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8th Battalion 4th Artillery Association News From The Battalion INSIDE THIS ISSUE |
Vol 1, Issue 10 November 10, 2007 |
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8th Battalion 4th Artillery Association News From The Battalion INSIDE THIS ISSUE |
Vol 1, Issue 10 November 10, 2007 |
Notes from the President |
- by Carl Lanier |
Next Reunion Information |
- by Gerald Mazur |
Association Officers and Executive Committee |
- by Carl Lanier |
Taps |
- by Charles G. White |
Notes from the President
Hello veterans of the 8th Battalion 4th Artillery who served in Vietnam. This letter is primarily to inform everyone of the Reunion for 2008. The reunion will be held in Washington, D.C. next spring. Preliminary details are included in this newsletter. Reunion information will be updated from time to time on our website at:
http://www.8th-4th-arty.com/reunion2008notice1
I would urge anyone who is coming to register so that we will have a headcount and know how many to plan to attend. These reunions just keep getting better and better each time we have one. If you don’t know until the last minute, come on anyway. I am looking forward to seeing you there.
The first week in this past August, several of us and our wives met in Wall, South Dakota for a get-together. We had a wonderful time, and I met members of the Battalion whom I had not known previously.
If you are not a member of the Association, I would urge you to join. The dues are $15 dollars a year. The money goes for many useful things, such as the cost of printing and mailing the newsletters, maintaining our web site, flowers for funerals of deceased members of the entire Battalion whether or not they were a member of the Association, and other related expenses. For Association information, see:
http://www.8th-4th-arty.com/assn
Come on and join us in DC, for the time of your life!!! If you have never been to the “Wall,” the next reunion in May, 2008, is the time to plan to go.
Carl Lanier
President
Notes from the Reunion Committee Chairman
Information for Reunion 2008 - Join us in Washington D.C.
More information will be included in a subsequent newsletter. In the meanwhile check our web site from time to time where this notice will be updated.
Reunion Headquarters: Sheraton National in Arlington, Virginia
Arrival Date: Friday, May 2, 2008
Departure Date: Tuesday - May 6, 2008
Hotel Information: Sheraton National in Arlington, Virginia
Room rates are $89.00 per day, plus tax (still less than $100.00) -- for 1 or 2 per room.
Parking in the hotel's garage: $5 per day
When calling for reservations, BE SURE to say the reservation is for the 8th Battalion, 4th Artillery Reunion - to get the discount rate. Reservations: 888-625-5144. Anyone who wishes to stay beyond Tuesday (May 7 and after), like for a vacation, will pay $250.00, plus tax, per day -- for 1 or 2 in-a-room.
Association Officers and Executive Committee
Officers Members of Executive Committee
Carl Lanier, President Charles Adams Bill Kindt Larry Martin
Brian O’Neill, Vice-President Gene Ghio Terry Johnson Bill Prichard
Bill Prichard, Secretary Dan Hafeman Carl Lanier Brian O’Neill
Charles Adams, Treasurer Fred James Gerald Mazur Charles White
Reunion Committee
Gerald F. Mazur, Chairman Carl Lanier
Terry J. JohnsonChris Cunningham Ed Rutherford
Gene Ghio Ike Smith - Maj. Gen. - Retired
Terry Johnson
Taps
Since our last newsletter Derrell G. Garrison (SVC Btry 1971) died on 28 Jan 2007.
Contact Information
Carl Lanier, President Bill Prichard, Secretary
545 Briar Ridge Road 501 W. Bay St.
Henry, VA 24102 Jacksonville, FL 32202
(540) 483-0562 (904) 356-1306
redleg67@earthlink.net jwprichard@mppkj.com
Gerald F. Mazur, Reunion Chairman
280 Finnin Rd
New Kensington, PA 15068-6804
(724) 339-7028