18 JANUARY 2008

NEWSLETTER
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REUNION DATES

Our next reunion will be August 26-31, 2008 in Norfolk, VA with our ship.                       
 Additional information, forms, etc. will be in the April Badger

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Don't forget, to visit our Ship's Store while at this year’s reunion.
 Clearance happening during the reunion
of excess stock at cost or lower on items

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REMINDER

Reunion Design Contest for the
Patch, Pin and Shirt logo for our August Reunion in Norfolk, VA. 
All entries need to be submitted by March 1st, 2008.  See details in the
December 2007 "Badger".  Mail your entries to Ed Gavin, 1020 25th Ave. Dr.
NW, Hickory NC 28601-9077 or email to:  edgavin7@aol.com, 
 Phone, 828-328-3199.  Winner gets a FREE night stay at the reunion hotel in
Norfolk during the reunion.

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Anyone wanting to propose a reunion site for 2010, please contact Ed Gavin or Tom Bradshaw

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                                   Badgers and or Membership cards have been returned due to address problems.

                                                     Brendan Holmes reason forward- time expired

                                                     Emily Dahlberg reason forward- time expired

                                                     Kayla L. Medberry reason not deliverable as addressed - unable to forward

                                                     Gregory Fidler reason moved left no address

 

If you have a new home address, please email it to the following: bb64members@aol.com  

If you have a new email address, please email it to the following: dombb64@ptd.net

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_SICK BAY

 

                                                                          The following was received by LaDonna Bradshaw:
                             I received the following notation with the 2008 membership dues payment from Andrew Rampulla: 
                      "Late due to my bad health.  Spent the last 30 days of 2007 in the hospital."

(GM3 4th DIV. 1944-1945)

 

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EMAIL ADDRESS ADDITIONS

Cadman, George W.

SA                         4th Div.    

1953-1954

Hermis, Janis

E3                          B  Div.

1989-1991

Sodl, Ed

BTFN                    B   Div.

1988-1990

EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE

O’Connor, Paul R.

QM3                      FLAG  Div.

1956-1957

 

 

 

IN MEMORIAM

MEMBER

 

 

Smith, Donald E.

CS2                     S Div.

1946-1947

FORMER MEMBER

 

 

McCloskey Jr.,  George

S1C                     6th  Div.

1946-1948

 

I received the following this morning
The Guest Book for James G. Fitzgerald will remain online until January 23, 2008, after which it will no longer be available for reading
 and adding entries. We want you to be aware of this should you wish to visit, print or sponsor the Guest Book prior to it going offline.

http://www.legacy.com/Newsday/GB/GuestbookEntry.aspx?&PersonID=86124269

 

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