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Newsletters Or on Our Website Dedicated to the men who served on this great fighting ship! SeaSea PoacherPoacher AssociationAssociation Volume 9, Issue 1 • January 2011 Happy New Year 2011 Address and e-mail changes: Please be sure to send us From the your latest mailing and e-mail addresses. Remember, its our associ- ation policy to not show your mailing address and telephone number on our newsletters or on our website. President: When shipmates request them, we do put them in touch with you. Bill Brinkman Branson 2010 Reunion: We just concluded our 5th nation- [email protected] al reunion in Branson, Missouri with 87 Attendees. Everyone that went had a great time at the many events that our hosts, Joe & Stella Murdoch set up. Hello Shipmates, Be sure to “Thank “ Joe & Stella for all that they did for us (jdmur- Dues: Currently, we have 217 Life Members and 29 Regular [email protected]) members. If you’re a Life Member or have paid your 2011 dues, thank We also had three Submarine Skippers at our Reunion: you. Gene Dempsey - USS Mackeral If not, then just a reminder to either pay $10 for your 2011 Dues, or Dick Fox - USS Sea Poacher CO 63-64 to become a Life Member for $100. Luke Riley - USS Bonefish There are several good reasons for becoming a Life Member of the Association: Of course, many others pitched in to insure that the reunion was a You’ll never again get these annoying letters from me or our success. Here’s (Hope I didn’t forget anyone) my list of helpers: Treasurer Hubert Jackson. Registration: Stella Murdoch You receive a Free patch. Auction: Joe Murdoch The Association continues Life Membership status for your widow. Raffle: Jan Lawson Send your check (made out to USS Sea Poacher Association) to Submarine Model Raffle: JJ Lynch (Won by Ed Voloka) me at: Bill Brinkman, 4500 Tiffany Nicole St., Round Rock, TX 78665- (Continued on Page Two) 9466 2 USS Sea Poacher (SS406) Association Volume #9 Issue #1 (Continued Presidentsfrom Page One) Column 50:50 Raffle: Cal Cochrane Invocations: Ivan Joslin Bell ringer: Jimmy Wilkerson (Don’s son) Duck Decorations: James and Roseann Halbert Bar Donation: Robert Matheny SO 52-56 (Thanks Robert!) A brief re-cap of the events for those of you who didn’t make the Reunion is in order. We want to see you at our next NATIONAL REUNION in San Antonio April 16-19, 2012!! You can check out both the Branson 2010 Reunion and a preview of the 2012 Reunion San Antonio at my Photo Shows at: Landing where we first had our Memorial Service for the Lost http://www.photoshow.com/members/wbrinkman Submarines and to the 66 of our shipmates that were deceased since Also check out “www.seapoacher.com” for our reunions in 2006 our last Reunion in May 2008. The Memorial Gazebo was well and 2008. designed and we had a veteran’s widow (in the red dress) assist us with music and the whole program. Monday November 8 Then we boarded the Branson Belle ShowBoat for Lunch and a This was the gathering day and optional show day #1. Attendees great Show complete with singers and dancers and with the host could (and did) go to three shows a day. Lin and I ended up going to Comedian/Magician. Our own Jerry Houchens ET 60-62 and Sharon eleven shows during this week including the shows as part of the Love stole the show from the host as his “Assistants” ! Gatherings Plus Package on Wednesday & Thursday. Then the buses took us to the Stone Hill Winery for tasting their We had the Gatherings Plus Picnic at 5 PM as our first gathering of wines. all of us. Then many attendees went out to a 8 PM show. After the Winery Tasting, the buses took us to Christmas Shopping On both Monday and Tuesday our Hospitality Room was open to at the Grand Village. those who just wanted to converse with their shipmates. We did have Next, we went to the Andy Williams Christmas Show. sign up sheets for those needing rides to the shows or to meals and After Andy Williams, the buses took us through the Christmas Trail we would fill up the cars. of Lights and then back to the Lodge. Tuesday November 9 Thursday November 11 This was optional Show day #2 . Many of us went to three shows This was Veterans day Gatherings Plus sent two DUCKS to pick us and many of us went to see the Yakov Smirnoff Show. Yakov gave all up at the Lodge and bring us to downtown Branson to participate in the of his shows that Veterans Week free to Veterans . Veterans Day Parade. Also the USS Pollock crew had a third DUCK and followed us. Wednesday November 10 