2000 Reunion
Here are some pictures taken at the 2000 DESA Convention in Albany NY. Home port of the USS Slater.

Follow the link below for more action from the Albany Reunion!

Reunion 2

Top Row: Robert Emig,   Vergil Teat.  Irv Koncal.
Bottom:  John Kleponis, Armand Zolla. Steve Zolla. Joe Podorski.   John Lorence.

Top Row: Kleponis,  Teat,  O'leary,  CMR Kinsley.
Bottom:  Podorski,  Emig, Zolla,  Koncal.

John Kelponis,  Joe Podorski.  Robert Emig.  Armand Zolla,  Vergil Teat. Steve Zolla,  Irv Koncal.

  Armand Zolla,            Irv Koncal,          George Prusia.
Mr. John Kleponis and his Wife Margaret.

DE679 Dinner.
That's Me and Mrs. Koncal at left, who paid for my dinner. Thanks!!


Mr. and Mrs. Vergil Teat.   Irv Koncal
 Mrs. Koncal.  Steve Zolla and Armand Zolla checking out our web page!

Mr. Zolla giving me a tour of the Slater. Here,  he is on the fly bridge with me up on the main mast, moments before I was yelled at to get down! I wish I had not zoomed the lense so you can see how high up I was. Classic look on Mr. Zolla's face! He is thinking "What the Hell you doing up there!"
Mr. Zolla showing me the Machine shop. This is were he and my Dad spent many an hour! This is also the place where the P-38 and other souvenirs where made, that are shown in the Artifacts section of this web page.

Steve and this Dad Armand Zolla.  Mr &. Mrs Koncal.
Mr. John Kleponis on the Bridge of the Slater. He spent many an hour at this station aboard the Greenwood. One time during a storm he watched the list gauge go to 54!

My Dad 1943,
and Me 2000. Picture courtesy of Mr. Zolla