Reunion Information
Reunion Information
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REUNION TWELVE IS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AWAY! ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FUN IN CHARLESTON? HOLD THE DATES...
OCTOBER 18-22, 2017. OUR HOME BASE WILL BE THE TOWN & COUNTRY INN AND SUITES, ON SAVANNAH HIGHWAY, WEST OF THE
ASHLEY RIVER. THIS IS A MILITARY REUNION FRIENDLY HOTEL AND HAS JUST BEEN REMODELED. THE DETAILS ARE BEING FINALIZED
NOW AND THE REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE COMING OUT NEXT MONTH. THE BLOCK OF ROOMS WE HAVE RESERVED ARE ABOUT 90%
FILLED SO IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE COMING TO CHARLESTON, THINK ABOUT GETTING YOUR ROOM RESERVED SOON!
REUNION REGISTRATION FORM AVAILABLE BELOW! SO HOW DO I REGISTER? 1. Click on the Registration Form and print out the document. 2. Fill out the information requested. 3. Decide what events you wish to participate in & total up your costs. 4. Write a check out to USS Alexander Hamilton Reunion. 5. Mail the form & check to Jim (Clutch) Koogler at the address below. USS ALEXANDER HAMILTON REUNION ASSOCIATION DUES JIM KOOGLER IS THE REUNION ASSOCIATION TREASURER ON AN ONGOING BASIS TO REDUCE THE HASSLE OF HAVING TO TRANSFER MONEY FROM ONE REUNION COORDINATOR TO ANOTHER EACH REUNION. HE WILL BE KEEPING TRACK OF DUES AND OTHER FINANCIAL ISSUES REGARDING THE ASSOCIATION. DUES ARE $20 FOR TWO YEARS. HE CAN BE REACHED AT: JIM KOOGLER 2402 Lyncross St Grove City, Ohio 43123-8438 614-620-9445 (cell) 614-991-5689 (home) clutch617@gmail.com SO WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE PLANNED FOR REUNION XII? Besides the usual great time planned for the Auction and the Banquet we are looking at:
Captain Bryan Collins knows how to drive the boat, The Palmetto a 45' Corinthian Catamaran but we will have a licensed tour guide with us to explain the history of Charleston and it's harbor in detail. This is a two hour tour with a chance to see some dolphins in the harbor. Click here to go to their website.
The Charleston Tea Plantation is the ONLY tea plantation in America and makes "Charleston Classic" tea. We plan to take the short trip to Wadmalaw Island to visit the Plantation, take the 'famous' Trolly Tour and have lunch as their special guests. This is geared for the ladies but it is open to everyone. Click here to go to their website.
At first we were not sure if there would be enough interest to pull the roast off but the response has been great! Anyone sending in their registration who wants to go to the oyster roast can add $25 per person to your registration fees. This will be at the James Island American Legion Post on Folly Road. If you have never been to an Oyster Roast this is your opportunity to enjoy the best oysters on the east coast. If you have never tried 'em, we will teach you how to shuck, dip and eat them like the locals. If you don't eat oysters we will have chili, hot dogs and other snacks. It is an experience you won't forget.
The CSS Hunley Museum has been featured at every Reunion in Charleston and this is no exception. The conservators have recently removed the hull from the tank of water it has been stored in since it was raised. This allows everyone a closer view of the whole boat. We will provide the ride to and from the Museum. Click here to go to their website.
The Citadel is the Military College of South Carolina. Every Friday, weather permitting, they have the Corps of Cadets Parade. If you have never attended, it is an impressive display. Our visit will begin with a tour of the campus led by a Citadel Cadet and we will then be seated at the VIP area for the Parade. Click here to go to their website.
McLeod Plantation is a Charleston County historical site that is not frozen in time but a constantly evolving story. McLeod was built on the riches of Sea Island Cotton and tells the evolution of the parallel lives of the plantation owners and the slaves/freedmen/valued workers that came through the years together. We will visit the grounds and hear the stories of interdependence. Click here to go to their website.
Discount tickets for Patriots Point will be available. They have a newly updated Vietnam War Exhibit, Medal of Honor Museum and new, interactive Exhibits on the destroyer (target) USS Laffey. Click here to go to their website.
