Mardi Gras

Our hotel - The Westin

New Orleans - skyline, business district

Early arrivals - Evie & Alan Dunbar, Dondino Melchiorre, Pat Waters

Early arrivals at dinner Wednesday -
Pat & Martha Waters, Warren Jones, Evie & Alan Dunbar, Dondino Melchiorre, Kay Cruise

"Vicar" Alan Dunbar at the restaurant

Pat Waters welcoming reunion attendees

Chaplain Smith opening the reunion festivities with prayer.

Color Guard preparing to present the colors

Opening flag ceremony with color guard

Dondino Melchiorre singing the national anthem with color guard in place

Martha Waters addressing reunion attendees prior to reunion activities

WWII Museum main building

WWII Museum main building

WWII Museum main building

Pat and Martha at the Campaign of Courage Building/Road to Berlin exhibit featuring Pat’s father, Kriegy John Waters

One of the exhibits at the Campaign of Courage Building/Road to Berlin - our own Kriegy John Waters, Pat Waters’ father

The late Kriegy Abe Baum featured at the Campaign of Courage Building/Road to Berlin exhibit

Wreath laid near the Museum on September 11. This wreath was laid outside the museum next to a 5-ton piece of steel from one of the twin towers.

Sign displayed next to a 5-ton piece of steel from one of the twin towers

Luncheon at the WWII Museum -
Littman Family, Donna and Dondino Melchiorre

Luncheon at the WWII Museum -
Michael Littman, Donna & Dondino Melchiorre, Evie & Alan Dunbar, Lynn Kanaya

Luncheon at the WWII Museum -
Alan Dunbar, Lynn & Jimmie Kanaya, Herm and Larry Littman

Luncheon at the WWII Museum -
Marletta Holcomb, Larry Copes, Chaplain Smith, Warren Jones

Luncheon at the WWII Museum -
Dennis Lennon, Susanna Connaughton, Bill Caldwell

Luncheon at the WWII Museum -
Dennis Lennon and Susanna Connaughton

Luncheon at the WWII Museum -
Thompson Family

Luncheon at the WWII Museum -
Doris Leigh and Maria Christmann

Luncheon at the WWII Museum -
Martha Waters keeping things under control

Luncheon at the WWII Museum -
Ellsworth Family and Martha Waters

Luncheon at the WWII Museum -
Bill Caldwell enjoying a relaxing moment

Sherman tank displayed in the US Freedom Pavilion/Boeing Center at the WWII Museum

B-17 Bomb Rack displayed at the US Freedom Pavilion/Boeing Center. The internal bomb racks of a B-17 were equipped with 42 bomb stations.

An M-3 half-track like the one used by Abe Baum during the “Raid” ordered by General George Patton. Displayed at the US Freedom Pavilion/Boeing Center

Combat Pigeon Loft - Carrier pigeons were used by nearly every army, both Axis and Allied, in every theater during WWII. Displayed at the US Freedom Pavillion/Boeing Center.

Some of the WWII aircraft displayed near the ceiling of the US Freedom Pavilion/Boeing Center at the WWII Museum

TBM Avenger - displayed at the US Freedom Pavilion/Boeing Center

Displayed at the US Freedom Pavilion/Boeing Center

F4U-4 Corsair - displayed at the US Freedom Pavilion/Boeing Center

Displayed at the US Freedom Pavilion/Boeing Center