The Marines of 3/5 Reunions is a non-profit, unincorporated organization. It began in the fall of 1999 and has continued to the present
time. One of our purposes is to find and honor the families of those who lost their lives in battle. Another purpose is to reunite
friends who trained together, fought together, and then lost touch when they returned home.
In previous years our reunions were held
in May at Highland Marina on West Point Lake in LaGrange, GA. Since 2009 it has been held at Hickory Knob State Park right off the
Savannah River and close to McCormick, SC. This is a beautiful state park and has a golf course, putting green, hiking trails, swimming
pool, skeet shooting, and an archery range. There are also boat ramps and docks.
The reunions we have are not the formal, hotel type
reunions with fancy meals and ballroom dancing. We just like to get together and have a good time. There is a restaurant on site that
serves nutritious meals three times a day and we have a country music singer, George Britt, who comes to sing and play for us on Friday
night. He also heads up the music for the Recognition Ceremony on Saturday.
We have a raffle and auction, golf tournament, ladies shopping
trip, KIA Honor Walk, skeet shoot tournament, and sometimes we have Bingo or other games. Anyone is free to do any of these things
if they wish to do so. The only things we would really like them to be present for is the Welcome Ceremony on Thursday night, the
photo shoot on Saturday, and the Recognition Ceremony on Saturday.
At the Recognition Ceremony we have a chaplain, Marine Corps band
and color guard. We try to have a guest speaker each year also. In the past we have had Medal of Honor winner, General Ray Davis,
Ret. and at the 2010 reunion Lt. General Lawrence Snowden, Ret.. The honored family is presented with a shadow box that contains the
actual burial flag, if possible, and the medals awarded to their loved one.
Thank you for visiting our website. We hope you enjoy your
visit and we hope you will sign our Guest Book and visit the Reunion 2011 page before you leave.
SemperFi and Welcome Home
Click here to view and sign Guestbook. Thank you.
Music playing is
"The Marine Corp Hymn"
Click here to view Photos of all reunions. Hosted with SmugMug.
Welcome
Our thanks and appreciation go out to the people listed below. For all their help in setting up, tearing down, and helping to do
what needed to be done we thank Jerry Bain, Tony Goodrich, Ed Groves, Glen Glasgow, Jerry Czarsnowki, Ida & Dutch Vierow, Karen &
Banyon Ford, and any others who helped.
For allowing us to honor the memory of James Salisbury, we thank the Salisbury Family
For helping with the T-shirts, raffle and auction we thank Jim Bisesi, Jerry Bain, Valorie & John Smith, Paul Smith, J.D. Murray,
and Claudia & Roger Nicholson. Thanks also go to those who brought items to be raffled and auctioned.
For helping with the Ceremony we thank the MCRD-ERR band and color guard, Jerry Bain, the Color Guard, Joe Dodson, Krysta Nick, George
Britt, Col. Don Rexroad, Ret., Sgt. Maj. Dave Danford, Ret., Lt. Gen. Lawrence Snowden, Ret., and Chaplain James Fisher.
For providing the entainment we thank George Britt and the George Britt Band.
We especially thank the management and staff of Hickory Knob State Park and Cullars Inn for all their hard work and kindness while we were there.
May God bless all of you!
(if anyone has been left out please let us know)
Click here for a link to Ed McCurry's 3/5 website.
For a link to the photos taken by McClain Photography at the reunion, click here.
To contact us please send an email to:
Veterans
of
3rd Bn, 5th Marines