February 2007
Winter is still here but I suspect we are all looking forward to our Florida Reunion 25 through 29 April 2007 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Inn Gateway, 7470 Highway 192 West, Kissimmee, FL, 34747, Telephone: 1-800-327-9170 or 407-396-4400. Rates $68.00 per night Inn Double or $78.00 per night Tower Plaza Rooms, Room rates include ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAKFAST BUFFET FOR TWO. Complimentary scheduled transportation to Walt Disney World Resort. The Pointman for this Reunion is Kenny Mellick (407)522-9414 and his assistant Yvonne Smith who can be contacted at Rrunner28@aol.com (407)257-5365. Please contact Yvonne if you are interested in going fishing or golfing or have other suggestions on activities for the reunion. Shirley Parrish is also assisting with the Reunion and is collecting the Registration Fees for the Banquet and Hospitality Room. Please send your Registration Fee by 14 April in the amount of $50.00 for each Adult and $25.00 for each child 15 and under to Shirley Parrish, 12909 Tallowood Court, Riverview, FL. 33569. (813)677-8341. Please Register and book your Hotel Room as soon as possible so that numbers can be counted for the Banquet Meal and the Hospitality Room Supplies. Let’s have a record turnout for this Reunion Event!!!! which was a great success last year. See the website at www.9thdivisionlrrp.com and click on Florida Reunion 2007 for all the above details.
There will be a Ranger Rendezvous Reunion 2007 for the 75th Ranger Regiment Association at Ft Benning, GA. (Columbus, GA.), August 6 -11, 2007. This is a Change of Command year for the CO of the 75th Ranger Regt and of course the Ranger Hall Of Fame Ceremony etc. Please plan on attending and enjoying the comradery with your fellow LRP/LRRP/RANGERS. You can find all the details on the website at www.75thrra.org The 75th Ranger Regiment Inc. Banquet will be held at the Iron Works in Columbus, the evening of Saturday 11 August 2007. Mr. Joe Galloway will be the Guest Speaker. The Reunion HQ will be the Airport Holiday Inn North, located on Manchester Road. The guaranteed rate is $79.00 per night. See you all there, HOOAH!!!!RANGER/LRP/LRRP LEAD THE WAY!!!! Any unit members who have not as yet joined the 75th Ranger Regt. Assn. Should consider doing so and remember there is Strength in Numbers. You can find an application form on the website at www.75thrra.org
The deadline for putting a Brick into the walkway at the RANGER MEMORIAL and to have it engraved is 30 May 2007. Applications can be completed online at www.rangermemorial.org Any Bricks purchased after the 30 May engraving deadline will be engraved at the next engraving date set by the Memorial Foundation.
Our Unit has set up at the suggestion of Ranger Marshall Larsen, THE REUNION ASSISTANCE FUND, which is designated through donations, to help unit members who may require some financial assistance, in attending our scheduled company reunions. Names of individuals who may require this assistance should be submitted to Hilan Jones our Unit Secretary/Treasurer on a “CONFIDENTIAL BASIS” Individuals submitted for this benefit will be assessed on an individual basis and will remain ANNONYMOUS throughout the assessment and receipt of the benefit. Anyone wishing to donate to this Fund may send their donation to Hilan (Jonesy) Jones, 15815 Baytree Drive, Houston, TX 77070 (281)320-0344. If a unit member is aware of someone who may qualify for this benefit please contact Jonesy.
It should be noted that Financial Assistance for members of the 75th Ranger Regt. Association to attend Scheduled Reunions is also available by submitting the name of the member to the Unit Director who will pass the name along to the President of the 75th Ranger Regiment Association for consideration and assessment for the benefit. This process is also “CONFIDENTIAL AND REMAINS SO THROUGHOUT THE ASSESSMENT AND RECEIPT OF BENEFIT.”
To all those who have been ill we wish you a speedy recovery and our thoughts and prayers go out to the Parrish Family and especially Cindy Parrish who is currently undergoing treatment for her illness. We look forward to seeing everyone at the Reunion in April.
Well folks that is about all for now, STAY SAFE AND KEEP THE FAITH, HOOAH!!!! RANGER/LRP/LRRP LEAD THE WAY!!!!
Bob Copeland
Unit Director