USNA Class of '63: Links to the Outside World

'63 Links to the World
www.USNA63.org

This Page provides [never more than sixty-three] external Web links to the outside (non-USNA) world: some sites of general interest or entertainment as suggested or recommended by our classmates.

Send recommendations to WebMaster@USNA63.org - include a sentence or two on why Classmates might want to look at the site.

Note: Strictly business/commercial sites are not linked here, but may be linked via Electronic Lucky Bag [View current data] for any classmate.

Categories of USNA63 Links to the World
Current events
Military Sites
Financial info
Sports
Entertainment
Educational
Humor & Whimsy
Search the Web
You-Asked-For-It

Current events

ABC News on-line

- (You have to register for access, but it's free.)

The Washington Post - remember when we had this delivered right to our room in Bancroft Hall? Is it still true that Shirley Povich is the only man in "Who's Who in American Women"?

USA Today

- links major papers, news wires and notable commentators.

The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - The Virginian-Pilot is one of the best sources of navy news and stories.
World News BBC - click on any picture for the full story as we are perceived from across the pond...
World Newspapers - access to newspapers all over the world.
Your Local Newspaper - Here's a site which links to your local newspaper (or anyone else's) no matter where you are.

NASA Space Science News
Daily University Science News
The Weather Channel - You can establish your own personal weather page for any city or zip code.

Military Sites

The site's 'Related Links' provides many Navy-related sites of interest. Also, over 250,000 individuals are listed in the site's on-line Navy Log, many with pictures, including some of our classmates and their antecedents or decedents. Our Class Foundation made a donation to the Navy Memorial to ensure that our thirteen classmates who died in combat in Viet Nam were memorialized on the digital Log the Memorial maintains.

BlueJacket.com - Naval Sea Service stories and graphics; remember how we were told endlessly, "this isn't the real Navy!" - well, here it is: complete with accounts of flogging and grog. A 'real' Navy site created by retiree Gene Oleson - nicely done!

Haze Gray and Underway - Naval History and Photography - a favorite site of your Class Secretary - check it out!

The Virtual Wall Vietnam Memorial This excellent site contains memorial pages for each of our thirteen Vietnam fallen and is a work in progress to include all of those killed in Vietnam.

The Center for Military Readiness - You may not be comfortable with all of the information presented on this site, but you will probably find it to be a useful source for matters concerning gender integration and other current issues affecting our armed services.

The Patton Society - Honoring General George S. Patton, Jr., The Men Who Served With Him, And The Units He Commanded.
Charles M. Province is the sole and single Founder and President of The George S. Patton, Jr. Historical Society. He is the author of The Unknown Patton, Patton's Third Army, and Patton's One-Minute Messages.
Australian Artillery Vietnam- THE PURPOSES AND OBJECTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY VIETNAM & GUNNERS NET OCA INTERNATIONAL IS TO CONSTITUTE A GROUP OF GUNNERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE SERVING IN HOT SPOTS, AROUND THE WORLD.
This group awarded USNA63.org the Australian Artillery Vietnam Award Of Excellence

Kitchen Table Gang Trust- The Kitchen Table Gang Trust is a rag-tag bunch of military types trying to make life a little more pleasant for our hospitalized veterans at VA Hospitals throughout the United States and our soldiers & Marines deployed overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan.

These guys are doing some wonderful things for our veterans and our troops overseas, and it all started with a poker game. (They donated a portion of the pot to help veterans and our active-duty troops – are you doing anything that cool with your Texas Hold ‘Em obsession, hmm?) These great guys will tell you all about it on their site, and they've got lots of suggestions on how you can express your gratitude to our brave men and women soldiers and Marines deployed overseas. Who knows, they might even be able to help you!

Financial info

CNN Financial Network
MySchwab.com- create your own financial folder for free; stock quotes & profiles
Quicken Financial Network
Wells Fargo Bank

Sports

ESPN's Sports Network - one-stop sports spot includes links to the NBA, NFL, NHL, NASCAR, ...

