SFA National Meetings

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      National Officers 2000

  1. July            2000
  2. January      2000  
  3. September 1999
  4. June           1999

 

 

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July      2000

SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONVENTION

BOSTON, MA 01 JULY thru 05 JULY 2000

 

PRESIDENTS MEETING on 02 July 2000

6,690 active paid up members, 5-10 new members per week, 2-3 are registering from the SFA National web site. 17,080 total number of records since 1964.  990 members deceased that SFA National currently knows of.

National is using a new service to ship “The Drop” which shows marked improvement.

National Headquarters now has a new paved road leading to the building along with paved parking areas on both sides.

Chapter 10 in Sierra Vista, AZ (fort Huachuca) has been reactivated.

National will mail a proposal to all Chapters to add their individual web sites to Nationals for a modest fee of $10.00 per month.

JFK Museum Building Fund: 

$21,000 profit has been raised from the sale of the Son Tay Raid “Blue Boy Element” prints.

SFA National is accepting suggestion for the subject of a 3rd SF painting in the series.

The building fund is over half way ($200K plus) to finishing the inside.

New National Officers for the next two years (2,140 votes returned)

President, Wayne Lawley, Vice President, Gary Betterton, Secretary, Jimmy Dean, Treasure , Jack Bonner, Asst Secretary , George Nelson, Asst Treasure ,Paul Paine

OLD BUSINESS (from various meetings)

George Allen SFC, DFC (killed by cab driver in San Jose, Costa Rica), No Progress in resolving this matter.

Request for the CIB to be awarded to UN Forces Korea sent to Special Warfare Command Headquarters.

Health care up date for vets over 65. “Keep our promise to vets”. Senate version attached to bill #2087 (Senator Warner). The House did not include this provision in their bill.

SFC Nick Nowatney stationed in Key West Florida who had his children taken away from he and his wife by the Florida government has the children back, and the case was thrown out of court.  The family is in debt in excess of $100K.

Request to rename the VA Regional Office in ST. Petersburg, Florida after CSM Doug Miller was sent forward. No response at this time.

Chapter 15 has produced a staff study to recruit new members, which will include a cross section of Chapters to participate in the study.  Those Chapters will be drawn from, the big city, ones with the most members, small chapters and ones in rural areas.

A formal request for the MOH to COL Floyd Thompson, the longest held POW in Vietnam was submitted to the Chairman JCS, which passed the action to the Chief of Staff of the Army and was turned down. The Army has never recognized one of its own for being a POW in this manner.  National is still pursuing this effort.

Operation Tailwind Documentary: Interviews of participants were completed on 09 May 2000. Major Television networks are currently being contacted. Creditable moderators are currently being contacted.

Airing is hoping to be this fall but may be pushed out to the January 2001 time frame

Department of the Army denied a formal request for CIB’s for Canadians of the 1st SSF.

Honorary Membership, what determines the status is an issue?  Any individual “must” meet the requirements as stated in the National Constitution.  Currently National has 74 honorary members.

“Walk Across America” has been submitted to the Guinness Book of Records.

In an effort to defray expenses for SFA National board members to attend conventions a motion was made that national will pay for its board members airfare and the hosting Chapter will pickup the tab for housing of the board members.  This motion passed.

NEW BUSINESS

Request for information as if pertains to the SF Medic survey that is being posted on the weekly SITREP and in the latest issue of The Drop.

Chapter Newsletters: Each newsletter should have a disclaimer and identify the newsletter as a monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, etc.

2001 National Convention will be held in Houston, Texas, 19 – 23 June 2001.

In the future, National Raffle tickets can be requested by the Chapter to be sent in bulk to the Chapter vice individual members.

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING NOTES

Jake Received an SFA plaque for outstanding service.

Swearing in of newly elected officers.

SFA National Awards: Special Projects, Paul Campbell for the weekly SITREP, C-1/18, Bill Combs for recruiting, C-54, MOY, Earl McMillan, C-60, AMOY, SFC Heidi Hubber, C-38, Golden Quill, C-46 & C- 1/18,Newsletter, C-16 and C-15.

12 National scholarship awards were made of $750.00 each.

Cut off date for 2003 National Convention bid is 60 days before the Houston convention.

