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NOTE:The SAVANNAH REUNION cutoff date is fast aproaching - August 5, 2018.
If you are planning to attend, get it in now.
Also, you must make your own hotel reservations. See the 2018 HPRA SAVANNAH REUNION page for more information and forms.

The 2019 Reunion is in Connecticut  - June 27 - 30, 2019
 NEW FROM THE USVCP
If you believe you have a service connected disability, specifically connected to Viet Nam and Agent Orange,  you should read this article. It is written by a recently retired rating specialist (VSO). Please read it all the way through as it is a bit long and multiple pages.

[Link to] VSO Exposes VA

NEW FEATURE - A Slideshow!
On this home page, a slideshow that will periodically change. Look here
"I Think I've Been Phished" - What should I do?
An article from "Ask Leo".  Very important information.
All links on the various pages have been checked as of 7/2/2018 for proper connectivity. Broken links have been repaired or removed if no longer available. If you find a broken link, let us know.



Remember, the HPRA, this Website, the Shipmate Directory and the Newsletters are not possible without your financial support.

An electronic copy (PDF) of the Shipmate Directory is available to ACTIVE members via email from the HPRA president (email Link). 

                                          *** Still Available! ***
                               HPRA NEWSLETTERS   The next Newsletter will be OCTOBER 10, 2018
2017 Reunion - HARRISBURG, PA...
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Our Harrisburg reunion, 6/20 - 6/22, 2017, is history. As we concentrate on 2018, here are the links to the Harrisburg photos and more (Always In Progress)...

PHOTO ALBUM's and SLIDESHOWS are available on the
[Link to]"PIX GALLERY" PAGE

NOTE: The albums and slideshows are hosted by the GoDaddy Photo Albums system. The slideshows do not display  titles or captions; the album versions will.
We are always looking for more photos from our attendees for this presentation. Please check back often.
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 (From DD709 shipmates - submit your own)
A Ride on a Nuclear Submarine by Bob Mead (62-64)
Cuban Adventure by Bob Mead (62-64)
Tin Can Sailorman A poem from Tim Brady (68-69)
The SS Warrimoo from Dennis Dow  (65-70)
The Fate of the USS Harwood by Butch Guzejko (66-68)
My Shipmate - "Chico" by George Beal (50-52)
1962 Americas Cup Races by Bob Mead (62-64)
Portholes by David Barter (52-55)
Shadowing a Russian Helicopter Carrier by Wayne D.
The Hugh Pervert by Hugh Tulloch via Dennis Dow
USS Hugh Purvis as commissioned in 1945

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The following information was received from Robert Mead (62-64) about a Hugh Purvis C/O
CDR John Linville (1961 - 1963). He has been moved from his original resting place (unknown) to his new one at
Arlington National Cometary.

   James C. Linville  

BIRTH 5 May 1924
DEATH 14 May 1985 (aged 61)
BURIAL Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
PLOT Sec: 66, Site: 6167
MEMORIAL ID 49248315 · View Source

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