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Definition Of A Veteran

A veteran - weather active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve-
is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable
to The United States of America, for an amount of up to and including my life.

That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer
understand it.
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11/20/2007 - Attached is a copy of the rough draft of the letter proposed by the
asbestos claim attorney to be sent out and posted on our web site. Please forward
any suggestions to me so I my forward them to the attorney. Thanks Bob Whiteman
Letter to the general membership
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2/20/2008 - During the ships tour of Vietnam. Some of the crew came in contact
with Agent Orange. Anyone with any information pertaining to Agent Orange
please contact the widow of our fallen shipmate Harold (Harry) Lloyd. Darcy
Lloyd
tootsie10100@triton.net . Thank you.
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3/06/2008 - WW2 Pictures Then and Now. This link will take you to "You Tube"
to view the video.
3/25/2008 - While we are in Laurel, MD if you wish to have a screening by
medical doctors in Arlington, VA for ASBESTOS related illness please contact
Paul A. Weykamp
Law Offices of Paul A. Weykamp
16 Stenersen Lane, Suite 2
Hunt Valley, MD   21030
Tel 410-584-0660
Toll Free 800-580-5589
Fax 410-584-1005
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Here's a good Power Point Presentation
We Thank You
4/13/2008 - Have you served on more than 1 ship or duty station?                       
Looking for an old friend? How about a reunion from another ship? Here's a good     
                                                     place to look.                                                     
     
                                   
http://www.trea.org
Here's some generally unseen photo's of September 11, 2001
11 September 2001
7/13/2008 - George Tice has contributed a couple of pictures that some of the  
Plank Owners might remember.
September 3, 2008 Dottie Marek will celebrate her 75th
Birthday!

Happy Birthday Dottie