promises to be much more than a 3-day get-together in the Grand Canyon State. It’s a
once-in-a-lifetime chance to stretch our visit into a 10-day vacation at never-again such
bargain prices.
To make it a vacation, the DoubleTree is
extending our special Rockaway rate for 3 days
before and after our reunion. To fill those days,
our crew is arranging optional tours to the 10-mile-
wide, mile-deep Grand Canyon (Eighth Wonder of
the World) …
riding in hot air balloons, soaring in gliders—and, if time, a cookout on
a mountain overlooking the lights of Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun.
there. America West
Airlines (which flies from all
major eastern cities too) is
offering us discount fares,
plus 10% off for those who
book at least 60 days in
Southwest Airlines (which also flies to many eastern
cities), especially if you’re 65 or better and take its
hefty Senior Discount. (For Southwest Airlines
fares phone 800 435-9792. Southwest flights for
April 2005 may be booked as early as December this
year.) Be sure to check all airlines.
This may be the best and only chance for many of us
to see why more Americans are moving to Phoenix
than any other city in the nation—at such bargain
prices.
possible by phoning 800-800-3098 or 602-225-0500
between 0800 and 1700 Mountain Standard Time.
immediately. When the rest are gone, suites will be available at the Rockaway rate
only if space is available, on a first-come-first- served basis … so don’t wait too long.
from the
PHOENIX REUNION
Available in Gray and Navy Blue—with Coast Guard emblems and lettering
embossed into the heavyweight, ultra-cotton fabric—the shirts may be ordered on
your printable reunion registration form
and will be waiting for you at our reunion in Phoenix.
100% of the proceeds of the $26 donation for each shirt
goes into our Rockaway Reunion Fund.
Let them cruise on the Rockaway to an Ocean Station and ride to a stormy rescue.
Filmed by our shipmates and premiered at our reunion, copies of this much-
requested sound & color movie are now available—to former crewmen of the
Rockaway and their families only—for a $20 donation to “Rockaway Reunions” (to
support our website, newsletter & future reunions)
plus $4 to cover shipping & handling.
To get your copy, first tell us which format you want:
If your DVD manual says it will also play “DVD-R” [not DVD+R] disks
or
will also play “VCD” disks,
write “DVD-R” or “VCD” on the memo line of your check.
IF NOT, or if you’re not sure,
write “VCR tape” on the memo line.
Then mail your $24 check to:
Rockaway Reunions
PO Box 1514
Tavares, FL 32778
watched it with us. He was amazed that the Coast Guard did so much. When I
asked if he’d have believed me if I’d tried to tell him, he said, ‘Probably not.’
Thanks for such a professional production. It makes believers.”
—George Pesut
Rockaway Records
now on our home page.
as she’s changing from the USS Rockaway to the USCGC Rockaway, before her
number switched from 29 to 377.
During a storm on Ocean Station Charlie in 1949, the support of the US Flag broke
and fell to the boat deck of the Rockaway. John Zilliox was ordered to go out and
retrieve the flag. On deck he saw the original Commission Pennant had also fallen.
Returning to the bridge, he was only asked for the US flag, which he handed over.
Fifty-four years later he finally handed over the Commission Pennant of the now-
ghost-ship Rockaway. It will be at our next reunion.
Spreading the word: If you don't see an old shipmate's phone or E-mail listed on
our "Updated Muster List" or in our "Guest Log Book," try to find them. Check
your state or local phone books. (On your computer, check the national directories
on line to search for their e-mails or phones.) Then tell them about this site and our
reunions.
