2016 September to Remember Gettysburg

[dlavin]

I was there in 2017 for the Retreat from Gettysburg bus tour and Ryan's tour about Wright's Brigade. Sadly I had to leave immediately after that tour.

 

[MRB1863]

Welllll.....are we up for another Gettysburg?

 

[James N.]

I remember it as good friends, good times, and a lasting memory.

I was wondering how many who attended are still here on CWT?


Respectfully,
William

I was certainly there, as well as the next three - Gettysburg again, Chickamauga, and Vicksburg! (I'm still conflicted about this year's Shiloh, though.)

 

[W. Richardson]

If you ever make it up this way again my friend, let me know and I'll show you the real high water mark at Gettysburg.

Ryan

Thank you Ryan, and if I can ever get back up that way I'll be looking you up

Respectfully,
William

 

[W. Richardson]

I'm also still here.
It was great to meet you all there and I've even met @John Winn and his lovely wife Andrea before and after, which was also great.
The unexpected walk back from the Angle with @PeterT which was also very nice, although we were late for dinner...
I still remember the tearful goodbye I said to @War Horse and his girlfriend Donna that evening in front of the restaurant, because Dirk and I had just discovered we could not partake in Eric's tour on Sunday, because we would miss checkout time.
Back then I thought I would be able to attend next year's meeting and the following ones, and I looked forward to them because James N. wanted to show me his WWII Soldbooks... now I'm afraid it might have been a once in a lifetime event.
Well, as Paul McCartney said "you cannot reheat a soufflé" - that weekend had been perfect. @W. Richardson, thanks for bringing this up again. We had but a short time together in person, but lasting friendships were made.
And yes, I still miss @brass napoleon also. RIP, Ron!!

It was truly a wonderful time. Regardless if we all ever get together again, that time was a magical and special times for all. Memories, and friendships for a lifetime.

Respectfully,
William

 

[War Horse]

I couldn't agree more. I've never met so many wonderful people at one time ever. @Rebforever and I delivering the welcome packages to the different hotels, Reb and I met, @Seduzal and his lovely wife for lunch. @W. Richardson and his lovely wife helping to stuff those welcome packages. Meeting @FarawayFriend and her better half Derik. Of course meeting James N. and friends. There are simply to many names to list. I would also like to mention @Eric Wittenberg for unselfishly acting as my private guide. Last but not least. Listening to @PeterT while sitting at the Farnsworth House resight the entire John Buford Coppola speech verbatim with his an Australian accent was worth the all the work. Priceless just Priceless.

 

[infomanpa]

Yes there was. I gave the Wright's Assault tour on that one.

Ryan

Right. I was on that tour! A great one.

 

[rpkennedy]

Right. I was on that tour! A great one.

Thank you kindly.

Ryan

 

[pamc153PA]

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I was certainly there, as well as the next three - Gettysburg again, Chickamauga, and Vicksburg! (I'm still conflicted about this year's Shiloh, though.)

Hey, that silver Tucson in the background driving in the parking lot is mine!

 

[pamc153PA]

So . . . If my car was there, so was I.

That was a really fun get-together! So any great people, some I knew, some I got to know. And lots and lots of great tours and information.

 

[bdtex]

I couldn't agree more. I've never met so many wonderful people at one time ever. @Rebforever and I delivering the welcome packages to the different hotels, Reb and I met, @Seduzal and his lovely wife for lunch. @W. Richardson and his lovely wife helping to stuff those welcome packages. Meeting @FarawayFriend and her better half Derik. Of course meeting James N. and friends. There are simply to many names to list. I would also like to mention @Eric Wittenberg for unselfishly acting as my private guide. Last but not least. Listening to @PeterT while sitting at the Farnsworth House resight the entire John Buford Coppola speech verbatim with his an Australian accent was worth the all the work. Priceless just Priceless.

I thought I remembered seeing pictures of @Pat Young at that gathering. Am I wrong about that?

 

[rpkennedy]

I thought I remembered seeing pictures of @Pat Young at that gathering. Am I wrong about that?

He was there on Saturday, IIRC.

Ryan

 

[War Horse]

He was there on Saturday, IIRC.

Ryan

That is correct.

 

[FarawayFriend]

He was there on Saturday, IIRC.

Ryan

That is correct.

I think that must have been in 2017.
I still have the complete guest list from 2016 on my phone ( just could not get myself to deleting it) and Pat wasn't on it.

But I do remember @Northern Light and her lovely sister, and I will always be grateful to @LoyaltyOfDogs that she showed us where the group had already gathered, awaiting cash's march to Culps's Hill. Dirk and I had been late as usual and the group already sat on the lawn and was listening while we had no idea where everybody was. Then we met Nancy and she showed us. She saved our afternoon!

 

[ami]

well, we are obviously still here. Thanks to @War Horse we were able to go on a ghost tour! And we had dinner with the group I think on Saturday evening.

 

[FarawayFriend]

well, we are obviously still here. Thanks to @War Horse we were able to go on a ghost tour! And we had dinner with the group I think on Saturday evening.

Dirk and me were on that ghost tour also - we didn't see any ghost, but it was exciting to try...

 

[Pat Young]

I thought I remembered seeing pictures of @Pat Young at that gathering. Am I wrong about that?

I was at Gettysburg for one of the big meet-ups. Was that 2016? I went on Ryan's battle walk.

 

[bdtex]

I was at Gettysburg for one of the big meet-ups. Was that 2016? I went on Ryan's battle walk.

I was not there but I think I remember seeing pictures of you in the thread.

 

[rpkennedy]

I was at Gettysburg for one of the big meet-ups. Was that 2016? I went on Ryan's battle walk.

It was 2017. You went on my Wright walk.

Ryan

 

[War Horse]

It was 2017. You went on my Wright walk.

Ryan

For some reason I could have sworn to have met Pat at the 2016 event. Unbelievable how the mind can deceive itself.