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Marines of the 38th OCC and Basic Class 3-66,
This is the first Newsletter since the beginning of 2010 and there are a number of administrative items I want to mention that may be of interest to you. I hope all Class members and your respective families are doing well and enjoying life to the fullest. |
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2011 Reunion, New Bern, NC: 5-9 Oct
Planning continues for our next Reunion which is less than 15 months from now. We are still negotiating the contract with the Hilton, New Bern and hope to have that resolved in the very near future. Once that is completed, we will notify everyone as to the reservation procedure with the rate and numbers to call.
Your Reunion Committee is hoping to schedule a "Planning Conference" at MCAS Chery Point sometime in August to work out the details for our upcoming event. We will do everything we can to make this Reunion a memorable experience. |
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38th OCC / Basic Class 3-66 Website
I hope everyone has visited the Class Website: www.usmc-thebasicschool-1966.com . There is a wealth of information on that site about classmates, reunions, platoon photos and all our legal documents and administrative policies. Over the years Jack Sheehan, Dave Mellon, Terry Cox and our Webmaster, Sam Patel, have done a fantastic job of creating, maintaining and enhancing this site.
I ask that each of you review your individual profile and if you find something to correct, please notify Dave Mellon or Terry Cox. Their phone numbers and e-mail addresses are contained in their profiles. We have pictures with each profile of most classmates who have attended recent reunions. If your profile is missing a current picture you can forward one to Dave or Terry to update your profile. If you have one of your "Hard Charging" photos from Vietnam, you can also forward it for inclusion with your profile.
Speaking of photos, as you can see on the website, we are still looking for OCC Platoon Pictures for A-4 and B-3. If anyone has either of these, please forward those also. Please check out the pictures from our 2009 Reunion in San Diego. Terry Cox did a great job and you can expand any single picture by clicking on it.
Among the many documents stored on the website, your Association 2009 Financial Statement is there for your review. Please feel free to review it and any other document of interest to you.
One more website item: There is a section on our site dedicated to our KIA Classmates. As you will see, various people have written comments and memories regarding our fallen Classmates. If you have comments you would like to share about any of these Marines, please forward them to Dave or Terry, so they can be added to their respective profile.
We hope you find your website to be one you will add to your "favorites".
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2010 Voluntary Dues
Again, I want to mention our Voluntary Dues Drive for 2010 which many of you have already contributed to. These voluntary contributions help fund the organization and provide the funds for our annual Charities Contributions. The various levels of support remain the same.
Nominal - $25
Incentive: Anchor - $50
Globe - $100
Eagle - $150
Again, dues are strictly voluntary and contributions will be recognized on our website. The check should be made out to "38th OCC/BC 3-66 Alumni". Dues payments should be sent to our Treasurer, Chuck Sooter, at:
Chuck Sooter
11932 Yearling Street
Cerritos, CA 90703 |
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Again, we are still searching for missing classmates. In fact, there is a partial list of these Marines in the Member section of the website. Jack Sheehan and Jim Conklin have done a fantastic job of tracking down members of our Class, but we still have many more to find. I am looking for anyone who would like to join this "Sleuth" Committee and help us find missing Classmates. Anyone who joins Jack in this effort has to be willing to make 'Cold Calls' in order to locate these Marines. If you are interested in helping, please contact Jack or me.
We have mentioned many times before about the importance of registering with the V.A. relative to Agent Orange. The V.A. has recently added three additional illnesses to their ever growing list of conditions that are connected to Agent Orange exposure. Anyone who served in Vietnam should check with the V.A. and complete their screening process.
Given the ongoing Health Care debate, those of us who are members of Tricare for Life should be alert to possible changes. There are many varied opinions as to what may or may not impact Tricare for Life. Not that we can do much about it, but we do need to pay attention. We do know that this month, July 2010, Doctors are experiencing a 20% cut from Medicare
Best wishes to you and your families.
Semper Fidelis,
Sam
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