On May 16 and 17 eight members of the USS Colorado Submarine Association visited the crew of USS Colorado in their home port. Don and Sheri Price, JJ and Florence Mackin, Rick and Donna Riesssen, Mark Nelson and Bill Rinz traveled to Groton, CT and on Thursday, in order to show their support for the crew, helped prepare and serve both noon and evening meals on board under the watchful eye of Culinary Specialist Shamar Close. The crew members seemed appreciative of their efforts.
In the evening Association members had dinner at a local restaurant with members of the Wardroom and the Chief’s Quarters and their wives.
During the visit Association members had a chance to meet the new Executive Officer, LCDR Kenny Kirkwood who recently transferred from Pre-Commissioning Unit Oregon . They also got to view the Ken Jones Challenge Plaque, which shows the charge issued to the crew from the veterans of the WWII Battleship USS Colorado (BB-45).
Association members were invited to a crew’s picnic on Friday. The Commanding Officer, CDR Reed Koepp, presented awards to a number of crew members for exceptional performed during the ship’s operational period earlier this year including weapons acceptance trials and engineering examinations.
