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Our class has held reunions for several years now, generally they are scheduled
at two year intervals. Not all are shown below, because we have only very
limited information for the ones not shown. If you can fill in missing
information or have photos that would help document these, please contact our
webmeister, Milt Birmingham by clicking on the email link shown at the bottom of
this page.
Our most recent get together, 2008, was held in Medford, Oregon, where we visited, reminisced and saw some of the sights in that
area.
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Currently, arrangements are being finalized to celebrate the
50th anniversary of our class' graduation during September 2011, our class
graduation date. Here is the way things currently planned.
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WED,
SEP 21: Arrivals. Check in; informal
reception activities. Visit the hospitality suite.
Have dinner on the river; visit; lots of places to go and things to do.
Information will be available at registration.
THU,
SEP 22: 0900AM. Bus leaves the hotel
for a tour of Fredericksburg (almost a visit to old Germany
). Visit the greatly updated Nimitz Museum (now known as the
Museum of the Pacific War). There are numerous shops and
attractions. We will gather for lunch at the beautiful (and
highly rated) Friedhelms Restaurant. Back on the bus for a
leisurely drive back to S/A, with a quick stop at Lueckenbach.
An evening group dinner at Mi Tierra Mexican Restaurant.
FRI,
SEP 23 (time TBD): Bus leaves the hotel for Lackland
parade ground; attend a graduation parade, followed by a class formation at the
62-A monument for a memorial ceremony. Return to the hotel;
FREE TIME. Remember we’re on the river and pretty much
in the middle of everything. A nationally known jazz band plays at the riverside
café/bar at the Hyatt; visit the S/A Zoo and adjacent Japanese Gardens ; the S/A
Missions; the Witte Art Museum ; the Old Pearl Brewery and Buckhorn Museum ; the
Tower of the Americas (the restaurant is 800 feet in the air); the Alamo ;
take a cruise on the river.
SAT,
SEP 24: FREE TIME to do what you’d like; play
golf; go shopping. The Rivercenter Mall is high on the list
of attractions. Visit with friends; rest up for the dinner
that night.
SAT,
SEP 24 (time TBD): The official reunion dinner, where we
will celebrate our golden graduation anniversary and pay honor to our departed
brothers. The dinner will be hi-lighted by a special “TWO
BELL” ceremony (a U.S. Navy rite, which is widely copied); a solemn expression
of our devotion to the memory of our brothers who have gone on.
Farewells to other attendees.
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NOTE:
We will have a “convenience” desk to help with information on areas
of interest, transportation, and other “concierge” type assistance.
Other group or individual activities can be scheduled or organized,
depending on feedback from the attendees. Also, note that
there is plenty of FREE TIME provided for individual
excursions.
A hotel has not
been firmly booked yet, but it will be right on the river, and smack dab in
the center of things.
A dinner cruise has
been ruled out because of some previously reported bad experiences, the high
price, and general complexity.
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Reunions are listed below by date--just click on the year you want to see.
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