Reunions

Send your Locator and Reunion notices to Locator, The VVA Veteran, 8719 Colesville Road, Suite 100, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Or email veteranlocator@vva.org or mkeating@vva.org

The Locator and Reunion services are provided without charge.

U.S.S. Mars AFS-1 reunion, Nov. 2-5, Jacksonville, Fla. Contact: Ed Biddle, 281-807-7892.

Assault Craft Veterans Association reunion, July 17-21, Grand Plaza Hotel, Branson, Mo. Contact: Robert Garcia, gunner1615@aol.com

Aerial Rocket Artillery Association reunion, Sept. 13-17, Williamsburg, Va. Contact: Herb Hirst, 503-647-4600; hirst@q.com or go to www.araassociation.com

Phan Rang Air Base “Happy Valley” reunion, open to all units, all years, Oct. 11-15, Doubletree Inn, Seattle, Wash. Contact: Lou Ruggiero, 914-589-4974; louruggs@comcast.net or go to Facebook, Happy Valley Phan Rang.

U.S.S. Benjamin Stoddert DDG 22 and U.S.S. Juniper AVS 8 reunion, Sept. 20-23, J.W. Marriott Star Pass Country Club, Tucson. Contact: Ron Zorn, 619-402-5523 or Mike Ridgon, 858-300-6821.

463rd Airlifters Assoc. and 316th Tactical Airlift Wing, 1965-75, combined reunion, Oct. 17-22, Hope Hotel, WPAFB, Dayton, Ohio. Contact: Linda Kirkpatrick, 765-461-9759; Kirkpatrick_linda@comcast.net or Tim Egan, 570-452-9177; tjegan@aol.com

VF-151 and VFA-151 reunion, Oct. 14-15, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. Contact: Rich Knoch, richknoch@gmail.com

87th Eng. Bn., Oct. 18-22, Lodge of the Ozarks, Branson, Mo. Contact: Anne Marquis at Fly Branson Travel, 888-359-2541 or 417-334-8563 (mention you are with the 87th Eng. Bn.).

The Gathering 2017 15th VN Gun Truck reunion and original Camp Addison (Qui Nhon) 54th Trans. Bn. reunion, Sept. 10-15, The Inn at Morro Bay, Calif. For reservations: 805-772-5651. Contact: John McMurray, 423-273-2729 or Kathy Blackstone, 936-239-3006.

272nd M.P. Co., “The Fighting Deuce” reunion, Sept. 15-17, Holiday Inn, Norwich, Conn. Contact: Bruce Kale, 203-209-6327.

Reunion for U.S. Army troops who went to Vietnam on the U.S.S. Gen. William Weigel out of Oakland, Calif., in 1966. Sept. 10-15, The Inn at Morro Bay, California. For reservations: 805-772-5651. Contact: John McMurray, jmj669vn67@hotmail.com

U.S.S. Denver LPD 9 reunion, Sept. 13-17, Oxford Suites, Portland, Ore. Contact: Harold Sliger, 509-480-2436; sligerhl@charter.net

Brotherhood of Dak To Defenders, 299th Cbt. Eng. reunion, Oct. 1-5, Kansas City, Harrah’s North. For reservations: 800-427-7247. Contact: Jay Gearhart, 231-922-3471; jaybird718@att.net or go to www.daktoreunion.com

U.S.S. Leahy (DLG 16), 1962-67 reunion, Bath, Maine, Sept. 17-19. Contact: Bob Jefferies, 547-268-7678; bljefferies@embarqmail.com

Red Horse (RH) and Prime Beef (PB) convention/reunion, Lexington, Ky., Sept. 12-16. Open to all USAF, USAFR, ANG Red Horse and Prime Beef past and present. Contact: Randy Eckert, 717-269-3914; randyeckert@comcast.net or go to www.rhassn.us

U.S.S. Litchfield County (LST 901) reunion, Nov. 8-11, San Antonio, Tex. Contact: Don Lerche, 309-928-3395; donlerche@yahoo.com

U.S.S. Park County (LST 1077) reunion, Nov. 8-11, San Antonio, Tex. Contact: Mike Kempf, 317-490-4229; m.w.kempf@sbcglobal.net

U.S.S. Sutter County (LST 1150) reunion, Nov. 8-11, San Antonio, Tex. Contact: Guy Simmons, 978-476-3839; guysimmons@aol.com

Tan Son Nhut Assoc. reunion, any branch, any rank, any time, Sept. 14-17, Colorado Springs Marriott. Contact: Gary Fields, fieldsga71@gmail.com or go to www.tsna.org

3D 155s, Mike Btry., 4th Bn., 12th Marines (M 4/12), 3rd Marine Div. reunion, Sept. 11-14, Detroit. Contact: Alex Jablonowski, 248-505-2183; 3rd155s.m4.12@gmail.com

167th Signal Co. (Radio Relay) reunion, Sept. 18-22, Ogden, Utah. Contact: Mark Peterson, 952-546-0999; sgtpete@comcast.net

National Association of Navy Photographers reunion, Sept. 18-22, Las Vegas. For info: www.navyphoto.net Contact: Bill Solt, 757-714-9344; sisbill@aol.com