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Posted: 04/27/2013 Name: Mark Jordan Message: ...USMRA April 2013 Mtng... ...Steve Hawk, President, begins by covering the Easter Egg Hunt at Porter Village on March 10...we really need some more help next year and great thanks to Chris Fuller for being so responsive in getting the grills to work... ...JD Kirby reports that considerable activity has gone on for the approval of the monument here at CFM...two questions asked have both been answered by the Forest Service; approval of the site and permission to go forward and...that we have a lease that must be renewed every few years (the next is 2014), for the Camp to remain here...each is satisfactory for moving ahead, hopefully within LTC O'Brien's tenure as Camp CO, who has been very supportive of these efforts... ...some more talk about the leasing, how long they will be renewing this next one and a new headquarters building planned for being built across the road from the current location... ...Critter CookOut talk begins with Steve, Ted Tilson and Steve Bishop answering questions, making announcements...Chris Fuller fills in Camp details...so far, all is good with Open House cancelled but our day of Fallen Rangers, Scholarships, Planning Bay Signs, CCO and May meeting are as usual...just less 'others'... ...except!...at 1400 the Camp is having Family Day beginning while we're cooking and probably will be hungry at about the time we're ready to eat...1600 is for Fallen Ranger and 1700 is when the Corbitt Brothers are scheduled to play... ...the cups we'll have this year are too ugly to duplicate, embarrassingly ugly, and instead of selling them for $19.99 to every civilian not allowed in, $3.00 to members...we may just give our yeungling away, both kegs that Ed Gross specified, for $3.00...(stay tuned for a dog that will hunt)...Barley Pop is flowing from opening to close, kegs or CCO... ...further discussions of parking passes, guests, gate guards continues for several minutes; much talking, negligible input, no minutes to regard... ...Steve asks what kind of music the Corbitt Brothers play and Chris Fuller says, "Both kinds, Country and Western"... ...Bob Williams has ordered 100 T shirts this year, some already claimed...and again endorsed the business of Steve Goines, of Goines Sign Company, Blairsville, GA, that donated the memorial road signs again this year... ...GP Mediums, cots, porta potties, all were discussed more than enough along with this year being without an Open House...but the Ranger Families will hopefully be out for a great time at CFM... ...Brian Cunningham gave the names of the Scholarship Recipients, Laura Baugh of Texas, daughter of Herbie and Karen Kehoe of Colorado... ...Planning Bay Signs will honor former RIs Andy Anderson, Vic Rosentreter, Charles Plumley, Herbie Baugh, Robert Wahlberg and George Horton III... Sunny asked about how the scholarships are awarded and Brian explains in some detail plus refers him to the website that explains all about it...currently Keith Antonio, Brian Cunningham and JD Kirby man the committee for selections... ...a letter that was to be read at the meeting was not, as it had not been received by anyone involved in the cemetery prior to the meeting...respecting too the wishes of an original member who called Steve just before the meeting started, asking that the letter be kept silent, nothing was mentioned nor was a recording made of the very short discussion about Shady Grove Cemetery... ...as soon as the name was mentioned a motion was made, seconded and unanimously voted on that the USMRA has nothing to do any longer with this cemetery...no further discussion...30 seconds at most!... ...as details for Family Day come in, a clearer schedule of events about football, basketball, etc will become available... ...respectfully submitted... ...RLTW... ...Lt Fuzz, S1 |
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Posted: 03/28/2013 Name: Webmaster Message: There is no Thursday meeting in May. The May meeting is always conducted at the Critter Cookout. |
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Posted: 03/15/2013 Name: Webmaster Message: Any more messages of this nature will be purged. Use the phone. |
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Posted: 03/12/2013 Name: Bob Williams Message: The honorees for the 2013 Fallen Ranger Memorial Road are as follows:
Sid Agent Jr. Any nominations with complete packets received from this point forward will be saved for the 2014 ceremony. |
