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USS Newport News
Reunion Association
A Message from Jim Peden
Chairman ; USS
Newport News Reunion Association
The 2003 Reunion Web Site has
been updated with all the current information about next summer's
USS Newport News Reunion at Quincy MA.
For the latest information about our USS
Newport News Reunion, go to
Click through the tour of information web pages
that cover where, when and what is happening. See the
entertainment planned, the schedule of events and how to make
your reservations at the hotel, which is something everyone
should do as soon a possible.
From the emails going around, and
comments from the crew, it looks like we may end up with a lot
more shipmates going to this reunion than originally expected.
So get your Hotel reservation in now to make sure you will have
a place to sleep!
Go to
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/reunion/ for
instructions on how to make your hotel reservations.
Chairman ; USS Newport News
Reunion Association
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For
more information or questions on this topic
go to web page at
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/reunion/
or send email to Jim Peden
peden@uss-newport-news.com |
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One of our shipmates has a very
interesting offer that some of you may be interested in.
Dave Brownstead is a professional artist
who was stationed on the USS Newport News from Aug 1970 to Nov
1973 as a RM3 in the CR Division. He has created a watercolor
painting of our ship on a firing mission off the coast of Vietnam.
The offer to purchase this painting went
out the USS NN Main Mailing list last week and they are selling
like Hot-Cakes. There have been 33 request for the picture
already.
These are prints of the original
painting, each one signed by the artist.
They will be available for shipping in about 3 or 4 weeks.
The picture is going to the printer
Monday (10/21/2002) to make up the prints for those who have
ordered plus some extras for future sells. But, if you interested
in one of these paintings, put your order in now before all the
"extra prints" are all sold out.
The above picture is a cropped and
compress and does not show all of the painting. To see a
larger example picture, to purchase one of these pictures, or to
put one on hold to purchase sometime in the near future,
go to
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/events/brownstead/
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For more information or
questions on this topic
send email to Dave Brownstead
brownstead@uss-newport-news.com
or go to web page at
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A Message from Al Siegel;
USS Newport News Museum President
From Email dated Sept 24, 2002
Subject: Work party Wrap Up
Gentlemen (and ladies):
As a very wise Englishman said over 60 years ago, "Never have so
few done so much for so many"
When we started planning this event over 6 months ago, through
literally thousands of Emails, fund raising efforts, phone calls,
planning, etc., none of us could have imagined just how successful
the work party would turn out.
All I can say is "awesome". As a member of the work party crew, it
was a privilege to get to know all of you and to be one of the
crew again. Whether it was just sitting back aft on the
fantail eating chow and talking about old times, getting the
museum and AV squared away, running supplies back and forth (we
spent $987 on supplies in the 4 days), climbing on ladders
or laying on your backs chipping and
painting, getting the inside of Turret 2 to be the clean and
squared away place that it should be to honor our fallen
shipmates, and particularly sharing those quiet but powerful
moments during our memorial service, we were a crew again -- it
was a great feeling.
There are so many people that did so much -- about as much as they
could. And when someone said to me "Al, I have had it -- can't do
no more", 15 minutes later he was back at it, because he didn't
want any of his buddies to have to finish his area for him.
That is what brotherhood is all about. Richard Jordan said it so
well at our memorial service - I will always remember that time
and thank Richard for being so eloquent and a friend and shipmate
to us all.
Our work, however, is not done. The focus is now on putting
together a great display for our 6th and 2nd Fleet brothers.
We will be asking for volunteers from the 50s and 60s to plan and
design their displays. We will need pictures, slides,
memorabilia and ideas. I have spoken to a number of you already
and would hope that we can get this going ASAP so it might be
completed by the reunion next June.
To that end we have tentatively arranged a mini work party for the
weekend of March 14th. The purpose will be to target
interior areas of the ship, the 6th and 2nd Fleet museum displays,
Mount 51 handling room, Flag office and an AV display for Turret
2. I look forward to staying aboard ship and hanging out with
those of you guys that will be there.
With the holidays approaching, there is much to
be thankful for. Included is certainly the fact that we have
rediscovered that special bond that ties us together as veterans
and shipmates.
Best wishes and good health to all of you and your families.
Al Siegel
Click here to see pictures from our last Work Party
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For more information on the Museum
Project, please visit our
web site at
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/salem/
or contact Al Siegel at
siegel@uss-newport-news.com |
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From: "Donald J. Shirey" <djshirey@cox.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 6:26 PM
Subject: Work party results
Shipmates,
Please accept my humble words of appreciation for the splendid
restoration work that you accomplished this past weekend. I
was thrilled to witness such camaraderie and selfless dedication
to the many tasks that you took upon your shoulders.
Your contribution of over $1000 in maintenance supplies and 400
Man Days of effort to the preservation and restoration of Salem is
noted with deepest appreciation and will be reported to the Salem
Assn membership at our reunion n October. I have been
recording working parties for the past seven years and this year
the total man days took a quantum leap forward thanks to the
efforts of the USS Newport News crew.
