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The Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association - New England (NCVA-NE) chapter was officially born on 30 May, 1998 in Nashua, New Hampshire. This initial meeting and mini-reunion was held at the Sheraton Hotel, and was attended by 39 members, wives and significant others. The primary purpose of NCVA-NE is to hold social functions on a semi-annual basis, support the NCVA through preservation of our cryptologic history, and to host NCVA Reunions as was done in Boston in 2001 and Saratoga Springs, New York in 2007. All NCVA members in the six-state New England, New York and New Jersey region are automatically eligible for membership, as are people who have had past Naval cryptologic service but have not yet joined the NCVA. We strongly encourage NCVA membership for any personnel contemplating NCVA-NE membership.
Membership is for ALL Regular or Reserve veterans of the U.S. Naval Cryptologic organization who have served on active duty under honorable conditions. You DO NOT have to be 20-year Navy to join.
Annual dues are $5 and we encourage voluntary contributions to help defray administrative and postage costs.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact NCVA-NE President Dave Phaneuf president@ncva-ne.org, Vice-President Ed Carey vicepresident@ncva-ne.org or Secretary/Treasurer Art Gowie secretary@ncva-ne.org or treasurer@ncva-ne.org. Any comments, suggestions or corrections concerning this website can be directed to: webmaster@ncva-ne.org |
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"I kicked off NCVA-NE 10 years ago next month (May). I sent out about a zillion letters to people asking if they were interested in starting up an NCVA chapter, then I hosted the first mini at a hotel in Nashua." - Larry Peterson
The NCVA Reunion at Saratoga Springs, NY was a huge success with about 565 people in attendance. Although the first few days of the reunion had rain that alternated between a slight drizzle to a downpour, it did not dampen the spirit of the attendees. However, the last two days had gorgeous sunshine and the attendees were able to see the Saratoga Springs area in all its splendor. Regardless of the weather, many took tours to local attractions in Saratoga Springs, luncheon cruises of Lake George, Fort Ticonderoga, Whitehall(the home of the U.S.Navy) and the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, NY. Tuesday, September 11th was the sixth anniversary of 9/11, the terrorists attacks on the U.S.. NCVA, in concert with the City of Saratoga Springs NY, held a Memorial Service at the War Memorial in Congress Park. Al StOnge NCVA-2007 reunion host was Master of Ceremony for this event which featured the unveiling of a Memorial Brick in the Veteran's Walkway as well as placing a Memorial Wreath in memory of our departed shipmates. In addition to the prayers of Reverend Suzie and Art Gowie, guest speakers LTCOL John Beter, USAR, David Zucker and Eileen Finneran of Saratogo Springs NY presented poignant and heart felt comments regarding veterans and their commitment to defending our country. The General Business Meeting on Thursday morning had Rear Admiral Edward H. Deets III as the keynote speaker. His presentation, which included video slides of his visiting CTs in wartime duty in Iraq was very informative and made us very proud of the way our present day CTs are serving and defending our country. In addition, Rear Admiral Deets recognized the 2007 NCVA/OTRG award winners and presented the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals to CTICM Ernest Ayers, CTMCS Brent Barnes, MSGT Jason Confer and GYSGT Jerrod Jasmine. Thursday evening at the banquet, Rhymin'Richie Phillips, a local radio show host from Albany, NY, presented music, humor and unique songs for our group. For example, the song titled "YMCA" was changed to "NCVA" with his wordage. Moreover, he poked fun at politicians and sent us back in time with a musical quiz that entertained everyone. His choice of dance music was tremendous and as one of the old timers said, "he had never seen as many people dancing at one of these reunions as he did that night". If one did not enjoy NCVA-2007 at Saratoga Springs, NY, it was their own fault.
