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461st Website CDs and 2005 B-24 calendars on sale in the hospitality room. |
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Stan Staples and Vahl Vladyka are reunited over lunch on Thursday. |
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Hughes and Dave Blake sit in to witness the reunion. |
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Vahl and Marijane Vladyka and Audi and Stan Staples |
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Gathering of members before Dr. Hudra's presentation. |
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Thursday night Dr. Les Hudra made a presentation on what it was like on the ground in Szolnok, Hungary when the 461st bombed the marshalling yard. |
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Dr. Hudra and his wife, Elizabeth compare notes prior to the presentation. |
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Dr. Hudra presented to a packed house. |
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Our first stop on Friday was to Churchhill Downs. |
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Because of the crowd, we were split into two groups to tour Churchhill Downs. |
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Everyone was in awe by the size of the stands. |
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The first race was in 1875; the most recent was the 130th race. |
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The grand stands at Churchhill Downs. |
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We even got to see some horses in training. Beauty in motion. |
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Horses resting after a workout. |
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A jockey brings his mount over for a closer look. |
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Orville Hommert checks to see if he qualifies as a jockey. |
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A starting gate in the museum. |
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The "Star of Louisville". |
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Lunch on the "Star of Louisville". |
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Lunch on the "Star of Louisville". |
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Lunch on the "Star of Louisville". |
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Lunch on the "Star of Louisville". |
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Lunch on the "Star of Louisville". |
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Lunch on the "Star of Louisville". |
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Lunch on the "Star of Louisville". |
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Lunch on the "Star of Louisville". |
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Lunch on the "Star of Louisville". |
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Lunch on the "Star of Louisville". |
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Lunch on the "Star of Louisville". |
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Lunch on the "Star of Louisville". |
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Cookout at hotel Friday night. |
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Eating under the stars Friday night. |
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Some people preferred to eat inside. |
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Saturday morning we split into three groups to visit horse farms around Louisville. |
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I was a member of this group. We went to the Adena Springs farm. |
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Orville was a member of this group. |
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One of the tour guides for the horse farm tour. |
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El Prado of the Adena Springs farm. |
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Golden Missile of the Adena Springs farm. |
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Awesome Again of the Adena Springs farm. |
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Alphabet Soup of the Adena Springs farm. |
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I don't know the name of the horses seen by the other group. |
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They were just as beautiful. |
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This clock was near the state capital where we went before lunch. |
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The Kentucky state governor's mansion. |
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Kentucky state capital building. |
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We also took the time to visit the Vietnam Memorial. |
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The plaques aren't quite readable in these shots. |
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But the Memorial is very unique and well worth a visit. |
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The Vietnam Memorial itself. It would have been better if the sun had come out. |
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The Kentucky state capital as seen from the Vietnam Memorial looking over our bus. |
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Two groups enjoyed a fantastic lunch at the Holly Hill Inn. |
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The house is a beautiful old mansion. |
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The decor was fantastic and the food was great. |
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The banquet room before everyone arrived. |
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LeRoy Nayes, Stan Staples and Robert Kelliher. |
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Everyone attending the 2004 Reunion. |
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A total of 53 members of the 461st attended the reunion. |
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There was a very impressive turnout from the children of members. |
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