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The 1st Patrol Gunboat Reunion was held in Peoria, Illinois in August, 1998. Traditions were created at the Holiday Inn City Center. |
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The east coast was the home of the 2nd annual Patrol Gunboat Reunion in August, 1999 at the Fairview Park Marriott Hotel in Falls Church, Virginia. |
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The city of Saint Louis witnessed the 3rd reunion in August, 2000. The Sheraton West Port Lakeside Chalet was our home for a great reunion. |
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The tradition continues as we head west. The 4th Patrol Gunboat Association reunion was held in the Hotel Circle area of sunny San Diego, CA at the Red Lion Hanalei Hotel in August, 2001. |
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Time to get back to basics. Chicago, home of Great Lakes Naval Training Center and the last remaining Navy Recruit Training Command was our headquarters for the 2002 Patrol Gunboat Association's 5th reunion. |
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Valley Forge or to be more accurate, King of Prussia, PA watched as we gathered at the Sheraton Park Ridge Hotel and Conference Center for reunion number 6. |
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To be fair to everyone, it was time to get back west. Wanting to do a San Francisco Reunion with out the San Francisco price tag, we had a wonderful time at the Holiday Inn in Concord, CA. Reunion number 7 is now history. |
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In August, 2005 we were back in the saddle again. We rounded up our Gunboatriders and herded them to Dallas, Fort Worth, TX for a great time at the Dallas, Fort Worth Airport Hilton Hotel. Putting our spurs and boots away, we had a great time at our 8th reunion. |
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Charleston, South Carolina was the gathering point for the Navy Patrol Gunboat Association National Reunion. Our hosting hotel was the Ramada Charleston Airport Hotel. I heard the Elvis showed up. Number nine, what a great reunion. |
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Buffalo, New York and of course, Niagara Falls. Another Holiday Inn, and yes, another great reunion. Along with the events we normally do at our reunions, we tried some new ideas. Read about them as you check out our first double digit reunion, number 10 is now in the history books. |
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In August, 2008 we went west. Seattle, Washington was the site of the 2008 Patrol Gunboat Association Reunion. The holiday Inn Seattle, Renton was the host hotel for the Gunboatriders. Eleven Reunions, and still counting. |
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| 2009 | And this made an even dozen. Our number 12 reunion was held at the Founder's Inn and Spa in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In spite of a difficult economy, we had a great turnout and hopefully everyone had a good time. Sunday brought hugs and handshakes and promises to meet again next year at the 2010 Patrol Gunboat Association reunion. |
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03/26/10.