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| RECIPIENT LIST SUPPRESSED This is a BLIND CC sent to the entire POC LIST ================================================================= USSVI POC BROADCAST No. 05-007 Date: Sunday, 09 March, 2005 From: Greg "Gunner" Stitz - webmaster@ussvi.org TO: POC LIST For distribution USSVI Convention 2005 http://www.ussvi.us/2005_Conv/2005conv.htm Base & Nat'l Officers Forum http://www.ussvi.us/o-forum.htm The COMPLETE POC LIST http://www.ussvi.us/poc-cmbo.htm All BROADCASTS http://www.ussvi.us/webmastr/brdcasts.htm 2005 BROADCAST LISTINGS http://www.ussvi.us/webmastr/2005.htm This BROADCAST http://www.ussvi.us/webmastr/2005/05-007.htm Item 01 . Search on for new American Submariner Editor Item 02 . New Base Forming in Rapid City, SD Item 03 . USS San Francisco Fundraising Report Item 04 . Improved VA Healthcare Website Available Item 05 . Paid-Up SBP Legislation Introduced in House Item 06 . DoD Hearing Aid Program Information Item 07 . North Carolina VA News Item 08 . 2.4 Million Veterans Will Pay New Fee Item 09 . Marblehead Base has a new CDR Item 10 . Cod Base Officers Item 11 . Crash Dive Base Election Results Item 12 . Pelican Harbor Base News Item 13 . Groton Base News ============================================================ Item 01 . Search on for new American Submariner Editor ============================================================ Submitted by: Tom Conlon, National Commander, TMConlon@aol.com ============================================================ Gentleman, Jim Terrell, our National Editor of The American Submariner, has resigned his position effective the end of this year. Jim has done admirable work as our National Editor for the last several years. We will miss him. National Senior Vice Commander Jim Foote and I are conducting a search for a new National Editor. We are looking for volunteers to take on this large job. Jim had put together a team of members from his Base to edit copy and layout, assemble the mailing list and get the magazine to the printer and mailer. If you or anyone in your Base are interested, please contact either me or Jim Foote. Jim Terrell has said that he will work closely with his relief to get him (them) up to speed. Running HSN, Tom Conlon, National Commander ============================================================ Item 02 . New Base Forming in Rapid City, SD ============================================================ Submitted by: George St. Martin, Commander District 7 ============================================================ A new base is forming in Rapid City, SD. The name of the base will be Polaris Base. The first meeting will be at the VFW Hall, 420 Main Street, Rapid City, SD at 1300 on 12 March. For more information, contact: Wayne Andrews PO Box 1928 Rapid City, SD 57709 (605) 712-5412 subman@rushmore.com USSVI Web pages updated: http://www.ussvi.us/forming/topform.htm ============================================================ Item 03 . USS San Francisco Fundraising Report ============================================================ Submitted by: John Carcioppolo, gumba700@comcast.net ============================================================ All, I had good intentions of shutting down the USS SAN FRANCISCO Fund Raising on the 7th of February. Every time I got ready to shut it down, I would get another check in the mail. I think that I have everything that I'm going to get, except for a donation coming from BOWFIN Base, and the SV WWII in Hawaii. I plan on closing out the fund raising once those checks are received. Based on everything that has come through Groton Base to date there has been a total of $8,287.00 raised, and donated to the MM2(SS) Joseph Ashley Memorial Fund. The following individuals, and groups donated through Groton Base. Please pass this back to your circles so everyone knows that their donations were received and submitted. I wish I would have had the time to send each donator a thank you note, but I just didn't have that kind of time. Please pass along my sincerest thanks to all who supported this worthwhile endeavor, and in addition to my personal thanks, at the bottom is an email I received from Mr. Dan Ashley. Paul & Betty Adams, William C. Andrea, Jule & Mary Ardis, Roy & Margaret Ator, Donald & Carol Bassler, David A. Bergstrom, Ann J. Birney, Mary & Richard Bondi, Kathy & John Brandes, Jack & Joan Breslin, USSVI Bullhead Base, Gary & Joan Burke, Marion D. Buttermore, Courtney L. Canfield, USSVI