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United States Submarine Veterans Inc. Charleston Base
THE USSVI PURPOSE/CREED
To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of duties while serving their country that their dedication, deeds and supreme sacrifice may be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishments, and to pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution.
Memorial Day/Veterans Day
POA&M for Events
Memorial Day/Veterans Day
Future Sponsorship
CHARLESTON BASE EVENTS
Upcoming Events:

2026
MAY

    7    THU    Board of Directors Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Meeting
 
    10    SUN    Mother's Day

    14    THU    Base Meeting
Base Commander & Treasurer Election
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Social Hour - 1900 Meeting

    16    SAT    Armed Forces Day

    22    FRI   Nuclear Power School Graduation
0900
If you plan to attend please contact Phil Nunnally or 843.518.8301.
We will muster at and leave from the NEX parking lot at 0800.

    25    MON   Memorial Day Service FRA followed by indoor picnic
Guest Speaker: VADM Tom Ishee
FRA Home
1030 Service Begins

JUNE

    4    THU   Board of Directors Meeting - all base members are invited to attend
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Meeting

    11    THU   Base Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Social Hour - 1900 Meeting

    13    SAT   Charleston Base Picnic
          After Battery
          Time 1000-till
Hamburgers/Hot Dogs/BBQ Pulled Pork
Please bring favorite picnic side dish or dessert
BYOLC - bring your own lawn chair

    21    SUN    Father's Day

    26    FRI   Freedom Fest w/Fireworks
NWS Locklear Field
1800 Start time
No coolers or pets

27   SAT   AWESOME FISH FRY - $17/pp
FRA Home Bldg
1100-1800

JULY

    2    THU   Board of Directors Meeting
FRA Home Goose Creek
1800 Meeting

    4    SAT    Independence Day - Happy 4th

    4   FRI   FRA Indoor Picnic
FRA Home Goose Creek
1100-1400

    9   THU   Base Meeting
FRA Home Goose Creek
1800 Social Hour - 1900 Meeting

    17    FRI   Nuclear Power School Graduation
0900
If you plan to attend please contact Phil Nunnally or 843.518.8301.
We will muster at and leave from the NEX parking lot at 0800.

AUGUST

    ?    FRI   Nuclear Power School Graduation
0900
If you plan to attend please contact Phil Nunnally, pbnunnally@gmail.com or 843-518-8301. We will muster at and leave from the NEX parking lot at 0800.

    6   THU   Board of Directors Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Meeting

    13   THU   Base Meeting
FRA Home Goose Creek
1800 Social Hour - 1900 Meeting

SEPTEMBER

   ??    MON-SAT   2025 USSVI National Convention
Orlando FL

    3    THU   Board of Directors Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Meeting

   7   MON   Labor Day Celebration - Indoor picnic at the Fleet
FRA Goose Creek
1100-1400 with meal served at 1130
Hot Dogs and Hamburgers and all the fixin's.
You are encouraged to bring desserts.

    10    THU   Nuclear Power School Graduation
0900
If you plan to attend please contact Phil Nunnally or 843.518.8301.
We will muster at and leave from the NEX parking lot at 0800.

    10   THU   Base Meeting  
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Social Hour - 1900 Meeting

    TBD   SAT   Chiefs Selection Brunch w/SUBVET CPOs
1200
BLDG 777 - NNPTC Training Center Leader Development Center
Food choices: Any combo eggs/pancakes, bacon/sausage and hashbrowns.
Unlimited supply of coffee and sweet tea.

OCTOBER

     1    THU   Board of Directors Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Meeting

     8    THU   Base Meeting  
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Social Hour - 1900 Meeting

    9   FRI   Navy Birthday Cake Cutting
FRA Goose Creek
1800

    13    TUE    US Navy Birthday

    17    SAT  NAVY Ball

    29-8 Nov    THU-SUN   Coastal Carolina Fair w/Float
Link for Watchbill Signup

NOVEMBER

    29-8 Nov    THU-SUN   Coastal Carolina Fair w/Float

    1   SUN   DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS - FALL BACK

    3   TUE    ELECTION DAY - Be a good citizen!

    5    THU    Board of Directors Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Meeting

    6    FRI   Nuclear Power School Graduation
0900
If you plan to attend please contact Phil Nunnally or 843.518.8301.
We will muster at and leave from the NEX parking lot at 0800.

