SPEAKER INFO: John Lindstedt, Lt, ,USNR (retired) is a nuclear submarine officer who has an avid interest in the history of the U.S. Submarine Force. He has developed a series of lectures, which he presents nationwide to every group from universities, veteran's groups, maritime museums, grade and high schools, and groups like ALL free of charge. He served on the Fleet Ballistic Submarine, USS Kamehameha SSBN 642 Blue based in Rota, Spain in October, 1973, which patrolled the Straits of Gibraltar and Mediterranean Sea during the First Yum Kippur War. He also served two years of sea service in the Merchant Marine as a marine engineer. He is an Honorary Plank Owner of the USS Hyman Rickover SSN 795 and a member of the Commissioning Committee of the USS Wisconsin SSBN 827. After his naval service, John returned home to his native state of Wisconsin to the family business of Advanced Plating Technologies, a surface finishing firm, providing surface finishes in gold, silver, nickel, tin, and lead in addition to engineering services to a large array of US companies and the US military, including submarines and other naval vessels and ammunition to all branches of the services. He has been married 55 years and has 3 children, two of whom are veterans. | 
