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January 17, 2012

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Yep! It's me again, in for another year as your Association President. So, let me reflect on this past year and look a just bit into next year.

This reunion turned out to be a very nice one. Everyone said they loved the Hotel, the Tour, the Food was great and everything was in one place.....Although the walk to the Ball Rooms was just a bit far off. The Hootch area was big enough for all to be able to sit down and enjoy.
Many attendees went on the Bus Tour of Charleston and had a good time walking downtown in the Market and having Lunch in the Market area. Friday's Meet & Greet had the Mayor of North Charleston giving us a proclamation for the city for one day. On Saturday night we had a great guest speaker, and one of our own, George Hardy. George was a Tuskegee Airman with the famous Red Tail Squadron (watch for a movie coming early next year). Everyone was enthralled as he Spoke about
how he became a Red Tail in WWII and the problems he experienced because of his color. He said the Air Force was the first to break the segregation barrier for Blacks. I presented Hardy with an AC- 119K Gunship Model and a P-51 Red Tail Model. You should have seen his eyes when he received the two aircraft. They really lit up.

At the Farewell BBQ there were more attendees this year than in past years. Folks hung in and enjoyed the reunion to the very last.
Bill Petrie surprised me with a Soda named after me (GUS). It
stood for Grown Up Soda. If only.

Reunion for 2012 will, once again, be back in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The Dates are September 26th thru the 30th of
September. Let's make this a BIG one once again. We have the Sheraton 4 Points Hotel just as before. However, hotel management has
changed and there are some changes. Rooms are $116.00 for the King Standard and Courtyard units and up to $136 for Beach Front suites. The biggest change is breakfast which is now offered at $4.50 per person. That's 50% off. Everything will be at the 4 Points except for the Banquet
and that will be at Elks Lodge, (but I will have a back up in case we go over 350) which is just down the road on the left.

The 2013 Reunion was voted on and will be held in San Antonio, Texas. The coordinator for the SA Reunion is Jerry Hester. There is lot's to see& do in the area... Lackland AFB museum, and the parade ground,
also the River Walk, the Alamo, Tower of the Americas and others. Watch for information as it becomes available.

There is one more thing I want to let you know about and that is the Women of the association wanted a way to communicate with each other so I asked Tony Pakutinski to start up an AC-119 Gunship spouse Face Book Page. So, All you spouses, and others, check it out and put it to good use. Please be sure to click on "be our Friend."

Your new Association Board is as Follows:

Gus Sininger – President
email: stinger7172@cox.net

Norm Evans – Vice President
email: normevans873@cox.net

Doug Wohlgamuth – Treasurer
email: bush791@tampabayrr.com

Mike Drzyzga – Secretary
email: drzyzga513@hotmail.com

Wayne Laessig – Board Member at Large
email: qadvocate@sbcglobal.net

Bill Petrie – Newsletter Editor& Web Site Manager
email: Stinger04@ymail.com

Tony Pakutinski – Face Book Manager
email: pak409@hotmail.com

Other Association Officers are listed on the squadron coordinators page. Please email any one of us with your suggestions or Ideas.

Remember! We are only as good as our event volunteers and volunteer board.

Please keep in mind that we are always needing volunteers to help in any form especially at our reunions and with special projects for the board. I encourage you to email one of the Board Members if you would like to help out and keep this association going strong.

Once again, thanks for the confidence in letting me be your President for another year.

Warmest wishes and have
wonderful and healthy New Year.

Gus Sininger