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Reunion Info

USS Aylwin Veterans Association — FF-1081

The Reunion is back for October 2026!

What you can expect:

No doubt, we will be back at the Four Points by Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront .

The Aylwin crew will be going it alone without the USS Harry E. Yarnell crew. Depending on the number of attendees, we may or may not get the big party room on the 4th floor. The cost to the Reunion is $250 per day that we don’t make the room count. We lost money in 2024, so we will probably book the smaller room on the Lobby level to hang out in.

As usual, we will have raffles, tours, giveaways, t-shirts, silent auctions, and other memorabilia such as hats for sale.

USS Aylwin (DE/FF-1081) Reunion Schedule of Events

Thursday

  • Noon — Hospitality Suite opens for registration, membership drive, and raffle sales.
  • 6:30 PM — Pizza and subs in the Hospitality Suite.
  • 8:00 PM — Liberty Call. Bar hop the oceanfront. Lots of local options: music bingo, trivia, karaoke, etc. Ask Glenn for details.

Friday

  • 7–9 AM — Breakfast for the crew.
  • Golf at Redwing — Tee times TBD.
  • Noon — Hospitality Suite opens for registration, membership drive, and raffle sales.
  • 6:30 PM — Subs, salad, and wings.
  • 7 PM — Fun and games: “Know your ship” trivia.
  • 8 PM — Begin “Table O’ Treasures” raffles and sea stories.

Saturday

  • 7–9 AM — Breakfast for the crew.
  • Self-guided Norfolk tour — Meet up at Circuit Social, 258 Granby Street. Play free video games, bowling, and pinball. The 48-tap beer wall opens at 11 AM (costs money). Beer, wine, and sangria are 25% off for our people. Circuit Social opens to the public at 1 PM.
  • Hungover? Walk next door to Hair of the Dog to feel better. Once you’re right again, continue your self-guided tour of Norfolk. Everything is within about three blocks: Nauticus, USS Wisconsin, Waterside, MacArthur Center, etc.
  • 5 PM — Social hour in the Hospitality Suite.
  • 6:30 PM — Dinner (TBD). The Food Committee / Ladies Auxiliary are working on it. It will be awesome.
  • 7 PM — Silent auction and 50/50 winners announced.

Sunday

  • 7–9 AM — Breakfast for the crew.
  • 9 AM — USS Aylwin Veterans Association meeting in the Hospitality Suite. Discussion items: next reunion, new officers. Meeting is open to all but not required.
  • 10 AM — Hospitality Suite closes.

To Register

Your early registration helps us plan a fantastic reunion without wasting AVA funds.

Reunion Fee:

Or, the old-fashioned way, by dropping your check in the mail to the address below. Please make your check payable to USS Aylwin Veterans Association or AVA and mail to:

Glenn Hunsberger
611 Glengarry Ct
Virginia Beach, VA 23451