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MoBoat News 09 Oct 06
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Bob Behm
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Oct 09, 2006 17:39 PDT
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MOBOAT NEWS - VOL. 3 NO. 3
A newsletter for veterans of the “USS Monticello LSD 35"
Our website has had over 10,000 visitors since it was launched.
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Inside This Issue:
09 OCT 06
1: WHAT'S NEW?
2: REUNION
3: SHIP'S PLANS
4: EMAIL
5: PAST ISSUES
6: WEBSITE UPDATE
7: SILENT AUCTION
8. NAVY NEWS
9. VA LAUNCHES SURVIVING SPOUSES WEBSITE
10. ILLINOIS VETERAN HOMES
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1: WHAT'S NEW?
At last count, 385 crew members signed into the online Deck Log.
30 Officers
4 Skippers
32 Plank owners
338 Enlisted
86 Life Members
5 Annual Members
25 Chiefs
9 Marines
1 Attached (Australian)
1 Midshipman
I will attempt to send the monthly newsletters up until the reunion in
August '07.
Keep spreading the word. If you know someone who served on the
MoBoat, and they're not listed on the Deck Log, please forward this
newsletter to them.
ERRORS... If you have logged-in and can't find your entry in the deck
Log or the "Member's List" please let me know and I will correct the
deficiency ASAP.
The monthly drawing for a MoBoat item will begin again in November.
To be eligible for the drawing, you must have your member's dues
current and your reunion registration sent in by the date of the
drawing.
Monthly Winners will be drawn from a list of those that have submitted
their
completed Branson reunion registration forms.
Our last drawing will take place July 1st, 2007.
Our first item to be given away will be a MoBoat windbreaker (LRG and XL
only)
just in time for the cooler weather. First drawing will be November 1st.
So, get those reunion registration forms in right away and be eligible
for
all the monthly drawings.
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2: REUNION
The preparations for the 2007 reunion is in process. We've contacted
19 Veteran's magazine's and numerous reunion related websites about
our proposed reunion.
The dates of the reunion are 1 - 5 August 2007 at the Grand Plaza Hotel
in Branson, MO.
The reunion registration forms are available online in PDF format at:
http://www.ussmonticello.com/reunion_update.htm
Or by clicking on this link:
http://www.ussmonticello.com/2007_registration_form.pdf
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3: SHIP'S PLANS
I have the MoBoat palns that were sent to me by BM3 John Huard. I would
like to post them on our website. The problem is that They are about
3 or 4 megabites in size and I would like to have them reduced to post.
If any has the ability to downsize these photos or covert them to PDFs
please let me know and I'll send a disk to you of the images.
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4. Email
The last email message I sent out to the crew had about 30 returned as
undeliverable. If you know a shipmate that has changed his email, please
let them know to notify me to keep it current in our member's log.
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5. PAST ISSUES
Past issues of the MoBoat News can be found here:
http://lists.topica.com/lists/ussmonticello/read?sort=d&start=0
To sign-up for future issues of the MoBoat News, please log-in here:
http://www.ussmonticello.com/newsletter.htm
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6. WEBSITE UPDATE
Google, Yahoo, Snap, Dogpile and MSN search engines still have our
website
listed as the #1 search result when simple searching for "USS
MONTICELLO"
A new photo collection has been added to the online photos. It's Trace
Havard's
collection of the time he was on board. He has a map of the Enewetok
Atoll.
Also, just in case you didn't know, there is video of our trip to the
MoBoat
while it was tied to the pier in the Port of Richmond. Just go to:
http://www.ussmonticello.com/richmond_video.htm
The noise you hear at the begiining of the film is the construction
folks
attempting to remove the helo deck.
The video is in Flash format so it may require you to downlown a Flash
plug-in
before you are allowed to view it.
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7. SILENT AUCTION
http://www.ussmonticello.com/silent_auction.htm
Although the auction is long over, if any of you would like one of the
items
that was left on the above link, just send me an email and let me know.
We'll
work something out.
There is no link to this page on the website.
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8. NAVY NEWS
For all the lastest in navy news, go to:
http://www.news.navy.mil/index.asp
Here's a link to a slideshow about Navy Seapower for all you Ol' salts:
http://www.oldbluejacket.com/SeaPower
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9. VA LAUNCHES SURVIVING SPOUSES WEBSITE
www.vba.gov/survivors
The Deaprtment of Veternan's Affairs (VA) has activated a new website
created
directly for surviving spouses of veternas who died after serving their
country.
The site, www.vba.gov/survivors , offers links to not only VA survivor
benefits
information, but also to ther government sites that may offer valuable
assistance
and resources. There is also a link to Frequently Asked Questions that
answers
many questions. For more specific questions the site directs you to the
VA.
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10. ILLINOIS VETERAN HOMES
Quality nursing and health care services are provided for Illinois
Veterans with
military service of one day or more during WWI, WWII, the Korean or
Vietnam
conflicts, or during any period of time now or in the future, recognized
by the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.) as a period of war.
The veteran must have either been an Illinois resident upon entering the
service,
or have resided in the State of Illinois for one year preceding
application for
admittance into a Veterans’ Home. Peacetime veterans with one year of
Honorable
military service may also be eligible. Other Qualifying conditions, as
required, must be met. A spouse, or surviving spouse, may also qualify
for
admittance to the Quincy Veterans’ Home.
Veterans’ Homes are located at Anna, LaSalle, Manteno and Quincy. Since
each of these
homes specializes in a variety of health care and social services, each
provides a
special brochure describing the human services available. You may
receive any
one or all of the brochures from your Veteran Service Office or from the
Department
of Veterans’ Affairs Central Office.
Additional information on Illinois Veteran Homes or on any V.A. benefit
is available
online at www.state.il.us/agency/dva or any local Veteran Service
Office.
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11. SHIP'S STORE
We have MoBoat items available for purchase on our website. and by
clicking the
CafePress link to even more items. Be sure to check them out at:
http://www.ussmonticello.com/shipsstore.htm
Proceeds from the sale of these items go to the USS MONTICELLO REUNION
FUND
to purchase printer ink, paper, stamps, envelopes, website hosting, and
software.
Please stop by the ship's store today. If you would like to see a
particular item
let us know and I'll check the availability of the product.
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Well... that's all for this Issue of the MoBoat News.
Continue spreading the word about ussmonticello.com. Feel free to
forward this Newsletter to anybody you think will find it interesting.
If this Newsletter was forwarded to you and you'd like to subscribe,
just visit http://ussmonticello.com/newsletter.htm. All back issues of
the MoBoat News are also available there as well.
So long for now!
Bob Behm (Beamer)
USSMonticello.com Webmaster
Former BM3
USS Monticello LSD 35 '69-'71
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