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 FOUNDATION NEWS
2011 Annual Memorial Ceremony
USS San Francisco (CA-38)
Memorial Ceremony Program
Sunday 1200 – 29 May 2011
First Call CAPT
Timothy C. Cogan, USN (Ret)
QM2 Vidal Estrada, USN (Ret)
Master of Ceremony CAPT Stanley E.
Ellexson, Jr., USN (Ret)
Parade Colors Color
Guards
Pledge of Allegiance Chaplain
Edgar Fulwider, USMC (Ret)
Invocation
Opening Remarks CAPT Stanley E.
Ellexson, Jr. USN (Ret)
Laying of Wreath Cheryl Whitt
Rios, Register General, Dames of
The Court of Honor, DAR,
Honoring
BM1 Joseph V.Whitt,
USN(Ret) Service
Nancy Witherman to honor
Cpl Clifford Spencer,
USMC (Ret)
Introductions Chief
Johnny Johnson, USN (Ret)
USS San Francisco(CA-38)
Shipmate
Introduces Sgt Vincent Rios, USMC
(Ret)
Sgt
Vincent Rios --- 2008 Chair Of Honor
Introduces Chair Of Honor
Chair Of Honor BM1
Joseph V. Whitt, USN (Ret)
USS San Francisco (CA-38)
Shipmate
Introductions Chief
Johnny Johnson, USN (Ret)
Introduces The Speaker of the
Day
Speaker of the Day Author James
D. Hornfischer
Neptune’s Inferno
The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
Remarks Senator
Leland Y. Yee, Ph.D.
CAPT
Dennis Murphy USN (Ret)
The Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan
Society
Other remarks as requested
Roll Call and CAPT
Stanley E. Ellexson, Jr., USN (Ret)
Bell Ceremony QM2 Vidal
Estrada, USN (Ret)
Benediction
Chaplain Edgar Fulwider, USMC (Ret)
Taps
CAPT Timothy C. Cogan, USN (Ret)
Echo
MID Daniel H. Freitas, NSCC
Amazing Grace Lynne S.
Miller, H. B. O.
Announcements Chief Johnny
Johnson, USN (Ret)
Founder & Chairman of the
Board
USS San Francisco Memorial
Foundation
Retire Colors Color
Guards
“Frisco” Crew members, gather at
Chair of Honor for Historic Photos
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Participants & Honored Guest -2011
Senator Leland Y. Yee,
Ph.D,
California State Senate
The
Honorable ----------????
Mayor,
San Francisco
MajGen
J. Michael Myatt, USMC (Ret)
President & CEO Marines’ Memorial
Assoc.
CAPT M. Kristine Carlock,
USN (Ret),
Commander
S.F. Commandery, Naval Order of
the U.S.
LtCol
John R. Stevens, USMC (Ret),Director
First Marine Division Association
Sgt
Donald F. Reid, USMC, President
The
Marine Corps Coordinating Council
Shipmate “Chief Johnny”
Johnson, President
USS
San Francisco Memorial Foundation
Angus Blackwood,
President, S.F. Council
Navy
League of the United States
Sgt
Michael Belmessieri, USMC(Ret),
Commandant
Gen
J.C. Breckenridge Detachment # 010
Marine
Corps League, Dept. of California
LtCol
Roger Dong, USAFR, Chairman
San
Francisco War Memorial Commission
Buck
Kamphausen, USMCR, President CEO
Nautilus Cremation Society
David
Heller, President
Greater Geary Boulevard,
Merchants
Christina Ramos, Regent, Presidio Chapter
Daughters of the American
Revolution
Golden
Gate National Park, Ocean District
Jeff Dunning, GGNP
Service
Sally A.Wiatrolik, GGNP Conservancy
Piper
Taps
Capt Timothy C. Cogan, USNR
Echo MID Daniel H. Freitas, NSCC
Amazing
Grace Lynne Miller
Color
Guards
US
Naval Sea Cadet Corps, Arkansas Div.
CAPT
Timothy G. Cogan, USN(Ret), C.O.
Young
Marines, Golden Gate Regiment
CWO
Caesar Bataloa, USMCR
Scottish-American
Military Society
Francis McVey, Commander
RADM William A. Moffett Post 1921
Knights
of Columbus St Francis Assembly
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Message forwarded by Kevin Secor, VSO Liaison, Office of the Secretary of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
An organization called Veterans Affairs Services
(VAS) is providing benefit and general information on VA and
gathering personal information on veterans. This organization is
not affiliated with VA in any way
[Websites with the name "vaservices" immediately
after the "www" ARE NOT part of the Depatment of Veterans Affairs,
the US Government
agency. Do not go to them or if approached or called, do not
offer them any information concerning yourself or data on other
veterans. Keep in mind that the real VA website ends in .gov.
