) http://www.omi. cio.med.va. gov/ Online VA Form 10-10EZ https://www. 1010ez.med. va.gov/sec/ vha/1010ez/ Parkinson's Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders http://www1. va.gov/resdev/ funding/solicita tions/docs/ parkinsons. pdf and, http://www1. va.gov/padrecc/ Peacetime Disability Compensation http://frwebgate. access.gpo. gov/cgi-bin/ getdoc.cgi? dbname=browse_ usc&docid=Cite:+ 38USC1131 Pension for Non-Service- Connected Disability or Death http://www.access. gpo.gov/uscode/ title38/partii_ chapter15_ subchapteri_ .html and, http://www.access. gpo.gov/uscode/ title38/partii_ chapter15_ subchapterii_ .html and, http://www.access. gpo.gov/uscode/ title38/partii_ chapter15_ subchapteriii_ .html Persian Gulf Registry http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/ViewPubli cation.asp? pub_ID=1003 This program is now referred to as Gulf War Registry Program (to include Operation Iraqi Freedom) as of March 7, 2005: http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/ViewPubli cation.asp? pub_ID=1232 Persian Gulf Registry Referral Centers http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/ViewPubli cation.asp? pub_ID=1006 Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 1999, Annual Report To Congress  http:/ /www1.va. gov/resdev/ 1999_Gulf_ War_Veterans% 27_Illnesses_ Appendices. doc  http://www1. va.gov/resdev/ 1999_Gulf_ War_Veterans' _Illnesses_ Appendices. doc Persian Gulf Veterans' Illnesses Research 2002, Annual Report To Congress http://www1. va.gov/resdev/ prt/gulf_ war_2002/ GulfWarRpt02. pdf Phase I PGR http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/ViewPubli cation.asp? pub_ID=1004 Phase II PGR http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/ViewPubli cation.asp? pub_ID=1005 Policy Manual Index http://www.va. gov/publ/ direc/eds/ edsmps.htm Power of Attorney http://www.warms. vba.va.gov/ admin21/m21_ 1/mr/part1/ ch03.doc Project 112 (Including Project SHAD) http://www1. va.gov/shad/ Prosthetics Eligibility http://www1. va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp? pub_ID=337 Public Health and Environmental Hazards Home Page http://www.vethealt h.cio.med. va.gov/ Public Health/SARS http://www.publiche alth.va.gov/ SARS/ Publications Manuals http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/publicati ons.cfm?Pub= 4 Publications and Reports http://www1. va.gov/resdev/ prt/pubs_ individual. cfm?webpage= gulf_war. htm Records Center and Vault Homepage http://www.aac. va.gov/vault/ default.html Records Center and Vault Site Map http://www.aac. va.gov/vault/ sitemap.html REQUEST FOR AND CONSENT TO RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM CLAIMANT'S RECORDS http://www.forms. va.gov/va/ Internet/ VARF/getformharn ess.asp?formName =3288-form. xft Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses April 11, 2002 http://www1. va.gov/rac- gwvi/docs/ Minutes_April112 002.doc Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses http://www1. va.gov/rac- gwvi/docs/ ReportandRecomme ndations_ 2004.pdf Research and Development http://www.appc1. va.gov/resdev/ programs/ all_programs. cfm Survivor's and Dependents' Educational Assistance http://www.access. gpo.gov/uscode/ title38/partiii_ chapter35_ .html Title 38 Index Parts 0-17 http://ecfr. gpoaccess. gov/cgi/t/ text/textidx? sid= 1b0c269b510d3157fbf 8f8801bc9b3dc&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/ Title38/38cfrv1_ 02.tpl Part 18 http://ecfr. gpoaccess. gov/cgi/t/ text/textidx? sid= 1b0c269b510d3157fbf 8f8801bc9b3dc&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/ Title38/38cfrv2_ 02.tpl Title 38 Part 3 Adjudication Subpart Aa Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation http://ecfr. gpoaccess. gov/cgi/t/ text/textidx? c=ecfr&sid= 1b0c269b510d3157fbf 8f8801bc9b3dc&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/ Title38/38cfr3_ main_02.tpl Title 38 Pensions, Bonuses & Veterans Relief (also A 3.317 Compensation for certain disabilities due to undiagnosed illnesses found here) http://ecfr. gpoaccess. gov/cgi/t/ text/textidx? c=ecfr&sid= 1b0c269b510d3157fbf 8f8801bc9b3dc&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/ Title38/38cfr3_ main_02.tpl Title 38 PART 4--SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES Subpart B--DISABILITY RATINGS target=_blank> ab7641afd195c84a49a 2067dbbcf95c0&rgn=div6&view=text&node=38:1.0. 1.1.5.2&idno=38 Title 38 A 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the individual. PART 4a"SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES Subpart Aa General Policy in Rating http://ecfr. gpoaccess. gov/cgi/t/ text/textidx? c=ecfr&sid= 1b0c269b510d3157fbf 8f8801bc9b3dc&rgn=div8&view=text&node=38:1.0. 1.1.5.1.96. 11&idno=38 U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims http://www.vetapp. gov/ VA Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) http://www.avapl. org/pub/PTSD% 20Manual% 20final%206. pdf VA Fact Sheet http://www1. va.gov/opa/ fact/gwfs. html VA Health Care=2 0Eligibility http://www.va. gov/healtheligib ility/home/ hecmain.asp VA INSTITUTING GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTION (GAF) http://www.avapl. org/gaf/gaf. html VA Life Insurance Handbook a" Chapter 3 http://www.insuranc e.va.gov/ inForceGliSite/ GLIhandbook/ glibookletch3. htm#310 VA Loan Lending Limits and Jumbo Loans http://valoans. com/va_facts_ limits.cfm VA MS Research http://www.va. gov/ms/about. asp VA Office of Research and Development http://www1. va.gov/resdev/ VA Trainee Pocket Card on Gulf War http://www1. va.gov/emshg/ VA WRIISC-DC http://www.va. gov/WRIISC- DC/ VAOIG Hotline Telephone Number and Address http://www.va. gov/oig/hotline/ hotline3. htm Vet Center Eligibility - Readjustment Counseling Service http://www.va. gov/rcs/Eligibil ity.htm Veterans Benefits Administration Main Web Page http://www.vba. va.gov/ Veterans Legal and Benefits Information http://valaw. org/ VHA Forms, Publications, Manuals http://www1. va.gov/vhapublic ations/ VHA Programs - Clinical Programs & Initiatives http://www1. va.gov/health_ benefits/ page.cfm? pg=13 VHA Public Health Strategic Health Care Group Home Page http://www.publiche alth.va.gov/ VHI Guide to Gulf War Veteransa(tm) Health http://www1. va.gov/vhi_ ind_study/ gulfwar/istudy/ index.asp Vocational Rehabilitation http://www.vba. va.gov/bln/ vre/ Vocational Rehabilitation Subsistence http://www.vba. va.gov/bln/ vre/InterSubsist encefy04. doc VONAPP online http://vabenefits. vba.va.gov/ vonapp/main. asp WARMS - 38 CFR Book C http://www.warms. vba.va.gov/ bookc.html Wartime Disability Compensation http://frwebgate. access.gpo. gov/cgi-bin/ getdoc.cgi? dbname=br owse_usc&docid=Cite:+ 38USC1110 War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center - New Jersey http://www.wri. med.va.gov/ Welcome to the GI Bill Web Site http://www.gibill. va.gov/ What VA Social Workers Do http://www1. va.gov/socialwor k/page.cfm? pg=3 WRIISC Patient Eligibility http://www.illegion .org/va1. html

 

 

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