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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. Or email veteranlocator@gmail.com or mkeating@vva.org The Locator and Reunion services are provided without charge.

U.S.S. Reeves (DLG-24/CG-24), October 9-13, Sheraton Portland Airport, Portland, Ore. Contact: Michael Robertson, Michael.d.Robertson@comcast.net or visit ussreeves.com

7th Bn., 13th Arty., 1st FF (all batteries), October 8-12, Chattanooga, Tenn. Contact: Kevin Calkins, 630-542-1095; or Robert Adams, 859-806-5199.

FLC: FLSG A/B (Vietnam, all units), September 11-14, Monarch Hotel, Portland, Ore. Contact: Jim Kadas, 503-998-3516; kadas3516@aol.com or mbaker.flsg@gmail.com For hotel reservations, call 503-652-1515 and mention the reunion. 

C-7A Caribou Association (Vietnam), October 15-19, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Contact: Pat Hanavan, 210-479-0226; PatHanavan@aol.com

623rd AC&W Assn. (Okinawa, 1964-2014), September 28-October 1, Charleston, S.C. Contact: Stan Duro, 843-650-4969; standuro@att.net

U.S.S. Joseph Strauss (DDG-16), September 4-7, San Francisco. Contact: Jim Hansen, 4125 Wavy Oak Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80908; 719-488-4443; jazhansen@msn.com

27th Inf. Regt. (The Wolfhounds) Historical Society, Inc., August 18-24, Embassy Suites, Kansas City, Mo. Contact: Randy Hall, 816-668-8685; wolfhounds2014@gmail.com or visit www.wolfhound.pack.wolfhoundsonline.org 

65th Combat Engineer Bn., October 26-31, Best Western Plaza Inn, Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Contact: Ken Dixon, 706-260-5661; ken_dixon49@yahoo.com 

Navy Photographers Reunion, September 25-28, Pensacola, Fla. Contact: Bill Solt, 757-427-5766; sisbill@aol.com or visit www.navyphoto.net

VMA-211, September 23-27, Steeplegate Inn, Davenport, Iowa. Contact: Rich Downs, 860-745-0144; lthrnk@att.net or Jerry Thurman, 563-528-3080; aicd2@aol.com

NMCB1/NMCB9/NMCB10, October 16-19, San Antonio. Contact: Peter Dowd, 781-8378-0393; mcb1reunion@verizon.net

U.S.S. America Carrier Veterans Association, September 9-13, Virginia Beach Resort Hotel and Conference Center, Virginia Beach. Contact: Walt Waite, 610-585-2155; or visit www.ussamerica.org

Bravo Co., 4th Bn., 31st Inf. Regiment, 196th Light Inf. Bde., Americal Div. (Vietnam), October 2-5, Holiday Inn Express, Dunedin, Fla. Contact Don “Squirrel” Schroyer or Emily Schroyer, 727-644-0912; deschroyer@yahoo.com

U.S.S. Ranger (CVA/CV-61), October 1-4, Jacksonville, Fla. Contact: Larry Schmuhl, 904-997-2217; Larry_Schmuhl@yahoo.com

630th Engineer Reunion L.E. (Vietnam), September 18-20. Contact: Cecil Brown, 731-415-6460; ceclinbrown@charter.net

USMC Basic School Class 6-68, September 17-21, San Diego. Contact: George Wetmore, 858-774-7554; gwetmore@hotmail.com

Vung Rho Mountain Signal Complex and 261st Sig. Co., September 29-October 3, Residence Inn, San Antonio. Contact: George Fairfax, 660-826-3670; gfairfax@charter.net or Ron Boyko, 757-229-2548.

15th annual NMCB-3 (all eras), September 18-20, San Antonio. Contact: Jack Davis, P.O. Box 1028, Barbourville, KY 40906; 606-546-8491; nmcb3vra@hotmail.com

CMBU 302, October 17-19, New Orleans. All NAVCAT units that served in Vietnam are welcome. Contact: Dave Schill, 609-410-5969; dwschill@comcast.net or Don Sony, dsony@txcyber.com 

USMC Platoon 3042 (San Diego, 1968), September, Washington, D.C. Contact: Gary Berry, 301-871-1040; tagpresident@verizon.net

87th Engineer Bn. (497, 610, 643, 687, and supporting units), October 6-11, Staybridge Suites, Columbus/Ft. Benning, Ga. Contact: Dave Johnson, camranh1967@yahoo.com For hotel reservations, call 706-507-7700 and say you’re with the reunion.

F-4 Phantom Society PhanCon 2014, October 20-23, Panama City, Fla. Contact: Bill Crean, 856-461-6637; williamcrean@comcast.net or visit www.f4phantom.com

Whiskey Battery Mortars 2/12 (Vietnam, 1967-69), September 29-October 3, Quantico, Va. Contact: Henry Ortiz, 949-874-3636; ortizwood@yahoo.com

Phan Rang Air Base, Vietnam, “Happy Valley” (all years and units), October 9-11, Doubletree by Hilton, Tucson. Contact: Lou Ruggiero, louruggs@comcast.net or Doug Severt, dougsevert@cox.net

Alpha North, A-1-11 (Vietnam, 1965-66), October 12-15, Arizona Charlie’s Boulder, Las Vegas. Contact: Gordon Hansen, 928-757-4882; glhansen@citlink.net or glhansen@outlook.com

NMCB-8 (all eras), October 13-16, Charleston, S.C. Contact: Ron Dougal, Sr., 6225 E. Des Moines St., Mesa, AZ 85205-6725; 480-807-3016; dougalsr@aol.com or visit www.nmcb8.com

Air Weather Recon Association (AWRA), September 17-21, Biloxi, Miss. Contact: Bernie Barris, 11019 Oaktree Park, San Antonio, TX 78249; 210-696-5072.

U.S.S. Fiske (DD/DDR-842), September 24-26, 2015, Eisenhower Inn, Gettysburg, Pa. Contact: Jeff Davis, P.O. Box 3214, Gettysburg, PA 17325; 717-752-2842; fiskereunion@vetsnet.us or visit www.ussfiske.org

USMC 5th 155/175 SP, October 11-14, Country Inn, Fredericksburg, Va. Contact: Jim Boes, 812-926-3577; ramboeusmc@gmail.com

28th Inf. Regiment, Black Lions, 1st Inf. Div., October 14-17, Laughlin, Nev. Contact: Fred Dunlap, 805-388-1846; dunlapmail@gmail.com