Newport Dealeys 2016 Reunion Newport RI 
 September 8 to the 11th 
  The Crown Plaza Airport hotel in Warwick RI, located us a short distance away from a highly anticipated
         visit to our former home port, the US Naval Base Newport RI, and our eighteenth annual reunion.
   Starting Thursday noon, shipmates began arriving and exchanging old sea stories
         in the hospitality room . Chairman Chief Rich Legg (USS Hartley/USS J K Taussig) opened festivities by naming the 2016 reunion
         host ship the USS Courtney and welcoming the 81 shipmates and guests followed by a special address and welcome to our first
         time attendees. Pizza, chicken wings and cash bar were the fare of the evening, followed by another version of the Newly Wed
         game hosted by Larry Percival (USS Cromwell). 
  Our Friday tour
         took us over the Newport Bridge to the Naval Base with a stop at pier two to view our former home and a unique opportunity
         to see our newest US Navy ship, the USS Zumwalt DDG 1000. The ship had left the Bath shipyard in Bath ME the week before and
         was on its way to Baltimore for commissioning. A visit to the base Naval War College Museum, the Marine Detachment and lunch
         at the officers club completed the base tour. Our tour guide Chief Ernie Pina (USS Hartley), constantly entertained us by
         providing stories and interesting facts as we transited downtown Newport ( Wow, a lot has changed in fifty years)  and
         a brief stop at the beautiful Brenton Point State Park on our way to the mansions and a visit to the Breakers.
 On return,
         our reunion business meeting selected Harrisburg PA as our 2018 reunion city destination.
  A casual Friday evening began with buffet dinner followed by Chairman Legg  addressing the shipmates
         and then holding up a USS John Willis cigarette lighter that was donated and to be offered to a John Willis shipmate. First
         time shipmate Robert Castle SK3 quickly raised his hand and received the lighter with a comment that he ran the ship store
         while aboard and he could have actually sold that lighter. Marc Arsenault and Jerry Skorch then approached the podium 
         and recognized Chief Legg for his three years of chairmanship of the Newport Dealeys reunions by presenting him with a Newport
         Dealeys ball cap. We now have a total of four three time chairmen, which also includes not in attendance, Bob Kitchen, USS
         Lester.
 Marc Arsenault provided and informative presentation of the Newport Dealey News, which included Dealey class articles
         of interest that surfaced in the past year which included, author Rick Campbell's latest book Ice Station Nautilus, Charles
         Lamm's plans to build a remote control Dealey Ship Model and share the progress details with us, he continued with a final
         update on the site cleanup and disposal of the remaining parts of the former USS Hartley/ARC
         Boyaca, in Guatape Colombia and the recent USS Courtney Anchor display dedication at the city hall in Treasure Island FL,
 Mike Upchurch, USS Van Voorhis, followed with an  interesting  talk on Reflections of the Past which most of
         us could relate to as we look back to our own retirement, elder years, and our relationship with the younger (millennial)
         generation.  
 
Our Saturday tour took us to Battleship cove in Fall River MA and the USS Massachusetts,
         USS Joseph P Kennedy, USS Lionfish and an East German Corvette with a lunch break board the big Mamie. 
 Saturday evening
         festivities began with the entrance of the USS Courtney Honor Guard commanded by Jerry Skorch, the Pledge of Allegiance and
         the Missing Man ceremony. Following invocation and dinner, we continued with our door prize raffle which included purchased
         and donated gifts. Rose Russell (guest of Bill Wood USS Dealey) won the 2016 grand prize, a Newport Dealeys porthole clock.
  Sunday morning service was conducted by Chaplain  Jerry Skorch assisted by bell
         ringer John Livingston of the USS Courtney and Chairman Chief Richard Legg.  As in all our past reunions
         departing and saying goodbye to our friends and shipmates is always a difficult time as we leave but with anticipation to
         seeing them again at our next reunion in Charleston SC in September of 2017 with Mike Upchurch, USS Van Voorhis, as Chairman
         and the USS Lester the host ship.
And a big thank you to  Chief Richard Legg , the Committee and Premier Reunion Services for
         organizing another great union. 
 
  Marc Arsenault
          
 USS Hartley/USS Lester  
   
      
      
            
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                    Bruce and Ruth Whitney USS Joseph K Taussig Checking in  
                  
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                    Early Arrivals in the Hospitality Room 
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                    Chicken wings and pizza 
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                    Newlywed Game with Larry Percival  
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                    Waiting for the tour bus Allen and Claudette
                     Bardsley with tour guide Ernie Pina 
                  
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                  USS Zumwalt DDG 1000 AT Pier 2 Newport
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                    Naval War College Museum 
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                    Mike and Beverly Upchurch 
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                    Charlie Holzschuch and Karen Davis 
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                    Captain Martinez USMC and the touring
                     shipmates at the  Marine Detachment Building 
                  
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                    Al Bardsley at the Lebanon Marine Barracks
                     Memorial
 
    
                  
