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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 |
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Posted: 07/28/2012 Name: Bob Williams Message: Rangers, |
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Posted: 07/26/2012 Name: Bob Williams Message: The actual letters will not arrive until sometime next week. Donations can be sent to
USMRA On your check, please, specify Historical Committee, General Fund, or whatever. |
