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Sampson Vets - President’s Column |
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Dear Fellow Sampson Vets. |
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Before I forget, I would like to thank Jack Ross and his wife Spring, Hob Davis and his wife Esther and my wife Alice for the pictures of the parade. |
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As those of you who attended the May work party, you know I was not there. Alice and I were in California attending a large family reunion. I need to extend another great big thank you to those who did show up. You did a fantastic job and got the museum ready for its opening. |
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On page 19 of this Roll Call you will find a picture of the 915th Aircraft Control and Warning Site, Souix Lookout, Ontario, Canada. A couple of weeks ago I opened my e-mail and discovered there is a web site for the radar site. I was stationed there from March 1956 to March 1957. What a pleasant surprise. Brought back many, many memories. The main reason for the picture is I needed to fill in some white space. |
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The small room turned into a walk way between the museum and the library has been finished and it turned out great. A few pictures of the effort are included. Now we are busy putting in cement pads to hold cement benches around the Memorial Statue and the T-33. We are also installing two flag poles around the Memorial Statue. One for the American flag and one for the Air Force flag. The American flag will be lighted at night. |
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I hope a lot of you will be able to come to this year's reunion to witness the improvements to your museum. So far the response has been rather slow, we only have 86 people signed up Way below the normal. If you are thinking of coming, please get your registration form in soon. |
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Also, the ticket raffle and the Members Only Raffles have slowed up. Remember, we need to leave a trust fund for the state so they can operate the museum after we are all gone. If you want to see the museum remain an attraction, again, please get your raffle monies in. |
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Enough begging. You Association is really healthy and things are going great. |
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I hope you all have a great summer and I am looking forward to seeing all of you at the reunion in September. |
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Chip Phillips, President |
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