The USS MARS AFS-1 final assignment was as a target ship for military operations in the waters off Hawaii. She took quite a pounding before finally giving up.  Mars was sunk on 15 July 2006 at 1622 hours in 2,750 fathoms of water, 54 miles from land. 

Our ship's bell is now located in Mars, PA.

HAVE A NICE AND SAFE FOURTH OF JULY 

OUR COUNTRY'S 233rd BIRTHDAY

Oklahoma City 2009 Reunion Plan of the Day Link 

Oklahoma City 2009 Reunion Registration Form Link

Remember to look at our reunion page for any updates! 

 Walt Sirman, Benton Wilkison & Bob Schorfheide are working hard at planning another great reunion for us.  Are you planning on attending?

We have received three request from Daughters of former Crew Members.  They have requested crew members who knew their Dads to email them with any information.  All three folders have email links which you can send that information directly to the Daughters. 

However the folders have been locked to prevent any postings within those folders on the board. 

It is Chuck's and my feeling that any and all information that you wish to provide should go directly to them.  This will keep our web site on course.   

Thank you,

The Web Team

Remember to  saved the link to our  newsletter page, use it for all future downloads of :

  THE SUPPLYLINE

I have established the months of June & December as my publishing months.   

For the link to THE SUPPLYLINE page or for past issues go to our Contact Us Page and send me an email. 

For all other reasons for contacting us please go to our

Welcome Page  and submit the feedback form.     

We have now located over 1262 former crew members.  To keep this number growing we need your help.  If you are visiting this site for the first time and you are a former crew member  or if your contact information has changed, please go to our Welcome Page and fill out the feedback form.

Former crew members are submitting forms on an average of three a week. 

This makes us very happy when we hear from you. 

  Our Ship's Store page has items that you may ordered please visit this page to see what is available.  You may print out an order form fill it out remember to place a return address label on the form in the appropriate space provided, mail it along with your check to the address on the form.   

Ken Dively is our new Ship's Store Manager.  Knowing of his skills and back ground we are anticipating new things to come.

Well that is all for now from the Mars Office East.

Updated: 06 MAY 2009

Web-Master: Art Sweetland

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