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 Look out Norfolk! Here we come! This will be the kickoff
reunion for the Concord Veterans Association. CVA members voted overwhelmingly to hold this first reunion in our
homeport for many years, Norfolk, Virginia. If you haven't been to Norfolk in a few years, you are in for a real treat!
Downtown Norfolk is a real gem. Venues such as the battleship Wisconsin, The Cousteau Museum are impressive. The
Virginia Beach area is unbelievable as the growth of the city has been tremendous. DamNeck, once an out of the way,
remote base is now a major training hub. Of course, NAS Oceana still reigns as a premiere Master Jet Base.
Since this will be our first get together, we'll be conducting some very important business related to the Association on
Saturday morning. We will formally review/adopt our Association By-Laws, elect officers for the next two years, and
most importantly, we will be sharing and reliving some great memories and times from our days serving onboard Concord.
We'll wrap up the reunion with a Saturday evening dinner banquet! (menu in brochure). The dinner banquet
will be a dress up (coat tie preferred for men & dress or slack suit for the ladies). The reunion registration
fee will cover the cost of the dinner banquet and our planners fee. The registration fee will be $50/person. This is the only
required fee to attend reunion (other than being a CVA member). Update: 02/26/10 - OK
SHIPMATES, WE'RE UNDERWAY NOW! REUNION REGISTRATION BROCHURE/REGISTRATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! IT'S
TIME TO OPEN, PRINT, AND MAIL IN YOUR REUNION RESERVATION FORM NOW! MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATIONS NOW!
AVAILABLE TOUR OPTIONS ARE IN BROCHURE. The Reunion brochure
and the Reunion Registration form are separate files. Open the brochure to read/print if you like and open and print
the registration form as this form must be mailed in with your registration fee. Address is on the form. See the
special Reunion Brochure/Registration Form section below. The official reunion dates are 22-25 July
but we do have a tour option for those getting there early. An all day "Early Bird" tour of the area is available
on Wednesday July 21st. There are two hotels: Lake Wright Quality Suites and Sleep Inn in Norfolk. The hotels are on the same
property and they share the common area and lobby so you can choose which hotel you prefer. There are two rates;
The Quality Inn is $129/night and the Sleep Inn will be $109/night (plus taxes). The rates are good 5 days before and 5 days after if your'e planning a longer stay in the area! The hotels also offer "free" airport shuttle service to/from nearby Norfolk International Airport! Some
of the highlights of these hotels include: Complimentary full
hot breakfast with either hotel (this will save you a bundle of money), Complimentary hospitality
room (here's where we'll socialize and relive some great Concord moments - We'll also have some snacks and beverages
(of all types) available! The hotels are linked below - YOU SHOULD
CALL NOW TO MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATIONS! Call the number below for either hotel - Don't forget to tell them you are
with the USS CONCORD reunion and tell them which hotel you'd like! If you would like to read about the
individual hotels, the links to each website is provided below!
CALL EITHER 1-800-228-5157 or 1-757-461-6251
TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS! CLICK HERE FOR SLEEP IN WEBSITE! CLICK HERE FOR QUALITY SUITES WEBSITE!  Reunion Brochure and Registration Form Section
  CLICK TO OPEN/VIEW/PRINT REUNION BROCHURE CLICK TO VIEW/PRINT REUNION REGISTRATION FORM We will receive weekly updates from the planners as to who has registered. We will start posting a listing on the site
in a couple of weeks! We're going to do something special for the first 10 shipmates who register! Here are some links that you may find interesting!
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