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“THE ELSIE ITEM” Number 65 • December, 2008Official Newsletter of the USS LCI National Association, a non-profit veteran’s organization. Membership in the USS LCINational Association is open to any U. S. Navy or U.S. Coast Guard veteran who served aboard a Landing Craft Infantry. Affiliatemembership, without voting privileges, is offered to others.Published quarterly by the USS LCI National Association. John P. Cummer, Editor. Any material for possible publication shouldbe sent to the Editor, preferably by email (cummerj@bellsouth.net) or by regular mail to 302 Pinewood Cottage Lane,Blythewood, SC, 29016CHECK OUT THESE WEBSITES:www.usslci.comOur own websitewww.amphibiousforces.comFor information on the 713 and Tiny’s Ships StoresWelcome Aboard to all our New Affiliates!As a result of our recent “New Beachheads” campaign there are many of you out there who are receivingElsie Item for the first time. We hope you enjoy this issue and that it confirms your pleasure at becoming anaffiliate. Our hope is that you will find the newsletter and your association with LCI veterans so rewardingthat you will be eager to renew your membership next year – or lean on your sponsor to renew for you!We want to urge you to help us keep the Association alive and active. As our regular members age, we willbe depending more and more on you to step into leadership and service positions. Already we have threeaffiliates serving on our Board of Directors and one of them, John France is our Vice President. They set agood example for you to follow..There are two specific ways you can help. One would be to offer your services to Affiliate Joe Flynn to helporganize local and state get-togethers. Joe, with experience in doing this in California, is more than willingto be of assistance to you in doing this and you can be assured that the experience of seeing old sailorsfrom the amphibious Navy enjoying each other’s company will be a rewarding one for you.We’re planning a special meeting for affiliates at our Portland Reunion for the purpose of furthering theirinvolvement in the affairs of the Association. At that time you will hear first hand of some of the nuts andbolts of putting together small, or not so small reunions be they luncheons or all day/overnight affairs.More about that in our next issue.Secondly, we hope there are some would-be writers, editors, photographers, etc,, out there who would liketo help in getting the newsletter out, If that’s up your alley, please contact Editor John Cummer at theaddress listed on page 30We are glad to have you!2
From the Editor/PresidentExcuses! Excuses!Well, those confidently-stated assertions about being on time with thenext issue came to naught! To use an old military expression oftenused to answer the “why” question after something has gone wrong—we were “OBE”—“overcome by events.”In my case, those “events” started in mid-August when, upon returning from an airline journey tothe Midwest, I arrived in the Columbia airport so weak and out of balance that I needed a wheelchairto get through the terminal. To make a long story short, after lots of consultations, tests,etc., it was decided that a couple of vertebra in my neck had given way to advancing years andwere giving the nerves a hard time. The ultimate answer to the problem was an operation wherebythey went in, cleaned up the situation, put a little titanium plate in to keep things steady andreleased me to care of my favorite care-giver, who happens to be my lovely wife Patricia. He alsogave me over the tender and patient ministrations of two young ladies, one an occupational therapistand the other a physical therapist, to try to teach me how to rub my stomach and pat my head atthe same time without falling on my nose. It seems to have worked for the surgeon has now said Ishould go and sin no more. I’m stumbling around pretty good with a cane!Especially irksome as it pertained to getting the newsletter out was that I pretty well lost feelingand coordination in my hands and fingers. That computer keyboard became a real challenge.Things are beginning to straighten out pretty well now, so here we go again! There’s lots of excitingthings to share with you. In this issue you’ll read about• LCI–LSM Joint Reunions• Our Coming National Reunion in Portland, Oregon• Engines for the 713• Financials, Membership and Dues• Our WebsiteAll this plus an assortment of sea tales, yarns, interesting articles and pictures in this issue.Enjoy!—John Cummer3
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Page 5 and 6: TO BE “ONE OF A LIFETIME”Imagin
Page 7 and 8: COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE CRUISEThursday
Page 9 and 10: WELCOME ABOARD!We’re happy to wel
Page 11 and 12: DO YOU HAVE YOUR LCI CHALLENGE COIN
Page 13 and 14: THE 2009 LCI CALENDAR IS NOW FOR SA
Page 15 and 16: EurekaSeptember 23-25, LCI sailors,
Page 17 and 18: OHIO LCIers MEETA Report from State
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Page 21 and 22: Bill Chaplin, they workedto cut the
Page 23 and 24: IN MEMORIAM“Almighty and eternal
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Page 28 and 29: Welcome, Brittney!We are pleased to
Page 30 and 31: Your Officers and Board of Director
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