December 2006
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007!!!! Best wishes to all our Unit Members, Special Operations Forces, and all Military Personnel serving in the war against Global Terrorism at home and abroad, and their families for a SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON!!!!
Please give consideration to sending a donation to the Children�s Christmas Fund. Let�s make this the best year ever for donations to this worthy cause. Donations can be made at any time throughout the year to support this fund so remember it is never too late to donate!! LEAD THE WAY!!!! You can send your donations to the 75th Ranger Regiment Association Treasurer, (designate the donation for the �Ranger Family/Christmas Fund,� your name and Unit E/75), make payable to �75th Ranger Regiment Association,� Address the envelope to Attention: Ruben Siverling, 7924 NW Anita Drive, Kansas City, MO 64151. Phone (Home) 816-741-6755 or Cell 816-221-7777.
We have two big �Reunions� coming up in 2007 so make your arrangements early and come enjoy family, friends, and comrades. The first Reunion is our Company E gathering in Kissimmee, Florida, 25 through 29 April 2007. Reservations can be made with the Ramada Plaza Hotel & Inn Gateway, 7470 Highway 192 West Kissimmee, Florida 34747, telephone 1-800-327-9170 or 1-407-396-4400. Room rates are $68.00 for a double in the Inn and $78.00 for the Tower Plaza. Rooms come with two all you can eat Breakfast Buffet. Check the web site at www.9thdivisionlrrp.com and click on the reunion box for all the info and pictures of the hotel. Our Pointman for this reunion is Kenny Mellick (407-522-9414) Thanks Ken for all the good work you are doing to prepare the way for the Reunion!!!! We had an excellent time at the 2005 reunion at this location and I look forward to seeing you all there again!!!!
The second reunion is the 75th Ranger Regiment Association Reunion at Fort Benning (Columbus) Georgia, RANGER RONDEZVOUS REUNION 2007, AUGUST 6-11, 2007. Reservations can be made at the Airport Holiday Inn North on Manchester Road, Columbus with a guaranteed rate of $79.00. The Banquet will be on the 11th of August. Details of activities will be published on the association website www.75thrra.org and in the Patrolling Magazine as they become available. See you all there. This is a Change of Command year so Book Early.
On behalf of the Unit Membership I would like to express our sympathy and condolences to Don Dupont and Melinda�s family on her passing, Peggy Hughes and family on Larry�s untimely death, as well as those who have departed this world in 2006 and are unknown to us. Wishing all those that have been ill over the past year our hopes for a speedy recovery and return to full health.
Thanks go out to Jonesy for getting our Newsletter out to those by mail for those without computers and on the Unit Website at www.9thdivisionlrrp.com for those with computers
And for creating this wonderful info center for us to be able to post events on. Thanks Jonesy, you continue to do an outstanding job for the Unit Membership and Families!!RANGER/LRRP/ LEAD THE WAY!!!!
Well folks, that�s about all I have for now, so once again HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007!!!!SATY SAFE AND KEEP THE FAITH!!!! RANGER/LRRP/ LEAD THE WAY!!!!
Bob
LA Mini Reunion
Shirley, Tess and Marshall
Picture to left: Copeland, Hernadez, Parrish, Mathews. Jenkins, Larsen, Berg
Bob, Tess, Marshall, John