Rat Patrol Radio

Well folks, the recession has hit me pretty hard. My business has shrunk to nothing, and my savings are all gone.   I’ve been sending out resumes for two weeks with no response.

Right now, Rat Patrol Radio has $13 in credit from the wonderful folks that have bought VIP memberships using the button on the old site, or have listened for many hours to RPR on their VIP accounts. The monthly bill since I downgraded the package is $27 a month.  Whether RPR stays on the air will depend on the support it gets from the listeners. If you aren’t a VIP listener, use the “Be a VIP” button on the Live 365 player window to enroll! If you are a VIP, listen more! Every hour you listen means a few cents toward station costs.

Whatever happens, it’s been an honor to bring the music of the Greatest Generation to life again, and I’ll always cherish the response I’ve gotten from all you listeners.

-Torgen

The US Navy has confirmed that the wreck found in 2006 in 3,200 feet of water off the island of Kiska in the Aleutians is that of USS Grunion (SS 216), a WWII “fleet” submarine lost in action in 1942. There were no survivors, and post-war searches of Japanese anti-submarine patrol records gave no indication as to her fate.

The search and discovery was led by the two sons of Grunion’s commanding officer, Lt. Cdr Mannert Able. A memorial is planned in Cleveland, OH on October 11, to be attended by the families of Grunion’s crew.

You can read about the search and discovery of Grunion at http://www.ussgrunion.com .

Looking at those photos a mile beneath the surface, I was filled with sadness. As a small child, my father worked on submarines at the shipyard in Pascagoula, MS, so I’ve always felt a special bond with the silent service.

USS Grunion