LCT
Flotillas of World War II
Reunion
Update!!!!
Charleston,
SC - April 16-19, 2009
Base of Operations: Holiday Inn Riverview
301 Savannah Highway
Charleston, SC 29407
Phone:
(800) 766-4451 (Toll-Free Reservations)
(843) 460-1441
FAX:
(843) 766-8355
Reservations
: Call the hotel
directly via the toll-free number listed above, and mention that you are
with the "LCT Flotillas" group to receive the
reduced reunion rate*. Deadline to receive the reunion rate is 45 days prior
to the event - if you reserve after that you MAY get the reunion rate, but
it is not guaranteed. Remember, you may cancel your room reservation up to
48 hours prior without incurring a penalty, so, even if you’re still
undecided about coming, make your reservations anyway, then cancel if you
can’t make it.
(*
Rate available on a limited basis 3 days
prior to, or after the reunion - "BASED ON AVAILABILITY". If you
want to stay extra days, make your reservations EARLY!!!!)
Room Rates:
Standard Rooms
$125 per night
River/City View Rooms
$135 per night
Reunion
Fees: The fee for this year's reunion remains at $135 per person. This
covers all of the off-site activities listed below, including motor coach
transportation and admission, as well as the Saturday evening banquet.
Please return the enclosed LCT Flotillas Registration Form along with
your reunion fees to Jane (address listed below)
by March 15, 2009.
Scheduled
Activities (...as of this writing
- subject to change):
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CSS
H.L. Hunley - She killed more of
her own crew than she did Union sailors during the American Civil War.
Nevertheless, the Confederate submarine Hunley stands as the first
submersible to successfully attack and sink another warship.
The story is fascinating, and we will visit the recently recovered
submarine at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center, located in the old
Charleston Navy Yard.
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Patriot's
Point - Home to a "fighting
lady" (USS Yorktown [CV-10]), and "a ship that would not die"
(USS Laffey [DD-724]), as well as other historic ships, aircraft and
artifacts, Patriot's Point is a must see for those with even the most casual
interest in Naval history. USS
Yorktown was recently fitted with an elevator to provide those who are
"mobility challenged" the means to transit easily from the pier to
the flight deck level, and selected decks in-between.
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More
information will follow – in the mean time, get
those hotel reservations made!!
If you have any questions, please contact your hosts for the 2009
reunion:
Steve
Carter, CPO (Ret.)
200sc-carter@msn.com
(Son of GM3
L.E. Carter
(813) 340-2878 (Cell)
LCT-614, Flot. 12)
Jane Siebenmorgen
jane@ietechnology.net
(Daughter of MMC Clem
(408) 807-7126 (Cell)
Siebenmorgen LCT-323, Flot. 5)
Send $135 per person reunion fees, and enclosed Registration
Form to:
Jane Siebenmorgen
6094 Larios Ct.
San Jose, CA 95123
