We had to hold off on sending the newsletter to the printer because of circumstances beyond our control. The hotel we have rooms booked at has been sold and is now called The International Palms Resort At Cocoa Beach and you can check out this beautifull resort by clicking here. Well the newsletter has started to move forward again and is at the printer now but due to their work load it will still be a few days before they can print it and then should be mailed as soon as we can get it in the mail.
However since we are dealing with these circumstances we decided to give you a link to the President's letter because it has all of the information you need to register for the cruise.
We are having a great response to our upcoming cruise reunion. The reunion is going to be to the Bahamas aboard the Carnival cruise liner "Sensation" and we will depart from Port Canaveral, FL on November 7, 2010. We will gather at a Holiday Inn on November 5th & 6th, 2010 and we can then be shuttled over to the ship on the 7th.
Get ready for one of the best reunions we've had so far. Click here to check out the ship we will sail on You can also follow the links for "Shore Excursions" to check out what they are offering at the ports we will be visiting which are Freeport and Nassua. There are even shore escursions for Port Canaveral if you want to do some things around Florida after the cruise.
Click on the followin link to join our USS Blandy DD-943 group at facebook. You can go there and join Facebook if you are not already a member and then join our group and you will be able to upload photos or videos yourself there. You can also leave comments on the group's wall when you visit the group's page. There is even a discussion board there.
Check out this You Tube video of Blandy taking hostile fire off the coast of North Viet Namm. Compliment of Vinnie Sorrentino "Click here to watch the video."
Have you been exposed to Asbestos? Click on the followin link to check it out. Mesothelioma Cancer Center The USS Blandy DD-943 certainly had lots of asbestos.
We have some photos from our Philadelphia reunion 2006 on a slide show submitted by Ken Lisle.
When the slide show begins you can advance the photos manually or click on the green button and they advance automatically.
Click here to see the 2006 slide show of photos submitted by Ken Lisle BT3 62-63.
We have some photos from our reunion in September, 2004 on two slide shows submitted by shipmates.
When the slide show begins you can advance the photos manually or click on the green button and they advance automatically.
Click here to see the slide show of photos submited by Rudi Rump RD3 61-63.
Click here to see the slide show of photos submitted by Ken Lisle BT3 62-63.
USS BLANDY DD-943 Westpac Cruise 1968 Vietnam
Click here to see the "You Tube Show of USS BLANDY DD-943 Westpac Cruise 1968 Vietnam" Westpak Cruize Book provided by David Barnes. Video Produced by Vincent Sorrentino
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