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This site is dedicated to members of the 1st Aviation Brigade, 10 CAB, 183rd Sea Horses RAC. The 183rd Aviation Company operated out of Nha Trang, Dong Ba Thin, Phan Rang, Bao Loc, Dalat, Ban Me Thout, Gia Nhia and Phan Thiet. 

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2010 Reunion Information

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We are down to less than two weeks before the reunion starts and we are very excited with the turn out.  We have an excellent location, interesting agenda and great folks for this reunion.  We promise a good time.

There are a few last minute things that we need to mention before the reunion. 

If you have not yet made your reservations, but would still like to come to the reunion, here are some things you need to do.  The Cheyenne Mountain Resort is sold out as well as several other local hotels.  There are two however that do have rooms available, the Holiday Inn and the Holiday Inn Express.  Both offer a military discounted room rate of $88 per night and are about three miles from Cheyenne Mountain Resort.  Make a reservation first with a local hotel and then contact Hiram Johnston, email babs_hiram@bellsouth.net or phone (706)342-9136 to make arrangements for the Seahorse Reunion Activities at the reunion.  At this point, you will have to pay your reunion fee at the Reunion, but we need the head counts for the various activities right away.

1. If you have already made your reservations and sent in your reunion fees and registration, we need to know if you or anyone attending with you has any special needs, i.e. wheel chair accessible, etc.  If you do, please contact John Fischer, Tulsajohn42@gmail.com , or by phone (918)633-5994.
2. Next, we need to know if you have any special dietary needs for the reunion dinners, i.e., gluten free, Vegan, etc.  Please contact John Fischer, Tulsajohn42@gmail.com or by Phone (918)633-5994.
3. For those attending the Friday night banquet and program at the Falcon Club at the Air Force Academy, we need a count of how many want to have a Prime Rib of Beef or a Broiled Herbed Chicken for an entrée for that meal.  The dinners on both Thursday and Friday are buffets with many choices and therefore we will not need a count for either of those meals.
4. If you have any interest in playing golf, contact John Fischer if you would like to golf with other Seahorses.
5. We have two people interested in touring NORAD on Friday at 1:30pm, which is at the same time as the Memorial Service being held at the Air Force Academy Chapel.  If you are interested in the NORAD tour, please let John Fischer know.  He will also need to know if you possess a retired military ID.
6. On Sunday at noon, for those who are still around and interested in taking the Pikes Peak Cog Railway up to the top of Pikes Peak (14,111 ft. ASL), please let John Fischer know as soon as possible.  The cost will be $26 per person.  See my last bulletin for the high altitude warning…Bird Dog pilots were not supposed to go over 10,000ft. without oxygen and if you were lucky enough to know someone in a Caribou company, they could supply the oxygen…if it hadn’t already been used for hangover recovery.
7. The weather this time of the year will see temperatures in the low 80’s during the day and the 50’s at night. 
8. The dress for the entire reunion is casual.  Dress comfortably.  The banquet at the Falcon Club and the Memorial Service at the Air Force Academy should be respectably casual.  Certainly, Seahorse shirts and trousers, for the men,  would be appropriate for all of the events. 
9. Don’t forget to bring your mementos and pictures from your tour in Vietnam.  If you are going to leave them in the Hospitality Suite, which will be locked when unattended, you should have your name on whatever you bring.
10. When you check into the hotel, make your next stop the Hospitality Suite, Remington 1, to check in with us.  We will have additional information available for you at that time.

 If you have any other questions or need any additional assistance for the reunion, please do not hesitate to contact me.

John Fischer

ATTENTION

Do you subscribe to Vietnam Magazine? One of our brothers from the 183rd, Don Tyler has written two articles.

June 2009 issue, Page 17, titled: "The Night I Died in My Bird Dog" By Don Tyler.

His most recient; August 2010 issue, Page 52, titled: "Kids Can Kill Too" By Don Tyler.

Reunion Committee Members:

A special thanks to all the Committee members, their spouses and their teams for assisting in putting together a well organized and moving reunion!

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