the USS
Charles S. Sperry DD697
USS CONWAY
DD/DDE-507
2025 JOINT Reunion
April 27 – May 1, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 28,
2025!!!!!!!!
Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Riverfront
668 West 5th Street
Covington, KY 41011 9922
Phone: 1-859-777-0008
This will
be a JOINT reunion with the USS Conway in 2025.
At the 2024
SPERRY Reunion in Asheville, NC, the USS Charles S. Sperry members, in
consultation with the USS Conway members, voted to go to Covington, KY for our
2025 Joint Reunion. Sperry president, Tom Brinkman, and family will host the
reunion.
Room
Rate for King/2 Queens is $139.00 + taxes per night. Group rates are good for 3
days prior and 3 days after the reunion. Free WIFI - 100% Smoke Free Hotel -
Free Full Breakfast - Vending Machines - Heated Indoor Pool - Fitness Center -
Lounge/Bar - Free Parking - No Pets Allowed - Valet Cleaning Service - Fax/Copy
Machine - Laundry - Business Center - Featuring “Eighteen” the Rooftop up-scale
revolving steakhouse Restaurant.
Call
859-777-0008 to make your reservation directly
with hotel staff. Group number CI59E7 OR you can
use the following website link to make your reservations online (if there is a
problem with the link, just use the provided phone number to call) The rate is
good for three days prior to and three days after the reunion ends, www.choicehotels.com/groups
Scroll down to “Start Planning Your Event”. Type in six-digit code, hit enter,
fill in your arrival and departure dates, then follow steps to completion.
GROUP EVENTS
For any early
arrivers, we have a group tour planned at the New Riff Distillery in
Newport, KY at 4pm on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The tour lasts for about 1 hr. and costs
$22/person. Join our up-close immersion into the Kentucky Bourbon Experience.
This distillery is one of the main stops on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. www.newriffdistilling.com
Our
Welcome Party BBQ is scheduled for Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 6pm. I hope everyone arrives in time to join us
for hamburgers, hot dogs and brats. Let the fun begin!
Monday, April 28, 2025 is
our trip to the National Museum of the US Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air
Force base near Dayton, OH via motor coach.
This is the world’s largest military aviation museum. The museum has more than 19 acres of indoor
exhibit space housing more than 350 aerospace vehicles and missiles and
thousands of artifacts. The vast
collection highlights the evolution of flight and the history and establishment
of the US Air Force as an independent service.
The tour breaks for lunch at an onsite café where food will be available
for purchase. Please visit www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/ to see prohibited items and other information.
Continuing
the fun into Monday night, join your shipmates at a Cincinnati Reds baseball
game vs the St. Louis Cardinals at the Great American Ball Park. The group rate for 15+ seats is $31 and is on
the first base side.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
will be another fun day with an Ohio River Lunch boat cruise on the “River
Queen”. Tickets are $40 for guests over
60 years old and $43 for guests under 60 years old. A buffet lunch is served with entertainment
provided by Banjo Bob. The ride is 2 hrs. long. Sounds like fun!!
After
the general meeting on the morning of Wednesday, April
30, 2025, we will head out to Kellie’s Homestead Restaurant for a
private buffet lunch on our way to tour Patriot’s Landing in Williamstown, KY.
Their mission is to honor all those who have served through programs that focus
on helping veterans heal. It provides on-the-job skills training for veterans
who need it the most. They center on sharing the veteran’s stories and the
healing power of faith to help inspire others in need. The tour fee has been
waived by the Founder for our group. However, the sale
of veteran-crafted products is what keeps their doors open and the
lights on for the veterans. Their retail
store will be open with these items available for us to purchase. They are the official supplier of flag cases
to Arlington National Cemetery. Please check out www.PatriotsLanding.org for more interesting info about their
facility.
Please
remember to bring items to donate for our Silent
Auction. We have lots of fun
things planned for Tuesday Night’s Fun and Games.
We hope
that you will join us for a great time. As noted above, wheelchairs CAN be
available at no cost for use during the reunion, being
supplied by United Christian Volunteer Elsmere, KY, and there is a place
on the registration form for requests of wheelchairs to be made.
If
you have trouble making a reservation, please email Gary at the link at the
bottom.
We do not have a large room block and this hotel regularly books up
in advance, so BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW!
If necessary, you have 24 hours before check in to cancel the reservation, but
if you wait, you may not get a room. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER ASAP, BUT BEFORE THE
MARCH 28, 2025 REGISTRATION DEADLINE.
Check
out the Explore the Cincinnati/Covington area web site HERE for local attractions and other information.
The Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Riverfront is just a short distance from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). There is NO complementary hotel shuttle. Taxis, car rentals, and ride-share options like Uber/Lyft are available from the airport. A good website to investigate transportation options and phone numbers for transportation from the airport is: https://www.cvgairport.com/terminal-information/ground-transportation/
AN UPDATE on
the Veterans Restoration Quarters (VRQ) in Asheville,
NC, post hurricane Helen, from Brandon Wilson, Chief Operating Officer,
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM): HERE
2025
REUNION REGISTRATION FORM IS AVAILABLE HERE TO
PRINT OUT.
2025
REUNION DAILY SCHEDULE IS AVAILABLE HERE
TO PRINT OUT
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RADISSON HOTEL CINCINNATI RIVERFRONT
HOTEL WITH Google Maps HERE
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HOTEL WITH BING MAPS HERE
We
hope that you will join us in Covington, KY for 2025.
ALSO:
IF YOU HAVE CRUISE BOOKS OR
PICTURES OF
YOUR TIME ABOARD THE SPERRY THAT YOU WOULD ALLOW US TO POST ON THE WEBSITE FOR
OTHERS TO ENJOY, BE SURE TO BRING THEM ALONG OR CONTACT THE WEBMASTER HERE TO
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO GET THEM FROM YOU.
For ALL OTHER inquiries about the 2025 reunion schedule
or other information, Please email:
Gary
Chesser
Email:
HERE