Donald Barnes and Mac McCorquodale wrote the oporder for, and co-captained
the 2009 all hands VS-29 Tromboners (1960-70's) reunion

Dates: March 3-7 2009  
Place: Pensacola Beach Florida   
Dear VS29 Members,

     First, we would like to Thank everyone who was able to attend

the 2009 VS29 Reunion.  It was great to see so many good friends.

So----, We would like to keep this going and to add to our list of

Good Friends. If everyone could try to remember more and

contact them or send us their phone# or addresses, we will get in

touch with them for the next Reunion (Where ever it may be).

Thanks Again
 Don & Cathy
    Barnes
 
Schedule: Plan of the Day

Group Picture at the Naval Aviation Museum

Top row Left to right, Ken Netolick, John Work, Dave Samson, John McCorquodale, Bill Belus, John Robertson and Tim Crawford.

Row # 2, Pete Peterson, Don Mack, Vernon Woodcock, and Charlie Hedges.

Row # 3,  Hal Horch, Elmer Beardshall, Walter Krupnak, Eugene Nelson and Jim Moreua.

Row # 4, Bill Andrews, Don Barnes, Dick Amundson, Morman Bewley, and Vernon Long

Front row, Sonny Palmer and Bob Carius, Carl Zaccaria,and Ken Storm  


 

Dear VS-29 Members,

Well we all made it through the first VS-29 Reunion in 40 years. Everyone started arriving on Tuesday, March 3, by that afternoon almost everyone had checked in. Bill Andrews  was the first on Tuesday and Bob Young was the last member to check in on Thursday afternoon. We had people from both sides of the USA . Dick Amundson from Seattle , WA . to Sonny Palmer from Topsham , Me. The youngest attending was my Grandson Mason at age 2. Ken Storm found out about the reunion about 2 week before the starting date. The highest ranking member was Bob Carius, RADM.     

            We started with a welcome aboard to everyone, a reading of members that were deceased. After the business which lasted about 15 or 20 minutes we all got down to some good sea story telling and beer drinking. On Wednesday we went to the Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola Naval Air Station. First on the agenda was the Imax Theater after which we went to lunch at the Historic Cubi Bar and  Café. After lunch we had some time to explore on our own and have a group picture made by Bill Belus. About 1400 we meet and had a guided tour of the Museum, this completed the days activities. Most people returned to the conference room at the Days Inn to tell more sea stories, the evening meal was on your own and many member got with their friends for a renewing of friendships. Thursday we had breakfast in the conference room and the ladies left for their lunch at the Elks Club “thanks to Pat for a great time was had by all at the lunch”. Bill Belus went to the ladies lunch to take pictures and when he returned he was in a state of shock. His words, “those ladies are insane, I was lucky to get out of there with my shirt on”. I thing everyone had a good time. Vern Long had a group to play golf and the rest have lunch at the motel. Thursday night we had dinner at The Market Place, the meal was very good and you could not beat the price. Friday morning we had a catered breakfast, after which members started to leave. We had the conference room until Saturday morning so the rest of the member stayed and solved all of the world crises.

            In closing here is a list of the attending  members. I think a good time was had by all. I would like to thank everyone for coming, we could not have done it without each and everyone. The members that could not attend you were in our thoughts and missed by all. If anyone can think of anything I missed please send it to me. 
 

John McCorquodale

"mac"


 
 

Attending Members:

 

Bill Andrews                                                    Vernon Long and Pat Dasinger

Dick Amundson                                              Clyde and Bonnie Batten

Ken and Renee Netolicky                              Vernon and Carol Woodcock

Dave and Janet Samson                               Norman and Rose Ann Bewley

Tim Crawford                                                  Charlie and Barbara Hedges

Pete Peterson                                                 Eugene and Mary Nelson

Jim Moreau                                                      Elmer and Ann Beardshall 

Carl Zaccaria                                                   Sonny Palmer

Don and Linda Mack                                       Bob Carius

Hal Horch and Susan Carpenter                    Bill Belus Jr.

Cliff and Donna Mitchell                                  Walter Krupnak

Robert “Bob” Bates                                         Mike Reusch

Bob Young                                                        Kenneth Storm

Don and Cathy Barnes                                   John and Kathie McCorquodale
John Work
John D. Robertson

 

See:  EWB's Pictures    Bill Belus's Pictures