2009 Ranger Redezvous / 75th RRA Reunion Events

[Ranger Bill]

Following are the current schedule of events and banquet agenda:

2009 RANGER RENDEZVOUS / 75TH RANGER REGIMENT ASSOCIATION REUNION

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Note: This is tentative as of 7/10/2009

MONDAY AUGUST 3, 2009:

0900 – 1500 Reunion registration. Main lobby, (Holiday Inn)
0900 – 2100 Hospitality room open. (Holiday Inn)
1400 – 1500 Yoga for Veterans & Spouses, Mary Anne Colledge. (Holiday Inn)
1700 – Finish Regimental Mass Tactical Jump, UTC (Friar DZ)

TUESDAY AUGUST 4, 2009:

0600 – TBA Regimental PT (Peden Field)
0900 – 1500 Reunion registration. Main lobby, (Holiday Inn)
0900 – 2100 Hospitality room open. (Holiday Inn)
0900 – 1000 Yoga for Veterans & Spouses, Mary Anne Colledge. (Holiday Inn)
1015 – 1115 Yoga for Spouses, Mary Anne Colledge. (Holiday Inn)
1000 – TBA Team Sports – Prelims, (Lawson AAF)
1000 – 1100 State of Regiment brief, (Infantry Museum)
1100 – 1200 Dist/Hon Members of the Regiment, (Infantry Museum)
1200 – 1300 35th Anniversary Luncheon, (Infantry Museum)
1400 – TBA Boxing/Combatives, (Hanger 301A, Lawson AAF)
1800 – TBA Ranger Hall of Fame Dinner, (RTB)

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5, 2009:

0700 – 0830 Key Leader CoC RXL, (Infantry Museum)
0830 – TBA Full Force CoC RXL, (Infantry Museum)
0900 – 1500 Reunion registration. Main lobby, (Holiday Inn)
0900 – 2100 Hospitality room open. (Holiday Inn)
0900 – 1000 Yoga for Veterans & Spouses, Mary Anne Colledge. (Holiday Inn)
1015 – 1115 Yoga for Spouses, Mary Anne Colledge. (Holiday Inn)
1000 – 1400 Regimental Open House, (TBA)
1130 – TBA FRG Luncheon, (TBA)
1330 – Finish Ranger Hall of Fame Induction, (RTB)
1500 – 1600 Writing Project Introduction, John Chester, (TBA)
1400 – Finish Spouses & kids horseback riding, (TBA)
1700 – Finish No host BBQ, (Lawson AAF)




THURSDAY AUGUST 6, 2009:

0900 – 1000 Regimental Change of Command, (Infantry Museum)
1000 – Finish Change of Command Reception, (Infantry Museum)
0900 – 1500 Reunion registration. Main lobby, (Holiday Inn)
0900 – 2100 Hospitality room open. (Holiday Inn)
0900 – 1000 Yoga for Veterans & Spouses, Mary Anne Colledge. (Holiday Inn)
1015 – 1115 Yoga for Spouses, Mary Anne Colledge. (Holiday Inn)
1500 – Finish Redeployment
1500 – Finish River-walk bike ride, (Columbus, GA)

FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 2009:

0900 – 1500 Reunion registration. Main lobby, (Holiday Inn)
0900 – 1030 Navigating the VA, (Holiday Inn) Bill Anton & Joe Little
0900 – 2100 Hospitality room open. (Holiday Inn)
0900 – 1000 Yoga for Veterans & Spouses, Mary Anne Colledge. (Holiday Inn)
0900 – Finish Parachute jump for the old guys. Opelika, Alabama.
1015 – 1115 Yoga for Spouses, Mary Anne Colledge. (Holiday Inn)
1200 – Finish Spouses & kids horseback riding, (TBA)
1200 – TBA Guided tour of the new National Infantry Museum, (Museum)
1300 – 1400 Choice Theory – Steve Johnson, (G/75), (Holiday Inn)
1500 – 1600 Writing Project, part II, John Chester, (Holiday Inn)
1600 – 1700 Spouses writing project, (Holiday Inn)
1700 – 1900 75th RRA Food Station Bar-B-Que, (Holiday Inn)

SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 2009:

0900 – 1000 Unit Director’s meeting, (Holiday Inn)
1030 – Finish 75th Ranger Regiment Business Meeting & Election of Officers
0900 – TBA Spouses Activities, (to be determined)
TBA – 2100 Hospitality room open. (Holiday Inn)
1300 – 1400 Writing project review, (Holiday Inn)
1400 – 1530 Navigating the VA, (Holiday Inn) Bill Anton & Joe Little
1700 – 1800 Reunion Banquet, Cocktails
1800 – Finish Reunion Banquet, Speakers

SUNDAY AUGUST 9, 2009:

TRAVEL

75th Ranger Regiment Association
2009 Reunion Banquet

TENTATIVE PROGRAM AGENDA

• Opening Vide / Call to Colors / Color Guard Entrance /Appropriate Ranger Bag Pipe Accompaniment
• Pledge of Allegiance
• President’s Welcoming Remarks
• Reciting Ranger Creed (words projected on screen)
• 75th Ranger Regiment CO or CSM Remarks
• Missing Man Table Ceremony / Gold Star Family Presentation
• Janis Nark Remarks
• Once an Eagle / Ranger Roll Call
• Taps / Ranger Bag Pipes
• Chaplain’s Blessing
• Announcement of Dinner/Buffet Instructions

Video projection of LRRPs & Rangers in Action – program resumes after all tables are served and seated

• President’s Farewell Remarks / Intro of New Officers
• Incoming President’s Remarks
• Judge Sullivan Remarks
• Danny McKnight Remarks
• Retire Colors / Ranger Bag Pipe Accompaniment
• Video projection of “God Bless The USA / Proud To Be An American” by Lee Greenwood (Ranger Style)

Raffle Until Done

[McD]

Thanks Bill,

Question can we/anybody attend anything on the list or are certain things restricted? I.E. FRG and 35th Anniversary Luncheons

[Ranger Bill]

Thanks Bill,

Question can we/anybody attend anything on the list or are certain things restricted? I.E. FRG and 35th Anniversary Luncheons

So all you care about is eating?

Good questions. Those are not Association events and I don't have an answer for you, and there may be a cost to attend, but I will find out next week. Maybe others here know the answers.

[Jenny Lynn]

Ranger Bill,
Thanks for the post, only one question, no yoga on Saturday?

Jenny

[gbabe]

yay! yoga!

[McD]

Thanks Bill,

Question can we/anybody attend anything on the list or are certain things restricted? I.E. FRG and 35th Anniversary Luncheons

So all you care about is eating?

Good questions. Those are not Association events and I don't have an answer for you, and there may be a cost to attend, but I will find out next week. Maybe others here know the answers.

Only because I will be drinking inbetween eating.
I was also curios about the state of the regiment and all the other non-association stuff.

[Ranger Bill]

McD: I spoke with the RS5 NCOIC today and he says the FRG luncheon is invite only. He thought the 35th Anniversary was open but did not know about price. Bring an extra $10 with you and you should be GTG. If you go the the 75th RRA site, you'll find the schedule of events posted. The events not hosted by the Association are listed in red type.

Jenny Lynn: No yoga on Saturday. We don't want anyone to hurt themselves until after the banquet. And a side note: the yoga classes are led by Association secretary John Chester's wife and she is a qualified instructor. Me, I don't do yoga.

[K.Ingraham]

While it is not listed on any schedule anywhere, traditionaly, Friday night at the H.I.N. turns into quite the beer blast in the hotel quad.
Not that anyone hung over on mass produced carbonated novelty beverege (aka "millers")would want to do yoga, but if they did, not holding a class is one way to keep the carpets clean.
Hangovers are also a good way to keep all of saturday morning's association business meetings shorter and more peaceful so we can get on with things!

[Ranger Bill]

We don't officially publish it anywhere, but the Association has a beer truck on site at the Holiday Inn. There is no charge. We went through more than 70 kegs two years ago. The Regiment had vans to drive the active duty Rangers to and from the Holiday Inn.

[Invictus]

OK, I tried to figure it out, but what is FRG?

[elle]

OK, I tried to figure it out, but what is FRG?

I could be wrong however, I believe it is Family Readiness Group.

[McD]

When to "Boys" show up at the Holiday Inn after the No Host BBQ at Lawson ..... the real fun begins.

Haven't heard much from any of the "active" guys here.