USS
HUGH PURVIS (DD709)
REUNION ASSOCIATION (HPRA)
REUNION ASSOCIATION (HPRA)
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(Updated 1/8/2021)
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| "2022" HPRA
REUNION Milwaukee WI (UPDATED - 2/25/2021)
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| HPRA History (Update 3/25/2020) |
| HPRA OFFICERS (Update 7/12/2019) |
| Ship's History (Updated 1/14/2011)
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| Commanding Officers (Updated 01/28/2021)
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| In
Memoriam (Updated 3/29/2021)
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SWAY SLIDESHOWS 2019 Hartford 2018 Savannah More Savannah 2018 SAVANNAH Dinner 2017 HARRISBURG |
| Slideshows
& Albums (Update 05/29/2020)
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| Galleries (Update 10/5/2018)
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| Videos (Update 1/31/2017)
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Short Stories
Sea Stories & POETRY (Update 5/25/2020) |
| SPECIAL ITEMS & DOCUMENTS Hugh Purvis and more (Update 4/30/2019) |
| VETERANS HEALTH (Links Verified 1/19/2021)
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| Veterans Resources (Links Verified 1/19/2021)
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"ACTIVE" members via email from the HPRA president (email Link).
HPRA
NEWSLETTERS
The January 2021 Newsletter is out.
The
next one is
scheduled for early APRIL - 2021
scheduled for early APRIL - 2021
The
2021 reunion scheduled for June has been postponed due to the ongoing
pandemic. We are moving it to June 8-11, 2022. All information from
2021
holds true for 2022. The hotel and tour venues have agreed to honor our
contracts. The reunion information page has been updated to reflect the
changes.
"NOTES, NOTICES, HEADLINES & MORE"
("Underlined" items are usually links to articles or websites)
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IN MEMORIAM
Robert L. Turman (54-59 BM3)
Robert L. Turman (54-59 BM3)
Robert "Zeke" Turman passed away 13 April 2020 in Vinton, VA at the age
of 85. Robert served aboard - 1954-1959 Hugh-Purvis (DD-709); 1960
ABBOT (DD-629); 1965 NS Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 1967 Bordelon(DD881) 1969
McCard(DD822) and retired 1972. He was a Lifetime member of the HPRA.
"Fair
Winds and Following
Seas, Zeke."
The next HPRA Reunion is scheduled for June 8-11, 2022 in Milwaukee, WI
Information is in the January 2021 newsletter and is on the
"2022 HPRA Reunion..." page (Left column).
Stay tuned for further developments.
"REUNION
GROUPS SLIDESHOW"
The
following slideshow
presents group photos from HPRA reunions - 2006 through the most
recent. This show was created using "Microsoft Sway." If you have any
previous to 2006, send them in. You can use the "Contact..."
link at the bottom of the page.
THE BATTLE OF GANGHWA 1871
AMERICA’S FIRST KOREAN CONFLICT
(Hint - Hugh Purvis)
The following article is from "Uncles
Sams
Misguided Children." AMERICA’S FIRST KOREAN CONFLICT
(Hint - Hugh Purvis)
"Unless
you’re a student of history, you
probably are
unaware of a major battle that occurred in Korea on June 10-11,
1871. Yes, the United States fought Korea before the 1950’s.
And
15 members of the force that fought there received the Medal of Honor
for their part in the Battle of Ganghwa." A short story of "Capture the
Flag." Read the full story here...
THE BATTLE OF GANGHWA 1871
AMERICA’S FIRST KOREAN CONFLICT
Cpl HUGH PURVIS - USMC
The resting place of Hugh Purvis
Hugh Purvis on the gunline, 68-69 time frame (2 views)
Photos provded by Bud May U.S. Army B Battery, 6/32 Artillery Liason Officer, in general support of the 9th ROK infantry Division (White Horse) in Vietnam
Model built by friend of Wayne Dupre
AMERICA’S FIRST KOREAN CONFLICT
Cpl HUGH PURVIS - USMC
The resting place of Hugh Purvis
Hugh Purvis on the gunline, 68-69 time frame (2 views)
Photos provded by Bud May U.S. Army B Battery, 6/32 Artillery Liason Officer, in general support of the 9th ROK infantry Division (White Horse) in Vietnam
Model built by friend of Wayne Dupre
"SCAM SCAMS SCAMS"
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THIS IS MEDICARE CALLING
The voice may be mechanical (robotic) in nature and the sentence structure will usually be poor; missing words that would be there if they understood english. Email versions are similar in nature including the poor grammer.