From a financial standpoint, the reunion also was a great success. After paying all the bills, the Reunion committee donated $2000 to NCVA-NE, $3000 to the NCVA Scholarship Fund; $500 to assist with the 40th Anniversary USS PUEBLO reunion to be held in Sept. 2008; and still returned $8000+ to the NCVA for its future activities. None of this would have been possible without the dedication and support of you the New England Chapter members and spouses, who so selflessly donated time to the various committees and of course the Committee Chairmen. When I agreed in Brunswick, ME to be the host for this reunion, many of you said you would be available to help out. This reunion could not have gone as smoothly as it did without so many of you spending so much time actually doing what you said you would. I will be ever grateful to you all. The Committee Chairmen were the best you can find anywhere: Dave Phaneuf, Treasurer; John Hogan, Registration; Ed Carey, Banquet; Tom Christie, Ship's Store; Dick Carlson, Photographer; Ken Cadran, Publicity; Art and Suzie Gowie, Chaplains. It was a real pleasure working with them. I would be remiss if I didn"t thank the wives for all their hard work in making this reunion what it was. The wives were present at every turn, helping with registrations, Ships Store, banquet, tours and anything that needed doing. Their Penny Sale was a big, big hit with all who participated and I know personally that without Barbara's support I would have floundered. Thank you one and all for making NCVA-NE and me look good. Thanks Again, Al St. Onge.
All members (past, current and future) paying dues since May 2007 should have received a NCVA-NE Membership Card suitable for laminating and carrying in their wallet. This membership card is just one small way to show our pride in being members of the NCVA-NE and our nhistorical significance as members of the finest Navy in the world. If you have not received a membership card or wish to pay dues please let me know. We now have 126 members as being "Active". There are another 39 listed as being "Inactive". Do you have a former shipmate who qualifies for membership and should be a member of NCVA-NE? Why not invite him or her to join us. Our e-mail list has taken a number of hits. Everyone changes e-mail addresses often and sometimes they do not advise all of their contacts of the changes. If you did not receive this Newsletter at your e-mail address then there is an excellent chance that we do not have your current e-mail address. Please help us to bring our e-mail listing up to date.
Larry Peterson is the Host. You can print out the Registration Form and get Banquet information here: http://web.meganet.net/kman/mr2008a.htm. There will be $10 registration fee for Saturday morning coffee and snacks. Larry can be reached at cell phone # 603-533-9007. At present he doesn't have an e-mail address. Don't wait until the "No later than date" for making hotel reservations for this mini-reunion.
The Heritage Theatre Company, a non-profit theater company, needs to raise $30,000 to take the production to VT, pay for food, lodging and miscellaneous expenses for 25-30 actors and technicians who will be giving "freely" of their time for this special performance for these Navy heroes. The Officers and Board of Directors of NCVA-NE voted to donate $500 for this worthy endeavor. In accordance with our by-laws, however, membership concurrence will be needed at our upcoming mini-reunion in Bar Harbor.
Both of our organizations will be using the "Inn at Essex" in Burlington, VT. for this gathering and the room rate will be $159 plus tax. Ed Carey will be the Host for this weekend and he has been in contact with the President of the USS PUEBLO Veteran's Association, Don Peppard and Ralph McClintock, the PUEBLO reunion coordinator. The PUEBLO reunion committee has graciously offered to let our members and wives attend the drama "PUEBLO" on Friday Sept 12th at 8PM. There will be a buffet dinner at St Michael's College cafeteria, followed by a reception at the theater before the drama presentation and you can anticipate about a $10 fee for the reception (this is still pending). There will be no charge for the NCVA-NE membership to attend the play. On Saturday Sept 13th at 2PM-4PM the NCVA-NE members and guests will join the PUEBLO Crew and their family for a happy hour sponsored by the NCVA-NE in the Hospitality Suite. The USS PUEBLO Ship's Store will be open for general sales. The NCVA-NE dinner will be a buffet provided by the New England Culinary Institute and boast some of the finest cuisine in America. The cost for the buffet is $31 (which includes a Service Charge). You can make reservations at The INN at Essex (Google) or phone 800-727-4295 and use the booking code: NCVA-NE. The cut-off date for reservations is Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Registration form and more information can be found here: http://web.meganet.net/kman/mr2008b.htm
