90^th Annual National Convention of the 29^th Division Association

The 90^th Annual Convention of the 29^th Division Association will be held from October 9^th through October 13, 2008 at the Stowaway Grand Hotel in Ocean City, Maryland. The hotel is located on 21^st Street at Oceanfront. Both ocean view and ocean front rooms will be available.

Tours

Friday, October 10, 2008

Tour A – A bus will depart the hotel between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. and travel to Dover Air Force Base Air Museum.  There, a guided tour will take approximately 60-90 minutes.  A stop will be made for lunch, which will be on your own.   Following this, the bus will continue on to Dover Downs Hotel and Casino in Dover, Delaware.  This hotel is the largest in Delaware with 500 guest rooms.  The casino features over 4,000 slot machines and is well known on the whole east coast.  The bus will return to our Ocean City hotel by 4:30 p.m.

Tour B – A bus will depart the hotel between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. and travel to the beautiful little quaint town of St Michaels, Maryland.  St Michaels is well know on the eastern shore of Maryland and is well suited to those who appreciate a little history, good restaurants, great gift shopping and small town charm.  There is a walking tour available, a winery to visit, the Chesapeake Bay Museum, the Hooper Straights Lighthouse, and much more.  Lunch will be on your own in any of a variety of restaurants.  The bus will return to our Ocean City hotel by 3:00 p.m.

National Officers

Commander – William A. King

Senior Vice Commander – Robert L. Finn

Junior Vice Commander – Robert W. Moscati

Finance Officer – J. Brian Becker

Adjutant – Hugh E. Wills

National Executive Director – John E. Wilcox, Jr.

Convention Planning for 2009

We have contracted for a hotel and began formulating plans for our 91st Annual Convention/Reunion that will be held in the town of Plymouth Meeting near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
The hotel is a great one with every room being a suite. In addition, a hot buffet meal is available at no cost for those staying at the hotel.

In addition to other trips, we are making plans to visit Freedom Foundation which is very nearby and where the pavilion built to honor the 29th Infantry Division is located.
The convention wil be slightly earlier next year with the dates being fixed for August 20th through August 23rd, 2009.
We are hoping perhaps some of our younger families with children may be able to join us for this event.