USS SEVERN AO-61
NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY 2012

Hope you all are enjoying a good start to 2012. First, we must mark the reunion dates on the calendar: SEPTEMBER 26-30, 2012 at KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. This is going to be another great time and Bill and Sandy Bachman have made arrangements that will surely please all hands! More details will be included.

We have several losses (TAPS) since the last newsletter. It is always difficult to write about losing a loyal shipmate:

TAPS TAPS TAPS

JOSEPH A. BRADLEY, F2c, (47) Joe passed away a few weeks ago. Joe enjoyed attending the reunions and our thanks and condolences go out to daughter Carolyn, for bringing Joe to the reunions and for assisting in his care.

DAVID HOGGATT, SK3,(47-50) Dave passed away 11-09-11 We last saw Dave with his daughter, Tamara, at the reunion in Seattle and he also came from Oregon to New Hampshire. Our thanks and condolences also go out to Tammy for her interest and dedication to our fellow shipmate.

JAMES FOLEY, LT, (72-74) PASSED AWAY 2002

Had a most interesting e-mail from Gerald Kersey referring to a QM3 who served aboard the SEV in 1973. This shipmate was promoted to QM2 before departing and then got accepted into the NESEP program, commissioned, and went on to serve the Joint Staff. He retired in June 2011 and we welcome him now as ADMIRAL!
ARCHER M. MACY, RADM, USN (Ret)
4043 N. STUART ST
ARLINGTON, VA 22207 ph 703-532-4107

Additional new or change of addresses:
STEPHEN PADGETT,MM2,(72-73) 11602 BOGGS WEST CIRCLE, LOOGOOTEE, IN 47553 spadgett80@gmail.com

ARTHUR H. BOYANOWSKI, DC1, (64-66) 10 OLD DIAMOND HILL ROAD, CUMBERLAND, RI 02864

HERBERT L. PARKER, 527 MONONGAHELA AVE, GLASSPORT,PA 15045

WILLIAM L. WILSON, MM3, (47) 12801 SW HIGHWAY200, DUNNELLON, FL 34432

GEORGE CRAIGLE 5064 SALEM ROAD, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29500

KEVIN KINNALY, 10300 W CHARLESTON BLVD STE 13, LAS VEGAS, NV 89135

RONALD L SNYDER, RM3 (69-70) 1510 TERRACE BLVD, HAZLETON, PA 18201 ph 570-454-1791 e-mail sny5@ptgprolog.net

HARRY STANFIELD; new e-mail harrythebuilder@yahoo.com

NEED ADDRESS FOR:
RICHARD B. BRIDGES, MM3 (71-73
BRUCE C. ASBERRY, MM2 (60)
JAMES M. CASEY, EM3 (54)
RAYMOND MCHOSE, CS3 (63-64)
JAMES COOK, BM3 (54)
DONALD DAVIS, GM3 (44-46)

I would like to give you some good news and update on two of our regular reunion attendees; VINCE JONES, BMSN (60-63) and his wife, WILLA. Willa has been dealing with lung cancer and also had her left kidney removed 01-12-12? Home as of 01-17-12 and doing well. Latest is from 02-06-12 and Dr’s visit was encouraging and no return until 04-10-12 for CT scan. Vince and Willa are going to Florida for R&R. Send them an e-mail: vincent_jones_860@comcast.net and keep them both in your prayers.(Also thanks to Mary Williams for the relays.)






KANSAS CITY HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
AND WORLD WAR I MUSEUM
Thursday, September 27, 2012
9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Today's tour begins with a drive through the world-renowned Country Club Plaza, Kansas City's Crown Jewel. This was the first outdoor shopping center concept which opened in 1922. Guests will enjoy the drive along Ward Parkway, the city's most beautiful boulevard, where many of the area's most prominent citizens live in these lovely homes and estates.
Our first stop will be at the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial. This is the only World War I Museum in the United States strictly dedicated to veterans of World War I. The museum is full of interactive demonstrations plus thousands of artifacts from World War I. Lunch will at a Kansas City premiere barbeque restaurant, Jack Stack Barbeque Restaurant in the Freight House District.
Following lunch the group will enjoy a driving tour of downtown Kansas City that includes the new Kaufman Performing Arts Center, the Sprint Center, the Power and Light and much more.
The cost of this tour is $65.00 per person which includes admission to the World War Museum, lunch, and transportation.
Friday September 28, 2012
9:15 am - 2:15 pm