Regards, Dave Phaneuf
We (The Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association - NCVA) are starting work on a second edition of the NCVA History Book. This is a project that will take a while to complete so we are starting the advertising and solicitations for content now. The book will retain most of the basic format of the first NCVA history book. The following will be included as a minimum: 1. It will contain stories 5,000 to 10,000 words in length both new and from the NCVA archives. If you have a story that you think would be of interest and is this length submit it NCVA History Book PO Box 16009 Pensacola, Florida 32507-6009 2. It will contain short sea stories of generally funny, occurrences that have been captured from E-mail postings over the past couple years. Of course permission must be obtained from senders and credit given for all stories. 3. A cartoon section as before. 4. A glossary as before. 5. Biographical sketches. As before this will be the largest major section so we plan on starting this portion immediately. Our longtime Cryptolog Back Issues Agent, Dick Carlson has graciously offered to honcho this very detailed section. Here are the ground rules for this section: a. Biography may be up to 300 words in length (last history book was 150). b. If you had a biography printed in the earlier book you are invited to update it and have a new bio (pictures) printed in this book. c. For submissions via E-mail, a Microsoft Word document attachment is preferred. d. You may submit up to two photographs (normally a "Young" you and you as you are today) to accompany your bio. Black & White or color photos are fine. Wallet sized photos are suggested. Actual photographs will be scanned and the original returned right away (photos will not be held until publication). e. Be sure to include your name, address and phone number with your bio and on the back of each photo submitted - return address labels work well for name and address. f. E-Photos may be sumitted as ".JPG" E-mail attachments. Scanned images MUST be 300-DPI (lesser resolutions can not be used and will not be accepted). g. Photos without a bio attached cannot be accepted.
h. Send biographies and photographs directly to: DICK CARLSON or [* You can obtain a copy of the NCVA Biography Sheet from Dick Carlson.] 6. All submissions become the property of NCVA and will be copyrighted accordingly. Copyright release upon request. 7. You do not have to be a member of NCVA. Submissions will be accepted from all included in the ncva@lists.colorado.edu listserve. 9. Posthumous submissions will also be greatfully accepted. Cheers, Bob Anderson/Executive Director
1. Star Spangled Banner 1. Peace in the Valley 1. Big Black Submarine 1. Brothers of the Dolphin Any 1 CD: $18.00 ($15 + $3 s&h) Tommy Cox
Whether you can help with donations or by linking this site (http://members.optusnet.com.au/glaust/index-1.htm) from your website or blog or just telling others about its existence, please do so. Thank you for any help you can give. - Karl Kristiansen
Happy Birthday to us!
Spring 2008 Newsletter
NCVA-2007 National Reunion
The following was excerpted from an article written by Vic Knorowski, NCVA-NE Publicity Chairman for inclusion in the CRYPTOLOG.
Al St. Onge Thanks NCVA-NE Members
Whew! The 2007 NCVA Reunion has come and gone. By all accounts the reunion was a smashing success for the 575 attendees. I received many favorable comments from members around the country. The tours were well booked, the Memorial Service was will attended and supported by the City; the Banquet (478 attendees) was most enjoyable and the entertainment exceptional; the support from the Convention & Tourism Bureau and the local merchants was excellent. All in all - a most enjoyable reunion.NCVA-NE Secretary Report-Membership Dues and Membership Cards
At our May 2007 mini-reunion in Saratoga Springs we decided to change our dues cycle so that all dues expire on 30 June. This means that nearly all dues expiration dates advanced by six months. For most members, June is a much more convenient month to renew than December.NCVA-NE Treasury Report - at or about 10 March 2008
Checkbook balance a/o 10 March 2008 is 4783.95.
Amount included in checkbook balance from Yankee Penny Sale is $1046.28
Expenses: Flowers for Nuchie Carneval funeral $68.25.
Heritage Theater donation $500.
