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Doubletree.jpgThe Hilton Doubletree Hotel - 18th Annual ReunionThe 18th Annual Reunion of the 35th Inf Regt Assn was held in late September, 2016. The location will be the Doubletree Hotel in Arlington, VA, but also known as the Washington, DC, Crystal City area.
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Dave_Collins.JPGJoint Dinner - C-1-35 & 2/9thFriday evening dinner at Ft Myer club. Cpt Dave Collins, company commander of C-1-35 and his FO in Nam, Lt Bert Landau, have joined together over the years to arranged a joint unit party. This event was held at the Ft Myers Club, formerly known as an "O-Club", but changed to the politically correct "Patton Club". Dave addresses the dinner group with his talk on how the men who served in Nam were members of a tribe, a brotherhood.
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Correia_-_Turner.JPGJoint Dinner - C-1-35 & 2/9thErnie Correia and Joe Turner near the window.
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C_Crochet_-_J_Dauphin.JPGJoint Dinner - C-1-35 & 2/9thCarol Crochet, spouse of Wayne Crochet, chats with Jackie Dauphin
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Beddingfield_-_Arnold.JPGJoint Dinner - C-1-35 & 2/9thPast Presidents Jim Beddingfield and Dick Arnold of the 35th Inf Regt were invited guests of the joint dinner at Ft Myer.
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Kurtgis_-_Crochet.JPGJoint Dinner - C-1-35 & 2/9th"Ya don't say?" Mike Kurtgis, left, listens to a war story from Wayne Crochet at the joint unit dinner.
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Dauphin-Turner.JPGFOUND - 50 Years LaterFAST FORWARD 50 YEARS LATER & LINK THESE TWO PHOTOS: Lt Doug Turner was the FO for A-2-35 in November, 1966. He was replaced as the FO for A/2/35 by Lt Dennis Dauphin, Webmaster for The Mighty Ninth. They had not seen, met or talked with one another in 50 years! Doug found The Mighty Ninth website and another brother of the 2/9th FA was thus located.
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Ed_Thomas.JPGJoint Dinner - C-1-35 & 2/9thLegendary FO Ed Thomas, who mentored Bert Landau as the FO replacing him in 1967 has been attended the 35th Inf Regt reunions for many years now. Ed is also known for building church foundations (non-denominational) in several foreign countries, including a trip back to Vietnam. He had a little trouble with that church-building, but got it done.
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Dinner_Table.JPGJoint Dinner - C-1-35 & 2/9thTable talk at the joint dinner.
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Dinner_Table_talk.JPGJoint Dinner - C-1-35 & 2/9thDinner conversations at the club.
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Stadlers.JPGRegistration VolunteersJohn Stadler and his beautiful wife Pam can be seen almost every year as volunteers for registering members and guests to the annual reunion.
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Jenny_Young.JPGFOUND - 50 Years Later!YESSS! Donut Dolly Jennifer (Jenny) Young located The Mighty Ninth website last year, but was unable to schedule a trip to the 35th Reunion. This year, she and friend Jack Schell attended to a warm welcome from all the veterans present. They applauded the unselfish, dedicated service of these young women who braved the dangers of being on a firebase in the front of the combat zone to visit with us. Jenny gave a rousing "Welcome Home" speech at the Saturday evening banquet.
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