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CV / CVA / CVS-14 CG-47 JULY 2015 The USS TICONDEROGA Veterans’ Association NEWS VOLUME 42 NO 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE GREETINGS: SHIPMATES, FRIENDS, & FAMILY, It is with great pleasure that I assume the responsibilities as your President of the USS Ticonderoga Veterans Association for the year 2015/2016. I want to thank Lloyd Frank for all of the work he did as your president this past year. These will be big shoes to fill! I hope all those that attended the reunion in Minneapolis during May 14th to the 18th enjoyed themselves and were able to take in both tours that were offered and the Mall of America. Art and Kris Casello who also Co-Chaired this reunion put together a great selection of “Raffle Items” and Ship Store Products that sold very well. On a personal note, I had the distinct pleasure of sitting next to George Garcia a World War II Veteran on the Tico from 1944-1945 during our Gala Dinner. His experience during the Japanese kamikaze attack on the Tico was most interesting and intriging. Thank you George and to all of our World War II Tico Vets! A special welcome to those CG-47 members that attended. Dave Graf a CG-47 member and our Tico Historian has also volunteered to be our Second Vice President. I look forward to the CG-47 Members as the future of our Tico Association. I want to wish all of our Association Members and their families a great summer. God Bless America John Dupont PAGE 2 OUTGOING PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE GREETINGS: SHIPMATES, NEW MEMBERS, FRIENDS, & FAMILY, This past year 2014 was a very interesting year for the association. Our finances are now in the black and we just completed our 44th, annual reunion which was a great success for all who attended. Our guest speaker, Frank Partel, was very interesting in his presentation of events of the 1968 combat cruise. I want to thank our new President John DuPont, as well as Art and Kris Casello, for planning and putting together a great reunion. Job well done! The Bruno Romanoski Award was given to our secretary Dennis Sabell, for his outstanding service to the association and for all his help keeping our members’ dues up to date. This is a function that goes on all year. In passing the gavel to our new President John DuPont, we are confident he will do a great job this year. I wish him well and know he will have our support throughout the year. Fred Vance will now move to Executive Vice President. Steven Codding will move to 1st Vice President, and David Graf will now be our 2nd Vice President and will also hold the job as Historian. I want to thank all of them for their commitment to our association. I hope all our members and new members from CG 47 have a great summer. “Next year’s reunion will be in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino. The dates are May 19, 2016 through May 23, 2016. More information to come.” Lloyd Frank PAGE 3 OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2014 - 2015 Officers 2015-2016 Directors (continued) Directors (continued) Committees (continued) President: Director Director: Chaplain: John B. Dupont John F. Deasy P. P. Parker W. Patterson P. P. Pastor Brett Inman 4590 Linwood Circle 560 Maple Ave. 4 Terrace Hill Road 8838 E Cooper St Deep Haven, MN 55331-9297 Doylestown, PA 18901-4451 Pine Grove, PA 17963-9399 Tucson, AZ 85710-4416 (952) 474-4731 (215) 348-9981 (570) 345-3344 (520) 909-3998 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Director: Director John Rochford P. P. Public Relations Chairman Executive Vice President: Lloyd Frank P. P. 1926 East Bancroft Jerry H. Cole Fred Vance 2129 Bliss Comer St Camarillo, CA 93010-4510 17840 Oakwood Ave. 5808 SW 27TH STREET Henderson, NV 89044-0174 (805) 484-1368 Lansing, IL 60438-1934 Topeka, KS 66614 (702) 361-6660 (708) 474-9331 (785) 271-5900 [email protected] Director: [email protected] [email protected] Doc Simon P. P. [email protected] Director 803 Hartford Ave. Memorials Chairman Victor Godfrey White River Jct, VT 05001-8052 Robert Hildebrand First Vice President: 138 Briarwood Dr. (802) 295-2851 2016 Reseda Way Steven Codding Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087-4018 [email protected] Antioch, CA 94509-5834 9260 Hilltop Lane 609-294-0955 (925) 757-1836 Bloomington, IL 61705 [email protected] Director: [email protected] (309) 827-4017 Edgar S. Trotter, Jr. [email protected] Director 1150 Baywood Ave. Membership Chairman: [email protected] Charles E. Hill Camarillo, CA 93010-3005 David Litzinger 22 W. Hancock