2002 Reunion in New Bedford, Massachusetts (USCG LSA)

2002 Reunion in New Bedford, Massachusetts

This years Reunion will be held in New Bedford MA.

Dates for the Reunion are August 1st through August 4th.

The Reunion will be held at the Hampton Inn located in Westport MA.

A Continental Breakfast will be served for all Members staying at the Hotel. Menu Items: Choice of four juices / Coffee/Decaf / Hot Chocolate / Tea / Fruit / Hard Boiled eggs / Hot and cold cereal / yogurt / granola / assorted muffins assorted bagels / assorted breads / English muffins / raisin bread / sweet bread / Danish / donuts / pecan rolls

R.V. Parking will be provided by the Motel in their back parking lot.

A Hospitality Suite will be set up in the Motel. All interested people should report to the Hospitality Suite after you check into your rooms.

The Suite will be staffed by Lightship Sailors from 8 A.M. until 6 P.M. on August 1. On August 2 it will be staffed from 8 A.M. to 9:45 A.M. and from 4 P.M. until 8 P.M. For those arriving on Saturday please ask for instructions at the Front Desk.

Airport Transportation

**** Prices will vary with number of passengers.

At your Service 1-508-677-6700/ Airport Transport Limousine Service 1-508-675-4289 1-508-675-4289 / B&L Limousine Service 1-508-673-7962 1-508-673-7962 (Round Trip $110.00) - Van / J&I Classic Limousine Service 1-508-679-3317 $ 68.00 Arrival - Van (5-6 people) $65.00 Departure - Van (5-6 people) $133.00 Round Trip Van (5-6 people)

Schedule of Activities Friday August 2, 2002

9:15AM Group Pictures will be taken in our meeting room.

Business Meeting and Elections. Meeting starts at 10:00 AM.

The Business Meeting Lunch will be served in our meeting room. The menu will be, Tossed Salad, Amine's Meat Pie, Potato, Vegetables, Pudding, and Beverage.

1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

A video taping will be done to help preserve our Lightship Sailors History. All Members are asked to participate. Please share some of your memories with us. Ten minutes of your time is all we ask. A sign up sheet will be passed around at our business meeting.

5 PM

Slide Show starts at 5 PM. Two shows will be presented if there is a large number of people. Second show will start 20 minutes after the first one has been completed.

Saturday August 3, 2002

1 PM

Transportation will leave the Motel for the Grave Site of Worth Gwynn Ross (1854-1916.) Founder of the Revenue Marine Service School of Instruction. A small Ceremony will be held at the gave site.

2:30 PM

A Wine and Cheese Social will be held.

5:45 PM

U.S.C.G. Lightship Sailors Association Banquet

Opening Ceremony - Opening Prayer "Crossed over the Bar" 2001/2002 Announcements Tribute to All Lightship Sailors Lost in the Line of Duty during our 163 year History.

The Banquet Menu will consist of Mixed Field Greens, Cranberry Mold, Vegetable Medley, Penne Pasta Marinara, Garlic Smashed Potatoes, Seafood Newberg, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Baked Virginia Ham, Roast Native Turkey w/ Amine's Meat Stuffing, Giblet Gravy and Cranberries. Assorted Pastry Table or Brownie a la mode.

We are honored to announce that Mr. Scott Price U.S.C.G. Historian will be in attendance and the Keynote Speaker at our Banquet.

Closing Ceremonies.

We will be holding an auction at the Banquet. Miniature Dream Models Inc. (see product line in our Ships Store) has donated a large quantity of quality Nautical memorabilia and models to the Association for this event.

Sunday August 4, 2002

7:30AM

Move to the site of the U.S.C.G. Lightship Sailors Memorial for the final Dedication of the Memorial. Starting at 8:AM for the Lightship Sailors Lost in the Line of Duty for our entire 163 year history.

Outline of Sunday's Program

0800 Opening Ceremonies

Posting Of Colors: VFW Post 2094, Commander Ronald Naro

VFW Post 6643 East Freetown MA. Commander Ron Gendron

Opening Prayer: USCG Lightship Sailors Assoc. Chaplain Rev. John Hughes

Welcoming Remarks: Marty Krzywicki Founder USCG Lightship Sailors Assoc.

0805 Turn over program to the City of New Bedford for their portion of the Ceremonies. Program will come back to the LSA whenever the City is finished and turned over to our MC and Founder.

Procedure for our portion of ceremony.

Speakers for this portion of Ceremonies:

Jim Gill President U.S.C.G. Lightship Sailors Association

Capt. Blaine Horrocks Representing the United States Coast Guard.

Captain Horrocks' Bio

A native of Ionia, Michigan, Captain Horrocks graduated from the U. S. Coast Guard Academy in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in Management. Following graduation, Captain Horrocks remained at the Academy for the summer as a waterfront and sailing instructor. In the fall of 1977, he reported for his first afloat tour of duty as Operations Officer aboard Coast Guard Cutters (CGC) SUNDEW, MESQUITE, and WOODRUSH in Charlevoix, Michigan. Upon completion of these assignments, CAPT Horrocks was assigned as Commanding Officer of CGC POINT JACKSON home ported in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this tour of duty, CGC POINT JACKSON was deployed to Key West in support of the 1980 Cuban mass exodus.