Capitol Base, Dee and John Carcioppolo, Carol & John Casey, J. Gail & James Chianese, G. Thomas Cox, John & Elizabeth Craggs, Park Dallas, George B. Daly, U.S. SUBVETS WWII Del-Va Chapter, USSVI Denizens of the Deep Base, R. Lloyd Dieter, Wesley a. Dietz, Charles D. Dorsey, Richard & Nancy Dow, William J. Dwyer Jr., Harold P. Egbert Jr., Jen & Chuck Emerson, W.E. & E.I. Engdall, Floyd Evans, USSVI First Coast Base, Michael Gabriele, Maureen & Darren Golden, Eileen r. Grammer, USSVI Groton Base, Vernon & Rita Grubbs, Kenneth Guilfoil, Joann & Kenneth Gustafson, John Hanniford, Patricia & Carl Hansen, Tom Harvey, USSVI HAWKBILL Base, William V. Hays, David K. Helmold, Carl D. Hill, Frank L. Hill, Jane & William Hipp, Ruth & Charles Holtzman, George M. Hoyt, Victor E. Hulina, Kurt A. Johnson, Loray & Chris Johnson, Tracey A. Johnstone, David F. Katusha, Glenn R. Keiffer, Raymond & Rita Kreul, Wallace F. Krupenevich, Randall & Christine Kurtzman, Murray & Margaret Lewis, Neil & Jeanne Logue, John T. Longo, Nicholas Louque Jr., Robert McManus, USSVI Mid-Atlantic Base, Aiken Chapter Military Officers Association, Charles T. Mitchell, Ron & Carol Mitchell, Vikki & Richard Morvant, USSVI N. VA Base, Cathleen & Angelo Naso, USSVI Nebraska Base, USSVI SUBVETTES Nebraska Base, Glen R. Norris, USSVI Northern Va Base, E. Rory O'Connor, Arlene & Victor Paterno, Thomas B. Patterson, Eugene & Veronica Peterman, Allen V. Polhemus, USSVI Ponce De Leon Base, Timothy P. Potter, Timothy & Jeanne Powers, William & Janice Preece, Llewellyn & Millie Price, Robert L. Reed, Joseph C. Richards, Robert N. Ritorto, Clinton N. Roberts, Tommy & Patsy Robinson, Madeline & Alex Salustri, Ralph & Virginia Schmidt, Kenneth & Elizabeth Scott, SEGUNDO Reunion Committee, GIL & Olga Shaddock, J.E. & E.J. Shaw, George & Barbara Smith, Ron Smith, Shirley & George Smith, Thearo L. Snider, Don & Pat Sparks, Fred & Dollie Stafford, Brian & Betty Jo Stevens, L. Glenn Stone, Submarine Association of Canada (West), Chris & Valerie Suprenant, Ralph Tacey, Robert E. Thomas, Sebastiana & Charles Thompson, Jack L. Townsend, John A. Trubee, Crew USS AUGUSTA (SSN 710), Family Support Group USS AUGUSTA (SSN 710), Wives Club USS DALLAS (SSN 700), USS ETHEN ALLEN ASSOCIATION, Crew USS MEMPHIS (SSN 691), Charles & Joanne Venezio, Marion & John Ward, William F. Welsh Jr., Michael K. Willis, Robert E. Wilton, Edward & Vickie Winner, Cindy & David Wiseman, John & Lynn Wynn, Richard T. Young. ===== In addition I received the following EMAIL from Dan Ashley, the father of Joseph Ashley: You all are so good. And much good will come out of this. Your donation to his Fund will make it topple $ 25,000 and more money is still being sent in. We've set it up to help 2 students a year and if it continues to grow we will add a student or two to it. Probably 90% of the contributions came from the Navy and most of that was Sub Vets and Sub Commands even the Canadian Sub Forces have given graciously. God Bless you all. Joseph's name will live on a long long time thanks to your good hearts. In great Appreciation, Dan & Vicki Ashley ===== Thanks again all, John Carcioppolo ============================================================ Item 04 . Improved VA Healthcare Website Available ============================================================ Submitted by: John Dudas, Veterans Affairs Committee Chair, john-dudas@cableone.net ============================================================ Harnessing the power of the Internet, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is improving its Web-based system for providing health care information to its patients. Under the latest improvement to VA's "My HealtheVet" Web site, veterans will be able to update personal information and record medical data such as prescriptions. A new capability now added to the site allows veterans to record their personal information and medical data -- including emergency contacts, health care providers and insurance, prescriptions, tests and allergies -- in a private, secure Internet environment. Eventually, veterans will be able to receive their medical records from VA online. The site is located on the Internet at www.myhealth.va.gov USSVI Web Pages updated: http://www.ussvi.us/veterans/top.htm ============================================================ Item 05 . Paid-Up SBP Legislation Introduced in House ============================================================ Submitted by: John Dudas, Veterans Affairs Committee