| Event: | Lakeway Radio Event | ||
| Date: | 4th-5th December 2007 | ||
| Location: | Lakeway, Texas | ||
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| The Lonestar MVPA was requested by Jeff Hunt, director of the Texas Military Forces Museum to support a National Guard communications meeting at Lakeway resort. This was a National meeting with Michael Dell as a guest speaker. Three club members with radio equipment gathered various radios in their collections to support this event. This was not a Vehicle event however we did display in the lobby our Lonestar MVPA banner and our two photo boards. Although we were there at the request of the Museum we felt the Club should be recognized as we would not have radios if we were not Club members. Many people stopped to look at the photo boards. |
The 4th of December was set-up day at Lakeway, the three participants, Jeff H , Glen V and Madison H showed up at 13:00 hrs and started unloading two pick-ups full of radios, field telephones, switchboards, back pack radios, antennas, handsets, headsets and speakers. Herb T was unable to help on the set-up but we had his radios and Herb came on the 5th. During the set-up Guard personnel looked over our shoulders as we were setting up. They fielded many questions as we worked. Most of the younger guys had not even seen some of this gear. One Ft. Gordon trained GI said he’d only seen some of this stuff in the Ft. Gordon museum….. On the morning of December the 5th at 07:30 we manned our post in period uniforms. Jeff H WW1, Glen V WW2, Herb T also WW2 and Madison H Viet Nam era. Most of the traffic at our tables was between classes…Many of the people had looked at the equipment during the set-up evening and had returned with questions. Lieutenant General Rodriguez visited with us and thanked the museum and us as individuals for supporting the Texas Guard. During the event club member Jeff M came by to visit with us also. We shut down around 1600 hrs and re-loaded our radios in vehicles. Mr. Hunt thanked us and the Club for our support. |
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