Lipan Shipmates with the shirts and hats at the Lipan dinner on Friday the 23th of October.  It was a fun night and we had a total of 15 Lipanees attend the NAFTS Reunion.
Lipan ladies were all smiles at the Lipan dinner.
The scene at the Lipan dinner.
Bill & Nancy Chapin chat with John Lesjack.  Joe Wilson in the back ground and Gary Leurding with his Army hat on.  Although Gary started out on Lipan he ended up as a career Army type.
Shipmates Alex Mosqueda (yellow shirt) and Bill Buckman chat with  Barb Tetrault and Lupe Mosqueda (back to camera).
Alex and Lupe Mosqueda at the NAFTS Banquet.
Lipan Shipmates L to R (Standing) Alex Mosqueda, Jim McMahon, Bill Buckman (Seated) Rich Tetrault and Jim Kinkella at the NAFTS Banquet.
Bill Buckman with Barb Tetrault.
Bill Buckman wins tee-shirts in the raffle at the NAFTS Banquet.  Jim McMahon's wife, Patti on the left and Alex Mosqueda's daughter, Christine, on the right.
Everyone has a good laugh as Bill wins a second batch of tee-shirts.
L to R Alex Mosqueda's daughters, Christine and Lisa, pose while Bill gets into camera position.
Lipan Chief Engineer in the early 70's, Tom Thomas, cuts a dashing figure at the NAFTS Banquet.
Tom Thomas chats with NAFTS President, Rodger Dana at the NAFTS Banquet.
Everybody wants to photograph Rich Tetrault, Bill Buckman, and Alex Mosqueda.
Rich Tetrault at Alcatraz, one of the places we visited during the NAFTS Reunion.
Tom Thomas at Alcatraz.  Note all the ship's patches on Tom's Jacket.  He's been aboard a half dozen or more ships in his career, mostly ATF's and ARS's.  He started out as an enlisted Electriciansmate and ended up a full Lieutenant before he called it quits.
Lipan guys at the North Point Vista near the Golden Gate Bridge on a bus tour of San Francisco.
Lipan gals at North Point Vista.
Fireman Rich at a Pumpkin Farm in Sants Cruz.
Lupe Mosqueda and Barb Tetrault.
Alex and Lupe Mosqueda rest while we tour the decommissioned USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier during the NAFTS Reunion.
Rich and Barb do their best to duplicate a "Pilot's Pose" in front of an A4 Skyhawk on the flight deck of the USS Hornet in San Francisco.
NAFTS members tour the flight deck of the Hornet.
Jim Clancy and John Lesjack pose for the camera.  John got Lipan embroidered tee-shirts and albums for all Lipan attendees donated by a former crewmember's sister
Lupe and Barb snack at the NAFTS Reception.  We had complimentary hors doueves and beer & wine during the event.
The folks at the NAFTS Reception.
Bill & Alex in the berthing compartment of the Presidential Yacht, Potomac, during the NAFTS Reunion.  We had a nice trip aboard the vessel on a blustery day.
Alex and Lupe brave the chill and make their way to the bow of the Potomac.
Chris, Alex and Lisa pose for Lupe aboard Potomac.
Alex and Rich with Potomac behind them.