Date: 12 May 2017
To: Alumni of Peshawar Air Station
RE: 6937th Communications Group / Peshawar Air Station Alumni Reunion
The 10th Reunion of the Peshawar Air Station Alumni Association is scheduled as follows:
Where:Omaha, Nebraska
Location:Embassy Suites Omaha Downtown Old Market
555 South 10th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Phone: 402-346-9000(Hotel direct line)
When:Check in:Thursday, 24 August 2017
Check out:Sunday, 27 August 2017
Room Rates:$134.00 King Bed Room
$134.00 Two Double Beds
(Plus applicable tax per night)
The room rate includes a made to order breakfast, parking, shuttle service & evening cocktail reception.
To reserve your room, you can contact the hotel directly or via a special webpage for our group setup by the hotel.
Our Group Name is Peshawar Air Station. The group rate is available at the following linkgroup.embassysuites.com/PeshawarAirStation.
The hotel has agreed to extend this rate for added nights before or after our scheduled dates as needed. Please advise us of your arrival and departure plans so we can possibly schedule additional activities, if needed. We have a block of rooms (for each of the three nights of our reunion) with a cut-off date for reservations of Friday 28 July 2017. After this date, the hotel cannot guarantee room availability. Please make your reservations as soon as possible, so more rooms can be allocated if needed. Any guest room cancellation within 24 hours of arrival will result in a one night’s room rate charge, plus applicable taxes for each reservation cancelled.
If you are flying and you are going to use the Hotel shuttle, the Hotel requests that you inform them of when your flight is scheduled to arrive so they can dispatch the shuttle.
Our Banquet will be held on Saturday evening, August 26. The fee is $50 per person. Other fees, such as round-trip transportation to Offutt AFB and/or other venues, will be collected at the reunion. All fees must be paid by 10 August 2017. PLEASE COMPLETE THE ATTACHED REGISTRATION FORM. MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO “Thomas Davis” and MAIL TO:
PAS Alumni Association c/o
Thomas Davis
2812 Kingman Dr.
Dayton, OH 45414-2826
Mobile: 937-470-3395
The following is the tentative schedule of events.
Day (Date) / PASAA Activity / CommentsThursday
24 August / 4:00 PM – Check-in begins
1:00 PM to 11:00 PM – Meet and greet, nametag pick-up, and gatherings of attendees in common area adjacent to hotel lobby, bar and outside pool.
Arrival day – no formal reunion function scheduled. / Free airport shuttle to and from the hotel. Free shuttle service also available to anywhere in a three mile radius of the hotel.
Friday
25 August / 9:00 AM – Check-in continues; nametag pick-up, and gatherings of attendees.
11:00 AM - Offutt AFB tour – Official Reunion Event. I hope we will have enough cars to transport everyone to base. If not, transportation will be provided. Cost will be determined once final headcount is known and will be collected at the reunion. If you do not have a DOD ID you need to fill out the form below. All of the fields will be required. We will have lunch at the Patriot Club on base. The lunch Buffet is $10.95. If you would likejust soup and salad bar the cost is $8.50. / Complimentary shuttle service within a 3-mile radius of the hotel. Top destinations include: Mid-Town Crossing, The Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Joslyn Art Museum, Lauritzen Gardens, Durham Museum, 3 Casinos just across the Missouri River from the Hotel and much more.
Experience all that the Old Market has to offer. With over 30 Local Restaurants, Bars, and Shops. The Hotel is located on the edge of The Heartland of America Park.
Boys Town and other attractions are outside the 3 mile radius of the Shuttle service.
Additional information about Omaha area attractions can be found at visitomaha.com.
Saturday
30 April / Tour of the SAC Museum at a time to be determined probably mid to late morning. Admission is $12 for adults, $11 for senior citizens and Active/Retired/Veteran Military. If there are 20 or more, a private guided tour is available for a cost of $50 for the whole group. I hope we have enough cars to transport everyone to the Museum, otherwise transportation will be provided. Cost to be determined. The Museum is 30 miles from the Hotel.
There are many other opportunities for sight seeing for the morning and most of the afternoon are free time for smaller gatherings or tours. (see comments on right)
Meet and greet and gatherings of attendees in common area adjacent to hotel lobby, bar and outside pool continues.
6:00 PM – Cocktail Reception (Cash bar) at Embassy Suites Omaha, casual dress.
7:00 PM – Banquet (buffet dinner) at hotel followed by guest speaker from Offutt AFB.
Sunday
01 May / GOOD-BYE Breakfast
CHECKOUT BY 11:00 AM
For the latest reunion details please visit the 6937th web site at: follow the link on the front page to “PAS Alumni Reunion 2017”.
If you are in contact with former 6937th Communications Group members or anyone who was ever assigned to Peshawar Air Station, please give them our contact information and send this information to them. Please bring along any PAS memorabilia you might want to share with others. Any questions about the reunion can be addressed to me – preferably via e-mail. Check the website or our Facebook group page for updates. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again.
Regards,
Tom Davis, Facilitator
Peshawar Air Station Alumni Association Reunion 2017 Registration FormNAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY: / STATE:
PAS TOUR DATES: / START (MM/YY): / END
(MM/YY)
UNIT OR DUTY SECTION:
ADDRESS:
NUMBER IN PARTY: / GUEST NAMES:
METHOD OF TRAVEL TO/FROM REUNION:
WILL YOU HAVE A VEHICLE DURING YOUR STAY: Y N
IF YES, WILL YOU DRIVE TO OFFUTT: Y N IF YES, HOW MANY ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS:
IF YES, WILL YOU DRIVE TO SAC MUSEUM: Y N IF YES, HOW MANY ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS:
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, WHAT LOCAL ATTRACTIONS (SEE ABOVE) ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SEEING:
PLEASE COMPLETE BELOW IF YOU INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFUTT AFB TOUR & DON’T HAVE DOD ID
Legal Name of Guest
(Last, First, MI) / Gender:
(M/F) / DOB:
(1962 Jan 11) / Driver’s License#
State Issued
(M19GO62BLU / MI) / United States
Citizen
(Yes / No)
COMMENTS, SPECIAL NEEDS, ETC.:
REUNION FEES: / FEE / FEE SENT
ADMIN. / MISC. FEE EACH ALUMNI: / $ 10.00
ADMIN. / MISC. GUEST FEE COUNT:_____ / $10.00 EACH
OFFUTT AFB TOUR COUNT:_____ / T.B.D. / COLLECTED AT REUNION
SAC MUSEUM TOUR COUNT:_____ / T.B.D / COLLECTED AT REUNION
BANQUET FEE: COUNT:_____ / $50.00 EACH
TOTAL CHECK AMOUNT:
MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO “Thomas Davis” AND MAIL TO:
PAS Alumni Association c/o
Tom Davis
2812 Kingman Dr.
Dayton, OH 45414-2826
PAS Membership Application should be mailed directly to Milt Fulghum along with applicable fees