Posted to all FYI. —— Forwarded Message ——– From: POPASMOKE <admin@popasmoke.com> Date: 4/10/2019 7:05:47 PM Subject: REQUEST To: KENNETH JOHNSON <kjohnson@nctv.com> Can you get this sent out? Frenchy For a number of years now I have been working with the … Continue reading →
Last year, 2018, I was diagnosed with MDS-RS-SLD, a fairly rare kind of bone marrow cancer that inhibits normal red blood cell development and presents as anemia in routine blood tests. It was confirmed following a bone marrow biopsy at … Continue reading →
Received from Bunni Allega by Chuck Johnson on 6 Dec 2018. She clearly meant for it to be shared. Our youngest son, Lance (who lives in Maryland) and I moved Fred to St. Pauls Plaza in Chula Vista, CA. on … Continue reading →
It seems that no one at DOD ever thought to keep an official, centralized record of Distinguished Flying Crosses as they were awarded. The Distinguished Flying Cross Society was formed to help fill that gap in our military history. If … Continue reading →
This is the header for the archive of past President’s Corner posts. The category has been removed from the main menu. Future President’s Corner posts will be placed initially under News and then moved to this Archive after they are … Continue reading →
During the 2015 reunion cruise the membership voted to raise and contribute $5,000 to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, the fund raising organization for the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The amount was raised almost immediately in contributions and … Continue reading →
A new link has been added at ‘Links|Other Military-Related Links’. Lest We Forget: The Mission shows the magnum opus of Major Fredric Arnold (Ret), sculptor and sole surviving member of his WW II P-38 class of 24-J Group. In 1916, … Continue reading →
Greetings All, I have just received an email from Gary Kerr, our Treasurer. He has arranged for a 30″ wreath for the dedication of the VN helo crew monument, to be delivered April 18 at 3:30 PM. He also has … Continue reading →
Here is some additional info from an email exchange with Bob Hesselbein, the VHPA coordinator for the monument dedication. Bob recommends that all attendees plan on arriving by 2:30 PM for the event. Arlington National Cemetery has airport-style screening which … Continue reading →
Retired Gunnery Sergeant Neal Purdue has volunteered and been elected by the Board of Directors to fill the Director at Large vacancy created in 2017 when Andy deHaan became Reunion Coordinator Emeritus and thus an ex-officio director. Neal served the … Continue reading →
