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Hello shipmates,
Summer has flown by =
and
it’s hard to believe September is here. We had a hot, dry summer in the Bl=
ue
Ridge Mountains of
We’ve signed a
contract with the Holiday Inn,
If you haven’t=
checked
out the website lately, please do.
The History is a work in progress and the guys have done an amazing =
job
fleshing out the history and adding photos and maps. It is well over 80 pages long and
growing. Gary O’Neil has
compiled information sent to him by many shipmates. If you have anything to add to the=
history,
please contact us and we’ll put you in touch with him. Bob Miller has researched all the =
medals
and ribbons that were awarded to the ship and there is a link from the hist=
ory
page to them.
=
The
Veteran Information page has a lot of useful information, including newslet=
ters
from Lt. James "EMO" Tichacek, USN (Ret). He compiles all sorts of articles =
of use
to veterans. We find the arti=
cles
on Tricare (retiree health insurance) very useful, since we have Tricare.
=
=
Bob
Miller has sent us photos of Tucker lighters, ashtrays, paper clip holders =
and
other items and Pat will be creating some new “Memorabilia” pag=
es
soon. These items aren’=
t for
sale, but should be of interest to shipmates. I know some Tucker items have been=
found
on e-Bay, so if you’re interested you might check them out.
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=
As
usual, Bob Miller has added quite a few names to the Crew List and Memorial
List. He said he was going to=
take
some time off this summer, but you’d never know it. If you have any information on our
“missing” shipmates, please let Bob know. We send a warm “Welcome
Aboard” to all our new members and hope to see many of you in
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=
Bob has
acquired copies of most of the Tucker cruise books and has found a company =
that
can scan them onto CDs. We=
217;ve
seen an example and the quality is excellent. See Bob’s letter in this
newsletter for what’s available and pricing.
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=
If your
address, phone number or email address has changed, please let us know as s=
oon
as possible. We always have s=
everal
email “bounces” and USPS returns. Email bounces make a lot of extra =
work
and paper copies have to be mailed out, adding to the cost of postage. The USPS returns cost 82 cents and=
then
we have to re-mail the newsletter to the new address for an additional 41 c=
ents. It would save the association mone=
y if
you would notify us when you move.
Many thanks to all of you who let us know of changes in mailing and
email addresses. It really he=
lps.
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Fair
winds and smooth sailing,
Bill & Pat Siler
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Additions to Crew List
If you see someone y=
ou know
and would like to contact them, please let us know and we’ll put you =
in
touch with him.
Baker, Richard P.
“Rich”
FT1, 59-61
STG3, 70-72
Buckner, James M.
SMSN, 61-62
Calhoun, Bruce C.
“Bob”
FN, 66-67
Cody, Richard D.
BT3, 60-61
Hendricks, Larry J.<= o:p>
CS2, 57-59
Johnstone, David R.
“Dave”
MM3, 66-68
King, George L.
“Tugboat”
SN, 60-62
Nelson, Ronald
BT2, 68-70
Newman, Aaron G.
“Gary”
TM2, 66
Robles, Andres P.
RM3, 72-73
Rogers, John R.
MM2, 71-72
Russell, Glenn A.
SN, 71-73
Sarko, David E
SN, 69-71
Shaw, Robert H.
ENS, 45-46
Strom, Robert C.
ETN3, 59-61
Thompson, Dickie L.
“Big Red”
SKSN, 59-62
White, Lester C.
“Lester Babe”
SF2, 64-66
Witkowski, John A.
“Ski”
EM1, 64-66
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Additions to Memorial List
Dodge, Jerome
“Jerry”
BTFN, 50-52
Every, Larry A.
ETN2, 68-70
Gunter, Joseph L.
MR2, 68-70
Hayes, Alan P.
IC2, 68-69
Hook, Pickford R.
SN1/c, 45-46
Kasen, Gerald D.
“Gerry”
SN2/c, 45-46
King, John J.
DCC, 52-54
Kruse, Bud L.
SN, 62-65
Kuhns, Richard D.
TM3, 59-60
McNamara, Harold J.<= o:p>
ET1, 48-52
Miller, Norman K.
SN1/c, 49-50
Miller, Oakley D.
57-58
O’Brien, Billi=
e
FTG3, 58-61
Rardon,
Randolph L. “
EN1, 59-61
Rath, James T.
