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

Find THE RADISSON HOTEL CINCINNATI RIVERFRONT  HOTEL WITH Google Maps HERE

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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