**DRAFT**
Members attending (10) the 19-Jun-02 meeting included. . .
| Tim W | Danny K |
| Jeff M | John S |
| Scott S | Richard J |
| Curtis J | Herb T |
| John K | Claude V |
The meeting was called to order at 7:20pm
General Business...
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Fred
Castenada provided information about the play “Tracers” currently at the Mary
Moody Northern Theater on the St. Edwards campus.
Fred is providing instruction and comment to the members of the play
to assure accurate portrayal of the Viet-Nam war.
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The
minutes of the previous meeting were read.
Claude requested minor changes to text including additional sentence
to recognize members participating in the Fiesta Flambeau Vanguard Parade. |
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The
Treasurer provided a report to the members present.
The report was accepted. Current
membership is at 56. 71% of the
members are also members of the National MVPA.
A total of $230.00 will be donated to the Texas Military Forces
Museum. Members of the LS-MVPA
have contributed $215.00 to replace funds in our treasury to cover this
donation to TMFM. |
Old Business...
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Memorial Day go-cart event at Cedar Park attended by Toby C (MB), John K (MB), Jeff McD (MB), and Scott S (M38A1). Barry F attended without his FAV buggy. The Club was welcomed by the Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber provided participants with a BBQ lunch. |
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Memorial
Day event at the Cook-Walden Cemetery on May 25, 2002.
Toby C (MB), Scott S (M38A1) and Danny K (M151A2) were present for
the ceremonies. |
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Lockhart
Chisholm Trail Parade on June 8, 2002 was attended by Danny K (M151A2) Scott
S (M38A1) and his dad John, and Jeff McD (MB). |
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Army
Recruiter Friday... Barry F
attended in WW-II uniform an provided an additional display of WW-II gear
and equipment. Claude V was in
attendance for a brief period of time mid-afternoon. |
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Dell
Diamond Celebration of the Hereo.
Attended by Danny K (M151A2/M416), John K (MB), John S (M35A2), Scott
S (M38A1), and Tim W (MB). |
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Toby
C and Tim W attended Kenny W’s commissioning ceremony. |
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Tim
W attended Robin Prosser’s commissioning ceremony. |
New Business...
| McDade Parade 07/13/2002. Form-up begins at 7:30am, judging at 9am and the parade starts at 10:00am. |
| No events scheduled yet for August. |
| A discussion was held regarding Purmela and use of Milburn's ranch for the next trail-ride/convoy activity. The discussion centered on logistics, distance (about 100 miles from Austin), his place (ranch land) and a late August/early September date. Danny will follow-up with Milburn for more details and information. |
| March 2003 in Muskogee OK there will be a WWII "Town Reenactment". John K indicated he attended this event last year and it was a tremendous experience. An entire town has been recreated and both allied and axis forces converge on the town for a weekend of very realistic battles. More information to follow as known. |
A discussion on Upcoming Events also included
| June 27-29 | National MVPA Convention, Dallas (Fair Park) |
| July 4th Parade | Fredericksberg. Fred F expected to attend |
| July 4th Parade | Gatesville. Milburn L to attend |
| July 4th Parade | Lakeway. Danny, John K, Jeff McD, Glen V, Tim W, Scott S. Club to carry 4 Generals and maybe have a deuce or two. |
| July 4th Parade | San Saba. |
| July 4th Parade | Shertz. Jim S to attend. |
| July 4th Parade | Sequin. Jim W to attend |
| September 21 | Manor. Lions Parade |
| October 2002 | Hutto. Old Tyme Days. |
| October 2002 | Gonzales. |
General Information and Good of the Club...
| The Lonestar chapter was the Featured Website for the June/July 2002 edition of Supply Line. |
| Scott S presented Jeff M with a publication from Saudi Arabia where a picture from the Austin Veterans Day Parade was used promoting bicycle safety and featuring Jeff in his period correct WWII uniform in front of his WWII jeep. |
| Tim W proposed a short discussion on several of our club members as eligible for a National Director position within the National MVPA organization. |
| Scott informed the group of a jeep supplier in Brownwood with several MB's, M38's and M38A1's for sale in addition to parts. |
| Danny indicated the club received a "Letter of Appreciation" from the Helping Hands/Kars for Kids Car Show. Jeff and Tim also indicated they received nice "Thank-You" cards as well. |
| Claude reported the most recent edition of the CAF publication had a paragraph about the last general staff meeting whereby Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld indicated the demilitarization of former military vehicles clause has been omitted from the 2003 Defense Budget request. |
| Danny provided handouts and posters for the upcoming play "Tracers" mentioned above. |
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35pm.