LACB34 with be held August 21-23, 2025, in Reno, Nevado, at the magnificent Grand Sierra Resort in conjunction with Hook ‘25. Your Board of Directors hopes that you can be there. To attend you need to first, and very soon, make your hotel reservation and then register with Hook '25. Later, you will need to register with the Association after we have finalized ready room details and an F8 Crusader Association event.
First things first: Make your room reservation now. The Hook '25 block of rooms is over 50% booked, so act soon. Here’s what you need to do:
Click on GSR Hook25 Reservation. Select "Attendee" and pick your dates. The negotiated rates are from Aug 18 through Aug 24, so you can arrive early and/or stay late as desired. We recommend you check-in NLT Thursday, August 21.
Next, you need to register for Hook '25. Click on Hook ‘25 Registraion:
We are exploring having an F8-only event, perhaps dinner Thursday evening (the 21st) or a breakfast Friday morning (the 22nd). We will promulgate information on how to sign up for the event when we have finalized it. If you have an input as to which event you might prefer, please let the LACB34 Committee know.
There will be an F8 Ready Room. When the options are available, we'll make a selection and let you know and publish a registration process for the Ready Room and the F8-only event.
Having LACB concurrent with Hook provides an opportunity to renew friendships with folks in other communities. F8 and A4 communities worked closely together during Vietnam. Spread the word. Send your buddies to the website to start registering for LACB34!
Board of Directors
BoD@f8crusader.org
(More information Here)
The Crusader Association does not charge dues and therefore has no regular income. However, the Association does have expenses. It guarantees contracts associated with LACB’s, hosts the web site, keeps a lawyer on a modest retainer, buys supplies and has other administrative expenses. We would appreciate your help in keeping the Association solvent.
If you enjoy the GatorGrams, web site information, attending LACBs and viewing photos of others who attended, please consider making a donation to the Association. Simply click on the "Donate" button below and you will be taken to the PayPal website where you can make a donation using either your PayPal account or credit card. Thank you very much for your consideration.
Donations are also a wonderful way to remember and honor a deceased squadron mate. The Association will send a letter to the family of the deceased informing them of your donation made in his name.
If you itemize on your tax return, let us know and we will provide a receipt acknowleging your contributions. (We are registered with the IRS as a non-profit.)
Board of Directors: Dave Cowles, President; Chuck Schroeder, Vice-President; Dick Evert, Secretary; Jim Ozbirn, Treasurer; Paul Cooper, Director; Joe Phaneuf, Director; Mike Waldron, Director