After breakfast we will board busses at the hotel for a 45 minute trip to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Fort Leavenworth was established to protect early settlers and traders on the Santa Fe Trail. Some points of interest include the Buffalos Soldiers Monument, The French Cannons, The Old Post Sutler's Home, traces of the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails and much more. Military personnel will board each coach to provide guests with an interesting commentary as they tour the Fort.
Following the tour of the Fort we will have a buffet lunch at the Frontier Conference Center at the Fort. After lunch the group may visit the museum and other points of interest before returning to the hotel.
The cost of this tour is $45.00 per person with lunch and transportation.
Saturday September 29, 2012
8:30 am - 2:30 pm

After breakfast we will board busses for Independence, Missouri we have a driving tour that will include President Truman's Home, the 1880's Court House, and The RLDS Temple. We will stop at the Truman Library and Museum which is one of 12 Presidential Libraries in the United States. The library houses many exhibits from the Truman Presidential era as well as family historical events and a reproduction of The Oval Office as it was during the Presidents Term. After the museum tour we will return to Kansas City and stop at the Crown Center food court where guests are on their own for lunch.
The final stop in today's tour will be The Arabia Steamboat Museum that holds many delightful surprises for you. This one of a kind museum holds exhibits from the Steamboat Arabia which sank in 1856 on the Missouri River and was buried under 40 feet of sand, silt and mud until excavated in 1988. Over 200 tons of original cargo was recovered and after hundreds of hours of restoration and preservation, thousands of these items are now on exhibit in the Museum.
The cost of this tour is $54.00 per person which includes transportation, entrance fees for the Truman Library, and The Steamboat Arabia Museum. Busses should arrive back at the hotel by 3:00 pm.
Hotel registration can be made online at www.kansascityairport.embassysuites.com
GUESTS MUST INCLUDE GROUP CODE:USS when making reservations. If you don't have Internet access you may call 816-891-7788, make sure you use USS GROUP CODE.
The Embassy Suites at KCI hotel rate is: $104.00 per night plus tax and fees approximately 15.725 percent. The rate includes: cooked to order breakfast every morning, plus a two hour cocktail hour each evening from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. The hotel has free transportation to and from Kansas City International Airport. The hotel rate is good for 2 days prior and 2 days post of the Reunion dates.
The hospitality room will be open for registration at 3:00 pm September 26th, 2012. The hospitality room will also be open mornings and evenings for social interactions.
Please don't forget your $5.00 to $10.00 gift for the raffle after the banquet.


THE USS SEVERN 2012 REGISTRATION FORM
Please print your name and information below as you want it to appear on your name tags.
Name:___________________________________________________________________________
Years on the USS Severn: ____________________________________________________________
City and State:_____________________________________________________________________
Email Address:_____________________________________________________________________
Registration Fee:
Number of people_______ x $ $54.00 = ___________
Registration includes Dinner Buffet, Hospitality Room, beverages and snacks, name tags. etc
Tours:
Thursday September 27, 2012 World War I Museum and lunch at Jack Stack's Barbeque
Number of people ______ x $65.00 =____________
Friday September 28, 2012 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas with lunch included
Number of people ______ x $45.00 =_____________
Saturday September 29, 2012 The Truman Library and Steamboat Arabia Museum
Number of people_______x $54.00 =_____________
As a reminder all tours are optional you are not required to do the tours if you do not wish.
Dues: If you have not paid your dues for 2012, you may pay with this form.
Dues for 2012 are $20.00 =____________
Total cost of registration, tours, and dues $______________
Dues run from reunion to reunion. Dues may also be paid to: Gerald Kersey, our Treasurer at any time during the reunion. If you are unable to attend this year's reunion, but would like to support the USS Severn Reunion Association and receive our newsletters please send in your dues with this form.
Make checks payable to: William G Bachman and send to:
USS Severn 2012 Reunion
C/O William G Bachman
1107 Melanie Lane
Excelsior Springs, MO 64024

Please have registration sent in by September 5, 2012
If you have any questions please contact Bill Bachman at: 816-848-4072 - home or 816-508-5052 - cell