Sunday
Evening, FEB 11, Welcome Aboard "get
together"
Monday
Afternoon, FEB 12, Business
Meeting was held at 1:00 PM.
Minutes of meeting is
below.Monday
Night, Feb 12
Thanks to Larry Blay
we attended a
performance
by
Larry
G. JONES, "The Man of a 1001 Voices" .
Larry
is originally
from
Opelika, AL , neighbor city of Auburn, AL,
home of
the Auburn
University "War Eagles".
Tuesday Evening, FEB 13,
"Banquet -
Dinner
& Reception."
Speaker
was Lawrence 'Jim' Jefferis, (pronounced ...
Jefferies)Capt.
USN RET
Brief Bio
...........
.Captain
Jefferis enlisted in June 1958. Received commission in 1955
under the Integration Program.
Numerous Shipboard duties as
well as Commander Coastal Squadron One (Swiftboats) during Viet Nam.
Awards ....
Meritorious
Service Medal, Navy Air Medal, Bronze Star with Combat 'V' (3 awards),
Navy Commendation with Combat 'V' (3 awards), Purple Heart,
Combat
Action Ribbon, Navy Good Conduct (2 awards),
and Vietnamese
Honor Medal
First Class.
Retired
1979. Graduate Law School in 1987 and practiced Maritime Law
before moving to Vegas.
Served 6
years as President of Las Vegas Council, Navy League and is a member of
the Fleet Reserve Association,
Military Officers
Association, Tin Can
Sailors, Destroyer Escort Sailors Association,
the
Swift Boat Sailors
Association and the American Legion.
Semi-retired
today, working as a consultant in matters of workers compensation law.
Reunion
Headquarters: Hotel and Meetings
Plaza
Las Vegas Hotel and Casino