Greetings Fellow Cannon Kings!
Good News! The 6th Battalion 27th Artillery, Vietnam Veterans Reunion, is
booked for September 19 and
20, 2012 at the Flamingo Hotel & Casino Las Vegas.
Now it is time for you to do your part.
1. Make your travel plans now.
2. Reserve a room at the Flamingo Hotel.
3. Send in your registration fee. Please note: Refunds will be given only if
there are remaining funds after all expenses have been paid.
A. Drive, Fly or Walk to Las Vegas, Nevada. Get there any way you can!
B. After June 8, 2012 - Reserve a Room at the Flamingo Hotel & Casino at special rates. Use this number: 1-800-732-2111 to reserve your room. You must mention you are with the 6th Battalion 27th Artillery Vietnam Reunion Group. Our Group Number is SFARV2. You may also register online by going to this link: http://www.totalrewards.com/hotel-reservations?propCode=FLV&groupCode=SFARV2
Sorry about the $50.00 rooms - All rooms at the Flamingo have now been renovated and there are no longer any Standard Rooms.
FAB Deluxe newly renovated room is $60.00 + 12% tax per day
Deluxe Go Room is $75.00 + 12% tax per day
Please Note: The hotel is holding a limited number of each room choice for our event until August 1, 2012 and when they are booked this rate will no longer be honored. The hotel will honor this rate on three days (9/18 to 9/20/2012 – subject to availability) See Flamingo Hotel Rules below:
You must arrange your travel
to/from Las Vegas any way you want.
C. See attached form you need to print and mail to John Wavra along with your
Registration Fee.
We must receive your Registration Fee by August 1, 2012 in order for you to attend. (We must give the hotel dinner counts and pay them in advance by 8/1/2012. Please note, refunds will be given only if there are remaining funds after all expenses have been paid.)
Registration Fee: Vets - $170.00 and Spouses/Significant Others - $105.00.
Vet + Spouse/Guest = $275.00. We are pleased the Flamingo agreed to honor the
same rates they charged in 2010.
We must have your paid registration by August 1, 2012) to satisfy the hotel guarantee for the dinner in order to pay the Flamingo all Reunion Charges by August 1, 2012. If we do not receive registration fees for at least 40 attendees (Vets and/or Spouses) we may be forced to cancel the dinner and the entire reunion.
Here is what is included in the Registration Fee:
1. Your portion of the expense for the Reception/Hospitality Meeting Room and bartender charge and minimum beverage sales for Wednesday.
2. Dry snacks, dips, Two (2) drinks at the cash bar and coffee. The hotel will not allow us to bring in our own food or beverage.
3. Dinner – tax and gratuity and share of banquet room expenses. Wine with the meal as well as Coffee and Tea are included. Other beverages are not.
Because of the size of our group we could only go with one menu option served to
all. The Menu tentatively will be:
Green Salad
8 oz. Center Cut Filet Mignon
Chef’s Selection of Potato, Seasonal Vegetables
Desert (Yet to be decided)
(Please advise us if you require a vegetarian meal and we will work with the hotel to provide such)
(Note: If any money is left after all expenses are paid we will refund
proportionally everyone who paid
the registration fee and could not attend. If funds remain we will advise you of the amount and then bank
it for the next reunion. None of us wants to get stuck picking up any extra charges so if expenses run
higher then estimated we will ask for your contributions in that event to make up the remaining charges. Because we are required to make down payments to the hotel to secure our agreement we ask you to register as soon as possible).
Looking forward to seeing you at the reunion!
The Reunion Committee
6/27th Artillery, Vietnam Reunion Agenda
Flamingo Hotel & Casino
3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 733-3111
Tentative Reunion Agenda
Guys, as with the 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010 Reunions this is an informal gathering. We have no plans for boring meetings, long-winded-speeches, corny events or any entertainment. This Reunion is simply an opportunity to get together, meet new and old friends, remember Vietnam and our time with the 6/27th Artillery and hopefully have a good time. With that said, we again tried to keep it simple:
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 12:00 Noon to 11:00 p.m.