Chair, john-dudas@cableone.net ============================================================ According to the Fleet Reserve Association (FRA), Rep. James Saxton (NJ) re-introduced legislation (H.R. 968) February 17, which would change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) from 2008 to 2005 for retirees who reach age 70 and have paid SBP premiums for 30 years. More than 135,000 retirees, age 70 and older, have been paying into the program for a longer period of time than their successors will. If the current paid-up date of October 1, 2008 stands, those who enrolled in the program at its inception in 1972 will have paid for an additional six years. In the Senate, S. 185 would change the effective date from 2008 to 2005. But the Senate legislation also includes language to end the deduction of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) from the survivor's SBP annuity. The House bill, H.R. 968, focuses exclusively on changing the effective date of paid-up SBP coverage. USSVI Web Pages updated: http://www.ussvi.us/veterans/top.htm ============================================================ Item 06 . DoD Hearing Aid Program Information ============================================================ Submitted by: John Dudas, Veterans Affairs Committee Chair, john-dudas@cableone.net ============================================================ The Retiree-At-Cost Hearing Aid Program (RACHAP) provides retired service members the opportunity to purchase hearing aids at government cost. The hearing aids are purchased directly from the manufacturer at substantial savings over the cost for the same hearing aids sold and fitted in the civilian community (often as much as 300% savings). Unfortunately, the RACHAP is not available to family members. Retirees are encouraged to call and inquire as to availability of the RACHAP at the nearest Military Treatment Facility (MTF). If the RACHAP is available, the retiree will be instructed on how to obtain an appointment in the Audiology Clinic. At the appointment, a complete diagnostic evaluation will be performed by the MTF Audiologist, along with any necessary medical referrals. If its determined that the retiree may benefit from the use of amplification, the Audiologist will recommend a specific hearing aid(s) and prescription, along with the total cost. At most MTFs, the retiree will be asked to provide payment at the time the hearing aid(s) is ordered. Upon receipt, the retiree will be scheduled for a Hearing Aid Fitting appointment. This site lists the military bases that have the Hearing Aid Program available. Please consult the list, because a few of them do not provide for Retirees and not all bases have the program! The site address is: http://www.militaryaudiology.org/rachap/state.html AS ALWAYS - The VA also has a Hearing Aid program for all veterans, but it is extremely crowded and takes quite awhile to get the service unless you are service connected for hearing loss. USSVI Web Pages updated: http://www.ussvi.us/veterans/top.htm ============================================================ Item 07 . North Carolina VA News ============================================================ Submitted by: John Dudas, Veterans Affairs Committee Chair, john-dudas@cableone.net ============================================================ The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding clinics in Raleigh and Charlotte and wants to build nine new ones to accommodate a boom in North Carolina's population of veterans and to put doctors closer to where the veterans live. North Carolina's population of military retirees is 780,000 -- up about 100,000 since 1980, according to state officials. An expected wave of combat veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars would add to it. But the federal government did not provide money for three new North Carolina clinics that the VA wanted in the current budget, and it's unclear when -- or whether -- those clinics or the other six proposed for construction by 2012 will be built. President Bush's recently proposed 2006 budget isn't likely to help much, veterans advocates say. Full story at: http://www.ussvi.us/050308a.htm USSVI Web Pages updated: http://www.ussvi.us/veterans/top.htm ============================================================ Item 08 . 