Rocky Mountain Chapter Social

Members of the NIP Rocky Mtn/Mtn West Chapter met up at RADM (Ret) Brett Heimbigner’s home in Colorado on 23 March to tell stories, talk the present, and plan for the future. Discussions ran the gamut from contemporaneous accounts of holding station off Haiphong, “working” with the Iranians (pre and post Revolution), Soviet sub stories, being in early to Afghanistan, detailers, JO’s in the ready room and…raising goats. The chapter is planning for future events like taking the show on the road to embrace other landlocked sailors in the Denver area to bring them into the fold and a provide a sequel to this tag-up to let the NIP flag fly in the Rockies. 

We’re looking to cast a broad net so if interested please reach out to John Franklin at johnfranklin1@gmail.com.

NIP Rocky Mtn Chapter members gathered in Monument, CO (L-R): RADM (Ret) Brett Heimbigner (Chapter mentor), CAPT (Ret) Jim DeGree, CAPT (Ret) Jim Knortz, CAPT (Ret) Ric Morgan, CDR Marty Ara (Chapter VP), CDR (Ret) Dave Betzler, CDR (Ret) Mike Bartol, LCDR (Ret) Dan Lanotte, LCDR (Ret) John Franklin (Chapter President), 23 March 2023.