Clearly one of the BEST hotels in town, you will enjoy first-rate lodging at the historic Hilton Fort Worth hotel. Our guests will savor the spacious well-appointed accommodations. During our stay at this hospitable hotel you will enjoy such fine services and amenities as an onsite restaurant, lounge, state-of-the-art fitness center, concierge desk and free WiFi high-speed Internet access in our guest rooms. The Hilton is a centrally located downtown Fort Worth hotel and is convenient to just about everything. We will be within walking distance of the Fort Worth Convention Center and Sundance Square the home to a fine collection of shopping, dining and entertainment options. An array of popular attractions including the Fort Worth Stockyards, Fort Worth Zoo, Cowboys Stadium and several world-class art museums can be reached within a matter of minutes.

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Special Casper Platoon Group Rate Only: $139/per night!

RESERVATIONS INSTRUCTIONS: You must mention our group name: "Casper Aviation Platoon" Code is: "CAP"

Special Telephone: 817-882-1388 · Special Online Reservation: BOOK A ROOM · The Reservation Deadline is: May 23, 2015.

The Reunion is a 4-day event. Check in June 22, 23 24 & 25. Check out June 26. If you are planning to arrive a day earlier, our special room rate is also good on June 21. Just change the date on your online registration.

Street Address: Hilton Fort Worth · 815 Main Street · Fort Worth, Texas 76102 · USA

"Our Mission"

The Casper Aviation Platoon Organization, CAPO sponsored reunions are designed to provide a good time for ALL of the Caspers, their family and friends.

Please come and join CAPO President Chuck Merkel and Vice President Ken Thomas and the rest of us in Fort Worth!

We are planning another great get together for everyone to enjoy and would really like to see you at the Hilton Fort Worth.

Click here & let us know if you will be joining us at the next Fort Worth Reunion:

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DAY TRIP: The National Vietnam War Museum & Fort Wolters

The National Vietnam War Museum project was formalized in 1998 to develop a national venue that would create an atmosphere of learning about the Vietnam War era, and engage people of all ages, nationalities, and political points of view. The museum will tell the unbiased story of the more than 5 million servicemen and servicewomen who served there during the Vietnam War.

Veterans from the Casper Aviation Platoon Organization placed a memorial stone in the Memorial Gardens of The National Vietnam War Museum on April 2, 2011. This commemorative stone honors the members of the 173d Airborne Brigade, Casper Aviation Platoon and all who served during the Vietnam War.

Casper Aviation Platoon Memorial Tribute

On Wednesday June 24, the Casper veterans, family and friends will be able to take part in our memorial ceremony were we will unveil and present our Memorial Bronze Plaque listing our 11 fallen Casper Aviation Platoon heroes. Our plaque is being fabricated into a new stone display base and will join the other Vietnam Veteran memorials that are currently on display at The National Vietnam War Museum.

Fort Wolters Photo Opportunity

Although the fort has been closed and most of what used to be there does not really exist anymore or is all boarded up.... However, the main gate at Fort Wolters has recently been restored back to its original design and will make the perfect back drop for our Casper Platoon Pilots to reflect on their time at Fort Wolters and grab a photo in front of the main entrance

This is also an optional event that will include chartered bus transportation to Fort Wolters, then The National Vietnam War Museum in Mineral Wells, Texas. We will also stop in nearby town of Weatherford for lunch. There are several nice restaurants in town that are close together and you will be able to pick the one you like best and pay for whatever you wish to eat or drink. After lunch we will meet back at the bus at a designated time then visit Fort Wolters before heading to the museum.

For your comfort, we are providing air-conditioned round-trip chartered bus transportation for this day trip and we would like to encourage all of you to travel as a group. It will make this event more relaxing for you and provides added fellowship, etc. The cost is only: $20/per person. The boarding passes must be purchase in advance on a first come basis. This is an event designed for your entire family and guests to enjoy. If you would like to attend this tour, please click here and list everyone in your party who will attend event. [ Bus is SOLD-OUT ]

Ladies Luncheon

Vidalias Restaurant in the Renassance Worthington Hotel

On Tuesday June 23, we are planning an optional Ladies Luncheon at Vidalias. The pre-paid cost is $25/per person. The lunch will include an appetizer, your choice of 5 entrees, iced tea or sodas. You will be responsible for any beer, wine or mixed drinks that you might order. If you would like to attend this optional luncheon, please click here and list everyone in your party who will attend: YES - Ladies Luncheon

Men's Luncheon

Frankie's Sports Bar & Grill

On Tuesday June 23, we are planning an optional Men's Luncheon at Frankie's Sports Bar & Grill. The pre-paid cost is $15/per person. This is the perfect place for our guys! The owner is also a veteran and former Black Hawk pilot. He hopes to be there for our luncheon and his one condition is that he buy a round of shots! His bar, his rule!