MSG (ret) Mike Hollingsworth (medic) has submitted a proposal to support naming the new Joint Medical Center at Fort Bragg.  More will be published about this in the next issue of The Drop.

Snake Hoskins dedication in New Jersey. (check the web site)

Park dedication in Pueblo, Colorado, September 2000 (check the web site)

Korean Service Medal for Korean War Veterans was approved.  Apply now! Call 1-800-558-1404.  The Air Force is the executive agent for this.

Memorial service to be held for CSM Doug Miller on 09 June 2000 at the SOF Memorial, MacDill AFB, FL.

National Raffle Winners:

$100.00, C-66, C-31, C-1/18, $200.00, C-66, $300.00, C-4-24, $500.00, C-4-24, $700.00, C-66, $1,000.00, Eagle Rider, Alaska

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


January      2000

SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION NATIONAL BOARD OF OFFICERS MEETING-

                6 JANUARY 2000  

In accordance with Article XI, Section 1, of the Special Forces Association Constitution, the meeting for January 2000, was called to order by the President, "Jake Jacobson" at 1035 hours.

1.                GENERAL:

A.            The Secretary conducted roll call with the following officers being present: President, "Jake" Jacobson, Vice President, Jesse Simmons, Secretary, Jimmy Dean, Treasurer, Jack Bonner, Assistant Secretary, Hank Luthy, and Assistant Treasurer, Paul Payne.

B.            The Secretary presented written minutes for the November 1999 Meeting. After discussion, the Treasurer made a motion that the November 99 minutes be accepted with one correction. Seconded by the Vice President and motion carried.

C.            The Treasurer reported that the final payment for the LM repay had been made and the check written. He presented financial statements for the months of August, September, October and November 1999. These statements were from the new computerized database for the Association accounts. After discussion, the President made a motion that the financial statements be accepted as written. Seconded by the Vice President, motion carried. The Treasurer discussed recommended salaries, per the SFA Constitution. The Administrator to $ 16,000, hourly employees per hour salary ranged from $8.00 to 6.50. The Board approved the recommended salaries on a motion by the President, second by the Vice President and motion carried. The President discussed a per diem rate for officers attending approved visits and official functions that involved travel. After discussion, a motion was made by the Secretary that the Treasurer look at the military per them rate and come up with an average figure for per day allowances for meals, Seconded by the Vice President, motion carried

D.            The Secretary presented the board with the MBF financial statement for the month of December 1999. The Treasurer stated that he is in the process of auditing the MB Fund.

 

2.             OLD BUSINESS:

A. The Secretary reported on the Maggie Junkins refund. Because of the death of Maggie, the remaining funds collected for her would be refunded 50-50 to the SFA and SOA, this represented $935.00 for each organization

B.            The President reported on the 1st Group Stone Laying. All programs left over from the ceremony will be personally mailed to all contributors who could not attend the ceremony. A reception will be held immediately following the ceremony at the 82nd Division Association Building.

C.            The Assistant Treasurer reported on the status of the 2000 National election. Letters were sent to all chapters with a cut-off date of 10 January 2000 for nominations to be received by National.  At this point, the nominating Committee is preparing to report all persons nominated to the membership in the Spring Issue of the DROP. Ballots will be mailed to all paid up members prior to 15 April 2000.

D.            Chapter visits: The President reported on his visit to Chapter 15, San Antonio, TX. The installation and dinner went very well with over 80 persons attending. The Treasurer reported on his visit with Chapter 21 in Florida. The installation and dinner went very well with over 50 persons attending. The President discussed upcoming visits to: Chicago (Assistant Treasurer) New Jersey (Treasurer) and Tampa, FL. (Assistant Treasurer).

E.             The President reported for the records that Floyd Thompson was the longest held P.O.W. during the Vietnam War. He is preparing a letter and packet for General Hugh Shelton asking that the Army  recognize Colonel (Ret) Thompson's record as the longest held P.O.W. during the Vietnam War. Included in this packet will be the original recommendation for the MOH for Thompson. If the Army would reconsider the recommendation for the MOH, it would be great, but the primary purpose of the letter is to obtain long overdue recognition for Thompson.

F.             The Secretary reported on the paver purchase and wording that will be placed at the new Abn-SO Museum. A letter was received from the Abn SO Museum approving the paver and thanking the SFA for their contribution.

