Notice of two upcoming military reunions in 2010

USS America Carrier Veterans Association announces reunion in June 2010

The USS America Carrier Veterans Association is proud to announce its 7th bi-annual reunion to reunite her crew at the Holiday Inn-Cincinnati Airport Conference Center in Covington, Kentucky, June 22-26, 2010.

The aircraft carrier USS America CVA/CV-66 served our country for 31 years. During those years her crew formed a bond that continues today in the USS America Carrier Veterans Association. Crew members gather every two years to share stories and keep the memory of the ship alive.

For more information, please visit www.ussamerica.org or call 610-585-2155.

Courtesy USS America Carrier Veterans Assoc.

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USS Edisto Association announces reunion in October 2010

The Navy Icebreaker, USS Edisto AG89/AGB2, will hold an annual reunion October 17-20, 2010 in Providence/Warwick, RI.

All US Navy and US Coast Guard "Windclass" sailors are invited to join us in Rhode Island. More information may be obtained by contacting Reunion Planner Glenn Smith at PO Box 747, Mims, FL, by phone 321-269-5637 or email.

One of four sister ships and the world's most powerful icebreaker, the USS Edisto was launched May 29, 1946 by Western Pipe and Steel Co., San Pedro, CA and commissioned as AG89 by the US Navy on March 20, 1947. She was later reclassified in 1949 to AGB-2. Named after an island near Charleston, SC, the USS Edisto sailed the frozen waters of the Arctic and Antarctic continents until decommissioning in 1965, at which time she was transferred to the US Coast Guard where she served until decommissioning in 1971. It is believed her fate was the junk yard and may have been melted down and made into razor blades.

Visit www.ussedistoagb2.com and www.windclass.org for more information on the USS Edisto, icebreakers and their crews.

Courtesy USS Edisto Assoc.