I have received the "Medicare call" multiple times in the past three weeks, 3 times in one day. I don't usually answer unrecognized calls, but there are times when i have to. Emails go directly to the Spam or Junk folder.
Please do not fall for any ot these scams. The IRS, Medicare or any other government agency will not contact you this way. To many have fallen victim and lifetime savingss have been lost.
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THIS IS MEDICARE CALLING
This time of year is one of the busiest for scams and fraud
dealing with Medicare and the IRS. They occur daily by both email and
phone calls. They are similar in what they say...
"This is Officer John Smith of from the IRS (or Medicare). There is a lawsuit against your social security number for your illegal activity."
"This is Officer John Smith of from the IRS (or Medicare). There is a lawsuit against your social security number for your illegal activity."
The voice may be mechanical (robotic) in nature and the sentence structure will usually be poor; missing words that would be there if they understood english. Email versions are similar in nature including the poor grammer.
I have received the "Medicare call" multiple times in the past three weeks, 3 times in one day. I don't usually answer unrecognized calls, but there are times when i have to. Emails go directly to the Spam or Junk folder.
Please do not fall for any ot these scams. The IRS, Medicare or any other government agency will not contact you this way. To many have fallen victim and lifetime savingss have been lost.
"ANOTHER
SCAM"
You are be contacted
with an email saying "Your
order on Amazon can not be shipped." It will
then direct you to a link that takes you to a very legit looking
'Amazon' page. Here they ask you for your personal
information - name address and credit card numbers to complete your
order.
This
is a very clever and realistic looking SCAM..... let me
repeat ... SCAM.
Other versions of this also come from any company you might do business
with.
Please
NEVER
give anyone your information unless YOU initiated the contact.
If
Anyone Contacts You before, during or after a purchase ...
just Don't Do It ... Don't give them any info - Ever!
BE SAFE!
DO - DON'T
EMAIL - You don't recognize the sender - Send it to SPAM, or if opened, do not click on any links. Thats where the danger is. Send it to SMAN, do not reply to it. Do not "unsubscribe." This just verifies you exist.
PHONE CALLS - You do not know the number - let it go to the answering system. If you know the caller, and when you answer, it is someone else, hang up. The caller is usinf number spoofing and is most likely from off-shore.
EMAIL - You don't recognize the sender - Send it to SPAM, or if opened, do not click on any links. Thats where the danger is. Send it to SMAN, do not reply to it. Do not "unsubscribe." This just verifies you exist.
PHONE CALLS - You do not know the number - let it go to the answering system. If you know the caller, and when you answer, it is someone else, hang up. The caller is usinf number spoofing and is most likely from off-shore.
BE SAFE!!!
I
WAS A SAILOR ONCE AND I WOULD DO IT AGAIN
(Found on Facebook, author unknown)
(Found on Facebook, author unknown)
I liked
standing on the bridge wing or
the 06 level at sunrise with salt spray in my face and clean ocean
winds whipping in from the four quarters of the globe - - the ship
beneath me feeling like a living thing as her engines drove her swiftly
through the sea.
I liked
the sounds of the Navy - the piercing trill of the boatswains pipe, the
syncopated clang of the ship's bell on the quarterdeck, the harsh
squawk of the 1MC, and the strong language and laughter of sailors at
work.
I liked
Navy vessels -- nervous darting destroyers (they were called 'tin cans'
for a reason), plodding fleet auxiliaries and amphibs, sleek submarines
and steady solid aircraft carriers.
I liked
the proud names of Navy ships: Bennington, Midway, Lexington , Bunker
Hill, Saratoga, Coral Sea, Antietam, Valley Forge - - memorials of
great battles won and tribulations overcome.
I liked
the lean angular names of Navy "tin-cans" and escorts - - Kenneth D.
