Happy NEW YEAR 2010! This is the year of Nashville! See you there. Register now!
Watch Glenn Beck video Documentary: Revolutionary Holocaust: Live Free or Die. Exposes Communism and its practitioners and clears up some lies about the 20th Century.
Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzWLkzcnwp4
BULLETIN: With the resignationof Camillo C Borruso President and Ralph A Sulek Vice President from the Association Board of Directors, both for personal reasons beyond their control, and appointment of their replacements by the Board prior to the effective date of the resignations, NEW Hopewell Association Board Members are as follows:
Board members as of 12/18/2009:
Ken Davis President
Ed Chew Vice President
John Erdmann Secretary
Richard Buchanan Treasurer
Susie Minks Spouses representative
Ken Davis, Reunion 2010 Boson.
NOW: All the information you will need to sign up for a fabulous reunion in Nashville...dates: 6, 7, 8, 9 October 2010. SAVE those dates and plan to join us for the biggest and best Hopewell reunion ever! GO HERE
New President: Ken Davis announces election in Nashville: davispdf or davisword.
Become a member or renew your membership in the Hopewell Association. $25 biennially.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION: APPPDF or APPWord
IMPORTANT INFORMATION for Shipmates: Mesothelioma is a deadly lung disease caused by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos was used throughout Hopewell as an insulator. We have all been exposed. If you are experiencing lung problems go see your doctor, BUT also go here:
Mesothelioma Cancer
– information from the Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center
Special REQUEST from Don "Skip" Vought, GM2, 54-57, can you identify the guys in his pictures in this Photogallery:
If so, let Don know at <Theskipper18@aol.com>
If you do not have a PDF file reader, Adobe Reader, it is free and you can download it here:
MORE Nashville websites to review:
Nashville information link from Ken Davis: Visit Music City http://www.visitmusiccity.com Get some ideas what Nashville will be offering you when you come to the reunion.
PLUS: wo links to Nashville fun.
Click http://www.sneakpeekbrochures.com/cmhof/for a sneak preview of our tour of Studio B.
and http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/site/
for the Country Music Hall of Fame.
PLUS PLUS: National Anthem at Eagles vs Patriots Game here and even MORE: Best Amazing Grace, clickme
AND EVEN MORE: Ken has identified a company that sells really top notch ship models. You can go to their site by clicking here Ken adds: This is an excellent company if anyone wishes to purchase models for a building project.
Keith Mullen is the new owner and is very helpful and easy to work with. He lives in Arizona. I purchased a model of the Fletcher Class Destroyer to build for our reunion but I don't think I will finish it in time.
Keith has agreed to donate two Fletcher Class Destroyer kits (with all options) for our raffle at the reunion. These kits cost about $400.00 each so this is a very generous donation. He is a former Navy man and served on the USS Adams DDG2.
NEWS: Our guest speaker in San Diego, Capt. Peter Gumatautau, USN, is now Rear Admiral Peter Gumatautau, USN, which I think we all kind of knew he would be selected. A truly extraordinary man. Brad Mills provided this information to us.
NOTE: Ken Davis sent a very interesting packet of information on verterans charities, of which there are many. Go to our Veterans Charities by clicking on this place
NOTE TO ALL: We need your updated email addresses...SOON.
Send your emails to: kfdavis718@yahoo.com AND ken-flo@hotmail.com
A Wonderful Video from the Chief of Naval Information provided by retired Rear Admiral Cathal (Irish) Flynn of Coronado. http://www.navy.mil/media/OtherMedia/YearInReview/yir08/start_here.html
AND from Ken Davis: http://www.destroyerhistory .org
We will be adding to this website as we go along. If you have pictures or stories, send them to ed61@cox.net.
Note: The header is the plaque (slightly distorted to fit the webpage) mounted on the wall of the Mt Soledad Veterans Memorial, San Diego, California, image to the right of the plaque, and placed there in March 2008.