    11   WED   Lost Boats Bell Tolling
Coastal Coffee Roasters Summerville
1100 Start Time
Free lunch provided after

    11    WED   Dorchester County Veterans Day Ceremony: Honoring Our Heroes
Ashley River Park, 200 Renken Rd, Summerville
1000 Start Time
Speaker: TBD
Veterans and families encouraged to attend. If SUBVET attending wear
       your vest and cover.
Free lunch provided after the ceremony.
Park admissionis free to all veterans and their guests 

    11   WED   FRA Indoor Picnic
FRA Home
1200 Meal Time

    12   THU   Base Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Social Hour - 1900 Meeting

    14   SAT   Scholarship Rummage Sale
Rodney's Rockets Trolley Rd
0800 - TBD

    26    THU    HAPPY THANKSGIVING

DECEMBER

    3   THU   BOD Meeting
2026 Planning Meeting

    7   MON    84th Annual Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony with Wreath Laying
USS Yorktown Patriot's Point
1100 Start Time

    ??    FRI    CB Christmas Party
           FRA Home
           1700 - 2000
           $10 per person pay Johnny Brown or COB
           INFO FLYER

    ??   THU-SUN   Submarine Veternas' Gulf Coast 2024 Annual Christmas Party
Panama City Beach FL
   ??    SAT    Goose Creek Christmas Parade
Parade Start: 0930
Lineup staging on Old Moncks Corner Rd begins 0700
St James Ave closes at 0700
Buses from Westview Elementary to the Lineup runs 0700-0850

    ??   SUN   Mount Pleasant Christmas Light Parade
Parade Start: 1730
Coleman Blvd. Route
More Info when known

    17   THU   Fleet Reserve Branch 269 Christmas Party
1800
FRA Home

     25  FRI    MERRY CHRISTMAS
        MERRY CHRISTMAS to all hands and their families.

     31   THR   New Year's Eve

2027
JANUARY

    1    FRI   NEW YEAR'S DAY
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all hands and their families.

    7    THU   Board of Directors Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Meeting

    14    THU   Base Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Social Hour - 1900 Meeting

    29    FRI   Nuclear Power School Graduation
0900
If you plan to attend please contact Phil Nunnally or 843.518.8301.
We will muster at and leave from the NEX parking lot at 0800.

FEBRUARY

    4    THU    Board of Directors Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Meeting

    11    THU    Base Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Social Hour - 1900 Meeting

    17    WED    H.L. Hunley Memorial Invitation to all Submariners  
The Confederate Heritages Trust, Inc. Hunley/Housatonic Memorial Service INFO
1830 Muster at beach - 1900 Memorial begins
Participant uniform will be Charleston Tuxedo (Blue blazer with dolphins, light blue shirt, dark or dolphin tie and khaki pants.)
Please bring a warm coat and a small flashlight...it's usually cold & dark on the beach.

MARCH
 
    4    THU   Board of Directors Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Meeting

    ?    SUN   DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS - SPRING FORWARD

    11    THU   Base Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Social Hour - 1900 Meeting

    ?    FRI   Nuclear Power School Graduation
0900
If you plan to attend please contact Phil Nunnally or 843.518.8301.
We will muster at and leave from the NEX parking lot at 0800.

APRIL

    1    CPO Grade established - 1893

    2    THU    Board of Directors Meeting
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Meeting

    7  TUE   Little David Working Party
Muster at 0930; work until 1200
Will replace 4 boards aft and 1 board forward & paint prep
Bring a battery powered drill/screwdriver if you have one
I will have ladders, other equipment and water
I will pressure wash Little David later in April and decide on a paint party as needed
If you have questions  email Phil at newsletter@ussvicb.org or call 943.518.8301

    9    THU    Base Meeting - Holland Club Induction
FRA Goose Creek
1800 Social Hour - 1900 Meeting

    11    SAT    HAPPY 126th SUBMARINE BIRTHDAY

    11    SAT    Lost Boats / Submarine Birthday Ceremony
Cold War Memorial Patriot's Point [Inclement weather site is NWS Bldg 777]
1000 Ceremony Begins
0930 Muster at site
Tom Holcombe POC

