The WORLD Infamous Swashbuckling Hooligans of Fighter Squadron One Six One

09/28/2023

The WORLD Infamous Swashbuckling Hooligans of Fighter Squadron One Six One May 7th thru 9th, 2024 • San Diego • (or however long you wish to stay)

Tuesday Afternoon meet and greet - 1300 Hours
Filippis Pizzeria
962 garnet Avenue
Phone number 858 483 622 2
1300 hours or 1:00 P.M. hippie time

Wednesday morning meeting at the MIDWAY
1000hrs
Either Wednesday Night dinner or Thursday Lunch (or both)
(Inputs Please - Thursday would give us more time on the Midway on Wednesday)
Times TBD

Wednesday’s Dinner or Thursdays Lunch location can be decided by the group on Wednesday.

Fun to be had by all, and remember, ALL Rocks, Enlisted or Officer - are welcome

This will be the tentative schedule and locations for now, mostly just take note of the dates for next years reunion.

Prefer changing the Reunion to weekdays vice the weekend as there will most likely be less people on the ship and the restaurants will be more able to host a large group in the afternoon vice evening.

Being as I am local, I will try to be looking into Hotels and such looking for price deals for incoming Rocks to attempt to bring costs down to attract more Rocks to the reunions, although it is fairly easy to do online now on the travel sites.

Looking forward to seeing "as many" Rocks as can make it next year!!

04/25/2023

Hey All!! Need to know who will be attending the VF-161 Reunion May 9-11. Need some numbers for reservations for the "Meet and Greet". Thanks!!

10/01/2022

09/24/2022

The WORLD Infamous Swashbuckling Hooligans of Fighter Squadron One Six One May 8th thru 12th, 2023 • San Diego •
9th-11th May 2023 (or however long you wish to stay)

Comfort Inn (or another hotel of your choice)
2485 Hotel Circle place
San Diego California 92108
Phone number 619-881-6200
Tuesday Afternoon meet and greet - 1300 Hours

Filippis Pizzeria (To be Determined - had a lot of bad reviews from the shipmates that were at the 2019 Meet and Greet)
962 garnet Avenue
Phone number 858 483 622 2
1300 hours or 1:00 P.M. hippie time

Wednesday morning meeting at the MIDWAY
1000hrs
Either Wednesday Night dinner or Thursday Lunch (Inputs Please - Thursday would give us more time on the Midway on Wednesday)
Times TBD
Hunter's steakhouse
2445 Hotel circle place
San Diego. Ca 92108 (619)291-8074

Fun to be had by all all rocks Enlisted or Officer - ALL are welcome

This will be the tentative schedule and locations for now, mostly just take note of the dates for next years reunion. Being as I am local, I will try to be looking into Hotels and such looking for price deals for incoming Rocks to attempt to bring costs down to attract more Rocks to the reunions, although it is fairly easy to do online now on the travel sites.

Looking forward to seeing "as many" Rocks as can make it next year!!

09/23/2022

Shoutout to all my Rock River Brothers out there. It has been far to long since we have gotten together on the Old Girl in San Diego for a Reunion.

I am think of scheduling one for either the May or June timeframe in 2023. (Better weather, not as sunny and hot so you can stay on deck longer without getting dehydrated)

Please reply to this post or message me your preference.

I Miss you guys!!

07/11/2022

New decals on the Jeep.

12/23/2021

So I finally treated myself, got all of my patches together from my Navy Days, bought me an official Navy M-1 Flight Jacket, and had all the patches sewn on. I will wear this EVERYWHERE!!

11/27/2021

If you have a Combat Veteran in your family and you don’t like their moods and behavior around the holidays; please consider these six things:

1.) Your combat veteran has served in countries where people are blessed to receive a tattered pair of shoes or have clean water to drink; he/she no longer lives the “first world illusion” and no longer cares that if you buy one play station you can get a second one for fifty percent off. In fact, they find it hard to appreciate any of the gluttonous commercialism and overindulgence that permeates American holidays. Standing watch, boring as it was, had so much more purpose than going to the mall.

2.) Your Combat Veteran is thankful for the most basic things; not thankful for mega-sales and million dollar parades. They are thankful to be alive; thankful to have survived both the wars far away and the wars they struggle with inside.

3.) Your Combat Veteran is thankful that it wasn't them that got killed, but their celebrations are forever complicated by guilt and loss over those that were. Some of the most thankful times in their life were some of the scariest. Their feelings of thanks and celebration often conjure memories that are equally painful.

4.) Your Combat Veteran is not like you anymore. At some point, for some period of time, their entire life boiled down to just three simple things: when will I eat today, when will I sleep today, and who will I have to kill or will try to kill me today? They are not like you anymore.

5.) Your Combat Veteran does not need a guilt-trip or a lecture; they already feel detached in their grief while others so easily embrace the joy of the season. They need understanding and space; empathy not sympathy.

6.) Your Combat Veteran does love his/her family and is thankful for the many blessings in their life…and they are thankful for you.