Reunion Events for Your Enjoyment
Continental Breakfast every morning
Full bar with snacks nightly, with volunteer bartenders from Nashville to serve your libations
29 April, Wednesday night, Welcome Reception at the Rampant Lion Irish Pub. The Hospitality Room at the main 26-bedroom lodge will open after reception
30 April, Thursday, late afternoon, Ladies Party hosted by Madonna Terry & Louise Witcher in the 18-Bedroom Lodge
30 April, Thursday, late afternoon, Marines Whiskey Tasting at the main 26 Bedroom Lodge
30 April, Thursday Night BBQ at the main 26 Bedroom Lodge by Delauder’s BBQ
1 May, Friday Night Pizza & Karaoke Party at the main 26 Bedroom Lodge
1 May, Saturday, Kentucky Derby Happy Hour with live showing of the Kentucky Derby while enjoying Mint Juleps in the18-Bedroom Lodge
1 May, Saturday Reunion Dinner catered by Veteran Marine and award-winning Chef Ray of Fruitful Vintage in the main 26 Bedroom Lodge. Check out Chef Ray’s biography
1 May, Saturday Night Fundraising Auction. If you have something to donate, contact Connie Gause.
We will have drawings every night with great prizes, as well as Welcome Bags and Going Away Gifts
VMFA-333 Marines have both the 26-room, 18-room, and 4-room lodges at Big Bear Cove in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, are reserved.
Remember, our accommodations are not hotel rooms, but private lodges
Therefore, there will not be staff or other guests in our lodges
From World War II to Operation Desert Storm. The "Fighting Shamrocks" from VMSB to VMFA have served and sacrificed gallantly every time it has been called upon. From the cold inside the Artic Circle at Bodo Norway to the heat and dirt of Balıkesir Turkey. Shamrocks have left their mark.