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Posted: 03/06/2013 Name: Mark Jordan Message: ...USMRA Minutes of Feb'13 ...one of the best crowds we've had in a long time with members who contribute and get the business done... ...Willard Langdon, Chaplain, provided another wonderful collection of sentiments, confirmed by so many approving comments afterwards. ...remembering how important December 10 was for Sunny Bragg, when he was VP, I asked him to tell us about January 17 this year...blank stare... ...after giving Sec/Treas notes and sitting backdown, Sunny gives me grief for putting him on the spot, he couldn't remember so fast... ...JD Kirby updates about the monument, fully funded with overflow going back into the General Fund upon completion of installation...since Nov 28, approval awaits the IMCOM up near DC...(Ft Sam Houston, TX)... ...the idea for the excellent response to funding this monument goes to Keith Antonio's proposal a few months ago...although final details have yet to be determined, any excess funds will revert to the General Fund...just to remind you... ...Andy Anderson, Vic Rosentretter, Charles Plumley, Herbie Baugh, Robert Waldberg, and George Horkin III are to be honored as former RIs, names placed on the Planning Bays...as Brian Cunningham lets Steve Hawk know that he's up first for next year... ...Brian gives April 2 as the cut off date for the two $500 scholarships that go to eligible children or grandchildren of Rangers...Chris Fuller, Overhang Manager, says most kids of these RIs are little... ...Fowl Play, the band of classic rock and roll that Brian plays with, is scheduled for our Friday night fish fry...The Corbitt Brothers will return for Saturday at noon... ...Al Parten, VP, spoke of his daughter, Brittany, a recipient of our Scholarship Fund four years ago, who will soon graduate with a RN degree in Nursing...get married and move to Utah... ...ten minutes in Sunny says we need to hear the Treasurer's report... ...Bob Williams says he has one complete packet for our Fallen Ranger Memorial...Brian Cunningham recommends Bill McBride, former Governor of Florida... ...Bob just updated the list... ...Here is the current list for Fallen Ranger 2013: Sid Agent - complete; Anthony Davis - complete; Robert Sanchez - complete; Tyson Nick - complete; Steven England - complete... William McBride - pending; Jim Rogers - pending; First six complete; first six honored this year. Others will be saved for 2014. ...absolute breaking news in real time...Bob Williams, reporting... ...Chris Fuller, OverHang Mgr, gave details about the March 10 date for the annual Porter Village Easter Egg Hunt...Steve and Al talked of candy, eggs, Gary Head cooking and no more than $250.00 in funds...approved... ...more Rangers are needed to staff the problem, RM1REE... 5 to 7 more please... ...Steve Caldwell made the motion to approve $100,000.00 for the event...didn't get a second even... ...after some discussion about how many kegs of beer we'd need for CCO, Ed Gross motioned for 4 this year and that two would be Yeungling ...passed... ...Steve Hawk asks Bob Suchke about engraving bottles of moonshine as USMRA gifts...after quite some talk, a few options are available and progress towards such a gift continues...discussion degenerates into moonshine history, laser engraving, empty, full...commemorative... ...Bob Suchke gave the Coin Report... ...Bob Williams asks about Robert Bryan's sign; Copeland keeps on Bob and it looks like another sign needs to be made as no one can find the first one... ...Billy Jack Lewis was remembered by Steve as an RI..."Ranger I love you too much to pass you"...and Jutras...short sleeve sadist from Camp Rudder... ...Al brings up being contacted about the cemetery from someone outside the committee of Roy Close, Steve Caldwell, or myself bringing it up...Steve gives some background for those unaware and being one of the committee, I've passed word along that no one needs to be at our meetings to discuss the cemetery except those on the committee...have had complete silence since then... ...Steve refers all inquiries to the committee and anything else is ignored... ...Al hopes the Committee is used in further inquiries...but I especially remarked that Al probably should be the next POC since the others have frustrated the key figure to reconfigure the committee with Keith Antonio and others...Al seems excited... ...Gary Head brings up that he and his lovely wife Debbie cleaned up the obviously neglected cemetery here on Camp, behind the Motor Pool...and "if we can't take care of that one, how can we expect to add another?"...(private cemetery on CFM we have nothing to do with yet Recycles are used to police the general area)...Gary understood yet again Chris Fuller mentioned Recycles being available... ...mumbles about Scholarships discussed by Steve Caldwell and Brian Cunningham and Al Parten and Steve Hawk, wound down to motion to end the fifty minute meeting...motion seconded and dismissal... ...Respectfully submitted to all... RLTW, even hiding Easter Candy... ...Lt Fuzz, S1/Finance |
