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MOBOAT NEWS 01Apr07
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Bob Behm
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Apr 01, 2007 05:22 PDT
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MOBOAT NEWS - VOL. 4 NO. 4
A newsletter for veterans of the “USS Monticello LSD 35"
Our website has had over 13,500 visitors since it was launched.
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Inside This Issue:
01 Apr 07
1: WHAT'S NEW?
2: REUNION
3: THE RODRIGUEZ FILM
4: DRAWING
5: WEBSITE OF THE MONTH
6: A REQUEST
7: NATIONAL ARCHIVES
8. NEWS ITEM
9. TRIVIA
10. REUNION REGISTRATIONS
11. DIEGO GARCIA
12. SMILE
13. HULLNUMBER.COM
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1: WHAT'S NEW?
At last count, 425 crew members signed into the online Deck Log.
31 Officers
4 Skippers
35 Plank owners
365 Enlisted
90 Life Members
5 Annual Members
25 Chiefs
13 Marines
1 Attached (Australian)
1 Midshipman
The monthly drawing for a MoBoat item began 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 6th item to be given away this month is a MoBoat polo shirt.
So, get those reunion registration forms in right away and be eligible
for the next monthly drawing.
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2: 2007 REUNION
Only 60 days left to get those registrations in!
Please get those registrations in ASAP! Meals and rooms have to be
reserved and we need an accurate number of attendees for the hotel.
We hoped to have over 100 attendees but it looks like we will fall
far short of our goal.
The dealine for reunion registrations is May 30, 2007. Those wishing to
register after that date will be subject to a $50 late registration fee.
The dates of the reunion are 1 - 5 August 2007 at the Grand Plaza Hotel
in Branson, MO.The Branson Grand Plaza is a beautiful hotel and is all
enclosed.
It boasts a swimming pool, hot tub, workout room and they have just
replaced the beds with sleep number beds. The hotel offers a full
breakfast for it's guests. Register today to insure you have a room in
the same hotel as our functions.Here's the hotel website:
http://www.bransongrandplaza.com/
The reunion registration forms are available online in PDF format at:
http://www.ussmonticello.com/reunion_update.htm
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3: THE RODRIGUEZ FILM
Now you can view the entire Rodriguez film at our website.
I've been experimenting with Flash and now have a copy up
and running for testing. The entire film is about an hour
long. It contains some very interesting footage of Vietnam,
Hong Kong and Sydney. The most interesting part is the ship
board activities.
Be sure to check it out.
Here's the link:
http://www.ussmonticello.com/rodriguez.swf
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4. DRAWING
Each month until the reuinon will be having a drawing from those that
have sent in their reunion registration and have current dues paid.
This month's winner will receive a emboidered MoBoat polo shirt.
And the lucky winner pulled from the official "MoBoat" ballcap by my
lovely wife, Maria, is:
John Barry, MM2 1961-1964
Congratulations John! We'll get that polo shirt off to you ASAP.
If you are planning to attend the reunion in Branson in August '07,
be sure to get those reunion registrations in early to be eligible for
all the monthly drawings preceding the reunion.
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5. WEBSITE OF THE MONTH
http://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/index.jsp
You are invited to Navy.TogetherWeServed.com - a special place where
Navy servicemen and women can interact with shipmates in a password
protected, Navy only environment. Here you can reconnect with lost
Shipmates, maintain your Personal Navy Profile page, view other Navy
Profiles, engage in lively Discussion Boards, upload as many Photos as
you wish and share the camaraderie of other Sailors and Aviators!
Stop by and give it a try!
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6. A REQUEST
EXCUSE ME, SORRY TO BOTHER, DOES ANYONE KNOW OF CHIEF ROBERT INS?
OR (LASTNAME: INNES, MAYBE SPELLED INNS). HE WAS IN THE PHILIPPINES
FOR SURE IN 1972. PLEASE KINDLY EMAIL ME AT ALUG-@MSN.COM.
THANK YOU.
JOCELYN SCHUSTER
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7. NATIONAL ARCHIVES
I received the crews' lists from the National Archive.
The microfilm is on reels and are next to impossible
to read. I spent two days at the library using their
machine. The copies are of very poor quality so I'm
taking the time to transcribe them to an Excel document.
