Jan 2012 |
Editor Fred Schafer |
Volume. 1 of 15 |
OK the start of a New Year; So far the shipmates address list is 290.
Happy Holidays to all. I hope everyone has a very wonderful year and have good health. As I make contact with shipmate, it seams that I am in a good group of people that have the same old timers disease that I have. But I forgot what they call it.
The new Shipmate's address list was made 12/15/11. If you want an address list of the Shipmates send me $15.00. I will do the same this year. As shipmates find us, I will have you add them to your list. So far 52 shipmates have requested an address list. If you get this newsletter without an address list you were not on my list.
We need help for some of our Shipmates. Please help if you can.
The USS Chipola is not on the list with ships that meet the requirements for Agent Orange benefits. In order to qualify it is necessary to have documentation, like a ship log, to prove that the ship sent a boat ashore, tied up to a pier or anchored in a harbor. I know that we put in a boat to support a SEAL Team but I can't remember the date which would help us locate the ships log. If we can prove that the Chipola met the following criteria it could be critical to getting benefits for our shipmates with Agent Orange related illnesses:
“Blue Water Sailors are not presumed to have been exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides unless they set foot in Vietnam or served aboard ships that operated on the inland waterways of Vietnam anytime between January 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975.
Service in Vietnam means service on land in Vietnam or on the inland waterways of Vietnam. This includes Veterans who: Set foot in Vietnam (This includes brief visits ashore, such as when a ship docked to the shore of Vietnam or when a ship operated in Vietnam's close coastal waters for extended periods and crew members went ashore, or smaller vessels from the ship went ashore with supplies or personnel. The Veteran further must provide a statement of personally going ashore.)
"Served on a ship while it operated on the inland waterways of Vietnam”
Please contact us if you are aware of events or have access to documents that would qualify the Chipola for inclusion on the list of Agent Orange approved ships.
Gary Smith, MBA, CIA 206-200-8296 gsmith4420@msn.com
Call someone closed to you and meet for coffee. Take a trip and knock on some shipmate's door. Hopefully they are home. Anyone getting close to my neck of the woods has a place to visit, spend the night or two or three, and have a meal. The price is your tales. I hope I got everyone who asked for videos and cards. If I forgot some shipmates please let me know. If you don't receive an address list and you paid your 2010 dues let me know Sorry. Your address list should be in this Newsletter. Price of the Newsletter is $15.00 a year; it will NOT be mandatory.
Thank you to the shipmates that have been sending in money and pictures and articles to keep everything going.
If you want a new address list send me $15.00 for the yearly dues.
Lost Shipmate's: Andy Moore 60-64
Fond Gerry E. Driver 2div 61-65 360-624-1574
Change address:
Tap's
Let me know if I can help anyone with questions and answers. Treasure's report as of 12-20-11 is $379.00.
Our web site address is http//: www.trcschafer.com/NAAV.HTM
The web site of the NAAV is www.NAAV.com
Fredrick H. Schafer
130 Cleveland St
Lebanon, OR 97355-4505
541-258-7453
You can reach me at:Fredrick
H. Schafer............