Our AUCTION is a rollicking good time with unique items for sale. Beverage bottles engraved with the Hamilton Coat of Arms, wood pieces from the USS Constitution (yes, Old Ironsides), 617 Cookbooks and other treasures. If you have an item that you would like to donate as an auction item please get in touch with either Frank Bonner or John Braasch by e-mail. They will tell you where to send or bring the item. John Braasch upscope@wildblue.net
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS WHO IS COMING TO REUNION #12 (SO FAR)? SEE BELOW ALLGEIER, AL 66-69 BLUE AXELSON, BILL 68-70 BLUE BATES, JIM 76-79 GOLD BELLMAN, RODNEY 67-70 GOLD BOLTON, GEORGE 69-71 GOLD BONNER, FRANK 65-69 GOLD BRAASCH, JOHN 67-70 GOLD BRADY, DENNIS BROOKS, JIM 65-69 BLUE CALLAWAY, ED 67-72 BLUE CAREY, JIM 66-67 GOLD CORCORAN, STEPHEN 89-91 GOLD CZAPLESKI, TOM 69-76 BLUE DANIELSON, ALLEN (BUZZ) 63-69 GOLD DOMINY, RICHARD 65-69 BLUE & GOLD DOUCETTE, DAVID 62-66 GOLD DUTKA, DAVID 67-70 GOLD EMMONS, WAYNE 67-70 BLUE FICKEISSEN, KARL 62-66 BLUE GALANTE, RON 63-65 GOLD GENG, JACK 65-69 GOLD GORHAM, SHELDON 67-71 GOLD GRAYHAM, KELLY 70-73 GOLD GRISSOM, WILLIAM (KELLY) 70-72 GOLD HABHEGGER, DEAN 67-71 GOLD HANEY, DOUGLAS 66-69 GOLD HAROLD, RICHARD 62-66 GOLD JOHNSON, ARNOLD 65-67 GOLD KEPLER, JACK 62-69 BLUE KERR, BILL 64-71 BLUE/GOLD KIRKPATRICK, DAVID 66-69 BLUE/GOLD KOOGLER, JAMES 68-70 BLUE LINN, BILL 70-73 GOLD LOVIN, MIKE 68-72 GOLD MILLER, DOUG 66-69 BLUE MURRAY, JAMES 65-69 BLUE NORRIS, JOHN 70-77 BLUE/GOLD NOWELL, JIM 62-67 GOLD ODALEN, WILLIAM 67-69 BLUE O'DANIELL, CHUCK 62-65 BLUE PARKER, DALE 82-86 BLUE ROBERTSON, RON (ROBBIE) 69-72 BLUE SAMSON, DAVID J 66-69 GOLD SCHMITZ, MIKE 64-67 BLUE SEVERANCE, RANDY 70-73 BLUE SHUMATE, J.C 62-67 GOLD SHUNK, CHARLES 68-71 BLUE SIEVERS, GARY 66-71 BLUE/GOLD SIMON, JAMES 68-70 GOLD SMITH, WILLIAM 69-73 GOLD THEROUX, PAUL 67-68 BLUE TOLLEFSON, JOHN L 78-82 BLUE TRENT, CLIFF 66-69 GOLD WALLITSCH, ROWLAND 67-69 BLUE WATERS, JEFF 67-72 BLUE WHEATON, TED 76-78 GOLD WIGHTMAN, EARL 79-81 GOLD REUNION XI WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME AT THAT IS DUE TO THE OUTSTANDING EFFORTS OF
JIM AND RITA CAREY WHO COORDINATED THE WHOLE AFFAIR AND ALSO TO JIM (CLUTCH) KOOGLER WHO MINDS THE MONEY (IE.
