Casper Reunion 2007 Reunion Banquet

                    The Honor Guard form The 101st Combat  Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell conducted the opening ceremony and Posted our Colors at

                    the 6th Annual Casper Aviation Platoon Organization banquet.

 

Casper Aviation Platoon Reunion

Nashville, Tennessee ∙ June 25 - 27, 2007

Reunion Banquet

Our banquet dinner & dance was held Wednesday.  There were 142 Caspers and guests in attendance at our final event for 2007.  We were honored to have two speakers address our group this year.   The Honorable Les Brownlee was our evenings key-note speaker.  Les was the 27th Under Secretary of the Army and also a Company Commander of the 2/503d Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade in Vietnam.   Command Sergeant Major Mark Herndon was our special guest speaker.  Mark is the CSM of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell -- Both speakers were outstanding!

 

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On display is the Casper Platoon Memorial Bronze Plaque honoring the 11 Caspers who were KIA. The American Flag flew over Ghost Town

CAPO President Tom Town Welcomes everyone to the 6th Annual Casper Platoon Banquet

CAPO Chaplain Doug Walton talks to group and delivers Invocation

CAPO Vice President Buddy King readsthe traditional Missing Man poem

"Missing Man" table

During the reading of the "Missing Man" poem

CAPO Co-Founder & Past President addresses the group

CAPO Co-Founder & Executive Director orders our Colors to be posted

Opening Ceremony begins with the Honor Guard from the 101st CAB Posting our Colors

Members from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Campbell

Members from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Campbell

CAPO Director of Family Service Randy Plese introduces special guest & Black Hawk Down Veteran Gerald Izzo

Don Bliss delivers the introduction for his friend and the evenings Keynote Speaker the Honorable Les Brownlee

Former Under Secretary of the Army and Company Commander of the 2/503d in Vietnam, our Keynote Speaker Les Brownlee

Don Bliss presented Les Brownlee with a Casper Platoon Challenge Coin after his talk

Special Guest Speaker CSM Mark Herdon, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Campbell addresses the group

Ned Costa presents CSM Mark Herdon with a Casper Challenge Coin following his talk

CSM Herdon and his soldiers from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade

Ned Costa presents Tom Town a plaque for his service as CAPO President in 2007

A hearty hand shake and a much earned thank you to Tom Town

Ned Costa presents Guy Strang a plaque for his sevice as Reunion Team Leader and Coordinator for 2007

Ned Costa also presents Randy Plese with a plaque for his sevice as Reunion Coordinator for 2007

Cheri Walton proudly pins the Purple Heart Medal on her husband's lapel. Doug was awarded the PH Medal at the Casper Reunion Meeting

Don Bliss, CSM Mark Herdon & CAPO Treasurer Phil Johnson

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2007: Ice Breaker | Reunion Luncheon | Banquet & Dance | Showboat Cruise | Ladies Luncheon | Fort Campbell | General Photos

 

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