Hassayampa Pacific Northwest Mini-Meet
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Bremerton, Washington
(in the spirit of regional get-to-gathers)

Bremerton, Washington - Site of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Bangor Submarine Base; home to a lot of
US Navy activity; home to USS TURNER JOY (DD-951), a restored US Navy destroyer and POW memorial.
[USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a ship previously refueled by USS Hassayampa (AO-145)]

Bruce Wright, Delfino Tiongco, Don Bordwell, Mrs. Bordwell, Milagros Casten, Ed Casten, Margie Miller

Leo Kuehn and Bruce Wright

Margie and Bill Miller, Terry Kuehn, Clyde Mowder

Mrs. Don Bordwell, Ed and Milagros Casten

Don Bordwell, Mrs. Bordwell, Ed Casten

Delfino Tiongco, Don Bordwell, Mrs. Bordwell, Milagros Casten

Margie Miller, Mrs. Clyde Mowder

Delfino Tiongco, Naomi and Gary Faucett, Margie Miller

Margie and Bill Miller, Vic Whitmore, Clyde and Mrs. Mowder (seated), Ed Casten, Naomi and Gary Faucett

Bill Miller, Clyde and Mrs. Mowder, Don Bordwell

Terry Kuehn

Clyde Mowder

Terry Kuehn

Bruce Wright and Ed Casten

Bruce Wright, Ed Casten and Vic Whitmore

The name says it all

Oops.......

Now that's better.......

South Pacific Sports Bar

South Pacific Sports Bar

South Pacific Sports Bar

(clockwise at tables) Clyde Mowder, Leo Kuehn, Mrs. Mike French, Mrs. Gary Fawcett, Milagros Casten, (Ed Casten, Pat Holmes and Gary Fawcett standing), Mrs. Pat Holmes (hidden), Mike French, Terry Kuehn, Delfino Tiongco, Mrs. Clyde Mowder

Our trustee South Pacific Sports Bar waitress and purser
also
(clockwise at tables) Clyde Mowder, Bill Miller, Mrs. Mike French (hidden), Mrs. and Gary Fawcett (hidden), Milagros Casten, Ed Casten, Mrs. Pat Holmes, Mike French, Terry Kuehn, Delfino Tiongco (hidden), Mrs. Clyde Mowder

(clockwise at tables) Clyde Mowder, Bill Miller, Mrs. Mike French, Mrs. and Gary Fawcett, Milagros and Ed Casten, Mrs. Pat Holmes, Mike French (hidden), Terry Kuehn, Delfino Tiongco, Mrs. Clyde Mowder

"Terry Kuehn and Delfino Tiongco," order please.

Owner/Proprietor of South Pacific Sports Bar, Mary-Jo Rose 

(clockwise at table) Bruce Wright, Mike French, Gary Faucett, Pat Holmes, Delfino Tiongco, Ken Mapes, Mary-Jo, Leo Kuehn, Ed Casten

(clockwise at table) Bruce Wright, Mike French, Pat Holmes, Delfino Tiongco, Clyde Mowder, Ken Mapes, Mary-Jo, Leo Kuehn, Ed Casten and our trustee waitress and purser

(clockwise at table) Ken Mapes, Mary-Jo,
Leo Kuehn, Ed Casten

Definitely, a full bar plus kau kau

Man, look at all that color

Leo Kuehn, Terry Kuehn, Vick Whitmore and Bruce Wright
with South Pacific Sports Bar's Mary-Jo and Rachel

Leo Kuehn, Vick Whitmore and Ken Mapes
with South Pacific Sports Bar's Mary-Jo and Rachel

Clyde Mowder, Terry Kuehn, Gary Faucett

Clyde Mowder, Terry Kuehn, Pat Holmes, Gary Faucett

The ladies Holmes, Mowder and Casten

Ed Casten and Bruce Wright

Gary Faucett and Mike French

Left row: Terry Kuehn, Gary Faucett, Pat Holmes,
Mike French ~ Right row: Clyde Mowder, Bill Miller,
Naomi French, (Leo Kuehn, Ed Casten hidden), 
Bruce Wright, Milagros Casten

Mike French, Leo Kuehn, Naomi French in front.
Milagros and Ed Casten, Bruce Wright behind

Delfino Tiongco working on his video presentation

Delfino Tiongco continuing on his video presentation

Welcome to USS Turner Joy (DD-951)

