Ahoy Shipmates and Anchors Aweigh!
USS RAMSEY (DEG-2/FFG-2) 50th Anniversary
of Commissioning and Reunion
Our next
‘Liberty Call’ will be on 2-4 June 2017 at the port of Branson MO.
USS
Ramsey was commissioned on Saturday, 3 June 1967 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard,
Bremerton, Washington. To honor this event exactly 50 years later and recognize
RAMSEY’s 21 years of service to our nation, a Golden Anniversary and Reunion of all shipments has been set
for the weekend of 2-4 June 2017 in Branson, MO. at the Grand Plaza
Hotel. Planned activities for the weekend include a social hour/reception
on Friday evening, 2 June 2017; on Saturday, 3 June, a Service of Remembrance
to honor our departed shipmates; a dinner with a Missing Person Table and
finally a guest speaker appropriate for the occasion.
Optional activities (tours, concerts, shopping), will be
available 2-4 June 2017. A business meeting is being planned for
shipmates wishing to discuss reviving the USS Ramsey Association. The Grand
Plaza Hotel will honor the same special lodging rate for 30 May-1 June and 5
June-7 June (check out morning of 8 June) for anyone wishing to arrive early or
stay later.
An announcement with a registration form was emailed June 1, 2016 listing event times and optional activity details. If you did not receive a registration form please contact ussramseyassociation@gmail.com and we will make sure you get one.
Assisting us with planning this event is Ozarks’ Kirkwood
Tour and Travel. Ozark’s Kirkwood came very highly recommend
from 5 other military organizations that recently held reunions in Branson, MO.
This weekend is for all who served aboard RAMSEY between 3
June 1967 and 1 September 1988. Spouse's, extended family and significant
others are cordially invited to attend this event and all activities.
Please mark your calendars for 2-4 June 2017 to reconnect
with your shipmates in Branson Mo.
You may send any questions to our email address: ussramseyassociation@gmail.com . Please help us spread the word by asking shipmates you are
in contact with if they received this notice. If not, ask them to send
contact information to the above email address.
Your planning group team consists of:
Gary
Cowles
Frank
Young
Bob
Greene
AJ
Bond
Don
Weir
donaldweir@comcast.com