BERLIN U.S. Military Veterans Association-Reunions

BUSMVA REUNIONS

This page is dedicated to a review of past reunions and a glimpse at plans for future reunions. Plus there are several photos from the 2004 Albuquerque reunion.

Berlin is our reunion destination every four years. We were there in 1998, 2002 and in 2006. The Steglitz International Hotel, which is convenient to downtown shopping and easy access to both the U-bahn and S-bahn stations, will be our host site every reunion. In 2002 we had a five-day add-on tour of Bavaria, which was enjoyed by 182 people. In 2006 we had a seven day add-on tour to Dresden, Prague, Vienna and Budapest. that was attended by 129 people.

The years between our Berlin reunions we host the reunions in the areas of eastern, western and central U.S. All of our reunions in the U.S. feature a “Dancing Bear Club”, which is a large room dedicated to providing a gathering place for our members and guests. The room is large enough to host 150 people seated at round tables. We have tables and bulletin boards for members to post photos, albums and other items of Berlin memorabilia. The opening night of our reunion is a plated dinner hosted by BUSMVA. The final night is a dinner/dance and is a function that members wear a coat and tie. Many of the members wear tux or their dress blues. The dance floor is normally occupied the entire evening. We normally have tour activities on three days of the reunion and the remainder of the time is spent in the Dancing Bear Club or activities of your own choosing. The important fact is that nobody is a stranger for very long. Being a former Berliner makes you a distinct member of a very special fraternity. People discover old comrades and make new friends.

The past four reunions in the U.S. have been: 2001 in Springfield, IL, 2003 in Columbia/Ft. Jackson, SC and 2004 in Albuquerque, NM, 2005 in Covington, KY. We have had approximately 300 at all the final dinner/dances. The daily tour activity is normally very well attended using an average of five busses daily.

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