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Five years ago I had the distinct honor to read the names of page 574 of 942:Gilbert Ketler Jr; Maurice Peter Kraemer Jr., Stanley Gene Krebs; Nicholas Pierre lannoye; Robert Lani Lazaralvin Walter Maxwell; Eugene Joseph Morse; Ted Pierce; Larry Gene Prewitt; James Lawrence Rhodes; Jose Contreras Salinas; Harry Cl9ifton Shepard Jr.; Maneley Eugene Siler Jr.; Marshall Floyd Thomas William F. Unckrich; Franklin Lee Weisner; Moses Lopes Alves; EllsworthSmith Bradford; Ron ald Lamar Cannon; Larry Edwin Crow; Domingo Yabbara Garcia; Alan Davis Groom; John Hooper V Hathaway; Leo Fred Johnson; Victor Lawrence Jones; Frank W. Kinkaid Jr.; Bernard Richard Knapic; Marvin Dean Larson; Willie George Lewis Jr.  & Robert Looney.

How do I know, because they have a place of honor in my den. If I can make it this year I would be honoredto read these same  names as I did five years ago.  I cannot commit myself at this time, but you may sure that if I am ab le I will be therein D.C. to renew my friendship with the new  and old of the Gritters. Semper Fi Poppa Gene

Ok Im just now seein this......but We will Deffinatly be there.

And Yeti why the hell do we need to get a room when we live here?

 

yeti mama:

Ok Im just now seein this......but We will Deffinatly be there.

And Yeti why the hell do we need to get a room when we live here?

 

Cause I don't want ya to have to drive home afterwards babydoll.

I will be there with the SB crew again this year.

DSchmitke:

I will be there with the SB crew again this year.

As will I and my Mrs.  Hope to see many of your there.

 

I hate to bring this up, but we should probably get back to the original point of Top's post.  I have seen zero, nade, zilch, no mention of anyone having reserved a set of rooms OR the small conference room for the get-together.  If they doesn't happen soon we could be scattered all over creation.  Anyone picking up the ball to run with it?

 

Danny

Danny: How about if one of the retired members of the board taking responsibility for this task?

John Wear:

Danny: How about if one of the retired members of the board taking responsibility for this task?

If by that quote you mean me John, I cannot do it.  I'm already on the hook to help with 2/9's reunion since our previous organizer had a massive heart attack earlier this year.  He's recovering but I do not know how well, nor how much he can do.  I'm actually waiting for a response from the 2/9 network guru on moving to make the necessary arrangements if they need the help.  I suspect they do.  I cannot and will not get involved in TWO reunions, being hundreds of miles from the site and working during the week part-time. 

Danny 

 

 

Well, you know, I have seen DDBill around here somewhere lately... he is an awesome volunteer....

Danny:

John Wear:

Danny: How about if one of the retired members of the board taking responsibility for this task?

If by that quote you mean me John, I cannot do it.  I'm already on the hook to help with 2/9's reunion since our previous organizer had a massive heart attack earlier this year.  He's recovering but I do not know how well, nor how much he can do.  I'm actually waiting for a response from the 2/9 network guru on moving to make the necessary arrangements if they need the help.  I suspect they do.  I cannot and will not get involved in TWO reunions, being hundreds of miles from the site and working during the week part-time. 

Danny 

Bro Danny:  I did mean you...but since you seem to be preoccupied with other "stuff", I surly understand.  I too am cordinating a large reunion for the Vietnam Tankers Association in Las Vegas.  The only difference between us is that I am still working full-time.  I thought that that there are several of the DC Grit Together attendees who plan to be there but who may want to volunteer to help out with this easy-to-fix telephone call to the VA Suites and repeat what DD Billy did several years in a row.  My other motivation for asking obliquely for you to do it was that since both events are in the same location, what would be the difference in asking for (maybe) ten more rooms at the same rate? 

God bless your 2/9 reunion organizer who suffered the heart attack...I sure hope that it does mean that most reunion organizers have such ill health!!!  Heaven Forbid!!!

 

I will gladly get the ball rolling on this end and see what I can do. Will give the Virginian  Suites a ring and see what they can offer us. If memory serves me correct we had the year I went about 12 or 15 rooms reserved right. Also I will check into the the Conference  room for us to hang out in the evening of the 9th and the 10th. Talked to Mama Barb about it and she gave me the go-ahead. Will also check into free parking for those of you who need it.

Okay guys have to wait until Monday because the sales staff for booking a block of rooms had already gone for the evening but I left a voice messege on their phone and I will get on it as soon as Monday morning rolls around.

Good on you = You go girl!!!

Reading of the Names
November 7-10, 2007
Vietnam Veterans Memorial 
The Reading of Names will take place for 65 hours over a 4-day period from November 7-10 during which approximately 2,000 Volunteers will read names as they appear on The Wall, chronologically by casualty date.  This will be the fourth time in The Wall's 25-year history that the names have been read aloud in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, November 7	4:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Thursday, November 8	5:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Friday, November 9	5:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Saturday, November 10	5:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

Alli:

Okay guys have to wait until Monday because the sales staff for booking a block of rooms had already gone for the evening but I left a voice messege on their phone and I will get on it as soon as Monday morning rolls around.

Alli...thank you!!!! I know that you can get this done...by the way, do you still do NASCAR?

 

Pammie 

Hey Pammie I sure do. Just got back from Darlington and will be going to Richmond in the fall. Hope all is well with you.

Okay team, it's come to my attention that no one has contacted the Virginian Suites about a block of rooms for us for November.  I will be happy to do that if we can still get them, but I will need a rough estimate as to how many are coming.  Please either post here or send me a message and let me know if you're a definite or a probably.  Also let me know if you've already made a reservation and what day you plan to arrive and how many nights you'll be staying.  I will try to get a conference room for us, but they may already be booked.  Please let me know one way or another ASAP.  I'd like to call them by the end of this week if possible.  Thanks!

Bill, see Alli 's post above. She was to get back with them yesterday.

Am waiting for the sales manager Jessie to get everything in writing and fax me the contract so I can look things over and fax it back to her. As soon as that is done I will post on here the number to call and make your reservations.

Right now it is my intent to be there.  Barb and I discussed sharing a room - I plan to be there Friday/Sat night and maybe Sunday night - we have a lot to do in just a couple of days - the ceremony at the memorial, the reading of the names and a tour of the museum....

Roger that Mama.  We spoke yesterday :o)

I have such good kids

:o)

John Wear:

Reading of the Names
November 7-10, 2007
Vietnam Veterans Memorial 
The Reading of Names will take place for 65 hours over a 4-day period from November 7-10 during which approximately 2,000 Volunteers will read names as they appear on The Wall, chronologically by casualty date.  This will be the fourth time in The Wall's 25-year history that the names have been read aloud in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, November 7	4:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Thursday, November 8	5:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Friday, November 9	5:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Saturday, November 10	5:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

John, I've checked the VVMF website to see if they have the regisration forms posted yet,but didn't see them anywhere. Am I not looking in the right place? Just wondered cause as you know I plan to be in the Gritsters group reading the names that you will sign up, and I also hope to sign up and get a list with a specific name on it.

  Semper Fidelis,
     Chris

I shall be there Unca John.  You just let me know when.