71st Transportation Battalion Vietnam Veterans 2012 Reunion
San Antonio, Texas
June 13 - June 17, 2012

Thursday, June 14th, The Second Official Day Of The Reunion
San Antonio City Tour - Riverboat Ride
71st Members Lined Up For The Riverboat Ride - Photo courtesy of Greg & Chau Farris.
Riverboat Ride
71st Members Lined Up For The Riverboat Ride
Greg Farris - Lilia & Tom Poston - Judith Koziel - Rich Morawa - David Stromberger - Tammy Gourd - Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Greg Farris - Lilia & Tom Poston - Judith Koziel - Rich Morawa - David Stromberger - Tammy Gourd
Photo courtesy of Greg & Chau Farris.
Photo courtesy of Greg & Chau Farris.
Photo courtesy of Greg & Chau Farris.
Photo courtesy of Greg & Chau Farris.
Photo courtesy of Tom & Lilia Poston.
John - Greg - Chau - Tom - Photo courtesy of Tom & Lilia Poston.
Judith - Rich - David - Tammy - Tony - Photo courtesy of Tom & Lilia Poston.
John - Greg - Chau - Tom
Judith - Rich - David - Tammy - Tony
Charlie And Our Tour Guide - Photo courtesy of Tom & Lilia Poston.
Randall - Charlie And Tour Guide - Photo courtesy of Tom & Lilia Poston.
Randall - Charlie And Tour Guide
Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Going Under Alamo Street - Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Going Under St. Mary's Street - Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Going Under Alamo Street
Going Under St. Mary's Street
Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Artwork  Along The River
Below - More Photos Along The Riverwalk
Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Heading Down The River
Photo courtesy of Tom & Vickie Reckers.
Photo courtesy of Tom & Vickie Reckers.
Photo courtesy of Tom & Vickie Reckers.
Photo courtesy of Tom & Vickie Reckers.
Photo courtesy of Tom & Vickie Reckers.
Photo courtesy of Tom & Vickie Reckers.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Al Furtado On One Of The Riverwalk Bridges
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Below - Rivercenter Mall
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Photo courtesy of Al & Carol Furtado.
Riverwalk Map
Photo courtesy of Bob & Bernie Grier.
San Antonio - For Whom the City and the River Are Named - Gift of Portugal.
How did it happen that the city of San Antonio was named after St. Anthony? Over 300 years ago, in 1691, a small expedition of Spanish explorers traveling north from Mexico advanced some 150 miles into present-day
Texas. On June 13, they stopped to set up camp near a Coahuiltecan (kwa-weel-teken) Indian village along the river. The Franciscan chaplain of the small expedition, Father Damien Massanet, suggested that they call the
place San Antonio because they had arrived on the feast of St. Anthony. The Spanish general, Domingo de Teran, agreed with the brown-robed friar and then took the idea one step further: He named the river San Antonio,
too! Some 27 years passed, however, before another Franciscan friar, Father Antonio Olivares, founded the first Franciscan mission near the village in 1718. Its purpose was to evangelize the Coahuiltecans. The friar
named the mission San Antonio de Valero in honor of St. Anthony and the duke of Valero, a Spanish viceroy. Mission San Antonio, which gave the city its name, is the most visited landmark in downtown San Antonio today.
However, the famous adobe structure is better known as the Alamo—though historical plaques carefully explain that the building was originally named Mission San Antonio. In brief, the name change came about this
way: From 1718 till 1793, Spanish missionaries labored patiently at Mission San Antonio to evangelize the Coahuiltecan people and create a Christian community there. Their efforts met with a measure of success but,
because of various difficulties, missionary activities came to an end at Mission San Antonio in 1793. The abandoned mission was then converted into a military fort that came to be known as the Alamo. The fortress is best
remembered for the historic siege of 1836 (February 23 to March 6). During this battle, popularized in films, 188 fighters for Texas independence were killed at the fort by Mexican forces led by General Santa Ana. Davy
Crockett, Jim Bowie and other famous Americans died in the battle that gave birth to the war slogan  - Remember the Alamo! Info taken from the American Catholic . Org Website.
Waltz Across Texas - Ernest Tubb - Willie Nelson - Charlie Daniels - Charlie McCoy
Heading Out