“Tony”
BT1, 49-53
Schroeder, Dennis J.=
RD3, 58-60
Simons, Frederick W.=
GM3, 53-55
Sod, Russell
MM3, 48-52
Theiler, Brad M.
RMSN, 72-73
Titus, Stanley J.
RD1, 59-62
Turner, Silas
SN2/c, 49-50
Ventimiglia, Michael=
MM2, 59-62
Wease, Hugh D.
GM3, 50-53
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Hello Shipmates,
Requests
for USS Henry W. Tucker Cruise Books have been slow. I have however had eno=
ugh
requests for the 1953, 1956, and 1963-' 66 Cruise Books to go ahead and have
these books professionally scanned. The scanning procedure turned out
fantastic, in fact some of those who received these CD’s were so plea=
sed
with their results they’ve sent me more than the $20.00 I asked for.
These books are now available on CD’s for those interested.
Each
book consists of two CD’s. The first is a pdf file while the second a=
re
jpg files. They are enclosed in a jewel case and adorned with the books cov=
er
on the front. The cost is $20.00.
[This price is made available to f=
ormer
shipmates or their families only]
Similar
CD’s sell on E-Bay for over $40, however, they don’t have Tucker
Cruise Books.
For
those of you who don’t have computers but would like copies of a book=
/s
from your era, these CD’s can be taken to Kinko’s or a comparab=
le
business and be printed into a booklet.
For
those who might be interested USS Henry W. Tucker Cruise Books they range f=
rom
1953 to 1973 a total of 12 books.
1953 =
1956
- '57 <=
/span>1963
- '66 <=
/span>1969
1955 =
1958 &=
nbsp; 1967 &=
nbsp; 1971
1956 =
1959 &=
nbsp; 1968
- '69 <=
/span>1972
- '73
If you’re interested please=
send
me.
Your name and the ye=
ar/s
you’re interested in. [=
As they become available I will notify=
you ]
By: E-Mail
Millerbrothers875@ho=
tmail.com
Bob Miller
3009
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We received the foll=
owing
from Jim Alvarez. Jim works w=
ith
the VFW and is a former employee of the VA. He sends us information about gett=
ing VA
disability, especially for Agent Orange exposure. If you were on the ship in the 60s=
and
believe you have illness related to AO exposure, this could be of use to yo=
u.
=
The
following instructions were given to VA adjudication personnel in the last =
few
days. Encourage veterans to file claims if they served in
=
=
Note:
if a
=
Hypertension and He=
rbicide
Exposure
=
=
The
Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies recently published its
biennial update, entitled Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2006. &nbs=
p;
In the report, the IOM found only limited or suggestive evidence of an
association between exposure to Agent Orange and the subsequent development=
of
hypertension. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) must now
determine whether a presumption of service connection is warranted. If
the Secretary determines that such a presumption is warranted, VA will prop=
ose
the appropriate regulations. If the presumption of service
connection is not warranted, VA must publish a notice to that effect in the=
Federal
Register.
=
=
In the
interim, VA will not adjudicate or develop a claim for high blood pres=
sure
based on exposure to herbicides. Instead, VA will establish end product (EP) 695 with a d=
iary
of 120 days (4 months).
=
At a later date, VA will provide sample languag=
e for
an acknowledgement letter to send to the veteran and, if any, his/her
representative.
VA will develop and adjudicate as normal other =
issues
received with claims of hypertension related to herbicide exposure. &n=
bsp;
We w=
ill
be posting other information that Jim sends us on the website and will incl=
ude
articles in newsletters as space is available.
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Definition of a Veteran<=
/i>
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check
made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of =
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Contact Information
J.W.
"Bill" Siler, Jr. BTC USNR Ret Callaway,
VA 24067-4524 Tel: 540-483-5727 Email
(Bill): jwsilerbtc@earthlink.net Email
(Pat): silerpugs@yahoo.com Websites
http://www.hwtucker2000.com Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HenryWTucker |
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Baseball Caps
We have baseball caps for sale.&=
nbsp;
They are Navy Blue with the ship's name and hull number in gold. The caps come in solid cloth or mesh back. Please specify which you prefer =
when
ordering. To order, send a
check for $12.00 (covers postage) payable to: Henry W. Tucker Send
the check to the address at the left. |
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September
07
September
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