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.
Questions or comments
James Machin "TREE"
40W 374 Winchester Way
St.Charles IL, 60175
Home- 630/587-6450 (new number)
Cell-630-715-1246
mailto:Burgertogo@msn.com
1st Cav C-2/5th 1968-9
Second Platoon Second Squad
Vance Gifford "DOC"
P.O. BOX 536
Lemming, TX 78050
210-410-1213
vancegiff@aol.com
http://doc.gifford.googlepages.com
2/5 Medic 1969-70


