Monday, April 1, 2024
I wish to pass along my deepest condolences to the family of Master Chief McCloskey. I was a member of VP-60 from 1984-1991 as both a selected reservist and TAR, where he was our Command Master Chief. I really got to know Master Chief when I became a TAR in May of 1988 at VP-60. He asked me to assist him with his Boy Scout Troop, of which he was Troop Leader, on a week long canoe trip down the Fox River to the Chain of Lakes state park. If memory serves me, we began near Appleton, WI, and canoed / forded our way south over 70 miles in 5 days. It was a great time, some great kids, with and a great friend.
Respectfully,
Neil Shoemaker
