Navy Patrol Bombing Squadrons 102/14 Association

Boston 2 in 2002 is upon us.  Can you believe it!

        Great news!  Prices for several events have been lowered.  Be sure to note carefully when reading the details and sign-up sheet. 

          We have planned, what we hope will be a relaxed, leisurely, stress free few days together with friends who have become a large family.  There are activities, meals together and plenty of free time – time to spend reminiscing, in a beautiful hotel with wonderful public areas, private corners, places to relax alone or congregate with friends, a very large "ready room" for our use exclusively and the rates are incredible......

          The Westin/Waltham is easy to get to, just off Rte 95 in Waltham – no Boston city driving. – accessible to shopping or the subway to Boston. A quiet, pleasant restaurant in the hotel for meals.  There are other facilities in the area, within walking distance.  A shopping mall is just up the road (taxi).   

          Eastern Massachusetts is an area with no end of historic and scenic vistas – a place you never get tired of – so much to see and take part in.

          For further details, see the enclosed description of our events and the Sign-up Sheet you must return by May 1, 2002..........

Come join us!  We can't wait to see you again or for the 1st time.

Now, on to news of our members and doings:

          For those of you who knew Carl Hermes (ground personnel) who was a Radar Technician for VPB102, word has come from his daughter, Barbara Hermes Hannegan, that he has died.  Typical of the correspondence we are receiving more and more often, he never talked about his experiences and brushed aside any interest on the part of his family.  Now, they are searching, wanting to know more about who he was.  Don't wait – give them the history they crave.  WWII was the greatest single event of our history until 9-11.  You were a part of it.  They want to know.

          Walter Ficek Marshall has a new address – 1010 American Eagle Blvd, Sun City Center, FL 33573.  He has moved to the Freedom Plaza retirement center. 

          Copies of all of your memories, which you have sent to me over the years, have been sent to Stephen Ambrose, the famous historian.  He is writing a new book about the men who served in the Pacific in WWII.