CNN/Sports Illustrated - all scoreboards, news, and yes, even includes links to the Swimsuit issues ...

Entertainment

Movies: Trailers and Reviews

Hollywood.com
Internet Movie Database - covers a lot more than just movies
Movie-List - a collection of links to over 900 movie trailers scattered across the Internet

Books: Book Lists and Reviews
Book Group List - has links to suggested reading lists, the Modern Library "100 Best Books", the New York Times bestseller lists, and the Group's books read and rated for past years.

Educational

Smithsonian Institution - America's treasure house
The History Channel
National Atomic Museum - located on Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, the Museum's Gift Shop received national publicity on 6 August 1999 when a major Japanese antinuclear group, the Communists-backed Japan Council against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo), accused the museum of insulting A-bomb victims by selling earring replicas of 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man,' the two bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945, as well as ornaments to honor the air force unit assigned to drop the bombs.
Asbestos.com- Committed to providing the latest, up-to-date information to our visitors in the hopes of spreading awareness about the dangers of asbestos cancer. This website offers a one-stop resource on all asbestos issues ranging from occupational exposure to mesothelioma statistics . As the leading asbestos and mesothelioma resource, Asbestos.com offers more than 3000 pages of the most comprehensive and cutting edge information on the web.
Mesothelioma Symptoms- MesotheliomaSymptoms.com is an extensive database of information and resources for patients and their families to better understand the symptoms of mesothelioma and the various aspects of diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and many other factors of survival.
Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center- The Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center has long been recognized as the web's leading organization for relevant and authoritative information regarding asbestos and health complications associated with asbestos exposure. Our organization is staffed entirely by writers and other developers who recognize the importance of building awareness in the fight against cancer. As nearly all of us have been touched at some point by cancer, we realize that sometimes the greatest resource we can provide is support and education.

Surviving Metsothelioma: A Patient's Guide- In his book Surviving Mesothelioma and Other Cancers: A Patient's Guide, Mr. Kraus offers practical advice on what he did to beat the odds so that others can too. Today, "Surviving Mesothelioma" is the best-selling mesothelioma book in the world. Dr. Bernie Siegel said, "Paul Kraus' book has all the information a cancer patient needs to have in order to learn what survival behavior is about."

Humor & Whimsy

The Dilbert Zone - When the World looks a little grim, you can always turn to a sock puppet ...

- Recent columns by Dave Barry, author of "Babies and Other Hazards of Sex" and "Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States."

Funny Pages - Links to jokes, cartoons, humor ... even Dilbert and Garfield
Urban Legends - Remember when we were growing up and we heard all those scary stories, like the couple parked on a secluded road and hearing on the radio about the escape of a maniac in the area who could be recognized by the hook on the end of his arm? Well, now all those Urban Legends have
been captured for you in one web site!

Search the Web

AltaVista - excellent text string search; try typing in the first line of any known work.
Mamma and Dogpile- two of the best multi-search engine search engines.
Bigfoot - assistance in locating addresses and e-mail.

You-Asked-For-It

Budget Summary - If you've ever wondered what happens in Congress to the Defense Budgets, here is a [somewhat lengthy] press release on the FY00 budget process, from the House Armed Services Committee. Please note that you will need Adobe Acrobat viewer to read this document - here 'tis:

. Note #2: the 'press release' is > 300KB, and thus will take a while to load - but we think you'll find it interesting.
CIAC - Internet hoaxes: lest you think you are doing friends a favor by forwarding that "Warn all your friends! Send this to everyone you know!" e-mail, check it out first on CIAC, the government sponsored group to track (real and phoney) viruses and internet chain letters.

References: All links on this page have been recommended or suggested by one or more members of USNA Class of 1963, to include:

Mike Blackledge	Frank Hilton	Alan McAnally	Will Settle
Mike Shelley

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6 June 2008

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