Postage/Money order costs $42.79
Dave Phaneuf out of pocket expenses $56.88
NCVA-NE Spring 2008 Mini-Reunion
Our Spring 2008 Mini-reunion is scheduled for May 16-18th, 2008 at the Bar Harobr Regency , Bar Harbor, ME. Tel 1-800-234-6835 to make hotel reservations. Use Hotel Booking Code NCVA-NE. The room rate is $109 plus tax for non-ocean view rooms and $139 plus tax for ocean-view room. The cut-off date for rooms is April 9, 2008.NCVA-NE Donates to the Heritage Theatre Company Production "PUEBLO"
In November 2007, NCVA-NE was approached by the Heritage Theatre Company of Silver Spring, MD to assist them financially in presenting the riveting drama "PUEBLO" (the story of the incident and heroic crew who survived their capture by the North Koreans in 1968). The performance which will be unpaid for the crew of the USS PUEBLO, their families and invited guests, will be at St Michael's College in VT on Sept 12, 2008 during their 40th anniversary reunion.NCVA-NE Memorable Fall-2008 Mini-reunion
The Fall-2008 NCVA-NE Mini-reunion is scheduled for Sept 12-14, 2008 and will be a unique experience for our membership. This memorable mini-reunion will have us socializing with the USS PUEBLO Veteran's Association and their families and helping them celebrate their 40th anniversary reunion. In addition, we will be allowed to attend the riveting drama "PUEBLO" presented. by the Heritage Theatre Company at St Michael's College.Honorary and Social Members of NCVA-NE
The Officers and Board of Directors of NCVA-NE have granted Honorary and Social Membership to Bob Anderson, Executive Director of NCVA and Vivian Carneval, the widow of Nuchie Carneval respectively. These two individuals are the first members in our chapter other than Regular members. Their membership status will be presented to members at our Business Meeting in our upcoming mini-reunion in Bar Harbor.
Youth Patriotic and Leadership Foundation
NCVA-NE, since its inception, has provided $200 a year financial support for a high school student to attend Youth Patriotic and Leadership Foundation (YPAL) in Boston during Patriot's Day Week. Bob Gillen, who has been our point of contact for this endeavor, informs us "The YPAL organization is in its final stages of being dissolved and will soon be a thing of the past. On behalf of all members of the Youth Patriotic and Leadership Foundation, thanks NCVA-NE for your outstanding support provided over the years".
NCVA-NE Small Stores
Phil Sirmons reminds members to visit our website at http://web.meganet.net/kman/shirts.htm for a list of items that are available. Orders should be placed be the first week in April is order to receive them for the Spring mini-reunion. Phil can be reached at 860-739-6006 or e-mail phiree@sbcglobal.net.
NCVA Sailor-of-the-Year Awards
The Executive Director of NCVA, Bob Anderson has asked the NCVA-NE to present plaques to two sailors expressing our congratulations on being selected SOY's at their commands, in the area our chapter encompasses. Therefore, we have been in contact with the Naval Reserve NIOC, Devens, MA and NIOD, Groton, Ct and have been informed that CTR1 (SW) Thomas Caris, USN and CTM1 (SS) Shane Raulerson, USN , respectively, are their SOY's for 2007. Members of NCVA-NE will be visiting those commands and presenting the NCVA plaques as well enrolling those sailors as members of both NCVA and NCVA-NE. In addition, we will be presenting those SOY's, Bravo Zulu letters of congratulations, NCVA-NE pins and a Savings Bond.
NCVA-2008 National Reunion
The NCVA National Reunion will be held Aug 21-24, 2008 at the Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet Hotel in St Louis, Missouri. Reservations can be made by calling 800-822-3535 or 314-878-1500. Check the National website http://www.usncva.org for Registration forms as well as the Plan-of-the-Day and Tour information. Recent editions of the CRYPTOLOG have the same information. NCVA-NE members are encouraged to join the National NCVA.
President, NCVA-NE
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NCVA History Book II
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I received an email today, 5 April 2008 from Rocky Rankin, former Australian Navy and Vietnam Vet. Rocky and I have been corresponding for many years and he has asked me to pass along information about this website to viewers of my webpage. I do so happily.
