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!!! NOTICES !!!
and call them directly. Please beware; don't get caught up in these things.
The 2019 Reunion
will be in Hartford,
Connecticut - June 27 - 30, 2019
NEW - Photos (Slideshow or Album) of the West PAC Cruise
Court rules VA must pay disability benefits
to‘blue water’ Vietnam veterans.
*** SCAM TIME ***
It's
that special time of
year. SCAMS dealing with multiple parts of all out lives. Those mostly
in the mix now deal with the IRS and Social Security. They
contact you via phone and email in an attempt to get
your personal information. NEVER give out any information to any of
these calls or emails. In particular, the IRS and SSA do not contact
you in this way, they will send you a letter. If you get a call, hang
up. If you get an email, do not
click on any links, just delete it. If you think something might be
real, locate the actual phone number for the service to‘blue water’ Vietnam veterans.
See the above
link for the full
story. There most likely will be more on this, especially within the
courts, possibly ending up in the Supreme Court. Only time will
tell.
*** SCAM TIME ***
and call them directly. Please beware; don't get caught up in these things.
NEW - Photos (Slideshow or Album) of the West PAC Cruise
In MemoriamWade Botsford (69-71)
passed away on 3/8/2019 at the VA Hospital in Milwaukee, WI.
He was the long time secretary of the HPRA (2006-19)
[Link to} Obituary
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).
HPRA NEWSLETTERS
The next Newsletter will be ~MARCH 20,
2019
Our Savannah reunion is
complete and another success. As usual, George B. did a fine job.
We are waiting on your photos, so it is time to get them in.
(A process that is Always In Progress)...
PHOTO ALBUM's and SLIDESHOWS are available on the
[Links to]"PIX GALLERY" PAGE and the SlideShow & Albums page.
If you do not see them, check back often. The process is in progress. Here are some...
Savannah, Boneventure Cemetery and 8th Air Force Museum
Savannah Dinner
(fill in the names - use the "number" associated with the slide)
We are waiting on your photos, so it is time to get them in.
(A process that is Always In Progress)...
PHOTO ALBUM's and SLIDESHOWS are available on the
[Links to]"PIX GALLERY" PAGE and the SlideShow & Albums page.
If you do not see them, check back often. The process is in progress. Here are some...
Savannah, Boneventure Cemetery and 8th Air Force Museum
Savannah Dinner
(fill in the names - use the "number" associated with the slide)
NOTE:
The albums and slideshows are hosted by the GoDaddy Photo Albums
system. The
slideshows do not display titles or captions;
the
album versions do. These special slideshows, like the one above, are
hosted by Microsoft Sway.
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SEA STORIES ***
(From DD709 shipmates - submit your own)
(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 |
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(Updated Annually)
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| 2019 HPRA REUNION in HARTFORD CT. (Update 1/3/2019)
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| HPRA History (Update 2/10/2017) |
| Ship's History (Updated 1/14/2011)
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| Commanding Officers (Updated 04/17/2017)
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| MARCH 1, 1945 MUSTER |
| Ports of Call (New 6/7/2016)
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| In
Memoriam (Update 11/01/2018)
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| Slideshows
& Albums (Update 10/5/2018)
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| Galleries (Update 10/5/2018)
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| Videos (Update 1/31/2017)
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| Send
your memories |
| ARCHIVED PAGES Pages no longer being maintained |
| VETERANS HEALTH (update 1/21/2019)
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| Veterans Resources (update 10/30/2018)
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| VA
Alerts (update 1/14/2018)
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| The
Old Navy (#1) Contributed
by Steve
S.
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| The
Old Navy (#2) Contributed
by Steve
S.
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| A
Sailors
Dying
Wish
Contributed by George
B.
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| Not EVERYONE
Can
Be Contributed
by George
B.
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| A
Sailors Thoughts Contributed
by Steve S.
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| Where
did they go? Contributed
by Dennis
D.
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| Comparative
Military Contributed
by Gene S.
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| Wes
Hoch" (58-60)
- Presented
at
2013 HPRA Reunion Dinner by J.J. Larson |
| I
Was A Sailor
Contributed
by Sal Contello (multiple
sources)
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| The
Death of navy Tradition
by LCDR
Thomas Sousa (ret.)
Contributed by Sal Contello |
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SPECIAL ITEMS & DOCUMENTS
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| 1Certificate
of Delivery to the Turkish Navy  From John McNamara LCDR - C/O 1972 (select pix for larger image) |
 Select for the USS Hugh Purvis DD709 Navy memorial Plaque |
  First day Issue & last day of postal service Aboard the USS Hugh Purvis (Select photo link) |
USS Hugh
Purvis - 1970/71 *** During the period 1970/71, the Hugh Purvis went through a sad - turning to - good - period up to and through its last med trip (70-71). The link below is the letter received at the end of that trip to COMMANDER - DESRON 10. Both the original (copy) and a clean version are presented. to: Commander Desron 10 (clean) to: Commander Desron 10 (org) (courtesy Wayne Dupre) |
| The
SULLIVAN BROTHERS and the USS Juneau (CL-52) On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2018, the wreckage was located in over 2 miles of water off the Solomons coast in the South Pacific. |
 The story of the USS Indianapolis sinking: the aftermath |
 Named after a Hugh Purvis Shipmate Select above for story, then select "Ship's Namesake" |
 The Doolittle Raid |
| Pearl Harbor After the tourists have left for the day (A YouTube Video) |
Naval
Photos - Modern ships (Contributed by George Baker) 3 Carrier Group (Contributed by Gene Sampieri) |
The day
the Navy learned it could fly from ships "MatchboxFleet" (Contributed by Lawrence Kettinger Jr.) |
"THE
BRIDGEPORT
POST" October 29, 1945 The USS Hugh Purvis Visits Bridgeport Ct. "Read all-about-it!!" |
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REUNION DANGLERS (from Sal Contello) COMMANDER TAYLOR LETTER 8/14/1968 - prior to WESTPAC (Contributed by Tom Kelleher) |
Visit "Navy museum ships" "KILROY WAS HERE" How could we forget... (from Steve Singlar) |
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