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Lt. Col. Robin L Higgins, USMC, Retired

A special thanks for the Website A tribute to
Colonel William R. (Rich) Higgins, USMC

By his loving wife Robin Higgins, Lt. Col., USMC, (Retired).
I would like to thank you both for your service to our country,
for which we will always be very grateful.

For all the other good deeds that you have done for the USS OAKLAND CL-95, the Officers and Crew and for me. Thank you for being a very special friend. I  hope someday to meet you and thank you personally. (That someday arrived on 4  October 1997 at the launching of the USS HIGGINS DDG-76 at Bath, Maine.  Robin invited me to the launch and I shall never forget that day. Thank you my  dear you are truly a lovely young lady. God bless your husband COL. William R.  Higgins and the ship that bears him name. The Internet is full of wonderful people  but you are one of the very best. God bless you and keep up the good work. You  will always be the USS OAKLAND'S USMC SWEETHEART. Semper Fi.




LTC BRUCE and SUE HART, US ARMY Ret.

THANK YOU BRUCE FOR THE NAVY GOAT

Col. Bruce Hart for all the good deeds that you have done for me and everyone  else on the Internet. From one fellow officer to another fellow officer, you are a  credit to the military service and to your country. God bless you and keep up the  good work.

With the problems that your family went through you would never know it from  looking at this lovely picture. One of these days I hope to meet this very fine  couple.



MILITARY FRIENDS



True Sailors all the way - The Bales Brothers


GeneBales MMC(SW), USN

Ray Bales GMC(SW), USN

I would like to acknowledge the help of Gene Bales, MMC (SW), USN and his  brother Ray Bales, GMC (SW), USN for all their help and advice. They were  there when I needed help and would always lead me in the right direction. I am  very happy that we came in touch with each other through the Internet. I have  made many friends on the Internet and you are the best. I hope someday to meet  you and thank you personally.In the meantime thank you Gene and Ray you will  always be my Internet shipmates. You are a credit to United States Navy and the  military service. God bless you and keep up the good work.



SPECIAL THANKS TO USS OAKLAND'S
INTERNET DAUGHTERS



SPECIAL THANKS TO USS OAKLAND'S
VETERAN DAUGHTERS THESE LADIES CREATED OUTSTANDING MEMORIAL WEBSITES

Debby and Jon Peare

I would like to thank you for your service to our country, for which we will
always be very grateful. For all the other good deeds that you have done for the  USS OAKLAND CL-95, the Officers and Crew and for me. Thank you for being  a very dear daughter. I hope someday to meet you and thank you personally. The  Internet is full of wonderful people but you are one of the very best. God bless
you and keep up the good work.

I live in Sanford, Maine. I have 4 daughters and 1 son. I have 2 granddaughters,  and 1 grandson. I'm very involved in the DAV.



JONI R. TERRIO
For your loving Memorial to John Joseph Machi.

I would like to thank you for your service to our country, for which we will
always be very grateful. A special thanks for the MIA/POW webpage that you  created for our MIA/PIW PFC BEALS. For all the other good deeds that you
have done for the USS OAKLAND CL-95, the Officers and Crew and for me.  Thank you for being a very dear daughter. I hope someday to meet you and
thank you personally. The Internet is full of wonderful people but you are one of  the very best. God bless you and keep up the good work.



SPECIAL THANKS TO USS OAKLAND'S
NON-VETERAN DAUGHTER

Laura Slayton Phillips Of Lincoln, Illinois
An Illinois School Teacher With A Lovely Dream

A special thanks for the MEMORIAL LAKE EFFECT what a difference it made.  It made no difference what time of day or night it was you were always ready to  help me. A special thanks for creating the website Veterans For A Change.
For all the other good deeds that you have done for the USS OAKLAND CL-95,  the Officers and Crew and for me. Thank you for being a very dear daughter. I  hope someday to meet you and thank you personally. The Internet is full of  wonderful people but you are one of the very best. God bless you and keep up
the good work.



SPECIAL THANKS TO USS OAKLAND'S SWEETHEART

Marie Slough Of Cherokee County, North Carolina
Webmaster Of Cherokee County, North Carolina

A special thanksfor the Menu System what a difference it made to the Website. It  made no difference what time of day or night it was you were always ready to
help me. I must say that I was quite a bother but you always had a quick answer
to my problem.
For all the other good deeds that you have done for the USS OAKLAND CL-95,  the Officers and Crew and for me. Thank you for being a very special friend. I  hope someday to meet you and thank you personally. The Internet is full of  wonderful people but you are one of the very best. God bless you and keep up
the good work. You will always be the USS OAKLAND'S Blue Ridge Mountain  Country Sweetheart.


SPECIAL THANKS TO USS OAKLAND'S
INTERNATIONAL SWEETHEART
Our Canadian Sweetheart From Aldergrove, British Columbia

Lynne has offered her graphics knowledge to our website. She does all the
touchup work and creates images for us. This is were I have no knowledge or the  proper programs to do the job. She knows how much I love her help, however at  time she could kill me for being such a hard head.

She is a very fine young lady and when you have time drop her an e-mail and  thank her. Lynne my dear I love you and thank you for your wonderful work.






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