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HPRA
CHARTER ***
The Hugh Purvis Reunion Association charter is to plan and
arrange reunions and to assist our members in locating other
shipmates/crewmembers. Membership in the HPRA is granted to those men
who served on the USS Hugh Purvis DD-709 in any year, for any
length of time, in any rank or rate.Information on membership is
available here...
MEMBERSHIP
INFORMATION
Remember,
the HPRA web site, Shipmate Directory and the Newsletters are
not possible without your financial support.
For
Any New members:
For all new paid memberships, we will send
you, postage paid,
a new
Hugh Purvis DD709 baseball cap (click the hat. This is a high-quality
100% cotton hat made by
Lands' End, custom designed and embroidered. USS HUGH PURVIS
D709 on
the front, Haze Gray and Underway on the back. Sign up a friend now
while
supplies last!!! Contact one
of your old ship-mates and tell him what a great time we have at the
reunions and how much we would love to see him become an active member.
One little phone call or letter could make all the difference in
convincing one more old Swabbies to join our ranks. Our reunions are a
great time and we would love to see lots of new faces, as
well as all of you regular attendees. Use the Membership Information
link above for more.
▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲ Newsletter
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Full newsletters are
available in the
"Files" section of the DD709 Y!Group pages. You will need a free Yahoo
ID and be a member of the group to access them. Newsletters
from
2006 to present are available. (June 2010 is not yet on the Y!Group.)
March 2010 Newsletter
Information...
The latest newsletter
Front Page (
June
2010)
is available on this site. This protects the privacy of our
members while giving prospective members and visitors a flavor of
what's happening. If would like a complete copy of the latest
Newsletter, you can print one out from the DD709 Y!Group (membership
required), or you can
send an email request to the
The
HPRA President
. The Y!Group also contains a number of past issues.
USS Hugh Purvis - DD 709 Photos's