Reunions

Tue., Sept. 4, 2007

The Spokesman-Review

New listings

Central Valley High School Class of 1947 – Sept. 23, Liberty Lake Pavilion Park, 1 p.m. Contact Darlene Stokke at (509) 255-6200.

General

26th PSA Annual Reunion – Sept. 28-29 in San Diego. Call (619) 463-7849 or visit www.psa-oldtimers.org.

Benner Family Reunion – Oct. 6, Central Grange in Bigelow Gulch. Contact Gary at (509) 466-6001, (509) 999-2971 or e-mail gbenner509@aol.com; or Anna Mae at (509) 326-1379, (509) 879-6116 or e-mail luthercam@hotmail.com.

Military

Combat Infantrymen’s Association – October in Fort Bragg, N.C. Contact Larry Eckard, P.O. Box 11399, Hickory, NC 28603; (828) 256-6008; e-mail combatinfantrymensassoc@yahoo.com; or visit www.cianthq.org or www.mlrsinc.com/cia.

USS Boxer (CV/CVA/CVS21/LPH4/LHD4) – Oct. 3-6 in San Diego. Contact Tom Lawrence, 7102 Seneca Ridge Drive, York, PA 17403; (717) 428-9404; e-mail tomjudylaw@comcast.net; or visit www.ussboxer.org.

USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786) – Oct. 3-7 in Westport, Mass. Contact Rick Schindlbeck, 1711 SW 36th St., Lincoln, NE 68522; (402) 438-9509; or e-mail r82646@aol.com.

USS Ernest G Small (DD/DDR-838) – Oct. 4-7 in San Antonio. Contact Ron Palinkas, 3867 E. Phillips Road, Pomona, CA 91766; (909) 465-1460; e-mail ronpalinkas@aol.com; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/egsmall or www.ussernestgsmall.org.

USS Prometheus (AR-3) – Oct. 5-8 in Kansas City, Kan. Contact Arne Brinwall, 13013 Jane Lane, Minnetonka, MN 55343; (952) 933-0616; e-mail ajbrinwall@comcast.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/prometheus.

USS Vestal (AR-4) – Oct. 5-8 in Kansas City, Kan. Contact Arne Brinwall, 13013 Jane Lane, Minnetonka, MN 55343; (952) 933-0616; e-mail ajbrinwall@comcast.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/vestal.

USS Piedmont (AD-17) – Oct. 10-13 in San Diego. Contact Steve Hatfield, 17344 W. Julia Drive, Hauser, ID 83854; (208) 773-6086; or e-mail hatfieldhomestead2@msn.com.

USS Iwo Jima (LPH2/LHD7), USS Okinawa (LPH3), USS Tripoli (LPH10 & CVE64) and USS New Orleans (LPH11) – Oct. 10-14 in Chicago. Contact Robert McAnally, 152 Frissell St., Hampton, VA 23663; (866) 237-3137; e-mail vujack@megalink.net.

USS Canberra (CA-70/CAG-2,1943-1970) – Oct. 10-14 in Nashville, Tenn. Contact Ken Minick, P.O. Box 130, Belpre, OH 45714; (740) 423-8976; or e-mail crewservices@usscanberra.com.

USS Simon Lake (AS-33) – Oct. 11-14 in Washington, D.C. Contact Gordon Sanders, 3330 Ridgefield Court, Norfolk, VA 23518-2338; (757) 588-2023; e-mail: usn3030@cox.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/simonlake; or www.simonlake.org.USS Yancey (AKA-93) – Oct. 11-14 in Washington, D.C. Contact George Clifton, 9620 Mansfield Ave., Oak Lawn, IL 60453; (708) 425-8531; e-mail: clifs@ameritech.net; or visit www.mlrsinc.com/yancey.

For more information on military reunions, write to: Military Locator and Reunion Service Inc., 3330 Springs Road NE, Hickory, NC 28601; (828) 256-6008 or fax (828) 256-6559.

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