G.            The President reported on his letter to Senator Helms asking for assistance in contacting the State Department and the Embassy in Costa Rica pertaining to the murder of Distinguished Service Cross recipient, George C.D. Allen. The Costa Rican authorities had been dragging their feet in this investigation.

H.            The President reported on the Memo For Record he was sending to Bob Brown of Soldier of Fortune Magazine. This memo was in response to a letter from Brown to Gene McCarley in reference to an article in SOF concerning "Operation Tailwind". The author of this article had placed McCarley in the category of others that was incorrect.

I.              The President reported on the "Frenchy" Amundson estate. Charley Berg had written a letter to the estate executor for both the SFA and SOA wanting to know what was causing the delay in the estate being settled. He also stated that the SFA-SOA would appear before the Judge if the executor believed that would speed up the process The President had agreed to a 30 day period for the executor to respond.

J.             The Secretary reported on the "Operation Tailwind" Documentary. The initial interviews are scheduled for the first week in February 2000. If all goes well the remaining interviews will be scheduled for March or April 2000.

 

3.             NEW BUSINESS:

A.            The Secretary opened discussion pertaining to membership status for any individual who had received a Special Operations Identifier MOS. The Assistant Secretary explained that this was in effect for support personnel and they were awarded an "S" for Special Operations. The 18 series identifier is what is awarded for Special Forces Qualification. The "S" identifier only qualifies those persons for Associate membership in the Association.

B.            The President reported on a message sent to him from the WSO (World Security Organization). For future reference to all questions pertaining to this organization is that the SFA has no relationship to the WSO.

4.                ADJOURNMENT:

There being no further business to conduct, a motion was made by the Assistant Treasurer that the meeting be adjourned. The President announced that the next meeting would be in conjunction with the 1st Group Stone Laying Ceremony. The President adjourned the meeting at 12:10 hours.

James C. Dean

Secretary

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September 1999

SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION

Post Office Box 41436

Fayetteville, North Carolina 28309-1436

Telephone; 910-485-5433 ¥ Fax: 910-485-1041

http://www.sfahq.org

Email sfahq@aol.com

SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION NATIONAL BOARD OF OFFICERS MEETING

8 September 1999

In accordance with Article XI, Section 1, of the Special Forces Association Constitution, the National Board of Officers meeting for the month of September was called to order by the President 'Jake' Jacobson, at 1005 hours on the 8th day of the month

1.      GENERAL:

A.    The Secretary conducted roll Call with the following officers present: President, 'Jake' Jacobson, Vice-President, Jesse Simmons, Secretary, Jimmy Dean, Treasurer, Jack Bonner, Assistant Secretary, 'Hank' Luthy, Assistant Treasurer., Paul Payne and MBBOT Chairman, 'Robbie' Robbins.

B.    The Secretary presented written minutes for the General Membership meeting, 19 June 1999. After discussion, a motion was made by the Treasurer, seconded by the Vice-President, that the minutes for the General Membership meeting be accepted as written. Motion carried,

C.    The Treasurer stated that the financial records are being computerized at this time. Once the program is completed, a review will be presented to the Board, As of 31 August 1999, the balance of each account was as follows:

General Fund                 $      25,938.46

Life Membership Fund  $      124,465.55

Scholarship Fund           $        57,229.35

A motion was made by the President, seconded by the Vice-President, that the financial report be accepted. Motion carried.

D.    The Chairman of the Memorial Building Board of Trustees reported on the activities of the Board (1) Thanks to our volunteer workers, the building and grounds look very good (2) Major efforts are pointed now toward improvements that will be completed prior to Convention 2002 at Fayetteville/Ft. Bragg.

2.    OLD BUSINESS:

A.    The Assistant Treasurer reported on Election 2000. A letter will be mailed to all chapters containing instructions and acceptance forms for nominations of the six (6) National Officer positions. Nominations must be received prior to 10 January 20,00. A preliminary list of candidates will appear in the Spring issue of the Drop.

B. The Secretary reported on "Operation Tailwind". Negotiations for a one hour production special on operation tailwind began in June 1999 and are now concluded. An agreement has been signed and a lion-disclosure agreement is in effect. Both agreements were approved by Attorney David Collins. The President will prepare an announcement of the agreement that will be placed on the Association Web Site and a copy to Ralph Miller, President, Special operations Association. Further information to the SFA membership will be made as it becomes available for release.

