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Updated: 17 Jul 2008
Reunion 2008
11 – 15 September 2008
Augusta Marriott Hotel, Augusta, Georgia
Distinguished members and friends of the 1st Signal Brigade
Association, and all 1st Signal Brigade Alumni -
Please join us at our biennial reunion to be held in historic Augusta, Georgia
on 11-15 September 2008. Fort Gordon was the most requested venue by the 80+
veterans and friends who joined us to march in the parade celebrating the 25th
anniversary of the Vietnam Monument this past November. The Augusta Marriott
Hotel is at Two Tenth Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901.
Our program will include:
Thursday (11 September 2008) - members arrive, hospitality room at the
Augusta Marriott Hotel opens at 4 pm, dinner on your own.
Friday (12 September 2008)
• Visit Fort Gordon, receive briefs on the Fort, Signal organization, equipment
and training, potential visit with soldiers
• Potential ceremony at Fort Gordon’s Freedom Park and Fisher House (TBD)
• 1st Signal Brigade Reception and buffet at the Fort Gordon Community Club
(officer and enlisted). Local area members, friends and 1st Signal Brigade
alumni invited.
Saturday (13 September 2008)
• Free time during the day – hospitality room, local area attractions, Fort
Gordon’s National Science Museum, River Walk, Cotton Exchange, specialty shops
and boutiques
• Banquet dinner at hotel in evening
Sunday (14 September 2008) – Hospitality room (this has been the real
reminiscing and what should we do next time at the previous reunions), free time
Monday (15 September 2008) – 1st Signal Brigade golf tournament at Gordon
Lakes Golf Club.
The Commander, Fort Gordon, BG Jeff Foley, is enthusiastic and eager to host our
visit. Colonel Jackie Bryant, Chief of Staff is our POC and retired Colonel Thom
Tuckey have assisted us greatly with local information and arrangements
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
We have reserved 124 guest rooms at the completely renovated Augusta Marriott,
which will be held for our Association members until August 21, 2008.
Reservations received after that date are subject to space availability and
prevailing room rates. Rooms for Association members are $95 for a standard
King, Queen or Dual Double size room during the period of 11 – 15 September
2008.
Hotel reservations at the Augusta Marriott can be made by calling 706-722-8000
or 1-800-868-5354 and asking for 1st Signal Brigade Association reservations for
its reunion starting September 11. Also, you may make hotel reservations on-line
at www.marriott.com/AGSMC and use Group Codes as follows: the code for the
Marriott Tower (standard King or Standard Double bed/Double bed) is SBASBAA; the
code for the Marriott Suites Tower (standard King Suite or Standard Queen/Queen
Suite) is SBASBAO. Both the Marriott Tower and the Marriott Suites Tower are
collocated in Augusta, Georgia.
REUNION REGISTRATION
Please provide your RSVP for the reunion by sending an email to:
RSVP-1stSignalBdeAssociation@comcast.net
as soon as possible, but by no later than September 1, 2008. For any
registration questions, please send an email to Chuck Valen, at
kodiak_usvet67@comcast.net. Once you RSVP by email, please follow the
instructions in the next paragraph.
ALSO, please complete the Reunion Registration Form and the Activity
Selection Form, and mail both forms not later than 1 September 2008 to: 1st
Signal Brigade Association, P.O. Box 212, Springfield, VA 22150. Both forms
are on the Association’s Web page and also have been included in emails from the
Association that you may have received. Please note that you are responsible for
making your own hotel reservations prior to August 21, 2008 to receive the
Association’s discounted rate at the Augusta Marriott.
The individual full registration fee for the entire reunion (not including
travel to/from Augusta and lodging) is $135.00 for members. Member’s guests are
also $135, each. Non members need to join the Association to participate in this
reunion. The registration fee includes the Friday night buffet, the Saturday
night banquet, bus transportation from the hotel to Fort Gordon for the Friday
festivities and return to the hotel, and the hospitality room for the full
period and incidentals. You can become an Association member by completing the
Registration Form at www.1stsigbde.org .
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY
If you need any special assistance, please inform Chuck Valen at kodiak_usvet67@comcast.net
as soon as possible, but not later than 1 September 2008.
The Augusta Marriott has a limited number of rooms that are wheelchair
accessible. The hotel has asked that persons requiring such a room make their
guest room reservations as early as possible.
A bus with wheelchair accessibility will be provided all day on Friday, 12
September 2008 for members requiring and registering for this support. The bus
will pick up full registered members at the Augusta Marriott Hotel on Friday
morning, and travel to Fort Gordon and return to the hotel that evening after
dinner at the Fort Gordon Club.
AIRPORTS
Augusta Airport (AGS) is served by two airlines, but we recommend you also
consider Columbia, SC, 70 minutes north, and Atlanta, GA, 2 ˝ hours west where
you may find cheaper fares. You would then need rental cars, but would have the
added convenience.
Please help us get the word out by telling at least two others of our reunion.
This is a great chance to renew friendships and share memories with new friends.
Thank you,
Pete Kind (LTG, USA – Ret.)
Chairman, 1st Signal Brigade Association