Holiday Inn Resort

14 Via De Luna Drive

Pensacola Florida 32561

holidayinnresortpensacolabeach.com

850-932- 5331

PEG LEG PETE'S

Tom Grande and David Maine's favorite

watering hole in on Pensacola Beach

NOTE:

Information will be added as we finalize plans

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SEE WHO IS GOING

1.  Al Hite

2.  Ben & Olivia Skwierez

3.  Bob Baird & Wife   (67-68)

4.  Jim Smith "Jolly Jim" & Guest

5.  Charlie & Kathleen Payne   (65-66)

6.  Chon & Connie Pena

7.  Dave & Marcy Maine   (68-69)

8.  Dave & Rosie Schuurman

9.  Dave and Linda Matingly   (65-66)

10.Dave McFall & Wife   (67-68)

11.Dennis & Kathy danielson   (67-68)

12.Don Plavnick

13.Frank & Vicki Mower

14.Frank Spillman

15.Fred & Cathy Wightman  (68-69)

16.Fred Monahan - See UPDATE below

17.Gary & Brenda Seaford   (65-66)

18.Gary & Chris Wilburn

19.George Schieder & Carol Doebler

20.Gerald & Debbie File

21.Jack & Beth Yeakel (67-68)

22.Jack & brother William Fowler

23.Jay Booher & Nikki Ticen   (65-66)

24.Jim Smith & Wife (65-66)

25.Kevin Moley   (66-67)

26.Larry & Bea Reid   (67-68)

27.Larry & Joan Anderer   (65-66)

28.Lee & Sharon Hemmerich

29.Leonard Percival and wife

30.Louie Castro & Wife

31.Mario & Maryann Trujillo

32.Mike & Korlynn Drake

33.Mike & Lillian Moore  (68-69)

34.Mike & Liz O'Neihl

35.Mike & Mary Beckdolt    (67-68)

36.Monty & Kathy Whiteis   (65-66)

37.Paul & Debbie Marquis   (67-68)

38.Paul Ashbrook &  Wife

39.Paul Evans & Wife   (68-69)

40.Richard Pichelmann & Wife  (67-68)

41.Rick Lickwala

42.Rober Gibeau

43.Robert & Donna Smith   (65-66)

44.Roger & Elsa Conley

45.Ron & Connie Calub

46.Scott & Alana Degarmo

47.Timothy Moore

48.Tom & Sandi Grande   (68-69)

49.Tom Collins and wife

50.     Fred Wightman

51.     Jack and Ella Focht

52.     Willard T Moore

53.     Frank Spillman

Date: September 12th To the 14th 2017 morning of 15th is to say goodby. "CSMO"

Pensacola Florida

Hotel: Holiday Inn Resort

14 Via De Luna Drive, Pensacola Florida 32561

Reservations: 850-932-5331

Rooms are reserved under Bravo Battery Reunion

We have 45 rooms reserved for the reunion. and 2 options for reservations

OPTION 1:

We have "BEACH FRONT" rooms that have balcony's and overlook the Ocean

This cost is $ 159.00 plus tax.. This is only $20 more than we paid in Washington DC.. But the Hotel is awesome with great facilities and view ( see attached photo's)... This is first come first serve.. There are 30 of these..

OPTION 2:

Is for "SOUND SIDE rooms" These rooms look over the bay side of the hotel.

Rooms are $ 149.00 per night.. Has no balcony

REUNION DATE

Wednesday - I understand we're scheduled to watch the Blue Angels practice show, and then visit the air museum afterwards.  And usually the pilots come to the museum after the show for a meet and greet, and signatures. For anyone interested, on the base is also the Pensacola Lighthouse and Fort Barrancus both very close to the museum.....but forewarned both can require a lot of walking and climbing if you go up the lighthouse tower.  Also, unless special exceptions have been made for us, (everyone) will be required to have proper photo i.d., which will be required to be shown at least 3 times under the bases new security regulations.

Tuesday night - starting at 7pm, there is a (free)"Bands on the Beach" concert....usually playing our music ('60s,'70s and '80s).  You can bring your own chair, blankets and coolers with whatever beverage you want......and you can get up and dance all you want!

Fun Things Off The Beach:

Shopping – Lots of shops on the Boardwalk, and along ‘Via Deluna’, PB main drag.  Also, the historical district of downtown Pensacola has a lot of fantastic shops; and you get to enjoy the beautiful historic buildings of the ‘Seville Quarters’ district.  Paul could give you a lot more….

