Reunions

Island MCB 7 At Large

Reunions

The reunions mentioned on this page are in NO way connected to Island MCB 7 at Large and are for information purposes only.

Mobile Construction Battalion Seven, 1951-1970

In 1990, a retired EO Chief, Kenneth J Burnette and a trucking historian, H E “Ole” Olson, decided to attempt to hold a reunion with their former comrades from the Seabees, namely, Mobile Construction Battalion Seven. These men put notices in military magazines, newsletters, and newspapers announcing the attempt to hold a reunion. The responses were sufficient that in August of 1991 Mobile Construction Battalion Seven held a reunion in Washington, DC. A highlight of that reunion was a tour of our Nation’s capital and renewing old acquaintances.

In an effort to make the reunions accessible to as many people as possible it was decided to hold the reunions in the east, midwest, and west. It was decided to hold another reunion in 1992, this time at New Orleans, LA, which would include a trip to CBC Gulfport, MS. This was followed in 1993 by a reunion in Las Vegas, NV, and those attending visited Hoover Dam and attended a nightclub act.

We gathered in Windsor Locks, CT, in 1994 where we made a bus trip to Davisville, RI. We also visited Mystic, CT, and took a riverboat ride on the Connecticut River.

Bloomington, MN, was the site of the 1995 reunion and included trips to the Mall of America and a riverboat ride.

In 1996 we went to Los Angeles, CA. We took a bus tour of the LA area and went to visit CBC Port Hueneme where we had lunch at the officer’s club and toured the base.

We gathered in 1997 in Cherry Hills, NJ, and visited historic Philadelphia. We also took a bus trip to Atlantic City on the coast.

St. Louis, MO, was the site of the reunion in 1998. We toured the city and visited the “Arch” and the Budweiser brewery.

We went back to California in 1999 to Oakland where we took a trip up into Napa Valley and toured San francisco

Year 2000 brought us to Manchester, NH, and included a tour of Boston and “the dig” and a visit to the White Mountains.

The reunion for 2001 was held in New Orleans, LA. We visited the D-Day museum and toured the city. Some of us even ventured down to Bourbon Street to see the excitement.

Seattle, WA, was our 2002 location. We toured the harbor, visited the space needle, and enjoyed the view of Mount Rainier.

In 2003 we all gathered in Naples, FL, where we visited the Everglades, the ten thousand islands by boat, and toured the city.

2004 we met in Toledo Ohio. We spent one day at The Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan and took a boat ride to Putin Bay.

Phoenix Arizona was the site of our reunion in 2005. We toured the City and Capital, where we saw relics from the USS Arizona. The next day we had a boat ride on Apache Lake.

In 2006 we returned to Davisville.We toured Newport and stopped at Davisville, where all that is left is a Museum.

2007 brought us to Branson MO. The heart of mid American was very kind to veterans.

In 2008 we traveled to Portland Oregon.The Monarch Hotel in Clackamus was our base. From there we toured the beautiful Portland area.We drove east along the Columbia river stopping at Multnomah Falls, Crown Vista House, Bonneville Dam And Mt Hood.

2009 brought us to the Windy City, Chicago.While we were touring the city we stopped for lunch ay Manny's for corned beef. Saturday was spent cruising the chicago river for a history of Chicago's Architecture and lunch at Navy Pier.

Seabees of the Viet Nam Era

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