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Comment on USS Kete (SS 369) by Eric

Eric — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:15:26 +0000

My uncle was also killed on the USS Kete. My mother was the one that answered the door and received the Western Union telegram on April 16th 1945 regarding her brother. She has never heard that friendly fire could have been involved. Who within in the Government and when was this told to her?

Eric
St. Louis, MO

Comment on Mexican Riviera Day 1 by gary gubitz

gary gubitz — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:46:58 +0000

I absolutely LOVE the formal dinner picture…Your family looks stunning…at least each of the ladies…and you….well let’s just say you look like you had at least 6 too many of them there escargot :))) The blog of the trip is a kick to read.

Comment on Selective Randomness by bob

bob — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:39:29 +0000

It also depends upon how many records you’re in. Counties gather potential jurors from tax records, voter registrations, DMV records, etc. The more records there are of you, the more likely the county will select you. That also makes it less than purely random. What the county jury commissioner should say is that everything being equal, the selection is random. However, the truth is that things aren’t equal, so they cannot be purely random. The more records you appear in, the better the chance that you’ll get called. The fewer records, the lesser the chance.

Comment on Selective Randomness by Vigilis

Vigilis — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:13:48 +0000

“Why do I always get summoned [for jury duty] but other people don’t?”

Originally, jury duty selection probably was more or less random. Jury trials, however, have always been a key revenue source for defendant’s lawyers and trial backlogs the primary justification for more trial judges (higher salaries), prosecutors/plaintiff’s lawyers.

As the proportion of licensed lawyers has grown (average income grows annually and has been over %120,000 since 2002), more trials are certainly in keeping with attorney job security (each trial requires a minimum of three attorney’s, unless a dumb sap defendent represents himself (pro se).

Voter rolls have not produced adequate juror pools for over a decade now (possibly two).
Consequently, folks with a driver’s license were added to the pool of prospective jurors long ago.

Last year, when a pool of 125 called for only one trial included me, 14 were selected (two alternates)- the other 110 were eliminated (one had never showed up, and constables had to deliver two who were late).

Lawyers spent a full 3 hours challenging and eliminating about 3 dozen people. Of the remainder, the final jury was selected by random drawing. Be glad of that much randomness.

Although the meager jury pay covered mileage and lunch, that was all it covered. Some of my training assures I will never be selected for certain kinds of trials, so I am happy to serve whenever possible. i suspect that you are as well.

Comment on USS Kete (SS 369) by Jeanie Bella

Jeanie Bella — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:11:33 +0000

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Comment on Mexican Riviera Day 3 by Bev

Bev — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:23:12 +0000

I’m glad I noticed your website button so I could enjoy your vacation too! It looks like a lot of fun is being had by all. It looks amazing compared to our cool temps and rain up here in Ak. Tell Laurie she is looking stunning!

Comment on Mexican Riviera Day 2 by Mom & Dad

Mom & Dad — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:50:19 +0000

Great picture!!! Enjoy!

Comment on USS Kete (SS 369) by Diana

Diana — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:50:33 +0000

My uncle was killed on the Kete. My grandmother said the government told her it was due to friendly fire…unbelievable! I didnt find this out until after she had passed away.

Diana
Los Angeles, CA

Comment on USS Bonefish (SS 223) by Charles R. Hinman

Charles R. Hinman — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:11:44 +0000

Vernon, please see your uncle’s personal memorial page on our site at http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/rose-r-a.htm . We would be honored to place his photo on the page if you have one. Contact me at info@OnEternalPatrol.com

Thanks.

Charles R. Hinman