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REUNIONS, ETC.

27th Field Artillery Regimental Association (all battalions), Sept 5-7, in the area of West Point. Planned activities include football game and tailgate party. Contact: James R. Suessmann, 570 Park Ave., Paterson, NJ 07504; 973-742-3474; jrs.cpa@verizon.net

Ft. Ord Military Police, 95B, 95C, Nov. 13-16, Phoenix. Contact: Richard “Hutch” Winstanley, R.Winstanley506@yahoo.com

NMCB10 and 106th NCB Seabees reunion in conjunction with the All Seabees reunions on East and West coasts. Contact: Bill Annett, 10954 Easthaven Ct., Santee CA 92071; 619-449-6742; 619-322-7104 (cell); seabeebill@cox.net or Jim Feagles, 12510 Golden Ave., S.E., Cumberland, MD 21502; 301-724-8746; jimfeagles@hotmail.com

20th Annual DMZ to Delta Dance, Nov. 10, 8 p.m.-midnight, Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge, 1900 Ft. Meyer Dr., Arlington, Virginia. Pre-dance warm-up (Dogwood Room, 7-8 p.m.), dancing and vets camaraderie, finger food, silent auction, cash bar, raffle, free parking. Sponsored by VVA Chapter 227. Hotel reservations: 800-368-3408 (specify reservation code VIE). Dance tickets $30/person. Order by mail with checks payable to VVA, Inc., Chapter 227 and sent to VVA Chapter 227, P.O. Box 5653, Arlington, VA 22205. Contact: Len Ignatowski, 703-255-0353; grunt69@gmail.com; www.dmztodeltadance.org; www.vva227.org

218th M.P. Co., Oct. 2-5, Nashville. Core group meeting of 1st Plt., 218th M.P. Co., which served at Nha Trang in 1970, but all former members of the 218th are welcome to attend. Contact: Mike Terrell, 256-996-0333; mktrl@hotmail.com or Ron (Beetle) Bailey, RBAILEY@oh.rr.com

Delta Co., 2/16, 1st Inf. Div. (1967-68), Oct. 3-5, Pierce City, Mo. We have located 138 former members of Delta Co. from 1967-68 and are having our 18th reunion. Contact: Don Dignan, 16485 Pollyanna, Livonia, MI 48154-2741; 734-525-0157; dondignan@sbcglobal.net

6th Support Battalion, 11th LIB and 23rd Med, October 3-5, Pokagon State Park, Indiana. Event held at Patawatomi Inn. Group code for reservations: 1003DV (Duc Pho Vet group). Reservations: 877-563-4371. Contact: Bill Hawkes, 919-563-9265; beh8445a@mebtel.net

377th Security Police Squadron (Tan Son Nhut AB), Feb. 5-8, 2009, Tampa, Fla. Contact: Dr. Jim Stewart, 311 N. Saginaw St., Montrose, MI 48457; 810-639-5755; jstewart@centurytel.net

VMA-225, 1st MAW (Chu Lai 1965), Oct. 2-5, Kilmarnock, Va. Contact: Spike Nunn, 804-435-3704; SpikeNunn@aol.com or Dan Yates, 804-730-9702; yates.dan@comcast.net

42d M.P. Group (Customs) Association, Oct., Branson, Mo. Contact: Mike Austing, Customs_MP@hotmail.com

Washington, D.C., Chapter 958 will host a dinner and dance at the NDW Conference Center, 1454 Parsons Ave, S.E., at the Washington Navy Yard, Nov. 7, 7-11 p.m. Tickets: $50. Contact: Thomas Kent, 202-391-2151.