USS Midway Veterans Association (MVA)
Attention All Midway Veterans:
SAVE THE DATE!
The next reunion of the USS Midway Veterans Association has tentatively been set for September 11-13, 2017 (Monday through Wednesday), in San Diego. And yes, we expect to hold our grand banquet on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum. It will be an occasion for all Midway veterans, family members and friends to come together. Reunion hotel is TBD. Do not book your air travel yet because we still have to sign final contracts and complete negotiations.
We are Midway veterans who are bound by a common love for our ship and a sense of duty that still burns strong to this day.
The USS Midway Veterans Association (MVA) is open to all Navy and Marine Corps veterans who served aboard the USS Midway (CV-41) from 1945 to 1992. We invite you to join our ranks regardless of the department or air-wing affiliation you were part of while on Midway, for we are a shipwide
association. Today our ship, one of the premier warships of the 20th century, serves as the USS Midway Museum, in San Diego, California. She is the most popular museum ship in the country, and most of our reunions center around her. Find the link to our application to join the MVA, below.
Following are some of the vital statistics
of the reunions the MVA has hosted and celebrated since its inception in 2010:
Site/date: San Diego, CA/Sept. 2010
Highlight event: Celebrating first shipwide reunion of Midway veterans
Keynote speaker: RADM (Ret.) Mac McLaughlin, President and CEO, USS Midway Museum
Site/date: Washington, D.C./ Sept. 2012
Highlight event: Tour of the monuments and Arlington National Cemetery
Keynote speaker: RADM Garland Gar
Wright, then deputy director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and still on active duty, since retired
Site/date: San Diego, CA/Sept. 2013
Highlight event: Grand banquet on the flight deck of USS Midway Museum
Keynote speaker: RADM (Ret.) Riley Mixson, Midway commanding officer, 1985 to 1987
Site/date: San Diego, CA/April 2015
Highlight event: Tour of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
Keynote speaker: Capt. (Ret.) Larry Ernst, Midway’s last commanding officer, 1991-1992
Site/date: Pensacola, FL/April 2016
Highlight event: Blue Angels’ aerial show
Keynote speaker: Capt. (Ret.) Ed Ellis, architect of Midway’s rescue plan during Operation Frequent Wind
Reunion contact: Jim Hayter at email mailto:mva41vpr@comcast.net.
Are You a Midway Veteran? If so, click here to download the membership application to join the USS Midway Veterans Association. On the form you will need to fill in the blanks and mail it, along with your check, to the address on the application. The membership fees we collect help offset the costs of writing, producing and mailing our quarterly newsletter and the many other costs associated with hosting our reunions. Our three membership categories are described on the application form. And remember, you don't have to belong to the MVA to attend the reunions. We welcome all Midway Veterans, regardless of Midway Veterans’ affiliations. Note: the USS Midway Veterans Association is a 501(c)(19) not-for-profit organization; our membership fees (aka, dues or contributions) are tax-deductible as provided by law. We donate 20 percent of our dues/contributions to the USS Midway Museum’s Education Scholarship Fund and Midway Preservation Endowment.
