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The Grant Alumni Association is looking for individuals to step up into the Reunion Coordinator role (see letter below). If anyone has any interest in this position, please feel free to contact Ed Farris at: president@ussgrant.com or (770) 345-0505


The USS ULYSSES S. GRANT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION is a fraternal organization of United States Navy Submariners who served aboard the nuclear powered fleet ballistic missile submarine USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN 631).  The USS Ulysses S. Grant Alumni Association is the formal continuation of the USS Grant Forum established by Michael Arterburn.  The primary purpose of the Association is to encourage and support the ongoing communication and friendship among its members.  The Association will maintain a sailing list and contact information of all shipmates, periodically issue newsletters and special bulletins and organize and host formal reunions for the benefit and camaraderie of its membership.

Grant Reunion News Update

2019 GRANT 'LAND' / 'CRUISE' REUNION IN

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

The USS U.S. Grant Alumni Association has always conducted two-part reunions. Part ONE is a 4-night three-day ‘LAND’ reunion. Part TWO is a ‘CRUISE’ reunion which immediately follows part ONE. Shipmates can attend either of the two parts - or both. At the last reunion there were 178 people at the ‘LAND’ reunion (Part ONE) and 106 people attended the ‘CRUISE’ reunion (Part TWO).

Part One: The 'Land' Reunion
[1630 Tuesday, 9/24/2019 through 1200 Saturday, 9/28/2019]

2019 USS GRANT ’LAND’ REUNION HOTEL RESERVATIONS

The all-suites hotel (Springhill Suites by Marriott Orlando International Airport) in Orlando is now taking reservations for the 2019 USS Grant Alumni Association ‘LAND’ reunion to begin at 1630 on September 24, 2019, and end at 1200 on September 28, 2019

Part Two: The 'Cruise' Reunion
[1600 Saturday, 9/28/2019 through 0800 Saturday, 10/5/2019]
Ship:  Carnival Breeze
Itinerary:  Exotic Eastern Caribbean

The Carnival Breeze will make stops at Amber Cove, Dominican Republic; St. Thomas, USVI; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Grand Turk before returning to Port Canaveral at about 0800 on Saturday, 10/5/2019. A chartered bus will return the shipmates/guests to the Orlando airport or hotel. 



Memo from the Association President:

 Shipmates: After being the Reunion Committee Chairman for six successful reunions, our current Chairman has given us notice that the Orlando reunion will be his last in that position. The Reunion Committee Chairman is a voting member of the Association Board and also selects the other Reunion Committee members. About 80% of the Reunion Committee effort is usually required for the ‘Land’ Reunion and the other 20% is required for the ‘Cruise’ Reunion. WE NEED A REPLACEMENT NOW.

‘NOW’ because the ‘new’ person will immediately become a member of the Reunion Committee and will be able to ‘bird-dog’ the current Chairman during the scheduling and conduct of the 2019 reunion. For the ‘new’ person this will be excellent on-the-job training. This person will receive a detailed look at all the behind-the-scenes activities required to conduct a successful reunion.

You will not be going into this position cold, as sequential detailed procedures have been written for planning, negotiating, contracting, scheduling and conducting our reunions. There are written Association procedures which cover 1) Location (City) Selection; 2) Hotel Selection; 3) ‘Land’ Reunion Procedures and 4) ‘Cruise’ Reunion Procedures. These procedures have been used in previous reunions and will be used for the 2021 reunion. The current Chairman will be assisting the prospective Chairman during every step in the process of planning, negotiating, contracting, scheduling and conducting the 2021 reunion. And, more importantly, the four other experienced members of the Reunion Committee will also be there to help. Conducting a reunion is a TEAM effort – and the current TEAM has excelled in producing successful reunions!

The current Chairman’s wife, Ruth, will be one of the Reunion Committee members who will continue her work for the 2021 reunion. Ruth provides all the reunion information updates to shipmates, provides individual assistance, controls and updates the reunion pins and prepares the ‘Welcome Aboard’ packages that all the shipmates receive during reunion registration. She also maintains all the records of previous reunions. Ruth and Phyllis, another member of the Reunion Committee, have controlled the reunion registration process at the last four reunions. Also, the other Association Board members are available for help during the actual reunion.

The Location (City) Selection process for the 2021 reunion will be completed by the end of this year. The Hotel Selection process must be completed before the 2019 reunion begins. The planning and scheduling of the 2021 ‘Land’ Reunion activities will begin in early 2020.

