Dates: September 22–26, 2026

 (Standby - Registration information will be coming shortly)

Fellow Shipmates,

The Board of Directors of the USS America Carrier Veterans Association are pleased to invite you to Reunion 2026 in Charleston, South Carolina. We have worked hard to keep this year’s reunion as affordable as possible while preserving the enjoyment and camaraderie we’ve shared at past gatherings.

With the age of our membership and the rising costs of travel and activities in mind, we have streamlined our organized tours to two shorter excursions:

• Historical Charleston City Tour

This narrated ride‑along tour will highlight Charleston’s rich history and help you decide what you may want to explore on your own. The buses will stop at the Old City Market, giving everyone free time for lunch, shopping, and browsing.

• Patriots Point Tour & Memorial Service

This tour includes our annual memorial service and ample time to visit the USS Yorktown, USS Laffey, and the Medal of Honor Museum. A box lunch is included.

As always, we will hold our Welcome Aboard gathering on Tuesday evening and our Banquet on Friday evening. Breakfast is included with your room and will be served buffet‑style just outside the hospitality room. Our General Meeting will take place Friday morning after breakfast, giving you the afternoon free before the banquet.

For ideas on things to do during your free time, visit: www.charlestoncvb.com 

Hotel Information

Location:  Hilton Garden Inn Charleston Airport & Convention Center. 
5265 International Boulevard,North Charleston, SC 29418

Phone: (843) 308-9330 

Rate: $144 per night (includes breakfast) + $2.18 destination Fee (local) + Tax (2025) = 14% 

Valid Dates: September 17 - 29, 2026

Reservation Code: 90K

Cutoff Date for Hotel/CVA Registration:  August 21,  2026

Hotel Booking Link

Schedule

Tuesday Sept. 22, 2026 10:00 a.m.*  Registration  6:00 p.m. *  Welcome to Charleston
Wednesday Sept. 23, 2026 Historic City Tour 9:30 a.m.   Leave hotel 9:30am 11:30 a.m. City tour at Old City Market (free time for lunch on own, shopping and browsing) 2:00 p.m.   Depart Old City Market for hotel 2:30 p.m.   Return to hotel 3:00 p.m.   Silent Auction Opens
Thursday Sept. 24, 2026 Patriots Point Tour 09:30 a.m.  Leave Hotel 10:00 a.m. Tour Patriots Point / Memorial 1:00 p.m.    Lunch (box lunch delivered to Gift shop and picnic area) 1:45 p.m.    Depart Patriots Point 2:15 p.m.    Return to hotel 9:00 p.m.    Silent Auction Closes
Friday Sept. 25, 2026 09:00 a.m.*   The Business meeting  After Meeting, Silent Auction Winners Pickup Free Day 6:00 p.m.*    Banquet
Silent Auction New at this year's reunion, we will be holding a silent auction to help offset the costs of our hospitality room.  The CVA will have several items up for action, including a framed print of the America by E.R. Whalen. We are also asking each member to bring an item for the auction (with a value of about $25). If you like, you can go in with other friends to combine and donate a BASKET of items. Here are a few basket ideas: Chocolate Basket, Coffee Basket, Game Night Basket, Golf Basket, Hot Sauce Basket, etc. We can only except the auction items Tues. and Wed. We will have our traditional 50/50 raffle as well.

*  All times are subject to change and will be posted daily in the Hospitality room. As has been the policy in the past, the hospitality room will be open all day.

The hours of the ship’s Store will vary and will be posted.