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February 2003 Issue of
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About
questions, comments and replies to this newsletter
The NN Newsletter is sent only to
shipmates of the USS Newport News who are signed up for this
newsletter, covering topics of interest to our former crew
members.
This is not the type of email that you can "reply" to. If
you have questions or comments on any subject in this
newsletter, please send your email to the person listed as the
contacts in the article. (See notes at
bottom of this page for
additional information about replying to this email)
Who do I
contact about Reunion Questions???
Do you have questions about
the upcoming Reunion, or Work Parties, or about our Museum and
want to know who to contact???
USS Newport News Museum & Work
Parties
If
you have questions about the current activities of our Museum,
upcoming Work Parties or general USS NN Museum Questions, then
go to
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/salem/
Frequently asked questions will be answered on our USS Newport
News Museum Section of our web site.
If you still have questions, you can contact Al
Siegel by sending an email
to
siegel@uss-newport-news.com
Rags Ragland Memorial Golf
Tournament during the Reunion 2003
Those who are interested in the Rags Ragland Memorial Golf
Tournament during the Reunion 2003 should contact Joe DeNatale
at
joebats@worldnet.att.net . Joe's handling all
aspects of the golf tournament, your reunion association folks
don't know anything about golf. Deadline for the
Tournament signup is March 1st, 2003, so contact Joe
NOW.
All other questions regarding the
June, 2003 Reunion
should be directed to Jim
Peden
peden@uss-newport-news.com
Chairman ; USS
Newport News Reunion Association |
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USS Newport News Reunion
Association
A Message from Jim Peden
Chairman ; USS
Newport News Reunion Association
| When? |
June 26
- 29, 2003 |
| Where? |
Boston
Quincy Marriott Hotel Quincy, Mass. |
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Don't forget!!
If you are attending Reunion 2003
you must separately register
with the Boston Quincy Marriott
for your room.
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Reserve your room NOW
at the Boston Quincy Marriott at our special discount rate of
$109 per night by calling the Marriott Reservation System
toll-free at 866-449-7387 (or
call the hotel direct if you wish at 617-472-1000).
Tell them you are with the
Newport News Reunion and want our discount rate of $109.
Reserve the rooms you need for the appropriate dates shown on
the back of this page.
We have 200 rooms for our use at
the discount rate, and they are already going rapidly.
While we may be able to increase the block when these are
filled, at this time we are in competition with the general
public for anything beyond our present block of 200.
Our rooms are blocked from
6/23/2003 - 6/29/2003 only.
Our regular snail mail reunion signup stuff is going out
soon. Obviously, if you have already registered, you don't
need to send the form back again. We'll be mailing out
confirmation letter after the Reunion signup final
deadline of April 15th, 2003.
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!
Thanks &
Smooth Sailing,
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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A Message from Al Siegel;
USS Newport News Museum President
From Email dated Feb 8, 2003
To all Newport News shipmates, their families and friends:
Subject: June Work Party and Memorial Program 6/28
This year's reunion is going to be great. Through the hard work of
our reunion President, Jim Peden, we will all share an experience
that we will long remember. The fact that we will be
spending a good amount of time on the USS Salem, sister ship to
the Newport News, walking the passageways and compartments of our
youth, makes this reunion unique. BUT there is a lot to do
before the reunion begins.
For the last few years, many shipmates, their families and friends
have spent countless hours on board the Salem preparing a museum
for the Newport News and a Memorial for our fallen shipmates.
The week before the reunion will be critical to get everything
squared away.
Topside areas need to be chipped and painted, the interior of
Turret 2 needs a final coat of paint, polish and cleaning, the
museum needs to be made spotless and exhibits need to be completed
and secured, patriotic bunting needs to be placed on the starboard
side railing, halyards need repair, Mount 51 needs leak repair,
cleaning and painting, and much more, including preparing the ship
for the Saturday Man the Rails, Flag Raising and Memorial Service.
The more volunteers we get, the sooner all this can be done.
All work party members can stay aboard the Salem during the work
party period, Monday June 23 to Thursday June 26.