As a career seagoing officer, Captain Horrocks went on to command three other Coast Guard Cutters. He commanded CGC RED BIRCH, a 157 foot Coastal Buoy Tender home ported in Curtis Bay, Maryland and CGC COWSLIP, a 180 foot Seagoing Buoy Tender out of Portsmouth, Virginia. In both assignments, he was responsible for the proper operation of floating Aids to Navigation in the Chesapeake Bay as well as other Coast Guard missions such as: Search and Rescue, Domestic Icebreaking, Maritime Law Enforcement, and Marine Environmental Protection. More recently, Captain Horrocks commanded CGC STORIS, a 230 foot Medium Endurance Cutter home ported in Kodiak, Alaska. CGC STORIS’ primary mission was enforcement of fisheries regulations and marine mammal protection. Captain Horrocks is also a professional mariner who maintains a license to serve as Master of U. S. Steam or Motor Vessels of Any Gross Tonnage upon Oceans.

Captain Horrocks’ staff tours of duty include assignment to the Ninth Coast Guard District’s Operations Center and positions as Chief, Budget Coordination Staff for the Office of Personnel and Chief, Intelligence Plans, Program, & Budget Branch for the Office of Intelligence at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Captain Horrocks is also a 1988 graduate of George Washington University where he earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.

In 1998, Captain Horrocks was assigned as Chief, Aids to Navigation and Waterways Management for the First Coast Guard District. His duties include the management of over 5,700 Federal Aids to Navigation, oversight of icebreaking operations/coordination of energy commodity deliveries in the Northeast region, and more recently as a coordinator for Maritime Homeland Security. Over the course of the past four years, Captain Horrocks has earned a reputation as a stalwart supporter of preserving the history of both the Coast Guard and our Nation’s maritime heritage. For instance, in New Bedford, his staff worked with the City and other interested parties to determine a suitable location for the Vineyard Lightship #73 bell, which is now a prominent feature of the Lightship Memorial here in this park. Captain Horrocks and his staff also partnered with the City during the restoration of Palmers Island Lighthouse and the relighting of Clarks Point Lighthouse. Recently, he has been engaged in the process of identifying an inventory of historic Coast Guard lighthouses that will be transferred to Federal & State agencies, local municipalities, and non-profit organizations under the recently enacted National Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000.

Procedure for Memorial Ceremony

In the case of unknowns: The ships Name will be read. The number of unknowns will be stated. One flower will be placed at the base of the Memorial “front “ side” for each unknown. Each flower will be placed by a Lightship Sailor. Each person who lays a flower will then ring the bell once.

For those who we know the Names the same procedure will be followed with the exception of when there is a Family reprehensive present. In those cases the Family member will lay the flower and ring the bell. In all cases where we have Names those flowers will be laid on the side the Name is listed on.

NOTE: In all cases Lightship Sailors will be asked to place flowers if there is NO one from the Family at the Ceremony.

Closing Ceremonies

VFW Post 2094 and VFW Post 6643. We will conclude the Ceremonies with a twenty one Gun salute and the playing of TAPS.

Closing Prayer: USCG Lightship Sailors Assoc. Chaplain Rev. John Hughes

VFW Posts will retire the Colors.

Invitation for all in attendance to join for coffee etc in the visitors center.

Motel Information

You must tell the Motel you are with the Lightship Sailors Group to get our special rate. The room rate is $ 109.00 per night plus tax. Check in time is 3: P.M. Check out time is 12 Noon. Reservations MUST be made by July 1, 2002.

For reservations call 1- 508-675-8500

Other services available to Guests:

Free local phone calls / Choice of smoking / non smoking rooms / Fitness center, Jacuzzi and sauna / Tennis and basketball courts.

White's of Westport adjacent to the Motel will be hosting our Business Meeting and Banquet. Pause to enjoy the Sunset over the Lake located on the premises.

The Package Price for the Registration, Meals, 2002 Lightship Sailors Hat, Lightship Sailors Tee Shirt, Slide presentation,

( to include family members), Wine and Cheese Social, was set by The Board of Directors at $60.00 per Member.

NOTE: The price for Wife's or additional Family Members Banquet Meal is $ 25.00 per person. Should a Wife or Family Member want to attend the Business Lunch the price is $12.00

Disclaimers & Corrections

The above information is a "word for word" copy of the page that was on the old website & run by other people. A video taping was done, as well as pictures taken of each era ( pre Coast Guard, WWll Vets, Korean Vets, Viet Nam Vets, Buoy Tender Sailors, Lighthouse Keeper ETC ETC ). Not one picture or video was ever produced, copied or printed and therefore these are NOT in the possession of The U.S.C.G. Lightship Sailors Association.

The reunion claimed to be, in part, to "dedicate" the Memorial Bell. Most were mislead into believing this was 'THE Dedication'. When actually the dedication date was originally in 1999, and intended ONLY for those lost on The 117. This was Actually a rededication by and for ALL Lightship Sailors on U. S. Coast Guard Day.

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