USS Arleigh Burke Association

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Thanksgiving

Rear Admiral Burke at Thanksgiving dinner with Major General Henry I. Hodes, U.S. Army, at the U.N. negotiating team's base camp, Munsan-Ni, Korea, 26 November 1951 #ArleighBurke #USSArleighBurke #DDG51 @USNHistory pic.twitter.com/Ybb6gWVY50
— USSArleighBurkeAssociation (@DDG51_Assn) November 24, 2021

Association Stickers

Chuck Killian has created stickers of both the Association and Foundation logos. You can get a set by contacting him – chuckkillian at gmail.

30th/31st Volunteers

We need a few volunteers from the Norfolk area to assist with selected events, such as coordinating the Golf events, the Tides game trip, and the picnic. If you can help, please contact the board.

Arleigh Burke Association Scholarship

It is time to fund the 2022 scholarship. Funds are due to Anchor (who manages the scholarship) in February 2022. We appreciate donations to the Association in support of this effort. Contributions should be sent to the Treasurer, and marked for the Scholarship.

Passing of RADM Paul Robinson, USN (Ret)

Bath Supervisor of Shipbuilding during DDG51 construction.

Obituary

L-R: CAPT Brain Perkinson, USN (Ret), CAPT John Ingram, and RADM Paul Robinson, USN (Ret)

General Colin Powell

A sea story about his no-notice visit to the ship inport Norfolk.

Association on Social Media

We now have a social presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Links are on the top of each page. Followers, retweets, shares, and likes are appreciated.

Scholarships

Application for the two Arleigh Burke related scholarships (and many others) will open in October. More information available from the Anchor Scholarship Foundation

Website Update

The Association website has been transitioned to WordPress, which provides a more modern layout, flexibility, and easier maintenance.

We are slowly working on scanning historical content, so check back to see some new (old) stories and pictures.