LeRoy (Mac) McIntosh

Send cards to 2461 Sidneys Road , Walterboro, SC 29488

My Father-in-Law, Leroy (Mac) McIntosh has been diagnosed with Terminal Lung Cancer. He has been told he only has 6 months or less to live. Right now, no pain yet. He is 93 and served on the Mazama in WWII when it was torpedoed. He is at the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro, SC. Cards or a phone call would be great! His phone is 843-538-2980. He is mostly blind but his mind is sharp. In his last few months, calls or letters from fellow servicemen or women would lift his spirits. He goes by “Mac”. Be patience on his demeanor He is suspicious of calls he doesn’t know. Seems his whole has been defined by his years in the Navy. Please let this WWII veteran of the Greatest Generation know others cared about his life on earth. Thank you and God bless you and God Bless America! Clayton

Ed Doyle

Fond memories of Westpac cruise 1969 and the decommissioning of the Mazama in Philadelphia in 1970

2018 AE/AOE Reunion-New Orleans, LA Tue October 2 to Sunday Oct 7, 2018

There has been some confusion about how do you register for the UPCOMING New Orleans Reunion, Airport Doubletree. First let me say do it NOW because I know that at least one tour will sell out because the room size is maxed out at 160 people. That is the all day tour to the WW II museum including the Tom Hanks movie which is stunning and interactive, The museum is 4 times large than it was in the beginning and the tour included lunch and an USO tour. Just to make it better the Board approved installing a BLOCK of bricks which includes one for ever AE ship that served in WW II.


So heres how you do it.By phone the best way is to call the hotel DURING THE WEEK regular Central time business hours at 504 303-3010 and ask for Becky and tell them you are with the AE/AOE Sailors Association you may book any time between Saturday Sept 29th Tuesday NIGHT to October 9 (you depart Wed morning) The rate is $125 Our blocked rooms are Tuesday Oct 2 to Sunday morning Oct 7th.Arrive Tuesday if you can because tours start on Wednesday. Bocked rooms are guarenteed up until out block is filled. The other dates are in the contract 3 days ahead and 3 days after the reunion and you get them IF the hotel is not sold out. If its the weekend and you just have to do it then call 800 774-1500 and you get the Hilton Central Reservations number Tell them you are with the AE/AOE Sailors Association and the booking group code is AEO ( no thats not an error) and everything should be fine at $125 a night. If they say anything else than yes, please wait and call the hotel on a weekday.and call or email me at dd694@verizon.net😊 This year you can also book on line yourself ( good luck) this is the link to do that http://doubletree.hilton.com/…/MSYKNOT-AEO-20…/index/.jhtml… Just copy it and paste it into google and hope it works.

More to come on the tours for the week

Bev King