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WmWard_-_8.jpgFirst Event - Ted's Cafe, LawtonWe began the Encore reunion with a group dinner at Ted's Cafe, enjoying a Mexican buffet meal and watching 240 slides of our "younger days" serving with the 2/9th FA in Vietnam. John and Barbara Bowden awaiting the start of the buffet line.
Photo courtesy of William Ward.May 19, 2017
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Joe_H_Sill-1.JPGArrival"Hail, Hail, the gang's all here..." We arrive and venture out into Ft Sill. Posing in front of the former "Hi-Rise BOQ", now a Holiday Inn commercial establishment. {Please see "We Were There" individual photos on the web Homepage}
Photo courtesy of Joe Henderson.May 19, 2017
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WmWard-7.JPGRonnie MishimaRonnie Mishima was a cannoneer in Bravo Battery with me and Danny Fort. He wanted very much to come to the reunion but was unable to. He sent 3 coins to me. He wanted me and Danny to have one and someone who remembered him to have the other. John Bowden remembered him well. Ronnie wanted in some way to be represented at the reunion.
May 19, 2017
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WmWard-5.JPGIn Memory of Ronnie MishimaJohn Bowden with coin.
Ronnie Mashima was a cannoneer in Bravo Battery with me and Danny Fort. He wanted very much to come to the reunion but was unable to. He sent 3 coins to me. He wanted me and Danny to have one and someone who remembered him to have the other. John Bowden remembered him well. Ronnie wanted in some way to be represented at the reunion.
May 19, 2017
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WmWard-6.JPGIn Memory of Ronnie MishimaDanny "Cowboy" Fort with coin.
Ronnie Mashima was a cannoneer in Bravo Battery with me and Danny Fort. He wanted very much to come to the reunion but was unable to. He sent 3 coins to me. He wanted me and Danny to have one and someone who remembered him to have the other. John Bowden remembered him well. Ronnie wanted in some way to be represented at the reunion.
May 19, 2017
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The_End.JPGTHE END!Jerry Orr relaxes at home after all the weeks and days of preparation for the ENCORE Reunion.
Photo courtesy of John "Moon" Mullins, a good friend and fellow co-organizer.May 19, 2017
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WmWard-1.JPGFarewell Dinner - Friday Evening @ Hilton Garden InnOur Encore reunion ended with a superb meal at the Hilton Inn in Lawton. Saturday was depart for home day.
John Waldman and Danny Fort in their red arty shirts at right.May 19, 2017
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WmWard-2.JPGThursday Firepower DemonstrationWebmaster Dennis Dauphin takes a peek at the script for the Firepower Demonstration.
Photo courtesy of William Ward.May 19, 2017
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WmWard-3.JPGFiring RangeBarbara Bowden enjoys the firing range activity. J. William Ward admiring the new M-4 rifle held by a trainee.
Photo courtesy of William Ward.May 19, 2017
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WmWard-4.JPGThe 105mm howitzer, M1A1Yep...this is it. William Ward and John Bowden bring back memories of our famous cannon at the museum grounds.
Photo courtesy of William Ward.May 19, 2017
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Allin_Hall_3.JPGArrivalTelling war stories in the Lobby. Geary Burrows seems to have the floor. Terry Stuber at right, Bob Bowden on chair, J William Ward at right.May 17, 2017
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Allin_Hall_4.JPGArrivalOur ladies relax in the Lobby awaiting the next event.May 17, 2017
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