The Veterans of the 183rd Aviation Company host an All Bird Dog Unit Reunion
Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, Colorado
September 9-12, 2010
We are pleased to announce our planning for the upcoming reunion is nearly complete and we already have 55 veterans who have made their reservations at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. The purpose of this bulletin is to bring you up to date with our plans for this very special event and to encourage you to make your reservations now and begin your planning to join us at the best reunion yet.
It all begins with the Cheyenne Mountain Resort, a four star facility with lots of activities available on the property. We have a very special rate of $88 per night. You should contact Cheyenne Mountain Resort at (800)428-8886 as soon as possible to make your reservation. Make sure you tell them that you are with the 183rd Aviation Company Reunion to get the special rate. At this point there are only 20 rooms left at this preferred rate. Enclosed, you will find a brochure from the Cheyenne Mountain Resort and you can also view the facility on their website, www.cheyennemountain.com. Another website that you might find of interest is the Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau, www.coloradosprings-travel.com. The Resort has also waived the transportation charge to and from the Colorado Springs Airport and the Facilities Service Charge. This may be the best buy of the year.
We will have a hospitality suite available throughout the reunion. We are encouraging you to bring pictures, documents, souvenirs, memorabilia, etc., from your tour in Vietnam to put on display in the hospitality room. This will be the center of all of our activities for the reunion.
Our tentative agenda at this time is as follows:
Thursday September 9
Hospitality Room – Remington 1 – Open all day and for registration when you arrive.
5:00pm Reception and dinner at Cheyenne Mountain Resort
Friday September 10
Hospitality Room
12 Noon Board Buses for the United States Air Force Academy
1:30 pm Memorial Service at the Air Force Academy Chapel and wreath laying
3:00pm Tour the Air Force Academy and visit the IBDA Bird Dog Fly in
5:00pm Reception at the Falcon Club at the Air Force Academy
6:00pm-10:00pm Dinner and program at the Falcon Club
Saturday September 11
Hospitality Room open all day
Day is free for touring the Colorado Springs-Pikes Peak area.
6:00 – 7:00pm Reception Centennial II/III Cheyenne Mountain resort
7:00-11:00pm Dinner and dancing
Sunday September 12
Hospitality Room
Farewell Breakfast
Noon – Optional additional excursion on the Pikes Peak Tram to the top of Pikes Peak. If you are interested in doing this, please let us know as soon as possible.
History Project
We have had a very generous offer to produce a video history of the 183rd Aviation Company from Vladimir Jones, a Colorado Springs advertising and public relations firm. We are looking to span our entire tour in Vietnam with video interviews of Seahorse veterans who served in different locations, with different MOS’s, and for each of the years the 183rd was activated. If you are interested in participating in this project, please contact John Fischer, (918)633-5994 or email at Tulsajohn42@gmail.com.
501(c) 19
The Veterans of the 183rd Aviation Company (Seahorses) has been approved by the IRS as a Tax Exempt Organization. This exemption allows us to receive tax deductible contributions. It also allows certain of your expenses to attend a Reunion and business meeting to be deductible on you federal tax returns. We will be supplying you with more information on this subject in the future.
Reunion Activities Registration Form
Enclosed you will find a Reunion Activities Registration Form. After you make your reservations with Cheyenne Mountain Resort, please complete the attached form and send it to Hiram Johnston, 1321 Beaver Dam Road, Madison, Georgia, 30650. Please enclose a picture of you taken in Vietnam and a check made out to Veterans of the 183rd Aviation Company in the amount of your calculated total reunion activities fee. The fee will cover your evening meals, light refreshments in the hospitality room, transportation to the Air Force Academy, and mementos.
If you sent in your picture for any of the previous reunions and want to us to use that picture, there is no need to send in a new picture. If you are sending in a picture for the first time, your picture will be copied and returned to you.
There will be additional information to follow shortly. In the meantime, make your reservation at Cheyenne Mountain Resort and complete and send in your Reunion Activities form to Hiram.
If you have any additional questions or have any special needs, please contact me.
John Fischer Tulsajohn42@gmail.com (918)633-5994
SEE REGISTRATION FORM BELOW
Veterans of the 183rd Aviation Company 2010 All Bird Dog Unit Reunion
Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, CO
September 9-12, 2010
Reunion Activities Registration Form
Name______________________________________________ Rank in Vietnam________________________________
Address____________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone number___________________________________
Email Address_____________________________________________________
Units/Dates/Locations in RVN __________________________________________________________________
Primary Duties or MOS________________________________________________
Call sign(s) if pilot____________________________________________________
I plan to attend and bring _______ guest(s) with me. The names of my guest(s) (for name tags) is/are_________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Calculate your Activities/Registration Fee
# Attending X Cost/Person = Cost
Thursday, September 9th _________ X $40 = _____________________
Friday, September 10th ___________ X $50 = _____________________
Saturday, September 11th _________ X $50 = _____________________
Reunion Fee _________ X $40 = _____________________
Total Reunion Activities Fee* $______________
Voluntary tax deductible contribution to the Veterans of the 183rd Aviation Company $______________
Please send completed form, a check for the amount of the Total Reunion Activity Fee* made out to Veterans of the 183rd Aviation Company, and a picture of you taken while you were in Vietnam to: Hiram Johnston, 1321 Beaver Dam Road, Madison, Georgia 30650. Your picture will be copied and returned to you. If you would like to use a photo submitted for a previous reunion, do not send another photo.