    11-18  SAT-SAT      Hog Roast in the Swamp
Location: After Battery in Dorchester SC
Hog is served on Saturday 18 April
Link for more info

    18    SAT    2026 Charleston Submarine Birthday Ball
126th Submarine Birthday Ball
Location: Trident Technical College
Time: 1700 - 2230
Charleston Base Contact: Anthony Mazza [Atmazza81@gmail.com]
Tickets Info see FLYER

January
1. Board of Directors Meeting
    1st Thursday
2. Base Meeting, 2nd Thursday
3. Start Audit of Treasurer
4. Establish committee for
    election nominations
5. Request Distinguished
    Submariner Award
    nominations
July
1. Board of Directors Meeting
    1st Thursday
2. Base Meeting, 2nd Thursday
3. Vote on Base Bylaws if
     required
4. Moncks Corner Parade if held
 
February
1. Board of Directors Meeting
    1st Thursday
2. Base Meeting, 2nd Thursday
3. H.L. Hunley / Housatonic
    Memorial service, 17 Feb
4. BOD vote on Distinguished
    Submariner nominations
  		August
1. Board of Directors Meeting
    1st Thursday
2. Base Meeting, 2nd Thursday
3. National Convention USSVI
March
1. Board of Directors Meeting
    1st Thursday
2. Base Meeting, 2nd Thursday
3. Present Distinguished
    Submariner Award
4. Complete Audit of Treasurer 		September
1. Board of Directors Meeting
    1st Thursday
2. Base Meeting, 2nd Thursday
3. Seesaw Days Parade if held



 
April
1. Board of Directors Meeting
    1st Thursday
2. Base Meeting, 2nd Thursday
     w/Holland Club Induction
3. USS Amberjack SS-219 /
    Lost Boats Memorial Service
    & National Submarine Day
    Service - 2nd Saturday in April
        Odd year Lost Boats
        Even year Amberjack
4. Submarine Birthday Ball
5. Base Bylaws Committee 
    Established

October
1. Board of Directors Meeting
    1st Thursday
2. Base Meeting, 2nd Thursday

 
May
1. Board of Directors Meeting
    1st Thursday
2. Base Meeting, 2nd Thursday
3. Base Elections -
         Odd years BC & Treasurer
         Even years VC & Secretary
4. Memorial Day Observance, 
    Location TBD
5. Armed Forces Day
6. Base Picnic
November
1. Board of Directors Meeting
    1st Thursday
2. Base Meeting, 2nd Thursday
3. Distinguished Submariner
    Award Nominations discussed
    at Base Meeting
4. Veterans Day Ceremony, 
    Location TBD
5. Lost Boats Bell Tolling @
    Coastal Coffee Roasters
    Summerville
 

June
1. Board of Directors Meeting
    1st Thursday
2. Base Meeting, 2nd Thursday
3. Complete Review of Base
    Bylaws
4. Scholarships presented


December
1. Christmas Party –
     THIS IS OUR DEC MEETING
2. Goose Creek Parade if held
3. Harleyville Parade if held
4. Ridgeville Parade if held
5. Mt. Pleasant Parade if held

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   TBD    SAT    LITTLE DAVID WORKING PARTY #1
0930 begin work
Needed: 3-5 men for ~4 hours
Bring scrub brushes and wire brushes
Scope of work: pressure washing and removing peeling paint and doing some board replacement and repairs
Let Rick Wise know you're coming by email or phone



14    SAT   Gun Club Shoot
Twin Ponds Rifle Range
0800-0830 Meet at FRA 99 Wisteria Rd
0830 Depart for Rifle Range
Bring your targets, ammo and guns you want to shoot.
Use Google Maps to print or lock in GPS for trip
Origination: 99 Wisteria Rd, Goose Creek SC 29445
Destination: Twin Ponds Rifle Range, 7492 Willow Hall Rd, Awendaw SC 29492


   TBD    SAT    Charleston Base Picnic FLYER
Cooper River Partners Recreation Area
1000-1500
Eat at 1200
Provided: Burgers, Hot Dogs,
Drinks: soday, beer, wine, water
LIQUOR NOT ALLOWED
Please bring a side dish or dessert to share
$5 each member and one guest
$10 each additional guest
Pay at the door