US Navy Club Ship # 1 Rockford, Il.

04/17/2020

IM SO VERY GLAD YOU ALL LIKE THIS PAGE. PROUD OF YOUS PLEASE SOMEONE PLEASE HELP KEEP IT ALIVE. POST EVENTS THAT ARE PREVIOUS.THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IN FUTURE. PLACE YOUR POSITIVE THOUHTS OR NEGATIVE ONES SO MAYBE WE CAN FIXT THEM. PICTURES OF EVENTS. POSITIVE POSITIVE THOUGHTS. NEED AWESOME LEADER SHIP BOTH SHIP AUX AND ASSOCISTES. WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SHIP #1 THE VERY BEST THEIR IS. LOVE EACH OTHER .KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. LOVE YOU ALL AND MISS YOU LOTS. SHIRL

10/01/2019

DEAR NAVY CLUB FRIENDS.
HOPE THIS FINDS YOUS ALL
WELL.PLEASE CONTINUE TO ENJOY THIS PAGE. I DON'T LIVE IN ROCKFORD ANY MORE. I HAVE MOVED TO SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS BUT WILL CONTINUE TO WRITE ON THIS PAGE. I'M STILL TRYING TO GET BETTER ITS A DAY BY DAY PROCESS. I WILL MAKE IT THO. I'M A STRONG WILLED WOMAN. HAVE A GREAT DAY. LOVE SHIRLEY CORNELIUS

07/06/2019

Hi everyone
I really loved the Navy Club in Rockford it was my second home. Lots of things have changed in the past year. Especially with my health. I'm getting better a day at a time. Some days are better than others well so much about me. The Navy Club is a great place with great places to go. I hope all the new people coming in love it as much as me. treat it with respect and dignity and you will get great rewards. I love you all and miss you's have a great year. ⚓️❤️

03/06/2019

hi everyone
this is Shirley Cornelius.NC PSC PAST COMMANDER OF AUX. SHIP #1.
Im doing better since my stroke. still having trouble walking and using my rt hand and arm. One day at a time. Trying to survive the cold weather. I heard Spring is right around the corner. So SMILE be happy life is good. 😊⚓️🌞

02/15/2019

hi
everyone. I have been under the weather for awhile. I had knee surgery in july and I was recovering from that then had a stroke in DEC and in hospital 14 days. home recoverying doing therapy. dr said it will take 8months to a year to recovery.
one day at a time. doing better. hugs to all

10/21/2013

Ole Ironsides Birthday

On Oct. 21, 1797, the frigate Constitution launches at Edmund Hartt’s Shipyard, Boston, Mass. The ship is now the oldest commissioned ship in the world capable of sailing under her own power.

Visit the official website of USS Constitution:
http://www.history.navy.mil/ussconstitution --

Visit USS Constitution on Facebook.

07/30/2013

KEWL!!!

Here is the Wildcat recovered in December 2012 out of Lake Michigan. It looks rough but looking at the original paint job, the original markings, the Navy insignia it really gives you chills!

06/20/2013

GO SEABEES

06/06/2013

Took the Navy to get them there.... All heros

On June 6, 1944, the Allied forces land troops on Normandy beaches for the largest amphibious landing in history -- Operation Overlord (D-Day) -- beginning the march eastward to defeat Germany. In a larger strategic sense, the successful Allied landing in France is a psychological blow to the German occupation of Europe and calls into question the German Army's ability to control Western Europe. The Allied invasion dramatically increases partisan activity against enemy occupation, and increases morale for those fighting against N**i tyranny. Soviet offensives into Poland also aid Allied favor. From that point on, the Allies begin the drive into Germany and ultimately destroy the N**i regime on May 7, 1945.

To read more about Operation Overlord, please click here: http://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/o/operation-neptune-invasion-normandy/chapter-1-the-strategic-background-of-overlord.html

06/04/2013

GO NAVY!!!

http://navyreads.blogspot.com/
The Battle of Midway, 71 years ago this week, was a historic milestone against fascism and for freedom. It was a watershed moment for aviation, too, proving the era of battleships was ending and the time of naval aviation and aircraft carriers had begun. The Battle of Midway showed the spirit of a bonded and enervated force, dedicated to working together using new technology and exploring innovative new tactics to achieve victory for the common good.
Forty years ago this year USS Midway (CV 41) arrived in its new forward deployed port of Yokosuka Japan...