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Entrance.JPGYou have arrivedFront entrance to the Lexington Hotel as you drive up.
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3_Vets.JPGWe served our country!L to R: Dennis Dauphin, FO and XO of the 2/9th, son Darryl, a retired 24-year Air Force veteran who served 5 tours in the middle east, and Don Keith, who served 11 months in the field as an FO for the 35th and later became an Air Observer (AO). Don returned for a 2nd tour with the 173d Airborne.
That's a lot of time in uniform, folks!
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Joe,_Joe___Ernie.JPGThree Redleg brothers(Standing) Joe Henderson
(Seated) Ernie Correia and Jim Connolly
If you see one, you will see all three.
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Redlegs_in_Hosp_Suite.JPGThe Redleg Regulars(Standing) Dennis Dauphin, Webmasters, www.themightyninth.org
Don Keith, Joe Henderson, outgoing President of the 35th Regt Assn, and Wayne Crochet.
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Plotting_Strategy.JPGThe Normandy Invasion strategy session?No, it just looks like it. Ed Thomas reviews the seating selection chart for the Saturday night banquet. This has been an annual ritual, oftentimes contentious, on where we sit.
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Hosp_Suite_2.JPGThe ladies share their stories alsoL to R: Barb Keith, Jackie Dauphin, Carol Crochet in the Hospitality Suite.
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Hosp_Suite.JPGThe Hospitality SuiteOur annual gabfest in the Hospitality Suite. Plenty of snacks, wine, and beer for everyone!
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Thank_You_Hero.JPGThank You, Vietnam Veterans!Ms Rebecca Richards, a lifelong supporter of the men who served in Vietnam to serve our country and preserve freedom around the world, arranged to have 270 "Hero Cards" sent to the Lexington Hotel for distribution at the annual closing banquet on Saturday night.
Thank YOU, Rebecca!
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Seat_Diagram.JPGSecret MapHere is the all-important seating chart (decoded) for the Saturday night banquet. Don't tell.
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Seating_Chart.JPGSeat SelectionDon Keith, center, seems to be asking, "You really know how to do this?" as Mike Kurtgis observes.
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Barb___Don~0.JPGReunion RegularsLegendary FO Don Keith in his dress blue uniform at the banquet with wife Barb.
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The_Plotting_thickens___.JPGPlotting the Invasion, Pt 2"Now, let's see...if I put the Artillery over here, and they sit over there...........
The Seating Chart "war" has begun!
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