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I'm not always successful but I try to put God first in my life. If you are searching for answers to questions about God and you would like to worship and fellowship with believers in the Buckingham County area of Virginia - click on this site and check us out.
Christian Educational Services, Inc (CES) is a non-profit, tax exempt United States (Indiana) corporation whose purposes are to make known the Word of God, to further the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, to facilitate fellowship among Christians and to provide Christian educational services, including biblical research, written publications and biblical teachings.
This is a site developed for our ministry's new name, which is currently linked to many CES web pages.
This is a GREAT site dedicated to helping you understand the Word of God, free from the traditions of men.
Biblical Unitarianism is not to be confused with Unitarian Universalism. Biblical Unitarians believe in one God, the Father, and one Lord, Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 8:6 & Eph. 4:5, 6). The "Holy Spirit" is another name for God our father and the "gift of holy spirit" is God's gift to every believer at the moment of his / her new birth as a Christian.
For the benefit primarily of our immediate and extended family, I have made a start on a web site which will feature photos, family information, a synopsis of my navy career (eventually...), 'miscellaneous stuff' that tickles my fancy and my political thoughts and opinions.
I'm a charter member of this organization. Click on the link above to visit this home page, or click on the link below to go directly to the page where you can search for my Navy Log Online entry. Click the link above to check out my entry in the "Navy Log Online". Type in "McDermott" for the last name and "Kenneth" for the first name and then select "McDermott, Kenneth Robin - LT" from the resulting list. "Any man who may be asked ... what he did to make his life worthwhile ... can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, 'I served in the United States Navy'." -- President John F. Kennedy 1963, Annapolis, MD "Let every nation know...whether it wishes us well or ill...that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty." -- President John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address - January 20, 1961
"I've heard it said that it's the warrior, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It's the warrior, not the poet, who has given freedom of speech. It's the warrior, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trail. It's the warrior who salutes the flag, serves under the flag and whose coffin is draped by the flag. But most importantly, it's the warrior who gives us courage, faith and hope for today and for tomorrow." Lt. Gen. Phillip J. Ford, Eighth Air Force Commander	" I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people, whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my Country to love it, to support its constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies." "The American's Creed" by William Tyler Page Clerk, House of Representatives
Kenn is a life member of this organization
Kenn is a member of the Submarine Store Affiliate Program -"The leading affiliate program for submarine merchandise on the Internet." The Submarine Store - Run by submariners for submariners to bring you the finest selection of submarine merchandise, submarine collectables, submarine insignia, jewelry, art, and other submarine products available anywhere! Click on the banner above to visit this great store and purchase something for yourself or your submariner loved one.
Kenn is the Webmaster for this Base (Chapter) of United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. (USSVI)
The Smithsonian Institution's "Fast Attacks & Boomers" exhibit
USS BANG (SS-385) (Clicking on the photo takes you to this boat's web site) This was actually my second boat, but since I served on the USS ENTEMEDOR (SS-340) for only a short time from Mar-Jul, 1961 - I consider this my first boat and it was on Bang that I first qualified in submarines (on March 18, 1962 in Rotterdam, Holland). The Bang was a Guppy IIA when I served on her from July 1961 to December 1962. (I had reported aboard ENTEMEDOR for duty as an RM3 directly from my previous duty station at the Naval Communications Stations in Newport, Rhode Island where I had served a one-year special tour after graduating from RM "A" school in Norfolk, Virginia. Since I had not attended basic Sub School, our Hospital Corpsman panicked when he learned I had not even been through the Emergency Escape Training Tank and immediately arranged for me to go through that). While aboard Bang, which was home ported at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, she completed a four-month cruise to the Mediterranean which was modified to be a European 'Good Will' cruise. I reenlisted for six years while at sea and left Bang as an RM2(SS), heading to RM "B" School in Bainbridge, Maryland.
USS JOHN C. CALHOUN (SSBN-630) Ship's Patch (clicking on this image takes you to this boat's Veterans Association web site, for which Kenn is the Webmaster) I was a member of the commissioning crew (a plank owner) of the Calhoun, requalified in submarines (SSBN-627 class) and served aboard her as a Gold Crew Radioman from December 1963 to October 1968. After commissioning, sea trials and the shakedown cruise, which included launching a Polaris A-3 missile at Cape Canaveral, I completed seven 70-day submerged patrols. I reported aboard as an RM1(SS) and made Chief - RMC(SS) while aboard. I was the Gold Crew Leading Radioman for four patrols and served as the Gold Crew Qualification Chief Petty Officer for one year.
USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) Ship's Patch (clicking on this image takes you to this ship's 'Association' web site I served as the Assistant Communications Officer on this attack aircraft carrier (my only sea tour outside of the submarine service) from February 1974 through October 1976. During this time the ship made two 6 1/2 month deployments to the Mediterranean and was the host ship in New York harbor during the gala bicentennial celebrations on July 4th, 1976. It was on Forrestal, anchored just south of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, that President Gerald Ford rang the ship's bell on the flight deck at Noon that day to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence. I reported aboard as a LTJG (frocked from CWO2) and left as a full LT - returning to the submarine service as the COMSUBLANT BCT Officer.
Having served twenty years on active duty with the United States Navy I retired on August 1, 1979 as a Lieutenant (O3-E) and shortly thereafter joined the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), of which I am now a Life Member.
This is a web site I designed and published for my Chiropractor and his partner, Dr. Doug Cox and Dr. Dan Behe. Check it out - for your good health!
This is the web site I set up for my former director at the University of Virginia, Kenneth G. Smith, P.E. Check it out if you are in the need of the type of specialized consulting services he offers.
This is the web site I set up for some friends to promote their business. If you are interested in purchasing a pool or spa - or have one you need to service, give these guys a call - they're great!
This is the web site I set up for a local Charlottesville, Virginia structural engineering firm
The Facilities Planning & Construction Department of Facilities Management at the University of Virginia is where I work and this link connects with the web site I designed and maintain at UVA
Here's the BEST search engine I've every used - Google! Click on their logo to visit this site and give it a try! I've downloaded and installed their free toolbar also - which makes searching the web even easier!