! Remember the Alamo and the Duong Keo River ! Texas Swift Boat Sailors meet for their first Mini-reunion

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Jeanie Hanes and Warren Jenny Offered a good ole Texas howdee y'all to every Swift Boat couple attending the mini-reunion God Bless both of you

On the weekend following the Presidential election of 2004, Warren Jenny and Jeanie Hanes hosted the inaugural Texas Swift Boat mini-reunion in Austin Texas. Although original expectations were for sailors in just the regional area, attendees came not only from all parts of Texas but also from California, Kansas, North Carolina, Louisianna and Oklahoma. As swiftmates began to roll in on late Friday before the actual get together on Saturday, they all convened at a near by Tex-Mex resturant not far from the pre-arranged reunion hotel: Matt's El Rancho with excellent traditional Texas fare, enjoyable surroundings and plenty of liquid refeshment to assist all to get in the mood for a real old fashioned "yee haw" Texas and Swift Boat confab and reunion.

Dan and Diane Aguilar

All the world's problems being resolved

Being in Longhorn football territory Terry indicates "! We are Numbah Wan !"

Way down on the end of the table Was Margarita Land JR Foster and Cheryl, Ray Lopez, David Clayton and Jeanie Hanes

At a reasonable hour on Saturday morning (10 AM), Swiftys converged on the close by Mckinney State Park Dining Room to hold the reunion. Several other Swift Boat sailors from Houston and San Antonio also drove up that morning to join the convocation. The dining room is actually a screened in rustic meeting room with kitchen provisions for preparing food. This suited both the moderate Texas November weather and also Jeanies' arrangement of a par excellant Texas bar-b-que with all the fixins. It did not take long for the attendees to really start to enjoy each other's company with emotional meetings of old crewmates, long talks with SBSA friends made only via email contact and greetings for well known shipmates from those times so long ago. The activities continued at a steady pace, orchestrated by Warren and Jeanie, until late in the afternoon. By six o'clock everyone was "just plumb tuckered out" and left the state park with fond memories that will last until at least the next Texas mini-reunion

Back Row: Rey Lopez, Troy Jenkins, Warren Jenny, Richard Craig, Curtis Rose, Harvey Farha, J. R. Foster, Charlie Janner, Jack Chenowith Front Row: Burke Salsi, Robert "Guppy" Guptill, Steve Renfro, Dan Aguilar, Bean Herrera, Barry Bogart, Toi Dang, Van Odell, Dave Clayton Missing due to having to leave early: Terry Boone, Andy Horne and John Miller.

Back Row: Jeanie Haynes, Jill Jenkins, Carole Craig, Judy Janner, Cheryl Dusty, Lynn Salsi Front Row: Deborah Guptill, Linda Farha, Diane Aguilar, Luz Analida, Sheila Odell Missing from the picture: Linda Chenowith, Sylvia Horne, Kim Miller

What runions are all about Swift crewmates Charlie Janner and Ray Lopez Reunite after 30+ years

David Clayton and Steve Renfro Steve came down from Kansas with Barry Bogart

Terry Boone, David Clayton, Ray Lopez, Toi Dang Enjoy the weather outside the dining hall

Troy Jenkins and his wife Jill Explain to Warren and Barry what Navy spooks do

Charles Rose Came over from western Louisianna

Van Odell

Kim and Jim Miller

Toi Dang and Burke Salsi Toi traveled all the way from California Burke from North Carolina

The chowline was well attended

As was the opening of a Bourbon bottle To toast our fallen shipmates

Y'all come back y'hear! See Ya in Galveston in 2006

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