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UPDATE JULY 28, 2010 - CONCORD NOT YET SUNK! - CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS!

Attention All Hands - Reunion 2010 is now over and what a great time we had!  Eighty-Seven of your shipmates and their guests attended the Saturday banquet!  The Association is now officially "Underway"!  We have elected the first slate of Association Officers (see About AFS-5 Vets Association  page).  Pictures and much more will follow as they are submitted to the webmaster.  Check back often!  Next reunion is 2012 in Boston!  Plan to attend!

To Celebrate our First Reunion, CVA is offering a Membership Bonus:

BONUS:  JOIN NOW AND RECEIVE THE REST OF 2010 "FREE".  YOUR $20 MEMBERSHIP FEE WILL PAY YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES THRU 2012!  Click the "Join Now" page on the left or click the link below!

I WANT TO JOIN CVA NOW!

Early 80's shipmates
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photo by Marty Miller Reunion 2010

Tim Karriker, Clay Harper, Rodney Cooke, Silas Dalrymple, Marty Miller, Gary Porter, David Naugler, "Jeter", Dan Kruse

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USS Concord (AFS-5) Veterans Association's homeport on the web! This site was created to give the newly birthed Association a web presence for the purpose of giving Concord Veterans a place to share their stories, reconnect with long lost shipmates, and facilitate an information source for planning a reunion!  If your'e a Concord sailor, please consider joining the AssoiciationThis includes any member of an embarked air detachment.  Click the ship's picture to go to the Join CVA page!  If your'e a visitor, we welcome you to the site honoring the finest Combat Stores Ship in the Fleet!  Some pages on this site feature sound!

The Association is a fraternal organization for current or former U.S.Navy members who served aboard the USS/USNS Concord. The primary purpose of the Association is for shipmates who share a common background of service aboard USS Concord to enjoy the camaraderie and to provide the opportunity for members to actively participate in reunions and other Association activities.  Please consider lending your support for the site and the Association by joining us! 

Attention all Concord Veterans! - We're trying to establish a Master Sailing List of all Concord sailors.  To muster or view the Sailing List, please visit the Quarterdeck-Ship's Office Access page or click the "Register Now" button below.     

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Here's a look at the lady "now" - Pearl Harbor
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photo by Wayne Hostilo
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There are no more replensihments at sea for CONCORD!  Her days are numbered.  She is being prepared for her disposition - A SINKEX.  Click the photo to visit the SINKEX page and view some of the last images we may get of her!  You can also follow the latest information we have received concerning the SINKEX! 

Concord makes a final turn!
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Click the photo for other final images of the lady!
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Our Mission

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Bronze Minuteman onboard Concord

I'm a proud CONCORD veteran and I want to be a CVA "Plankowner" now! Sign me up!