Also, be aware that the Department of Veterans Affairs does not
randomly call veterans, nor does it ask veterans for information
which it does not already have--like
Social Security
Numbers. In particular, if you have not dealt with the VA
previously--and in person--and all of a sudden, you receive a call
from someone saying they are with the VA or something similar
sounding, hang up the phone. Also, do not respond to emails which
suggest that they are from the VA. The VA never conducts official
business nor asks for personal information by email.
VAS may be gaining access to military personnel
through their close resemblance to the VA name and seal. Our Legal
Counsel has requested that we coordinate with DoD to inform military
installations, particularly mobilization sites, of this group and
their lack of affiliation or endorsement by VA to provide any
services.
In addition, GC requests that if you have any
examples of VAS acts that violate chapter 59 of Title 38 United
States Code, such as VAS employees assisting veterans in the
preparation and presentation of claims for benefits, please pass any
additional information to Mr.Daugherty at the address below.
Michael G. Daugherty
Staff Attorney
Department of Veterans
Affairs
Office of General Counsel (022G2)
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
Thank you for passing this along to your members and supporters!
SVA-National
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LANDS END CHANGES NAME TO:
"USS SAN FRANCISCO PARK"
Much progress has taken place at our
Memorial site at Lands End. A great amount is not visible by us. However,
one fact was the name of the area has been changed from Lands End, which it
must still be, to a new name "USS San Francisco Park". The ship now has the
recognition it deserves.
It will be named as a famous location
for visitors for ever. The USS San Francisco Memorial Foundation members are
very happy to see this change.
That said, the City, San Francisco
will have a ceremony of dedication of this change and the new historical
site. So as we get information about the date of this announcement we will
let you know.
The USS San Francisco Memorial
Foundation will be a part of the ceremony. We must make plans and be
prepared to work.
Chief Johnny
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SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS
MEMORIAL ANNOUNCES DESIGN TEAM FINALISTS NOVEMBER 10, 2010
Prominent Local
Veterans Make Good on a 75-year Promise this
Veterans Day
SAN FRANCISCO, November 3,
2010 - On Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at noon, former
Secretary George P. Shultz and
Secretary William J. Perry, co-chairs of the
San
Francisco Veterans Memorial Steering Committee, will announce
the three design team finalists for the
San Francisco
Veterans Memorial Project at a press event in Memorial
Court, the site of the future memorial. Located between the
War Memorial Opera House and Veterans Building, the site was
always intended to have a memorial to those who have served our
nation in uniform.
"We are asking people to come
together to help fulfill a promise to erect a memorial that honors
the people that have protected our freedom and security. This
memorial will be a symbol of gratitude for their service and for the
peace we enjoy as a nation." Secretary Shultz said.
The San Francisco Veterans
Memorial Project will fulfill the mission and original 1920's vision
for the San Francisco
War Memorial Complex, with the design and installation of a Veterans
Memorial in the Memorial Court situated between the War Memorial
Opera House and Veterans Building. The Memorial Court site contains
soils from battlefields around the world where Americans have fought
for their country. The San Francisco Veterans Memorial Project will
fulfill San Francisco's 75-year promise to honor the service and
sacrifice of our nation's military veterans. Members of the
public are invited to attend the event and to share their ideas and
hopes for the new memorial with the artists by filling out a comment
card located onsite.
The San Francisco Arts
Commission is currently overseeing a national design competition for
the memorial. The Veterans Memorial will be constructed with private
funds and is planned to be formally dedicated in
November 2013.
"Hundreds of artists from
across the nation answered our call for artists last summer," said
Director of Cultural Affairs Luis R. Cancel. "We've narrowed the
field to an exceptional group of three world-class artist teams who
represent diverse backgrounds and styles and who, more importantly,
have experience creating powerful memorials.
"The three design team finalists will
submit their proposal to the Veterans Memorial Committee in spring
of 2011 with the final artist to be announced in
May 2011.
For more information or to contribute to the monument, please
visit
www.sfveteransmemorial.org.
Help Keep the Promise!
Donations can be made online at:
www.sfveteransmemorial.org
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Below is a clipping that I thought
everyone would enjoy reading.
Sandy Melander
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Meaning
of a Flag Draped Coffin
All Americans should be
given this lesson. Those who think that America is an arrogant nation
should really reconsider that thought. Our
founding fathers used
GOD's word and teachings to establish our Great Nation and I think it's
high time Americans get re-educated about this Nation's history.
Pass it along and be proud of the country we live in and even more proud of
those who serve to protect our 'GOD GIVEN' rights and freedoms.
I hope you take the time to read this.... To understand what the flag draped
coffin really means... Here is how to understand the flag that laid upon it
and is surrendered to so many widows and widowers.
