2008 Schedule Highlights

Wed is an optional day for gathering at the hotel. .
There are two events that are "MUST DO" for this Reunion

1. Friday trip to the Traveling Wall in Marked Tree AK.

2. Saturday Night Banquet Dinner



Wed. Sept 24th

Optional Day Open activities   Many guys like to come early to visit with there best buddies. Gives us a chance to get settled and some time to get to see friends

9 am              Breakfast in hotel Resturant (on your own)

1:15 pm      Hospitably room/ Bar opens (BYO-not kidding about this)

                        Registration opens 

                        Product table open
 

5:30: Registration -Products Closed for Dinner

Group dinner at Neelys BBQ One of the best BBQ in Memphis click to check it out.

8:00         After dinner a group will be going to Beal Street to listen to music and party

8:00       Bar open 

                 Meet and Greet in Hospitably room or in Hotel Bar.

 

Thursday, Sept 25th
8:30     Breakfast in hotel Coffee shop or groups going out

                Meet in Hospitality room for groups going out. ( if you have a car share a ride) 

9:30  am - Registration Meet and Greet FREE we don't charge for the Reunion but please PRE REGISTER

Vance and staff open for Registration Hrs. (10-12), (2-6), (8-9)
Claypool with products Hrs (10-12), (4-6), (8-9)
Monk will have bar open ALL DAY and NIGHT
Platinum & Diamond members will pick Tables for Dinner see Vance
 

Open time:     Trips to Beale Street Historic District, Graceland, Cotton Row, Jack Daniel’s Distillery, Memphis                             Botanic Gardens, Memphis Pink Palace Museum, Memphis Zoo, National Civil Rights Museum,                                 WC Handy Park, BB. King’s Blues Club, Memphis Redbirds, Sam’s Town 250 at Memphis                                             Motorsports Park, Liberty Bowl or wherever

6:00 pm  - Pizza Dinner FREE paid for by some of the guys from 1966-1966 ( the old farts)

7:00 pm      Welcome Ceremonies Official Opening of the Reunion 

7:30-till    BOB MOORE:
                    OPEN MIC
                    MUSIC


Friday, Sept 26th
8:30  am    Breakfast in hotel Coffee shop or groups going out

                    Meet in Hospitality room for groups going out. ( if you have a car share a ride)

9: 00 am     Meet and Greet Hospitality room

                       Open time for side trips

12:15  pm Dinner tickets sales close.. LAST CHANCE for DINNER Tickets
 

12:30 pm  Assemble in hotel lobby to board buses

1:00  Travel by bus to the Moving Wall in Marked Tree AR (38miles)

          BUS MUST LEAVE HOTEL AT 1PM SHARP TO PICK UP SCHOOL KIDS, IF YOUR LATE YOU GET LEFT

We will wear our official shirts and Caps to the Wall

Ceremonies at the Traveling wall. This is a DO NOT MISS Trip as the town of Marked Tree has gone all out for us. 

Bus Transportation FREE Provided by the town of Marked Tree AK.

1:00 Buss will pick us up at the Hotel

2: 00 Arrival in town of Marked Tree for Celebration

4:00 Free time to vist the wall. 

5:00-6:30 Dinner provided by City of Marked TREE 

7:00 Arrive at the wall for Candle light Vigil 

                                                                         8:00 One last visit with our buddies 

8:15    Quietly gather at the bus loading area
                Board busses to HOTEL

9:00 Pm
Hospitality Suite Meet and Greet Party
Bob Moore: Music till Dawn With the Bob Moore singers Rita-Collen-Denny


Saturday, Sept 27th
8am             Hospitably Suite Opens

 8:30  am    Breakfast in hotel Coffee shop or groups going out

                    Meet in Hospitality room for groups going out. ( if you have a car share a ride)

9: 00 am     Meet and Greet Hospitality room

9 :00 am      Pick table seating for dinner. No need to line up for this. If you have a full table of ten submit the                                 names on the table seating form. See TREE for the Form. Full tables picked first. If we have more                             people then tables we draw straws. We will draw from a hat as to what table it will be.

9: 00 am     Open time for side trips

9:15 am     Rehearsal for Dinner program & Medic Cocktail party 

10 am Trips to Graceland - Beale Street or wherever
10 am "Guys only time" afternoon- Ladies invited this time as well- Hospitality suitePM

Presentations by :

Phil Dryskil head of the VA in OK

Doug and Cindy Young "Whats it like to travel in Vietnam today"

4:00     Guys only time over

4:00     Dress for dinner

5:00     Group photo outdoors

5:30   The Medic's of 2/5th Cocktail Party by the Pool Hotel prices for Drinks 

5:30      Drawing for Dinner table location

6:15      Banquet Dinner About $40 per person( must pre pay by Friday)
                Special Guest Speaker

9:00     Hospitably Suite Desert

9: 15     Closing Ceromonies

9: 30     Bob Moore: Music till Dawn With the Bob Moore singers Rita-Collen-Denny

Sunday, Sept 28th

With a tear in our Eyes and Brotherhood in our hearts we depart for home.

Don Jenson is going to the drags in Memphis. Don Jenson Drags
 

Questions or comments

James Machin "TREE"

40W 374 Winchester Way

St.Charles IL, 60175

Home- 630/587-6450 (new number)

Cell-630-715-1246

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Vance Gifford "DOC"

P.O. BOX 536

Lemming, TX 78050

210-410-1213

vancegiff@aol.com

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2/5 Medic 1969-70