Aviano Reunion Association Officers
President, Jaime Vazquez Vice President, Fred Brown Secretary, Kathy Swacina Treasurer, Nancy Beckwith Editor, Leslie Walbridge; Assistant Editor, Kathy Swacina, Webmaster, Lynn Catalina Board Assistant, Doris Burnett Aviano Reunion Association Members Alphabetical by service member's last name, (spouse), Years in Aviano
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Members of the association convene every year. We enjoy being together! Reunion proposals are submitted and voted upon by the membership at least two years in advance. The site of each reunion is determined by the volunteering host, who selects the date and makes all necessary arrangements within the guidelines of the bylaws.
We usually meet somewhere in the United States, but every three or four years return to Italy--the country and Air Force assignment that brought us together in the first place. Reunion attendance is not limited to Aviano AB personnel, but has grown to include family and friends who join us once and keep returning when seeing how much fun we have! Reunion Hosts
1987 - Biloxi, MS - Art & Rusty Voisard 1989 - Tampa, FL - Jack & Meg Johnson 1991 - Aviano, Italy - Lidia Corelli 1993 - Colorado Springs - Gene & Jean Ives 1994 - Villa Giustinian, Italy - Lidia Corelli 1995 - Sun Valley, ID - Ted & Leila Angle 1996 - Shreveport/Bossier City, LA - Willie & Dorothy Russell 1997 - Cheyenne, WY - Joanne Harnit 1998 - Villa Giustinian, Italy - Lidia Corelli 1999 - Caribbean Cruise - Ben & Lynn Catalina 2000 - Seattle, WA - Faye & Kip Ives 2001 – Greene County, OH – Gary & Tama Tillman 2002 – Siena, Italy – Lash & Norma Lasher* 2003 – Fayetteville, NC – Gerald & Lynda Smith 2004 – San Antonio, TX – Ben & Lynn Catalina 2005 – Chianciano Terme, Italy – Gary & Tama Tillman* 2006 – Hawaiian Cruise – Ben & Lynn Catalina 2007 – Williamsburg, VA – Gene & Martha Novikoff 2008 – Lake Como & Aviano, Italy – Gary & Tama Tillman* 2009 – San Diego, CA – Mike Hansen & Linda Kazarian 2010 – Nashville, TN – Joe & Franca Rutter 2011 – Southern Italy – Ben & Lynn Catalina* 2012 – Savannah, GA – Tom & Elaine Horton 2013 - Las Vegas, NV - Doris Burnett & Nancy Beckwith 2014 – Modena, Italy – Zane & Margaret Hoit; Ben & Lynn Catalina* 2015 – Branson, MO – Jaime & Belinda Vazquez 2016 – Louisville, KY – Kay & Ken Fryman; Carol & Tom Futrell 2017 – Lucca & Siena, Italy – Ben & Lynn Catalina* 2018 - Washington, DC - Dick & LeNeille Hudgins and Lash & Norma Lasher 2019 - Golden Princess to Ketchikan, AK - Doris Burnett & Marshall Bishop 2020 - Delayed due to Covid-19 pandemic 2021 - Aviano & Friuli - Joe & Franca Rutter; Randy & P eggy Witt* 2022 - Colorado Springs - George Hefner & Jill Dohr 2023 - Sardinia - Dan & Kathy Swacina* * Locally arranged by Roberto Bechi/Tours by Roberto |