Bailey DDR-713, Barney, Dahlgren, Mullinix, McCloy, Damato, Leftwich,
Mills, Stickell, Noa, Paul, Coontz, T.C. Hart, Glover - - mementos of
heroes who went before us. And the others, light and heavy cruisers - -
San Jose , San Diego , Los Angeles , St. Paul , Chicago - - named for
our cities. Big battlewagons proudly named for our States - - Missouri,
New Jersey, Iowa and Arizona.
I liked
the tempo of a Navy band blaring through the topside speakers as we
pulled away from the oiler after refueling at sea.
I liked
Liberty Call and the spicy scent of a foreign port.
I even
liked the never-ending paperwork and all-hands working parties as the
ship filled herself with the multitude of supplies, both critical and
mundane in order to cut ties to the land and carry out her mission
anywhere on the globe where there was water to float her. Underway
replenishments were a thrill to watch and participate in while everyone
helped stow needed stores.
I liked
sailors, officers and enlisted men, from all parts of the land; farms
of the Midwest, small towns of New England , from the cities, the
mountains and the prairies, from all walks of life. I trusted and
depended on them as they trusted and depended on me - for professional
competence, for comradeship, for strength and courage. In a word, they
were "shipmates"; then, now, and forever.
I liked
the surge of adventure in my heart, when the word was passed: "Now set
the special sea and anchor detail - all hands to quarters for leaving
port," and I liked the infectious thrill of sighting home again, with
the waving hands of welcome from family and friends waiting pier
side.
I loved
the sound of "Flight Quarters" over the 1MC, and the smells and sounds
of the launch and recovery of aircraft. The continuous ballet of a
flight deck in action is an awesome thing to see. Does it get any
better than a big aircraft carrier defending America's
freedom?
The
work was hard and dangerous; the going rough at times; the parting from
loved ones painful, but the companionship of robust Navy laughter, the
"all for one and one for all" philosophy of the sea was ever
present.
I liked
the serenity of the sea after a day of hard ship's work, as flying fish
flitted across the wave tops and sunset gave way to night.
I liked
the feel of the Navy in darkness -- the masthead and range lights, the
red and green navigation lights and stern light, the pulsating
phosphorescence of radar repeaters - they cut through the dusk and
joined with the mirror of stars overhead. And I liked drifting off to
sleep lulled by the myriad noises large and small and the rocking from
side to side that told me my ship was alive and well, and that my
shipmates on watch would keep me safe.
I liked
quiet midwatches with the aroma of strong coffee -- the lifeblood of
the Navy permeating everywhere.
And
I liked hectic watches when the exacting minuet of haze-gray shapes
racing at flank speed kept all hands on a razor edge of
alertness.
I liked
the sudden electricity of "General quarters, general quarters, all
hands man your battle stations," followed by the hurried clamor of
running feet on ladders and the resounding thump of watertight doors as
the ship transformed herself in a few brief seconds from a peaceful
workplace to a weapon of war -- ready for anything.
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And I liked the sight of space-age equipment manned by youngsters clad
in dungarees and sound-powered phones that their grandfathers would
still recognize.
I liked
the traditions of the Navy and the men and women who made them. I liked
the proud names of Navy heroes: Halsey, Nimitz, Perry, Farragut, John
Paul Jones and Burke. A sailor could find much in the Navy:
comrades-in-arms, pride in self and country, mastery of the seaman's
trade. An adolescent could find adulthood.
In
years to come, when sailors are home from the sea, they will still
remember with fondness and respect the ocean in all its moods - the
impossible shimmering mirror calm and the storm-tossed green water
surging over the bow. And then there will come again a faint whiff of
stack gas, a faint echo of engine and rudder orders, a vision of the
bright bunting of signal flags snapping at the yardarm, a refrain of
hearty laughter in the wardroom and chief's quarters and mess
decks.
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Gone ashore for good they will grow wistful about their Navy days, when
the seas belonged to them and a new port of call was ever over the
horizon.
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Remembering this, they will stand taller and say, " I WAS A SAILOR ONCE
AND I WOULD DO IT AGAIN. " (CTTO)
