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The voice of the American Merchant Marine Veteran
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2011 AMMV Convention set
The 2011 American Merchant Marine Convention will be in Reno. Members of the Goldengate and Sacramento Valley Chapters will host the convention.
These guys are not letting any grass grow under their feet. They have already met with hotel sales manager and are negotiating the best rates possible. In addition, the Convention Committee has set the tentative dates for May 15th through the 18th.
Carole Gutierrez, Communications Director and Webmaster, will again be doing the memory book. Although next year's rates have not yet been set, you can still reserve space by contacting her at photos@clear.net.
Be sure to watch this web site for new information.
Celebrating Memorial Day 2010
Bob Ulrich of the Sacramento Valley Chapter was kind enough to forward these photos. They were taken by Nancy Ulrich on Memorial Day ceremonies at the National Veterans Administration Cemetery at Dixon, California. Rather than write a story, Bob and Nancy let the photos tell the story.
National Headquarters
PO Box 186
Ferndale, CA 95536
Phone: (800) 545-4173
Fax: (707) 786-4557



National Officers
President:          A.J. Wichita
Vice President:     Don Trimbath
Secretary:              Nelson Cauble
Treasurer:             Calvin G. Berry


Regional Vice Presidents
Central Region
J.B. "Burt" Young
  Mo Valley Chapter

Dixie Region
Jules Burg
  Mississippi Gulf Coast Chapter

Great Lakes Region
Vacant

Tri-State Region
C.E. "Bert" Hinds
  Ohio Valley Chapter

Gulf Region
Jack Grothe
  S.S. Samual Parker Chapter

Mid Atlantic Region
George Goldman
  Dennis A. Roland Chapter

Northeast Region
Henry "Hank" Cap
  North Atlantic Chapter

Northwest Region
Bill Marker
  Oregon Chapter

Southeast Region
Morris Harvey
  Ocala Chapter

Southwest Region
Rex Farley
  Desert Mariners Chapter

Valley Forge Region
George Bathie
  Keystone Mariners Chapter

West Region
William "Bill" Cantua
  Jeremiah O'Brien Chapter


2009-2010 Appointed Officers and Committee Chairpersons

Judge Advocate
Henry "Hank" Kaminski
  Dennis A. Roland Chapter

Government Affairs
Herman "Gerry" Starnes
  Member-at-Large

National Public Relations
Toni Horodysky
  Emerald Sea Chapter

Constitution & By Laws
Henry "Hank" Kaminski
  Dennis A. Roland Chapter

Veterans Affairs Officer
J.O. Nelson
  Sacramento Valley Chapter

Membership
Perry Adams
  Silicon Valley Mariners Chapter

Webmaster & Communications
Carole Gutierrez
  Oregon Chapter

Historian
Richard Mallett
  Kings Point Chapter

Nominating
John McSpadden
  SS Stephen Hopkins Chapter

Credentials
J.B. "Burt" Young
  Missouri Valley Chapter

Director of Public Relations
Gloria Nicolich
  Kings Point Chapter

Magazine Editor &
   Office Administration
Saaren "Sindy" Raymond
  Humboldt Bay Chapter
'Tis a rousing ballad about the Merchant Marine in
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Seeking your opinion:
What would you like to see on your AMMV website?
  • Personal stories of service in the Merchant Marine?
  • Autobiographical stories?
  • Obituaries and memorials of those who have crossed the bar?
  • How about a chat room?
Submit your ideas to ammv.info@gmail.com or leave them in our Guest Book.
Members speak up on S-663...

Isn't it strange?
November 11, 2009
George Femmer is a Merchant Marine Veteran and a member of the Central Indiana WWII Merchant Marine Veterans chapter. He is old, and like so many of us, is suffering from cancer.
He will probably be dead before our Congressmen like Senator Lugar ever gets around to finish "studying" our Just Compensation Bill S.663 which will compensate the estimated 8500 surviving Merchant Marine Veterans for their service to our country in WWII.
It's strange that we MM Veterans had to go to the Federal Court overseen by an official of the AIR FORCE to sue our government before we can be called "veterans."
Isn't it strange that never before in our Nation's history were the men of the Merchant Marine of WWII ever awarded the title of being a veteran, and none since. Merchant ships & their seamen are still delivering cargo to our troops overseas, but nothing is published about that.
WHY?

Don Ellwood
Chapter President
Central Indiana AMMV Chapter
Contributed to the American Merchant Marine Veterans website by AMMV member Walt Steinsiek.