USS
HUGH PURVIS (DD709)
REUNION ASSOCIATION (HPRA)
REUNION ASSOCIATION (HPRA)
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(Updated Annually)
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| 2019 HPRA REUNION RECAP HARTFORD CT. (Update 7/20/2019)
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| HPRA History (Update 7/20/2019) |
| HPRA OFFICERS (Update 7/12/2019) |
| Ship's History (Updated 1/14/2011)
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| Commanding Officers (Updated 04/17/2017)
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| In
Memoriam (Update 07/01/2019)
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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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| SPECIAL ITEMS & DOCUMENTS Hugh Purvis and more (Update 4/30/2019) |
| ARCHIVED PAGES Pages no longer maintained |
| VETERANS HEALTH (update 1/21/2019)
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| Veterans Resources (update 10/30/2018)
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"NOTICES"
("Underlined" item is usually a link to an artical or website)
HUGH PURVIS DD709 1968-69 - "A Basic Narrative" (provided by Dennis Dow)
("Underlined" item is usually a link to an artical or website)
HUGH PURVIS DD709 1968-69 - "A Basic Narrative" (provided by Dennis Dow)
This
note is the discription of the period covering 1 Jan. 1968 through 1969
for the USS Hugh Purvis DD709. It covers the Boston Yard period for its
regular overhall, dockside machinery trials and othr operability tests.
It moves on the the 1969 West Pac Cruise and Vietnam. Read the full
narrative here... [1968-69 Basic Narrative]
More changes at the VA.
Check out this link from USVCP for more information
VA Priority Groups Explained
Covert Rule Denies Benefits to Veterans
VA Priority Groups Explained
Did you know that once a
veteran applies
for enrollment, their eligibility will be verified by the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA)? Based on the veteran's specific
eligibility status, he/she will be assigned a Priority Group.
The
Priority Groups range from one to eight, with one being the highest
priority. Select the above link to the USVCP
for the
full artical.
Covert Rule Denies Benefits to Veterans
(From the USVCP) As an
Honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces, you’ve earned
the right for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay for most
of your medical care if needed. It’s part of the contract for joining
the military and risking your life on a daily basis. Either
in
constant training or on the battle field, you lived a life on the edge
for your entire military experience. Some of those
experiences
led to injury, and a life time of physical and mental ailments,
resulting in some veterans seeking help from the VA. Too
often,
the help is denied, and here’s why that happens... Covert Rule...
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 in OCTOBER -
2019
2019
Reunion -
Hartford/Windsor CT
SlideShow Photos from
2019 HPRA Reunion
Includes the Nautilus Museum Memorial service
(More selections to the right)
Includes the Nautilus Museum Memorial service
(More selections to the right)
Select
for More
SlideShows
2018 Savannah ... More Savannah ... 2018 Savavvah Dinner
Reunions 2006-2019
2018 Savannah ... More Savannah ... 2018 Savavvah Dinner
Reunions 2006-2019
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special will appear here. Maybe a photo or poem etc.
After a period of time, the item will move to an appropriate page. This presented on 7/26/2019)
DO YOU MISS IT?
Do you miss it?
The salt spray on your face
Do you miss it?
Sailing off to some new place.
Do you miss it?
The deck heaving beneath your feet
Do you miss it?
The sea rocking you to sleep.
Remember when those guns swung round
As GQ rang so loud
Remember how those deck plates shook
As your ship came swinging round
Do you miss it?
As we headed towards the beach
Do you miss it?
When the guns began to speak
Do you miss it?
As the shells began to fly
Do you miss it?
The thought that you might die
Remember the call for all flank speed
As the skipper screamed for turns
Remember the smell of hot, live, steam
Trying hard not to get burned
Do you miss it?
The smell of cordite in your skin
Do you miss it?
The faces of shipmates, their trust so dearly earned
Do you miss it?
When you came through it all OK
Do you miss it?
Knowing lives were saved that day
Remember trying to play it cool
Your feelings you tried hard to hide
Remember writing to your folks
Saying it was really nothing but a pleasure ride
Do you miss it?
Standing proud in your dress blues
Do you miss it?
Sometimes, you know, I do
___________________Tim Brady RD3
After a period of time, the item will move to an appropriate page. This presented on 7/26/2019)
DO YOU MISS IT?
Do you miss it?
The salt spray on your face
Do you miss it?
Sailing off to some new place.
Do you miss it?
The deck heaving beneath your feet
Do you miss it?
The sea rocking you to sleep.
Remember when those guns swung round
As GQ rang so loud
Remember how those deck plates shook
As your ship came swinging round
Do you miss it?
As we headed towards the beach
Do you miss it?
When the guns began to speak
Do you miss it?
As the shells began to fly
Do you miss it?
The thought that you might die
Remember the call for all flank speed
As the skipper screamed for turns
Remember the smell of hot, live, steam
Trying hard not to get burned
Do you miss it?
The smell of cordite in your skin
Do you miss it?
The faces of shipmates, their trust so dearly earned
Do you miss it?
When you came through it all OK
Do you miss it?
Knowing lives were saved that day
Remember trying to play it cool
Your feelings you tried hard to hide
Remember writing to your folks
Saying it was really nothing but a pleasure ride
Do you miss it?
Standing proud in your dress blues
Do you miss it?
Sometimes, you know, I do
___________________Tim Brady RD3
