I just received this message from the Adams Class Veterans Association "ACVA". The ACVA is attempting to acquire the "USS Charles F. Adams DDG-2" from the government in order to make a museum ship out of her. A team of former Navy members conducted a survey on board the ship to ascertain whether or not she was fit to be made into a museum. CLICK HERE to see their preliminary findings. USS Charles F. Adams DDG-2 is the last surviving Adams Class Guided Missile Destroyer that is any where near salvageable. It is hoped that the ACVA will be successful in their endeavor.
Regards,
Earl "Skip" Watkins
News Released: June 01, 2007
James McEachin Wins Best Film Short Award at 2007 GI Film Festival
June 01, 2007 Entertainment: Film News
(PRLEAP.COM) The 2007 GI Film Festival Awards (GIFF), announced May 28, 2007 in Washington, DC named OLD GLORY written, produced, and directed by James McEachin, as the 2007 winner in the Short Film category.
The winners of the 2007 GI Film Festival (GIFF) Awards were announced by festival Directors Brandon Millett and Laura Law-Millett at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, DC. GIFF exclusively celebrates the successes and sacrifices of the American military through the medium of film. The three-day festival was held May 26-28 2007, Memorial Day Weekend. Festival participants include R. Lee Ermey (MAIL CALL, FULL METAL JACKET), Billy Blanks (founder of Tae-Bo), Pat Boone, and Gary Sinise (FOREST GUMP, CSI) who was honored with the 2007 GIFF Spirit Award for his excellence and commitment to honoring soldiers and veterans.
As the winner in the Short Film category, OLD GLORY proudly displays McEachin’s mission of commemorating those who have served and are serving in the United States Armed Forces. OLD GLORY profoundly captures a dramatic sense of patriotism in a cinematic portrayal that pays tribute to America in a way only a Silver Star and Purple Heart veteran, accomplished actor, and award-winning author dares.
An Old Soldier. A New Mission. One mission accomplished.
Related Websites:
http://Oldglorythemovie.com
http://Gifilmfestival.com
http://Jamesmceachin.com
LOOK WHAT DAVE
SIBLEY FOUND AND
SENT US:
Steve, I found
my official
papers on the
grounding. WE
came in on the
26 November,
1962. Grounding
occurred
November 27,
1962. The ship
is aground at
0325(11/27/1962).
Gary Jones took
soundings using
the lead line
just before G.
B. Hunt LTJG----OOD
said to log,
ship is aground.
Redlead Ringness
sure was a
horses Ass,
court
marshalling
quite a few.
Bridge Personal
At The Time Of
The Grounding
W. M. Ringness
Captain---------------C.O.
Pilot Riego
J. V. Phares
LTCDR---------------------X.O.
G. B. Hunt LTJG--------------------------OOD
W. T. Ward LTJG-------------------------Navigator
R. B. Goldman
Ens.---------------------JOOD
K. M. Royalty
Ens.----------------------Assist.
Navigator
Piloting Men
M. L. Rose QML--------------------------Recorder
L. L. Brown SN----------------------------Stbd.
Bearing Taker
D. W. Sibley
QM3-----------------------Port
Bearing Taker &
Quartermaster of
the watch
The foundings in
the hearing
December 28,
1962 also
stated----The
presence or
absence of
navigation aids
had nothing to
do with the
grounding.
Hope this clears
up the matter.
No mention of
the Texan in the
report--he
probably got
ELFed.
Your friend &
shipmate,
Dave Sibley
The following
link is about
one of our
shipmates, Brad
Lanich. Brad
served on the
Mispillion in
supply
1973-1974. He
has colon cancer
and is
undergoing
treatment for
it. Please take
a minute and
read what his
wife wrote in
the journal. I
went to see Brad
about a month
ago. Please
remember him in
your prayers.
http://www.caringbridge.org/cb/viewJournal.do?method=executeInit
This
letter to Steve
Dengler from
Dave Latimer
has some very
good info on
asbestos cancer.
Hi Steve,
Thank you for
taking time out
of your day to
reply!
As you may have
noticed, I am
with the
Mesothelioma &
Asbestos
Awareness
Center. We aim
to provide the
most current and
accurate
information
regarding
asbestos
exposure and its
link to
mesothelioma
cancer. As you
know, many Navy
veterans were
unknowingly
exposed to
asbestos while
working in
shipyards, and
while onboard
ships and
submarines. I
chose to contact
you today
because the USS
Mispillion is
one of those
vessels. When
built at Sun
Shipyard,
asbestos was
used as an
insulator for
many parts of
the engine room
and boiler room.
That said, in an
effort to spread
awareness about
this terrible
disease, I am
trying to reach
all those who
understand this
devastating
disease and the
importance to
get good
information out
there. I would
invite you to
visit our site,
especially our
Navy section at
www.maacenter.org/veterans
. I am confident
you will find
that we have
compiled a large
resource for
those who may be
suffering from
the disease or
have family
members who are.
I would like to
share this
resource with
your browsers,
and would ask
you to point a
link to some
portion of our
navy section
that you feel
would be the
most pertinent
to your
browsers.
(Possibly our
Sun Shipyard
Page -
http://www.maacenter.org/jobsites/shipyards/sunshipbuilding.php)
I look forward
to your reply
and feedback.
