Air Defense Artillery Online 18 February 2009
Nike Veteran Reunion, Sept. 11-13 in Alaska  
[photo]Looking southeast at Site Summit's missile launch site during firing of a missile, 1960
Photo from National Register collection, originally U.S. Army photo

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Friends of Nike Site Summit will host a national Nike veterans reunion in Anchorage, Sept. 11-13, 2009.  All veterans who served at Nike missile sites in the United States and abroad are invited to participate along with their families.
      The event’s agenda is still being developed, but tentative plans include a tour of Nike Site Summit, one of the last Nike sites to be closed (1979) and which Friends of Nike Site Summit is working to preserve.  A tour of Anchorage, opportunities to share stories and photos, a luncheon with keynote speaker and a briefing on efforts to preserve Site Summit are among the anticipated options for participants.

The Sheraton Anchorage Hotel is the reunion hotel and is offering a rate of $119 a night. Contact the hotel at (907) 276-8700 or click here to reserve rooms online/  Be sure to specify the Nike Reunion to get the rate, which is available for several days before and after the reunion.

“The summer rush will be over, fall colors should be at their prime, the weather will be cool but not cold, and most importantly, it will still be fishing season without the crowds.  If groups are interested, we can get special rates for other events (tour boats, etc.) after the reunion,” Durocher said.

For more information and to let Friends of Nike Site Summit know you are interested in attending, contact:

Greg Durocher
gfdurocher@usgs.gov
907-786-7009

 

     For information on FONSS, go to www.nikesitesummit.org.