Happy 4th of July to the sailors, family and friends of USS ORLECK DD886! We are looking to the future. Join with us as we do! I have much to tell you concerning our reunion group, the USS ORLECK, and what lies ahead for us now that we have dissolved the Destroyer USS ORLECK DD [Read more…]
Plan-of-the-Day has been updated. Main update involves the change on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings with the breakfasts, Saturday’s business meeting and Sunday’s church service, all of which will take place in the hotel ball room on those days. The hospitality room will be used solely as a hospitality room. Updates in red. Request: Due [Read more…]
Registration-form Today, June 20, 2022, marks the end of the registration at our host hotel, the DoubleTree and our overflow hotel, the Marriott Southbank. The $119 rate will no longer be available under our USS ORLECK block. You might still be able to reserve a room in these hotels so if interested you need to [Read more…]
Get the latest news on USS ORLECK DD 886, from her move from Lake Charles to dry-dock in Port Arthur, Texas then onto her new career as Historic Museum Ship in Jacksonville, Florida.
A Tribute to Senator Bob Dole, friend of USS ORLECK DD 886, by Robert L. Orleck
I recently received the following news release from Ron Williams in Lake Charles, LA. USS ORLECK will be towed to dry-dock soon in preparation for a hopeful relocation in Jacksonville, FLorida, to there serve as their Museum Ship Read all about it! ORLECK Odessey News Release 9 March 2020
Sorry to report that due to circumstances beyond our control caused by Covid-19 and the resulting withdrawal of attendees, the reunion is canceled. To make hotel reservations at the Merry Manor Best Western Hotel, located at 700 Main Street, South Portland, ME 04106 call hotel directly at 1-207-774-6151 (mention USS ORLECK) If you have any [Read more…]