1998 Reunion in New Orleans

The Marine Band that played at the 1998 banquet

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Music segment by Louis Armstrong©

Images on this page courtesy of Charles Richardson at: The 1998 Swift Boat Reunion

A highlight of the 1998 reunion was a demonstration of a simulated river enagement

 

Restored PBR

 

Simulated Troop Insertion

 

Providing covering fire for the insertion

 

A simulated near miss by a rocket grenade

 

Riverboat Cruise and Dinner

 

 

 

Ralph and Sheri Singleton

 

Jack and Mary Shamely

A Reception Hour and a Banquet was held on Saturday evening

 

Charles Richardson with
Admiral Elmo Zumwalt and wife Mousa

 

Captain Keim Do and his wife Thom
Keim was Chief of Staff of the VNN

 

Admiral Zumwalt and Joe Ponder

 

The Admiral is a legend to Swift sailors

 

Color Guard Opens the Banquet Festivities

 

Banquet attendees enjoying dinner

 

Bobby Don Carver's Bronze Star
Received by his son 30+ years later

 

Table set for all of the missing
Swift Boat sailors still on patrol

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