April 2003 Issue of our

Topics covered in this Newsletter.
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• Reunion information and updates Registration due date is here!   
• Reunion Work Party Information
• Manning the Rails at the Reunion - The latest information.
  Includes information on where to buy uniforms, Rate Patches & Ribbons.
• Web Site Status and Updates.
  Updating the Crew Member's page project.
  Don't forget to update us when your information changes
• List of who's going to the Reunion
  List of who has registered for the reunion. Is your name on the list?
• Newsletter General Information
• Previous Newsletters (Read past Newsletters).

USS Newport News Reunion Association

What does April 15th mean to you?

Yes, your taxes are due, but more importantly, April 15th is also the due date for registering for the USS Newport News 2003 Reunion!!

If you have not register yet, it is not too late. Get your registration in the mail this week to insure you have a place at all the activities and feeding that will be going on.

When? June 26 - 29, 2003 Where? Boston Quincy Marriott Hotel Quincy, Mass. Don't forget!! If you are attending Reunion 2003 you must separately register with the Boston Quincy Marriott for your room.    Remember, Registration requires 2 Steps. Register with the USS Newport News Reunion Association Register at the Boston Quincy Marriott Hotel. (Unless you have made other sleeping arrangements) Our rooms are blocked from 6/23/2003 - 6/29/2003 only. We are a bit concerned about the fact that there are more people registered for Rooms at the Marriott than have registered for the reunion. You must register for both! See the list of Registered Shipmates at the bottom of this Newsletter. If you think you are registered, but not on the list, please take these steps! 1. Go to our USS Newport News Reunion web site. http://www.uss-newport-news.com/reunion/ Click through the information web pages that cover where, when and what is happening.  See how to make your reservations at the hotel and how to register with the USS NN Reunion Association. If you are going to the reunion, you MUST register this week.   2 If you feel that you have registered as described on the web site, but you do not see your name on the list below, then contact Jim Peden peden@uss-newport-news.com  Chairman ; USS Newport News Reunion Association You can Register for the USS Newport News Reunion RIGHT NOW, by going to our "Registration Form" web page at http://www.uss-newport-news.com/reunion/online-registration.html  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! Jim Peden   peden@uss-newport-news.com Chairman ; USS Newport News Reunion Association

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

USS Newport News Web Site Status and Updates. What's New, What has changed on our web Site

** Updating the USS NN Crew Member's Web pages  **

Message from
Herm Fischer; Crew Page Web Master.

Hello USS Newport News Shipmates:  

        We are doing a "clean up" on our USS Newport News Web Site – Crew members pages located at http://www.uss-newport-news.com/crew/

I sent out an email about two weeks ago to test your email address as listed on the Newport News Crew Pages.

If you DID NOT receive that test email in the last two weeks, then we have lost contact with you and need you to check your crew page to make sure all the information is correct.

The purpose of this email is to.

1. Check to see if your email listed on the crewmember’s pages is correct. The purpose of you being on the crewmember’s page is so that your old shipmates can find you and re-start old friendships

2. To ask you to check your Information on the Crewmember’s page. If you have not already done so, please take a moment and go to http://www.uss-newport-news.com/crew/ and verify that your information is correct.

• Is "Time served on board" Correct? Did you put the months you came on and left? (If you can’t remember, give it a good guess.)

• Did you remember to put your Rate? Rank? What division you served in. (If served in more than one Div, list them all)

• Is the email address your current email address or is it some old address that will be dead someday?
  
  Many shipmates did not fill in all the information, so take a moment to verify your information. If you need something changed, please go to
  http://www.uss-newport-news.com/crew/nn_signup1.htm
  and mark the form "Change Previous Information" and fill this out the way you want your information displayed on the web site.

If you received the test email a couple of weeks ago, then your address on the web site is working.

Herm Fischer
FTG1 Fox Div 8/68 to 2/73
Crew Page Web Master.
Hermanf@uss-newport-news.com

Message from
Chuck Zendner
USS NN Web Site Administrator.

Let me add some additional comments to Herman’s article above.

Don’t let us loose track of you. If your email address changes, or if your US Postal address changes, remember to let us know!

The USS Newport News Association sends out a letter now and then to the 2,000+ US Mail addresses we have on file. If you move, or your mailing address (US Post office Address) changes, please let us know so you won’t miss out on the next mailing.

Changing your email address is common. We all get upset at our Internet service provider and change ISP’s, which also changes our email address. Or we just simply change our email address to stop all that SPAM coming to us. Remember, if you change your email address, let us know so that we can keep you on the USS Newport News Newsletter email list.

Now, I know this is going to sound strange. But to avoid 25 emails to us asking, “Am I on the USS NN Newsletter email list?” Well, if you are reading this newsletter, then you ARE on the list. If you didn’t get this email, then you are not on the list (But those that didn’t get this, won't  know they are not on the list).  Think about that for a moment!

Anytime your mailing address, or your email address, or any information about you changes, go to two places to let us know.

To change your Email Address or Information on the USS NN Crew Member pages
go to http://www.uss-newport-news.com/crew/nn_signup1.htm

Which changes information on the Crew Members web site will update your email information on the email list. Mark this form as “Change Information”

To change your US Postal Address (Snail Mail) to go the USS NN Association signup page
at http://www.uss-newport-news.com/reunion/nn_reun1.htm

USS Newport News Reunion List of Registered Shipmates

Below is the list of registered shipmates for the June 2003 Reunion
The list includes all registration we have received as of April 10th, 2003.
If we received your registration after 04/10/03, then your name will not be on this list.

If you think you are registered for the USS NN Reunion, but you do not see your name listed below, please contact us as soon as possible at  peden@uss-newport-news.com

Names are listed Alphabetically by last name.