Juan García Gruber by the most respected Hispanic language and literature academicians. among which include the Order of the Liberator Simon Bolivar. Order by represent Venezuela in Ibero American Chamber,order in first grade Venezuelan Red Cross,among others not mentioned two hundred medals, was a famous representative of his country abroad, and inside it. His death caused great sorrow, for all the great personalities, including ex former President Rafael Caldera who was his friend and liberator of the current President Hugo Chávez Frias Dr. García Grüber and his wife met Juan Carlos de Borbón, King of Spain, on his first visit to Venezuela. His
USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641) R. Charette served as an Independent Duty Corpsman onboard "Simon Bolivar". He was a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor. Known as "Doc" to his shipmates, he was held in the highest regard during his tour of duty aboard "Simon Bolivar". "Simon Bolivar" like all U.S. ballistic missile submarines, had two crews, the Blue and Gold, in order to maximize the at-sea time of the ship itself. During the approximately 2 1/2 months of a patrol, crew members worked every day standing watches then performing their in-rate duties. Those that were not qualified