I Yam Speechless
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I Yam Speechless
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My oldest Grandson is a Design Engineer @ the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics (a US defense contractor that builds submarines).
He has gifted me with a belt-buckle sized plaque awarded to him.
Each boat's commemorative plaque is made from the same steel as the keel of the relevant boat, and awarded to those who participate in designing/making the underwater craft.
The obverse:
The reverse:
Needless to say, I remain stunned...……………..(and proud of my GS)
(I had a fleeting thought of making it into a belt buckle, but finally couldn't bear to deface such an award like this.)
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My oldest Grandson is a Design Engineer @ the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics (a US defense contractor that builds submarines).
He has gifted me with a belt-buckle sized plaque awarded to him.
Each boat's commemorative plaque is made from the same steel as the keel of the relevant boat, and awarded to those who participate in designing/making the underwater craft.
The obverse:
The reverse:
Needless to say, I remain stunned...……………..(and proud of my GS)
(I had a fleeting thought of making it into a belt buckle, but finally couldn't bear to deface such an award like this.)
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Last edited by Pete44ru on Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: I Yam Speechless
A priceless treasure and keepsake....
Design Engineer sure beats the heck out of Master of interpretive African Dancing.
Design Engineer sure beats the heck out of Master of interpretive African Dancing.
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Re: I Yam Speechless
If you should want a buckle made you could have a silver smith do a sand cast or lost wax cast for it. I did an internet search and there are several places that can do this.
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Well that's just darned cool!!
That's a kid to be darned proud of for sure!
jb
That's a kid to be darned proud of for sure!
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Wow! Very nice. I would certainly leave it as is.
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That's a really special gift indeed, it would make a fantastic buckle but I would keep it on display as is.......
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Re: I Yam Speechless
Pete44ru wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:05 pm .
My oldest Grandson is a Design Engineer @ the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics (a US defense contractor that builds submarines).
He has gifted me with a belt-buckle sized plaque.
Each boat's commemorative plaque is made from the same steel as the keel of the relevant boat, and awarded to those who participate in designing/making the underwater craft.
The obverse:
The reverse:
Needless to say, I remain stunned...……………..(and proud of my GS)
(I had a fleeting thought of making it into a belt buckle, but finally couldn't bear to deface such an award like this.)
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If you don't mind, ask him if he remembers a Merle Morrison.
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Re: I Yam Speechless
Pete I think you should get a see through shadow box / model box for that so it can be see 360°. Then set proudly where all can see it.
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Thanks, folks !
Merle, I'll ask him.
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Thanks, folks !
Merle, I'll ask him.
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Re: I Yam Speechless
Absolutely a priceless treasure. Have a good silversmith make a copy as a belt buckle.
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Re: I Yam Speechless
You are rightly proud of your grandson.
Plus engineers are alright by me.
Is he at the Quonset or Groton facility?
Jason
Plus engineers are alright by me.
Is he at the Quonset or Groton facility?
Jason
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Very COOL!
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He's recently married a Connecticut gal, Jason - and lives nearby his Groton workplace.
This is him & his newlywed:
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He's recently married a Connecticut gal, Jason - and lives nearby his Groton workplace.
This is him & his newlywed:
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Re: I Yam Speechless
Howdy Folks,
Speaking of submarines and Groton, CT, I worked at a place in Mpls,MN that built some of the missile tubes for the Trident subs... A huge project and a work of art when finished...
They were 40' long and I could walk thru one when finished...
These missile tubes were installed in two rows in front of the conning tower..
The amazing part was that each ship set was 24 tubes....!!!
It's hard to imagine the ship could surface with all that weight.....
Merry Christmas to all you folks....
Paul
Speaking of submarines and Groton, CT, I worked at a place in Mpls,MN that built some of the missile tubes for the Trident subs... A huge project and a work of art when finished...
They were 40' long and I could walk thru one when finished...
These missile tubes were installed in two rows in front of the conning tower..
The amazing part was that each ship set was 24 tubes....!!!
It's hard to imagine the ship could surface with all that weight.....
Merry Christmas to all you folks....
Paul
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Re: I Yam Speechless
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I think that I'm gonna embed it in a clear resin/Lucite block, similar to this:
(Thanks for the idea, Gunny ! )
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I think that I'm gonna embed it in a clear resin/Lucite block, similar to this:
(Thanks for the idea, Gunny ! )
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Re: I Yam Speechless
I'd be proud too. That is beautiful.
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Re: I Yam Speechless
OUTSTANDING..!!!!!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
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Re: I Yam Speechless
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I have forwarded everybody's comments & commendations to my Grandson, and can report that he's stunned (in a good way) - as he never expected any.
Thanks, folks !
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I have forwarded everybody's comments & commendations to my Grandson, and can report that he's stunned (in a good way) - as he never expected any.
Thanks, folks !
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