Gudgeon Base Annual Picnic:
The Gudgeon Base September meeting is scheduled for Friday, 19 September 2025, from 1100 to 1400. It will be the Gudgeon Base Annual Picnic (Luncheon) and memorabilia auction.
It will be held at the Pronghorn Ranch Community Center in Prescott Valley, AZ
7051 North Antelope Meadows Drive, Prescott Valley, AZ 86315
Click on address above to open a Google Map to the Pronghorn Ranch Clubhouse.
There is plenty of parking as you pull in on the right side. Perch Base and Tucson Base are invited to attend the luncheon and Auction.
Please provide numbers intended to attend by Friday, 5 September! for a food count to:
Ken Werner, Gudgeon Base Commander, (619) 894-2560.

October Monthly General Meeting:
Join us at 1200 hours (noon if you’ve been out a while.) at Dillon's Restaurant,
20585 North 59th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85308-6821
(Left-click address, above, for a Google map to Dillon's.)
Come at 1100 for time to "socialize."
Roadwork will require lane restrictions and full closures on Loop 101, the interchange ramps and cross streets between 75th Avenue to I-17. Work will occur primarily during overnight hours and weekends to minimize traffic impacts, thus may affect travel time to future meetings at Dillon's starting September 27, 2024.
Although there is presently no closure scheduled for our meeting on October 11, you can check the current status on the ADOT website HERE.
You can also view the live Loop 101 cameras on the AZ511 website HERE.

Daisy Mountain Veterans Parade:
The 21st Annual Daisy Mountain Veterans Parade will be held on Saturday, November 8th, 2025, in Anthem, Arizona, beginning at 10 a.m. with a flyover. The parade is free and open to the public. Parade route begins at Gavilan Peak Parkway and ends at the Community Center.
Perch Base will tow the USS Phoenix float in the parade as in previous years.
Don't forget to bring your folding chairs for the "people trailer."
Staging area is in the Cross of Christ Church parking lot.
39808 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy, Anthem, AZ 85086
(Left-click address, above, for a Google map to Cross of Christ Church.)
Access to the staging area will not be permitted after about 9:00 AM.
Assuming you are traveling north on I-17 from Phoenix, you can access the staging area by taking the Daisy Mountain Road exit (Exit # 227) and turning right at the end of the exit ramp. Take the first left turn bay in about 0.3 mile into the Circle K. There is parking behind the Circle K.
This link to the official parade map shows additional parking locations if you arrive late, or parking is full, but you will have to walk farther to the staging area.
Here's some pictures from the 2022 Anthem/Daisy Mountain Veterans' parade. (We had to skip several years due to schedule conflicts with the City of Phoenix parade.)

Phoenix Veterans Day Parade:
The 29th Annual Phoenix Veterans Day Parade presented by the non-profit Honoring America’s Veterans (HAV) on November 11th, 2025 at 11AM.
The parade starts at Montebello and Central runs southbound, then turns East on Camelback Road, and then turns South on 7th Street and de-stages at Indian School Road.
As in previous years, we plan to stage the USS Phoenix and the "People Trailer" in the rear parking lot of the Firestone Tire Store at the south-east corner of Osborn and 3rd Avenue at 8:00 a.m.
241 W Osborn Rd Phoenix, AZ 85013-3942
(Left-click address, above, for a Google map to the Firestone Tire Store staging area.)
We will then load up and ride to the North Phoenix Baptist Church where the parade starts.
5757 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012
(Left-click address, above, for a Google map to the North Phoenix Baptist Church.)
We expect to be lined up between 9:30 and 10:00 AM and the parade will roll at 11:00 AM.
Don't forget to bring your folding chairs for the "people trailer."
If someone drops you off at the church and you need help finding the USS Phoenix, there will be several red tents that have parade organizers (and porta-potties) located within the church parking lot.
Click here to view 2024's photos.

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day:
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony to be held on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at the
Wesley Bolin Plaza
17th St & Washington, Phoenix, AZ
(Left-click address, above, for a Google map to Wesley Bolin Plaza.)
Ceremonies start at 10:55 AM at the USS Arizona Anchor Memorial in the Wesley Bolin Plaza at the Arizona State House.
Perch Base members will place two wreaths, one for the Submarine Veterans of World War II and the other for the United States Submarine Veterans (USSVI).
Here's some pictures from the 2024 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony.
REMINDER: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is a "Half Staff" day.

Perch Base Annual Awards Banquet:
Save the date for the Perch Base Annual Awards Banquet. Additional details, such as ticket cost, Guest Speaker and menu selection will be provided as the date is closer.
The location is the same as previous years, the Pebble Creek Tuscany Country Club in the Chianti Room.
16222 Clubhouse Dr, Goodyear, AZ 85395
(Left-click address, above, for a Google map to the Pebble Creek Tuscany Country Club.)
1. Take the I-10 westbound to the “Pebblecreek Parkway.”
2. “Pebblecreek Parkway” northbound to “Clubhouse Drive.” Left on “Clubhouse Drive.”
3. You will come to a manned gate house. Tell the guard where you are going and you’ll be allowed to pass.
4. Continue approximately ½ mile and you’ll see the Pebble Creek Tuscany Country Club sign.
6. Turn right and you’ll immediately see a parking lot on the right. Enter this lot and continue through towards the far end.
7. Park as available.
8. The building at the far end (north end) of this lot is where the banquet is held.
We will have our Perch Base signs from the float placed to help locate the facility.
Dress recommendation is business casual.
Here's some pictures from the last (2025) Annual Awards Banquet.