The United States Navy

Finding former Navy personnel using Shift Colors or veterans' magazines

Shift Colors:

Shift Colors is a quarterly newsletter for and mailed exclusively to Navy retirees. If the person you are looking for did not retire from the Navy, he or she will not see this newsletter. Locators are printed on a first-come, first-served basis due to space limitations and can be mailed to:

Department of the Navy
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Editor, "Shift Colors" (Pers-05)
Washington, D.C. 20370-0500

Advertising in veterans' publications:

Those wishing to establish contact with former shipmates can advertise in the following publications (a small charge is usually associated with such advertisements):

Neragram
Editor
Naval Enlisted Reserve Association
6703 Farragut Ave.
Falls Church, VA 22042		 Military Affairs
Editor
American Military Institute
Eisenhower Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506		 The Officer
Editor
Reserve Officers Association
of the United States
1 Constitution Ave., NE
Washington, DC 20002
Shipmate
Editor
U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association
Alumni House
247 King George Street
Annapolis, MD 21402		 Sea Power
Assistant Editor
Navy League of the United States
2300 Wilson Blvd.
P.O. Box 400
Arlington, VA 22201		 Navy Times
Reunion Editor
Gannett Publishing Company
Springfield, VA 22159
Naval Affairs
Editor
Fleet Reserve Association
1303 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20036		 American Legion Magazine
Advertising Editorial Assistant
PO Box 1954
Indianapolis, IN 46206		 V.F.W. Magazine
Editor
Veterans of Foreign Wars Building
34th and Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64111
The Retired Officer
Editor
The Retired Officers Association
201 N. Washington St.
Alexandria, VA 22314		 Journal
Noncommissioned Officers
Association International
Headquarters
PO Box 33610
San Antonio, TX 78233

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