Spring 2008 Published for members of the USCGC Duane Association

By Stan Barnes, President

THE HELMWilliamsburg, here we come!

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Thank you to Jeanne, Jay, Tony, Rick and Bruce for all you do to keep us afloat. Most of all, I would like to thank you, THE CREW

for your support by paying your dues and your ship store purchase’s. 2008 dues are now payable.

I would like to thank all of you who have notified us that you would like to receive The Helm via PDF download (in full color) which will save the associa-tion postage.

All is in line with this year’s reunion September 18 – 21, 2008 at the Embassy Suites in Williamsburg, VA. You can go online and check out the hotel and make your reservations (http://www.embassysuiteswil-liamsburg.com) or go to our web site http://home.comcast.net/~whec33.

Dave Bunch has lined up a tour of the Yorktown Training Facility and lunch on base for us. The base map is online also. This will be a very inter-esting tour as some of you, I am sure, spent some time there during your Coast Guard years. After lunch, we will visit the battlefields of Yorktown then return to the hotel to freshen up for our Friday evening dinner at 1900 at Food For Thought Res-taurant (www.foodforthoughtrestaurant.com).

Thursday you can visit historic Jamestown and browse around downtown Williamsburg before returning to the hotel for the manager’s free cock-tail hour (1730 – 1930). If you wish, we could do dinner as a group at Captain George’s Famous Seafood Buffet Restaurant.

The hospitality room will be open from 1600 till 2400. If you would like to play a round of golf at a local cham-

In this issueReunion news ..........2,4Real Chiefs .................6Ship’s Store .................7Application .................8

pionship course, please let Ray Smith know so he can book it and set tee times. Contact Ray at, 773-239-3806 or rsmithgm2@comcast.net. Saturday will be a leisure day to do as you wish. I might suggest checking out the campus of The College of William & Mary and downtown Williamsburg. There are many sites’ to see within a very short ride from our hotel, brochures will be available in the hotel lobby. There will be no need to travel outside the hotel for breakfast, as the Jefferson Room or the Atrium Cafe has a full line of breakfast items cooked to order. This is a complimentary breakfast.

The banquet, as always, will be Saturday evening starting at 1800 with the free manager’s cocktail hour then we will move into the banquet room for our buffet dinner, memorial service, guest speaker ( ? at this time) and annual auction. Everyone is encouraged to bring an item of your choice for the auction. This year, your item does not have to be of a nautical nature, anything will be grate-fully accepted. Due to the travel distance and space available in my vehicle, I will not have as many

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items as I have had in the past so everyone will have to make up for my lack of space.

As we leave Williamsburg to return home, it is hope-ful that those of you who are traveling through Bal-timore or would make a short detour will stop by the USCGC Taney at 1500 for a tour and cookout on the fantail provided by Martin Taffe (the caterer who provided us with such a wonderful meal at our last reunion in Baltimore). The menu will be steak (the best) and all the fixings, dessert plus an open bar all for a minuscule cost of $24.00 per person. It is recommended that you book yourself a hotel/motel room for the night before continuing your home-ward trip. If you plan to take part in this fun filled evening, I must know as soon as possible so that I can give Martin a heads up as to how many will be onboard for dinner.

As we leave Baltimore, our sights and course will be toward Branson for our 2009 reunion. Many of the details are already worked out so go to our web page to make your reservations http://home.comcast.net/~whec33. You will not want to miss this reunion as it will be one you will never want to forget, not that any of the others were. There will be something special for everyone. You will not only leave Branson with a feeling of honor, pride and emotion but will have a heavy heart to go along with the memories you will have when you look back at the special holiday shows and the Veterans Memorial we will be seeing.

Do you like Andy Williams and Allen Edwards? Good, because they are on the agenda. Check out the Stone Castle Inn (Settle Inn) on our web page http://home.comcast.net/~whec33 and make your reservations very soon as this is Veterans week in Branson, and there will not be a room available for 100 miles by this time next year. I have a block of 40 rooms avail-able so get onboard now. Check out the specialty rooms, they are amazing!

Jim Orrock and I will be going back to Baltimore May 5th to the 12th to work on the USCGC Taney if anyone would like to join us. What better time to relive those days of yesteryear and stay onboard (chiefs quarters). I have challenged the other 327s

to come up with a crew to help restore and preserve the legacy of the best ships that ever sailed the mighty seas.

