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Reunion 2006 - EC-47 Association September, 2006
Mr. Ross Perot has accepted our invitation and will be our Guest Speaker at the Banquet
Dinner Saturday Evening, Sept. 9th, 2006.
Mr. Perot is expected to speak on his involvement and efforts put forth in the location and return of our P.O.W.'s.
  for You to Join Us."" L@@K, Reunion 2006 will be - Sept. 7th, 8th and 9th"" The site and facility negotiations and arrangements have been contracted for Reunion 2006. There are quite a number of hotels in Colorado Springs but only a few that can/will satisfactorily meet the needs and or requirements of our group. The Reunion will be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Thursday the 7th, Friday the 8th Saturday the 9th of September, 2006 with departure date of Sunday the 10th. A block of 100 Guest Rooms have been set aside for our reunion. Check-In Time is: 16:00 and Check-Out Time is 12:00.
Remember, this is football season and the Academy Hotel is the Host Hotel for the Air Force Academy Football Team.
As I understand it, the Football Schedule will not be out until Feb. We could not wait until the Football Schedule
is released as some of our folks have to give a 12 month notice/request for Vacation Time. Also, this way,
whether you wanted to attend a game or not, everyone has the same odds. And by choosing a random date before the
release of the Schedule, we do not have to worry about availability and/or rates as they are preset and contracted.
LADIES DAY OUT: Saturday morning back in early afternoon, For those of you who have heard those “war stories” a hundred times or more we have planned an outing just for us on Saturday. The Chocolate Factory, located in Old Colorado City has rolled out the welcome mat and will host a “tasting party” and offer us a discount on any purchases. Afterwards, there will be ample time to explore the nearby antique and specialty shops. There are small cafes and restaurants should anyone care to stop for lunch. We will return in plenty of time to get ready for the banquet. Because we will need to arrange for transportation, we are asking that you contact Linda Gray via email by clicking Ladies Day Out. to sign up for this outing. Please indicate if you would be willing to volunteer as a driver and how many passengers you would be able to accommodate.
Linda and Leroy have asked me to post a deadline of July 31st for signing up for the Ladies Day Out.
PIKE’S PEAK TOUR: Pikes Peak Tour Payment for this trip can be mailed to 14694 Furrow Rd., Larkspur, CO 80118 and must be received by August 1st.
The Ranch Dinner will be Thursday Evening. Contact LeRoy Gray by clicking here: Ranch Dinner
For those interested in a game or Raquet Ball, Click here.
Room Rates for Single or Double is $79 plus tax; this includes Free Hot Buffet Breakfast in the hotel restaurant
for each registered guest for each night stayed.
The Hotel Selected is the Academy Hotel located at
Room Reservations may me made by calling
Be Sure to mention that you are part of the EC-47 Reunion Group.
Guaranteed Rooms and Rate Cut-Off Date is July 10th, 2006.
Enterprize Car Rental, on site, has offered us a discount.
And I know, you can find a cheaper rate at this hotel via online Cut-Rate sites, but I have been assured by the hotel management that
those rates do not carry all the aminities/privilages and guarantees of these reservations, I have checked. J.C.
To Check out the Hotel on the Internet, Click here: http://www.theacademyhotel.com
Location: I-25, Exit 150 at the South entrance of the Air Force Academy.
A few Hotel Amenities include:
This registration fee covers the cost of the Banquet Dinner, the Hospitality room and supplies and other miscellaneous expenses incurred with the reunion. Our Hospitality Room will actually consist of two adjacent 24ft. by 25ft. rooms with a shared patio in lew of one larger (35 by 43ft) room on the second floor. We do get to supply our own drinks, including acoholic beverages, snacks etc.. for this hospitality room, the hotel will supply coolers etc.. Please Remember, while we were granted the right to supply our own alcoholic beverages, (All costs included in the Registration Fees), we MUST Distribute and Consume them within the Hospitality Room/Rooms Only, else State/Local Liquor Laws will be violated. Banquet Dinner will be on Saturday the 9th at 19:00 Hours and the Menu Choices are: Selection 1. 8 Ounce N.Y. Strip Steak broiled to perfection with Onion Ring Garnish Baked Potato Tossed Salad with Dressing Rolls and Butter Coffee or Tea Chocolate Cake Selection 2. 8 Ounce Baked Halibut topped with Lemon Wine Sauce Rice Pilaf Vegetable Rolls and Butter Coffee or Tea Chocolate Cake
Scheduled of Events. "NOTE:" All Hospitality Room drinks and snacks are provide from your Reunion Registration FEE. These provided alcoholic beverages must remain and be consumed in our Hospitality Room. This was arranged with the Hotel and should comply with State Alcoholic Beverage Laws. Please help us retain our image. Thursday, Sept. 7th 08:00 - - Check-in and visitation drinks and snacks in the Hospitality Room Evening Ranch Dinner and Show on a working ranch, see information above. (Time to be determined by response.) Friday, Sept. 8th 08:00 - - Continued Check-in and visitation drinks and snacks in the Hospitality Room 13:30 Sharp, - - Special Tour (Limited to 45 People) Updated May 10th. Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods Tour, see above information. (Time to be determined by response.) Other events will be posted as they are firmed up.
Saturday, Sept. 9th -- Subject to minor time changes. 08:00 - - Hospitality Room Open. A Ladies shopping tour? See information above. 13:00 - - Business Meeting in the Hospitality Room. 14:30 - - Power Point presentation by Mr. Keith Struckman, Engineer and Designer with Sanders Associates of Nashau, New Hampshire who built the ARDF Equipment aboard the EC-47's. The subject, The progression of the equipment we used up to todays equipment. - ( In the Hospitality Room ) 15:00 - - Mr. Tom Hutchings, former crewmember on the EC-47's and now living in Saigon for the past 2 years tells of the differences over the past 40 years. - ( In the Hospitality Room ) 15:30 - - Break to allow for dinner preparation. 17:45 - - Banquet Dinner with our guest speaker, Mr. Ross Perot. I am trying to work into the schedule, a few minutes for Mr. Pham Yen Dang, one of our Vietnamese counterparts and a Navigator on the EC-47 with the 718th Squadron, VNAF.
"ALL" Reunion Registration Fees and Menu Selections must be sent to me: Along with you Registration Fee, Please include your name, the name of your spouse or guest, and your Dinner Menu Selections.
J.C. Wheeler Each individual must make his own Hotel Room Reservations. Additional Information will be posted as it becomes available.
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