The actual planning of the ‘Land’ Reunion will include selection of Grant group activities, arranging required transportation, scheduling the daily activities, scheduling the ‘Grant Remembrance Ceremony’, scheduling the ‘USS Grant Dinner’ and determining the initial and daily ‘refreshment’ requirements in the hospitality room. After all the planning and scheduling, a detailed ‘Plan-of-the-Day’ (POD) will be written and published on the Grant website. ALL of these steps are listed, in detail, in the appropriate Association Reunion Procedures, which will be available to shipmates interested in becoming the next Reunion Committee Chairman.

I am aware this appears to be a large task --- because it is! The current Reunion Committee members will all tell you there is a great feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment when you see and hear 100+ people once again enjoying the sea stories and the unique brotherhood that exists only between those who have earned their dolphins. If you are ready for a satisfying task every two years, please consider being the Association’s Reunion Committee Chairman.

If you have an interest or would like more information, please contact me at either [jefarris@comcast.net] or at 770-345-0505. If I don’t answer the phone, please leave a message so I can get back to you.

J. E. (Ed) Farris (Blue ‘89-‘92), President, USS U.S. Grant Alumni Association



GRANT REUNION NEWS UPDATE

2019 GRANT 'LAND' / 'CRUISE' REUNION IN

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

The USS U.S. Grant Alumni Association has always conducted two-part reunions. Part ONE is a 4-night three-day ‘LAND’ reunion. Part TWO is a ‘CRUISE’ reunion which immediately follows part ONE. Shipmates can attend either of the two parts - or both. At the last reunion there were 178 people at the ‘LAND’ reunion (Part ONE) and 106 people attended the ‘CRUISE’ reunion (Part TWO).

Part One: The 'Land' Reunion

[1630 Tuesday, 9/24/2019 through 1200 Saturday, 9/28/2019]

The hotel has been contracted for the 2019 USS U.S. Grant ‘LAND’ reunion. The 130 unit non-smoking all-suites hotel rate is $109 (plus tax) which includes a daily breakfast for two, 24/7 airport shuttle every day, WIFI throughout the hotel, complimentary guest parking, parking for cruisers for $6 per day and off-site RV parking for a fee.

Each suite will also include a sofa bed, in-room coffee/tea service, mini-fridge, microwave, room safe, hair dryer and iron/ironing board. The hotel also has a beauty shop, valet dry cleaning, on-site laundry, daily newspapers in the lobby and offers local restaurant dinner delivery. There are about eight restaurants within two blocks of the hotel.

Part Two: The 'Cruise' Reunion

[1600 Saturday, 9/28/2019 through 0800 Saturday, 10/5/2019]

The seven-day ‘CRUISE” reunion will begin four hours after the ‘LAND’ reunion closes. A 45-minute charter bus ride will be required to get shipmates/guests to and from the cruise terminal at Port Canaveral. Or, shipmates/guests who drove to Orlando can drive to Port Canaveral and park at the cruise terminal for a fee.

The cruise ship will make stops at Grand Turk, St. Thomas, Amber Cove and San Juan, PR, before returning to Port Canaveral at about 0800 on Saturday, 10/5/2019. A chartered bus will return the shipmates/guests to the Orlando airport or hotel..

USE THESE DATES TO BEGIN PLANNING YOUR 2019 REUNION/VACATION NOW.
CONTACT OTHER SHIPMATES AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO BE THERE WITH YOU TOO.
PLAN TO ATTEND EITHER PART OF THE REUNION OR BOTH.



SHIPMATES!

Your USS Ulysses S. Grant SSBN631 ‘Historians’ need your help.

The newly-appointed ‘Historians’ plan to write the ‘highlights’ of the history of the USS Ulysses S. Grant SSBN631 through archival information and stories from the shipmates. Current intentions are to have the ‘USS Ulysses S. Grant SSBN 631 History’ completed before the next reunion in October 2017 in New Orleans.

We will be contacting shipmates for information about her construction, her operations between overhauls, information on her overhauls and the de-commissioning crew.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

If you can contribute any information or stories about her operations, overhauls or decom please contact Larry Jordan (Gold/66-69) or Michael McHugh (Blue/87-90) for a telephone interview or --- send your information to either of them.

LARRY:  940-569-8145 lej_ss@sbcglobal.net     MIKE:  510-612-0017 mchughjr10@yahoo.com

Memorable moments?   Memorable activities?  Yard stories? Equipment malfunctions?  Pranks? Achievements?  Memorable shipmates?  Inspections?  Missile/Torpedo Shots?

ALL of you have a wealth of information. Please share it with us --- and all the shipmates.



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