Remember, Marilyn Yuscavitch will make all your travel arraignments if you so wish. She can be con-tacted at, trvlcntr@aol.com or by calling 508-866-4269.

If you wish to purchases Ocean Station Tee Shirts in the future, please contact Doak Walker directly at cgcutters@cqi.net They are $18.00 each which includes shipping.

Please let me know if you think you are coming to the reunion so that I can order shopping coupons. I also need to give the Coast Guard base and restau-rants an approximate head count. I would like this info by June 1.

Semper Paratus,

Stan

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AND THE WINNER IS . . .

In the last issue of the Helm we offered a $100 bonus to some lucky member who paid his dues by the end of February, 2008. On March 8th seven members of the crew met together for lunch and to pick the winner.

And the prize goes to Frank Larder of Long Boat Key, Florida. Congratulations, Frank!

Paid members for 2008 are: Amadruto, Bacon, Baker, Barnes, Beirne, Bing, Bogdan, Boucher, Braithwaite, Canal, Cangelosi, Carrellas, Cunningham, Daniels, Davis, Dinsmore, Dorrian, Farlow (Jackie), Fergu-son, Grant, Gummer, Hall, Hamrick, Hays, Hunt, Jaros, Keene, Ketenheim, Larder, Leyes, Lucas, Madden, Marcotte, Mason, Matlosz, Murphy, Nac-cara, Peverley, Phaneuf, Piche, Ragucci, Rosenfield, Schlick, Schmidt, Slick, Smith (Jim), Smith (Ray), Swansburg, Taylor, Teeven, White, Whitney, Wilbur, Wilcox, Wolfe, and Yuscavitch.

If your name isn’t on this list please pick up a pen, get your checkbook and send your $25 to support the USCGC Duane Association. Let’s keep her memory alive!

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You can download a membership application and PDF copies of this newsletter.

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Crossing the bar Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea.

But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out of the boundless deep Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell when I embark;

For tho’ from out our borne of time and place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar.

March 8, 2008 meeting. From left: Bob Dinsmore, Jeanne Haviland, Barbara Barnes, Stan Barnes, Marilyn Yuscavitch, Marjorie Madden and John Madden.

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USCGC DUANE ASSOCIATIONPLAN OF THE DAY

2008 REUNIONEMBASSY SUITES

WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIASEPTEMBER 18 – 21, 2008

THURSDAY – FRIDAY – SATURDAY – SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 19, 20, 21

CHECK IN 1600 HOURS. YOU MAY ARRIVE THREE DAYS BEFORE OR STAY THREE DAYS AFTER FOR THE SAME PRICE, $109.00.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18BREAKFAST 0600 - 0930CHECK IN 1600 HOURSTOUR WILLIAMSBURG AND JAMESTOWN ON YOUR OWN (CAR POOL)MANAGERS COCKTAIL RECEPTION 1730 – 19301900- DINNER AT CAPTAIN GEORGE’S FAMOUS SEAFOOD RESTAURANTHOSPITALITY ROOM OPEN 1600

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19BREAKFAST 0630 - 09300900 – TOUR USCG TRAINING CENTER YORKTOWN WITH DAVE BUNCHLUNCH ON BASE AT THE PORT OF YORK $7.00 pp (CAR POOL) PLEASE, NO OPEN-TOED SHOESHOSPITALITY ROOM OPEN 16001900 - DINNER AS A GROUP – FOOD FOR THOUGHT RESTAURANT

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20BREAKFAST O630 - 0930DAY TO YOURSELF TO SHOP OR GO TO ANY OF THE LOCALATTRACTIONSGOLF AT A LOCAL COURSE – CONTACT RAY SMITH (rsmithgm2@comcast.net)1600 - BUSINESS MEETING IN THE HOSPITALITY ROOM1800 - 1900 HAPPY HOUR1900 – BANQUET - AUCTION

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USCGC Duane AssociationChain of Command

PresidentStan Barnes381 Stage RoadSanbornton, NH 03269(603) 286-7720sbarnes@metrocast.net

Secretary & TreasurerJeanne Haviland7 Squirrel Hill LaneHingham, MA 02043(781) 749-0995HavilandR1@aol.com

