The 2008 reunion will be held in Mt. Pleasant South Carolina
at the Mt. Pleasant Holiday Inn

USS MISPILLION AO 105 REUNION 2008
CHARLESTON (MT PLEASANT), SC, OCTOBER 23-25, 2008

GET READY TO PACK YOUR BAGS!!! OUR 2008 REUNION WILL BE HELD AT MT. PLEASANT

• HOLIDAY INN IN MT. PLEASANT, SC

• OCTOBER 23-25, 2008.

• WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT TIME. THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF TO DO IN CHARLESTON.

• ROOM RATES ARE $89.00 PLUS TAX FOR WEEKDAYS AND $119.00 PLUS TAX FOR WEEKENDS.

• CUT OFF DATE FOR MAKING RESERVATIONS ARE SEPTEMBER 23, 2008.

• CUT OFF DATE FOR SENDING YOUR MONEY IN TO ME IS OCTOBER 1, 2008.

• THE NUMBER TO CALL FOR RESERVATIONS IS 1/800-290-4004 OR 843-884-6000. TELL THEM YOU ARE WITH THE MISPILLION REUNION.

• YOU CAN MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS ON LINE ALSO. GO TO http://www.himtpleasant.com 

• RESERVATION CODE FOR US IS mis.

•  IF YOU ARE FLYING IN TO CHARLESTON, YOU WILL NEED TO GET A SHUTTLE TO THE HOTEL, AS THEY DON'T HAVE ONE. THE SHUTTLE IS $45 FOR A SINGLE AND SAME ($45) FOR A COUPLE. THE BEST ONE AROUND THAT WE FOUND WAS MT PLEASANT SHUTTLE.

• YOU MUST HAVE A RESERVATION WITH THEM AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE. YOU CAN CONTACT THEM AT 1-866-223-7226 OR 843-971-4901.

• YOU CAN ALSO BOOK THEM ON LINE AT http://www.mpshuttle.com 

• ANY QUESTIONS, CALL ME AFTER 4:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME.

     AS IN THE PAST, ROOM RATES ARE GOOD FOR 4 DAYS PRIOR TO AND 4 DAYS AFTER THE REUNION. THURSDAY WILL BE A DAY TO RELAX AND GET ACQUAINTED WITH EVERYONE. WE WILL HAVE A HOSPITALITY ROOM ALL THREE DAYS. WE ASK THAT IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, PLEASE BRING ITEMS TO BE RAFFLED OFF. THIS HELPS DEFRAY THE COST OF THE HOSPITALITY ROOM. RAFFLE TICKETS WILL BE SOLD IN THE HOSPITALITY ROOM.
     FRIDAY WE WILL BE GOING TO PATRIOT'S POINT NAVAL MUSEUM. WE HAVE CONTRACTED WITH MT PLEASANT SHUTTLE FOR A 14 PASSENGER VAN TO RUN US OVER TO PATRIOT'S POINT AND BACK. WE HAVE THEM FOR 6 HOURS. THEY WILL RUN TO AND FROM THE HOTEL ALL DAY. THE SHUTTLE, ADMISSION TO PATRIOT'S POINT AND LUNCHEON ABOARD THE YORKTOWN ARE ALL INCLUDED IN ONE PRICE OF $ 30. THERE ARE SEVERAL SHIPS THERE INCLUDING THE USS YORKTOWN CV 10, USS LAFFEY DD 724, COAST GUARD CUTTER INGHAM WHEC 35, USS CLAMAGORE SS 343 AND THE VIETNAM NAVAL SUPPORT BASE. YOUR TICKET TO THE PATRIOT'S POINT NAVAL MUSEUM WILL BE GOOD FOR ALL THREE DAYS WE ARE THERE. WE WILL GO THERE AROUND 9: 30 IN THE MORNING FOR A GUIDED TOUR. LUNCH WILL BE SERVED ON BOARD IN THE CPO GALLEY AT NOON. THE NOON MEAL WILL CONSIST OF SLOW ROASTED HERBED CHICKEN, CAROLINA RICE, VEGETABLES, ROLL & BUTTER, SOUP OR SALAD AND DESSERT. LUNCH WILL BE SERVED ON REAL WW II METAL TRAYS AND WE WILL BE ENTERTAINED WITH 1940'S MUSIC WHILE WE EAT. THE TOUR CONTINUES UNTIL 2:00 P.M. WE WILL MEET ON HANGER BAY 3 AT THAT TIME FOR OUR MEMORIAL SERVICE TO HONOR OUR SHIPMATES WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US. PHOTOGRAPHER JILL NORMAN OF PLANTATION PHOTOGRAPHY WILL ACCOMPANY US ON FRIDAY TO PHOTOGRAPH THE TOUR, LUNCHEON AND MEMORIAL SERVICE. SHE WILL ALSO ATTEND OUR BANQUET AND WILL TAKE GROUP PHOTOS BEFORE THE DINNER. PHOTOS AND MEMORY BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.

OUR BANQUET THIS YEAR WILL BE A BUFFET. THE MENU IS AS FOLLOWS:

• CHICKEN-STUFFED WITH AND APPLE CORNBREAD STUFFING IN A SUPREME SAUCE

• FRIED FILET OF FLOUNDER WITH HOME MADE TARTAR SAUCE

• SLICED BEEF SIRLOIN IN A BRANDY MUSHROOM SAUCE

• ROASTED RED BLISS POTATOES

• SEASONAL VEGETABLE MEDLEY

• CHEF'S ASSORTED DESSERTS

• TOSSED SEASONAL SALAD WITH CHOICE OF HOME MADE DRESSINGS ROLL AND BUTTER

• COFFEE AND ICED TEA

     THE SAN DIEGO REUNION WAS A SUCCESS. JODIE AND THE STAFF AT BAYSIDE HOLIDAY INN DID A FINE JOB. THE BANQUET WAS EXCELLENT. THE WEATHER WAS EXCELLENT FOR OUR HARBOR TOUR. SOME SHIPMATE'S VISITED THE USS MIDWAY CV 41 AND SOME SHIPMATE'S EVEN WENT TO THE ZOO. THE FIRES IN THE HILLS AROUND SAN DIEGO DID PUT A DAMPER ON SOME ACTIVITIES. THE RAFFLE PRIZES WERE EXCELLENT. SHIPMATES FROM ALL FOUR CORNERS OF THE US WERE PRESENT. TWO PLANKOWNERS, BILL FORMAN AND CHARLIE TEMPLE WERE PRESENT, AS WERE SEVERAL OTHERS FROM THE 1946-1949 ERA.
     IF YOU HAVE NOT SENT IN YOUR 2008 DUES, PLEASE DO SO. WE DO NOT SEND OUT DUES NOTICES. WE STILL HAVE A FEW MISPILLION HATS AND SHIRTS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. CONTACT ME FOR DETAILS ON THE SHIRTS. HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU IN CHARLESTON IN OCTOBER. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL ME AFTER 4 PM CENTRAL TIME. THANKS, STEVE

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