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Here's where we'll list announcements, items of interest, and
news about shipmates. If you'd like to post information here, please click the link and let us know. Also,
if you know the whereabouts or how to contact other CONCORD shipmates who aren't CVA members , please submit
that information as well so we may contact them. Welcome Aboard to our newest members/renewals: George Harris (IC3 68-69), Martin Miller (HT1 82-84),
Dale Raxter (EMCM 75-80), Peter Knapp (83-86), Richard Cline (DCFN 91-92)
CVA By-Laws have been updated! Click to Read! Shipmate Alan Wisniewski provided the following links to help in obtaining your military records: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/get-service-records.html Information about obtaining your records. http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/standard-form-180.html Form required to obtain your records
Also, for those unaware, USAA is now accepting all veterans into their insurance plans. You can check it out here: https://www.usaa.com/inet/ent_logon/Logon?redirectjsp=true
How about some nice artwork of the ship? Rodney Cooke found this site. The artist will personalize the artwork
for you. Check it out!
Attention All Hands - The sister of departed shipmate, Laurence "Larry" Webb has requested
that anyone that has any photos of Larry to please send them to her. Larry passed away in 1985 and she is attempting
to gather as many photos as possible to share with Larry's children, who were very young at the time of his passing! Please
take a look and forward any photos to Mary using the following link:
Will the following shipmates please validate
your email address? We've had some kick backs. Please complete the form below and click submit to update your
email address. We want to keep you informed of all CVA events and notifications. Thanks Antonio Adair, Matthew Arnold, Terry Askevold, Patrick Branigan, William
Brown, Keith Bush, Keith Church, Alfred Coble, Edwin Coleman, Raymond Depesche, Dee Pat Dobbs, Leo Garza, Prezell Hutcherson,
Dan Kaufman, Stephen Kimball, Bruce Lewis, Jerry McKeever, Jack Murphy Jr., Demar Palencia, James Perrin, Richard Praegitzer,
Edwin Roy, Tommy Shankles, Julie Snyder, Eugene Stanton, Chuck Totten, Michael Turner, Joseph Vitelli, Billy Weir, Norman
Wheeler, Christopher Wilson, James Wilson, Robert Wood, Bobby Woodell Jr.
Please be sure to visit the Quarterdeck/Ship's Office Access page to view/muster in on the Sailing List. Fill out the contact information so we can add you to the member's listing so your shipmates can contact you. Please be assured we do not release your contact to anyone except CVA members. We're adding lots of new members! Won't you join us? The more the merrier! Webmaster could use some help: If you would like to assist our webmaster in maintaining
this site, please click the link below. You do not have to know anything about html or computer code! This is
a simple point and click website.
Click to request more info on helping out with the site! Shipmate and CVA member Wayne Hostilo (FTG1 73077) has gone above and beyond the call of duty. He recently managed
to get to Hawaii and make contact with the folks charged with caring for Concord until her sinking later this year! Wayne
has negotiated a deal to have a certificate placed on the bridge just prior to sinking. This certificate can be seen
here and it will contain the names of CVA members. BZ to Wayne for all his hard work effort on behalf of all Concord
veterans! Thanks Wayne!
Check out the Naval Register Page for AFS-5. Click here! Click for article about Concord's last UNREP USNS Concord thanked for forty years of service UNCLASSIFIED R 070829Z JUL 09 FM CTF 73 TO
USNS CONCORD INFO COMPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HI COMSEVENTHFLT COMSC WASHINGTON DC MSFSC NORFOLK VA COMSEALOGFE SINGAPORE CTF 73
TG 73.7 BT UNCLAS MSGID/GENADMIN/CTF 73// SUBJ/BRAVO ZULU AND FAIR WINDS// RMKS/1. CAPT MURPHY, AS USNS CONCORD BEGINS HER
FINAL VOYAGE TO THE U.S I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE AND THANK YOU AND YOUR CREW (PAST AND PRESENT)
FOR AN AMAZING FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE. 2. THROUGHOUT HER HISTORY CONCORD HAS BEEN A STALWART IN FLEET OPERATIONS WITH A JUSTIFIABLY
WELL EARNED REPUTATION FOR A CAN-DO ATTITUDE AND EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE. YOUR PARTCIPATION IN OPERATIONS DESERT STORM, DESERT
SHIELD, IRAQI FREEDOM, AND ENDURING FREEDOM (TO NAME A FEW) AS WELL AS NUMEROUS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE MISSIONS HAVE MADE
A LASTING IMPACT AND CEMENTED CONCORD'S NAME IN THE HISTORY BOOKS. 3. PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR FORTY YEARS OF
EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NATION'S MARITIME READINESS. WELL DONE! 4. RDML TYSON SENDS.//
Did you know that two AFS-5 vets were killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack? LTJG Thomas Hohlweck (HC-6)
was killed in the World Trade Center and SK3 Jamie Fallon was killed in the Pentagon. We have posted their names to
our Eternal Deployment page.