2008 Duane ReunionWilliamsburg, Virginia

Sept. 18–21, 2008

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21BREAKFAST 0630 - 09301000- DEPART FOR BALTIMORE FOR A TOUR AND COOKOUT ONBOARD THE USCGC TANEY1500 – TOUR AND COOKOUT – SPACE AVAILABLE IF YOU WOULD WISH TO STAY ONBOARD FOR THE NIGHT.THE COST FOR THE COOKOUT WILL BE $24.00 pp TO INCLUDE AN OPEN BAR AND COMPLETE STEAK DINNER. STAN BARNES MUST KNOW BY SEPTEMBER 1ST AS TO WHO WILL BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE WILL TOUR THE TANEY, SEE THE DUANE WALL AND ENJOY THE COOKOUT. YOU CAN SEND A CHECK TO JEANNE. BE SURE TO INDICATE ON YOUR CHECK, TANEY COOKOUT.

PREPARE TO CAST OFF TILL NEXT YEAR IN BRANSON, MO. NOVEMBER 9 – 12, 2009 AT THE STONE CASTLE INN (SETTLE INN). YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS REUNION. FEEL THE HONOR - PRIDE – AND EMOTION OF BEING A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD.

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REAL CHIEFS Think Ensigns should be seen and not heard, and never, ever be allowed to read books on leadership.��REAL CHIEFS Don’t have any civilian clothes.��REAL CHIEFS Have CPO Association Cards from their last 5 commands.��REAL CHIEFS Don’t remember any time they weren’t Chief’s.��REAL CHIEFS Propose like this “There will be a wedding at 1000 hours on 29 October, be there in whites with your gear packed because you will be a prime participant.”��REAL CHIEFS Favorite national holiday is CPO Initiation.��REAL CHIEFS Keeps four sets of dress khaki uniforms in the closet in hopes they will come back.��REAL CHIEFS Favorite food is shipboard SOS for breakfast.��REAL CHIEFS Don’t know how to tell civilian time.��REAL CHIEFS Call each other “Chief.”��REAL CHIEFS Greatest fear is signing for property book items.��REAL CHIEFS Have served on ships that are now war memorials or tourist attractions.��REAL CHIEFS Get tears in their eyes when the “Chief” dies in the movie “Operation Pacific.”��REAL CHIEFS Can find their way to the CPO Club blindfolded, on 15 different bases.��REAL CHIEFS Have pictures of ships in their wallets.��REAL CHIEFS Don’t own any pens that do not have “Property U.S. Govt” on them.��REAL CHIEFS Don’t voluntarily get the mandatory flu shots.��REAL CHIEFS Don’t order supplies, they swap for them.��REAL CHIEFS Favorite quote is from the movie Ben Hur, “We keep you alive to serve this ship.”��REAL CHIEFS Think excessive modesty is their only fault.��REAL CHIEFS Hate to write evaluations, except for their own.��REAL CHIEFS Turn in a 4 page brag sheet for their evaluation.��REAL CHIEFS Last ship was always better.��REAL CHIEFS Know that the black tar in their coffee cup makes the coffee taste better.��REAL CHIEFS Idea of heaven-Three good PO1’s and a Division Officer who does what he is told.��REAL CHIEFS Think John Wayne would have made a good Chief, if he had not gone soft and made Marine movies. ��REAL CHIEFS Use the term “Good Training” to describe any unpleasant task...Scraping the sides of the ship is “Good Training.” Having to sleep on your seabag in the parking lot because there was no room in the barracks is “Good Training.”

Real Chiefs(Author unknown)

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Make checks payable to: USCGC Duane Assn.

Name:Street:City: State: ZIP:Phone number:E-mail:

Send to: USCGC Duane Ship’s Store, c/o Stan Barnes, 381 Stage Rd., Sanbornton, NH 03269

Product Quantity Color Size PriceT Shirts

Tiger embroidered

Size S M L XL XXL XXXL

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White or Navy blue

Pocket T round insignia

$22.00

White

Polo Shirts

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$25.00

Navy Blue

Sweatshirts

Tiger embroidered

Size S M L XL XXL

$30.00

Navy Blue

Tiger Patch

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Hats

Tiger embroidered

$18.00

Duane blue ballcap

$18.00

Nylon windbreaker

Round gold insignia

Size L XL XXL

$35.00

Navy blue/cotton lining

Subtotal $

Shipping $6.00

Total $

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