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ONE YEAR AND COUNTING!
Reunion coming March 20-23, 2003 |
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Herbert King on
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The Chopper Association has a contract for 80 rooms at the Holiday
Inn Mt. Pleasant (800-290-4004). Rooms are $82/night. They are reserved for March
20,21,22 (Thur, Fri. Sat.) of 2003.
Price and room availability will not be guaranteed after February 20 2003. So make
reservations early.
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Herbert T. King, CAPT USN Ret. died suddenly on December 15, 2001 at
his daughter's home.
Herb served both as XO (56-57) and CO (59-61) of Chopper during his long Navy career and
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Chopper Association Dues
Chopper Association dues are what makes this
newsletter, the www.usschopper.com internet site and some aspects of the reunion possible,
and they'll be due again as of June 1, 2002. Some shipmates have paid ahead and
those who joined in 2002 are good until June 1, 2003. How to tell where you
stand? Check the mailing label and it will tell you your membership expiration
date. Send your $10.00 annual dues payments to Bob Stamper, Chopper Association
Treasurer, 11301 Sandpine Road, Riverview, FL 33569.
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he was loved and fondly remembered by his old crewmates on Chopper.
Those of you who served with Herb and those of us who met Herb and wife Ruthie at the
reunion in Kings Bay will recall a friendly, good and decent man, willing and eager to
pitch in and help whenever he could, and he was looking forward to our 2003 reunion.
Sail on, Capt King, in eternal peace. You earned it. |
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Chopper's original configuration as built by Electric Boat |
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