USS INTREPID
CV-11
Former Crewmember Association (CV, CVA, CVS-11)
KETCHER OnLine Report - Wk
33-112104
"...for those who served with pride and
dedication"
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
:
I would like to
welcome our NEW Association members...
- Richard
Assenzio, Monroe Twp, NJ
(1953-1955)
- Ronald
Capotorto, Commack, NY (1955-1958,
VF-61)
- Ernest W.
Casidy, Allendale, NJ (1964-1965,
COMM)
- Henry
Chevalier, Keyport, NJ
(1968-1972)
- Mario
Clemente, Staten Island, NY (
1957)
- Robert D.
Cohen, Island Park, NY
(1969-1971)
- David
Coffland, Berlin, MD ( 1955-1958, Fox
Division)
- Howard
Edwards, Forestport, NY
- Ray
Fliller, Bayshore, NY
(1965-1969)
- Robert
Hallisey, Fayetteville, NC,
(1943-1944)
- Robert
Leonard, Goleta, CA ( 1958-1960, W
Divsion)
- Walter
Matthews, Kings Park, NY (
1953-1957)
- James A.
Murphy, New Preston, CT, (1969,
EM2)
- Ronald
Muterspaw, Lebanon, OH ( 1954-1956, Fox
Division)
Thank You All For Your Support
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EDITOR's MESSAGE
: Your KETCHER Bulletin is
In-The-Mail
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FROM THE BOARD ROOM :
The Annual USS Intrepid FCM Association Christmas Party for
underpriveliged children will be held onboard the Intrepid in Hangar Bay #3, on
Saturday, December, 11, 2004. Christmas
Party
Chairman, Marino DiLeo (Santa) has another
great Plan of the Day scheduled for some children from the HeartShare
Group of NY City. Any FCM Children &/or Grand Children are also
invited... please have a wrapped Christmas present for the child you bring with
their name on it. Details will follow in a future OnLine
Report.
There will be NO Board
Meeting in December
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STATE CHAPTERS CHAIRMAN
REPORT :
(edited)
State Chapter
Representative Pete Giambalvo has announced the
appointment of FCM Robert Mays as New England States
Chapter Representative. Congratulations to
Robert and we wish him the best serving our organization. Robert can be
reached at PO Box 34, Sheldon, VT 05483, Ph: 802-933-5921, Email: rmays@sover.net.
In the 2 years that I
have been chairman, I have appointed 5 new State Chapter
Representatives. We are now fully represented by 14 State Chapter
Rrepresentatives.
This past year we had 5
Mini reunions. Next year we are asking Chapter Representatives to
have their Mini reunions planned so as not to interfere with the annual reunion
which will be at Pensacola, FL in
October.
We have scheduled 2005
reunions in January (Charleston, SC), June (In the Great Lakes area), and
a possible March reunion in Oklahoma.
As time goes by
our membership is shrinking at an alarming rate. We have an urgent need to
bring in FCMs to our organization. Remember, we are the only ones who can keep
the memory of our ship alive. I have recruited 17 new members in the last
3 months. Please take it upon yourselves to recruit new
members.
May
I take this time to wish all of you a great Thanksgiving and a Happy Holiday
Season.
Pete Giambalvo, State Chapters
Chairman
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Some in the
military -- Iraq and Afghanistan -- are signing up to handle
"Any Soldier" packages for their outfits. Here is the website --
http://www.anysoldier.com/index.cfm
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FLAG PROGRAM :
For Flag Program information please
contact...
Mike Hallanan at
: (800)
343-CV11(2811) or by email at patmikay@aol.com
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ARTICLEs of
INTEREST : Check Out www.mytourofduty.com
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Very interesting indeed...
A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago and totaled her car. It was raining, though not excessive, when her car suddenly began to hydroplane and literally flew through the air. She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden occurrence!
When she explained to a highway patrolman what had happened he told her something that every driver should know -NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON. She had thought she was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe consistent speed in the rain. But the highway patrolman told her that if the cruise control is on and your car begins to hydroplane - when your tires lose contact with the pavement - your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed and you take off like an air plane.. She told the patrolman that was exactly what had occurred.
We all know you have little or no control over a car when it begins to hydroplane. The highway patrol estimated her car was actually traveling through the air at 10 to 15 miles per hour faster than the speed set on the cruise control.
The patrolman said this warning should be listed, on the drivers seat sun-visor - NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS WET OR ICY - along with the airbag warning.
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CBS Report
Keep a watch out for people standing near you in the checkout line at retail stores, restaurants, grocery stores, etc who have a camera cell phone in hand. With the camera cell phones, they can take a picture of your credit card, which gives them your name, number, and expiration date. CBS reported this type of identification theft is one of the fastest growing scams today. Be aware of your surroundings, forward to all your friends and family.
Keep a watch out for people standing near you in the checkout line at retail stores, restaurants, grocery stores, etc who have a camera cell phone in hand. With the camera cell phones, they can take a picture of your credit card, which gives them your name, number, and expiration date. CBS reported this type of identification theft is one of the fastest growing scams today. Be aware of your surroundings, forward to all your friends and family.