I hope to be finished with them by next week.
I anticipate having them on the website so that some of these
shipmates can be contacted
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8. NEWS ITEM
Last Update: Monday, March 26, 2007. 3:17pm (AEST)
Second rescue attempt announced for submarine rescue vessel
The Defence Department has confirmed a second attempt will be
made to recover the country's only submarine rescue vessel,
which sunk off the Western Australian coast late last year.
The Remora sunk off Rottnest Island in December and is 130
metres underwater.
The first attempt to bring the $10 million vessel to the s
urface failed due to equipment limitations.
However a spokesman from the department has confirmed a
second rescue mission will take place in mid April if weather
conditions permit.
The cost of the recovery has not been released.
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9. TRIVIA
DITTY BAG - Ditty bag (or box) was originally called ditto bag
because it contained at least two of everything: two needles,
two spools of thread, two buttons, etc. With the passing of years,
the 'ditto' was dropped in favor of ditty and remains so today.
Before WW I, the Navy issued ditty boxes made of wood and styled
after foot lockers. These carried the personal gear and some
clothes of the sailor. Today the ditty bag is still issued to
recruits and contains a sewing kit, toiletry articles and
personal items such as writing paper and pens.
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10. REUNION REGISTRATIONS
Here is the ever growing list of those that are now registered for the
upcoming reunion in Branson, MO. Thanks for registering so promptly it
really helps with the planning!
2 John F. and Lori Barry MM2 1961-1964
4 Michael & Cathy Battisti BM3 1965-1969
6 Robert & Maria Behm BM3 1969-1971
7 Lawrence M. Braun EM2 1980-1984
9 James and Frances Campbell MM3 1961-1964
11 Earl & Maria Cecero MMC 1966 - 1970
12 James A. Chandler IC3 1958 - 1962
14 Wayne & Lenora Chapman CS3 1962-1964
16 David and Betty Clifford BT2 1957
17 Robert (Bob) Dean RD3 1957-1959
19 Jack & Lydia Dover SN 1957-1958
21 William (Sonny) & Cathy Gaines EMFN 1966-1967
23 Keith & Debbie Kaighen BT2 1973-1977
25 Samuel & Nilda Kinne IC2 1974-1978
27 Paul Lindauer & Bonnie Armes ME3 1957-1959
28 Larry D. Lynch EM3 1958-1960
30 George and Bonnie Mitchell EN2 1963-1967
32 Thomas J., Jr and Claire M. Moran MR2 1957-1958
34 Larry & Helen Osborne SN 1960-1963
36 Steven J. and Glenda Sakry BT2 1973-1976
38 Daniel J. & Eileen Sullivan SN 1957-1958
40 Jerry M. and Karen A. West BM3 1958-1960
41 Charles R. Wood HMC 1977-1979
I will post this list monthly until the reunion.
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11. DIEGO GARCIA
If you ever were involved with the MoBoats operations in Diego Garcia,
You'll be surprised when you check out this Navy faciliy's website.
Things have changed a bit since we dropped off those Seabees.
http://www.dg.navy.mil/web/
Sent in by BM3 John Huard, Sr
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12. SMILE
A newly married sailor was informed by the navy that he was going
to be stationed a long way from home on a remote island in the
Pacific for a year. A few weeks after he got there he began to
miss his new wife, so he wrote her a letter.
"My love," he wrote "we are going to be apart for a very long time.
Already I'm starting to miss you and there's really not much to do
here in the evenings. Besides that we're constantly surrounded by
young attractive native girls. Do you think if I had a hobby of
some kind I would not tempted? "
So his wife sent him back a harmonica saying, "why don't you
learn to play this?"
Eventually his tour of duty came to an end and he rushed back
to his wife. "Darling" he said, "I can't wait to get you into
bed so that we make passionate love!"
She kissed him and said, "First let's hear you play that harmonica."
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13. HULLNUMBER.COM
It appears that Hullnumber.com is up and running again. It's been down
for about two years. I logged our reunion in and I was sent an email
confirming that they have linked to our website.
It was a good site in the past. You may want to give it a try.
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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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