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USS BENNINGTON
REUNION INFORMATION
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
For membership information
or to renew with annual $15.00 dues,
please contact:
Steve Leeds
8603 Milford Ct.
Tallahassee, FL. 32312
AND/OR use the application form to the right
PDF Format copy of the
USS BENNINGTON ASSOCIATION Inc. BY-LAWS
(Incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)7 association)
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Click on the following link
to go to the Membership Application Form.
This form can also be used for an address change.
Print the form, fill it in and mail it to the address on the form.
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
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USS Bennington Association Directors and Officers
President, Bill Copeland - BCopeland@uss-bennington.org
Vice President, Ralph Clark - ruffralph1@hotmail.com
Secretary, Loren Weers - lorenweers@uss-bennington.org
Treasurer, Steve Leeds - sjlshl@centurylink.net
Master at Arms, Ray Martinez - raylydm@aol.com
Director at large, Moises Gonzales - moisesgonzales06@gmail.com
Director at large, Charles Bess - cearlbess@yahoo.com
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USS Bennington Auxiliary Association Directors and Officers
President, Dotty Copeland - Dotty_Copeland@yahoo.com
Vice President, Linda Weers - lorenweers@uss-bennington.org
Secretary, Elaine Sherman
Treasurer, Sharon Leeds - sjlshl@centurylink.net
Director at Large, Lydia Martinez - raylydm@aol.com
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ATTENTION RELATIVES OR FRIENDS OF CREW MEMBERS
For those of you that are friends, family or relatives of crew members we have a
USS BENNINGTON ASSOCIATION AUXILIARY
with a very LARGE membership of
CV 20 (WWII), CVA 20 (1952-1959), and CVS 20 (1959-1969) crew member relatives.
As auxiliary members you can join and participate in the annual
reunions that we have around the country.
You can meet and share time and stories with other relatives of crew members.
You can find more information at the Auxiliary website:
USS BENNINGTON ASSOCIATION AUXILIARY aux.uss-bennington.org
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We have annual reunions, usually in September, although we have had them in July and August.
Our reunions usually last 4 or 5 days, and we average about 300 guys and their wives and/or guests.
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The 2017 reunion will be held in Chicago, IL., Great Lakes Boot Camp area.
Dates: Wednesday September 13, 2017 to Sunday September 17, 2017
The Hotel will be the Hyatt Deerfield, Illinois.
Room rate of $89/night includes full breakfast every day.
Call 847-945-3400 and be sure to mention USS Bennington
to get the special rate, (otherwise you'll pay $more/night.)
Click this link to go to their website:
More Information will be posted as soon as it is made available
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OTHER MINI BENNINGTON AND BENNINGTON RELATED REUNIONS
PAST REUNIONS:
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- 1989 - Pittsburgh, PA.
- 1990 - Norfolk, VA.
- 1991 - May, Seattle, WA. (visit to the USS Bennington, in mothballs)
- August, St. Louis, MO.
- 1992 - Santa Rosa, CA.
- 1993 - Denver, CO. also,
- August, Bennington, VT. For Dedication of Bennington Ship Bell
- 1994 - Charleston, SC (50th anniversary of Commissioning)
- 1995 - Bennington, Vermont
- 1996 - Corpus Christi, TX.
- 1997 - Pensacola, FL.
- 1998 - Cleveland, OH.
- 1999 - Phoenix, AZ.
- PHOENIX REUNION - 1999
- 2000 - Nashville, TN. Hosted by William Henry (Biff) Scarborough
- FACES AT NASHVILLE REUNION - 2000
- COPELAND VISITS NASHVILLE
- 2001 - Albuquerque, NM.
- ALBUQUERQUE REUNION - 2001
- 2002 - San Diego, CA.
- FOLKS AT SAN DIEGO REUNION 2002
- 2003 - Baton Rouge, LA.
- LETTER FROM CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
- 2004 - Niagara Falls, NY.
- 2005 - Sacramento, CA.
- 2006 - Asheville, NC.
- 2007 - Newport, RI.
- 2008 - Tucson, AZ.
- 2009 - Reno, NV.
- 2010 - Bennington, VT./Albany, NY.
- Memorial Service & parade taken by Ginny Whittaker
- Reunion Photos Provided by Allen S Becker
- Reunion Photos Provided by Bob Hadley
- 2011 - San Antonio, TX.
- Reunion Photos Provided by Bob Hadley
- 2012 - St. Louis, MO.
- 2013 - Long Beach, CA.
- Reunion Photos Provided by Bob Hadley
- 2014 - Gatlinburg, TN.
- 2015 - Pensacola, FL.
- 2016 - Omaha, NE.
- 2017 - Chicago, IL.
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