St. (805) 484-2930 1101 Prariewood Ln Second Vice President: Lansdale, PA 19446-3812 [email protected] Warwick, ND 58381 David Graf (215) 855-5299 (612) 600-4160 262 Broadway [email protected] Director: [email protected] Norwich, CT 06360-3527 Calvin S. Turner P. P. [email protected] (860) 608-5943 Director 130 Silver Leaf Dr. [email protected] Ronald W. Lee P. P. Fayetteville, GA 30214-1055 Budget Chairman [email protected] 8920 Dawes Point Dr. (770) 461-4106 Thomas L Thompson Mobile, AL 36695-9336 [email protected] 3043 Canyon Overlook Secretary: (251) 599-8559 Burlington KY 41005-7888 Dennis SaBell [email protected] Committees (859) 444-7577 3930 Quay St [email protected] Wheatridge, CO 80033 Director Newsletter Editor: [email protected] (303) 422-8690 John Lunsford P.P. Cruiser Store Operator [email protected] 2504 McNutt Edgar S. Trotter, Jr. Carrier Store Operator Bakersfield, CA 93306-4469 1150 Baywood Ave. Art Casello Treasurer: (661) 872-8850 Camarillo, CA 93010-3005 1737 Hoyt Ave E Thomas L Thompson [email protected] (805) 484-2930 Saint Paul, MN 55106-1328 3043 Canyon Overlook [email protected] (651) 774-1685 Burlington KY 41005-7888 Director [email protected] (859) 444-7577 Alfred F. McDonnell P.P. Historian [email protected] HECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT: WWW.BIGT.NET AT: WEBSITE OUR HECK OUT [email protected] 1749 9th Ave David Graf [email protected] San Francisco, CA 94122 262 Broadway Liaison USS HORNET CVS-12 C 415-661-6753 Norwich, CT 06360-3527 Richard Radigonda Directors [email protected] (860) 608-5943 357 Jade Circle [email protected] Vallejo CA. 94590 Director * * Director: [email protected] (707) 563-5556 Arthur Avery Joseph McDonnell P. P. [email protected]/[email protected] 1694 Fillner Ave. 4141 Inola Trl. Ne New Sites Coordinator North Tonawanda, NY 14120 Roswell, GA 30075-1658 Joyce Frank WebMaster: (716) 669-2678 (770) 335-1715 © 2129 Bliss Comer St Gordon S. Humphrey, Jr. [email protected] [email protected] Henderson, NV 89044-0174 15030 223rd Drive SE (702) 361-6660 Monroe, WA 98272-9089 Director Director: [email protected] (425) 785-8094 Jerry H. Cole P. P. George Passantino P. P. [email protected] 945 N. Delacroix Dr PO BOX 3101 Green Valley, AZ 85614-5266 Pagosa Springs, CO 81147-3101 (708) 227-0073 (303) 884-7565 [email protected] [email protected] SHIPMATES! NOW HEAR THIS! We are always looking for Memorabilia for our Museum Rooms. Soon we will be starting one at the Mississippi Maritime and Warship Museum in Pascagoula, MS. Keep us in mind as we’ll be starting with very little memorabilia. One thing we would like to find is Military Payment Certificates "Funny Money" used to pay us during the Viet Nam war. If you have anything you want to donate contact Ed Trotter at [email protected]. Thanks for your help in keeping our memories alive to others through our Museum Rooms. PAGE 4 Chaplains Corner By: LCDR Brett Inman Fellow Shipmates & Friends, The life we live on earth is a precious gift from God. Despite our circumstances it is left up to us to make it a life well lived. In the average human life span our hearts will beat between 2.5 to 3 billion times. That is a lot of heartbeats in which to make something meaningful of your life. At our stage in life, I think it is a safe bet that most of us have experienced a significant loss of a loved one. For me, this always brings into focus the importance of current relationships I have with others. Whether it is with family or past shipmates, the joy and satisfaction in life comes though the quality of our relations we have with others, not from the material things we own. None of us want to be poor, but to have riches without others to share them with leads to an empty life. Take time out of your day today and be thankful for the people that are in your life. If you have not done so recently, call someone who you value and let them know how you feel. If you do not have anyone to call, perhaps it is time to reach out and start developing some new friendships. One easy way to do this is to get connected to the Tico Facebook groups and/or attend the annual reunions and start reconnecting with shipmates. Our military service is something we all have in common and creates an automatic bond between the faithful Naval brothers and sisters who have been “Haze gray and under way”. Of course I would be remiss not to mention the most important relationship we should have and develop. That would be your relationship with God. In the Christian Scriptures (Luke 12:16-21) there is a story about a wealthy man who had a very good harvest.