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Current Association Activities

2008 Reunion (scroll down)

2008 Fall Work Party

Mark your calendars: Sept 06-13, 2008.

If you plan to attend, please inform Sonny Walker
and give him your preference for sleeping quarters

Please reserve lower bunks and Forward
Officers Quarters for the OLD GUYS

(I had nothing to do with this request, but I must
admit that the legs just ain't what they used to be!)

We're looking forward to another productive work party.

Sonny Walker
2951 Colchester Circle
Abingdon, MD 21009
Phone: (410) 515-3223
soncher724@comcast.net

This is a preliminary posting so everyone can start making plans on attending.
The actual cost and events will be updated when known!

2008 Ships Reunion

Where: Quality Inn & Suites
196 Patriots Point Rd ,
Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464
Phone: (843) 856-8817 Fax: (843) 856-8818
Toll Free: 1-800-704-4480

Hotel exterior

Outdoor pool

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

When: October 5th - 8th 2008

Room Rates: The 2008 reunion reflect a $5.99 increase from the September 2006 Reunion.
This is a cost of doing business increase.

Be sure and ask for the "Laffey Reunion Rate".
Rate ranges are as follows:

Standard Room: One King or Two Queens: $74.99
Special Room: Two Queen Suit w/Microwave & Refrigerator: $84.99
King Suites: One King Bed, Microwave, Refrigerator, Sofa Sleeper and Two-Person Whirlpool: $94.99

Reunion Fee: Will post when known / per/adult

Check in: 3:00 PM Sunday, October 5th
Check out: 11:00 AM Thursday, October 9th

We have blocked 80 rooms for our reunion

Area attraction

The Quality Inn & Suites Patriots Point is conveniently located at the entrance to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, which is home to the USS Yorktown, a 19,800 ton aircraft carrier, the submarine, USS Clamagore, the Coast Guard Cutter, USCG Ingham, and the USS Laffey, the best looking ship in the place.

This Quality Inn & Suite is minutes from the Charleston Harbor Marina, the College of Charleston and the Medical University of South Carolina.

Golfers will love being less than one mile from Patriots Point Golf Links. Enjoy superb dining on picturesque Shem Creek, which is also less than one mile away.

The hotel is situated at the foot of the Cooper River Bridge, the closest hotel to the bridge's new bicycle/pedestrian lane, complete with observation decks and bench-style seating. Also adjacent to the hotel is a nature trail, affording walkers and bicyclers stunning views of the Charleston harbor.

Cross the Cooper River Bridge and enter Charleston's romantic history. Visitors will enjoy graceful antebellum homes, waterfront parks and beautiful gardens. Enjoy unique shopping, horse drawn carriage rides and world-class dining in the Charleston market.

Guests of this Mount Pleasant hotel are invited to enjoy a free breakfast buffet, featuring eggs, bacon, cereals, grits, biscuits and gravy, pastries, fresh fruit and more.

Additional full-service amenities and features include:

Free wireless high-speed Internet access in all rooms
Free local calls
Free weekday newspaper
Free 24-hour coffee

Fitness center

Hotel Services and Amenities:

AT&T Long Distance

Banquet/Meeting Rooms

Braille Elevator(s)

Bus Parking

Elevator(s)

Exercise Room

Free Full Breakfast

Free Newspaper Mon-Fri

Government Travelers: FEMA Approved

Guest Use Copy Machine *

Guest Use Fax Machine *

Guest Laundry *

Interior Corridors

News Stand *

No Pets Allowed

Outdoor Parking

Outdoor Pool

Valet Cleaning Service *

Services/Amenities in All Rooms:

Cable/Satellite TV

Computer Hook-up

Free Coffee

Free Local Calls

Hair Dryer

In-Room Air Conditioning

In-Room Coffee Maker

Iron & Ironing Board

Voice Mail

Wireless Internet

Services/Amenities in Some Rooms:

While booking, please select room types that display these amenities.

Handicap Rooms

In-Bath Whirlpool

Microwave

Non-Smoking Rooms Available

Refrigerator

Reunion Events
These events are from 2007 Reunion
which was held in Virginia Beach, Virginia
I will update the Patriots Point events at later date when known.

SPIRIT OF NORFOLK HARBOR CRUISE

A two hour luncheon cruise. Feast on sumptuous buffet and enjoy the informative narration as you cruise through the Hampton Roads Harbor. View many fascinating sights along the waterfront, including might aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines at the Norfolk Naval Base, Nauticus and the Battleship Wisconsin and Old Fort Norfolk. Enjoy dancing following lunch.

RIDING NORFOLK TOUR

Following the cruise, learn about Norfolk�s colorful 320 year history as you ride through the lovely historic district and restored areas. View stately homes along the Hague, old St. Paul�s Church, the Moses Myers House, the Chrysler Museum of Art, the historic Freemason District, Nauticus, the Battleship Wisconsin and restored waterfront area, as well as many other points of interest.

MACARTHUR MEMORIAL

Next, enjoy a visit to the MacArthur memorial. Here you will view the outstanding collection of artifacts, documents, photographs and memorabilia housed in Norfolk�s historic city hall which trace the life and times of five-star General MacArthur. The General and Mrs. MacArthur are entombed in the rotunda of the memorial. Nine separate galleries arranged in two levels circle the rotunda and tell the story of the General and millions of American men and women who served in the US Armed Forces from the Civil War through the Korean War.

RIDING VIRGINIA BEACH TOUR

Before returning to the hotel, enjoy beautiful views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay as you ride through Virginia Beach. See historic lighthouses and the First Landing Cross at Cape Henry where the English colonists first came ashore in 1607. Walk out on the overlook to see where the bay and ocean meet, and where the famous Battle of the Capes took place during the Revolutionary War.

Tuesday October 9, 2007, 9:00AM � 3:00PM.

NAVAL STATION TOUR

Tour the Norfolk Naval Base. Your tour will take you past the 14 piers and through the Naval Air Station. You will also drive by the historic homes built for the 1907 Jamestown Exposition on �Admirals� Row� which now house the flag officers.

MEMORIAL SERVICE ON BASE AT DAVID ADAMS CHAPEL

Our Memorial Service will be held in the base chapel.

LUNCH INCLUDED ON BASE

Lunch will be included for our group on base at one of the clubs.

SHIP VISIT (PENDING APPROVAL)

Enjoy a visit to an active duty naval ship and see the �new navy� in action.

Please advise Sonny walker if you plan to attend. A head count is needed in order
to plan the various events. Your President can be reached at
410-515-3223 or
soncher724@comcast.net