**DRAFT**
Members attending (12) the 17-Oct-01 meeting included. . .
| Danny K | Jeff McD |
| Scott S | Claude V |
| John K | Toby C |
| Richard and Curtis J | Jim W |
| Clay N | Barry F |
| Kenny W |
The meeting was called to order at 7:13 pm at the Dart Bowl. Camp Mabry remains closed to the public at this time.
General Business...
 | Minutes from the last meeting were passed out, read and accepted. |
| The treasury report was given and accepted. |
Old Business...
| The Manor Parade was attended by John K and Barry F. As John indicated, the wait was longer then the parade. Both had vehicles for this event including the MB and Buggy which later died after the event. |
| The "Kaiserville Convoy" was well attended by roughly 20 members and significant others. There were 10 +/- vehicles that participated in the 40 mile roundtrip from Danny's house. After the event, everyone was treated to bbq and deserts. |
| The Austin Armor Builders static display was interesting. Danny indicated he thought he built models but after seeing "Professional" models, his perspective changed drastically. The model portion was an excellent display and Danny indicated 'if we only had a tracked vehicle...'. John K brought his 1/4 ton jeep, Danny his 1/4 ton and Barry brought his impressive tent display. |
| Nobody attended the Gonzales event this year. |
| Wings Over Houston airshow in Houston is THIS weekend. Oct 21/22. Danny has tickets from Carl Manning/Houston if anyone is interested. |
New Business...
| Muster Day remains cancelled for this year. There is discussion of possibly holding a muster-day type event on Armed Forces Day in May 2002 in it's place. |
| VI Corp Show in Dallas is Nov 3/4. A discussion was held on whether or not the club would purchase a table to sell goods. Final decision was no table. |
| Vietnam Traveling Wall is Nov 3/4 at the Texas State Cemetery. |
| LCRA is holding a Veterans Event on Wednesday Nov 7th from 10am - 2pm at McKinney Roughs out Hwy 71 near Garfield. Jeff McD, Tim W and Claude expressed interested in attending. |
| Austin Veterans Day Parade is Sunday Nov 11. We will not be leading the parade as originally specified. We will stay together as a group with a staging number like all other entries. Number unknown at this time. As usual, we will meet at the Austin American Statesman parking lot at 7:30 and stage as a group on the Congress Ave bridge. Parade is at 9:00am. After the parade we will kill about 4 hours with a BBQ (you provide your food/beverage) at Fleet Maintenance on 7th Street. Then convoy to 5th and Comal to Plaza Sautillio for another event. (See UPCOMING EVENTS FOR DETAILS) |
| San Antonio Veterans Day Parade is Saturday Nov 11. Those indicating attendance include Jim W, Jim S and Don C. |
| The CAF Hanger Dance remains scheduled for Saturday Nov 10. Tickets can be purchased from CAF at 512.396.1943. |
| The Nimitz museum is on track for their 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor event for Dec 7th. Contact Jeff Hunt at the museum for details. |
| Kars for Kids is ramping up for 2002. Scheduled for the second Saturday in May (May 11). |
| Georgetown Air Show is scheduled for May 4/5, 2002 |
| As Life Members of the Texas Military Forces Museum at Camp Mabry, we are invited to attend their museum meeting. Holiday Inn on 35 and Town Lake, Nov 18th from 9am-11am. Danny indicated he will attend. |
| Danny indicated we may get back on Camp Mabry after Jan 2002. |
General Information and Good of the Club...
| Claude gave an update on SB1416. The bill morphed into 1438 and passed the Senate. Then the bill was split into three bills - 1417,1418,1419 of which 1419 contains the demill bill text which is objectionalble to our interests. It's now gone to the house as of Oct 5th but they are closed for a week. Claude indicated he spoke with Lee Holland at National MVPA and his people are working on it as we speak. Claude also indicated the Confederate Air Force has also mobilized it's resources for the fight. He suggested we all contact our representatives via email to voice our concern. |
| Danny provided a few handouts for members present. (sticker/drawing) |
| Meeting location for November meeting will remain the Dart Bowl. Same time - 7:00pm Nov 21 (day before Thanksgiving) |
| Jim W received a call during the meeting from fellow member Hugh D. Hugh indicated he was activated and was ready to be deployed for Lackland AFB security for a 12 month assignment. Hugh is with the Texas Guard. |
The meeting was adjourned at 8:42 pm.