Your lunch will include 6 choices, most likely burgers, grilled chicken sandwich or salad a& soda. Anything else you want to drink is on you. If you guys would like to attend this optional luncheon, please click here and list everyone in your party who will attend: YES - Men's Luncheon

Casual Group Dinner

Riscky's BBQ in Sundance Square

On Tuesday June 23, we are planning an optional Casual Group Dinner at Riscky's Barbeque. We will meet in the lobby of the hotel at 5:30 pm then to head over to the restaurant located 5 blocks from our hotel. We will have a Special "group menu" with BBQ beef, chicken & sausage favorites to select from and enjoy. The pre-paid cost is $20/per person. You will be responsible for any beer, wine or mixed drinks that you order. If you would like to attend this optional dinner, please click here and list everyone in your party who will attend: YES - Casual Dinner at Riscky's

SKYLIGHT COURT BAR

The Skylight Court Bar, situated under Stars on the second floor Promenade level features comfortable seating ideal conversations, checking on email via complimentary Wi-Fi or just relaxing. It is a perfect place to enjoy your favorite beverage, appetizer or one of our Chef's featured entrees.

RUTH'S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE

You're in for a real culinary treat when you sit down to breakfast or lunch at Café Texas under Ruth's Chris, conveniently located on the premises of our downtown Fort Worth, Texas hotel. In addition to world-class steaks, Ruth's Chris will wow you with fresh seafood, lamb chops, chicken, soups, salads, and superb desserts.

CAFE TEXAS

Cafe Texas features elaborate buffet as well as a variety of menu items with a specialization in Southwestern cuisine with a flair.

STARBUCKS

Starbucks® offers a selection of delicious warm pastries and sandwiches from La Boulange along with our signature beverages.

There are also several other local restaurants located near-by to the hotel.

The Fort Worth Stockyards now celebrates Fort Worth's long tradition as a part of the cattle industry and was listed on the National Register as a historical district in 1976. The listing included 47 contributing buildings.

Explore the Fort Worth Stockyards

Attractions · Shopping · Entertainment · Dining

Located only 3 miles from our hotel, The Fort Worth Stockyards consist of mainly entertainment and shopping venues that capitalize on the "Cowtown" image of Fort Worth. Home to the famous boot making company M.L. Leddy's which is located in the heart of the Stockyards and The Maverick Fine Western Wear and Saloon where customers "can 'belly up' to the bar, relax and have a cold beer while in the Stockyards; just like they did in the days of the big cattle drives", as they shop around the store. The city of Fort Worth is often referred to as "Where the West Begins." There are many bars and nightclubs are located in the vicinity, and the area has a Western motif. There is also an opry and a rodeo. The Fort Worth Stockyards are the last standing stockyards in the United States. Some volunteers still run the cattle drives through the stockyards, a practice developed in the late 19th century by the frontiersman who herded buffalo calves through the streets of Garden City Kansas.

On April 1, 2011, the Fort Worth Stockyards Stables were remodeled and reopened. They are located next door to the Hyatt hotel in an original Historic Stockyards building that was built in 1912. These stables offer full care boarding, overnight boarding, hourly boarding, horse rentals on the open trails of the Trinity River and carriage rides. Boarders can ride their horses all around the Historic Stockyards.

The Casper Aviation Platoon

Leather Jacket Photo Opportunity

It has become an annual tradition for those Caspers who have one of these leather jackets to capture the moment each year with a group photo. The 2015 Casper Aviation Platoon reunion will be no exception. We're not sure at this point where or when we will take the group photo, but if you have one of these leather jackets, please bring it with you to Fort Worth.

If you have a jacket, please bring it to the reunion!!

JFK Tribute

A Place in Time · A Place in History

The Hiltonn Fort Worth is the former Hotel Texas, where President Kennedy and the First Lady stayed on November 21, 1963. The next morning, after a speech in the hotel's ballroom, the President's motorcade departed, taking with it the final moments of a more innocent America.

The JFK Tribute is located directly across from Hilton Fort Worth, celebrate the 50th Anniversary where then President John F. Kennedy gave his final public address to an adoring Fort Worth crowd.

Fort Worth Zoo

The oldest zoo in Texas, the Fort Worth Zoo was founded in 1909 with one lion, two bear cubs, an alligator, a coyote, a peacock and a few rabbits. From these humble beginnings, the Zoo has grown into a nationally ranked facitlity, housing nearly 7,000 native and exotic animals.

Vintage Flying Museum

A very nice museum located at the south end of the Fort Worth Meacham International Airport. They have about a dozen aircraft housed in a WWII B-29 Hanger. The centerpiece of the collection is a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress. They have other wartime aircraft to also enjoy including an Army UH-1 Huey on display.