![]() ![]() The winds of war carried you aboard the LST, the largest ship in the greatest naval amphibious force this world has ever seen. Most of you were just teenage boys when you became sailors who fought tyranny and fascism aboard those "Large Slow Targets"-the first of their kind. One of the things that stand out most about the veterans that I've met and interviewed is that they were all enormously proud to be veterans of this great country during some of its darkest hours. Through my involvement with several WWII associations, I've had the pleasure of meeting countless Navy "Old Salts" from the Greatest Generation. It is because of him that I'm in this position today. My grandfather, who passed away in 2011, was a sailor in the Amphibious Forces aboard a Landing Craft, Infantry (LCI) in World War II. He has extensive knowledge of World War II history, and recently published a book about the LCIs in WWII.įollow on Twitter: today to start receiving your quarterly issue! He began interviewing WWII veterans and publishing their stories as articles in May 2013. ![]() He graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management in 2008, and earned a certificate in Screenwriting for Feature Films from UCLA-Extension in 2015. He was also the former Editor of the USS LCI National Association’s newsletter, Elsie Item, from 2014–2016. Zach accepted the position as Editor of the LST Scuttlebutt in November 2014. It is published quarterly by our Editor in Chief, Zach Morris ![]() United States Landing Ship Tank Association scuttlebutt.LST Scuttlebutt is the official newsletter Now they look to share that tool with the entire boating community. Drawing from over 30 years of experience in the marine industry as the publishers of the Great Lakes Scuttlebutt magazine, they worked with an app developer to build Scuttlebutt over the past year to create the perfect tool to simplify their boating lifestyle. The Kyles felt that having to use Facebook and other social programs, as well as a navigation app, a fishing app and a weather app was tedious. They enjoy the connection and comradery they feel with other boaters and truly love sharing their trips on the water with family and friends. The new Scuttlebutt app is available as a free download from Google Play for Android devices and the Apple App Store for iPhone. To learn how the app works, click here. For more information on Scuttlebutt, please visit .Įrik and Melanie Kyle started Scuttlebutt because of their love of the boating community. The app includes a map function, with wind and precipitation overlays and can tap into live weather buoy information including wave heights, wind gusts, humidity, and water temperature. Mariners can post their content, images, and video to share their love of boating with other like-minded mariners. Putting all the information a boater needs in the palm of their hands, Scuttlebutt eliminates the need for multiple, independent and sometimes redundant mobile tools, while incorporating the sharing capabilities of other popular social media platforms. The easy to install and use Scuttlebutt app allows boaters to find new friends and connect with other like-minded fishing, power, and sail boaters. We will continue to evolve the program to meet the dynamic communication desires of our boating community.” ![]() Currently we have over 6,500 subscribers and are growing. “We are consistently working with our partners to enhance the functionality of the platform and give members of our community the tools in one place to have the best on-the-water experience possible. “From day one, our goal for Scuttlebutt was to provide a valuable resource for boaters to connect all of their online boating communications,” said Erik Kyle, creator, Scuttlebutt. Scuttlebutt users can take advantage of free offers like a free Boat Fix telematics device to remotely monitor their vessel, 10% off a boat history report from, free online magazine subscriptions, and a limited number of free BoatUS memberships just for being part of the Scuttlebutt community. Marine businesses can post on their own content channels by creating a business page. In addition, Scuttlebutt now offers “Social Groups”, that can be either public or private, to allow users to channel their feed. New and current users of Scuttlebutt have the ability to enjoy new feeds to assist with trip planning from NOAA chart data route plotting software from Savvy Navvy and Points of Interest from Waterway Guide showcasing marinas, yacht clubs, bridges, and anchorage information. These tools will allow Scuttlebutt boaters to have a one-stop application that serves all their boating experience needs from social sharing to trip planning to continuing education. Toledo, Ohio – Scuttlebutt®, the first, free social media platform designed specifically for the boating community, has expanded the functionality to give boaters access to more tools. ![]()
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