A little closer

...and another little closer

A motor-boater out for the day

A sail-boater out for the day

Terry Kuehn

Leo Kuehn, Ed Casten (Milagros Casten hidden behind Ed), Pat Holmes, Mrs. and Clyde Mowder, (Mrs. Pat Holmes behind Mowders), Bill Miller on bench to the left

Receptionist at tour office of USS Turner Joy (DD-951)

(self-explanatory)

Delfino Tiongco filming for his video presentation

Mrs. Pat Holmes, Terry Kuehn, Mrs. Clyde Mowder, Pat Holmes (Clyde Mowder hidden behind him) and Bill Miller

Pat Holmes

Pat and Mrs. Holmes

Terry Kuehn, Mrs. and Clyde Mowder (Vic Whitmore
behind Mowders) and Pat Holmes

Terry Kuehn, Vic Whitmore, Bill Miller and Pat Holmes

Vic Whitmore and Bill Miller

Bruce Wright, Pat Holmes, (Mowders in front of Holmes) Ken Mapes and Vic Whitmore. Ed Casten is on the bow

Mrs. Holmes, Bruce Wright, Pat Holmes and Ken Mapes
(Clyde Mowder and Terry Kuehn walking forward, Ed Casten walking to astern, Leo Kuehn is on the bow)

Walking forward - Vic Whitmore, Bill Miller, Ken Mapes, Terry Kuehn, Bruce Wright (the Mowders are to the right)

Terry Kuehn, Leo Kuehn and Clyde Mowder; Vic Whitmore
back to camera. Check out the friendly gull.

Leo Kuehn, Clyde Mowder and Vic Whitmore

Terry Kuehn, Bill Miller, Leo Kuehn,
Pat Holmes and Vic Whitmore

Forward Five

Forward Five again

Oyster Bay Inn

Gig to starboard

Utility to port

Signal Deck

Weapons of mass destruction

After Five

IC Room

Crew's Berthing Area

A Bunk, et al

Bruce Wright

Bruce Wright

General Map of Southeast Asia

Looks like a 1MC to me

A below decks fire station

Bruce Wright sitting almost right at home

Delfino Tiongco and Terry Kuehn

A "composite" US destroyer ~~ this one with an
eagle sitting on top of its mast.

"Thar she blows...."

A ship's screw, pier-side, alongside the Washington State
Ferry Terminal, alongside Bremerton Naval Shipyard

1200-passenger 328-ft. Washington State ferry MV Kitsap arriving at Bremerton ferry terminal

Washington State ferry MV Kitsap

After a busy day, it's time for din din

Vic Whitmore, Mrs. and Mike French, Clyde and Mrs. Mowder, Milagros & Ed Casten (hidden), Pat and Mrs. Holmes

Mike French and the Mowders facing camera,
Castens back to camera

Frenchs and Mowder facing camera,
Holmes' back to camera and Ed Casten (angled)

Bruce Wright (angled), Vic Whitmore (hidden) Frenchs facing camera, Leo Kuehn and Holmes' back to camera

Vic Whitmore, Mrs. and Mike French, Clyde and Mrs. Mowder, Milagros & Ed Casten, Pat and Mrs. Holmes, Leo Kuehn

Leo Kuehn (L. table), Naomi and Gary Faucett, Bruce Wright, Delfino Tiongco (center), Margie and Bill Miller, Terry Kuehn (against window)

(back row) Mrs. and Mike French, Clyde and Mrs. Mowder, (center row) Leo Kuehn, Mrs. & Pat Holmes, Ed and Milagros Casten, (front row) Delfino Tiongco, Bruce Wright and Gary Faucett

(back to camera) Mrs. and Mike French, (second row) Pat and Mrs. Holmes, (third row) Naomi and Gary Faucett, Bruce Wright and Delfino Tiongco (back to camera), (back row) Margie and Bill Miller, Terry Kuehn

(back to camera) Mrs. and Mike French, (second row) Ed Casten, Pat and Mrs. Holmes, (third row) Naomi and Gary Faucett, Bruce Wright, (back row) Margie and Bill Miller

Gary Faucett (with wife Naomi), the only guy who
had room for desert

USS Hassayampa (AO-145) refueling USS Constellation (CV-64) to port; 
USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786) to starboard; c. November 1964

USNS Hassayampa (T-AO 145) refueling USS Ranger (CVA-61)
to port; USS Shasta (AE-33) to starboard; September 27, 1987

Thank You,
Bremerton, Washington

Often solemn, yet often jovial...It was an incredible day

A few comments from a few of those
who were there in Bremerton that day