548th Reconnaissance Technical Group
Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
548th RTG Association
548th Alumni
Our reunion in Dayton was a great success and for those you who could not make it, you can check out some of the photos from the reunion on our website, you can also find additional pictures posted on the 548th Facebook page. It is time to start planning our next reunion in 2012; through the month of August I will be accepting nominations for our next reunion location, the places I have have received thus far are:
Martha's Vineyard MA
Cape Cod MA
Honolulu HI
Arizona
Virgina Area
DC Metro
Newport News VA
Hampton VA
Norfolk VA
Email your nominations to this email address and we will publish the final list in the September update. During September I will post a form on the website to vote on the locations.
Doug, our photographer at the banquet, is taking orders through the end of August for the Memory Book he is putting together and individual photos from the banquet, you can find this information on the Reunion Information Page of the website. We had one individual who said the photo of his family taken at the banquet was not on Doug's site, Doug checked and said all the photos were posted, if anyone else had the same problem, let me know. You can also order prints of the pan shot taken out front of the museum, the information for ordering this print is on the same webpage, scans of segments of the pan print, which is 3 1/2 feet long, are posted at the bottom of the first page of reunion photos on the website.
Ben Oakes is finalizing the next issue of the Recce Rag, as always, we need your stories to keep it interesting. I will send it out by email and it will be posted on the website when it is complete.
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Alaska |
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Aloha
Bill
548th RTG Association
We now have less than a week until we meet in
There are only a few changes since the last update:
- We still have one opening for the Memphis Belle restoration tour and may have some no shows, so if you decide to go, let us know.
- I have received 548th patches and they will be on sale at the reunion in the 10th Puka (Hospitality Suite, the hotel’s B-52 Fortress Room). We will also have the 548th coins on sale for just $3.00 each.
- I will also have 8 x 10 prints made up of most of the group photos that are posted on the website, stop by the Puka and help us put names to the faces. Ben Oakes will bring a scanner, so if you have any old photos from our days at the 548th, bring them along so we can add them to the website.
- Since almost everyone is driving to the reunion, I will be renting an SUV instead of a van. So far only Ben Gomes and James Wilson have requested to be picked up at the airport, if anyone else needs a ride, please email me and I will be happy to pick you up. At the reunion, I will have a local Dayton cell phone, 937-825-3526, I will turn the phone on Thursday morning, up until then, email is the only way to contact me. If you or your family need to go somewhere at the reunion, just give us a call or stop by the Puka and we will drive you anywhere you need to go.
- As a reminder, the dress for the banquet is Aloha/Hawaiian. You may also dress up or go casual if you prefer---Shorts and jeans are not allowed. You may want to wear some comfortable shoes because we will have an hour and half free rein of the AF Museum at the end of the program. Meet at the entrance of the museum at 5:00pm on the evening of the 10th. You may want to wear some comfortable shoes because we will have an hour and half free rein of the AF Museum at the end of the program. Meet at the entrance of the museum at 5:00pm on the evening of the 10th. We must depart the museum premises NLT 10:00pm. The dress for Friday’s picnic and all other events at the reunion is casual, shorts and T-shirts are OK, as long as they are in good taste.
The current Demographics for the 213 members of the association are:
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Aloha
Bill