Concord vet makes Admiral. Check it out!  Recent Comment from Barry "Buck" Buchanan (ADJ2 69-70): I was a member of HC-6 and
TAD on the first deployment to the Ship in 69. I transferred from the Sylvania to the Concord in Naples Italy on September
14, 1969 and remained on board till the ship returned to Norfolk, VA. on March 17, 1970. I have been able to contact
several of the aircrew personal that is in the picture mentioned by Dave Stasack in the cruse book. I have just posted the
picture and several others to the web site today. I just contacted Lt. Massart by phone in January and traded memories with
him for some time. Dave mentioned that the airdales were the bastard children of the ship, if fact we had a large patch made
up in Naples to commemorate Det-86 and the first cruse on the Concord. On the patch we were identified as Boltons Bastards.
Lt Cmdr Jack Bolton was our Squadron Skipper on board and had to take all the flack from the ships skipper when we did not
play by the rules which was quite frequent. Sorry to say the patch is long gone along with a !
Randy Vick (SK3 69-73) has this memory of a good shipmate who was killed onboard in an accident: I
promise not to bother you with a hail of emails, but wanted to add a name to the Eternal Deployment page. SKSN Terry
Lein. Terry and I went through bootcamp together, and then SK school together and were assigned to the CONCORD together.
I'm ashamed to say that after all these years I can't remember all the details, but it was in 1970 and we were
in port in Norfolk and we were either loading for the beginning of a cruise or unloading at the end of a cruise.
He was assigned to the S-2 Division and at the end of the day he and fellow S-2 crew member were closing the hatch at
Hold #2. It was their job that day to close all of the hatches. They had just closed Hold #1 and hooked up
the block and tackle to the Hold #2 deck hatch. Of course these deck hatches weigh several tons. The slack had not been taken
out of the block and tackle after closing Hold #1 and when the deck hatch for #2 Hold was released so it could be let
down slowly with the block and tackle, all of the chain, laying on the deck at Terry's feet was instantly yanked
through the block and tackle. In that instant, the chain wrapped around Terry's body and he was beaten between the deck
and the overhead who know's how many times. He was the first crew member lost aboard the CONCORD. I do not know
if there have been any since then. It was a terrible shock and a loss to the entire crew. Terry was a very good
guy and I remember he was from Minnesota. One of my favorite memories of Terry occurred shortly after we arrived
aboard the CONCORD in December 1969 at Palma de Mallorca. We were in a first aid training class as we had both
been assigned as stretcher bearers for General Quarters. There was a crowd of us in sickbay and Terry was
standing at the back of the room. They showed us one of those old black and white movies about battlefield injuries. You
know, the ones where the casualties have fake injuries. They came to the guy who had a laceration to his forearm
and of course he had a bulb concealed in his hand and was squeezing it, now remember this was a black and white film
so the fake "blood" spurting from his fake laceration wasn't even red in the film, but at the sight
of that fake spurting blood, Terry passed out cold and hit the steel deck with a terrible thud. Its a wonder he wasn't
seriously injured in the fall, but he wasn't. Just one of those funny things that happen during shipboard life,
that kind of stay with you. Recent Email from David Stascak (SN 69-70) Sent:
Saturday, August 22, 2009 3:45 PM Subject: Why this day is special. On this day 40 years ago the USS Concord departed Norfolk for her first Med deployment. As I look back at this
first cruise, having a new crew observing all departments coming together with a commitment to excllence including Hc 6, Det
86 we were not second to USS Sylvaina by any means. The hard work and determination of Officers and enlisted I will
never forget. Thanks to all of you for the many great memories. In Memory of SP 5 Robert L. Stascak Aug. 6, 1949 - Aug. 22, 1976 Recent Comment from Gary Haber (MS3 85-89): "I miss all you guys from 85-90! Off and On
duty. The Med cruises were a blast,the endless UNREPS & VERTREPS...Malaga,Torremolinos,TGV to Paris,Rome,Mallorca,Menorca,Cartagena,Naples,Quebec,Nova
Scotia,skiing in the Alps at Foux de'Allou! Kicked ASS in Gitmo,then partied in Aruba & Bahamas!!!! I don't remember
much from Aruba,I have pics tho. I was a"reefer rat" for my 2nd & 3rd cruise,wore a rifle and a .45 on SSDF
watch,performed Jewish Lay services,and baked bread/cinnamon rolls for all. Started as a deckape in D-1,struck out first as
a SM,then became an MS3 by my EAOS. "First then,First now!" bros. It brought tears to my eyes to hear she is to
be sunk in 2009/2010. She was a place I had called home for 4 years. I'm sure all of us will miss her. If anyone can plz
give me info where she moored now and if there is ANY way to obtain a small momento of her before they commit her to the deep.
I trust they will save her bell. Thank you so much. God Bless. SM3 Haber/S-3 Div"
One of the Association's main goals is to develop a Master Sailing List so we can document the names of all who sailed
in CONCORD. Please visit the Home Page and the Quarterdeck Security Form for access to the Sailing List.
I'm a proud CONCORD veteran and I want to be a CVA "Plankowner" now! If you would like to enable our Association Members to contact you, please provide your contact information below.
Please understand that this information will only be available to our members! This will enable your CVA shipmates
to contact you. Your personal contact information will not be visible to non Association members or the general
public. Thanks Shipmate! Don't forget to visit the Sailing List page and get your name on the Muster List.
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