In tune with Chuck Jones article in The SupplyLine Issue 31 page eight. If you happen to meet a lost Martian, you can hand them this Business Card that you can download and print out for your own. It is a two sided PDF format form.

Business Card Front

Business Card Back with text

Sincerely,
Art Sweetland
Web-Master
63-65

Last Edited on 30-Apr-2011 8:36 PM

This link just in from Peg Harding

Traveling to Mars is not that far.

Sincerely,
Art Sweetland
Web-Master
63-65

Did you know that once you are logged into the Message Board you can click on account at the top of the page and it will take you into your account where you can change and update things like yhour email address for other to see.
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Sincerely,
Art Sweetland
Web-Master
63-65

Last Edited on 30-Apr-2011 8:33 PM

From: Frank Springer
To: webmaster-ussmars@comcast.net
Sent: Tue, May 17, 2011 5:01:25 PM
Subject: Mars Bell Tended yesterday

Hi--- I am the cousin of Dennis Best - DK-2 1970-1972- We Tended the Bell from the USS Mars that is now sitting in the Mars, Pennsylvania town center --- It was in rather bad shape and someone had sprayed it over with lacquer that had gone south! We went to the hardware store in town and got the supplies to get it into much better "ship shape" While we were there-- Many--- of the townspeople came buy and commented, saying very good things. I am wondering if you would wish for me to post two photos--- before/after of the work we had completed on the bell. It should make every 'Mars' sailor or Officer proud of how it looks again.

Before Picture

After Picture

I am most humbly yours-

Email:Frank Medicine Wolf Springer

Email:Dennis Best
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This comes as a great surprise and I am very happy that Frank & Dennis stepped up to the plate and cleaned our Ship's Bell. What a very nice job they did in Mars PA on May 16th 2011. Yes Frank & Dennis, the people of Mars are very nice folk. I hope that while you were there you had a "Mars Burger" over at Suzie Q's. Please send Frank & Dennis an email showing them how much you appreciate their hard work. I have their email links above.

Sincerely,
Art Sweetland
Web-Master
63-65

Last Edited on 19-May-2011 8:09 AM

I cannot thank Chuck Jones enough for all of the hard work he puts into your newsletter. He has taken it to the next level for sure. Be sure to thank him.

Have a nice and safe Memorial Day Weekend. Sunday Nancy and I will be attend a proformance at a local church. This will be sacred & patriotic musical event with the CMU Choir and the Bell Choir from that church.

Sincerely,
Art Sweetland
Web-Master
63-65

Last Edited on 28-May-2011 2:52 PM

Congratulations the Mars Site was just presented with this Patriotic Web Site Award by the VA Home Loans.
I have placed it on different pages around our site. They especially liked our Cruise Book page and all of the photo albums of our reunions. The link to their site has been removed.
If you care to visit them please go to www.vahomeloans.net

Sincerely,
Art Sweetland
Web-Master
63-65

Last Edited on 14-Jul-2011 12:37 PM

My Father served on the USS Mars from 67-68 and I am trying to find out if he ever was on shore in Veitnam. Letters that he sent home mentioned about river patrol duty. A friend of his was killed in an explosion. If you knew my father and can give me any information I would appreciate you contacting me by email.

Send Me an Email Max W. Firman III

Sincerely,
Art Sweetland
Web-Master
63-65

Last Edited on 19-Sep-2011 1:15 PM

I am looking for pictures from our 2003 reunion Oct. 17-19 in Newport KY Please email them to me at the web master address.

Sincerely,
Art Sweetland
Web-Master
63-65

Two things I wish to bring to your attention:

Along with our Bell being in the city of Mars,PA the oil painting which was in my house before the 2008 reunion took place, is now in the VFW Post 7505 on Evans City Rd leaving Mars PA. This information is also located on the Home Page of this site.
I took several pictures of the painting while I had it here in my home and I have placed the best picture on our home page.

I had a request to place names by each picture on the web site. If I do that I would need signed contracts from everyone in the picture. I am not sure how that would be done and if I would care to do this, is another question. Our current operation is with in our privacy policy.

Sincerely,
Art Sweetland
Web-Master / Plankowner
63-65

Last Edited on 15-Nov-2011 8:29 PM

The SupplyLine can now be downloaded from the Newsletter page starting with issue: 33
The hidden page will be for the List of new Members and the changes of information with current members.
Hope that you like the change.

Sincerely,
Art Sweetland
Web-Master / Plankowner
63-65

Last Edited on 14-Nov-2011 1:54 PM

I have moved the entire crew listing off this server to another server which give me 2gig of free space. The crew list page is link to those files and the only difference you will notice is that the files are in a PDF format now. This will give you the ability to search for a name to see the status of that former crew member. This will free up more space on the Mars server for pictures and other files. The new server space is called Dropbox and Ken Stewart, Chuck Jones and myself are signed on to it and we can share and edit files at any moment. Ken's new page which will be premiering in 2012 will utilize this space as well for his files need to document boot on the ground. Keep coming back for things are changing from day to day with the way your site is communicating with it's members.

Sincerely,
Art Sweetland
Web-Master / Plankowner
63-65