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Dashpot Fall Print Final The DASHPOT Issue 47 Newsletter of the Association of Minemen Fall 2004 As stated before, we have the Oak Room for the Early Bird and all meetings. This will be available for the weekend. The Early Bird will get under- way at approximately 1600 on 8 Oct. ’04. Liquid FROM THE PRESIDENT and light snack refreshments will be available. G. Paul Santa Maria Our President, Paul Santa Maria, plans on This is my last article as your President so I will getting together with the BOD’s for a pre meet- keep it short. ing at approximately 1900, 8 Oct ’04. The loca- tion will be announced. I want to thank each and every one of you beautiful people for making the past three years Business meetings are as follows: BOD Meeting among the most beautiful, most rewarding years 1100-1200, 9 Oct. ’04, Membership meeting of mine and Bootsie’s lives. In all our years of 1400-(?). These meetings will take place in the various involvements, never has there been a Oak Room. A schedule of events will be posted whole group of people more loving, more dedi- in the Oak Room. cated, more proud and more supportive. This is, without reservation, the finest quazi military/ Dinner will be at approximately 1900, but a no civilian organization on the planet. host bar will be set up at 1800 for those that want to mingle and tell lies, catch up on the I owe you all a tremendous debt of gratitude for grandkids (in some cases great grandkids), and honoring me with the high office of President, brag a little bit. This dinner will be an all you care giving me strong support, guidance, and re- to eat seafood buffet plus chicken. spect. A man cannot wish for anything more out of life. Thank you and God bless you all. We have been asked about the dress code for dinner. It is evening casual attire, however, no shorts please. 30TH ANNUAL For those who haven’t made up their minds about attending the reunion it is never to late, ASSOCIATION OF but we have to have a total number of dinners MINEMEN REUNION by 4 October 2004. By Dick Schommer The picnic will begin at 1200 on 10 Oct ’04 By the time you members receive this issue of around the pool area. We will have normal picnic the Dashpot, all contracts will be signed and all vittles. will be set for the great event, our 30th Anniversary. Don’t forget to bring Auction items and money. The Auction is for a great cause, our Scholar- The members that signed up for the MOMAG ship Fund. visit on the 8th of Oct. 2004, get up early and Continued on page 2. plan on meeting at the Inn at 0800 (8:00 AM). We will be carpooling to the Weapons Station ON THE INSIDE and must be there by 0900. Everyone has to Scholarship Scoop 3 go through the security procedures, badge, The Mail Bag 4 vehicle passes, etc., and make sure you have a Binnacle List 5 picture identification of some sort with you. Taps 6 There will be NO Yorktown Tour. No agreement Taffrail 8 could be reached on entry for the members. Of Who’s Who? 11 course you are free to go at your expense. Fleet News 12 1 If you have any questions or Bar drinks and beer. need directions give me a call Directions (map) will be avail- or send me an e-mail. My able at the Town and Country phone number is 843-797-3715 arrival desk (please ask for and e-mail is them if coming). It is a 20 [email protected] minute drive, and if you don’t See ya all in October. Drive have transport, call and Toby safe. informal cocktail party, casual will try to get you there. For dress, at his home on James logistics planning, he’d like to Island on Thursday evening at have some indication of your For Thursday (or before) arriv- 1800 (6:00PM). Several family intent to come by e-mail at als and Charleston area mem- secret hors d’oeuvres recipes [email protected], or bers, Toby Horn is planning an are planned, as well as others. by calling 843.762.3552 HISTORIAN Ron Swart PRESIDENT 2020 Tupelo Court G. Paul Santa Maria (01-04) Panama City, Fl 32405 228 Kiwi Drive 850-215- 9649 Barefoot Bay, FL 32976 DEDICATED TO SERVING Mobile 850-276-1750 772-664-7540 THE [email protected] [email protected] U.S. NAVY MINE FORCE YORKTOWN MUSEUM Toby Horn VICE PRESIDENT Jack Smoot (01-04) The Dashpot, published quarterly, is the [email protected] 1717 Mallard St. newsletter of the Association of Minemen, Yorktown, VA 23690 a non-profit organization incorporated in LEXINGTON MUSEUM 757-898-7486 the state of South Carolina with the Ron Swart [email protected] mission of perpetuating knowledge of [email protected] undersea mine