Food – there are a couple 7-11s on the island.  But there’s a Walmart Neighborhood Market just across the bay bridge in Gulf Breeze, as well as a Walmart 5 miles East of the Neighborhood Market.

Activities –

Walk/Fish on Pensacola Beach Pier……cost $1.25walk / $7.00fish.  Equipment can be rented.

Ziplining in Milton (small town just East of Pensacola)

Parasailing – we like ‘Radical Rides’ because of pricing and customer service.  But there

             are a couple of other businesses who do parasailing, but also have 

             waverunners, and other water sports.

GoCarts – “For the kid in us"

Restaurants – Fall out for chow

Shaggy’s (Great Burgers)

Cautus Flower (Mexican Food)

Casino Bar & Grill (Burgers/seafood)

PegLeg Pete’s (Seafood), one of PB original restaurants….Go Early…..awaits can be 1hr+

Paradise Bar & Grill (Burgers/seafood), advertise best Bushwacker on the beach

Sidelines (Burgers, sandwiches, chicken wings, steaks), sports bar, my favorite is the Montreal

         Christo  w/strawberry preserve

Crabs (Seafood/steaks/burgers), our favorite restaurant on the beach, great beach atmosphere and

     give you large portions.  And every day they have a drink of the day(regular size, not

     watered down). And a ‘Death by Choclate’ cake large enough to share with 2-4 people.

Flounders (Seafood/burgers/steaks), restaurant is bayside across the street from Crabs, again

         large portions, atmosphere not as cool as Crabs

Hooters (everyone knows what you get at Hooters), bayside on the Boardwalk, they say they have

       the best legs on the beach (chicken legs that is)

Castaways (Burgers/sandwiches), bayside on the Boardwalk, ok food and service, nothing to write

         home about

Hemmingways (Steaks/seafood), very up-scale, with higher prices

Bamboo Willies, oldest bar on the beach, with great entertainment

McGuire’s (Steaks/seafood/burgers/sandwiches), restaurant is in Pensacola, great Irish pub,

         great food/great atmosphere, property must be worth a million bucks ‘cause that’s

         probably how many dollars they have stapled to the walls and ceilings

Hope some of this helps. Like I've said, we keep coming back to PB because we love it so much, and I think everyone else will too.  And September after Labor Day is be best time to go..most vacationer have gone home, all the restaurants and activities, and still warm w/o the hot summer heat.

 

ALSO:

Our own Kevin Moley called me last week and invited our members to attend Echo 2/3's reunion at Camp Lejuene:

This reunion is the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Hill Fights on the DMZ.... Bravo Battery fired many fire missions in support of these operations..

Find attached information:Some Other Thoughts:

Per our conversation; and on behalf of Bill Smith, President of the Echo 2/3

association, Captain John Eller and myself, we wanted our Bravo Battery

comrades in arms to know they are most welcome to attend the Echo 2/3

reunion, commemorating the 50th anniversary  of the Hill fights at Khe Sanh.

Bravo Battery provided vital artillery support that saved many Marines lives

and killed countless numbers of NVA! We would be honored to welcome any

Bravo Marines who would be able to attend. Captain Eller has worked long and

hard to put together a spectacular reunion. We hope many of our Bravo

comrades will be able to attend!

Semper Fi,

Kevin E. Moley

PENSACOLA FLORIDA

HOME OF THE BLUE ANGELS

Jan61.2°F

Feb64.4°F

Mar70.2°F

Apr76.2°F

May83.4°F

Jun89.0°F

Jul90.7°F

Aug90.1°F

Sept     87.0°F

Oct79.3°F

Nov70.3°F

Dec63.4°F

Average monthly tepmperature in Pensacola. Expect temperature to be 85 to above 90 during reunion. Hope this helps in packing your sea bags

PENSACOLA FLORIDA HOME OF

THE BLUE ANGELS

REUNION RECAP

Reunion is September 11-14... check out on the 15th...

About a third of the guys are coming in on the 10th, including Mary and I... rest on Monday...

UPDATE:

Banquet will be on Thursday the 14th....Our banquet speaker is Fred Monahan..... Fred Monahan will be recovering from open heart surgery and won't be attending the reunion. We wish Fred the best and hope to see him at another time.

The reunion fee's are $130 per person..

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