Fellow Troopers:

 

You and your guests are invited to a very special—truly unique—14th Cavalry Regimental Reunion in May next year.  It will occur in conjunction with three other events: the Super Border Legion Reunion , the 125th anniversary of the Armor and Cavalry Association, and the final Armor Warfighting Conference to be held at Ft. Knox, KY.

 

Our reunion will be May 13-17 at the 3-star, full service Howard Johnson Hotel (formerly theCountry Hearth Inn and the Holiday Inn, in Elizabethtown), 13 miles south of the Home of Armor. See below for both registration and accommodation information.

 

The Super Border Legion Reunion (SBLR) will be May 15-17. It will bring together troopers of every cavalry regiment and divisional squadron that ever performed border duty in Germany.

 

Also, past and present members of all Cav and Armor units are invited to attend the Armor Warfighting Conference (AWC) May 17-20, and to participate in the commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Armor and Cavalry Association on the 19th.

 

The planned schedule for our reunion and the other events, as of  press time in mid-December, is

 

2010 14th Cavalry Regimental Reunion Agenda

 

Thursday, May 13 (14th Cavalry Reunion — Howard Johnson Hotel, Elizabethtown KY )

Ø  Arrivals and Registration

Ø  Hospitality Room open in evening

Friday, May 14 (14th Cavalry Reunion — Howard Johnson Hotel, Elizabethtown KY)

Ø  Registration continues

Ø  Association Board of Governors Annual Meeting

Ø  Hospitality Room and Supply Room open

Ø  Sightseeing

Ø  Cavalry Camaraderie Icebreaker and Information meeting, an important meeting!

Saturday, May 15 (14th Cavalry Reunion and Super Border Legion Reunion)

Ø  Bus tour of Ft. Knox, Lunch at a Mess Hall/Dining Facility, Visit Patton Museum, etc.

Ø  Oral History program (See below)

Ø  Armed Forces Day “Hooray for Heroes” celebration (parade and carnival), Radcliff, KY

Sunday, May 16 (14th Cavalry Reunion)

Ø  Church services

Ø  Sightseeing

Ø  Association Membership Annual Meeting

Ø  Fallen Trooper Memorial Ceremony

Ø  14th Cavalry Banquet

Ø  Supply Room and Hospitality Room open

Ø  Entertainment (Sam Brown, guitarist, plays and sings country western, oldies, and patriotic music)

Monday, May 17 (14th Cavalry Reunion, SBLR, and AWC, Ft. Knox)

Ø  Armor School Welcome and Briefings on “State of Armor and Cavalry”

Ø  Bar B Q lunch, Patton Museum area

Ø  Oral History program

Ø  Golf Scramble

Ø  Simulation-based Warfighting Training

Ø  Vehicle and Equipment displays

Ø  Stable Call at Patton Museum with Regimental Punch Bowl Ceremony

Ø  End of 14th Cavalry Reunion; you are encouraged to remain for the AWC activities; departures as desired.

 Tuesday, May 18 (Events combined with AWC)

Ø  AWC program: several prominent speakers (e.g, Sec. of the Army, Sgt. Maj. of the Army, 4-star commanders, Armor/Cavalry leaders) plus contractor displays, etc.

Ø  Garden Party, Commanding General’s quarters

Wednesday, May 19

Ø AWC program: Breakout sessions, historical excerpts, update briefings, contractor vehicle and equipment displays

Ø  Armor and Cavalry Association Banquet

· Thursday, May 20

Ø  AWC program concludes

 

The Armor Center/School and the Armor and Cavalry Association are coordinating and hosting the overall program.

 

Oral History Program:

    Arrangements are being made to interview and record the stories of the troopers who served in the cavalry regiments and squadrons that performed border duty during the Cold War.

    This is your opportunity to be a part of the history of the “Border Legion."

    The Armor Center/School and Armor and Cavalry Association will coordinate this program. The interviews will be done by trained historians/interviewers on the basis of a general outline and a series of specific questions.

    We encourage 14th Cav troopers of all ranks, duties, units and periods of border duty to participate; our Regiment needs to be well represented in this legacy program. To sign-up, please put a check beside "Oral History Program” on the Registration Form and return it to Secretary, 14th Cavalry Association along with your check for reunion registration.

    It is suggested you bring an "outline" of your memories with you as an aid to the recording of the histories.  The outline should include:

Ø  Unit you served in during border duty

Ø  Start & end dates of border duty

Ø  Rank or ranks during on Border Duty

Ø  Positions/Jobs held while on Border Duty

Ø  Pertinent experiences/interesting information about your Border Duty tour

 

Reunion Arrangements, Details, Costs, Registration

   Complete and send in the advance registration form to the address shown on the form as soon as possible.  Fill in, print, and mail the Online form found at http://www.14cav.org/2010%20Reunion%20Registration-Proxy%20Forms.pdf to the address shown on the form or, if you cannot open the PDF form, send an e-mail to 2010reunion@14cav.org requesting a paper copy be mailed to  you.

    The Howard Johnson Hotel (formerly the Country Hearth Inn and Holiday Inn Elizabethtown) will host our 2010 reunion as it did in 2004.  It offers the full service Coffee Tree Restaurant and  Lounge; 146 rooms with double beds or king beds; complimentary “Inn-credible” breakfast; large outdoor pool; free local calls; high speed wireless internet; cable TV; and a hospitality area next to the bar.

    Make your reservations before May 1 to get our special rate.  Call 270-769-2344. Do NOT use their 800 or 888 number. Be sure to ask for the 14th Cavalry rate of $70 plus taxes.

    The Howard Johnson Hotel is at 1058 N. Mulberry St, just off of the Kentucky Turnpike (I-65), 35 miles south of Louisville. The nearest commercial airport is Louisville International – Standiford Field, Louisville.

    Bus transportation between reunion hotel and Ft. Knox will be arranged by the reunion committee on Saturday and Monday.

    Group meals (e.g., lunches at Knox and the banquet ) will be arranged by the reunion committee.  All other meals are individual responsibility.

    Costs of bus transportation to and from Ft. Knox, group meals and banquet, entertainment and other miscellaneous costs are included in the registration fee.

    If you wish to play golf or shoot skeet, please so indicate on the advance registration form.

    If you cannot attend and wish to appoint a proxy for voting at the Association general membership meeting, please complete and send in the voting proxy at: http://www.14cav.org/2010%20Reunion%20Registration-Proxy%20Forms.pdf.

    Spouses, Significant Others, Family Members, and Guests are welcome to participate in the agenda (except for the Armor and Cavalry Association Banquet).

    There are many attractions in the area: Horse farms, Louisville (city tour, Churchill Downs, Ohio River boat tour, etc); Lincoln's birthplace and home; bourbon distilleries, Mammoth Cave/Cave City, My Old Kentucky Home, Six Flags / Kentucky Kingdom.

 

SUIVEZ MOI