C.    The President briefed the board on the status of HR 371 (The Hmong) and HR 1211 (The Montagnards). HR 371 now has 96 CoSponsors in the House and 2 Senators. HR 1211 has passed the House and is now in committee. The number has been changed to HR 2415.

D.      The Treasurer reported on the email effort to transport member Lionel Pinn's remains to Arlington National Cemetery for burial. The goal of $1,000.00 was reached and surpassed. All monies over the $1,000  was presented by Mrs. Pinn to the SFA Scholarship Fund in memory of Lionel ($690.00).

3.    NEW BUSINESS:

A.    The President discussed requests for National Officer Visits and made the following assignments: C-37 (IL.) Paul Payne, C-21 (FL.) Jack Bonner, C-54 (MA.) 'Jake' Jacobson, C-31 (TX) Jimmy Dean, SOA (NV.) Jimmy Dean, C-6 (NC) Jimmy Dean.

B.    The President briefed the board on a request to place a memorial Stone for 1st Group. At the board meeting with the SF Cmd, an agreement was reached to recommend placement of the stone at the.JFK Plaza. Additional SF Group stones could also be placed at the JFK Plaza. Further detalls will be deceminated as it is obtained.

C.      The President discussed a letter from John Peterson, C-54, pertaining to a discount for fire arms training. After discussion, a motion was made by the President, seconded by the Vice-President, that this request should have first been staffed at the Chapter level. The President will discuss this matter with the C-54 President.   Motion carried.

D.    The President discussed a letter from MG Bowra pertaining to a separate branch tie to designate the SF Branch. After discussion, the president asked the Secretary to send a letter to General Bowra stating we believe the Regimental Tie to Include all SF, Past and Present, and see no need for a separate branch tie.

E.    The Secretary discussed a request from C-5 (Germany) to conduct a special life membership drive. After discussion, the board approved the special LM drive for the year 2000.

  F.    The Secretary discussed a letter from y hin nie, President, Montagnard/Dega Association, asking for support and a letter of recommendation to Mr. Bob Nash, Director of Presidential Personnel, This recommendation will be for Mr. Nie to be appointed to the Presidents Advisory Committee for Asian Affairs-. A motion was made by the President, seconded by the Assistant Treasurer, that the secretary write a letter of recommendation to Mr. Nash for the appointment of Mr. Nie to the Presidential Advisory Committee. Motion carried.

  G.    The Secretary discussed a letter from Stewart Hink asking for permission to use the Association Logo on pocket shirts for sale. The Assistant Treasurer made a motion, seconded by the Vice-President, that permission not be given unless the Chapter (29) supports the initative to sponsor the shirts for sale. Motion carried.

  4.      ADJOURNMENT:

  The President announced that the next meeting of the board of officers will be conducted in November in conjunction with the Col. 'Bull' Simons Statue Dedication on 19 November at the JFK Plaza. There being no further, business to conduct, the President accepted a motion to adjourn by the Treasurer and the meeting was adjourned at 1125 hours.

  James C.. Dean

   Secretary

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June           1999

National Meeting

Special Forces Association General Membership Meeting,

Carlisle, PA

19 June 1999

 

In accordance with Article XI, Section I & IV, of the Special Forces Association Constitution, the General Membership Meeting for 1999 was called to order by the President, "Jake" Jacobson, at 0905 hours on 19 June 1999.

  1. General:

  A. The President asked all to stand for the pledge of allegiance to the flag and a moment of silence for our departed comrades, MIA's and all who are sick or distressed.

  B. Jim Knarr and Art Johns (C-64) presented Col. Bank with a commemorative set of Zippo lighters from WWII.

  C. The President introduced MG Kenneth Bowra, CG, USAJFKSWCS, for a presentation to the membership on the status of the JFK Center and future plans for continued excellence in preparing SF soldiers for the complex missions of today within the Special Forces Command. The JFK Center is charged with building the future for SF soldiers. They conduct 92 courses and train over 10,000 soldiers annually, including foreign officers and NCOs. General Bowra then presented a video that showed SF and SOF Medal of Honor recipients and parts of the training cycle. After the video, General Bowra stated that the command considered the Special Forces Association to be the Active Duty Special Forces' "Strategic Reserve" that defends the honor of SF, such as Orders to Kill and Valley of Death investigations.

