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USS PRICHETT DD-561 REUNION ASSOCIATION LOOK out Hello Shipmates and Friends, Prez Says I Hope the Rest of You Have Had a Mild Winter FEBRUARY 2012 Volume IV Issue VII USS PRICHETT DD-561 REUNION ASSOCIATION LOOK OUT Hello Shipmates and Friends, Prez Says I hope the rest of you have had a mild winter. From photos some of you sent, it looks like you had a lot of snow. Our long range forecast was for a very severe winter but it turned out pretty mild, just very cold. We can almost see spring just around the corner. And just in time as our furnace has about had it. We are looking forward to the next reunion in Mobile, Alabama. Don, Maria, John and Carol have been there to check things out. The hotel is picked out and the tours are coming together. Mary Ann can’t wait for some fresh sea food! Everyone please make sure we have your current mailing and email address. I recently tried to contact a group of twelve by email and it came back with five bad email addresses. Dues are also past due, please get them in. Remember we have several levels of dues to fit everyone (see the back page of this publication for that information). For those who have not heard, Terry Manges, MM3, 1966-69, PO Box 112-806 Rockville Rd., South Fork, PA 15956, has been in the hospital since the last reunion. He has had several surgeries and more to go. Drop him a line when you get a chance. His wife, Shelby, has to drive a 100 mile round trip to see him every day. I’m sure they both would like to hear from fellow shipmates. We wish everyone well and hope to see many of you in September, a few we will see before that and your reunion officers will have a meeting in the spring, location not decided on yet. Smooth Sailing, Terry Crawford 528 Mildred, Wood River, IL 62095 618-259-3007 [email protected] P a g e 2 THE CAJUN CORNER Just a few words to say, “thank You” for all of you that attended the reunion in Albuquerque, NM this past September. There was the problem of a water boiler break-down during the last 2 days, and it did affect some of our guests, however, everything else went as well as a reunion can go……Thanks to Don and Maria. “Hats off to you two!” I would also like to thank those of you that took something from your hometown or state and donated the items to our auction and raffle. As ya’ll know, these monies, that are generated, help to keep our dues from going up. If you have never taken anything to the past reunions, let me encourage you to give it some consideration for the next time you do attend a reunion…just a little something from your hometown or State that would make you proud. Some of the attendees even do hand made items that make a big hit. So put it on your new calendar for the month of September for Mobile, AL. Now, as for those of you that will be driving from the West of the State of Louisiana, and you use the I-10, you will have to try to remember to contact either Carol or myself, before you reach the mile marker 100, (we live 1/4mile North of the 104 marker). When you do contact us, we will see what we can do to remove whatever Gri-Gries that await outsiders….you don’t want to be stuck with a Gri-Grie hanging over you. And another thing…….if you happen to run across a “gator” down here, just do like Troy Landry and the other “swamp people” do…..CHOOT-EM….we would appreciate it, very much! Until next time, remember…Laisse les bons temps rouler!! John B----V P CHANGE OF ADDRESS Jim Basham new email: [email protected] Fred Gragg new email: [email protected] Bill Rinck 12225 W. St Omaha, NE 68137 (402) 896-9560 Jim Shealey new email: [email protected] Jim Simms 106 Green Gables Dr Wentzville, MO 63385 (636) 327-0391 ATTENTION VIETNAM VETS! USS PRICHETT (DD561) OPERATED ON MEKONG RIVER DELTA AND SAIGON RIVER DURING AUGUST 1969. If you were on board the Prichett in August 1969, you are now eligible for Agent Orange benefits, which includes screenings. At this time, that is the only approved date. For more information, go to the website: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/shiplist/index.asp P a g e 3 I am sharing the following email correspondence with the permission of both Lynn Dorrell and Jim Fernandes: RE: BROWN WATER NAVY 12 Dec 2011: I want to thank you for putting me in contact with Jim Fernandes, Commanding Officer, USS Prichett (DD561) during the “Last Cruise” in 1969. I suffered a myocardial infarction (heart attack) in