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Winter 2019 a Publication of Volume 28 Number 3 A PUBLICATION OF VOLUME 28, NUMBER 4 THE MOBILE RIVERINE FORCE ASSOCIATION WINTER 2019 A PUBLICATION OF VOLUME 28 NUMBER 3 THE MOBILE RIVERINE FORCE ASSOCIATIONMobile Riverine Force AssociationFALL 2019 From Gathering of the Troops! Mobile Riverine Force Association Gathering of the Troops! the SeptemberMobile Riverine Force Association 9-11, 2020 Gathering of the Troops! September 9-11, 2020 September 9-11, 2020 From Harry Hahn, President, MRFA; From Harry Hahn, President, MRFA; Radio From Harry Hahn, President, MRFA; We are pleased to inform you that there will be a “Gathering of the Troops,” as we have done in the past, We are pleasedWe to areinform youpleased that there will beto a “Gatheringinform of the you Troops,” that as we have there done in the will past,this Septemberbe a “Gathering, 2020, at the Loews, ofCoronado the ResortTroops,” in San Diego, as California. we have San Diego done is an exciting in the past, this September, 2020, at the Loews, Coronado Resort in San Diego, California. San Diego is an excitingvenue as it offers the Gaslight District with its restaurants and pubs, plus the exciting waterfront in San venuethis as it offers September, the Gaslight District with 2020, its restaurants at andthe pubs, Loews, plus the exciting Coronadowaterfront in San Resort in San Diego, California. San Diego is an exciting Diego. Access to downtown Coronado is a hotel bus ride away. The hotel we will be at is a phenomenal Shack Diego. Access to downtown Coronado is a hotel bus ride away. The hotel we will be at is a phenomenal Message from the Radio Shack resort venue and the nightly as rate it is anoffers incredibly lowthe price Gaslightfor this gorgeous place. District The $179 per nightwith rate isits resort restaurants and the nightly rate andis an incredibly pubs, low plus price for the this gorgeousexciting place. Thewaterfront $179 per night rate in is San Harry Hahn also extended to those who want to come up to three days early and stay up to three days late. Book earlyalso extended to those who want to come up to three days early and stay up to three days late. Book early to getDiego. these great rates! Access to downtown Coronado is a hotelto get these bus great ride rates! away. The hotel we will be at is a phenomenal Hello Everyone: A very Happy New resort and the nightlyLoews Coronado rate Bay Resort is an incredibly low price for this gorgeousLoews Coronado place. Bay The Resort $179 per night rate is also 4000 Coronado Bay Road I am just recovering from the reunion as I write this. It’s a big job but we like to4000 seeCoronado Bayeveryone Road getting Year!! I trust you all had a great holiday! extended to thoseCoronado, who CA want 92118 to come up to three days early and stay up to three days late. Book early to get togetherIn withSeptember, their I made buddies a trip to Sanand havingthese a great good rates! time! Although we had some hotelCoronado, issues, CA 92118 there were many Diego. My reason for the trip was commentsmulti-purposed. that this I attended was a thegraduation best reunion ever.Loews The Coronado live Bayentertainment Resort and site-seeing were right at the top of Special Boat Unit Class 107, along 4000 Coronado Bay Road of the list. with the Combatant Craft Crewman Arrival is September 9thCoronado,. There will be activities scheduled CA for92118 the 10th and 11th that include a boat ride on the Vietnam PCF “Swift Boat” for a tour of San Diego Harbor, and a trip to the Vietnam Unit Memorial at the Amphibious Base Coronado. Association Reunion. I thanked our Arrival is September 9th. There will be activities scheduled for the 10th and 11th that include a boat ride on Terry crewSater who will maintain be the using Vietnam this Unit issue to recap the reunion for you. Wethe VietnamArrival had PCF “Swift is a SeptemberBoat” large for a tour of Sanattendance. 9th. Diego There Harbor, and will a trip to be the 721 Vietnamactivities Unit to Memorial scheduledbe atfor the Amphibious the 10th Base andCoronado. 11th that include a boat ride on the Vietnam Memorial at the Coronado Amphibious exact. This was a surprise to Frank Jones Roomsand myself. are $1 79There per night, were $15 PCFmany self“Swift- lastparking. Boat” minute, for aThe tour ofnormalon-site San Diego resort sign Harbor, fee ups. and has a been waived! Base. Also, we participated as a team trip to the Vietnam Unit Memorial at the Amphibious Base in the San Diego Veterans Day Parade. Activities planned for SeptemberCoronado. 