SampsonVets - Help Wanted


All correspondence directed to the Web Moderators will use the site mail box
safbwebmail@yahoo.com


If you have Association questions, refer to our Point of Contacts page which identifies the Member who may be able to
respond to your particular question.

All Membership Directory changes are to be emailed directly to John Murtha. This is to assure all changes are received and processed.
NO request for data change via the Guestbook or Forum will be honored.

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State and Regional Coordinators Needed

We are finally pulling the "State/Regional Coordinator" issue off the back burner and starting to move on it. We are looking for members to act as SAFBVA coordinators in their respective states/regions. Basically the requirements will be to act as laison between members and the BOD, help organize “mini” reunions within their state/region, and make periodic contact with local media sources to get the word out about our Association. We have compiled a list of interested members and if you would be interested, please contact
Chip Phillips or John Murtha, our National Coordinator. (See Board of Director’s Page)


New England Wing looking for volunteers as Squadron Commanders


In an attempt at forming regional squadrons within the New England area the Association has selected volunteer Life member 2328 Phil Pender as the New England Coordinator. He is asking members who may want to form a squadron to contact him at:
Phil Pender, 332 Candlewood Pike, Nashua, NH 03062 - Phone # 603-889-1866 - Email: philpender@verizon.net

Museum Operation/Work Schedule

SAFBVA Museum: Open Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend, Wed thru Sun 10 am to 4 pm,
Labor Day to Columbus Day, weekends only, 10 am to 4 pm.

Museum Volunteers:
Museum Volunteers are needed this summer to welcome visitors and to make their visit at Sampson a great experience. Greeters and Tour Guides are needed.
Greeters: meet visitors at the museum entrance and escort them as well as give them and overview of the museum and Sampson.
Tour Guides: answer questions inside the museum and offer insight about Sampson and basic training.
The Association will cover costs for motel or camping costs up to a week for volunteers.
Contact Tom Kirk for information. (see Contacts Page for Tom’s information)
Museum Spring and Summer Work Schedule: There is plenty of work to be done in and around the museum as well as completing the T 33 restoration.









Museum Work Party Meals:
Throughout the years an unofficial tradition was started for the work parties. Those attending the work parties bring a dish to be shared by all the attendees. The dish can be a salad, hot dish, pastry or anything you desire to bring. If everyone brings something, then every person does not have to bring a large dish. Also bring your own paper/plastic plates and utensils. We usually have enough extra to pass around but we have had the occasional time when there was not enough.

A very big “
THANK YOU” to all the Museum Volunteers who worked and helped us have a fun filled and successful summer in the museum last year. Each and everyone of you who volunteered to help out did an outstanding job.
We the Association Officers “SALUTE ALL OF YOU”. We sincerely hope that you all return this year.

The History of Sampson Air Force Base Book

Although the book is selling very well, to-date we have sold over 800, we still need your help. We are asking all Association members to try to market the book in your hometowns. Visit your local libraries, bookstores and any place else you can think of in an attempt to help us sell the book. If you have a museum in your town visit it and see if they are interested. If you need some sort of write up to help you in this endeavor, please contact us and we will be glad to help.

Shortly we will be printing Edition 2 of the book. We have ordered 500 of the 2nd Edition.

We still have books on hand, so please order yours now. Please use the form in Roll Call.

Or click on the “History Book” link on the site Navigation page for the order form and mailing address.


Data Base Flight Information Needed

Help is needed on the Sampson Data Base. We need orders that have the names of airmen from your flight. The best orders are the ones where your flight made promotion, when you completed basic. We could also use a flight picture if the names are on the back. We are also missing a lot of flights from Airman books.

If you can supply us with any of this information please contact Ron Addington at 330-477-5195 or e-mail at joro3316@aol.com.


Looking For Sampson Vets To March In Waterloo Memorial Day Parade 2008

Dear Sampson Vets,


The Waterloo parade (The Birthplace of Memorial Day) is on Friday, May 30, 2008 at 6:00 PM.


Uniform – Sampson Vets Baseball Cap, White Sampson Golf Shirts, Navy Trousers, Black Shoes are desirable but not necessary (be comfortable). Hats and Shirts will be available at Sampson Vets Cost.


Please let us know if you are willing to march in this parade.


We would sincerely like to make a nice presence at the parade.


Please give it your thought and consideration and assist us in bringing a dream into reality.


P.S. You lucky airmen that can still get into your uniform! We want you to lead our Flight!

Yours truly, Tom Kirk and Don Lehman Co-Chairmen

Please call A.S.A.P. to Don Lehman at 717-252-2485 or Tom Kirk at 315-539-2854 or e-mail us at Sampson-pa@comcast.net

Click on the following links for updates: http://www.freewebs.com/sampson-pa/operationmemorialday.htm


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Waterloo, New York has been designated as the official Birthplace of Memorial Day by the Federal Government.

With this in mind, the Sampson Veterans Association would like to salute them by providing a flight of Veterans from our association to march in their Memorial Day Parade in the year 2007.


We are in need of veterans to take part in this effort . We would like to provide a color guard plus a flight of at least 30 Vets or more to accomplish this. For those unable to march, we are planning to have the beautifully restored tractor from Sampson that you’ve seen at our reunions, pulling a lowboy trailer with airmen aboard.

Will you volunteer to join us in this effort?. This question was presented on two different occasions at our reunion and it was
graciously received by those in attendance, as we already have volunteers. Remember the posters picturing Uncle Sam in World War II
“ WE NEED YOU”!

The Geneva American Legion was also approached and they would greatly appreciate such an effort for their Parade. Since their
parade is on May 28th , perhaps those that would be unable to march at Waterloo could march in their parade or you could march in both parades!

Please give this effort some thought and respond with your help. It is very necessary that we keep Sampson alive in these communities.
We are anxious to hear from you. We’ll keep you posted on the progress of “Operation Memorial Day” through E-Mail, letters, the Roll Call and this Web site.


Send Us Your Photos

We are asking members to send us early military and present day pictures for our “Then and Now” page.
Also if you have a hobby, send us several of your choice pictures for our “Hobby” page.
Send them as E-Mail attachments to: safbwebmail@yahoo.com
Send as hard copy if necessary (NO ORIGINALS) .
Send to: Norm Morency, 10 Byrne Ave., Westford, MA 01886


Permanent or Seasonal Address Changes

Every winter, there is a problem with the mailing of “Roll Call” because members do not send our Association Business Secretary their winter addresses, the result is that we are faced with mailing costs of ($.74 for forwarded and $3.30 for returned). This results in loss of revenue and creates more work.
(This request also applies to members who have changes to their home addresses).
When notifying us of your winter address please include the dates that you will be there.



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2008 Work Party Schedule:
Saturday and Sunday, April, 19 and 20
Sat. & Sun. May, 17, 18
Sat. & Sun. June, 21, 22
Sat. & Sun. July, 19, 20
Sat. & Sun. August, 16, 17

2008 Board Meeting
Spring Board Meeting, Friday April, 18
Fall Board Meeting, Wednesday Sept, 3