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courageous CALENDARS©

Courageous Calendars©, exclusive publications of D.L.Sears Books, commemorate U.S. Navy ships, sailors and airmen in breathtaking full-color art and meticulous historical detail. Illustrator Thomas Calvin Houtz creates timeless images of storied scenes and exploits. David Sears, naval historian and author edits calendar dates and events. Tin Can Calendar©  2010 was the first of these calendars. Preparations for Tin Can Calendar©  2012 (the third edition) are now well underway as are plans for Carrier Air Calendar©  2012, a celebration of U.S. Navy flattops, aircraft and air crews.
Courageous Calendars©


carrier air CALENDAR© / TIN CAN CALENDAR©
Roll Call Enrollment Form

Also available in printable form

Please provide the contact information requested Please also be sure to supply information about the ship and veteran to be included in the Carrier Air Calendar©  or  Tin Can Calendar© Roll Call:


Each edition of Carrier Air Calendar© and Tin Can Calendar©  includes a "Roll Call" listing the names of  veterans and their ships.  The information requested below is used to create the Roll Call entries.

This form enables the listing/updating of Roll Call data for one veteran and one ship only.
 


PART 1:

Sponsor information
(Items with an * are required).
Sponsor Name*:
Sponsor Mailing Address*:
Sponsor City*: State*: Zip*:
Sponsor Email*:
Phone*:
Sponsor type::*

If sponsor is a family member, please specify relationship (e.g. spouse, son, granddaughter, nephew etc.):
 
Calendar Choice:*
Enrollment type:*

Information about reserving your copy of Carrier Air Calendar© or Tin Can Calendar©:

There is no obligation to purchase a copy of Carrier Air Calendar© or Tin Can Calendar© in order to have a veteran's name included (or continue to be included) in a calendar Roll Call.

You should know that Courageous Calendars© are printed in limited editions based on reservations and orders received. We cannot guarantee that copies of Carrier Air Calendar© or Tin Can Calendar© will be available for those who do not reserve in advance.

The cost per calendar is $15.95 for purchases or reservations made on or before October 31 of each year. The cost per calendar is $19.95 for purchases or reservations made after October 31 up until the date of publication. (Payment for for your Courageous Calendars© order may be made upon receipt of the order in December, but only for reservations received in advance--and at the $19.95 per copy rate.)

Orders for Carrier Air Calendar© and Tin Can Calendar© come with a money back guarantee
 

# of Copies of Tin Can Calendar© to Reserve:*
 
# of Copies of Carrier Air  Calendar© to Reserve:*
PART 2: Roll Call information (Items with an * are required).
Name of Veteran to be enrolled:.*
 


Even if the same as "Name" above, please re-enter the information. Enter one name only and please enter name using both upper and lower case letters exactly as you wish it listed in Roll Call
 
Veteran's highest rank/rate/rating  while serving in the U.S. Navy:*
 
Primary Ship (1):*

This is the unit under which the Veteran's name will be listed in Roll Call.
  • For Tin Can Calendar, Primary Ship (1) should be a destroyer type (DD, DDG DDR, DE, DM, DMS, DLG, FF etc,)
  • For Carrier Air Calendar Primary Ship (1) should be an aircraft carrier (CV, CVA, CVE, CVL, CVN, CVS, LPH etc.) or, in the case of Naval Aviation Veterans, a combination of aircraft carrier and aviation squadron.
  • If the Veteran served aboard other ships or with other squadrons (see below), service information about those ships/squadrons will be included under Primary Ship (1)

Veteran is a "plank owner" of  Primary Ship (1): (was aboard when the ship was first put in commission or was re-commissioned)

Start Year:    (the year the Veteran joined)

End Year:      (the year the Veteran left)

Other Ship (2)--complete this information only if the Veteran served aboard a second ship:
  • Other Ship (2) may be a destroyer type, a carrier type or a U.S. Navy ship of any other type

Veteran is a "plank owner" of Other Ship (2)

Start Year: 

End Year:     
 

Other Ship (3)--complete this information only if the Veteran served aboard a third ship:
  • Other Ship (3) may be a destroyer type, a carrier type or a U.S. Navy ship of any other type

Veteran is a "plank owner" of Other Ship (3)

Start Year: 

End Year:     
 

Other Ship (4)--complete this information only if the Veteran served aboard a fourth ship:
  • Other Ship (4) may be a destroyer type, a carrier type or a U.S. Navy ship of any other type

Veteran is a "plank owner" of Other Ship (4)

Start Year: 

End Year:     
 

PART 3: Other Roll Call information
Do any of the following apply to the veteran listed above? (please click on each of  the options that apply): Veteran is a Shellback (participated in a crossing-the-line ceremony)

Shellback ceremony date (month/day/year)?

Veteran is a Purple Heart recipient for wounds received in combat

Purple Heart date (month/day/year)?

Veteran is deceased.

Veteran is deceased and was either killed in action, in the line of duty or lost at sea

If veteran is deceased, we will be listing his/her name in the "Taps" section of a calendar, please provide the following information:

Birth Date:     Decease Date:

If you have a photo of the deceased Tin Can veteran and wish to have it included in the Taps section, please send us a copy of the photo as an attachment to an e-mail sent to dlsears@optonline.net
 
Other Roll Call information you feel is important (e.g. additional ships served aboard):

 


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