Greeting
Shipmates!
NYPD U.S. Navy Association
Eleventh Annual Anniversary
The Tolling of Our "Ship's
Bell" Ceremony
Lt. Brian Connolly
Violinist
Sgt. Eddie Patterson (Ret.), CWO4, USNR
Took place on
Friday,
October 16, 2009 at 11:00 hours
At NYPD
One Police Plaza Auditorium
We celebrated the 234 th Birthday of the U.S. Navy
& we paid tribute to our veterans of the Afghanistan & Iraq Wars
What
a ceremony...
Over 400 members & guest were treated to the best ever ceremony to date.
Read a few of the many thanks you letters that we received.
Can’t thank you enough.
Congratulations on a job well done!!!Thank you for inviting me to be one
of the WWII veterans honored on October 16, 2009 at the NYPD U. S. Navy
Association’s Remembrance Day Ceremony. My family and friends were amazed
at how professional the whole ceremony was presented. You and your staff should
be commended. I was personally
astonished by the patriotism shown by all that day. The Police Commissioner and
all the dignitaries could not have been more cordial.
Thanks
again. Shipmate Earl Sandel, WWII vet.
Letter
from Bill Burns, WWII, Iwo Jima.
The
ceremony was letter perfect.
Bill
Burns, WWII, Iwo Jima
From
Letitia Driscoll and Family
Wow!!
What a fabulous day! The 234th Birthday U. S. Navy, October 16,
2009.There is nothing like serving God and country.
Love
and Gratitude,
Letitia
Driscoll and Family.
From
John and Judy Hansen
How
do I begin to thank you what you did for us on Navy Day? I felt like I was in
another world. The Navy sure does
know how to do things the right way. You did a great job! You made John and I
very happy when you chose us to ring the bell in our son Kenny’s memory!
Sincerely,
Judy
and John Hansen
From
Jim Meehan
I
thought everything about the ceremony was first-class and you and your committee
deserve a lot of credit. Keep up the good work.
Sincerely,
Jim
Meehan
From
Charley Papio
Freddie,
congratulations on a job well done! Your careful planning paid off and as we saw
it went smoothly and was most successful.
Thanks
again for a job well done!
Charley
Papio
From
John Millett
Freddie, congratulations, your hard work and efforts made this year’s ceremony
priceless!
Thank you for always including the Coast Guard in your ceremonies.
I hope that you have time to read all the thank you letters, because I know that
you have already kicked start the preparations for next year (hats off to you).
Saying thank you doesn’t seem
to be enough for what you do, however, from the deepest part of my heart, Thank
you Sergeant Frederick J. Crockett (ret.), Gunfire Controlman 2 nd Class, USN.
Please thank your brother Tom Crockett and all the others members that made this
the special day that it was.
See you next year…
John
Millett
OUR
DISTINGUISHED GUEST
Speaker Was
Deputy
OPNAV Staff
Former C.O. USS Hue City
United States Navy Cruiser
Click
here to see BIO PAGE
Captain
Michael
J. Jacobsen
United States Navy
This
Year's "Stephen Driscoll Distinguished Service Award"
Recipient is our very own
Retired Chief Joseph
Keeney
Former Chief of Patrol, & Assistant Chief of the Housing Police
Department
U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran
U.S. Navy LT Michael P. Murphy
Distinguished Medal of Honor Recipient
A Navy Seal from Patchogue,
Long Island,
who was killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005
His "Medal of Honor" was honorably displayed for all to view &
pay their respects
Michael's father Daniel, mother Maureen, & brother John Murphy
were at the ceremony
OLDEST
SAILOR:
This year
we honored five Distinguished Veterans
Police
Officer Charles Papio
U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran
Retired
Detective Blaise
(Benny) Sciame
U.S. Navy WWII Veteran
Retired
Sergeant Earl Sandel
U.S. Navy WWII Veteran
Retired
Captain William Slattery
U.S. Navy WWII Veteran
Retired Lieutenant John Millett
U.S. Coast Guard
& U.S. Army Vietnam
Era Veteran
YOUNGEST
SAILORS:
P.P.O. Gregary Marquart,
GM2, USN
P.P.O. Edward Stackpole, ABE3, USN
May
we wish all our veteran's the best of luck and the best of health
Thank you for your courageous service to your country & to all of us
Hat's off to our distinguished veterans of the Military & the NYPD
We extend a welcome home to our members who were activated during 2009.
God speed to those that are still serving in harms way.
Stay safe & we wish you all the best.
"God Bless America"
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