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Start Making Reunion Plans Now.
Hotel Reservations may be made by calling either of the numbers above. Room Rate is $99.00 plus tax.
PLEASE NOTE: Any attendee not identifying his/her affiliation with the the EC-47 Association and not requesting the group rate prior to check-in cannot be extended the group rate at a later date during or after the meeting.
Our Reunion Planning Schedule (The EC-47 Association), Will Not specifically include any of the functions of the FTVA Reunion with exception of the Rededication Ceremonies of the EC-47 Memorial Aircraft located on Security Hill. This memorializes the first EC-47 Loss, that of Tide-86 with her full crew on March 9th, 1967.
This reunion registration will be a little different from those previous as I am working with a lady who for 8 years has been trying to get to do our reunion co-ordination. This lady herself is the daughter of a Military Career man and she works throughout the U.S. & Europe planning and organizing Military Reunions and has a very good rating. I should have the information on how/when to start registration very soon and will post it here on this page as soon as possible.
To take a look at the Double Tree Inn facilities, Click Here.
To take a look at The Reunion Brats Web-Site and Information, Click Here.
PLEASE, Use the email Icon here to email me about the upcoming reunion. This will insure that your message gets into my Inbox and not automatically deleted from the server.
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EC-47 Annual Reunion
September 25-28, 2008
~~ San Antonio, Texas ~~
To be held at the Double Tree Hotel at the San Antonio Airport.
Room rates are $99 per night, plus tax.
Parking at the hotel and airport transportation are provided by the hotel complimentary.
Registration will be $81 per person and include the following:
Welcoming Package with name button, itinerary, list of attendees, & local information
Saturday Banquet Dinner & Program
Sunday Farewell Breakfast Buffet
Hospitality Room stocked with snacks & beverages& cocktails all 3 days
All associated taxes and gratuities
Call the Doubletree Hotel at 210-366-2424 no later than August 24, 2008 to make your hotel reservations.
Optional tours are available and include
Diamond W Chuckwagon Dinner Show- Friday 5:30-10:30 pm Price $60 pp
Get the feel of San Antonio and the west with this Authentic Cowboy Show. These cowboys are set to entertain as you enjoy a classic Chuckwagon Dinner. Includes transportation.
City Highlights of San Antonio/Market Square Tour � Saturday 10am -3:30 pm Price $22 pp
Begin with a guided tour of the city, where you will discover how San Antonio captures the spirit of Texas. Now the eighth largest city in the United States, the city has retained its sense of history and tradition, while carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress. Afterwards you will proceed to Market Square, which from early morning until late at night, is alive with activity. Visitors browse through the 32 shops at "El Mercado," an area patterned after an authentic Mexican market. In addition, there are 80 specialty shops in Farmers Market Plaza!
COME JOIN US AS WE SHARE OLD MEMORIES AND MAKE NEW ONES!!!
For More Information:
Contact James Wheeler
Phone: (479)754-3507
Email: [email protected]
(note you must have EC-47 in subject line to this email address)
Or
Contact: The Reunion BRAT
Phone: (360)663-2521
Email: [email protected]
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2008 Reunion Scheduled events.
Reunion Registration fee is $81 per person and includes the Banquet Dinner, The Departure Breakfast, The Hospitality Room and other misc. expenses..
Thursday, Sept. 25th, Check-in and visitation drinks and snacks in the Hospitality Room
Friday morning, Sept. 26th, there will be a re-dedication of the Memorial EC-47 on Security Hill.
Friday evening, Sept. 26th, there will be a Ranch Dinner and show. Times for this
event will be 17:30 to 21:30. This event is $60 per person. (This is in addition to the Registration Fee.)
Saturday 10am -3:30 pm City Highlights of San Antonio/Market Square Tour � Price $22 pp
- - NOTE: This tour may be revised to 09:00 to 14:00 to allow everyone to attend the business meeting.
Saturday, Sept. 27th, there will be the Business Meeting at 14:00 to 16:00???
Saturday, Sept. 27th, The Banquet Dinner will be held beginning at 18:00 Sharp.
Dinner Options are, Beef (Steak), Chicken or Vegetarian Plate.
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New Posting, August 6th, 2008
For those who can only attend a portion of the Reunion activities, I have been given this cost breakdown.
Thursday Only: $10
Friday Only $10
Banquet Only: $45
Sunday Breakfast Only : $16
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Notice June 3rd, 2008
Due to an error of the DoubleTree in Double Booking, the room for our Banquet
Dinner, certain negotiations and concessions were made and the Banquet Dinner will be
held at an off-site location, with the Double Tree hotel picking up all the added cost and expenses incurred with this change including site rental costs and provide the Charter busses for transportation to and from for the group, about a 5 minute trip. The hotel has also agreed to provide 2 bottles of the house wine for each table and will provide a pay-as-you-go bar at the dinner site, no cost for the service. For those who would like to view these new accommodations, click here: HERE
I sincerely hope this will not discourage anyone from attending this reunion. This error was found to late to select a new site within reason as a number of folks have already made all their registrations and room registrations. All I can do is make my apologies for an error beyond our control.
See you in San Antonio in September, J.C.
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Our Speaker for the evening will be Colonel John Griffith. Colonel Griffith was the Squadron Commander of the 360th TEWS and was the Aircraft Commander of the Last U.S. Air Force EC-47 Mission flown out of Tan Son Nhut with Lt. Colonel Dave Eddy as his Co-Pilot. I think everyone will enjoy what he as to tell us, see you there.
( I Do not know the names of the other crewmembers on that flight. )
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Help tell the EC-47 Story.
Information from Danny Russell; Chuck Lemon, son of one of ours, Navigator Carl Lemon aboard the Shoot-Down of Cap-53 on April 22, 1970 is working to produce a movie about the EC-47 and the shoot-down of his fathers aircraft. Chuck is planning on being with us at the reunion and Danny says he, Chuck, plans to shot a lot of footage doing interviews etc. for inclusion in this film. Also, one of the men who participated in the rescue of the Crew of Cap-53, a Mr. Larry Allen plans on joining us for this reunion. Larry was with the 101st Airborne and is the gentleman who provided me with the minute by minute log of this rescue of Cap-53's Crew. This should prove to be very interesting.
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Sunday, Sept. 28th, The Farewell Breakfast will begin at 07:00.
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for You to Join Us.