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SPEAKER:
Major Ed Lunda. The success of the Tuskegee
Airmen
JANUARY MEETING SUMMARY: Dean
Smith reviewed 2 recent books about the battle
of
major defeat of the German armies. Over 2
million soldiers were involved and the
casualties
were high. Two other good books dealing with
the Russian Front” and “Ivan’s
War”.
Peter Ertel recounted a few of his
experiences as a German soldier before
in the
E-MAIL ADDRESSES: If you have an E-Mail address and wish to
receive the meeting notices via E-Mail please contact Dean Smith (330 762 8885)
or Ed Bollinger (330 836 6272). You will receive your meeting notices a week
earlier this way.
DUES: Dues for Sept 1 ’07 to August 31 ’08 are due. They have been
raised to $15. Please send them to Dan
Demko at
Paid membership is now at 193
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY PHOTOS : At the October 2006 meeting group
photographs were taken of 41 WWII veterans and 17 Korean War veterans as part
of the ceremonies commemorating the 5th
anniversary of our roundtable. To date 24 and 14, respectively of these photos
have been claimed. The remaining 8x10 color pictures will be available free of
charge at all future meetings for the 20 veterans who have yet to acquire
theirs.
2007
THEME: “Bring Two Veterans”. Personally bring 2 veterans and their
families with you to our meetings.
VHP:
(Veterans History Project) Report. Do you want to tape your wartime experiences?
Contact Jerri Donohue (440 546 1207) to make arrangements. If you know of any
veteran reunions in
SPEAKERS
FOR 2007: Dr. Thomas Adams is our official “speakers” recruiter. Call
Tom at
FUTURE SPEAKERS:.
WEB
VIDEO TAPES: The current catalog of video tapes of
past meetings is now posted on our
web site. You can rent one with a refundable
$10 deposit or buy one for $10. If you want
to rent or buy a tape call Dick
Sutherland (330 666 4237) and he will have the tape for
you at
our next meeting.
OTHER RECOMMENDED
Hornfischer. It details the action of
the DE’s defending the Jeep Carriers at