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Jim Hoeh, Rakkasan!
My Fellow Rakkasans and Lady Rakkasans,
Once again on behalf of the
Association a great big thank you to the Golden
Rakkasans for again being so very generous in support of
our Active Duty Rakkasans during the Thanksgiving
Holiday. The Brigade forwarded 113 names that were in
need of assistance and all were taken care of by your
generosity. We still have $2,676.87 remaining in the
troop support fund which will be used as the need
arises-- Christmas or emergencies throughout the year.
Please make note of our February 2010
gathering for our annual Activation Day ceremony and the
Los Banos dinner dates. (Details are printed in this
issue.)
If all goes as planned, there will be
a DMOR ceremony conducted in conjunction with our
Activation Day ceremony, but a lot will depend on the
Brigade’s schedule. Right now it looks like a go and
those to be inducted will be notified by our national
secretary.
OUR NATIONAL REUNION is scheduled for
2010 in Myrtle Beach during the period of 26 September
to 2 October at the Landmark Resort Hotel. All that
remains to be finalized are trips if any while at the
reunion—all else is firm. Since we are not using AFRI
this year Virginia Musgrove will be your point of
contact for Registration. (Hotel registration is your
responsibility) Daily schedule of events, hotel and
Rakkasan registration forms are in this issue of the
Shimbun.
Virginia Musgrove (treasurer)
461 Hammacksville Road
Trenton, Ky 42286-9725
Ph# 1-270-466-5059
E mail-
jvmusgrove@kih.net
Throughout this past year we have
lost some truly great Rakkasans and Lady Rakkasans. Each
in their own way was very special and contributed much
to the success of our Association. Truly they will be
missed .We send our prayers, love and deepest
condolences.
The Christmas Season will have passed
by the time you receive this Shimbun but my thoughts are
with you for a great new year, filled with happiness and
love for one another.
To all our Rakkasan families out
there (too numerous to name) who have not been able to
attend reunions or meetings due to illness or other
pressing reasons, please be aware you are forever in our
hearts and prayers and we care about you. Please stay in
touch and know you are missed.
James E.
Hoeh
PRESIDENT
NOTE: AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR NEW WEB
SITE IS UP AND RUNNING AND THE OLD ONE IS NOW REPLACED
“BE KINDER THAN NECESSARY, FOR
EVERYONE YOU MEET IS FIGHTING SOME KIND OF BATTLE”
WEB
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The
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187th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association
"Rakkasans". The site was created by the "Golden
Rakkasans" and made available for your personal,
non-commercial use only. You may not use the 'Rakkasan.net'
Web Site to sell a product or service, or to increase
traffic to your web site for commercial purposes, such
as advertising, sales, etc., nor may it be utilized in
any way detrimental to the active duty Rakkasan soldiers
with whom we bear a strong relationship. The reasons are
very obvious. We jeopardize no one who uses our site.
Interpretations of site rules are made at the first
instance by the Webmasters. We urge you to fall on the
side of caution and good taste when communicating hereon
to/with your Rakkasans, their families, friends and
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