TREASURER FOR LIFE). WHO CAME TO REUNION #11? SEE BELOW ALLGEIER, AL 66-69 BLUE AXELSON, BILL 68-70 BLUE BATES, JIM 76-79 GOLD BELLMAN, RODNEY 67-70 GOLD BENNETT, GARY 65-68 GOLD BLANCH, JIM BOLTON, GEORGE 69-71 GOLD BONAFEDE, FRANK 81-85 BLUE BONNER, FRANK 65-69 GOLD BRAASCH, JOHN 67-70 GOLD BRADY, DENNIS BROOKS, JIM 65-69 BLUE CALLAWAY, ED 67-72 BLUE CAREY, JIM 66-67 GOLD CHACE, CHARLES 70-71 BLUE CHRISTMAN, ROBERT CORCORAN, STEPHEN 89-91 GOLD DAMM, JOE DARBY, GREGORY DAWSON, BRAD 84-87 BLUE DOMINY, RICHARD 65-69 BLUE & GOLD DOUCETTE, DAVID 62-66 GOLD DUTKA, DAVID 67-70 GOLD EHNOT, MICHAEL 83-86 BLUE EMMONS, WAYNE 67-70 BLUE FICKEISSEN, KARL 62-66 BLUE FRAZER, BILL 62-66 GOLD GALANTE, RON 63-65 GOLD GIBSON, GARY 68-70 BLUE GILBERT, LEROY 62-65 GOLD GILLESPIE, BOB 62 GOLD GORHAM, SHELDON 67-71 GOLD HABHEGGER, DEAN 67-71 GOLD HALL, STUART 76-78 GOLD HANEY, DOUGLAS 66-69 GOLD HANLEY, KEVIN 75-78 GOLD HAROLD, RICHARD 62-66 GOLD HAYES, SCOTT 81-84 BLUE HENDRICKS, CHARLES 64-65 GOLD HIRT, KENNETH 80-84 GOLD HORNE, MICHAEL HULL, DAVID 62-64 BLUE JOHNSON, ARNOLD 65-67 GOLD KADLECIK, RON 62-68 GOLD KELLY, JAMES 62-63 BLUE KEPLER, JACK 62-69 BLUE KERR, BILL 64-71 BLUE/GOLD KILCOYNE, KEVIN 75-79 GOLD KIRKPATRICK, DAVID 66-69 BLUE/GOLD KOOGLER, JAMES 68-70 BLUE MARKLEY, STEWART 72-76 BLUE/GOLD MCCARTHY, BOB 75-78 GOLD MCKEITH, DOUG 63-66 GOLD MILLER, DOUG 66-69 BLUE MITTELSTAEDT, DONALD 76-80 BLUE MURRAY, JAMES 65-69 BLUE NETTROUER, LEROY 68-70 BLUE NOBLE, KARL 76-78 BLUE NORRIS, JOHN 70-77 BLUE/GOLD NOWELL, JIM 62-67 GOLD ODALEN, WILLIAM 67-69 BLUE O'DANIELL, CHUCK 62-65 BLUE PARKER, DALE 82-86 BLUE PEDIGO, BILL 62-66 GOLD PETERSON, BOB 75-80 BLUE PREECE, BILL 62-64 GOLD SARLIN, BOB 71-72 GOLD SELLERS, RICHAR 63-69 BLUE SHUMATE, J.C 62-67 GOLD SHUNK, CHARLES 68-71 BLUE SIEVERS, GARY 66-71 BLUE/GOLD SIMON, JAMES 68-70 GOLD STEVENSON, ROY 62-66 BLUE THOMPSON, GARY 81-84 GOLD TRENT, CLIFF 66-69 GOLD WALLITSCH, ROWLAND 67-69 BLUE WATERS, BOB 66-67 GOLD WATERS, JEFF 67-72 BLUE WHEATON, TED 76-78 GOLD WIGHTMAN, EARL 79-81 GOLD JIM KOOGLER IS THE REUNION ASSOCIATION TREASURER ON AN ONGOING BASIS TO REDUCE THE HASSLE OF HAVING TO TRANSFER MONEY FROM ONE REUNION COORDINATOR TO ANOTHER EACH REUNION. HE WILL BE KEEPING TRACK OF DUES AND OTHER FINANCIAL ISSUES REGARDING THE ASSOCIATION. DUES ARE $20 FOR TWO YEARS. HE CAN BE REACHED AT: JIM KOOGLER 2402 Lyncross St Grove City, Ohio 43123-8438 614-620-9445 (cell) 614-991-5689 (home) clutch617@gmail.com
Photos After the Reunion in Washington, Frank Bonafede set up a Youtube display of photos
and he has done it again for Reunion Eleven in Mystic. CLICK HERE
"Reunion XI Photos are below:
Arriving at the quay
GROUP PORTRAITS
SILVER DOLPHINS DRILL TEAM
Drill Team Practice
Color Guard Lineup
Posting of the Colors
Preparing for the Pledge
Pledge of Allegiance
Close Order Drill Routine (Impressive)
MORE TO COME
Charles A Tiffin MMC(SS)
The Reunion Association would like to make sure we all understand the importance of the Alexander
Hamilton Association dues. If your name is highlighted on the crew list page, your dues are paid up.
As in the past the cost per crewmember is $20.00 total for both years. This will provide us up front
money for the next reunion, mailing costs, etc. Membership also gives shipmates a vote in any decisions
that will be made with regard to the Association. Please send your dues $$ to Jim Koogler's address above.
We thank you for your continued support.
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