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New website design is in place

Posted by Ron Carlson on April 27, 2009, 8:05 am

See http://www.armed-guard.com.

Comments, suggestions and questions are welcome.

Ron Carlson, Webmaster

patches/insignias

Posted by Jim Bloam on May 5, 2009, 6:30 pm, in reply to "New website design is in place"

Hello everyone, i am new to this site. I am looking for patches like the art on the back page of the pointer. I am making a shadow box of Armed Guard medals, pics, ribbons for my father in-law for fathers day. Any help in finding these patches would be greatly appreciated.

Thax, Jim

Re: patches/insignias

Posted by Rick Pitz on May 9, 2009, 5:58 pm, in reply to "patches/insignias"

Jim:

They often appear on EBay, if you know how to buy stuff there. I did a quick search and didn't see anything right now, but I have seen them there often.

You might also email Cal Lloyd at the Armed Guard Veterans Assoc (clloyd@nc.rr.com). He might know of another source.

Thee were no special medals or ribbons specifically for the Armed Guard in WWII, so to figure out what medals he is entitled to would take some effort. You'd need to know what ships and/or stations he was assigned to and the dates for each. From that, I can tell you which medals he is entitled to, by referencing the Navy Awards Manual (which I am currently transcribing so it can be posted on the Internet for everyone to access - a massive project!).

Good luck. I did a similar display for my Father. Half the fun is tracking down the information on what awards he was entitled to.

Rick

Re: New website design is in place

Posted by Bob Tassinari on May 3, 2009, 4:05 am, in reply to "New website design is in place"

A job well done. Thanks Ron. bob

Re: New website design is in place

Posted by Mike Allard on April 27, 2009, 10:23 am, in reply to "New website design is in place"

All I can say is WOW! All the information is now organized under general headings, much of it in alphabetical or chronological order. The list of resources, by type, is outstanding! Pages load much faster. It will be so much easier for visitors to the site to find what they are looking for.

A job well done, Ron.

Re: New website design is in place

Posted by Fran Kent on April 27, 2009, 1:08 pm, in reply to "Re: New website design is in place"

Ron: On the strength of a quick scan of the new Armed Guard web site, I can say that you have brought order to what had grown much like Topsy. This is not to criticize Tom's work, which was splendid, but the thing had sort of got away from him, and toward the end of his life he just didn't have the strength to do what was needed. Thank you, Ron.
-- Fran

Re: New website design is in place

Posted by Al Burnham on April 27, 2009, 2:19 pm, in reply to "Re: New website design is in place"

From a quick look at this Ron. I repeat the Wow!
It looks great and I'm anxious to explore the rest of it. Thanks Ron.
--Al

Re: New website design is in place

Posted by Melinda on April 27, 2009, 6:56 pm, in reply to "Re: New website design is in place"

Oh, Ron, what a wonderful job you have done. What a truly wonderful job! It must have taken you hours and hours and hours to organize and categorize the vast amount of information and then to carry out the technical end of it as well. What a magnificent job!

The visual look is so appealing and the readability is very good. I like the photograph at the top of each page....very, very nice and so fitting. Just perfect.

The categories are wonderful...simple, meaningful("the men, the ships, and the stories"? ), and self-explanatory. I've already found some information and pictures that I didn't know about and I've only browsed for several minutes. How wonderful!

I also especially liked the prominent dedication to Mr. Bowerman. I wonder if it would be a good idea to link his name to his honor page? Just a thought.

This site is amazing and so is the work that both Mr. Bowerman and you have done. Thank you so much for the work you do to preserve the legacy of the Armed Guard and its brave heroes.

God bless you, Ron, for being such a splendid web master and for your gentle and loving care of this web site. I appreciate it more than I can express.

Re: New website design is in place

Posted by Melinda on April 27, 2009, 7:07 pm, in reply to "Re: New website design is in place"

Oops, nevermind about the link to Mr. Bowerman. Had I scrolled, I would have seen your even much, much better idea of linking to his information.

I just returned from reading Mr. Bowerman's information. I'm in tears. What an honor to be able to come to this web site....what a privilege and blessing.

Re: New website design is in place

Posted by Rick Pitz on May 1, 2009, 6:04 pm, in reply to "Re: New website design is in place"

Ron:

I've been out of town a few days and was pleasantly surprosed when I saw the new site.

Fantastic job organizing the amazing amount of Armed Guard material that Tom had collected.

Keep up the great work!

Rick

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