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(Posted this website 06/24/07)
The
2007 CRD 11 / SBU XI 2007
Reunion is set
for September 29, 2007,
starting around 1000 on the Aircraft Museum, USS
Hornet in Alameda, Ca, break around 1600, and
continue at Pier 29 restaurant in Alameda with a No
Host attitude adjustment 1800 and dinner at 1900.
Guest speaker at the dinner will be Captain Evin
Thompson, Commodore at Naval Special
Warfare Group FOUR.
The
details and reservation form are posted
HERE.
To get your
name and address added to the Reunion
Roster for reservations and updates
contact Robert Smith at (707) 935-9360
or
nanapaah@yahoo.com.
The
SBU XI ball caps pictured below are
available for sale at $20.00 mailed, or
$18.00 at the reunion.
We
are also ordering T-shirts with the SBU
XI logo on the front and one of
MacAllister’s River Rats on the back.
2005 Reunion History
In September 2005 CRD 11 / SBU XI was
resurrected with a reunion at the Red
Lion Inn, Sacramento, CA. The hotel
provided us with a large hospitality
room where we were able to visit and
enjoy the planned activities. There
were tables of CRD 11 / SBU XI
memorabilia brought by participants to
share. SBU 122 sent Chief James
Lindegaard and Petty Officer Gillepie
with one of their unit boats to put on
display. The Bacciocco brothers showed
up in uniform from their drill at SBU
122. Although, someone told me they
were older than dirt, they looked as
solid as rocks. To see pictures and get
updates of the reunion, check out the
http://member.fortunecity.com/sbu11
web page Philip Evans has been updating
for us. Thanks to Philip, we hope to
have this web page available for all
reunion updates and announcements.
John Mulhall was Master of Ceremonies
for the banquet. He did a great job;
thank you John for your help. Master
Chief Pat Battles from Naval Special
Warfare Group THREE, Coronado, CA.
Operations Department was our guest
speaker at the Saturday evening
banquet. In his presentation, Master
Chief Battles honored the members SBU XI
by recognizing that the skills and
expertise developed at CRD 11 / SBU XI
laid the foundation for today’s Special
Warfare operations. He concluded by
thanking those who retired from the unit
for providing him and many others the
opportunity to advance. We thank Master
Chief Battles for taking the time out
from his busy schedule to join us.
Chief Lindegaard also spoke briefly
about SBU 122’s activities regarding
people deployed all over the world.
The weather was great at Ben and Susan
Reese’s BBQ on Sunday. Ben and Susan
provided us with some awesome fried
chicken, salads, finger food, cold
drinks and a medley of desserts. There
were about 35 in attendance and we all
waddled home with full bellies and a
memory of good times. Ben and Susan
enjoyed having everyone and hope to be
able to do it again some day.
As for the business side of the
2005 reunion, the consensus of the
members present for the 2007 reunion is
to visit the Bellingham International
Maritime Museum (BIMM) in Bellingham,
Washington and combine it with a cruise
to Alaska. We are considering the
second week of September 2007 so mark
your calendar and start saving your
pennies. Cliff and Carol Murphy have
graciously agreed to take on finding
just the right cruise.
We now have SBU XI ball caps for sale at
$20.00 each which includes shipping;
order form attached. The ball caps are
posted on the web. Bob is also working
to get T-shirts designed with the river
rat on the back and the SBU XI logo on
the front. They will be posted on the
web when ready.
As for the financing, we paid all the
bills and have seed money available for
the next reunion. We want to thank Ben
and Susan Reese, Debbie Gorman, Cliff
and Carol Murphy, Melanie Taylor. We
want to thank everyone for attending and
making the reunion a success. |
