NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CONVENTION -------HELD MAY 13-17,2009 AT PORTLAND, OR. WITH LCI 713 TIED AT THE DOCK.-- GREAT FEELING ONCE AGAIN TO WALK ON THE DECKS--. HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS AND PEOPLE YOU MISSED:

PHOTO SHOW OF THE PORTLAND CONVENTION

http://www.photoshow.com/watch/rU4kt8hH

MEDALS AND CITATIONS WINNERS IN ATTENDANCE (PICTURES IMMEDIATELY ABOVE AND BELOW)

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BRONZE STAR

CHARLES CRANDAL & LARRY HERMES, LCI 471

PURPLE HEART

left to right     David Cox, LCI 633-------Charlie Ports, LCI 23-----John Ruelet, LCI 70-------Wm. Hildebrand, LCI 449     Present, but no picture-------Curtis "Boots" Boutilier, LCI 1------Bruce Hallett, LCI 449

PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION -

left to right-------IWO JIMA----BOUGAINVILLE & LINGAYEN GULF     Dick Churchill, LCI 457--John Crunkelton, LCI 80-----Robert Devinney, LCI 457-----Rob Knutson, LCI 564----    John Stilley, LCI 726----- Royal Wetzel, LCI 70------Larry Hermes, LCI 471------Charles Crandall, LCI 471-----    --John Ruelet, LCI 70     Present but no picture----Lou Bales, LCI 466------Bruce Hallett, LCI 449-------Wm. Hildebrand, LCI 449

COAST GUARD/NAVY UNIT CITATIONS----NORMANDY & MARIANAS

SAIPAN, TINIAN, GUAM, NORMANDY----RIGHT TO LEFT----    George Menhorn, LCI 438--------Dick Churchill, LCI 457------Robert Devinney, LCI 457--------       Charles Crandall, LCI 471------George Courville, LCI 726--------John Gatton, LCI 96       Present but no picture------John Crunkelton, LCI 80,------Bruce Hallett, LCI 449----Chuck Oliver, LCI 452     Jim Tribbey, LCI 453-----Jim Baker, LCI 455-----Jim Hale, LCI 455-------Bob Martin, LCI 455, -----     Don Hurst, LCI 455-----Lou Bales, LCI 466 ----Wm Hildebrand, LCI 449