Following is a listing of 2005 reunions and other events related to the Vietnam War from Vietnam Magazine.
Reunions
April 14-17: The NMCB-40 Seabees reunite in Bloomington, Minn. Contact Ed Holston at nmseabee40@snip.net or 856-740-0078.
April 21-23: 47th Infantry Regiment gathers in Columbus/Fort Benning, Ga. Contact Russ Vibberts at vibberr@nationwide.com or 860-684-2072.
April 22-24: Florida Vietnam Veterans reunite in Melbourne, Fla. Call 321-690-0805 or e-mail BakeVet@aol.com.
April 29-30: Saigon Mission Association, U.S. Embassy/DAO, reunites in Anaheim, Calif. Contact John Guffey at john.guffey@netzero.net or 405-799-7379.
May 19-22: Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry (Airborne), 1st Cav. Div., Vietnam, gathers in Las Vegas. Contact Rich O’Brien at richardobrien@msn.com or 630-941-8727.
May 27-30: 199th Light Infantry Brigade and attached units (Vietnam and Cambodia 1966-70), Brigade XXXIX, reunite in Arlington, Va. Contact Peter C. Joannides at brigade199@pngusa.net or 703-448-0199.
June 5-9: Veterans of USS Conyngham (DD371-DDG17) gather in Las Vegas. Contact Dick Shafer at dickshaf@aol.com or 949-586-7066.
June 7-12: Corpsmen of India Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Division, Vietnam 1965-69, reunite in Birmingham, Ala. Contact T. Smith at wsmith@paonline or 717-933-4547.
June 16-19: Navy Seabees of CBMU-302 assemble in Branson, Mo. Contact Dave Schill at dwschill@aol.com or 856-234-2273.
July 20-24: The Society of the First Infantry Division (Big Red One) will reunite in Arlington, Va. E-mail Soc1ID@aol.com or phone 888-324-4733.
Other Events
April 2: 30th anniversary commemoration of the Vietnam Babylift, at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial. See www.njvvmf.org or call 800-648-8387.
Claudia Gary Annis
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