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                    Beriut Lebanon Marine Barracks  Memorial 
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                    Kathy Arsenault and Captain Martinez 
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                    Lunch at the Officers Club 
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                    Ruth and Bruce Whitney with  Steve Kittle
                     and Ernie Pina AT Brenton Point Park 
                  
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                    Mike Hennesy and Jerry Skorch 
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                    Mike and Bevelery Upchurch 
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                    Mike Upchurch in the main entry room 
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                    Friday Evening Buffet 
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                   3X3 a Chairman Chief Richard Legg, Marc
                     Arsenault and Jerry Skorch each with three years as Reunion Chairmen  
                  
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                    Newport Dealey News offered by Newport
                     Dealeys Historian Marc Arsenault   
                  
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                    Chaplain Jerry Skorch Offering our Meal Blessing 
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                    Mike Upchurch with Tom and Mike Hennesy Battleship
                     Cove Fall River MA 
                  
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                    Bill McColl USS Dealey Inspecting the Berthing
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                    Herb Mann Jr USS Joseph K Taussig  
                  
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                   Skip and Martha Urbati USS Lester  
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                   Bobby and Ann Young  with Pat and
                     Sherrie Aube  
   
                  
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                    Mike Upchurch and Tom Hennesy in the engine
                     room   
                  
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                    Break Time 
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                    Mike Upchurch USS Van Voorhis 
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                    USS Courtney Honor Guard 
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                   Chairman Chief Richard Legg Commencing
                     the Evening   
                  
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                   Chaplain Jerry Skorch reading the Invocation  
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                    Newport Dealeys Chaplain Jerry Skorch  Reciting the Missing Man Ceremony 
                  
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                   Chief Richard and Lee Legg USS Hartley, and USS Joseph
                     K Taussig  
                  
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                    Charles and Juanita Lawing USS Lester With
                     Catherine Hagan 
                  
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                    Bill McColl and Carl Albittron USS Dealey 
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                    Don Shields and Bridget Hack USS Lester 
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                    Jerry and Sandy Skorch USS Joseph K Taussig 
                  
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                    Phil and Gail Passler USS Dealey 
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                    Dale and Donna Holzworth USS Dealey 
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                    Mark and Pamela Novak USS Lester 
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                    Arthur and Gloria Petz USS Hartley 
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                   Robert Cordner USS Courtney  
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                    James and Patricia Cruickshank USS John Willis 
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                    David and Nancy Gondak USS John Willis 
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                    Pat and Sherrie
                     Aube  USS Van Voorhis 
                  
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                   Chief Bobby and Ann Young USS Courtney  
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                   Garnet and Doris Stum USS Joseph K Taussig  
                  
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                    William and Donna Buchanan USS Lester 
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                   Robert and Ralphene Matuszewski USS
                     Courtney  
                  
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                    John Livingston USS Courtney 
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                    Charles (Shoe) and Norma Holzschuh USS
                     Hartley 
                  
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                    Larry and Janina Percival USS Cromwell 
                  
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                    Randle Pomeroy USS Dealey and Charles Hall
                     USS John Willis 
                  
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                    Raymond and Catherine Dunlap USS Lester 
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                    Karen and Harry Davis  with Chief Robert
                     Buchanan USS Van Voorhis  
                  
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                    Dale Holzwort with  Bill McColl  USS
                     Dealey 
                  
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                    Charles and Juanita Lawing USS Lester 
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                    Master Chief John and Catherine Hagan USS
                     Lester 
                  
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                    Marc and Kathy Arsenault USS Lester 
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                    Mark and Patricia Priest USS Lester 
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                    Nina Percival and Mike Upchurch 
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                    Bill Wood and Rose Russel with guests USS
                     Dealey 
                  
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                   Chief Richard and Lee Legg  USS Joseph K Taussig  USS Hartley        
                  
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                    Francis (Skip) and Martha Urbati USS Lester 
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                    Allen and Claudette Bardsley USS Van Voorhis 
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                    Rod Sheley USS Lester 
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                   Ray and Ginny Hammock USS John
                     Willis  
                  
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                   Bud and Sue Harlow USS John Willis  
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                    Mike and Tom Hennessy USS Hartley 
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                    Bruce and Ruth Whitney USs Joseph K Taussig 
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                    Steve Kittle USs Lester 
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                    Jack and Catherine Pero USS John Willis 
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                    Robert Castle with Sue Badia USS John Willis 
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                    Anthony Capon and Kathy Willis USS John Willis 
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                    Jerry Skorch with Chief Bobby Young 
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                   Jerry Skorch, Rod Sheley  and Mike Upchurch  
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                   Marc Arsenault and John Hagan comparing
                     the ET duties  of the early years vs the later years  aboard the USS Lester    
                  
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                    Larry and Brenda Eckard Premier Reunion Services (MLRS) Reunion Coordinators  
                  
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                    Newport Dealeys Chaplain Jerry Skorch coonducting
                      the Memorial Service 
                  
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                    Beverly and Mike Upchurch 2017 Reunion Chairman 
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