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 ANNOUNCEMENT

ZAPPER REUNION

  When:  April 24 Fri, 25 Sat, 2009

Where:  Naval Aviation Museum

Pensacola,  Florida

Meet up at the Cubi Bar & Grill inside the museum  @ 11:00 Friday Morning.

****More detail to follow*****accomodations BELOW

 

 

SATURDAY

PLAN A:  Boat ride / Fishing trip out to the USS Oriskany sinking site with a Wreath / Memorial for our fallen brothers.  

 

     More details to follow on Boat Ride out to the   Oriskany...............

 

 

                 USS Oriskany CVA-34

   "The Great Carrier Reef"

 

              ATTENDEES:  (6 Dec 2008)

                                  

         <---John Marlin,  Hemet, CA

                      Lew Baldwin & wife Pat,     ---------->

 

 <--- Wayne & Carol Smith,  Port Orange, Florida

 

          Rob Weber,  Pensacola, Florida   ------------->

 

    <----- Ed Burbee,  San Diego, CA

                             Tom Hobbs,                     ------------>

 

   <--- Greg & Barbara Canten, Arkansas

                         Bill Reisa    -------------------------->

 

 

     <--- Steve & Connie Lavigne,

 

                                          Don Hazelwood  -------------->

   <----  Danny Wade  

                                         

                                          Joe & Brenda  Lee ----------->

  

 

 <--- Kurt & Jan Osterholm

      

            Kern & Carol Thomas, Panama City, FL ---->

 

<------ Bill & Barbara Morgan 

                                          Clayton LeBlanc  ------------>

 <----  Ned Lester & wife 

   <------ Don & Barbara Hazelwood

  <------ Rich Toback

                                Lanny & Patsy Cox   --------------->

 

         ACCOMODATIONS & HELPFUL LIST

  

COMFORT INN, PENSACOLA BEACH
40 FORT PICKENS RD.
PENSACOLA BEACH, FL 32561 USA 

100 Rooms, Meeting space & Restaurant

Phone: (850) 934-5400
Fax: (850) 932-7210
Email Address: gm.fl855@choicehotels.com

 

 

Quality Inn Gulf Breeze

51 Gulf Breeze Parkway 32561
850-932-2214
168 Rooms ,meeting space and Restaurant
 
Days Inn Pensacola Beach Front
16Via De Luna Dr. 32561
850-934-3300
123 Rooms , meeting space and Restaurant
 
Super 8 Motel
5 New Warrington Rd 32506
850-457-7277
42 Rooms
Enterprise  Rent A Car
6320 Pensacola Blvd
850-479-7310
 
Heritage Oaks Rv Park
1523 Gulf Beach Highway
Pensacola 32507
850-455-8737
 
Playa del Rio RV Park
16990 Perdido Key Dr. Pensacola 32507
850-492-0904
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

    All Hands, Party on the Beach, Cubi Pt, Det One 1965

 

 

     VAQ-130   EA-6B  PROWLER over the Middle East

 

 

E/A-18G  GROWLER 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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USS Oriskany FIRE (Oct 1966) courtesty of Zapper George Johnson

 

The USS Oriskany (CVA-34) a decommissioned aircraft carrier, was sunk 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., on May 17, 2006 to form an artificial reef. The sinking of the 888-foot ship took 37 minutes.

The retired aircraft carrier was successfully reefed to become the largest artificial reef in the world (at 888 feet in length)! Anglers will be able to reel in popular game fish such as grouper, snapper and amberjack.

The reefing was accomplished with controlled charges in 212 feet of water 22.5 miles southeast of Pensacola. Prior to the reefing, a memorial service was conducted at the National Museum of Naval Aviation to pay tribute to the crew and the ship that has provided exemplary service to our Navy and country.

EOD divers confirmed that the ship is sitting upright in the north-south orientation. The flight deck is at a depth of 150 feet. CNN is calling it the “Great Carrier Reef”.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

              

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The "Duty" Motel, mention VAW-13 Squadron Reunion when making reservations to get the Group Rate of $79.95 + tax per night.

 

 

 

 

 

  
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