Welcome Aboard the USS Thomas C. Hart (DE/FF-1092) Veterans Association’s homeport on the web! We hope you enjoy your visit. If you ever served aboard the TCH, we’d love for you to join us. Everyone is welcome to look around and sign our Decklog (guestbook). Association members are invited to visit the “Members Only Lounge” for posting comments and discussion items. If you have photos or ideas for the site, please let us know! If you’re a TCH vet, please be sure to “Muster” on the Sailing List page.
FOR THE INFORMATION OF ALL HANDS
23 November 2025: On behalf of the TCHVA Board we’d like to wish all members, their families, former shipmates and all visitors a most Happy Thanksgiving Holiday. And we have much to be thankful for, especially those of us who were fortunate to be able to attend our reunion in Portland, Maine. So please take a moment to visit the TCHVA Reunion 14-19 October 2025 page, click on it and you will find additional pages with pictures and a little history of places visited and our time together.
15 November 2025: Check out the latest TC HART Newsletter by hitting the page down button on the TCHVA Homeport page.
20 October 2025: Another amazing TCHVA Reunion is in the books! Great weather, fun tours, lobster fest, hours of stories, laughs, catching up in the Hospitality Room culminating with a great banquet and salute to shipmates no longer with us. An incredible effort by Dave Neimeyer coordinating with the Armed Forces Reunion and Merry Manor teams, and tip of the hat to Phil Leblanc for the drinks and goodies.
As is the rule, TCH vets in attendance kicked around 9 different candidate sites for the 2027 reunion, and the final vote was for Branson MO, probably again in the Fall (Sept-Oct) timeframe. We have several folks who will begin to look for lodging, tours, other events, etc., and optimal timeframe to begin the early planning for the reunion. Anyone who has experienced Branson MO and has thoughts or ideas on things to do, places to visit or stay, please don’t hesitiate to send us a note. For now, best POCs are Dave Neimeyer (dave@neimeyer.org) or Mark Lamboni (mlamboni@verizon.net).
13 October 2025: Happy Birthday United States Navy!!! 250 years and still going strong!!!
And what else is still going strong? Our TC Hart Veterans Association! And this week is our TCHVA Reunion in Portland Maine. The weather forecast is amazing, missed that nasty Noreaster over the weekend, so it looks to be sunny to partly sunny and in the upper 50s/low 60s for our excursions. Presently we’re looking at 47 total attendees, but you can still show up and register for any event, but check first with the Merry Manor hotel to see if any rooms available. Should be a great time and check the 14-19 TCHVA Reunion 14-19 October 2025 page for additional details.
30 June 2025: Check out the latest TC HART Newsletter by hitting the page down button on the TCHVA Homeport page.
10 January 2025: The Current Member list has been updated to reflect all Members currently paid through at least 31 December 2025. Regrettably we had to delete the remaining 19 former members who’s membership expired in December 2024. You should have received a previous email or two alerting you to this, but not to worry, you can simply renew now for $20.00 and be credited through 31 December 2026 by going to the Join or Renew page. Look forward to adding you back to the current roster!
1 January 2025: On behalf of the Board of TCHVA we extend our sincerest wishes for a most Happy and, more importantly, Healthy New Year in 2025. It promises to be a great year for the Association in looking forward to another great reunion in Portland, Maine this coming October. Please check in periodically as we’ll be posting additional info as plans move forward. Cheers!
06 OCT 2023
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We hope you enjoy your visit. Some of our pages on this site feature audio when you visit the page, so turn up your volume to enhance your experience. If you ever served aboard the TCH, we’d love for you to join us, so click on the “Join or Renew” tab for more information.
Everyone is welcome to look around and sign our Decklog (guestbook). Association members are invited to visit the “Members Only Lounge” for posting comments and discussion items. If you have photos or ideas for the site, please let us know! If you are a TCH vet, please be sure to “Muster” on the “Sailing List” page.
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“YA GOTTA HAVE HART”
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“I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who would be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: ‘I served in the United States Navy.”– John F. Kennedy