Hope all is well with Yorktown shipmates and their families. The Christmas celebration is just around the corners. Children and grandchildren are in great anticipation.

I wanted everyone to know that Gary Getman has agreed to help me administer the site. I really appreciate his offer to help and the site needs two volunteers to keep the site up-to-date and handle any problems. Thanks Gary!

Also, Dan Persse, James Limric, Jr., William Bunting and Mary Morley have joined the site. They have upload capability and posting privileges. Anyone can have the same access. I know that it might seem clumsy and perhaps it might seem that way, but carefully look for links that will take you to "creating an account" or if you have received an invitation from Blogware, that is the company that is hosting our site.

I know some of you expected a different site, perhaps more static, but I believe this blog can be very useful for keeping track of shipmates. It will become more evident as we get closer to having a reunion. It will prove to be one location for planning a reunion. E-mail is great but strings and strings of e-mail can be difficult to keep up with. Also, photographs of meeting locations, maps and information will be good tools for planning a reunion. '

What's important is that a blog be kept alive with information. I read an article on Yahoo about blog being the number one word requested for the U. S. dictionary companies. So, if blogging is new to you, there is tons of information about it's use and meaning.

I know there are people out there with their own sites and please let me know and I will add your link to the Favorites. In fact, I will add my site the Maldenite. It's my blog about my hometown and local news. You might not find it interesting in the way of news articles but I publish photographs that I hope you might enjoy. I have reserved my Yorktown adventure for this site.

Thanks again to all who have joined the site. Dan Persse gets a special welcome for making a donation for the cost of running the site. Dan will get a copy of the DVD history.

I remember William Bunting mentioning that he made the DVD, so William if you can provide copies that would be great. I am able to rip them and make copies but if you have an easier way, let me know. We can see that expenses can be made to you through our PayPal account.

We have lots of hits on the site. Well over 1,000 so thanks for taking the time to look at the site. Write me for suggestions. My e-mail address is always available in the link for each article.