This year, the USS Coontz All Hands Reunion will be held at the Quality Inn & Suites in Hannibal, MO, August 15-17, 2008. Hannibal is the hometown of our ship's namesake, Admiral Robert E. Coontz. It is also the site of the largest surviving piece of the USS Coontz (DLG-9/DDG-40). The transom and an accompanying plaque were dedicated at Hannibals' Nipper Park in 2007, the 50th anniversary of the laying of the keel of the ship. Mount Olivet Cemetary in Hannibal is also the final resting place of Admiral Coontz.

There are two different ways to register. You can download the registration form, fill it out and mail it, along with your payment in check or money order to the address on the form. Make checks payable to "Terry Cordingley".

You can also copy and past the form into the body of an email, and send it to usscoontzddg40@yahoo.com. To make payment using this method, just click on the Paypal button on this page and pay the registration fee with a credit card. We hope to see you in Hannibal!

Click HERE to download the registration form!

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Tentative Schedule (more detailed Plan of the Day available at reunion)
ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE

Friday, August 15, 2008

3:00 pm Check-in at Quality Inn (registered guests)
7:00 pm Meet and greet at the hospitality room. Water, soda and finger foods available. Hotel will serve keg of beer. Buffet Dinner will be served. Pick up registration package and Plan of the Day.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

7:00 am Full hot breakfast available in Quality Inn breakfast area. You must be a guest at the Quality Inn.
8:00 am USS Coontz Association business meeting in the hospitality room.
9:00 am Depart for tour. We will be picked up by motorized train at the hotel and taken to Mount Olivet Cemetary for a memorial service for Admiral Robert E. Coontz. We will then go to Nipper Park to have photos taken with the USS Coontz transom. Tours will include the Mark Twain Cavern and historic Hannibal tour.
4 pm Return to Hotel
6 pm Reunion Banquet on the Mark Twain River Boat
8 pm Return to the dock. Hospitality room will be open back at the hotel


Sunday, August 17, 2008

8:00 am Full hot breakfast included at Quality Inn. You must be a guest at the Quality Inn.

A percentage of all sales through this link will benefit the USS Coontz Association.

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