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The Inaugural UR NROTC All Hands Reunion will be held on the UR campus October 8 - 11, 2015!  This reunion is open to anyone who ever participated in the UR NROTC program (not just for those celebrating a Class Reunion) and their guests.

If you have lost touch with your own classmates or those in a different class, this is your opportunity to re-connect.  If you ever wondered what your Battalion Commanding Officer did in the military, this may be the way to find out.  Former Battalion Company Officers who may be curious about the paths taken by their Platoon Leaders, might be able to re-discover them.

Over the past 10 years, I have had wonderful success bringing former midshipmen together.  In 2005, about half of the Commissioning Class of 1980, gathered for Meliora Weekend in Rochester.  It was a great event!  It was the first time back on campus for some.  It was the first time to see former classmates for many.  As good as it was, however, it was lacking.  We missed the friends we had made in our squads, platoons, companies and throughout the Battalion . . . friends in other classes.

In 2010, I organized a Cross Class Reunion of UR NROTCs that was held in Washington, D.C.  The main focus was on the Class of 1980 plus and minus three years but the span grew.  In the end, 75 former UR midshipmen gathered in DC.  There were representatives from the Classes of 1974 to 1983.  Although most lived within a 400 miles radius, several flew in from the west coast.  It was a fantastic reunion.  Many regretted their absence.

This year I am collaborating with the University of Rochester Alumni Office and the Commanding Officer of the NROTC Unit to present the first-ever UR NROTC All Hands Reunion.   Events will include:

Friday Events
Panel discussion featuring several former midshipmen
Informal Reception

Saturday Events
All Hands Reunion Dinner

Other events under consideration include Saturday Breakfast and a Saturday afternoon activity.

The University will be arranging for a block of rooms.  More details will be provided as they become available.

Volunteers are needed to:
              Identify, locate and contact all UR former midshipmen
              Plan events for Saturday
              Sit on the Panel Discussion

Contact me at urnrotc@gmail.com

I'm looking forward to seeing you there!
Sara