Interview - Commander Jeff James, from USS Hopper, Commander Matthew Ovios, USS Ingraham & Captain David Adler, USS Port Royal
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Our interview is with Commander Jeff James, from USS Hopper (DDG70), an American Navy ship, Commander Matthew Ovios from USS Ingraham (FFG-61), and Captain David Adler from USS Port Royal (CG 73), who together with JUSMAGThai Commander & the US Naval Attache from Bangkok met the Royal Thai Navy Third Fleet, Phuket last Thursday. Their 1,250 sailors took R&R leave for a 4 day visit to Phuket, while ships anchored off Ao Makham, as Commander James first tells us about their courtesy call on the Royal Thai Navy at Cape Panwa, last Thursday: ……. (
www.hopper.navy.mil The Official USS Ingraham (FFG 61) Web Site www.port-royal.navy.mil )
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Special - Volunteer crew from USS Hopper, American Navy help at Life Home Project, Phuket
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We are from USS Hopper, an American Navy ship, visiting Phuket and helping out at Life Home Project for AIDS victims. Our group of sailors came over to the Life home Project in ko Sirey island, east of Phuket town, to help the AIDS & HIV victims living in the compound. We presented medical and toiletries products like plasters, toothbrushes, shampoo, soap & napkins, all from America, for the women and babies here. We presented them the Project Manager of Life Home Project, khun Rattakhet Phongpud, and Rasada Sub-district leader, together with Rotary Club of Patong members Brad & Woody who also gave out his famous cookies to everyone. We also helped plant mango fruit trees and other trees and plants to help provide food and shade. As it is the water festival or Songkran next week, we also cooled ourselves off, spraying each other.
We all feel this is a way of giving back to local communities we visit, not just R&R or Rest & relaxation. We learnt more about Life Home Project center’s work and care, including how the make handicrafts to give occupations and be more self supporting. We won’t forget the women and children here and hope to visit again next time we come to Phuket. Our ship’s motto is “Dare & Do” – we dared and did it today! Now we hop back to our ship USS Hopper. Aloha, Bye Phuket! (
www.hopper.navy.mil Life Home Project - Helping Children in Thailand Rotary Club of Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand )
Special Report for Andaman News NBT (previously TV11) (VHF dial) at 8.30am & local Cable TV channel 1 + maybe FM90.5 Radio Thailand 6pm, broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces, & possibly FM108 Mazz Radio 7.30pm in Phuket, Monday 7 April 2008 &
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