Thank you for
all the work you
do.
Kind Regards,
Dave Latimer
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A
GREAT FILM SHORT! Clyde Rictor sent us this and says it will bring tears to your
eyes, guaranteed. It's a film short by a 15 year old girl and it's absolutely
fabulous! Everybody in the U.S. should see this. Please watch.
CLICK
HERE to see it.
VETERAN RESOURCES
see Information & Resources That May Be Helpful For Veterans
THE US FLAG
See
Information & Photos Of The Flag Of The United Stats Of America.
JOIN US TODAY
Fill out the application form for membership In the USS Mispillion Shipmates
Association
"THE
MIGHTY
A"
The history of a Navy
ship, is
known to
but a
precious
few,
Most of
us take
it in
passing,
but most
of us
weren't
crew.
For this
particular
ship,
her
career
would
not mean
much,
Unless
you had
walked
her
decks,
GREAT LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
See
Links To Some Great Websites We Know You Will Enjoy
CONTACT
US
Contact
Steve
Dengler,
Clyde
Rictor &
Others
Who Are
Dedicated
To
Making
It
Easier
For
Shipmates
To Come
Together
A LETTER FROM THE ADMIRAL
Thanks to Clyde Rictor
for sending us an email sent by the Chief of Naval Operations CNO, Admiral Mike
Mullen, to his senior admirals in the Navy. Gives a his views of what he saw on
the Gulf Coast.
The USS
MISPILLION
AO-105
see
details
&
specifications
&
everything
else We
Could
Find
About
THE
MILITARY
CHECK out this great article &
photos:
"The Military" "The average age of
the
military
man is
19
years.
He is a
short
haired,
tight-muscled
kid who,
under
normal
circumstances
is
considered
by
society
..........
" See
the
photos
and the
rest of
this
story.
Dave
Farmer
just
sent us
some
photos
of DINO.
CLICK
HERE
to
see
them.
A
communication
from
Tom Kumpf and an update on his
prostrate
cancer.
CLICK
HERE
to see
it.
posted
3-9-2005
PHOTO
GALLERY
See
our
photo
gallery
with
photos
of
shipmates,
the
USS
Mispillion,
copies
of
old
documents
and
lots
lots
more.
Shipmates
Of
The
USS
Mispillion
See
photos
a of
all
the
shipmates
&
current
contact
Info
E-Mail
addresses
and
more.
DECEASED SHIPMATES
CLICK HERE
for information on
deceased shipmates.
EMBLEMS, PATCHES
& MORE
See photos of shipmates, memorabilia, patches, emblems, medals &
more
REUNION 2005
PHOTOS
See
photos from the 2005 reunion.
THE SHIP'S STORE
Buy hats, bumper
stickers, books & more
TO USS MISPILLION FROM THE US SENATE
An item sent to us by Floyd Fox
from the US Senate.
Please
CLICK HERE
to see the entire document.
I LIKE THE NAVY
Thanks to Bruce Hevner for this great
link:
Here’s something I found while surfing
Navy sites one day. I printed it out, framed it to hang on the wall in my
den. I thought it might be neat to add it to the site. Thanks, Bruce
Hevner
I LIKE THE NAVY
I like standing on the bridge wing at sunrise with salt
spray in my face and clean ocean winds whipping in from the four
quarters of .......
CLICK HERE
to see the rest of this
writing
This link just added by Dan MacNeil
(the webmaster guy).
CLICK HERE
to see a great one!
Being An American. Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on
Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907. Click
Here
to read it and thanks to Al Puppo for sending it.
posted
1-7-2006
Al Puppo sent us this great link.
Click Here
to see it.
posted
1-7-2006
Larry D. Mattox wants to thank
everyone who helped Jerome "Dusty" Edwards and he wrote a great "THANK
YOU" letter for everyone to read. Please
CLICK HERE
to read the
complete letter.
A great item sent to us by Doc Flanders.
CLICK HERE
to see
it.
posted 12-04-2004
CLICK
HERE
to see
an item
Dave
Farmer
sent us
about
problems
being
caused
by
illegal
immigration.
A great item sent to us by Paul Hopper.
CLICK HERE
to see
it.
posted
12-05-2004
Thanks
to Dave
Farmer
for this
great
link.
Happy
Veteran's
Day to
all.
CLICK
HERE
to
see
great
Veterans
Day
presentation.
A
good
one
sent
by
Dave
Farmer:
CLICK
HERE
to
see
it
You
will
all
love
this
(its
several
minutes
long)
Some
breathtaking
photos
sent to
us by
dave@roadrunner.com
.
CLICK
HERE
to
see
them.
They
will
make you
think,
then
smile.
"Old
Sailors"
CLICK
HERE
to
see this
great
item
sent to
us by
Russell
J.
Green,
SCPO,
USN,
ret.
Signs Of
A Heart
Attack.
CLICK
HERE
to see
them and
then
thank
Clyde
Rictor
for
sending
us this
great
article.
A great
story:
"The
Pink
Dress"
sent to
us by
Doc
Flanders.
CLICK
HERE
to see
it.
posted
2-20-2005
A must read communication (posted 2-20-2005)
CLICK HERE
to see
it.
posted 2-20-2005
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