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July/August 2013 Reunions A VVA STAFF REPORT Send your Locator and Reunion notices to Locator, The VVA Veteran, 8719 Colesville Road, Suite 100, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Alternately, send an email to veteranlocator@gmail.com or mkeating@vva.org. The Locator and Reunion services are provided without charge. 8th Radio Research Field Station Signal Maintenance, October 3-6, Charleston, S.C. Contact: Wayne Brooks, 757-510-0007; brooks362@cox.net 3rd 8-Inch Howitzer Btry., 11th Marines, 1st Marine Div., September 5-8, Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Diego. Contact: Dennis O’Brien, 123 Mesa Dr., Camarillo, CA 93010; 805-701-1528; obriensequipment@aol.com 5th Bn., 60th Inf. Association, September 11-15, Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, Va. Contact: William Metzler, 707-374-1377; Metz560@frontiernet.net For reservations, call 703-845-1010 or 800-445-8667 and mention the reunion for a special rate. U.S.S. Piedmont (AD-17) Reunion Association, September 25-29, Comfort Inn & Suites Sea-Tac Airport, Sea Tac, Wash. Contact: Bill Kastens, 1824 SW Village Dr., Topeka, KS 66604; 785-272-2604; bmk1930@sbcglobal.net B Co., 198th Bde., Americal Div. (Vietnam, 1967-68), October 2-4, Camden Hotel and Conference Center, Branson, Mo. Contact: Ted Andrews, 66 County Rd. 519, Newton, NJ 07860; 973-383-8970; tandrews078@embarqmail.com 31st Engineer Bn., October 3-6, Las Vegas. Contact: Bob Powers, 617-899-3445; powers.bob@gmail.com Bravo Co., 2nd Bn., 327th Inf., 101st Airborne Div., Air Mobile (Vietnam), September 19-21, Branson, Mo. Contact: Lloyd King, 337-233-9555; lakgolf@aol.com U.S.S. Point Defiance (LSD-31), September 11, Kissimmee, Fla. Contact: John Nicolosi, 222 Lynnfield St., Peabody, MA 01960; 978-532-0717; pointdefiance@yahoo.com 218th MP Co. (Vietnam, 1967-72), September 15-19, Branson, Mo. Contact: Dick Reiter, 307-362-6599; rireiter@wyoming.com Automatic 8th7th Bn., 8th Field Arty. (Vietnam, 1967-71), September 20-23, Hilton Washington Dulles Airport, Herndon, Va. Contact: Wayne Faas, 641-485-0083; automatic8-faas@mediacombb.net or visit www.7th8th-arty.com/Reunion.html Echo Co., 2/5th Cav., 1st Cav. Airmobile Div., October 9-12, Hampton Inn Columbus/South Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. Contact: Michael L. DeHart, 937-335-2131; michael.dehart754@gmail.com For hotel reservations, call 706-660-5550. Vance AFB UPT Class 64-E, November 5-12, Branson, Mo. Former IPs are welcome. Contact: Derel Schrock, 719-761-5766; derel011@juno.com Members of the 173rd Petroleum Co. Army Reservists, Greenwood, Miss., who were deployed to Vietnam in 1968-69, August 9-11. Any active Army soldiers who were fill-ins to the unit are welcome. Contact: LaDonna Landers, 662-453-4836. 709th Maint. Bn., 9th Inf. Div. and 99th Combat Support Bn., 9th Inf. Div., September 11-14, Baltimore. Contact: Dean Ayres, 14605 Old York Rd., Phoenix, MD 21131; 443-250-7642; deanayres@comcast.net or visit www.alwaysable.org Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Celebration, March 26-30, 2014, Branson, Mo. Contact: Branson Veterans Events & Reunions, 417-230-2278; bransonveteransevents@yahoo.com or visit www.bransonveteransevents.com Phan Rang Air Base, “Happy Valley” (all units and years), October 3-6, San Antonio. Contact: Doug Severt, dougsevert@cox.net or Lou Ruggiero, louruggs@comcast.net or visit Happy Valley on Facebook. Platoon 170, Co. B, 1st Recruit Training Bn. (Parris Island, September 11-November 22, 1963), October 25-27, Parris Island. Contact: Pete Sayles, 772-360-7347; petesayles@yahoo.com C-7A Caribou Association (Vietnam), October 9-13, Seattle. Contact: Pat Hanavan, 210-479-0226; PatHanavan@aol.com NMCB-3 (all eras), September 19-22, Port Hueneme, Calif. Contact: Jack Davis, P.O. Box 1028, Barbourville, KY 40906; 606-546-8491; nmcb3vra@hotmail.com or visit www.seabee3.org 1st Bn., 8th Cav., 1st Air Cav. Div. “Jumping Mustangs,” September 5-8, Charlotte, N.C. Contact: James Knafel, 5510 E. 500 South, Columbia City, IN 46725; 260-244-3864; jjknafel@myvine.com U.S.S. Cleveland (LPD-7), October 10-13, Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center, Olive Branch, Miss. Contact: Jack Greeson, 972-775-4115; or Ed Rodgers, 636-399-4758. For hotel reservations, call 662-895-2941. U.S.S. Edson (DD-946), July 31-August 4, Bay City, Mich. Contact: Tim Nightingale, 152 37th Dr. SW, Vero Beach, FL 32968-3166; 586-202-2202; ussedsondd946@gmail.com or visit www.edson.military-reunion.com U.S. Navy Mine Div. 113 (Vietnam), September 19-22, Branson, Mo. Contact: Don Hecke, 501-620-0593; don9329@hotmail.com 299th Combat Engrs., Dak To Defenders, October 2-5, San Antonio. Contact: Mike Berzinski, 1712 Crystal Springs Rd., Two Rivers, WI 54241; lerch@charter.net or Jay Gearhart, 231-922-3471; jaybird718@att.net or visit www.daktoreunion.com U.S.S. Newport (LST-1179), September 4-8, Potawatomi Casino Hotel, Carter, Wisc. Contact: Ray Batiato, 540-239-0159; batman@swva.net U.S.S. Fort Snelling (LSD-30), September 13-15, Warwick, R.I. Contact: Dominic Gerand, 516-443-0888; CI5252@aol.com F-4 Phantom II Society, October 21-25, National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. All are invited. Contact: Bill Crean, 856-461-6637; williamcrean@comcast.net or visit www.f4phantomsociety.com Corpsmen-USN (AAoNHC), September 11-15, Seattle. Contact: Awtrey Peace, 850-626-1125; pawtrey78@yahoo.com or visit www.aaonhc.org C Co., 4th/9th Inf. (1965-67), November 7-12, Westwood Inn, Branson, Mo. Contact: Bob Hudak, 50 Reidsville Dr., Palm Coast, FL 32164; 386-437-7907.
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