Registration and Hospitality Meeting - Gather in the 6/27th Artillery Hospitality/Reception Meeting Room at (To Be Announced). Check at the desk to be sure a change of rooms has not occurred. We will provide dry snacks and dips and your first two drinks at the cash bar (3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) – coffee. (Cost is included in your Registration Fee). Feel free to stop in anytime during this time period and stay as long as you like. Lunch and Dinner this day are not planned so you are on your own, but we encourage you to spend the afternoon and evening in the Hospitality Meeting Room.
Thursday, September 20, 2012 - Dinner – 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Dinner will be in the Flamingo Hotel (To Be Announced) Banquet Room – check at the desk to confirm no change has been made. (All costs – food & wine/sparkling cider, excluding alcoholic/other drinks are included in your registration) After dinner we plan around-the-room self-introductions. Later everyone will have an opportunity to say a few words, tell a story, relate a memory or whatever, if they choose and time permits. No planned speakers or formal program other than your hosts welcome and a remembrance of fallen comrades. We will take a group photo near end of dinner. You are on your own for breakfast (see above) and lunch this day. Spend time with a fellow vet(s), take in some sun around the hotel pool, and visit other hotel/casinos or Las Vegas attractions.
6/27th Artillery, Vietnam 2012 Reunion Registration Form
Flamingo Hotel & Casino
3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 733-3111
September 19 & 20, 2012
Print this form, complete it and mail to arrive before August 1, 2012, with your registration fee to:
John Wavra
16761 “Y” Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68135
Your Name ______________________________________
Spouse/SA Name (If Attending) _______________________
Your Address __________________City_________________ State___ Zip_________
Your Phone Number__________________________
Your email address___________________________
Your dates in Vietnam_________________________
Your 6/27TH Vietnam Battery Was:_______________________
REGISTRATION FEE:
_______Myself - $170.00
_______Spouse - $105.00 (Total registration fee for you and your spouse/guest is $275.00)
TOTAL $_____________
Please make your check payable to John Wavra and send with this completed form to arrive by August 1, 2012. Please note, refunds will be given only if there are remaining funds after all expenses have been paid.
Mail to: John Wavra
16761 “Y” Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68135
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Flamingo Hotel Rules:
ADDITIONAL PERSON
Additional persons will be charged at a rate of $30.00 per person, per night, with a maximum of four
persons per guestroom.
GUESTROOM POLICY
Hotel must approve any modifications to the guestrooms, corridors or any location in the hotel towers,
including, but not limited to: removal of furniture, fixtures, artwork, etc.; adding tables or chairs, signage,
using guestrooms as meeting rooms or exhibit rooms.
No outside vendors are allowed to work in the hotel towers or guestrooms without
prior approval from Hotel.
EARLY DEPARTURES
In the event a guest who has reserved a guestroom within your block checks out prior to the reserved
check-out date, Hotel will add an early check-out fee of $50.00 plus tax to that individual’s
account. Guests wishing to avoid an early check-out fee should advise Hotel at or before check-in of
any change in planned length of stay. Hotel will inform members of Group of this potential charge at
check-in, and request that Group also informs attendees of this obligation.
RESERVATION METHOD
Group attendees will be making reservations directly with the Hotel.
You may call the Hotel at 1-800-732-2111 on or before August 1, 2012. Individuals must identify themselves as part of the 6th Battalion 27th
Artillery Reunion to receive the special group rate. All reservations must be guaranteed with a deposit for
the first night’s guestroom and room tax charge. If reservation is guaranteed to a credit card, a first night’s
guestroom and tax charge, per guestroom, will be billed immediately to the cardholder’s account.
Hotel allows individual attendees the right to cancel their guestroom reservations without penalty up to
seventy-two (72) hours prior to the attendees’ scheduled arrival date. Hotel shall charge the individual
attendee or bill Group’s Master Account one (1) night’s guaranteed guestroom rate plus tax for
cancellation within seventy-two (72) hours of the scheduled arrival date or failure of the individual to
check-in on the scheduled arrival date. Any remaining nights of a “no-show” reservation will be canceled.
It is policy to require a credit card or cash deposit for incidental charges.
Hotel accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or Diners Club.
Check-in time is 4:00 PM and check-out time is 11:00 AM. Any departures after 11:00 AM are subject to
the full day charge.
Each guestroom must have at least one registered guest 21 years of age or older.
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