2018 Reunion
The 2018 Reunion was held on Thursday May 31 through June 2.
In 2018, the B-29 Wings of the Marianas 2018 Reunion was held in Omaha, Nebraska on May 31 – June 2.
Our beautiful hotel was the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Omaha, Nebraska in the Downtown/Old Market area. Located at 555 South 10th Street, Omaha, NE 68102. Below was the agenda:
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Thursday, May 31: Gather in the lobby and pool area and enjoy complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres from 5:30 to 7:30PM. Theodore Roosevelt (infamous historical Re-Enactor Darrel Draper) will be joining us around 7ish and then will have a program for us in the hospitality room at 7:30. Study up with questions for “Teddy” and plan to thoroughly enjoy yourselves.
Friday, June 1 – 8AM to 3PM: First we will travel to Offutt AFB. We plan to have a driving tour the base, see the POW, MIA Accounting Agency, the Millitary working dogs, Air Traffice Control and other functiions of the base. These specific destinations are not guaranteed and will be on the tour as available. We will enjoy a very nice lunch after our tours and then head back to our suites.
Friday, June 1 – 6:45 to 9PM: Travel to the beautiful Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church for a wonderful Greek dinner and delightful entertainment. You are encouraged to bring dancing shoes!
Saturday, June 2 – 8:15AM to 3PM: Our first adventure will be a tour of the Village of Boys Town. Father Flanagan began his vision to save the boys he saw living in the streets of the city on Dec 12, 1917. In 1921 he purchased Overlook Farm and moved his Boy’s Home. Today the Village of Boys Town is home to national headquarters and a family style residential program. This is a very informative, inspiring and interesting tour.
After learning about and touring Boys Town we will head to the Strategic Air & Aerospace Museum.
The Strategic Air & Aerospace Museum is dedicated to the Nations’ most prized and rarely displayed military aircraft. You can check out https://sacmuseum.org to see the aircraft and collections. We will have our nice lunch here under the “Wings”.
We will be back to our “home suites” at 3PM. We can relax or go check the amazing old town shops and restaurants until time for happy hour and then our B29 Wings of the Marianas Banquet.
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