101st Airborne Division Association 61st Annual Reunion

 August 3-4-5th, 2006 Minneapolis, MN

Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, Minneapolis South

A/101 Aviation Association rented Cabana Suite 215 as our A/101 Avn Hospitality Room for this reunion. Our A/101 Avn  was hosted by Richard & Victoria Bittle. Our A/101 Avn hospitality room was sponsored by Anheuser-Busch, a huge thank you to the only major American owned brewery for supporting our association!

A/101 Aviation members morning report for the MN Reunion
Richard & Victoria Bittle
Chuck Slezak
Paul & Valerie Cauley & Valerie's sister Vicky and niece
Vince & Deb Reefer
Gil & Pam Jones
Kimball Kuehn and wife
John J & Anita Gianvittorio
Stanley & Carol Rosinski
Ken Roach
Marty "Daygo" DiOrio
Herm and Karen Schindler
 
Guest:

Kert Southerland and his wife

Jim Gilmore

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Richard Bittle and Paul Cauley

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Marty DiOrio

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Stanley & Carol Rosinski

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Ken Roach and Vince Reefer or the famous "Roach & Reefer"

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Stanley & Carol Rosinski

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Herm and Karen Schindler

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Herm and Karen Schindler

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Paul Cauley, Herm and Karen Schindler

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Marty DiOrio, Richard Bittle, Gil and Pam Jones

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Gil and Pam Jones

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Marty DiOrio and Richard Bittle

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Karen Schindler, Stanley & Carol Rosinski and Marty DiOrio

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Marty DiOrio and Richard Bittle

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Victoria Bittle and Paul Cauley

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Gil Jones

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Marty DiOrio

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Paul and Herm

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Karen, Carol and Stanley

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Paul and Herm

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Herm and Karen

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Pam Jones & Victoria Bittle

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Paul and Herm

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Gil Jones

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Pam Jones & Victoria Bittle

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Victoria and Paul

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Paul, Herm & Karen

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Carol and Stanley

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Carol and Stanley

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Marty and Richard

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Richard and Gil

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Richard and Gil

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Victoria, Paul & Herm

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Herm & Karen

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Pam and Victoria

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Gil Jones

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Stanley and Carol

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Marty DiOrio and Vince Reefer

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Deb & Vince Reefer and Gil Jones

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Karen and Chuck Slezak

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Herm and Karen

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Chuck Slezak

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Deb & Vince Reefer and Gil Jones

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Deb and Vince Reefer

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Chatting in the hospitality room

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

an active duty member in our hospitality room

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Paul Cauley

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

an active duty member in our hospitality room

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Vince and Ken

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Ken and Chuck

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Paul and Vince

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Pam and Gil and Paul Cauleys niece

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Marty DiOrio

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Victoria, Valerie Cauley and Deb Reefer

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Gil and Pam with Paul Cauleys sister in law Vicky and his niece

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Chuck and Herm

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Herm

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

John Gianvittorio and Herm Shindler

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

John Gianvittorio and Herm Shindler

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Chuck and John

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

A group in the hospitality room

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

A group in the hospitality room

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Pam Jones and Victoria Bittle

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

John, Marty, Herm, Chuck and Paul

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Our next door nieghbors enjoying our hospitality

Photo by Richard and Victoria Bittle

Gil and Pam packing up on Sunday

 

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Karen and Herm Shindler

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Pam and Gil Jones

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Valerie, Vicky and Vicky's daughter (Paul Cauleys neice)

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Marty and Paul

Photo by Martin DiOrio

The group outside TGIF's after dinner

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Ken, Vince and Deb

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Richard

Photo by Martin DiOrio

The group outside TGIF's after dinner

Photo by Martin DiOrio

The group outside TGIF's after dinner

Photo by Martin DiOrio

The group outside TGIF's after dinner

Photo by Martin DiOrio

The group outside TGIF's after dinner

Photo by Martin DiOrio

The group outside TGIF's after dinner

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Victoria relaxing in the hospitality room

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Carol and Stanley

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Kert Sutherland on riverboat

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Marty on riverboat

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Larry and the Sutherlands on the riverboat

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Riverboat

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Larry

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Larry and Kert

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Chuck Slezak

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Larry and Kert

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Kert Sutherland

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Larry and Kert

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Photo by Martin DiOrio

Herm and Karen

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Vince, Herm< Chuck, Gil and Richard

Marty and Paul

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Marty, Vince, Chuck, Gil and Richard in the hospitality room

Photo By Chuck Slezak

General Petreus, Vinnie Vacari and Chuck Slezak

Photo By Chuck Slezak

General Petreus and Chuck Slezak

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Gil Jones and Chuck Slezak

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Victoria Bittle and Marty DiOrio

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Karen and Herm Schindler

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Stanley and Carol

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Carol, Chuck and Stanley

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Carol, Chuck and Stanley

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Richard and Victoria Bittle

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Richard and Victoria Bittle

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Herm and Stanley

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Outside the hospitality room on the veranda

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Outside the hospitality room on the veranda

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Outside the hospitality room on the veranda

Photo By Chuck Slezak

John, Anita, Chuck and Stanley

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Pam and Gil

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Marty DiOrio

Photo By Chuck Slezak

The Cauley's at dinner

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Paul and Valeri Cauley

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Marty, Kert and Larry

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Hospitality room

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Marty, Kert and Larry

Photo By Chuck Slezak

The swimming pool at the hotel

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Marty DiOrio

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Awards night

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Awards night

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Awards night

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Awards night

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Awards night

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Awards night

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Hospitality room

Photo By Chuck Slezak

Hospitality room watching Cauley's show

 

 

Photo by Chuck Slezak

Paul Cauley and Vince Reefer

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

101st Memorial Activities on Saturday at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Photo by Chuck Slezak

Vince and Deb Reefer

Photo by Chuck Slezak

Hospitality room

Photo by Chuck Slezak

Hospitality room

Photo by Chuck Slezak

Hospitality room

Photo by Chuck Slezak

Hospitality room

Photo by Chuck Slezak

Marty taking a break

Photo by Chuck Slezak

John J & Anita Gianvittorio

Photo by Chuck Slezak

Kert and Marty

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

Vince Reefer, John Gianvittorio and Chuck Slezak

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

WW II period uniforms

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

WW II period uniform

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

John Gianvittorio

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

John aGianvittorio, Stanley and Carol RoRosinski

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

John and Anita Gianvittorio

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

John and Anita Gianvittorio

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

Victoria Bittle, Anita and John Gianvittorio with Marty DiOrio in back

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

Victoria Bittle, Anita Gianvittorio with Paul Cauley seated

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

Garthering in the hospitality suite

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

John Gianvittorio, Marty DiOtio, Herm Schindler, Chuck Slezak and Paul Cauley kneeling

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

John Gianvittorio, Marty DiOtio, Herm Schindler, Chuck Slezak and Paul Cauley kneeling

Photo by John and Anita Gianvittorio

Richard and Victoria Bittle

 

More Photographs and comments by Ponytail Paul Cauley

 

A wonderful time was had by all that attending this reunion!

 

 

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Revised: 11/16/06.