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Angry Skipper Reunion Columbus, Georgia May 15-18, 2008
Our May reunion this year was in Columbus, Georgia and Fort Benning. The Ft. Benning visit was an awesome experience. We were given the use of simulators and other neat Army stuff. The BBQ at Karl and Sharron Derums home was a bif hit. I think the overall cost for the food, buses and tour was $55 each. The regular room rate was $84 per night and the 2 room one king suites were $119. The rooms were all new and so was all the furnishings in the hotel. There were a few active duty soldiers who stayed with us at the hotel and joined us for most of our reunion. Remember, NEXT YEAR WE JOIN UP WITH THE 8th CAV RGMT and the 1st Cav Division Assns at Fort Hood, Texas. The Reunion dates are June 3-7, 2009. For membership applications to both Division and Regiment Associations can be found and printed out from each of their perspective web sites. Total cost is $10 (lifetime) for Div and $15 (annual) for Rgmt.
The October Kentucky Kampout 2008
The KY Kampout will be held October 15-19, 2008 at Missing Hill Resort on Kentucky Lake in the Cypress Bay. The address is 240 Dockway Ln, New Concord, KY. Their phone number is 270-436-5519 if you get lost. Contact information is Tommy "Smiley" Harris at 770-254-0705 or E-Mail him at tharris@numail.org. The reunion is open to 2-8 Cavalry Vietnam Veterans and invited guests.
Nashville, TN 2007
This turned out to be one of our best reunions. James "Top Gun"Dotson was our host this year for (our 14th annual reunion). Everyone had a great time and we planned ahead for Columbus, GA (Fort Benning) to be our reunion site in 2008. Karl Derums and Tommy Harris will host the 2008 reunion and Jeff Burke will assist. Great Job in Nashville Top Gun!
2007 Nashville Group Photo.
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The 2006 Kentucky Kampout, Oct. 19-22.
Great reunion! 39 in attendance. No doubt that this Kentucky Reunion is the best. This one's just for the guys, the memories, the healing. We got the best cook money can buy.
Angry Skipper June Reunion 2006, Virginia City, NV
Well if you are planning a small reunion of 25 to 35 people let me recommend Virginia City, Nevada and the Silver Queen Hotel. We had a great time and our hosts were actually crying when we had to depart. The whole town bent over backwards to make sure we had a good time. Our buffet at the Delta Saloon was as good as you can get anywhere and half the cost. See Photos At:Renunion 2006
February 2006 San Antonio Mini Reunion
San Antonio February 2-5, 2006, GREAT REUNION!!!!, Ten D2/8 Vets and one Navy Veteran (Tom Coleman's Son) got together for a super mini reunion. The temperature on Saturday was 85 degrees, Hah, it was snowing at home. Those D2/8 Vets in attendance were Tom Coleman (1st reunion), John Williams (2nd reunion), Mouse, Top Gun, Duckbutter, Doc Brown, Gary Macmahon, Rich O'Brien, Everett "Corp" Tolbert and Ray Haley. Special thanks to Top Gun, Corp and Ray for the use of your vehicles.
Reunion 2005, Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
We set record numbers at this years Las Vegas Reunion and everything went off without a problem. 161 Veterans and guests joined us at our Friday night cocktail party and 187 were served at our banquet Saturday night. We had 20 Vets attending the reunion for the first time and we had a total of 102 D2/8 Vets. I'll be adding pictures from the reunion here on the web site in about a week. Many thanks to Lt. Col. Judah and the UNLV ROTC Cadets for an oustanding job as Color Guard for our reunion.
Ia Drang Reunion, Washington D.C. Nov. 10-13, 2005
Fantastic! About 1000 at the banquet.
The 2004 Kentucky Kampout, Oct. 7-10.
WOW! What a great reunion this years Kampout turned out to be. Tom "Smiley" Harris out did himself in the kitchen with the finest meals one could eat. "Top Gun" and Larry are also responsible for this reunions continued success. I will be posting some of the many photos I took very soon.
Photos from our 2004 Kentucky Kampout Click Here!
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For Hotel/Motel Reviews| Reunion Quotes to Remember |
| "Remember the bad times once....remember the good times forever" Ed Regan 1993 |
| "We all have PTSD, some just have it worse than others" George Johnson 1996 |
| "The reunion was a really positive experience for me. It was like the Welcome Home I hoped for 30 years ago" Steve Atchley 1999 |
| "Vietnam was the best experience of my life; but I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy." Lynn Murray 2000 |
| "Hey you can't treat me like that, I'm an officer!" Robin Woo 2005 |
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