Do you know that at
military funerals, the
21-gun salute stands for the sum of the numbers in the year 1776?
Have you ever noticed the
honor guard pays
meticulous attention to correctly folding the
United States of America Flag
13 times? You probably thought it was to symbolize the original 13
colonies, but we learn something new every day!
The 1st fold of the flag is a
symbol of life.
The 2nd
fold is a symbol of the belief
in eternal life.
The 3rd fold is made in honor
and remembrance of the veterans departing the ranks who gave a portion of
their lives for the defense of the country to attain peace throughout the
world.
The 4th fold represents the
weaker nature, for as American citizens
Trusting in God, it is to Him
we turn in
times of peace as well as in time of war for His divine guidance.
The 5th fold is a tribute to
the country, for in the words of Stephen Decatur, 'Our Country, in dealing
with other countries, may she always be right; but it is still our country,
right or wrong.'
The 6th fold is for where
people's hearts lie. It is with their heart that they pledge allegiance to
the flag of the United States Of America, and the Republic for which it
stands,
one Nation under
God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice
for all.
The 7th fold is a tribute to its
Armed Forces, for it is
through the Armed Forces that they protect their country and their flag
against all her enemies, whether they be found within or without the
boundaries of their republic.
The 8th fold is a tribute to
the one who entered into the valley of the shadow of death, that we
might see the light of day.
The 9th fold is a tribute to
womanhood, and Mothers. For it has been through their faith, their love,
loyalty and devotion that the character of the men and women who have made
this country great has been molded.
The 10th fold is a tribute to the father, for he, too, has given his sons
and daughters for the defense of their country since they were first born.
The 11th fold represents the
lower portion of the seal of King David and
King Solomon and glorifies in the Hebrews eyes, the
God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
The
12th fold represents an emblem of eternity and glorifies, in the Christians
eyes,
God the Father, the Son and
Holy Spirit.
The 13th fold, or when the flag is completely folded, the stars are
uppermost reminding them of their nations motto, 'In
God We Trust..'
After the flag is completely
folded and tucked in, it takes on the appearance of a
cocked hat, ever
reminding us of the soldiers who served under
General George Washington, and the Sailors and Marines who served
under Captain John Paul Jones, who were followed by their comrades and
shipmates in the Armed Forces of the United States, preserving for them the
rights, privileges and freedoms they enjoy today.
There are some traditions and ways of doing things that have deep meaning.
In the future, you'll see flags folded and now you will know why.
Share this with the children you love and all others who love what is
referred to, the symbol of ' Liberty and Freedom.'
MAYBE THE
SUPREME COURT SHOULD READ THIS EXPLANATION BEFORE THEY RENDER THEIR DECISION
ON THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. FORWARD IT; PERHAPS SOMEONE WITH THE
NECESSARY POWER, OR POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL INFLUENCE, WILL GET IT TO THEM.
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N THE MEANTIME, MAY GOD PROTECT US ALWAYS.
ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
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The son of Charles A. Welsh Jr., recently published a
book, "Treasures from the Attic". Charles A. Welsh Jr. served on the USS San
Francisco from 1944-1945.
The USS San Francisco is featured on
the front cover. The book's Web site is:
http://outskirtspress.com/treasuresfromtheattic
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Konley Kelly created this beautiful
masterpiece of the USS San Francisco, and has some other artwork of
famous battleships that stayed in the
Atlantic Ocean (thank goodness). This was a 3D modeling project vs.
a
scale model piece. Mr. Kelly has considered building the
Frisco in 3D...
If you would like to contact Konley Kelley you can reach him at the cell
phone number or the Web site below. We would like to thank Mr. Kelley for
his support of the USS San Francisco Memorial Foundation.
Konley Kelley
214-995-5184 (cell)
www.shortfuse3d.com
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Pearl Harbor may become a national monument, a designation that
establishes the Navy base as an area of importance for protection and conservation.
President Bush, in a memo to Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne on
Thursday, said there are areas beyond the USS Arizona Memorial, including
Ford Island, that should be recognized by the designation of a national monument. The Arizona Memorial is a national park under the supervision of the National Park
Service.
"While the USS Arizona Memorial serves as the final resting place for many of that battleship's brave crew members who lost their lives on Dec. 7, 1941, other objects of historic and scientific interest in the area of Pearl Harbor and other sites in the Pacific remain outside this Memorial," the president said. There were 1.5 million visitors to the USS Arizona Memorial last year, making it the second most visited attraction in Hawaii after Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Bush, who can make the designation without congressional approval, also asked officials to assess whether other landmarks and sites across the Pacific that are associated with World War II should be given recognition and protection.
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