It's time to round up old friend and get together again.
Hotel Info
Country Inn & Suites Clarksville
3075 Wilma Rudolph Blvd. Clarksville
The hotel is independently owned and operated under a license agreement with an affiliate of Radisson Hospitality, Inc. Five blocks of rooms have been reserved in the name of the Hamburger Hill / Rakkasan reunion. Please contact the hotel directly at (931) 645-1400 for your room reservations. You cannot do it online. When you call, inform them that you are part of the Hamburger Hill / Rakkasan group to get our $89 rate (plus tax). The rooms are separate from the registration cost; they fill up quickly so do not delay in making arrangements.
Schedule
Costs
$170 Per Person (The cost includes: Hamburger Hill Chapter Dues, Reception, Commemorative Dinner, Chapter wives luncheon Wednesday, some transportation, meeting
and room fees). Funds are NOT included for the purchase of refreshments for the hospitality
room. Please earmark any donations for the hospitality room operation to Bob Harkins or Mike Smith. Love to have $35 donations or more. Additionally, Mike Smith will be collecting
contributions to sponsor enlisted soldiers to attend the informal reception and memorial
dinner ($55 to Sponsor a soldier). Need your help please!!!!
It is very important to all of us that each and every veteran of their time as a Rakkasan whether WWII, Korea, Vietnam 67 to 72, “The Hill”, Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Anaconda, Afghanistan and Iraq be present at one or all of the reunions. We want to see you. If there are financial constraints that may prohibit your attendance, let me know and we will try to arrange assistance. Please let us help.
If you need help with the online registration process contact Rachael Vance at 940-389-1160 or email at info@rakkasanassociation.org. If you prefer to register by check, Contact Mike Smith at 740-572-6019 or email at mike@rakkasanassociation.org. (Both can help with general questions about events or registration.
Dress
Dress is always casual for all events except the Memorial Dinner. The active-duty group will
be in Dress Blues and it would be nice if we were in business attire (Coat and Tie).
Priority request
This is the third year we have opened our registration to all Rakkasans. Beat the bushes, there are a lot of our former buddies who still don’t know we exist or that we do this every year! If you know anyone who served as a Rakkasan or alongside us, Artillery, Aviation, let them know they are welcome to the National Rakkasan / Hamburger Hill Reunion in May.
Member info
To be a voting member of a Rakkasan chapter you must be current in your chapter dues and a member of the National Association. If you are not a lifetime member, make sure your dues are current with the 187th regiment National Association. Membership applications will be available for the chapter and the national association at the welcome table when you arrive or visit: https://www.rakkasanassociation.org/membership
In 2023, the National Association will implement a new voting election process of the Officers
and Board Members. The currently leadership of the Association is:
President Bob Harkins
Vice President Frank Peterson
Treasurer James Sullivan
Secretary Erik Lind
Board Position 5 Irving Weinsoff
Board Position 6 Beau Brumfield
Board Position 7 Mike Smith
Board Position 8 Harv Watson
Board Position 9 Hunter Everett
For 2023 the President, Treasurer, Board Positions 5, 7, 9 are up for election. Voting information will be distributed in another notice and will be available on line at the national
website.
other activities
Rakkasan Brigade / Battalions: The 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Rakkasan) and the 3rd Battalion 187th Regiment will be home at Ft Campbell during the Reunion/ Anniversary. However, supporting our activities is always hard while continuing their training mission. Regiment and 3rd Battalion specifically will support this Reunion / Anniversary as best they can. I am certain we all appreciate their effort.
Ladies Luncheon
We will have a special lunch for those that do not want to go to the range. We will need an accurate count of attendees so be sure you include the desire to participate when registering. We also need suggestions on how to make this event more beneficial.
Silent auction
We ask that each attendee bring an item that we can include in a silent auction to help raise some funds for the Association and HH Chapter. The items will be displayed at the Soldier Reception and Memorial Dinner. Items can be "re-gifted" items that you have received that you might not “need”, military items that you have duplicates of, and in case you forget, you can go to Wal-Mart and get a gift certificate.
diet restrictions
If any attendees to the Reunion have dietary considerations, please indicate on your registration. We will need a final count a week prior to the event for any diet restrictions. We will do our best to see that and they receive a special pre-plated meal for the dinner.
quartermaster
For Rakkasan Shirts, Hats and decals. Go to: www.rakkasanstore.com (There is a page
for Vietnam vets and custom items can even be made on request).
Coins/Hats
Mike Smith still has Hamburger Hill Coins and a few hats from previous reunions. Contact him at email at mike@rakkasanassociation.org
Grand ole opry
There will be a bus to Nashville to attend the Grand Ole Opry. The details are still working but the cost will be about $85 per person for transportation and ticket to the event. Bus will leave at 17:00 (Show is at 19:00). If you wish to attend please add that cost to your Registration.
Golf outing
We will have a golf outing at the Ft. Campbell Golf Club. It will be a scramble for those that want to Play. Cost $50 each player.
Hamburger Hill Scholarship
In May 2022, the Weldon F. Honeycutt / Hamburger Hill Chapter established a scholarship for deserving students. Two $1000 scholarships were awarded. Donations are deeply appreciated. Talk to Mike Smith and or John Dewyse if you are willing to help.
websites
We have several web sites for Rakkasan veterans. Members of Hamburger Hill can share their pictures and experiences of the “Hill” and the reunions that we have had. Please go to (http://hamburgerhill.org/members) to gain access. Make sure to click on "Create an account” first on the member’s page. See you there.
There is a new (and still building) website covering Rakkasans in all of Vietnam. Visit https://www.tstprakkasans.com
Additionally, the 187th Regiment Association has a presence on social media
at www.facebook.com/nationalrakkasan , and and through this website. Signing up for email updates is the best way to keep up on events.
We will see you in May!