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The
Americans who support our troops, are a silent
majority. We are not "organized" to reflect who we are, nor to reflect
what our opinions are.
A grassroots
movement by the membership of the Special Operations Association,
and Special Forces Associations, and all their friends has been started, simply,
to recognize that Americans support our troops.
If the local
VFWs, American Legion, our local press, and local TV,
can be notified to continue carrying the message to the national levels as
this is started to get this going, it would certainly help.
The idea of showing
our solidarity and support for our troops is starting Friday, and
continuing on each and every Friday until this is over, that every red-blooded
American who supports our young men and women, WEAR
SOMETHING RED.
Either by word of
mouth, press, TV...they would like to see if we can make the United
States, on any given Friday, a sea of red much like a home football game at a
University.
If all
organizational memberships share this with other acquaintances, fellow
workers, friends, and neighbors, it is guaranteed that it will not be long
before the USA will be covered in RED, and make our troops know there are
many people thinking of their well-being.
Let's get the word
out and lead by example; wear RED on Fridays.
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MUSEUM NEWS
:
- November 20
... a cadet corp from the US Naval Sea Cadets, Edson Division was onboard for
drill practice
and to perform some work on
the
ship.
- Mr.William T. Bohne' FCM of the USS Columbia (CV56)
came aboard yesterday with his family, to
present
a 22" x 42'" plaque, on behalf of
his Association, commemorating the USS Columbia, and
their fallen
crewmembers, to the Intrepid
Museum. Mr. Bohne' also presented Intrepid
Museum
Foundation's VP,
Mr.David Winters, with
a check for $ 1,000.00 for the Foundations Fallen Heroes
Fund.
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- December 1st ...Salute
to Freedom Celebration...Museum will be closed after 3
PM
- The Museum
Volunteer Program has had a great response from many, to help at its
Nov. 24th Thanksgiving
Event for the Homeless. To date 39
volunteers have offered their time to help. Volunteers are asked to
contact
Volunteer Coordiantor George Simpson at gsimpson@Intrepidmuseum.org for
updated info.
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STATE CHAPTER
REUNION :
South Eastern States Reunion
FLORIDA - NORTH CAROLINA - SOUTH CAROLINA - GEORGIA - LOUISIANA -VIRGINIA - REUNION
January 19-23, 2005
Holiday Inn Patriot's Point, 250 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, $ 59.00/night
Ph: 800-290-4004 or 843-884-6000, Fax: 843-881-1786, Email: www.himtpleasant.com
Register before December 19,
2004
For More Details, please contact:
Bob Hobbs, 18314
Drayton Street, Springhill, FL 34610
Ph: 727-856-0770, Email: floridarepcva11@netscape.net
or
Tom Bryant, Ph: 864-998-4764, Email:
intrepid_tom@meta-net.net
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SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM : Email Alan Sasloff at amsasloff@aol.com for
details/requirements
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MARINE DETACHMENT
: Email: Col. Paul E.
Wilson at dr.paulwilson@worldnet.att.net
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IN SEARCH
OF :
...guess no one is
lost!
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MAIL CALL
:
Mailman had the day
off!
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TAPS :
Wilson,
Donald Lawrence, Capt. USN, (Ret), born December 5, 1919, in
Suisun, CA, passed away on August 22, 2004. Capt
Wilson joined the Navy's airman program at Pensacola, FL on Dec 12, 1940;
was commissioned as an Ensign, and received his Navy
wings.
Don served as a Flight
instructor and was ordered to the Pacific Fleet where his bombing
squadron VB-18 (The Sunday Punchers) trained as a combat unit and was assigned
to the carrier USS Intrepid. First attached to VB-18 as its Operations
Officer, Don eventually became Squadron Commander. He flew many combat
sorties and received multiple decorations including the Navy Cross (for scoring
a direct hit on a Japanese battleship during the Battle of Leyte Gulf), the Air
Medal, and five theater awards, including the Philippine Liberation Medal with 2
stars.
The family
requests that donations be made to various organizations, including The Intrepid
Museum. Please visit a guest book onLine at: www.herald.com/obituaries
.
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ON
THE LIGHTER SIDE :
Late one
night in Washington, a mugger wearing a ski mask jumped into
the path of a well-dressed man and stuck a gun in his ribs. "Give
me your money," he demanded. Indignant, the affluent man replied, "You
can't do this...I'm a U.S. congressman!" "In that case," the robber said, "give me my
money."
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SHIP's STORE :
Blue 'T' Shirts & Wife of Former
Crewmember Shirts Now Available
Email
Alan Sasloff at amsasloff@aol.com for updated information
or
write him at
333 Henry Hudson Pkwy, Riverdale, NY 10463, Ph:
718-549-0518
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NO BOARD
MEETING: December 11,
2004...
... there will be NO Board Meeting prior to our
Annual Children's Christmas Party that day
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Simonetti