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5 Welcome letter from Rock Merritt,
President |
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Association
( Presidents Report)
As President of the 508th
PIR, Association, I want to welcome all of you to Cody Wy, to celebrate
our 2lst reunion .
This past year has been a busy year for your board of directors , the
transition of our new secretary and treasurer has been outstanding and
is going great. Our Vice President Hank LeFebvre has the O.B. Hill
awards program on track and awards will be presented at our welcoming
breakfast on Friday, Hank is also working on our memorial certificates.
Paul Hamblin our outgoing President in 94 is chairman of a committee on
the future of our assoc, so if you have some input on the future of the
assoc, Paul would love to hear from you.
George Stoeckert and Ed Ott has done an outstanding professional job in
assembling all the changes into our C&B that was voted on and approved
in Atlanta Ga last year you should find a copy in your registration
packet.
I had the privilege on Veterans day to lay a wreath at the grave site of
our M.O.H. First Sergeant Leonard Funk at Arlington National Cemetery
and to say a few words on behalf of our assoc, I also represented the
508th laying a wreath at the tomb of our unknown soldiers.
You have an outstanding board of directors and it has been a pleasure
working with them this past year plus all other members of this
outstanding assoc,
/s/ Rock Merritt
President
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