MY NAME IS GARY E. BEDINGER AND I WAS A CREW MEMBER ON THE USS JOUETT CG 29 FROM OCTOBER 31,1988 UNTIL 19 JULY 1991.I WAS ASSIGNED TO 1ST DIVISION [DECK].I WAS ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY FOR THREE YEARS FULL TIME ACTIVE DUTY.I HAD AT LEAST HAD ONE "WEST PAC" WHILE ONBOARD THE JOUETT.WEST PAC WAS FROM JUNE 1990 UNTIL EARLY DECEMBER 1990.IN THE YEAR 2000 I ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY ON FULL TIME ACTIVE DUTY.I AM A VETERAN OF "OPERATION DESERT SHIELD",UNITED STATES NAVY AND "OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM",UNITED STATES ARMY.
THE REASON I SENT YOU THIS EMAIL IS BECAUSE I FOUND THE USS JOUETT CG 29 ASSOCIATION WEBSITE.THE JOUETT ASSOCIATION STATES THAT THERE WILL BE A REUNION HELD IN SAN DIEGO,CALIFORNIA FROM SEPTEMBER 24,2025 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 28,2025,THIS YEAR.I HAVE BEEN WANDERING IF I WOULD HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE USS JOUETT ASSOCIATION AND WILL THE USS JOUEET CG 29 REUNION BE HELD FOR FORMER U.S. NAVY OFFICERS WHOM WERE ASSIGNED TO THE USS JOUETT CG 29 OR THE 2025 REUNION BE HELD FOR BOTH FORMER ENLISTED PERSONNEL AND FORMER OFFICERS OF THE USS JOUETT CG 29.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME AWAY FROM YOU BUSY DAY AND READING THIS EMAIL.PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK.
GARY E.BEDINGER
2 APRIL 2025
10:49AM
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MY FAMILY DOES NOT GIVE OUT HOME PHONE NUMBER OR CELL PHONE NUMBERS.I'M VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN SECURITY IS CONCERNED.