There is no available berthing on the Salem
Thursday night to Sunday night while the reunion is going on.
Some
people will want to come the weekend before, and arrangements have
been made to accommodate that hearty group. All supplies will be
provided and many of the meals. You need to bring your own work
clothes, gloves etc. There will be formal PODs issued daily
which will indicate your work area. Our September work party was a
great success and everyone had a wonderful time during chow or
while on liberty, talking over stories from our youth.
If you want to participate in the work party all of the days or
any one of them, sign up for the work party by going to our "Work
Party Signup Web Page"
at
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/salem/workparty_museum.htm
or please let me know by sending email to
siegel@uss-newport-news.com
There is
also a section of the reunion sign up form that asks the same
thing. Be sure to get those forms in as quickly as possible.
Those are available on the Internet at
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/reunion/online-registration.html
The
Saturday activities will be very special. We will see many
of our shipmates in their summer whites, manning the rails to pipe
aboard VIPs. After the VIPs are aboard we will have colors
and flags of the Newport News will be raised. We will
then have a memorial service and following that the official
dedication of the museum.
If you want to be part of that experience, all you need to have is
a white short-sleeve uniform, web belt and buckle, black shoes and
a NN hat. It is authorized for you to wear your uniform if
you were honorably discharged. This is a special memorial
event and wearing of the uniform, ribbons etc, by veterans is
permitted. So.. if you still have that old uniform and actually
fit in it - brush off the moth balls and wear it with pride.
For those that no longer fit or don't have one any longer, there
are a few places where you can pick up a uniform and a web site
where you can get a ratings patch. These are 2 that were passed on
to me by Bill Firman FTG2 66-69. I ordered from these places
and received my order promptly.
For ratings patch try:
http://www.flightdeckexchange.com/
Get the white cotton patch NOT the poplin.
For uniforms try: Armed Forces Outfits, Inc.
Email -
www.armynavylinks.com
Toll Free - (877) 321-ARMY, (704) 853-8141, Fax -
(704) 853-2326
Ask for John.
If
you need to get new ribbons for your uniform, one place you can go
to is
http://www.usmedals.com/index.php3?id_medals=0501583668
For those of you that intend to put on the uniform and join us,
I have made up Newport News shoulder patches from an original in
our museum. I will be happy to send you one to put on your
shirt. Just send me your address.
All of our uniformed volunteers will need to muster on the Salem
Saturday morning at 1000 for rehearsal and instruction.
Refreshments will be served.
This will be an event to remember - don't miss out!
Al Siegel ETR2
OE Division 1967-1970
President USS Newport News Museum and Memorial Foundation
15233 Ventura Blvd., 900. Sherman Oaks, California 91403
Send email to
siegel@uss-newport-news.com
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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
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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.
We
have had a few shipmates volunteer help out with the 6th Fleet
exhibit, but could use more.
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
siegel@uss-newport-news.com |
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USS Newport News
Web Site Status and Updates.
What's New, What has changed on our
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Financial Status of Web Site **
The financial status of our USS Newport News Web
site is GREAT!!!
We no longer have a cash flow problem!!
I have to say, you guys are really GREAT!
As you all know, the USS NN web site is financed
by donations form you, the USS Newport News Crew Members. Because of
the very large size and extra features of the USS Newport News Web
site, it takes a LOT of financing!
Last month, the check book for our USS NN web
site hit empty. I sent out an email to all of you, and the donations
that came in were overwhelming!! In fact, two weeks after sending out
the "HELP, We Need Money", I had received SO MANY donations from all
of you I had to send out a second email saying, "PLEASE STOP SENDING
US MONEY".
On January 1st, 2003, We were -141.00 dollars in
the hole (Negative balance). As of now, we have enough money in the
check book to pay for ALL of this year (2003) and almost half of next
year's web hosting expenses!!
We make available to all shipmates, our income
and expense information.
You can go to
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/nn_help.htm to see
- History of the web site.
- Types of Internet services we pay for.
- Who has donated to the web site in the past.
