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Dedicated
to
preserving the memories of our VP2 shipmates
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The Brotherhood
"I now know why men who
have been to war yearn to reunite. Not
to tell stories or look at old pictures.
Not to laugh or weep. Comrades
gather because they long to be with the men
who once acted at their best; men who
suffered and sacrificed, who were stripped
of their humanity. I did not pick
these men. They were delivered by fate
and the military. But I know them in a
way I know no other men. I have never
given anyone such trust. They were
willing to guard something more precious
than my life. They would have carried
my reputation, the memory of me. It
was part of the bargain we all made,
the reason we were so willing to die
for one another. As long as I have
memory, I will think of them all, every
day. I am sure that when I leave this
world, my last thought will be of my family
and my comrades... Such good men."
--Author Unknown--
(submitted by Dino Vlahakis
via Vic Gulliver, 17Jan2007)
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New to the Patrol Squadron
Two Association
A Big Welcome to
Jun2022-William and Christine Wilbur (63-65)
Sep2022-Richard and Joanie Moses (66-68)
Nov2022-John and Misty Fowler (69)
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Recently Deceased
Marvin "Marv" L Sommer, (54-57), Aug2021
George B Jenista, (56-59), Dec2021
Floyd Palmer, (61-64), Dec2021
Robert A Folk, (64-66), Dec2021
Lynda Porterfield, spouse of Gary Porterfield, (63-66), Feb2022
Barbara Guter, spouse of Dick Guter, (61-63), Mar2022
Chuck Peterson, (61-64), Mar2022
Mike O'Gara, (57-59), Mar2022
David Crouse, 57-61, Apr2022
Arley Hamilton, 56-59, May2022
Thompson Tate, 54-57, June2022
Pete Runette, 58-60, Aug2022?
Bruce Campbell, ?, Dec2022
Jerry Russell, 61-65, Jan2023
Russell L Walsh, 62-65, Mar2023
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==> May God Bless America and all those serving
to defend our freedom. <==
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VP-2
Squadronmates are encouraged to register with and to
join the Association.
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(click on the image for
a larger version)
The Whidbey Patrol Squadron Memorial; Oak
Harbor, WA
Sponsored
by
the Patrol Squadron Two Assn; Dedicated in
Sep2006
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Association
BioSketches
Gallery
History VP-2
InMemoriam
Links
Membership
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Recollections
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Turtle
Project
Tall Tales
Wanted
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Patrol Squadron
Two: At first, in the 1930s, there was the
PM-2, and then, with a second beginning in 1943
(VPB-130) there was the Ventura, then the
Harpoon, and then the Neptune!
The Truculent Turtle was one of the first
Neptunes, setting the 1946 non refueled non-stop
distance record on a flight from Perth,
Australia to Columbus, Ohio that persisted for
years.
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The 2010
gathering of Patrol Squadron Two Association
veterans decided to take on the task of
sponsoring the Truculent Turtle; now perched in
the new hangar at the National Naval
Aviation Museum; Sherman Field, Pensacola,
Florida. A painting of the Truculent
Turtle in flight by Robert Fiacco has been
donated to the Turtle endowment. It is
posted below the sponsors listing on the
endowment page. More on
the Turtle here.
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The Post
Neptune Era
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PV-1 Ventura
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PV-2 Harpoon
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PV-3 Ventura II
(recycled from UK)
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P2V-1_SB2
Miramar
Art Hoffman, 1948
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P2V-2_SB2
Miramar
Art Hoffman, 1948
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P2V-3_SB8_Ice_Patrol
Baldur Sveinsson Collection
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P2V-4_SB2_BuNo_124245
Okinawa
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P2V-5
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P2V-5F
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Silver P2V-7
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P2V-7
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P2V-7s
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Maintained by Doug
Donohue PO Box 2894 Gardnerville
NV 89410 nvsoar@charter.net
Contributions and constructive comments are
welcome.
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