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Moving and
Mounting 601
Video

2007 Reunion
Play Video

Greenville Memories

Elected Officials & Activities Schedule

Happenings and Do Dads

Base History

Reunions
2000,2001,2003

By
Maurine "Renie" Katz Ross
Greenville Poem

More Pictures of the Base,
Barracks and such

More Pictures of GAFB

Mounting the Old Bird

Gary's Web-Page

Greenville
Class of 1967

TREA
The Retired Enlisted Association

Greenville Air Force Base Reunion Schedule
Oct. 10th, 11th, 12th, 2008

Best Western Regency Inn

== Notice ==
When you call and the clerk answers as Regency Inns, never mind,
The Best Wetern has been bought by the Regency Inns chain.

Hwy. 82 East
Greenville, MS 38701

1-662-334-6900

Reservations must be made by 20 September to

ensure availability at $45.00

= Thursday=

Registration open's 1200hrs till 1700hrs

located in the Conference Room

= Friday =

Registration open's 0800hrs till 1400hrs

Located in the Conference Room

Snacks, seating in Conference Room and Atrium.

= Next =

Pictures at 601 (weather permitting) at 1730hrs.

Fish Dinner at 1800hrs at the old Firing Range

(DCDC) Building, ( No Charge )

= Saturday =

Free day to do and go as you wish until 1800 hrs

the Banquet and Business will begin at the

Greenville Higher Education Center on Hwy 1 South.
Banquet cost is the same as last year.....$27.00, per person.
Please send this in as soon as you can for accounting purpose's.

To All concerned
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This web-site was set-up as a result of members being located from all
over the states to form a Reunion depicting our nostalgic memories
of that wonderful time at Greenville Air Force Base and
The City of Greenville during the 50's.
It is not maintained as an attempt to record the history of Greenville, Mississippi,
but to emphasize an important part of History about Greenville Mississippi, that
will be forever etched in the hearts and minds of the people that were
there and attend the reunions that are held there every year.
A few of the members do not feel the same about the Old Base and Greenville
as most of us do, and as a result do not attend the Reunions with other members.
They have missed a part of history that was an important part of their life.

Many of us were only there for a few years, but those of us ( like me ) that were
there from 1954 thru 1959, still recall many of the things that was of interest to us.
Those memories will be with me forever, as can be said of the previous citizens
that graduated from the Greenville School Systems during the 50's. For those present Greenville citizens that would like a history lesson about how your city used to be, please contact someone from the graduating class of the 50's.
The city of Greenville was one of the busiest cities in Mississippi with a
never ending of things to do. Even though there are things going on in Greenville,
today, they have not captivated the citizens as the ones of the old days.
The sad part of Greenville, is when the Old Air Base closed many of the memories
went with it and never came back, and the city began a downward sparrow, with
the closing of the Drive Inn's, the Movie Theaters, many of the Restaurant's on main street
except, Jim' Cafe, and places that we hung out and had a little fun.
There is a couple that still stand, here is three I can recall, Lillo's, Jim's cafe,
Doe's Eat Place, maybe a few more that I can't recall at this time.
Unlike the chain store and fast food establishment's that don't have the personally nor the
personal attraction the Old Place's had. Many of the privately owned Hotels and Motel's went the Chain route as well and the city began to diminish in quality, character and value.
Greenville also lost some of it's brightest and influential citizens to other cities,
some came back, but some have not returned because they found things better in other
places that were better suited for their area of training, expertise, and lifestyle.
Greenville can come back, but the City Comissioners will need input from the older local citizens as well as other greenvillians that have moved away, for that
nostalgtic feeling of the old days.

I do not remember seeing any obese people in or around Greenville, I suppose it was
because of the amount of walking and dancing we did or it could have been the type
of food we ate. Greenville should encourage private ownership of the old type
Dairy Queen's, and Frost Top's and discourage the chain stores.
I don't think many growing up in Greenville today will look back some 30
years from now and remember the great times they had at McDonalds.

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