- What has the money been spent on
(History of expenses and Donations dates from 1997 to present)
** Do
you Visit the USS Newport News Web Site's?? **
Our web site changes every week. New things are
added and web pages get updated. If you don't visit our web site
very often, let me point out a few points of interest.
| Reunion Information
If you are going to the USS Newport News
Reunion in Quincy Ma this summer. Make sure you keep an eye on
this page for what's going on. Any changes to previous
information given out will be posted in our Reunion Information
Section; go to
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/reunion/ to stay up to date
on our reunion. You can also register for the reunion by going
to this section of our web site. |
| Visit our USS Newport News
Museum!!
Our Museum is located in Quincy MA.
where our sister ship, the USS Salem is maintained. Visit this
section of our web site to keep up on what's going on with our
Museum.
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/salem/ |
| Guest Book
We have anywhere from 3 to 10 people sign our
guest book every week. Sometimes it's someone looking for one of
our shipmates. There are assorted interesting things added to
our guest book and worth a look at every now and then. To read
the guest book, go to
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/guest/guestlog.htm |
| Crew Roster
Looking for a lost shipmate from the USS
Newport News? Here is the page for you. A list of over 1200
former crew members of the NN!
To visit our crew roster page, go to
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/crew/
Some Special Features about the Crew Roster
page are.
1. Search Feature.
On the Main Page of our Crew Roster, you will see at the top
where it says, "If you want to search for a name on the Crew
Members Web pages, then Click here". Once you go to the
"Shipmate Search Page", you can type in the last name of who you
are looking for, and up will pop a screen listing Crew Pages
with that name on it. For best results, read the
instructions and the "Tips" on that page.
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/crew/search.htm
2. New Shipmates Signup Page.
This is a list of all the new names that have signed up on our
web site. We receive an average of one new shipmate signing up
every day!!!! Keep an eye on this page for your old
shipmates who have just found our web site.
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/crew/nn_crewnew.htm
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| USS Newport News Home Page
Search Engine.
In the above section , we talked about the
"Crew Members Web Page Search engine". That search engine
is ONLY for searching our "Crew Members Web Pages".
We also have a GREAT Search engine on our
Home page that will help you find stuff on any of our web pages
on the USS Newport News Web site.
Go to our home page at
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/
Scroll down towards the bottom of the home page until you find
the "USS Newport News Site Search Engine" Section. You can type
in any word you wish, then click the [Find] button. This will
search the 274 web pages on the USS Newport News web site for
the word you entered.
Or, click on "Web Search" instead of "Site
Search" to look for this word on all web sites on the Internet.
Another Interesting feature of our USS
Newport News Search Engine is the Site Map function, listing all
of our Major Web pages to help find what your looking for.
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| USS Newport News Ship's
Store The Ship's Store sections
is designed to help those looking for USS NEWPORT NEWS Souvenirs
and related items. From here you can visit the "NN Reunion
Association Store" and purchase all those cool Souvenirs that
were sold at the reunion. Visit our "USS Newport News Ship Store
at
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/store/ |
| Chat Room
Join us Sunday evening for the USS Newport News
chat room!
The Chat room is open 24 hours a day to former USS Newport News
shipmates and interested parties. Feel free to schedule your own
little get-togethers with your old buddies. Scheduled Chat Times
are: Sunday Nights at 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time / 5:00 PM
Pacific Daylight Time. To join us in the Chat room, go to
http://www.uss-newport-news.com/nn_chat.htm |
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For questions or
comments the USS Newport News Web site,
send email to
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General Newsletter Information
The “USS
Newport News Newsletter” is a Receive Only
Mailing list. This is to insure that only announcements of
events going on that are of interest to the shipmates of the NN
are sent to this list of USS NN Shipmates.
Please send your comments and questions directly to the
person who wrote the article.
If you wish a large number of shipmates to see your
comments, then reply to this email and change the “Mail To”
address to
shipmates@uss-newport-news.com
To read past
Newsletters,
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http://www.uss-newport-news.com/Newsletters/ |
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