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The reunion was held at the San Diego Four Points Sheraton Resort. |
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The entrance to the hotel was quite impressive. |
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Early arrivals sat around the lobby discussing old times and catching up on recent activities. |
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The hospitality room was well attended both for registration and for the sharing of stories. |
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Bob Hayes conducted an orientation in the hotel theater to let everyone know what to expect during the next several days. |
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Members of the 461st gathered for breakfast before heading out for the tours planned for the day. |
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Other members of the 461st pose briefly while waiting for breakfast in the hotel restaurant. |
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Board of Directors met Friday afternoon to discuss business of the Association. |
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After a long day, many people took advantage of happy hour at the Skies Lounge. |
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Same as the previous, but from a different angle. |
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More of the group in the lounge. |
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The Group loading the buses for the tour of the harbour Saturday morning. |
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Wildlife taking over a refueling dock in the harbour. |
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A refueling ship in the harbour. We were told that the blue and yellow stripe indicated it was a Navy ship operated by civilians. |
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An aircraft carrier docked in the harbour. We were told it had 6,000 men onboard. |
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We had a great lunch at Tom Ham's Lighthouse. |
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Saturday afternoon we went up Mount Soledad where we were told you can buy a memorial plaque to honor a WWII veteran for $600. |
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Bob awarded plaques to the departing directors. |
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The reunion reunited three members of a crew - Walter Fries, Larry Rosenberg and Harld Roup. |
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Jim Robinson (right) brought his son, Phil, and his wife, Jill. |
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It's still impossible to show everyone who attends the reunion in a single photo. I was able to get most of them in a couple of pictures though. |
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Jukebox Saturday Night with Ed Bia provided the music for the dinner/dance. |
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Memorial Breakfast Sunday morning. |
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The invocation was giving by Navy Chaplain Renee Porter-Stewart |
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