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STABLE ABLE 1-7 NEWSLETTER

APRIL 2004

We will be holding our 9th Annual Reunion in St. Petersburg, Florida the 3rd, 4th and 5th of October 2004. Check in time is 1500 (3:00 PM) on the 3rd and check out will be 1100 (11:00 AM) on the 6th. The hotel will be the Hampton Inn & Suites located in down town St. Pete at 80 Beach Drive, Telephone Number 727-892-9900. There isn't an 800 number for reserve-ations.

They are offering a Standard Room with a King or Double Bed for $104.00 plus tax per night. Also, a Standard Suite for $134.00 and a Balcony Suite for $144.00 per night plus tax. A rollaway bed will be available at $10.00 per night. There will be a $10.00 per day parking fee, which is subject to change. "Doc" is trying to get the Yacht Club to allow us to park for $5.00 per day. More on this in the next newsletter. The reunion rate will be honored two days before and after the reunion dates.

Cut off date of making reservations is 3 September and there will be a one-night charge if cancelled after this date.

Room rates will return to normal charge after 9 September. Individual call in is subject to a deposit request and when making your reservations please remember to state your are with A/1/7 Marine Corps Association Korea - 1950-53. Sales Manager is John Backe.

Hotel Amenities - "AM/FM Alarm Clock, Coffee Maker in Room, Hairdryers Available, Pool, Fitness Center and Spa." A Continental Breakfast is available daily.

Tampa International Airport serves the St. Petersburg area. Transportation to the hotel can be arranged by using the "Super Shuttle." Price per person one-way will be $13. - $19. and $26. - $33. round trip accommodation.

TOUR

The tour this year will be to Busch Gardens. More on this in the July Newsletter.

SOME HISTORY OF SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

In 1875, General John Williams came down from Detroit and bought 2,500 acres of land on Tampa Bay. He envisioned a grand city with graceful parks and broad streets, the trademark of today's St. Petersburg. The city's first hotel was named after his birthplace, Detroit. Thirteen years later, Peter Demens, a noble Russian aristocrat, brought the Orange Belt Railway to St. Petersburg. On June 8, 1888, the first train arrived, carrying empty freight cars and one passenger, a shoe salesman from Savannah.

Built one rail at a time, with unpaid laborers and creditors threatening to lynch Demens all the way, the railroad finally chugged to St. Petersburg. Demens named the city after his birthplace, St. Petersburg, Russia.

The year 1914 brought a first to St. Petersburg. The rich history of spring training and Florida's love affair with baseball began that year when the city's former mayor, Al Lang, convinced Branch Rickey to move his St. Louis Browns to the Sunshine City for spring training.

CHECK IT OUT!

Pg 1 - Reunion Information From My Desk
Pg 2 - Concurrent Receipts, True Story? Medals Not Awarded
Pg 3 - Five Most Dangerous Things in the Corps, A Marine's Story (Continued on page 4)
Pg 5 - Changes to Roster, Taps, New Member, History of Our Corps! And Com-memorative Coins
Pg 6 - Quotes About Marines!
Pg 7 - Registration Form 9th Reunion & A/1/7 Membership

MEMBERSHIP INFO: Refer to your mailing label - The year listed is the last time I received your dues payment. There are 20 that still haven't paid for year 2002 and 43 year 2003. Semper Fi! "Shifty"

Han Pon Haepyong Un Yongwon Han Haepoyong!
(Once a Marine Always a Marine!)