2025 Reunion

Hopefully you were able to join us for our reunion in Mobile, Alabama, in 2025.   It was a great time.  

We would love to have a larger contingent of the crew from across all years present at next year's 2026 reunion in Albuquerque, NM.  The projected dates will be in October, 2026.   

Registration and cost information will be sent to everyone on our email list.  If you are not receiving emails from us, contact our secretary@lpd7.org, to ensure you get updates.

Reunion Banquet, Auction and Raffle 

The Reunion Banquet Dinner, a time-honored tradition, it typically held each year.  The banquet was Wednesday evening.

We dined in the banquet room at the hotel.  The meal consisted of: 

• Garden Salad, Vegetable Medley, Dinner Roles, Rice Pilaf, and Chocolate Cake.

• Roast Beef

• Chicken Breast

• Drinks included coffee and Iced Tea.  

The USS Alabama is a retired battleship. She was the fourth and final member of the South Dakota class of fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1940s.  Home to a crew of 2,500 courageous Americans, this 45,000 ton war machine’s WWII adventure culminated with BB-60 leading the American Fleet into Tokyo Bay on September 5, 1945.  Nine Battle Stars for meritorious service were awarded the “Mighty A” during her brief three year tenure as the “Heroine of the Pacific”.  Find out more:  Brief history of USS Alabama.

The self-guided tour will include printed guides. Touring of the USS ALABAMA, USS DRUM and the Medal of Honor Aircraft Pavilion is included. While you are there, you can take a stroll of the grounds and visit the war memorials. Among them are the Fallen Heroes 9/11 Memorial dedicated in 2015 and a memorial to our nation’s military service dogs. There are impressive installations of tanks, guns and airplanes to explore too.

Lunch was served in the (temperature controlled) wardroom and consisted of BBQ Chicken, BBQ Beef Brisket, BBQ Baked Beans, Homemade Coleslaw, Cookies, and Brownies.  

Visit the USS Alabama, BB-60, homepage to find out more about this famous vessel.  You can even take a virtual tour of the ship.