2.4 Million Veterans Will Pay New Fee ============================================================ Submitted by: John Dudas, Veterans Affairs Committee Chair, john-dudas@cableone.net ============================================================ Republican majorities on the House and Senate veterans' affairs committees have voted to impose an enrollment fee of at least $230 a year on 2.4 million veterans - one of every three now eligible for Veterans Affairs Administration health care. Those targeted are in priority categories 7 and 8, meaning they are neither poor nor suffering from service-connected disabilities. Half of the 2.4 million used the VA health system last year. The Bush administration proposed the enrollment fee to hold down costs. The VA committees rejected another Bush proposal to raise co-payments on VA-filled prescriptions for these same priority 7 and 8 veterans. Full story at: http://www.ussvi.us/050308b.htm USSVI Web Pages updated: http://www.ussvi.us/veterans/top.htm ============================================================ Item 09 . Marblehead Base has a new CDR ============================================================ Submitted by: George F. Leblanc ============================================================ Marblehead base has a new base commander: Stan Dixon 16 South Pond Street Newburyport, MA 01950 Ph: (978) 465-3948 E-Mail: nesvfl@aol.com USSVI Webpages updated: www.ussvi.us/Bases_026-050/b042.htm ============================================================ Item 10 . Cod Base Officers ============================================================ Submitted by: Angelo Naso, Cod Base CDR, baldeaglenest@adelphia.net ============================================================ The Cod Base officers for 2005 are: Commander/POC: Angelo Naso 3293 Meadowbrook Blvd Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 216-932-7493 baldeaglenest@adelphia.net 1st Vice Commander: Fritz Hemrich 6856 Melridge Drive Concord, OH 44077 440-358-1101 fritzh@ameritech.net 2nd Vice Commander/Membership: Al Albergottie 465 Waterbury Drive Berea, OH 44017 440-826-9563 al-albergottie@sbcglobal.net Secretary/Periscope Editor/Publisher: Jim Ping 138 Union Place Bryan, OH 43506 419-636-0795 katjimping@cityofbryan.net Treasurer: Jack Hoenes 24407 East Oakland Road Bay Village, OH 44140 440-871-6624 jacnbet@comcast.net Chaplain: Dave Grossnickle 27027 Russell Road Bay Village, OH 44140 440-871-9547 drg368@comcast.net Storekeeper: John Probst 579 Mt Vernon Avenue Marion, OH 43302 740-387-2800 searchin@on-ramp.net COB: Bob Warrington 405 County Road, #40 Sullivan, OH 44880 419-736-2419 USSVI Webpages updated: http://www.ussvi.us/Bases_001-025/b018.htm ============================================================ Item 11 . Crash Dive Base Election Results ============================================================ Submitted by: Harry E. Alvey, Crash Dive Base CDR ============================================================ In January Crash Dive Base elected new officers for year 2005. Commander: Harry Alvey 400 River Road Apt 385 Wausau WI 54403 (715) 848-0384 hea264@juno.com Vice Commander Karl Leder 2013 #206 Gurnee Il 60031 (847) 977-7791 Kleder@aol.com Secretary/Treasurer/(POC) Clayton Hill 195 Clover Lane Cedarburg WI 53012 (262) 377-8997 bisi@ameritech.net Storekeeper Herman Mueller 503 Lynn Terrace Waukegan WI 60085 (847) 336-9858 Newsletter Editor Chris Gaines 513 West Doner Place Aurora, Il 60506 (630) 892-5718 ccgaines@mindspring.com Meetings are held at 1800, at the Navy Lodge, Navy Housing Great Lakes Naval Base, on the second Thursday of each month. Crash Dive Base is sponsoring a Submarine Ball April 16. For more information Contact Harry Alvey USSVI Web pages updated: http://www.ussvi.us/Bases_001-025/b021.htm ============================================================ Item 12 . Pelican Harbor Base News ============================================================ Submitted by: William 'Bill' Vasquez, Base CDR ============================================================ Pelican Harbor Base Keeps on Keepin' On Pelican Harbor Base has just launched it's brand new Web Page. It can be viewed at www.pelicanharborsubvets.com. Parts of it are still under construction, but it's up and running - and ready for viewing. In addition, the Pelican Harbor Base ladies got together in February and launched a Subvettes in South Florida. Welcome and thank you, ladies! Also, Pelican Harbor Base is already invited to participate in the Memorial Day celebration with the Coral Ridge Yacht Club (Fort Lauderdale) and the 52nd Anniversary of the End of the Korean War activities in Miami in July. Not bad for a small base, huh? USSVI Web pages