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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 ddevora@vva.org

The Locator and Reunion services are provided without charge.

U.S.S. Forrestal and all air groups. Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. Pensacola, Fla. Contact: Bill Solt, 321-362-5806; or more info at www.ussforrestal.org

National Association of Naval Photography annual reunion. Oct. 18-21. Port Canaveral, Fla. Contact: Bill Solt, 321-362-5806

1st Bn. 40th FA Vietnam Veterans. Sept. 22-27. Nashville. Contact: James Bishop, 209-952-0535; james@jabishop.com

U.S.S. Denver (LPD-9, CL-58). Sept. 25-29. Oceanside, Calif. Contact: Gregg Blikre, 307-660-5255; blik@vcn.com

219th Aviation Co. RVN 65-72. Sept. 17-20. Holiday Inn Riverwalk, San Antonio. Contact: Bob Brewster, 386-341-0423; register at www.219headhunters.com/2024-reunion

41st Annual reunion – Dusters, Quads, Searchlights, Vulcans, and HAWK. November 8-12. Hilton Arlington National Landing Hotel, Arlington, Va. Contact: Bruce Geiger, 914-576-1050; bmgeiger@aol.com; www.ndqsa.com

589th Engineer Bn. Association reunion. Sept. 3-6. Courtyard by Marriott Norfolk Downtown, Norfolk, Va. Contact: Perry Blanchfield, 770-366-4411; https://589thengineers.com

TLC reunion (Thailand-Laos-Cambodia Brotherhood). Sept. 15-18. Pensacola, Fla. Contact: David Geryak, 817-992-0884; djgeryak@gmail.com; https://tlc-brotherhood.com

Seabees of MCB-8 & MCB-11 joint reunion. Sept. 23-26. Branson, Mo. Contact: Larry Hagler, mcb11.branson@earthlink.net

Tuy Hoa Airbase reunion. Sept. 4-7. LeConte Hotel & Conference Center, Pigeon Forge, Tenn. For more info and to register, go to www.tuy-hoa.org Contact: Dale Brown, dvicbrown@gmail.com

D/2/16, 1st Infantry Div., 1967-70. Oct. 17-19. New Port Richey, Fla. Contact: Don Dignan, 734-525-0157; dondignan@sbcglobal.net

65th Combat Engineers reunion. Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Contact: Artie Adair, artiea3adair@aol.com or Francis Manning, 413-896-1199; pmann57@aol.com

26th Marines Association annual reunion. Sept. 26-29. Hilton Garden Inn, St. Augustine, Fla., Historic District. All eras and ages are welcome, including MEU’s. Contact: Quinn Harry, 240-388-9230; info@26thmarines.org

7th Bn, 13th Arty, 1st Field Force, 1966-70, All batteries reunion. October 6-11. Lexington, Kentucky. Contact: Kevin Calkins, 630-542-1095

101st Airborne (B 2/501) 1967-1972, October 2024. Amarillo, Texas. More info at www.b2501airborne.com

39th Annual Vietnam Veterans reunion. All veterans welcome. August 8-11. Cornhusker Marriott in Lincoln, Nebraska. Contact: Roy Schoen, 402-435-0454; more info at www.vetsreunion.com

U.S. Navy Mine Division 113 reunion. September 19-22. Gettysburg, Pa. Contact: Dick Schreifels, 651-455-1876; richard_rosemary@msn.com

1st Marine Division Association 77th Annual Reunion. Anyone who served with or supported the Blue Diamond is welcome. August 18-24. San Antonio. Contact: Dennis J. Coady, 760-763-3268; june.oldbreed@fmda.us

U.S.S. Bordelon (DD/DDR-881) reunion. Oct. 12-16, 2025. Embassy Suites Hotel Indianapolis. Contact: Robert Evans, 415-302-1912; bobinspects@sbcglobal.net

U.S.S. Cogswell (DD-651). Oct. 15-17. New Orleans. Contact: George H. Overman, 760-889-2216; secretary@usscogswell.com

7/17th Air Cavalry. Sept. 18-24. Charleston, S.C. Contact: John Nelson, 580-595-0313.

Force Logistic Command USMC RVN. Sept. 24-27. Oceanside, Calif. Contact: Vern Snodderly, 209-535-0966; vasnodderly@comcast.net

Khe Sanh Veterans Association (all services). August 25 to Sept. 1. Holiday Inn East, Louisville. Contact: Russ Turner, 314-368-5853; rkt88@prodigy.net

14th Transportation Bn. (Vietnam) reunion. April 2-7, 2025. Hilton Washington Dulles Airport, Herndon, Va. For more info and updates: www.14thtransbnamgs.org

U.S.S. Litchfield County (LST 901). Oct. 14-16. Warwick, R.I. Contact: Don Lerche, 309-530-8710, donlerche@yahoo.com

U.S.S. Park County (LST 1077). Oct. 14-16. Warwick, R.I. Contact: Mike Kempf, 317-490-4229, koby.43@icloud.com

US LST Association. Oct. 14-16. Warwick, R.I. Contact: Angela D’Aloisio, 803-865-5665, support@nehemiahcommunications.com

U.S.S. Sutter County (LST 1150). Oct. 14-16. Warwick, R.I. Contact: Guy Simmons, 978-476-3895, guysimmons@aol.com

U.S.S. Wexford County (LST 1168). Oct. 14-16. Warwick, R.I. Contact: Larry Condra, 314-604-5221, Larrygeec@netscape.net

U.S.S. Saginaw (LST 1188). Oct. 14-16. Warwick, R.I. Contact: Angela D’Aloisio, 803-865-5665, support@nehemiahcommunications.com

LSM/LSMR (all ships, all years). Oct. 14-16. Warwick, R.I. Contact: Angela D’Aloisio, 803-865-5665, support@nehemiahcommunications.com

U.S.S. Jerome County (LST 848). Oct. 14-16. Warwick, R.I. Contact: Dennis Hager, 410-474-9072, DennisHager@comcast.net

U.S.S. Barnstable County (LST 1197). Oct. 14-16. Warwick, R.I. Contact: Scott Gulbransen, 352-339-0605, Scott.Gulbransen@yahoo.com

25th Infantry Div. Association. Sept. 30-Oct. 6. Herndon, Va. Contact: Sarah Krause, TropicLtn@aol.com; www.25thida.org

U.S.S. Point Defiance (LSD 31) reunion, Sept. 11-15. Pasco, Wash. Contact: Mike Doto, 406-491-9308; mdoto@bridemail.com

Da Nang Dog Handlers reunion, Oct. 17-19. Plymouth, Mass. More information at https://366thspsk-9.com


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