Twenty-Fourth Reunion of the
USS Cabildo (LSD-16 Crewmembers' Association
     
 
Charleston, SC - September 9 - 13, 2019
 
 

Charleston City Tour

 
 
 
 
We began our tour with a visit to the Citadel, South Carolinas Military College.  51% of the Citadel graduates accept commissions in branches of the US Military upon graduation.
 
 

 

 
  Citadel Entrance  
 
The entrance to the Citadel Military College
 
     
  Citadel Uniy Residences  
 
The Unit Residences
 
     
  First Year Cadets  
 
First Year Cadets walk in the gutter
 
     
  Inside the Chappel  
 

 Inside the Citadel Chapel

 
     
   
 
Our group leaving the Chapel
 
     
  The Square  
 
A senior Cadet walks across the grass on the square
 
     
  Class Ring Monument  
 
The Class Ring Monument at the entrance
 
     
     
 
Our tour continued with a stop at the Battery Par
 
     
  13 Inch Mortor  
 
 13 inch Mortar with our tour bus behind it
 
     
  Guide in Battery Park  
 
Our guide introduces us to Battery Park
 
     
  Gazibo in Battery Park  
 
The Gazebo in Battery Park
 
     
  Staues and Oaks in Battery Park  
 
The Statues and Oaks in Battery Park
 
     
  A beautiful Battery home  
 
A Battery home.  (note the clean-up from Hurricane Dorian - Charleston had lots of wind and power outages but the hurricane hit at low tide which saved them from sever flooding)
 
     
     
  C5A Cargo Plane  
 
A C5A Cargo Plane - The Air Force has a C5A Squadron adjacent to the Charleston Airport
 
     
  A Horse Drawn Tour  
 
The horse drawn tours are very popular
 
     
  Walking back to the bus alomg the sea wall  
 
Rudy, our only Korean War veteran this year, and Marcie Rudasill walking back to the bus along the Battery Seawall
 
     
     
     
  Downtown Street  
  We continued our tour with two and one half hours free time in historic Charleston.  
     
  Huricane clean-up items  
  The only sign of hurricane Dorian was bags of branches and leaves awaiting pick-up.  
     
  Market Street  
 
The museum at the west end of the market buildings.
     
  Vendors inside the Market  
 
A look inside one of the market buildings.
     
  Thunder Shower  
A short thunder shower slowed shoppers crossing between the market buildings.
 
     
  Customs House  
The U S Customs House, our groups meeting point.
 
     
     
 
 
 
 

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