  D. The Secretary, Jimmy Dean, presented the membership status (1) 6,318 Paid up members as of 10 June 1999 (2) The active duty SF soldier now represents approximately 41% of our membership (3) The life membership repayment now stands at $46,050-00 (4) We welcome our newest Chapter, C-80, Las Cruces, NM. (5) Frank Pomponi and Ron Medina had just completed a Y2K compliance test and we should be still running come I January 2000 (6) The 1998 General Membership Meeting minutes were published in the Fall 1998 issue of The Drop. Larry McMillan made a motion to accept the minutes of the 98 General Membership meeting as published, seconded by Ted Boody, motion carried. The Secretary introduced the National Staff, Behind the scenes workers that keep the Association moving (1) Frank Pomponi, Bob Gilstrap and Howard Colvin.

  E. The Treasurer, Jack Bonner, presented the financial status of the Association as of 31 May 1999. Handouts were given to the Chapter Presidents on the five month statement and the Form 990 (IRS). The 1998 financial records are in the hands of the auditor and will be reported in the fall issue of The Drop.

  F. The President called on Dick Nazzaro, C-54, for a presentation on Convention 2000 in Boston, MA. Dick informed the membership of costs, hotel fees, transportation from and to the airport and various events, tours available and tentative agenda. General Shelton, Chairman of the joint Chiefs of Staff, is scheduled to be the Guest Speaker. (All Convention 2000 information will appear in the Fall issue of The Drop and the SFA and Chapter 54 websites).

  G. The President called on Mark Kinsler, C-39, to give an update for their Convention 2001 bid. Mark stated that flyers were available indicating Convention 2001 dates taking place at the Astrodome Hotel, special events planned and tours available. The President asked for a motion to accept the C-39 bid for Convention 2001, a motion was made from the floor that C-39 be awarded Convention 2001 in Houston, TX., seconded and motion carried.

  H. The Assistant Treasurer, Paul Payne, gave a report on election year 2000 for National Officers. Nominations must be received by 10 February 2000, committee will evaluate nominees, a preliminary slate of officers will appear in the March issue of The Drop. Ballots will be mailed by I May 2000 and must be received at National Headquarters by 15 June 2000. Tellers committee will tally ballots and announce winners. Officers will be installed at the General Membership meeting in Boston, MA.

 

2. Old Business

  A. The Secretary had the honor of introducing Gene McCarley, Ground Force Commander of Operation Tailwind for a few remarks. Gene thanked the Association for their never wavering support of the Tailwind participants during their investigation of the CNN program Valley of Death. He addressed his critics that said he was wrong with his selection of Rudi Gresham and his attorney, David Collins. Rudi opened doors that would still be closed and David Collins showed what a "Country" lawyer could do against one of the largest corporations in the world. They both did an excellent service for the Tailwind members that went together in a suit against CNN. McCarley then called up the other members of Tailwind who were here today, Morris Adair, Jim Brevelle, Bernie Bright, Jimmy Lucas and Denver Minton. He also called up Ed McGowan, who was the CCC Commander during Tailwind. McCarley's wife, Sheri, was called up to present a check to the Secretary for the SFA Scholarship Fund for $10,000.00. The Membership present gave the entire ground force of Operation Tailwind a standing ovation. The President called Gene McCarley back to the podium to present Jimmy Dean with a plaque for his dedication and investigative research into the book Orders to Kill and the television production of Operation Tailwind by CNN. The Secretary continued his update on the status of lawsuits against CNN, April Oliver and Peter Arnett. Suits have been filed by Robert Van Buskirk, Mike Hagen, John Sadler and Gary Rose. Lawsuits still active are the pilot participants in Operation Tailwind, Jay Graves, John Singlaub, Denver Minton and Keith Plancich. The Secretary discussed the CNN pullout of the SOG Documentary and the possibility of Pacific Street Films completing their project and selling it on the TV market. The Secretary discussed proposals for an independent production company to produce a full hour documentary on Operation Tailwind and negotiations are underway at this time to undertake this project at no cost to the Association. The Chapter Presidents had approved this proposal at their meeting with the National Officers. Member Jack Isler had two questions pertaining to the SFA investigation of Valley of Death: (1) How much was the settlement by CNN with the McCarley Tailwind participants and (2) how much did it cost the Association to investigate the CNN allegations? (1) The Secretary stated that the Association was not privy to the settlement figure, that was between the plaintiffs and the defendants; and (2) Almost all of the investigation was performed by the investigators on their own time, at no cost. The only costs were manhours and telephone calls at National, no record was kept of those transactions, maybe the audit would show costs; however, if it had cost a million dollars it would have been worth every damn penny of it. (The only trips involved in this investigation were (1) Atlanta to meet with Mr. Johnson, paid for by CNN; (2) the trip to New York to meet on the SOG documentary, paid for by CNN; and (3) the two trips to the Pentagon for the briefing team, paid for by DOD.)

