Our reunion will be held at the beautiful Radisson Inn Colorado Springs North, located near the Air Force Academy, at Academy Blvd. and I-25. The address is 8110 North Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80920. For toll free reservations, call 1-800-333-3333. Their website is: www.radisson.com/coloradospringsco_north. Please contact them for you reservations as soon as possible. We only committed for 70 rooms, so first come first serve! Be sure to mention that you're with the Steel Tiger 1/77th Armor Assn to get the special rate. Reservations made after June 24, 2003 will not get the lower rate.

The price for the hotel is $89/room. The price includes free use of the swimming pool, Bally's Fitness Center and Goldy's Gym. The price also includes a free breakfast buffet each day from 6:30-9:00 AM. The hotel is located near a major shopping mall, which has many dining establishments to suit all prices and tastes. The hotel also has a very nice restaurant that has good food at moderate prices. The lower rates are good from July 21st through July 29th, for any of you who might like to have a longer stay.

For those of you who will be arriving by air, the hotel provides free shuttle to and from the airport. Because of airport security, you will need to call the hotel and request transportation prior to picking up your luggage. This allows the hotel time to send the shuttle and meet you in a reasonable time…30-45 minutes from time of call.

There are many places of interest to see in the area, including Pike's Peak, Royal Gorge, The Air Force Academy, and Cripple Creek. You might want to give the Convention and Visitor's Bureau a call for more information. There toll free number is 877-745-3773 or you can visit them on the web at: www.coloradosprings-travel.com.

Included in this newsletter is a listing of our planned activities. You will notice that you have the opportunity to pick which of them you want to participate in. We hope that you can participate in all of them! The only required payment is the registration fee. That fee includes administrative costs for putting on the reunion, a sit-down dinner at our banquet, afternoon hors d'oeuvres, and a commemorative gift for each veteran. Please fill out the registration form and return it to our treasurer, whose address is noted on the form. We would appreciate having your registration forms in by Feb 15, 2003, which will help in planning…reservations and transportation for the various activities. If for some reason you need to cancel prior to the event, your money will certainly be refunded. If we have fewer than 20 people signed up for any activity, it will be cancelled and money refunded. For both the NORAD and Ft. Carson activities you will need to have a picture ID of some sort…military ID, drivers license or passport. When registering for the NORAD event, please include your full legal name on the form; they will be conducting a security check!

Sunday's activity will include a special non-denominational worship and remembrance service followed by our business meeting. Please allow time to attend both of these important events.