DATE: July 11, 2005 10:26:43 AM PDT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCGC HAMILTON REUNION IN SAN DIEGO

Public Affairs Detachment
San Diego, Calif.
U.S. Coast Guard

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Date: July 8-10, 2005

Contact: Petty Officer Robert K. Lanier
(619) 278-7022, phone

USCGC HAMILTON REUNION HELD JULY 8-10, 2005 IN SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO - Previous members from the USCGC Hamilton (WHEC 715), including original plankowners and Vietnam veterans reunited in San Diego on July 8, 2005, to see the cutter they once served on and the experience the new additions since they were on board.

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USCGC Hamilton Reunion members are briefed on the HITRON Helicopter.

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Lee Bordeleau, USCGC Hamilton reunion committee chairman, lines up for quarters on board the USCGC Hamilton.

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Lee Bordeleau, USCGC Hamilton reunion committee chairman, reports all Hamilton reunion members are accounted for. The reunion hosted five decaeds of Hamilton crew including a few of the original plankowners.

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Jim Jarrett (USCGC Hamilton crew 1966-70) presents Capt. Michael Tekesky, Commanding Officer, USCGC Hamilton, with a USCGC Hamilton collectable.

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Members of the USCGC Hamilton reunion introduce themselves to the current crew of the USCGC Hamilton. The reunion was attended by USCGC Hamilton crewmembers from five different decades.

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Lee Bordeleau, USCGC Hamilton Reunion committee chairman, presents Capt. Michael Tekesky, Commanding Officer, USCGC Hamilton, with a piture plaque.

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Before departing the USCGC Hamilton, reunion members posed with the current crew.

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