updated: http://www.ussvi.us/baselink.htm ============================================================ Item 13 . Groton Base News ============================================================ Submitted by: John J. Carcioppolo, Groton Base CDR ============================================================ Shipmates, If any of you are interested the Jan/Feb edition of Groton Base's newsletter Boat Notes is available on-line at the link below. http://subvetsgroton.org/Portal/uploads/BoatNotes_JanFeb2005.pdf Enjoy ===== SUBVETS 41st Anniversary Celebration USSVI Groton Base is hosting the USSVI Forty-First Anniversary weekend as well as the USSVI District 1 Meeting. Registrations are already coming in, so if you want to be part of either the Return to Submarine School, or the Boat Tours, do not hesitate in sending in your registration. John Wynn tells me that we are way ahead of past years for registration for this coming Anniversary Celebration. Our Webmaster Robert Perritt has put a page up on our web page with all of the information. This page is at http://subvetsgroton.org/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=14 The registration form is at http://subvetsgroton.org/Portal/uploads/41st_Registration_Form3[1].doc The weekend will be running from Thursday April 28, 2005 through Saturday April 30, 2005. Our 2005 theme is our the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII, our 41st Anniversary and 41 For Freedom. And in honor of those Submarine Veterans of WWII we will give them and their guests a special discount for our Banquet and Dance Please visit our website www.subvetsgroton.org for the very latest details about the weekend and the events. It is our intention to update it weekly when there are additional details available. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 28 April Thursday Scholarship Golf Tournament 10:00 AM Tee-off Pequot Golf Club Stonington 29 April Friday Return To Submarine School 7:30 AM Muster at Nautilus Museum 29 April Friday Tommy Cox Performance Clubhouse time to be determined. 30 April Saturday District 1 Business Meeting 8:00 AM Registration & Coffee 30 April Saturday Submarine Tour 8:15 AM Muster at Nautilus Museum 30 April Saturday Navy Band Northeast Performance 1:00 PM National Submarine Memorial East 30 April Saturday Anniversary Banquet Dinner Dance 6:00 PM Cocktail Hour begins 01 May Sunday Sunday Brunch ($6 Pay at Brunch) 9:00 AM Steak and Eggs Breakfast Submarine tours...As you all know, we cannot predict the boat availability or number of potential visitors...However, if you are at all interested, PLEASE send me your completed registration forms as soon as possible because the received date became the PRIME criteria for selection last year.... We are looking forward to this being our biggest and best Anniversary yet! (We have it on good authority that Submariner - Singer - Songwriter Tommy Cox and also the the Mystic Highland Pipe Band will back again this year!) Finally, as part of our Anniversary Celebration we will be hosting our Scholarship Golf Tournament. Ray Pollick is putting together a great golf outing on 28 April at Pequot Golf Club in Stonington. Jack Casey is coordinating the hole sponsorships. We are looking for many sponsors for this golf tournament. Ideally each hole would have 3 sponsors at each of the different levels. The different levels are: Diesel Boat Level Sponsorship $100 Fast Attack Level Sponsorship $150 Trident Level Sponsorship $250 Holes can be sponsored by individuals, or if you have a company that would like to sponsor a hole that is fine too. Sponsorships are tax deductable. Our Golf Appeal letter can be viewed at http://subvetsgroton.org/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=15 If you would like a signed copy of this letter on our stationary, please contact Jack Casey at leprecondo@aol.com. ===== IRISH TENOR PERFORMANCE Groton Base is hosting a Performance by Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns. It is scheduled for Saturday 7 May. All proceeds benefit our Scholarship Program. All information available at http://www.geocities.com/delt_70/ For additional information contact Beth Trask. ===== GRILL RAFFLE For more information on how you can win this grill Contact Groton Base Secretary PW Louthain . at secretary@subvetsgroton.org John J. Carcioppolo SUBVETS Groton Base First and Finest Base Commander ============================================================ ........END POC BROADCAST No. 05-007.......... |