2006 1st Fighter Association Reunion Photos - the Banquet

Hampton, VA & Langley AFB

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"Dirt" Morrow & Mrs. and Mr. "Bubba" Parker
photo courtesy Ric Hunter

Bonnie & Loyd
photo courtesy Ric Hunter

1st Fighter Association Banquet table
photo courtesy Ric Hunter

Col "Guns" Bergeson's right ear, Gen (ret) Myers, Maj Gen (ret) Lay, top half of Vic Johnston's cranium, Mrs & Brig Gen Fields
photo courtesy Pete Bartos

"Bobo", "Moose", "Chester", Brandie Bartos, "Buick", Mrs Parker, "Bubba", "Donk"
photo courtesy Pete Bartos

1st Fighter Association Banquet table
photo courtesy Pete Bartos

Gen Lay

Lt Col "Stuff" Smith, current 94th FS Commander, & Maj Gen (ret) Bill "Frito" Lay, new 1st Fighter Assn President
photo courtesy Ric Hunter

??, Pam Bergeson, Amy Garland, Brandie Bartos
photo courtesy Pete Bartos

 


"Bobo" Schillp and "Toes" trade tall tales
photo courtesy Ric Hunter

John Brock eagerly awaits the next course
photo courtesy Ric Hunter

Garlands

Amy & "Shark" Garland with Rhody Rethman
photo courtesy Pete Bartos

Pam and "Guns" Bergeson (center) hold court at a 1st Fighter Association Banquet table
photo courtesy Pete Bartos

 

L to R: Chaplain Barlow, Nedra and Al Eberhardt, Gen. Myers, empty chair, Brig Gen Burton Field (our Langley host), backs to camera Kathy Hardenbrook and Jim Hardenbrook's shoulder
photo courtesy Pete Bartos

(Left to Right) Dr. Newell Roberts, Vic Johnston, Allison Johnston, Betsy Johnston, ?, Curtis Miller, Sandra Miller
photo courtesy Pete Bartos

(Left to Right) Brandie Bartos, Amy & "Shark" Garland, Rhody & Vince Rethman, Jim & Mrs Graham.
photo courtesy Pete Bartos

Ace Darryl Welch entertains his table, with his USAF pilot son Buck to his right (your left)
photo courtesy Pete Bartos

photo courtesy Pete Bartos

WW2 P-38 pilots Vince Rethman and Jim Graham with Pete Bartos
photo courtesy Pete Bartos


photo courtesy Ric Hunter

photo courtesy Ric Hunter


photo courtesy Ric Hunter

Hardenbrook boat

Late night 27th FS get-together on Jim Hardenbrook's boat docked pierside at the Radisson ("Pistola", "Moose", "Racquet", "Gresser")
photo courtesy Pete Bartos

Burt Wells making the rounds, confesses to Chaplain Barlow as Kathy Hardenbrook sympathetically looks on
photo courtesy Ric Hunter

 

?? & Pierette Kolodzinski
photo courtesy Ric Hunter

Combat vets from WW2 to present: Buck Welch (Vietnam), WW2 Ace Darryl Welch, Dick Myers (Vietnam), Pete Bartos (Iraq)

??, "Leeps" Leeper , "Sluggo" Torgler

27th alumni ham it up

More photos of other events will be posted shortly...please check back!