I'll bet you are just as surprised as I was to find the  RICH on the Internet.  The main difference is when I was searching,  all  I found was a 1996 Reunion  notice posted  on a military  site.   And I found it exactly one week after  the reunion.   I was so  disappointed  that I would  have to wait another year to see my shipmates. There wasn't even a RICH website...yet.
 

My wife and I attended the 1997 Reunion in Moncks Corner, SC and had a fantastic time.  Everyone made us feel very welcome and I knew we were hooked.  But there still wasn't a RICH website...yet.
 

Being "in the biz" I decided I  could change that.   By  Fall 1997, I  had the "un-official"  site up and running and at the 1998 reunion  I received an overwhelming  vote of support by our shipmates. The "virtual homeport" of our beloved ship became official!
 

As a former crew member,  there are three things you can do to help perpetuate this site and this group:
 

The website is sorta like an amusement park...   there's lots to do and see and  you'll never take it in all in a day so plan to visit often.   It's all free and your "E" ticket ride into a past life.  Enjoy!
 

Marshall K. DuBois, SH2 (62-66)
Webmaster