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USS Springfield Bluejackets, Inc The USS Springfield Bluejackets, Inc is a reunion organization formed in 1991 by John W. Adams, President, along with fellow officers, Charlie Cavell, John Moose Pope, and Mario Lombardi for the benefit of shipmates who served onUSS Springfield CL66, CLG7 and SBN761 to foster communication, maintain friendships and increase camaraderie. John W. Adams was President of the Bluejackets for 17 years and the first reunion was held in 1991 in Nashua, NH at the Sheraton Tara Hotel with 244 shipmates attending. Subsequently, 16 – USS Springfield reunions were held in various cities across the U.S until Johns retirement in 2007. John, his wife Ginny, daughter Wendy, fellow officers as noted previously and committee members, Vaughan Bogosian(deceased), William Wakeham(deceased), Jack Einhorn(Chaplain) and Bill Moore(deceased) are to be commended for their hard work and dedication in making our reunion organization successful. At the 2007 reunion in Newport News, VA, new officers were elected. Rich Wilson, President (CLG7 70-71); Vice President, Buddy Verdi (CL66 44-45); Secretary, Mario Lombardi 71-73), Treasurer, Keith Rivard (CLG7 66-68). This slate of officers was re-elected in 2010 and again in 2012 to 3 year terms. During the business meeting held at the 2014 reunion held in San Diego, California, the shipmates attending voted to hold the next reunion in either May or September 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina.