MCCA REUNIONS

1st. 15 - 17 August 1991
Chairperson: John Comer
Sheraton-Fredericksburg Resort in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Highlights: a) Dinner Buffet at Washington Navy Yard Officer’s Club
b) Attend Sunset parade at 8th and I
Guest Speaker: Honorable J. Daniel Howard, Undersecretary of the Navy

2nd. 20 - 23 August 1992
Chairperson: Robert DeMuth
Sheraton New Bern Hotel and Marina, New Bern, North Carolina

Highlights: a) Briefing by 2nd Radio Battalion, CO, LtCol John Taska
b) Static display of Radio Battalion Equipment
c) Joint Radio Battalion/MCCA family Picnic
d) Memorial Service at Camp Lejeune Beruit Memorial
e) Carolina BBQ at hotel
Guest Speaker: General Alfred M. Gray, USMC (Ret)

3rd. 28 - 31 July 1993
Chairperson, Dolphus Reeves
Town & Country Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California
Highlights: a) Tours offered; San Diego Zoo and Tijuana Mexico.
b) Morning Colors Ceremony & Memorial Service MCRD, San Diego, CA.
c) Tour of MCRD, followed by Recruit Graduation.
d) Lunch at MCRD Officer’s Club
e) San Diego Harbor Cruise
Guest Speaker: John Guenther

4th. 10 - 14 August 1994
Chairperson: J. J. McDonough
Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, Massachussetts
Highlights: a) John F. Kennedy Library Tour
b) USS Constitution Tour
c) Tour of Fort Independence, Castle Island
d) Visit to Vietnam Veterans Memorial
e) Lunch at Irish Embassy Pub
Guest Speaker: LGen Bernard E. Trainor, USMC (Ret)

5th. 9 - 12 August 1995
Chairperson: Charles Slavens
Radisson Inn, Springfield, Missouri
Highlight: a) Branson Tour - Shoji Tabuchi and Mel Tillis shows
b) Lunch at Frontier Restaurant
c) Bass Pro Shop and Museum
Guest Speaker: MGen Don Lynch

6th. 14 - 18 August 1996
Chairperson: John Bicknas
Clarion Resort, Pensacola Beach, Florida
Highlights: a) Casino Trip to Biloxi
b) Outlet Mall Trip
c) Corry Field, Naval Air Museum and Wall South Memorial Service
d) Lunch at Corry Field Officer’s Club
Guest Speaker: LtCol Steven Robb, CO Marine Support Battalion

7th. 30 July - 2 August 1997
Chairperson: Dolphus Reeves (Deceased)
Co-Chairpersons: Don Whisnant & Mike Baker
Marines’ Memorial Club, San Francisco, California
Highlights: a) Deluxe tour of San Francisco
b) Visit to Alcatraz, Fisherman’s Warf & Wine Country
c) Fashion Show by Nordstrom’s for the Ladies
Guest Speaker: Col. James R. Quisenberry, USMC (Ret)

8th. 12 - 15 August 1998
Chairperson: Robert Berndt
Radisson Inn North, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Highlights: a) Tour of USAF Academy, with lunch at AF Officer’s Club then visit to
Garden of the Gods.
b) Flying W Ranch
c) Tour of US Olympic Training Complex
d) Tour to Cripple Creek
e) Tour to Royal Gorge
Guest Speaker: Mike Decker, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, HQUSMC

9th. 8 - 11 September 1999
Chairpersons: Ray Chase & Bob Steinheimer
Grosvenor Resort, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando area),Florida
Highlights: a) President's Reception at Shades of Green
b) Luau at Polynesian Village
Guest Speaker: Donald J. (Jim) Hatch, Past President MCCA

10th.  27 - 31 August 2000
Chairperson: John Hyatt, Jr.
Lowe's Annapolis Hotel, Annapolis, Maryland
Hightlights: a)Tour of Historic Annapolis (wives & guests)
b) U.S. Naval Academy tour and Lunch
c) Maryland Crab/Beer Feast
d) Tour of National Cryptologic Museum, NSA
Guest Speaker: Colonel (BGen select) Mike Ennis, Director of Intelligence, HQMC

11th. 15 - 18 August 2001
Chairperson: Bill Haney
Mariott Southern Hills, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Highlights: a)OKLAHOMA play at Discoveryland
b) Will Rogers Home
c) Davis Museum
d) Rogers State University Tour and Lunch

12th. 8 - 12 September 2002
Chairperson: George Martin
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Highlights: a) Tour to Strawberry Banke Museum
b) Toured U.S. Naval Station, Portsmouth & Ship Yard
c) Lobster Feast with Steamers
Guest Speaker: Father Richard T. McCue U.S.N. Retired

13th. Dates: 6 - 10 August 2003
Chairperson: Jim Rayburn
San Antonio, Texas
Activities: Scheduled tour of  LBJ's Ranch
Scheduled tour of  Admiral Nimitz Home (now site of Pacific War Museum)
Guest Speaker: Tom Segel

14th. 26 - 29 September 2004
Chairperson: Jim Park
Reno, Nevada
Highlights: a) Tour to Virginia City, NV
b) Golf at Wolf Run Golf Club
Guest Speaker: Mike Decker USMC Director of Intelligence

15th. 14 - 17 September 2005
Chairperson: Jack Pozza
Arlington, Virginia (DC Area)
Highlights: a) Golf at Quantico Golf Course
b) Marine Corps EXPO
c) Memorial service at Arlington National Cemetary
d) Wreath laying at Tomb of the Unknowns
Guest Speaker: Mr. Robert Phillips

16th. 13 - 16 September 2006
Chairperson: Charley Slavens
Springfield, MO

17th. 23 - 27 September 2007
Chairperson: Jay Adams
Monterey, California
Guest Speaker: To be Announced