Fully retired! Career spaned over 18 yrs active and 21.5 yrs Civil Servant Dept of the Navy, for a total of 41 yrs plus.
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Retired in 1977 from the aviation Navy, entered civil service in 1980 and retired on my 60th birthday 2001 from NSB KingsBay, Ga, During the 9 1/2 yrs there I went aboard all 10 SSBN's, several "41 for Freedom" boats and the first SEAWOLF Class SSN. Quite an interesting 41 and 1/2 years, don"t you think?
Remembrance Profiles -
2 Sailors Remembered
Ekermann, Nevin, MCPO
Ekermann, Nevin, MCPO
Cold War Event - Cuban Blockade
From Month/Year
October / 1962
To Month/Year
November / 1962
Description The blockade began October 21 and, the next day, Kennedy delivered a public address alerting Americans to the situation. In his speech, he warned a frightened American public that the missiles on Cuba were capable of hitting Washington, D.C. or anywhere in the southeastern portion of the country, the Panama Canal, Mexico City or “as far north as Hudson Bay, Canada, and as far south as Lima, Peru.” A military confrontation appeared imminent when Kennedy told his audience that he ordered the evacuation of the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and put military units on standby. Boldly, he stated, “one path we shall never choose is the path of surrender or submission.”
Khrushchev responded by sending additional ships—possibly carrying military cargo—toward Cuba and by allowing construction at the missile sites to continue. Over the following six days, the Cuban Missile Crisis, as it is now known, brought the world to the brink of global nuclear war while the two leaders engaged in tense negotiations via telegram and letter.
Fortunately by October 28, Kennedy and Khrushchev had reached a settlement and people on both sides of the conflict breathed a collective but wary sigh of relief. The Cuban missile sites were dismantled and, in return, Kennedy agreed to close U.S. missile sites in Turkey.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
October / 1962
To Month/Year
November / 1962
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember RVAH-7
Memories Just had returned from Med cruise. Hadn't been back 72 hours when we were ordered to reture to Enterprise No reason given!~
