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October, 28 2016 
Shipmates, This year's parade schedule will soon be over.  Our remaining events are 
November 5th     Charlotte, NC
November 6th    Charleston, SC 
November 11th  Columbia, SC

If you have never been in one of the parades we participate in, you should come and join us. It is an experience that you don't want to miss. After the Charlotte, NC parade we are driving straight to Charleston.  We will be celebrating at the Isle of Palms VFW Post 3137 "The Best Post on the Coast" on Saturday afternoon after we arrive and Sunday after the parade. Please join us for the parade and/or at the VFW for some camaraderie.
Salute to Veterans Parade
The annual Charlotte Salute to Veterans Day Parade officially ushers in Veterans Day.
The event showcases local, middle and high school bands, the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program units, active military units, antique cars and veteran organizations. In 2014  more than 2,000 participants gathered to honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces
Date/Time: 
November 05, 2016 / 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 1023 W Morehead St, Charlotte, NC

We will be staged at the Hal Marshall building, on Phifer Street between Tryon and College if you want to meet and ride with us.  If you want to watch the parade, our route will be from the staging area down Tryon ending at Stonewall.  To participate, please email me  rmolck@usswainwright.org.
Charleston Veterans Day Parade
The 2016 Annual Charleston Veteran's Day Parade will be held on Sunday, November 6, 2016.  The parade will kick off  at 2 P.M. with a C17 flyover.  We are in the second position with a total of forty entrants.  We will stage on Concord Street near Market Street (near the port).  The route will be west on Market Street, south on E. Bay and west on Broad Street, ending at Colonial Lake.  If you are in the area and want to participate please contact me at   rmolck@usswainwright.org .
Columbia, SC Veteran's Day Parade
Columbia, SC Veteran's Day Parade

Veterans from across the state will gather in downtown Columbia on Veterans Day, for the City of Columbia's annual Veterans Day Parade, one of the Southeast's largest Veterans Day parades. 

In keeping with Veterans Day tradition, the parade will commence at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month at the intersection of Sumter and Laurel streets and will travel southbound on Sumter Street ending at Pendleton Street near the State House.
 
This year's parade marshals are the Vietnam Veterans. 

The Veterans Day Parade is hosted by the City of Columbia and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina.

Our trailer will be in position forty three with a total of eighty entrants.  We will stage at the intersection of Laurel and Sumter Streets with the parade route continuing down Sumter Street and ending at Pendleton Street.

If you would like to participate please contact me at   rmolck@usswainwright.org
The marshaling information is attached at here:  Charlotte Marshaling Information
Trailer Donations
The USS Wainwright Veterans Association is a 501(c) 3 non-profit association of men who served aboard any of the three USS Wainwright ships. Our association exists to keep alive the memory of all vessels named Wainwright. With our mobile museum we educate the public about what our sailors have accomplished, and or completed while onboard any of the ship's named Wainwright. This mobile museum also promotes the United States Navy and Americanism, but we cannot do this without your support. We need your donations to support cost of operating this one of a kind teaching tool. Your donations are 100% tax deductible so please be generous and help us keep our museum going. Donations can be made on our website  http://www.usswainwright.org/donate/
50/30 Cruisebook
The printing for the  50/30 Wainwright cruise book is fast approaching.  We are in need of Pictures in the following  eras
History 
 1970-1979
History
1990-1999
Reunions
Cincinnati
 1991
Charleston        
1993
Nashville           
1995
Washington DC 
 1997
Charleston 
 2000 
If you have any pictures that you would like to have included in the Cruise book get them to Julie Yearling ASAP.   The book goes to print in less than 4 weeks
You can go to the Entourage website to upload photos or order your own cruise book today !!

The Wainwright Cruise book will be a high quality hard cover with a smyth sewn binding containing 100 pages (50 Sheets) .  The cost is $55.00 and will be shipped directly to you in time for Christmas.  You can personalize the cover of the book with a name and or comment (in memory of, dedicated to etc. )  for $6.95  be sure to get your order in today.
Any questions or comments please e-mail them to

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