 

3. New Business

  A. The Secretary announced award winners for Special Projects Man of the Year-for the investigation of CNN program Valley of Death-Rudi Gresham, C-40, and John Plaster, C-20; Co Members of the Year-Aubrey Gaddis, C-1-18, and Larry Stotts, C-77; Co-Runner-Up, Member of the Year-R. Michael Karr, C-16, and Jerry Montoya, C-9; Associate Member of the YearEdward de Hertel, C-23; Golden Quill Award for excellence in reporting for The Drop-C-8, Hawaii; Traveling Award for most attendance at Convention 99-C-1-18; Nominee Certificates for member of the year-Marvin Brown, C-36; Ken Roberts, C64; R.A. Jones, C-23; Jimmy Stanford, C-15; Bill Pelletier, C-31; Tommy Tomlin, C-21; Charles Conway, C-13; Michael Evans, C-51; Frank Levesque, C-5; and Richard Sweatt, C34. Nominee Certificates Associate Member of the Year-Lois and Herb Shugart, C-64; Chapter Newsletter awards: Co-Best Monthly, C-21 and C-60; Co-Best Monthly Runner-Up-C-16 and C-44; CoBest Quarterly-C-54 and C-55; Best Quarterly Runner-Up--C-43; Co-Monthly Most ImprovedC-15 and C-41; Co-Quarterly Most Improved-C-23 and C-48; Best Photographs-C-1-18; Runner-Up Best Photographs-C-75.

  B. The Vice-President, Jesse Simmons, announced the educational grant awards (see Commo Bunker, Fall issue of The Drop).

  C.            The President presented an update on House Bill H.R. 371 that would allow the Hmong to use an interpreter/translator when taking the citizenship examination. The Hmong have never had a written language of their own, and that is a stumbling block in learning a second language. Seventyone Congressmen have already signed to support the bill. At the Chapter Presidents meeting we have asked them to support this bill by letters, e-mail or telephone calls to their Congressman. Mr. Payne had attended a ceremony at the Wall in Washington, DC, and a meeting with legislators. Art McRae questioned the decision to support this bill. Mr. Payne answered that the Hmong, more than any other tribe, supported with their blood the American effort in Laos, had never asked for assistance from the SFA during refugee status and this was their first call for help and we should help them.

  D. The Secretary presented an update on the Association's support for Section 274 of House bill H.R. 1211, which is a foreign appropriations bill. In 1994, the Vietnamese government put a halt to processing emigration applications. Section 274 seeks to resolve this impasse that effects many Vietnamese and almost all Montagnards who never received notice of the deadline for applications. Many were excluded because of "Anti-Communist" activity and other bureaucratic obstacles placed in front of the Montagnards. This section also calls for the retention of the joint Volunteer Agency as the advocate for refugees. We ask the membership to call their Congressman and let them know you support this bill.

  E. The Secretary and Chairman of the Memorial Building Board of Trustees, Lorenzo Robbins, conducted the annual raffle, This year was a record-breaking smashing success. Over $44,000 was contributed. (The raffle winners will appear in the Commo Bunker, fall issue of The Drop. Also the complete financial statement for the raffle will appear on the financial page, fall issue of The Drop.)

  F. The President made several announcements for the good of the order.

 

4. Adjournment  The President announced that there was no further business to conduct and accepted a motion from the floor to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 1132 hours on 19 June 1999. The next annual General Membership Meeting will be held in Boston, MA, July, 2000.

  James C. Dean

   Secretary

 

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