11thACVVC REUNION Louisville, Ky
11thACVVC Reunions XXII, XXIII, XXIV

By Steve Page, Reunion Chairman

 

Our next reunion (XXII) in Louisville, September 6-8, 2007 will have a very special event at Fort Knox. We have been working to refurbish, repair, and correct the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Memorial Monument that is the centerpiece of the Armor and Cavalry Memorial Gardens near the Patton Museum. The rededication during the Memorial Service on Saturday, September 8 will be one of the highlights of the weekend. We hope to have erected memorial obelisks to the 11th Cavalry’s other campaigns during the Philippine Insurrection, the Mexican Revolution, WW II, Desert Storm, and Iraqi Freedom and to dedicate those additions as well.

We are working on having the Chuck Wagon Gang of Odessa, Texas to put on their world famous barbeque for lunch near the museum and memorial gardens after the ceremonies at Fort Knox.

 

The Reunion registration fee has been set at $78.00 per person. The fee is slightly higher than the past couple of years due to transportation requirements to travel to and from Fort Knox on Saturday and it also covers the cost of lunch at Fort Knox following the memorial ceremony and rededication of our monument.

A detailed schedule is being developed, but for initial planning purposes, you can expect the usual Golf Tournament on Thursday morning, with the Registration Desk open Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday (short time on Saturday, if necessary). The “Bunker” will be available on Thursday and Friday at appropriate times. With the Belle of Louisville cruises scheduled for Friday evening, we will NOT serve a buffet dinner in the “Bunker” but will have snacks available along with refreshments. Since we will be spending a good portion of the day at Fort Knox on Saturday, we will have to schedule the Annual General Membership Business Meeting for sometime on Friday. Saturday evening we will have the Annual Banquet followed by dancing ‘til midnight. The Quartermaster Store will be open each day for your convenience. The formal Reunion Schedule will conclude, as always, with a nondenominational Worship Service on Sunday prior to departure.

After much negotiation with The Hyatt O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, IL, we have agreed on a contract for the 11thACVVC Reunion XXIII in 2008. Dates are August 21-24, 2008. More information on this reunion will be posted on the 11thACVVC Website when appropriate and in future editions of Thunder Run. Being that this is the Greater Chicago Metropolitan area, expect the prices to be higher than in the recent past. Chicago is a high cost area, but the membership voted for that venue at the Meeting in Kansas City, MO, last year.

Proposals for 2009 (11thACVVC Reunion XXIV) will be presented during the Membership meeting in Louisville and voted on. The 2009 reunion will be held in Region 4, which includes the States of North and South Dakota, Utah, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona, Oregon, California, Nevada, Washington, Hawaii, and Alaska. Any member wanting to sponsor a reunion and present a city is encouraged to do so. The requirements are: A hotel with at least 400 rooms and a Banquet facility for at least 1200 located in the Hotel. Any one desiring more information should contact the Reunion Chairman.