Well we had a fine reunion this year and I want to thank Dick Squires for his help. We missed a bunch of you, the pictures attached, are to show what a handsome group that we had. I guess that my favorite memory recall was Wade Thompson remembered one hot day at Tent Camp 3½ when they passed the hat and everyone contributed a dollar to build this memorial st Arlington National Cemetery. It looks like we got our money's worth.

We had 23 people this year and they included: John Beck, Don & Joan Jones, Bruce Livingston, Bob & Barb Robarge, Les & Dianne Skates, Bob & Dolores Spitz, Clyde & Charmie Sprague, Dick & Audry Squires, Stanley Stinmetz, Wade & Jackie Thompson, Harry Tinsman, Dave & Sydney Tucker, Harry Voorhees, and Paul & Earlyn Wehner. Bruce Livingston is a friend of John Beck and we enjoyed having him. It was sure nice to see Bruce Livingston, Charmie Sprague, Harry Tinsman, and Harry Voorhees who didn't make the reunion at Fort Worth.

In this reunion we stayed at the. Crossroads Inn , on the base, and on Thursday we visited the Basic School, the Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum, Marine Helicopter Squadron One, and the Alfred M. Gray Research Center (Archives), on Friday we visited . The Marine Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, The Marine Corps Museum at the Washington Naval Yard, and ended the day with The Evening Parade at The Marine Barracks, 8th & "I" Streets in D.C.