US Navy Beach Jumpers Association

BJU-2 Little Creek NAB 1962 BJU-2 Guard Duty, Cuba, 1962 BJU-1, Vietnam, 1968

U.S.N.B.J.A.

Officers:

President
Larry Markaverich, BJU1

Vice President
John Spielmann, BJU2

Secretary
Norris Fanning, BJU7

Treasurer
Norris Fanning, BJU7

Chaplain
Rev. Michael Prince, BJU1

Sergeant At Arms
Roger Mills, BJU2

Reunion Coordinator 2009
Roger Mills, BJU2

Board of Directors:

Roy Havekost, BJU2
Carl Kilhoffer, BJU1
Wayne Miller, BJU2
David Glaza, BJU1
Tim Slattery, BJU-2 & 1
. . .
Directors Emeritus:
Vincent Piscitelli, BJU2
John McLeod, BJU1

The association is comprised of former members of Navy Beach Jumper Units and other comparative units as outlined in our association bylaws.
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NEWEST MEMBERS:
Kenneth L. Hill, BJU-2

Linda McCright, Associate
David Winstead, BJU-2
Amparo Marco, Associate
Nancy Miller, Associate
Peter Aishton, Associate
Holli Mills, Associate
CDR Robert Lando, BJU-8 & 7

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REUNION 2009

Ocracoke Island,

October 22, 23, & 24th

Who's planning to attend?

Reunion registration
and hotel information

Draft of proposed marker

MEMORIAL DEDICATION

North Carolina

ATTENTION ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ONLY
Associate member ID cards are in. Please send an email to Admin@BeachJumpers.com confirming your mailing address
and your new card will be mailed to you.

Regular member ID cards are mailed after dues is rec'd.

If you paid your dues but failed to receive a 2009 card then please
respond to this web posting with an updated mailing address.
Thank you.

BJU2 OR FCG2 YOU DECIDE click here

2008 Challenge Coins are still available for purchase. Proceeds from the sales of this years coins will help to defray the Memorial dedication costs. The price of the 2008 coins will be $10 each plus shipping & handling
2009 Dues is still being accepted. New login codes will be emailed when dues is received. Click here to pay online.

MONUMENT UPDATE: as of JUNE 2009 click here

For those members and associates who have not yet made their pledge or donation, please click here> .

as of June 24, 2009

The stone was ordered, the etching process for the graphics has been
completed. The stone is being shipped from Georgia back to N.C.

for letter engraving.

Note: Those who have already pledged an amount, we would appreciate
it if you could send it in no later than July 15th. Thank you.

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Memorial Wreath Ceremony at Reunion 2008
Resolution 2008-1 presentations at Reunion 2008

"Turbo Vestri Hostilis"
Beach Jumpers motto.

products have been added to the Ships Store with this motto, for 2009.

BJU-1 Team 11 shirts also available.
If any member has other Team patches, send a copy to us at BeachJumpers@gmail.com and we will upload the graphic to the ships store

for inclusion on shirts for your Team.

The history of Navy Beach Jumpers shows that
before NAVY SEALS there were NAVY BEACH JUMPERS!

2009 Annual Dues

Dues was due by
January 31^st2009
Read this first!

Current members, your 2008 dues must be paid first before 2009 dues is applied, see details

RD2 Roger Mills, BJU2 was married on March 21, 2009. See photos

Declassified OSS film, BJ 'OSCAR', Paradummy testing, 1943

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Navy Beach Jumpers
1943-1972

Beach Jumpers were United States Navy tactical cover and deception units which were organized under Admiral H. K. Hewitt, then Commander, Amphibious Forces, and all U.S. Naval Forces in Northwest African waters and the Western Mediterranean.
The concept for Beach Jumpers came about as a result of then Lieutenant Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., the Hollywood actor turned naval officer during World War II having been detached from "Blue water" duty on the high seas and assigned to duty with British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten Combined Operations (Commandos) in England.

Lt. Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Visitors, feel free to browse around our site and read some of the history of this Naval Special Warfare Group.

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