501 (c) (3) Non Profit Organizations

                                                September 18, 2009
All Adams Class Veterans and Supporters:

The Adams Class Veterans Association, Inc. and the Jacksonville Historic Naval
Ship Association, Inc., invite you to be part of a special event commemorating the
service of the Adams Class Commanding Officers and DDG Veterans during the
Week of Valor celebration in Jacksonville, Florida. This will take place between
November 4-11, 2009. Please accept my apologies for not addressing this to each
of you individually, but time is short and we need to move quickly to make this
memorable opportunity possible.

The week begins with a Thursday, November 5th Reception as our Adams Class
Veterans arrive. The highlight of our celebration will be a Friday night November
6th, at a Reception and Dinner, at the Omni Jacksonville Hotel, honoring all Adams
Class DDG Commanding Officers and DDG Veterans who served on these ships
over thirty years of naval service.  Memories of the 23 USA DDG ships and DDG
ships in Australia and Germany and veterans who served in the Cold War, Vietnam,
and crises all over the globe will be shared at this special event. This event will be
attended by many flag officers who commanded these ships that revolutionized
surface warfare with modern technology. There will be a major focus on fund
raising to support the Adams Class Naval Ship Museum. The Omni Jacksonville
Hotel is providing rooms for our guests at a special rate of $79.00 a night, single
or double occupancy, if reserved before October 22nd. 

Anyone having memorabilia from your Adams Class service including cruise
books, photos of ships in action, videos and other special historic items and
would be interested in sharing them for display during this event, and/or at the
Jacksonville Landing JHNSA display, please contact our Jacksonville ACVA
Director and local coordinator to arrange to send or bring items.
             Wayne Misenar
             7335 San Pedro Road
             Jacksonville, FL 32217
             904 367 0872
             wcmise@bellsouth.net

Other events of the Week of Valor include:
             Saturday, November 7th
                    US Navy Blue Angels Air show
                    Tour USS KLAKRING FFG-42
                    Grand Opening of Adams Class Naval Ship Museum
                          at Jacksonville Landing

             Sunday, November 8th
                    Attend Jacksonville Jaguars NFL game

For more information go to our ACVA web site at:  www.adamsclassddgvets.org
or call Destination Planning Corporation at 904 249 3729.

For hotel reservations The Omni Jacksonville reservations center can be reached at
1-888-444-6664. Ask for the "Adams Class" rate. Reservations for transportation
to/from the airport is available. The Omni web site link for reservations is:  http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/Jacksonville/MeetingFacilities/AdamsClassReunion11.aspx

To get this very special rate, please make your reservation no later than October
22nd. Use the RSVP form (below and attached) and indicate YES or NO for each
event you are interested in attending. The form is marked YES to start.  Either,
print and mark the form by hand, and send regular mail to the Destination Planning
Corporation address, or, cut and paste the form into an email and send to the
Destination Planning, Attn. Jeff Tawney. Destination Planning will contact you if
they have questions concerning payment.

Destination Planning Corporation phone 904 249 3729.
Email contact - jtawney@destinationplanning.com  
Mailing Address
             Destination Planning
             Attn. Jeff Tawney
             11330 - 2 St. Johns Industrial Parkway Suite 2
             Jacksonville, FL   32246

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