REUNION 2024
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In spite of a limited turnout, we carried on full steam ahead. Hurricane Helene just missed us to the east, as we kept a vigilant eye on her. Hope to see more shipmates at future reunions. Until then please enjoy a few pictures from this year’s reunion.
LCDR Lucero Pipes the crew aboard and presents “The Last Days of Vietnam”
Visit to the Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola
On & Off Tour Pensacola
Dinner for the crew
USS Alabama Museum
USS DRUM
Kirk shipmates: Another chance of a reunion in September 2024. I had a very enjoyable time at the 2019 reunion in Williamsburg VA. Just like we never left each other. All the sailors who have sailed on Kirk became new acquaintances and friends. The Vietnam guys were especially a great group of guys and I laughed as we laughed and stuck together during our tours onboard Kirk. Sending this out because Kirk was my favorite of my six ships and I treasure the friendship of that time in my life. Mike North our president needs some assistance in tracking down Kirk sailors. He helped me find a Kirk sailor I haven’t talked to in 30 years. It was great to finally talk trash and catch up on our lives, exchange information and initiate verbal banter that does exist when sailors get together. I urge all to think about attending the Pensacola reunion. Sailors recharge my batteries after my retirement. I need it. I personally need to see Kirk sailors when I can regardless if we got along or not. Doesn’t matter anymore, it matters that we served together.
7/26/24
Mike north: do you have an agenda for the Fl reunion yet. Want to start making travel arrangements.
Daniel Lucero Stg-1. Kirk 74-75
704 287 9865
Drlucero@outlook.com
Dan,
I will develop an itinerary a few weeks prior, so I have a better headcount which may affect the agenda.
My wife and I plan to come – the agenda will determine how long we’ll be around. Thanks for doing this Mike.
Ken Meyer
’76-79
Well hell Mike. Scratch us for this reunion. I hope I can make the next one.
Ok, Ken. Good to hear from you. Look forward to the next opportunity to see you.
Hello I’m Steven Dunn the fellow at built the 1/96 scale model of the kirk when the model was completed, I drove and delivered the model to Captain Jacobs in Washington and left it at his home. Upon the passing of Captain Jacobs, I was asked to deliver the model. Two.Minh Nguyen Out side Washington DC. He currently has passion of the model and the ships bronze builders plaque. And a painting of the ship that was on display in San Diego. Contact with Mr Nguyen is spotty and difficult at times i teached out to him about what his plans were for the model. He was one of the larger contributors to the models construction. Myself and Jan Herman have tried to see if the model will ever be on public display in the US. If any of you former crew members or anyone else who reads this message has any contact with Mr. Nyugen please reach out and see if we could get the model out on display somewhere so that the public could see it and know your story thank you Steven M Dunn
Unfortunately our attempts to contact have yielded no responses as well.