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Marine Member REUNION 2009 VIET NAM REVISITED VOLUNTEER NEEDED BEREAVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS TREASURER'S REPORT

Marines, We are using a new email system to improve communications with the Class. I hopeyou enjoy the new format. Ultimately, our objective is to get as many Classmatesas possible to attend our Reunions and contribute to the camaraderie. Our next Reunionwill be held in San Diego, CA, October 7-11, 2009. Please hold those dates on your2009 calendar. For more details see the Reunion article below or visit the website.I hope that you are all prospering and enjoying a wonderful summer.I look forward to seeing you in San Diego in October 2009! Semper Fi, Dave Mellon President

San Diego Revisited Your Reunion 2009 Committee is already meeting to put on a great Class gathering.The Committee consists of Classmates Bernie Allen, Andy Blenkle, Rick Cleland, Terry Cox, Dave Mellon, Digger Odell, Chuck Sooter, Mike St. Clair, Bob Stimson, Skip Storey and Earl Wentworth. The host hotel will be the same facility that we met at in 2005, but it has been refurbished under the Crowne Plaza-San Diego brand. The hotel will begin accepting reservations in mid-October of 2008, one year in advance of our actual Reunion.

Class trip to I Corps In May, Classmates Fred Frey, Steve Hinds, Dave Mellon, "Vic" Vickers and Chuck Sooter returned to I Corps on a Military Historic Tours program led by ClassmatesSam McClinchie and Dave Wall. It was an incredible trip through all of the majorMarine battlefield of I Corps made more poignant by the remembrance gatherings to honor the memories of the 32 Classmates that we lost in Viet Nam. We recognizedthe 2 lost in Quang Tin Province on Hill 34 at Chu Lai. The 13 that died in QuangNam Province were remembered on Red Beach in DaNang. Captain Denver Colburn, whodied in a helicopter crash in Thua Thien was remembered at Quang Tri Cathedral.Finally, the 16 of our Classmates who died in Quang Tri Province were honored atthe "French Bunker" at Con Thien. For Classmates who missed the May 2008 trip, but are still interested in visitingViet Nam, Dave Wall will be leading another trip back to I Corps and duplicatingthe May itinerary, September 7-20, 2008. If you are interested in going back toViet Nam with Dave, please give him a call at (603)744-9661.

Keeper of the Lists I am looking for a Classmate, who would like to take over the administration of our several lists. This is a function that Past President, Jack Sheehan, has handledsince the inception of our organization, but with a business to run, Jack has lesstime available than in past years. Accordingly, if you have some experience withExcel spreadsheets and an attention to detail, please give me a call at (949)489-8378or drop me a reply email. The lists need to be updated to reflect the new membershipcategories and then maintained. I look forward to hearing from those interested in performing this valuable function for the Class.

Joan Strokes It is with regret that I pass along the following information. Joan Strokes, wife of Classmate Paul Strokes (OCC Platoon D-2 and Basic School Platoon E-5) passedaway on May 8, 2008. The Class has expressed its sympathy to Paul and his family.If you wish to make a personally expression, Paul can be reached at (202)659-7524 or Paul_Strokes@ml.com.

Classmate Recognition: The following two items have been received relative to our Classmates: Randy Erickson (Basic Platoon D-2) has been selected as one of Orange County,California's Top 50 Attorneys for 2008 John Connor (OCC Platoon D-2 and Basic Platoon E-1) recently retired from the Wall Street Journal returned earlier in 2008 from a 6 months assignment as a PublicAffairs Officer for the Army Corps of Engineers in Iraq.

Financial Condition Our Treasurer, Chuck Sooter, has reported that as of July 1st, we have $18,029.63in our treasury, split between our checking, savings and money market accounts. The Board has endorsed maintaining approximately $5000 for annual operations andadvance funding of "Reunion 2009". The Board will be making charitable contributionsto Marine charities during the Third Quarter. A sincere thank you to all who havesupported the Annual Voluntary Contribution requests made earlier.

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