March of 1987. It has been estimated that I have lost 30% of the muscle. After reading an article in the American Legion magazine noting that the VA was presuming that Agent Orange was a possible cause to ischemic heart disease, I immediately applied for compensation. Initially this request was denied. After contact with Captain Fernandes and his testimony of the Prichett’s involvement with “in-country” service having cruised up river on 11 April 1969 [my case was re-examined]. Soon any shipmate will find the Prichett listed as “in-country” on the VA’s list. Thank you! Lynn Michael Dorrell / Prichett Fats (Editor of the Prichett Skinny 1969) 13 Dec 2011: This is the forth Prichett sailor who contacted me with this sort of problem. Each was resolved in the Prichett sailor’s favor after I wrote a specific letter detailing where and when he was “in-country” in Vietnam during his service. In this specific case, I corrected an incorrect assumption that the ship had been up the Saigon River. It is true that we were headed toward Saigon, but we were actually in the Nha Be River which turns into the Saigon River about eight miles downriver from the city. The document that the VA was using listed only the ships that actually went up to Saigon as having been “in-country”. Since we provided our gunfire support (to the Army in the Rung Sat Special Zone) while we were in the Nha Be River (and were fired on while doing so) we were never considered to be in the Saigon River listing of ships that qualified for designation as having been “in-country”. The Military Officer’s Association of America (MOAA), printed an article in it’s monthly magazine “Military Officer” several years ago in a column called “Ask Bud”, that stated the following: “The Institute of Medicine’s 2008 Update on Agent Orange provided sufficient evidence of the link between Agent Orange exposure to allow Parkinson’s Disease and ischemic heart disease to be added to the list. Veterans who served in Vietnam during the war (Jan 9, 1962—May 7, 1975) and who have a “presumed” illness don’t have to prove an association between their medical problems and their military service.” Warm regards, Jim Fernandes From Tom Chaudoin: Any of you remember Yokosuka Club “Windjammer”? This ought to bring back a few memories! Some old times reminiscing...thought this might be of interest. I think Prichett sailors always took advantage of Happy Hour when prices were 10 cents for a beer!! Check out these prices. 365 yen to the dollar if you went on in town. Burgermeister Beer! Good God what swill! Back in the day when you could afford to go on liberty. Those were the days. I can even remember getting cigs for 10 cents a pack, grilled ham and cheese 25 cents! That was the late 50s, early to mid 60’s. Wedding day, Sept 1979 Boot Camp, 1956 WE ARE ON THE WEB www.ussprichettdd561.org Early 50’s CONTEST: The first person who correctly identifies the people on this page will win a free membership for the year. To make it fair, I will only accept entries via snail mail. Westpac 1958-1959 1958 P a g e 6 AUGUST 17, 1951—WILTON SKY ROOM, HOTEL WILTON LONG BEACH, CA Ens Bob Hackett, Ens W.H. Hart, Ens John M. Draddy, Lt(jg) Bob Huth, Lcdr R.J. Maddox, Cmdr James G. Thorburne Jr, Lt(jg) John McCann, Lt(jg) Stan Cecil, Lt(jg Virgil Ashbough, Lt William Simcox, Lt Elmer Frasch, Lt Mike Caldwell, Lt C.W. Staples, Ens Merrit Schuman, Lt(jg) Robert Tompkins P a g e 7 SUBMITTED BY DON CALVIN: The HONOR FLIGHT mission is to transport America’s veterans to Washington D.C. to visit those memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices. Top priority is given to WWII Survivors and any veteran with a terminal illness who wishes to visit their memorial. Many of the Honor Flight hubs are now accepting applications from Korean War Veterans and will later offer services to Viet Nam Veterans and other veterans that served. The Tri State Honor flight departs from St. Louis and their bus in our area departs from Hannibal, MO. They have five flights scheduled in 2012: May, June, August, September and October. There are hubs located throughout the United States. There were 365 veterans on five flights from our area that took advantage of this great opportunity in 2011. They were accompanied by 10 to 12 chaperones that paid their own expenses. You may have a relative or friend that would like to apply to be a chaperone.
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