2008 BUSHMASTER REUNION COMES TO DRAWBRIDGE INN MAY 20

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2008 BUSHMASTER REUNION COMES TO DRAWBRIDGE INN MAY 20

Fort Mitchell, KY/April 29, 2008—The 2008 Reunion of the 158th Regimental Combat Team, also known as Bushmasters, is scheduled for May 20-22 at the Drawbridge Inn.

The group served with distinction during World War II. It was initially sent to the Panama Canal Zone right after the attack on Pearl Harbor to protect the Canal. The Unit got its nickname after the deadly bushmaster snake, which was common in the area where the group was trained in jungle warfare. Later the Team was part of a large invasion force landing in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon and was ultimately chosen to spearhead the invasion of Japan. The RCT was decommissioned in January, 1946.

While in Northern Kentucky up to 30 veterans will be part of a citywide sightseeing tour and will take a riverboat cruise and visit Hofbrăuhaus Newport.

The mission of the Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitors Bureau is that of an aggressive sales, marketing, service and informational organization whose primary responsibility is to positively impact the Northern Kentucky economy through conventions, meetings and visitor expenditures. The direct economic impact of visitors' spending in Campbell, Kenton and Boone Counties in 2007 was $325 million.