What reunions are all about. Most of these guys hadn't seen each
other in 40 years. Tom Watson, Tommy McHale, Jim Penticoff,
Ulysses Miller, Davy Gfeller, Wayne Norrad, and Gary Pino....
Teammates Forever!
  A good time was had by all, such a good time I'm not even sure where the below picture came from?  I remember, my brother Buddy's favorite drinking establishment.......The Mine Shaft; Yuma, Arizona After Action Report and Survey Results Overview The first west coast mini reunion was well attended, and well received. Fifty-five of sixty-three (87%) registrants attended the actual event, and everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves. We had an open bar on two of the nights. On Friday night we had a hosted reception with an open bar thanks to the gracious owners of the South Point Hotel and Casino. Many stories were told, and old friendships were re-kindled. We were pleasantly surprised when about ten active duty controllers arrived to join us and remained involved for most of the weekend. Saturday morning we viewed a documentary film on a CCT mission in Afghanistan followed by Captain Jennrich answering questions about Operation Enduring Freedom. During that gathering Chief Norrad also gave us a briefing on the status of the CCA, discussed many CCT current affairs, and also answered lots of questions. On Saturday afternoon there was a poker tournament that was attended by 44% of the overall attendees. Through registration and the poker tournament we raised and donated $2,165.00 for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Finally on Saturday afternoon we learned the sad news of Chief Hooper’s death. We did memorial push-ups for Al right there on the casino floor with Chief Norrad leading the way. We went back to the bar and enjoyed the last few hours together culminating with everyone sharing an “Irish car bomb.” Survey results We only received a small number of surveys (less than 25%), so scientifically speaking the results aren’t meaningful. Fortunately running a CCT reunion doesn’t have to be scientifically valid, so we’ll go over the results anyway. We assume that anyone who didn’t turn in a survey was too drunk, and was having too much fun to worry about it. Respondents were enthusiastic about attending another event like this. We learned that 100% of respondents would attend again, and 100% favored returning to Las Vegas. We seemed to capture lots of people who hadn’t been able to make it out to Fort Walton Beach lately, as 83% of respondents did not go to the most recent reunion there. This tells us we are providing a service to CCA members on the West Coast who might find it difficult getting out to Florida. At the same time we don’t feel like we are taking away from the primary reunion, because 83% of respondents said they would consider attending both events in the same year. We think the main take home points from this survey (as well as our informal discussions with folks) were that most people would attend again on a yearly basis, and that Vegas is a favorable venue........... Kyle Stanbro, Seam McPartland, and Scott Light
Below with the Harleys, and below that too, is Cass Seymore   Roger and Yvonne Hoggatt are always a great host and are always happy to throw a party. Volant Rodeo 1979, oh what memories and now I have a treasure to remind me hanging in SgtMac'sBar.......... Thanks Roger! Vegas by way of Black Hawk, Tucson, and Clovis... What a GREAT TRIP! Thanks to all.......... |