10 th Reunion and 11 departuresth: from the hotel will be on the I can’tThose say of enough you who have about not seen the the team that makes this reunion happen.12th. We have the best worker bees that you could Memorialever put have together. missed out! YouWe will had two trailers- to unlVisitoad to and Vietnam reload, Unit the RoomsMemorial long are $179 hours on per US night, of Navy Gear $15 Amphibiousself-parking. Locker The Sales, Base, normal Coronado, CA have an opportunity to do this, as we room rate is $400 per night. The normal resort fee has been registration,are excited ticket about a “Gatheringsales……. of the on and on,. It’s a lot of work. waived! Troops” in Coronado, in September! Activities planned for September We just received and inked a contract 10th and 11th: We are already looking towards where and when we will have our next reunion in 2021. We have already for a gorgeous hotel in Coronado for • Visit to Vietnam Unit Memorial a Gathering of the Troops get together made the decision to move it away from on Labor US Navy DayAmphibious weekend. Base, That was a past tradition based on people of the MRFA September 9th, 10th, and Coronado, CA working11th, and 2020. gettingDepartures awill three-day be on the holiday. As we are all retirement age now (and then some), we are looking12th. at This our is aoptions beautiful hotel to movethat sits it out a• weekPCF ride later, and tour and of San maybe Diego choose weekdays rather than weekends. right on the bay, and is about a mile from Harbor on restored Vietnam era Some theof Navy you Amphibious have mentioned Base. We were different cities,“Swift Boat” but we must keep in mind both airport capacity and driving distances.able to Alsonegotiate mentioned an incredible rate. to We me was an off year, “Gathering of the Troops” in San Diego. I will look to will line up a trip to the Memorial and • Regular shuttle to downtown try to hopingorganize to schedule that boat for rides next to see September. the CoronadoWe have from ahotel. smaller group usually attend these in the past, but they San Diego Bay and shipyard with the have been fun. Additional activities and details Vietnam era Swift Boat that now resides will be outlined in the spring and at the San Diego Maritime Museum. summer editions of “River Currents.” Have a Wegreat are also fall busy season looking atand sites wefor hope youWe recommend enjoy thisUber or“Reunion” Lyft from issue. Vietnam Unit Memorial Monument. From left to right, the MRF our reunion in 2021. Many of you have San Diego Airport to hotel. There is CCB, a PCF “Swift Boat,” and a Navy PBR, or Patrol Boat, River. Harryasked Hahn, where President, we may have it. That is still no airportVietnam hotel shuttle! Unit Memorial Monument. From left to right, the MRF CCB, a PCF “Swift Boat,” and a Navy not decided, but when we choose a city, You may book now either online or by calling the hotelPBR, at 800-815-6397 or Patrol or Boat, booking River. online at we will let you know. I have had many https://book.passkey.com/go/MRFA2020. Use the Mobile Riverine Force Association name to get the special rate. Also, in this issue is a form to sign up for the reunion. Get signed up with us and registered [email protected], but easy travel by air and - PCF ride and tour of San Diego Harbor on restored Vietnam era “Swift Boat” personal vehicle is a must. with the hotel right away as rooms will go quickly. This happened in Nashville. As a reminder, this is not the regular (two year) reunion as we just held in Nashville, but a Gathering of the Troops on the West Coast, offering yet another opportunity for MRFA members and their families to MessageHarry Hahn, from President, Frank Jones - Regular shuttle to downtown Coronado from hotel. see the Vietnam Unit Memorial in Coronado, and to get together with your friends once again in a beautiful [email protected] setting! MRFA Treasurer/ REGISTRATION FORM ON PAGE 2 Membership Chairman/Reunion Coordinator (Left) Vietnam era PCF, “Swift Boat.” (Right). The last remaining boat of the Mobile Riverine Force, a CCB, or Command and Communications Boat. Additional activities and details will be outlined in the spring and summer editions of “River Currents.” We recommend Uber or Lyft from San Diego Airport to hotel. There is no airport hotel shuttle! You may book now either online or by calling the hotel at 800-815-6397 or booking online at https://book.passkey.com/go/MRFA2020. Use the Mobile Riverine Force Association name to get the Rooms are $179 per night, $15 self-parking. The normal resort fee has been waived! Activities planned for September 10th and 11th: River Currents, Volume 28, Number 2 •- SUMMER 2019Visit • 7 to Vietnam Unit Memorial on US Navy Amphibious Base, Coronado, CA BECAUSE THEY CARED Dale’s hootch took a 122 shell, leaving the hootch every week, he got a box of cookies, a cake, or Continued from previous page in shambles, but his duck survived, unscathed.
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