Reunion 2011

ATTENTION:
Book your rooms. As we get closer, and with a higher than expected turn-out, the rates we had are filing fast. We are working on better rates but as they fill the pricing may increase. Also Updated 5 day Agenda. See Below.

The 1/92nd Field Artillery
Association - Vietnam

Where? Atlanta Georgia

When? October, 12th to 16th, 2011

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Hotel - Maps - Weather - About Atlanta

Your Hosts:

Dennis McGuire,
(Cell 404-625-2458 - carmandennis@gmail.com)
and David & Donna Mull

E-mail them when you are fairly certain you will attend. It helps with the planning to have an approximate head count.

Hotel:
Residence Inn Atlanta
Kennesaw Town Center
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/atltc-
residence-inn-atlanta-kennesaw-town-center/

3443 Busbee Drive
Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 USA

Phone: 1-770-218-1018
Fax: 1-770-218-2107

When calling to make reservations, be sure to mention the dates for the reunion, and the name of the group (any combination of 1/92d Artillery/Brave Cannons will be sufficient t get the group discount.) As we get closer to the date of the reunion we are finding the block reservations are filling fast. We are working to secure more rooms at better rates, but as they fill the pricing may increase.

Shuttle Service
We have found a shuttle service offering great rates for those of you needing to be picked up from the Airport.
Park-N-Ride http://econorides.com -
678-218-7170 - When calling please ask for Don, and mention Dennis McGuire and the event so that he he can provide you with the best price.

Five Day Itinerary

DAY #1: Wednesday October 12th
-Welcome
-Visit the Complimentary board room to pick up badges and goody bags provided by the Cobb County Conventrion & Visitors Bureau

DAY #2: Thursday October 13th
-Breackfast at hotel
-Leave the hotel at 9:00 a.m.
-Stop #1: Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History http://www.southernmuseum.org
-Stop #2: Marietta Museum of History http://www.mariettahistory.org
-Lunch at Marietta Diner (this famous diner serves very large portions big enough for sharing). To see the menu and prices: http://mariettadiner.net
Stop #3: Tour starting around 3:00 p.m. Booth Western Art Museum. Cost is $7.00 per person. http://www.boothmuseum.org/
Meet back at hotel before dinner
-Dinner at the Marietta Fish Market (once again, very large portions). To see menu http://mariettafishmarket.net
-Back to Hotel Meeting Room for relax time and sharing photos.

DAY #3: Friday October 14th
-Breakfast at Hotel
-Leave Hotel at 9:00 a.m.
-Stop #1: Atlanta Cyclorama. Tour starts at 10:00 a.m. and cost is $9.00 per person. http://www.atlantacyclorama.org/
-Lunch at the Varsity in Kennesaw.
-Stop #2: Kennesaw Mtn. Battlefield. Tour starts approx. 1:00 p.m. and there is not charge. (donations are accepted for the tour guides time.) http://www.nps.gov/kemo/
-Dinner at your leisure. Check your 'goodie bags' for local coupons and dining options.
-Back to Hotel Meeting Room for relax time and sharing photos.

DAY #4: Saturday October 15th
-Breakfast at Hotel
-Meet at Dennis's House around 10:00 a.m:
6885 Neil Densmore Trail
Canton GA 30114
-Stop #1: GA National Cemetary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_National_Cemetery
-Back to Dennis's house for lunch and activities. Lunch is Meatball Subs, Brats, or Hot Dogs and Sides. -Entertainment will be a Bluegrass Band performing from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
- At 4:00 p.m. guest speaker Donna Rowe, a Retired Army Captain who served as the head nurse in the emergency room/triage area of the Third Field Hospital i Saigon. (or back to hotel to rest until dinner time).
-Read more at http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/10194604/article-east-cobb-nurse-s-vietnam-service-recounted-in-shadow-of-the-blade-
-After Donna's amazing story, we will thank our sponsors and give recognition to everyone who has helped put the reunion together.
-Dinner provided by JD's Barbeque-Voted Best BBQ 5 years in a row! http://jdsbbq.net
-After dinner we will have an oldies/rock and roll band performing.
-There will be a cost of $15 per person to cover food and entertainment for Saturday evening.

DAY #5: Sunday October 16th
-Breakfast at Hotel
-Farewells

Temperatures for Mid October:
Avg. High 73.4 - Avg. Low 53.6

Weather Channel

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Atlanta is one of the
cleanest cities in the U.S.

Delta pilots (Delta Airlines originated in Atlanta along with CokeCola, CNN, and other corporate giants) say that Atlanta is the "Greenest" city in the United States. Many large oak trees line the streets. From the air these trees create a blanket of green.

The hometown of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara has come a long way since the Civil War era. These days Atlantans are as likely to have moved here from elsewhere as to be born Southerners.

The culture of this diverse New South metropolis reveals itself at the High Museum of Art, the bohemian shops of Little Five Points and the international dining scene found along Buford Highway. Don't worry, there are still plenty of places to eat grits and buy a souvenir copy of Gone With the Wind in Atlanta.

*Optional Activities List:

- GA Aquarium -

- Dave and Busters -

- Historic Marietta Trolley tour -

- CNN Center -

- Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum -

- Six Flags -

- National Museum of Patriotism -

- Stone Mountain Park -

- Underground Atlanta -

- World of Coca Cola -

- Braves Museum and Hall of Fame -

- Atlanta History Center -

- Strand Theatre -

- Tellus Science Museum -

Interesting Facts

• 54 public parks
• Atlanta's earliest streetlights burned whale oil
• 100 streets that include the name "Peachtree"
• The largest toll-free telephone dialing area in the world
• Georgia's major agricultural crop is peanuts, not peaches
• The world's largest bas-relief sculpture (Stone Mountain -- 90X190 ft.)
• World's largest painting (the Cyclorama, using 20,000 sq. ft. of canvas) are in Atlanta
• The largest suburban office park in the world - Perimeter Center
• The largest mall in the Southeast - Lenox Square
• The world's largest bas-relief sculpture - Georgia's Stone Mountain Park
• The largest federal regional concentration outside Washington D.C.
• The largest 10K race in the world - The annual Peachtree Road Race with 45,000 runners
• In 1916, Georgia Tech's Yellow Jackets set a world record football score: 222 to 0 against Cumberland College
• Eighty percent of the U.S. population is within a 2-hour flight of Atlanta
• Because it has received over $250 million from Coca-Cola, Emory University is known as "Coca-Cola U."
• The second largest theatre organ in the nation - The Fox Theatre
• The oldest ballet company in the nation - The Atlanta Ballet
• Hartsfield-Jackson is the country's busiest airport and is consistently ranked among the best airports in the world
• Fortune magazine consistently rates Atlanta one of the nation's best places to do business
• The tallest escalator in the Southeast - at MARTA's Peachtree Center station - 192 feet
• The largest hotel in the Southeast - the Atlanta Marriott Marquis - 1,674 rooms
• The tallest hotel in the western hemisphere - The Westin Peachtree Plaza - 73 stories; 723 feet tall
• The tallest building in the Southeast - NationsBank Plaza - 55 stories; 1,023 feet tall
• More shopping center space per capita than any other city except Chicago
• The second-largest convention center in the world - the Georgia World Congress Center
• Not a single scene from the movie Gone with the Wind was filmed in Georgia, though a few bushels of Georgia red clay were transported to the Hollywood set to add verisimilitude
• The Atlanta high tech business community has more fiber optic cable than any other city in the United States