I joined the United States Navy on May 6, 1977 under the Subfarer program. This was a program guaranteeing me assignment to submarines provided I met all requirements.
Shadowbox from Together We Served
Submarine Service – Cold War patch
The-US-navy-is-heading-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea (pdf article by Ray Starmann, September 18, 2016)
Loss of USS THRESHER SSN-593 on 10 April 1963