warfare and championing 2004 REUNION COMMITTEE SECRETARY/TREASURER its necessity as one of America’s first lines Curtis T. Christian (01-02) of defense. Dick Schommer 303 Cypress Shores Rd. 827 Aylesbury Dr. Eutawville, SC 29048 Goose Creek, SC 29445-5707 803-492-4245 843-797-3715 [email protected] [email protected] Walter W. Peters (02-05) SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE PAST PRESIDENT 3040 Annette St. Joe Balderrama (01-04) William (Swede) Carlsen Ardara, PA 15615-9724 1925 Pilgrim Ave. 1417 Sadler Road #236 [email protected] Bronx, NY 10461 Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 718-792-2298 912-206-0296 Gary L. Cleland (03-06) [email protected] Mobile 904-206-0296 12201 Sunrise Ct. [email protected] Poway, CA 92064-2865 AOM STOREKEEPER 858-748-3835 Paul Santa Maria (01-04) BOARD OF DIRECTORS 228 Kiwi Drive John F. Loonam (01-04) Philip L. Mocalis (03-06) Barefoot Bay, FL 32976 10033 Indian Rd. 971 Feather Dr. 772-664-7540 Gloucester, VA 23061-2830 Copperopolis, CA 95228-9246 [email protected] 804-693-2094 818-706-3722 [email protected] DASHPOT EDITOR PARLIMENTARIAN Bill Fortner Bill Johnson (01-04) Warren Savage 1020 County Road 856 341 Shadynoot St. 10330 Settle Rd. Cedar Bluff, AL 35959 Keyport, NJ Santee, CA 92071 256-523-7111 07735-5140 619-258-1478 Mobile 256-996-5795 [email protected] [email protected] CHAPLAIN Robert N. Hart (02-05) Robert N. Hart AOM HOMEPAGE 1237 Patrick Hwy 1237 Patrick Hwy home.triad.rr.com/aom/index.htm Hartsville, SC 29559-7759 Hartsville, SC 29550-7759 WEBMASTER 843-383-0882 843-383-0882 Phil Dechene [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2 SCHOLARSHIP SCOOP By Swede Carlsen IT’S NOT TOO LATE!!! There is still time, though not much, to The AOM’S 2004 scholarship drive has met with get your AOM patch concept to Curtis great success. All thirteen applications received Christian or G. Paul Santa Maria so it can were awarded a $500 assistance scholarship. be considered at this year’s reunion. Get Two awards were from the membership, one your crayons and let your creative juices memorial scholarship in the name of Kay flow! Branan, and ten were from an anonymous donor. The following listed individuals were awarded an Worry is interest paid in AOM scholastic assistance scholarship. 1. Ashley L. Chavez - Technical Vocational advance for a debt you Institute Albuquerque, NM may never owe. 2. Joseph J. Cavallo - Tufts University 3.Jennifer D. Jacob - Nicholls State Univer- GUNNER sity JOE 4. Antonietta Marmorato - Franklin Pierce Law Center SEZ ... 5. Gino Marmorato - Pace University of Law For those of you that didn’t volunteer your 6. Sabrina A. Peters - Francis Marion Univer- extensive and world reknown expertise and sity creative skills to fill a vacant seat in the AOM leadership ... DO NOT WORRY!!! Your friends 7. Justin B. Pittman - Trident Technical and shipmates did it for you. Now, isn’t that just College special? 8. Jillian F. Smith - Ocean County College I knew you would be pleased. 9. Nicholas R. Squillance - Wright State Univer- sity USS YORKTOWN (CG-48) 10. Kelly J. Stewart - Furman University By John Loonam 11. Steven Tiramani - Bucknell University 12. Christine Tiramani - Bucknell University 13. Jacquelyn Vietro - Buffalo State, SUNY Congratulations to all awardees! Remember we’re going to start on the 2005 scholastic donations at this year’s picnic. See you there! The USS Yorktown (CG-48) steamed through the open York River Bridge and passed the Let’s help our leaders of the future... Yorktown Beach on 12 August on her way to her homeport in Pascagoula, MS and decommis- sioning. It seems the 20 year old ship is not cost STAND TALL AMERICA effective to upgrade. 3 Dear Mr. Fortner, MAIL I have read and followed with interest the com- BAG missioning of Ensign Stephanie Cowart in the past few issues of The Dashpot. I would like to add some historical information for your Mineman history or the next issue. Curtis, I was a Reserve Mineman from El Paso Unit 1990 until late 2000. During that time our mobili- Please find enclosed a Check in the amount of zation site was Guam, where I first met PO $45.00 of which $15.00 is to be applied to my Stephanie Cowart. She was one of the active annual membership dues and the remaining duty Mineman who was always friendly to her $30.00 to be applied where it can best be used reserve counterparts and always showed us the by the association. best spots to snorkel or dive, depending on the time of year we were in Guam.
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