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Hey guys. Can anyone please e-mail me back and tell me if they are considering coming to the next reunion? Thank you, thank you. I know we can never be certain what may come up by 2009. It will give me an idea of how many are coming. I have some things I'm trying to do and I need to kind of know. Please reply when you read this. You don't have to be sure, just if it is possible you`ll be here. All of us guys would love to have you there. We all bring our stuff and pictures of each other that we have from over there lol, to share them for others to see. The Owensboro airport is 60 miles away. It will cost $130.00 for a couple, or $83.00 for a single person. I need the money in by 6/01/2009 so I can get the meals locked in. All reservations need to be booked ASAP do to another event is there that weeked.
SAVE THE DATE NOTICE
B Company 1st Battlion, 12th Infantry,4
Please join us for our next Reunion which will be on September 11 to 13, 2009 in Owensboro, Kentucky.
We will have a great time! If you’ve missed any of the others; don’t miss this one! You will have the time of your life. Mark the date on your calendar; put it on your refrigerator; put it in your cell phone! You don’t want to miss this one!!! For those of you flying in, you have two choices:
- Evansville, Indiana Airport - The hotel shuttle will pick you up and take you back for free
- Owensboro Airport -Its 60 miles away, but the Evansville IN airport shuttle is free.
Tentative Agenda
To get our Reunion started, on Friday, September 11
On Saturday morning, September 12th, a Breakfast Buffet with choices of Sausage, Bacon, Ham, Eggs, Country Potatoes, Biscuits & Gravy, Grits, Waffles, Pancakes and Fruit will be served in the Patio Room from 6 to 10:30 am.
Our meeting room, will be open from 10 to 12 noon. Saturday afternoon is free time to spend as you please.
On Saturday evening, we’ll start meeting at 5 pm. A Cash Bar will be available from 5 to 9 pm. Dinner will be a Buffet of Southern Fried Chicken, Pork, Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Sweet Baby Carrots and Hot Rolls. Desserts are German Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Cake and Coconut, Apple or Pecan Pie. All meals include coffee, tea and water.
Please let Jim’s wife, Debbie Rice, at BigDRice50@aol.com know as soon as possible if you plan to come. This will help determine what the Registration Fee will be. Registration Fee includes: Reservation of Meeting room & Video Equipment on Friday & Saturday; Cash bar on Friday & Saturday, Finger Foods on Friday, Breakfast and Dinner on Saturday and any other expenses the meeting coordinator might have.
We had a great time in Septmber 2007. About 25 men showed up.
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Pearl Harbor Day
Sent in by Larry
A poem about a Christmas Marine. Download the MP3, then save and play. text version
Friday Mornings at the Pentagon
Story Created: Thanksgiving Day, 2007I received this in an email and thought I might pass it on here.... more
A photobook in PDF sent in from Ellie
Placed here Oct 10, 2007
From a Chaplain in Iraq
I recently attended a showing of "Superman 3," here at LSA Anaconda. We have a large auditorium we use for movies, as well as memorial services and other large gatherings. As is the custom back in the States, we stood and snapped to attention when the National Anthem began before the main feature. All was going as planned until about three-quarters of the way through the National Anthem the music stopped.
Now, what would happen if this occurred with 1,000 18-22 year-olds back in the State's? I imagine there would be hoots, catcalls, laughter, a few rude comments; and everyone would sit down and call for a movie. Of course, that is, if they had stood for the National Anthem in the first place.
Here, the 1,000 Soldiers continued to stand at attention, eyes fixed forward. The music started again. The Soldiers continued to quietly stand at attention. And again, at the same point, the music stopped. What would you expect to happen? Even here I would imagine laughter, as everyone finally sat down and expected the movie to start.
But here, you could have heard a pin drop. Every Soldier continued to stand at attention. Suddenly there was a lone voice, then a dozen, and quickly the room was filled with the voices of a thousand Soldiers, finishing where the recording left off:
"And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?"
It was the most inspiring moment I have had here in Iraq. I wanted you to know what kind of Soldiers are serving you here.
Written by Chaplain Jim Higgins on 5/14/07.LSA Anaconda is at the Balad Airport in Iraq, north of Bagdad.
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