The 4th annual USS William V Pratt Reunion was held August 15th thru August 19th 2007, in San Francisco at the Holiday Inn in Concord California.
The shipmates and guests who attended the 2007 reunion enjoyed meeting new shipmates, re-uniting old friendships, exchanging sea stories, exploring the sights and sounds with tours of the local San Francisco area as well as enjoying food, drinks and entertainment.
The USS William V Pratt, sailors' hospitality room opened at noon on Wednesday August 15th and remained open until noon on Sunday Aug 19th. As many sailors remember from past reunions, the Pratt hospitality room is a large room, much like a USO space, where shipmates can relax, enjoy a variety of snacks and beverages, converse with one another and enjoy reliving the good old days on the Pratt with the aid of photos albums, cruise books, videos, and listening to some whopping sea stories. The hospitality room also displays William V Pratt memorabilia that can be purchased from supporting vendors.
Each year the USS William V Pratt Reunion Association secures tours, for shipmates and thier spouses who attend the reunion, with tour agencies in the hosting city. The tours allow our shipmates to enjoy time with each other while simulating "hitting the beach on liberty" as well as learning some very cool facts about the hosting city. This year, again, featured some great tours, which included a tour of the "USS Hornet at pier 39", a tour to NAPA Valley (American Center of Wine and the Famous Andretti Winery) which included wine sampling.
Thursday thru Saturday at 6PM each day, featured the WVP Association and Holiday Inn sponsored "Attitude Adjustment Hour" (Special Beverage Cash Bar for Pratt sailors and thier spouses). Much like a Happy Hour, This time allowed Pratt Sailors and thier spouses time to mingle with each other.
Friday Night featured the informal Buffet Dinner where shipmates enjoyed Salads, Fruits, Grilled Chicken Breast, Sliced Pot Roast, Fettuccine, Rols and Chocolate Mousse.
Saturday Night featured, The Formal William V Pratt 2007 Banquet Dinner, 50-50 and raffle table drawings for Cash Prizes and Pratt Merchandise, as well as Entertainment and Dancing. (We will be posting the winners shortly).
The followng shipmates attended the 2007 Reunion: Scott Ausburn, Steven "Beek" Beekley, John P. Beisbier, John Cinque, Ivan C. Coles, George Dyer, Thomas Edwards, Nick Evanchik, Chuck Fletcher, Gary L. Geyer, Chuck Giovannitti, Arthur Griswold, Rodger G. Hall, Charles Hazzard, Charlie Johns, Peter A. Krapivkin, Terry W. McManuels, Larry Minew, Randy Quenzel, Jon Sage, Scott Shepard, Dan Speight, John R. Szepesi, Dwight Vermette, JohnJ. Waldron Ill, as well as many spouses and other guests.
Below are some of the photos from the 2007 San Francisco Reunion: More will be added as we get them in |