Moreover, Salem is coming alive with her
fresh coat of paint and is fast approaching the splendor of her
days as SIXTH Fleet. I congratulate you on your beautiful
memory room display and am eagerly looking forward to your future
display developments and to your assistance in completing some
that I have proposed.
You are the future of the USS Salem! May the Eternal Father
bless and protect each of you until we meet again for the next
work party.
With best wishes to all of our shipmates, I
remain
Sincerely yours
Don Shirey
djshirey@cox.net
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Click here for more information about the next USS Newport News
work party.
For more information on the Museum
Project, please visit our
web site at
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/salem/
or contact Al Siegel at
siegel@uss-newport-news.com |
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A Message from Al Siegel;
USS Newport News Museum President
From Email dated Sept 25, 2002
Attention All 6th and 2nd Fleet Crew:
The Newport News Museum wants your pictures and memorabilia.
We are now proceeding to put together a pictorial display of those
days when the ship was the pride of the Med and the North
Atlantic. BUT - we need your help.
Please look through your garages, attics, closets and find us some
great slides, pictures or movies that will paint a picture for the
viewing public of what is was like to be on our great ship.
The pictures, movies need to be good quality shots that are easy
to understand. Small images won't work. So.. if you
have pictures of the ship at anchor in Villa France, side by side
with Russian freighters in the Caribbean, the crew airing bedding
etc etc.. send them to us. Make sure you send originals or
good quality copies - we will not be returning them to you UNLESS
we don't use them. If you are sending slides, make sure they
meet the same criteria. We will evaluate and make blow ups
of the ones that fit our needs.
The people making the decision will be those that served aboard at
those times. In other words, our Commissioning to 1961 crew
will evaluate the Med items, and our post '61 Non-7th Fleet crew
will evaluate 2nd Fleet material.
If you would like to help and be a member of the evaluation
committee, please let me know. I will put you in touch with
the right people.
We are planning to have all of this work completed during the
March 14th work party, so please start now and get those pictures
on the way.
Many Thanks
Send to:
USS Newport News Museum
15233 Ventura Blvd., 900
Sherman Oaks, Cal. 91403
Best regards.
Al Siegel; ETR2; 67-70
USS Newport News Museum President
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For more information on the Museum
Project, please visit our
web site at
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/salem/
or contact our curator Mike Lanier at
mikel@uss-newport-news.com
or Al Siegel at
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A Message from Al Siegel;
USS Newport News Museum President
From Email dated Oct 1, 2002
Hello all you worn out shipmates:
We have set the dates for upcoming work parties. I will try
to give you as much information as I can about them.
Obviously, the Salem is always available to those in the area who
want to come down for a day or two, when there are no formal work
parties. You might want to contact Bob Freeman
BobFreeman@netzero.net or Al Babson Bikerhoppy@aol.com about that.
March 14 - 16, 2003
This work party will cover mostly interior areas of the ship,
focusing on the museum area and interior of T2. By that time
we hope to have additional walls erected in the former USS Boston
area. Those walls will be used for three new display areas -
6th Fleet, 2nd Fleet and Liberty Call (my favorite of all).
We will also be constructing, along the forward port side area of
the museum, a hands on quartermaster display, incorporating the
actual ships wheel in a mock up of the bridge. Finally, we
hope to get started on a larger theater area, with seats for 15
people or so. Work will continue on our current museum area,
and the deck throughout will need to be painted. Turret 2
will begin construction on the memorial display to be housed
there, including video, pictures and artifacts. The bulk of
the barbette has now been cleaned.
Pre Reunion Work party -
June 23 - 25
This work party, just prior to our big reunion and dedication is
critical. Our reunion President Jim Peden will need all the help
he can get. All the exterior areas of T2, Mount 51, 52 and 53,
superstructure and T1 will need a fresh coat of paint. The
teak wood deck (what remains of it) will need to be cleaned. We
will need to lay out patriotic bunting along the starboard side of
the ship, get our new signal flags in place, ensure that all flag
staffs are in good working order, and a whole variety of other
duties. Certainly the museum areas and all our displays will need
clean up, adjustments repairs etc. We need as many shipmates as
possible. I plan to arrive the weekend before, on the 21st,
and would encourage as many of you as possible to do the same.
I would also hope that all our work party members will join the
man the rails ceremony to be held on Saturday the 28th. More
information on that will be coming from our reunion people.
Please let me know what you are able to do. It has been a
real privilege to work with all of you and I look forward to
seeing you again soon.
Any questions - just E Mail me.
Al Siegel
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Click here for more information about the next USS Newport News
work party.
For more information on the Museum Project, please visit our
web site at
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/salem/
or contact Al Siegel at
siegel@uss-newport-news.com |
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