elsie item issue 80 dec 2012 - USS Landing Craft Infantry National ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

The Charleston Reunion!See more photos ofthe reunion – page 25The USS Lexington atPatriots PointHal Bleyhl and JohnCummer get ready forthe banquetThe onlyway to seeCharleston!Historic Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor4 | ELSIE ITEM | December 2012
The Charleston Reunion:Another Great OneHistoric Charleston provided a great venue for the 114 LCIers and 126 LSMers who gathered September 10-13for our 2012 reunion. A fine hotel and the city’s renowned hospitality were enjoyed as old shipmates enjoyedeach other’s company and reminisced about their past exploits.An informal reception on Monday, September 10th started the festivities as old shipmates and their friends andfamilies greeted each other. On Tuesday the group enjoyed a bus tour of the city where history seemed to greet thevisitors on every corner. From the Military College of South Carolina, better known as The Citadel, to the Battery wherethe opening shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter, the tour concluded with a stop for lunch at the CityMarket, which has been in continuous operation since the 1700s. Here we had our first opportunity to enjoy thefamed cuisine of Charleston. Many, for the first time, learned how good such delicacies as she-crab soup, crabcakes, shrimp and grits were.An evening cruise aboard the Spirit of Carolina provided another opportunity to enjoy that wonderful food whileenjoying the sights of Charleston’s harbor. As the sun set, the cruise vessel circled historic Fort Sumter where theCivil War began.Yet another opportunity for sight-seeing and good food came on Wednesday when the LCIers enjoyed a tour ofPatriot’s Point, home of the largest naval and maritime museum in the world. Aboard the USS Yorktown, famed WWIIaircraft carrier, the sight-seers saw war planes used during wars and conflicts spanning from WWII to OperationDesert Storm. Of special interest was the official Medal of Honor Society Museum. Information and photos of allDecember 2012 | ELSIE ITEM | 5
Page 1 and 2: OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THEUSS LANDI
Page 3: fall of 2013 in Branson, Missouri,
Page 7 and 8: CAPT, Chaplain, Michael LangstonAdd
Page 9 and 10: Nimitz Museum issues Press Releaseo
Page 11 and 12: A Selection of Picturesfrom the LCI
Page 13 and 14: LCI 775. The crew work against the
Page 15 and 16: more accessible when we have our 20
Page 17 and 18: Sweetgrass baskets are woven in coi
Page 19 and 20: John France Trains theKenya Wildlif
Page 21 and 22: Seaman First Class Johnny Risch (fo
Page 23 and 24: May 2011 | ELSIE ITEM | 23
Page 25 and 26: The Charleston Reunion in PicturesH
Page 27 and 28: Your Officers and Board of Director

elsie item issue 80 dec 2012 - USS Landing Craft Infantry National ...

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?