Before the parade, we decorated our two DUCKS with signal flags, This was the Gatherings Plus Day Touring by bus day. Two buses our Sea Poacher bags, banners and other items brought by James picked us up at the Lodge of the Ozarks and brought us to Branson (Continued on Page Three) 3 Volume #9, Issue #1 USS Sea Poacher (SS406) Association Association. Both of them are Life Members of the USS Sea Poacher (Continued from Page Two) Association and were “Adopted “ by the 17 of us during the Peru Trip Presidents in March 2009. Also Bill Law (son of Troy Law FN 52) was made an Honorary Column Submariner this past Sumner as he was our Official Photographer at our 2006 and 2008 Reunions. We presented Jack Merrill a plaque and a check for his outstanding service to the association as Vice President from 2003 to 2009 and as Newsletter Editor from 2003 to the present time. Jack wasn’t at the reunion, so we gave them to Richard Clubb who presented them to Jack at their Annual Christmas USSVI Base party in Bartow, Florida. Our first Reunion SAPO Game winners were Terry Kopansky and Arlene Weinfurter who tied with 10,000 points and Enola Stokes in 3rd Palace. Originally we had scheduled the business meeting for Friday at 8 AM. However, many of the attendees had travel home plans for Friday morning and requested that we conduct the Business Meeting at the Banquet. So, we conducted the meeting and made the following decisions: Next Reunion at San Antonio April 16-19, 2012 with Bill & Lin Brinkman and Hubert & Linda Jackson as hosts. MM 62-64 and Roseanne Halbert. Send $500 to John Carcioppolo, USSVI Groton Base Commander Hubert & Linda Jackson EM 67-69 led our DUCKS on their beauti- to be used for the Thanksgiving Dinner for those submarine sailors in full red three wheel motorcycle which had three flags and played Navy Gorton who could not get home for the Holiday. (See “Thank You” let- Music . Five of us walked behind the the Jackson’s motorcycle includ- ter on Page Eight). ing Larry Weinfurther MM 62-65 in his original Chiefs Uniform. We also Give $1,000 to Richard Clubb QM 62-63 for the Submarine Veterans had eight Navy reservists from Springfield, Missouri in uniform walk Memorial being made by the USSVI Sea Poacher Base of Bartow, FL. alongside our DUCKS. Everyone had a great honor in not only being cheered by the people Friday November 12 along the parade route but having us “Salute” and say “Thank you” to the veterans standing on the sidelines. Branson really does a great job (Continued on Page Four) during the parade as they had all of their elementary school students there to see and interact with us. Many of us went to the free Tony Orlando Show from 2 to 5 PM that day. Tony has been giving these shows free to veterans for 18 years. We gathered for group pictures in the Lodge just before the Banquet. Andrea Brett said her Veterans Poem to us and we presented her with flowers. Sea Poacher We were entertained by the Young Americans during the Banquet and we made the five of them SS 406 Shipmates by presenting them Book CDs with our hats. Lanny Yeske Ensign 61-63 and all of the Peru Trekkers performed the traditional “Drink your Dolphins from a Pisco-filled glass” cere- monies in inducting Vincent Sottile, Jr and Terry Kopansky as “Honorary Submariners” for their contributions to the USS Sea Poacher Now Available!!!! Memorial Fund When a shipmate passes on the USS Sea Poacher Association presents, to their next of kin, a Memorial Plaque to To order books please con- commorate their service to Sea Poacher. The plaque is a framed and matted picture taken from the bridge of Sea Poacher during the Cuban Crisis and superimposed over it is the Final Prayer. It tact either Bill Brinkman or also indicates the years the shipmate served aboard. The associ- ation decided that funding for this project should stand alone, so Lanny Yeske we are accepting contributions which may be made out to Sea Poacher Association and mailed to Association President, Bill Brinkman. Indicate “Memorial Fund”. 4 USS Sea Poacher (SS406) Association Volume #9 Issue #1 Ships Stores New Item: Ray Krivacsy paintings (Continued from Page Three) Our own Ray Krivacsy TM 1952-1953 has painted the USS Sea Presidents Poacher at the pier in 1952. Ray gave the painting to Captain William Gibson at his change of command ceremony in 1953. Column Ray has generously agreed to make 18.5” by 15” print copies ($20) and 21.5” by 18” canvas copies ($35) available via ships stores.
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