[Email Message] "This website is about the work my fellow member of the Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Club does when he can get over to Cambodia. He pays for a lot of his equipment out of his own pocket as well as paying his own way to get there and while he is there. We have tried to give him money towards his expenses but he just hands it on to the people he is working for in the country. The website explains it rather well and he has a link for donations. Could you please pass this site around so that people can get to know about his work and support him with donations?"
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Memorial Day in Bangor, Maine began with a very light rain. By 0730, the clouds were thinning out. A ray of sunlight was beginning to appear in the east. Signs were promising for NCVA New England Chapter members USN (Ret) LCDR Dave Phaneuf in West Gouldsboro, Maine and CTR1 USN (Ret) Dick Carlson in Winterport, Maine who were preparing for the day, to meet in Bangor to march in the Memorial Day Parade which would begin at 1030. Dick's wife Merlene would photograph the event for us. Two "Fitchburg, Massachusetts High School Class of '53 friends" would march side by side with WW II, Korean War, and Viet Nam Veterans in the annual parade through the city of Bangor, Maine. Galen Cole, Director and President, 5th Armored Division Association (WW II Combat Unit) and former Colonel Military Aide-de-Camp to Maine Governors John Reed and John McKernan Jr., now president of the Cole Land Transportation Company and Museum would have the coveted "Cherry-wood walking sticks" given to all Veterans prior to forming up for the parade. I arrived at the meeting point at 0830. The "Boats" with a thunderous voice, which I'm sure, reached the next county, explained what we needed to do to get our walking stick. He reminded me of my first day in boot camp when a company commander addressed us know-nothings so that we would know who was boss. I hadn't stood in a long line in years. It brought back memories. I picked up my walking stick from a Chief Boatswain mate who offered a firm handshake and a "welcome home". Dave got caught in traffic, but eventually arrived and used his cell phone to advise me of his location in line. Dick's wife meanwhile, was busy photographing the parade participants, floats and bands and later, us. Since Dave had walked in this parade before, he knew what to expect. I was about to experience an overwhelming emotional event. Lumps in the throat, pressure in the chest, tears in the eyes, and tingling in the spine formed, as we marched and were 'thanked' and 'welcomed home'.
The uniform of the day ranged from full dress uniforms to portions of a uniform. Infantry, unit, division and company patches smartly sewn onto jackets and vests. Hats and caps adorned with metal insignias of campaigns fought. And everyone had a walking stick! And canes! Wheel chair bound veterans being pushed by their brother in arms. Non-regulation haircuts mixed with conservatives. The camaraderie was contagious. Strangers only 1 hour ago seemingly became friends forever or at least as long as the parade route. People of all ages, standing, applauding, rendering smart salutes and weeping as we walked slowly through the main street of the city. We raised our walking sticks in response to their appreciation for our service. Adults held little babies in their arms. Young fathers held their children aloft to bear witness of the event. The older generation wept, applauded and constantly rendered salutes. On the sidewalks, the aged in wheel chairs stood, with hand over their heart. THIS moved me to tears. A silent tribute to our service. The hand held American Flags waved from side to side. A military band following the veterans were playing patriotic tunes whose music encouraged our walk. The parade made a left turn. The full impact of this experience was about to reach me as ahead in the center of the city, I saw hundreds of people standing 5-8 deep. The parade moved slowly between the tall buildings of the city. Here the cries of WELCOME HOME, and THANK YOU mixed with cheering and applauding, resonated off the sides of the building. The lump in the throat gave way to tears. We acknowledge their appreciation for a 'job well done'. The veterans unit were walking up the hill and out of the center of town and soon, we were in front of the reviewing stand upon which stood the Governor of Maine, State Legislators, clergy, and officials of the military. Eyes RIGHT as we lifted the walking sticks in salute! Smartly done. At the next intersection, we turned left and as one vet in front of us remarked, "this must be the dispersal area." And then the rush of the moment was over. Dave and I walked slowly back to our vehicles, chatting about the experience and planning for the next parade.