An Exciting Day in Groton, Connecticut & Pearl Harbor, HI

The Halloween Spook Group at Groton, Connecticut & Pearl Harbor, Hawaii will put you in the middle of Halloween fun! You are invited to share in the excitement of participating in Halloween activities with your family. If you love trick-or-treat, you are sure to love participating with the group.

The group will explore haunted houses and spooky attractions. You can also learn the fun of ghostly crafts. During the party, you will be able to have a chance to talk about your favorite Halloween memories. It is important to take some time out during the Spook Group activity time to enjoy your time with your family.

The group will visit Pearl Harbor on Saturday. They will be able to take pictures of the USS Arizona Memorial on the ocean floor. Visitors can also get an up close look at the Battleship Texas, which is one of the most visited memorials in the entire state. The group will also be able to check out the USS Wisconsin.

The group will tour Groton’s Museum District. There are many museums in this area, and the group is sure to be entertained by these museums. The group can visit the Groton Historical Society Museum, and also the museum at the Groton Art Museum. In addition, the group can take in the Groton Art Gallery & Garden.

When the group returns to Groton, they will head to Pearl Harbor. Once the group gets there, they will take in the historic Navy base. Visitors are encouraged to take pictures of the building while they are in the area.

Once the group makes it to the historic Navy base, it is important to learn about the history of Pearl Harbor. This is the location where the Japanese attacked the United States. They had already decided to attack America in order to stop American intervention in World War II when the attack occurred. After this attack, the United States became involved in the war.

The group will be able to see many historical artifacts in the museum that were featured in the movie “Pearl Harbor.” While there, the group will learn about the battleship USS Enterprise, the USS Midway, and the USS Hornet. These are some of the most popular historical places in the city. The group is also allowed to visit some of the military aircraft that were used in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Once the group returns to the Groton, Connecticut, they are able to celebrate Halloween at Pearl Harbor. Once everyone in the group has enjoyed the Halloween activities that are offered at the Pearl Harbor, they can meet their friends for Halloween Dinner in the area. The group will be treated to a special dinner, which will include an appetizer, soup and salad, bread and tea. After dinner, everyone will take part in a Halloween celebration, complete with decorations, entertainment, games and prizes.

After the group gets back from their excursion, they are encouraged to spend a day enjoying the town. Visitors can walk along the streets and check out all the shops in the area. There are many restaurants that serve food, and the Groton Connecticut, CT & Pearl Harbor, HI area is home to many restaurants.

During the night, the group can take in one of many shows that are offered in the area. Some of the local theaters also offer a wide range of entertainment for people who like to watch a play or a musical. The groups will be able to visit the Groton Art Center and Groton Theater Company to take in a show at one of their theatres.

After spending a day enjoying the area of Groton, the group is able to go home and enjoy a fun filled night. After a night of entertainment, everyone in the group should plan to eat at a local restaurant in the area. When it is time for dessert, visitors are encouraged to make their way back to the Groton, Connecticut, CT, and Pearl Harbor, HI area. The group can return home feeling as if they have been to an exciting and entertaining Halloween event in this part of the world.

A group like this one is sure to have a great time, and enjoy the experience. There are so many things to do, and it is the perfect way to spend a relaxing holiday, or an active holiday. In fact, the group can return to Groton, Connecticut and enjoy another vacation when the group is ready.

Sea Stories

From CTM2 Paul W. Hartnagel
USS Groton SSN-694 I.O. Cruise Summer of ’80 (the first Persian Gulf Conflict, remember the hostages in Iran?) Anyway we were playing five card draw Poker and TM1(SS) J.D. Flemming taught me that a FULL HOUSE (Aces over Kings) CAN BE BEAT BY TWO PAIR!
A pair of red sevens and a pair of black sevens, and he drew three cards!

From FT1(SS) Bob Rogers
I was a crewman in the SONAR Division. I remember when you rode the USS GROTON on the first I/O run in 1980 and I walked into the Radio Room. I was in training as “Radio Operator of the Watch”. You were sitting there listening to “something” using some headphones. I asked what you were listening to. Your “EXACT” answer was…
“I can’t tell you…. But the score is 4 to 3!!”
I never asked again after that!!

From EN2(SS) Myron Howard
I only made one run on BREAM (SS-243) in 1959 out of Yoko that had some guys that “weren’t there”. Made other runs but that was the only one that had a SN that could tell the XO to leave the radio shack. Kinda impressed this snipe.

From TN(SS) Ric Hedman
I was a plankowner on USS Flasher SSN-613. Rode her until June of 68 when I got out. We use to carry any number of the invisible people with us. One trip was after the USS Pueblo AGER-2 was captured and everyone wore shirts that said, “If Captured, I’m a Cook!”

From ETCS(SS\SW) Gene Brockington
As a Forward ET on three submarines, (Flasher, LaJolla and Salt Lake City), I spent a lot of time with the CT matmen before the SpecOps and with the Direct Support Operators during the SpecOps. Learned a hell of a lot from those guys, including some Russian and Mandarin Chinese. Gained more knowledge in a couple of hours on the “stack” with those guys than in all of the ESM schools I’d attended. We even had a couple of matmen with us long enough on two of my boats to earn their submarine dolphins.
Those were the days….

From Steamer STS2(SS) 63/73 Redfin, Triton, Haddock
I was on the Haddock when Deep Sea 21 went down.
http://www.willyvictor.com/Korea.html We flanked down from up north when we got the word and had some of you guys on board. As you can imagine, it was not fun. With 10 years on 3 subs it was the only time I “Manned Battle Stations, Torpedo” and it wasn’t a drill. Don’t know if the spooks did, but we got an AFEM out of it. Of course, that never made the papers. The only spook name I remember from the Triton was Empey. He was an insane First Class who got off on messing with o’ scopes and false recordings of us sinking. He also qualified in subs in 50 days or so.
Played poker with a few on Haddock and they spent a lot of time in Sonar because we had the cherries.