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F.R.A. BRANCH 256 NEWSLETTER

OFFICERS

PRESIDENT: Lawrence H. Williams -- (561) 482-7691

1ST. VICE PRESIDENT: Donald M. Burroughs -- (954) 94208935

SECRETARY: Thomas Weil -- (954) 435-3664

620 SW 113th Ave., Pembroke Pines, FL 33025-3415

EMAIL ADDRESS: navy35@bellsouth.net

TREASURER: Kevin Smith -- (954) 720-0959

NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Lawrence Williams -- (561) 482-7691

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Donald Stone, Stuart Litman & Branch Officers

MEETING INFORMATION

WHEN: The 4th Friday of each month

TIME: Social 7:00pm, Meeting 7:30

WHERE: American Legion Post #142

171 SW 2nd St., Pompano Beach, FL Call: (954) 942-2448

DIRECTIONS: Coming from I-95, take the East Atlantic Blvd. exit,
go east on Atlantic Blvd. and cross over both Dixie Hwy. and the
railroad tracks. Continue east to the next street, SW 1st Ave.
and turn right. Go down SW 1st Ave. until you come to a stop sign
(SW 2nd St.) Turn right at the stop sign and the American Legion
Post #142 is on the right side of the street. The meeting room is
located in a small building behind the main Legion Hall.

Representing All Enlisted Personnel of the

U. S. NAVY - U. S. MARINE CORPS - U. S. COAST GUARD

FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION

Branch 256, Ft. Lauderdale

Lawrence Williams

10749 Shady Pond Lane

Boca Raton, FL 33428

F.R.A. Branch 256 Bi-Monthly Newsletter, NOV/DEC 2007 #110

(page 2)

DATES TO REMEMBER - 2007

DECEMBER NO MEETING

2008

DINNER & BRANCH MEETING - JANUARY 25TH

SHIPMATES: Please send all correspondence and Booster Roll checks
to the Branch Secretary, Thomas Weil.

PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS OUT TO "Branch 256 FRA"

All articles/notices for the next newsletter must be in to the
editor 5 days after the branch meeting.

CONTINUOUS MEMBERSHIP AWARDS - NOV/DEC

NOV:

HMC Kenneth J. Davis-45 yr pendent,
PO1 James R. Hill-15 yr pendent,
DTC Erwin Westle-45 yr pendent.

DEC:

BM1 John L. Hultzman-5 yr pendent,
RMC Raymond L. Parsons-45 yr pendent,
SGT William J. Shukis-20 yr pin,
EN3 Alexander C. Strand-30 yr pin,
PO1 Ronald R. Velho-15 yr pendent.

17th ANNUAL BRANCH BRUNCH

Guests at the Brunch were:

Kelly Jacobson, Carol Jacobson,
Don Burroughs, Walter Fredlund, Kevi & Marianne Smith,
Tom & Sandra Weil, Grayce Esposito, Jeannette Stevens,
Dianne Glynne, Stuart Litman, Donald & Ardyth Stone,
Larry & Betty Williams and Mr. & Mrs Ford Ross.

JANUARY DINNER-MEETING

There will be dinner prior to the January 25th meeting at
7:00pm at the American Legion Post dining room, for
a MEMBER and one guest, compliments of Branch 256.
Guest Speakers will be the Post Commander & his wife.
Please RSVP by JAN 20th.
Call Lawrence Williams at 561-482-7691.

ID CARD ACQUISITION and RENEWAL:
West Palm Beach:
US Army Reserve Center, Ft Stewart, Gun Club Road.
Tel: 561-684-0773 or 561-697-5285.

CENTRAL FLORIDA:
Army Reserve Center, Corrine Drive, Orlando FL.
Tel: 407-645-2859,
Patrick AFB: Tel: 321-494-6144,
MacDill AFB: Tel: 813-828-2278.

PLEASE CALL TO CONFIRM HOURS OF
OPERATIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS.

(page 3)

ATTENTION SHIPMATES LISTEN UP

This just in from SM Don Stone. He found out that our ARMY
SPECIAL FORCES PERSONNEL over in Herat and Kandahar Afganistan
have a need for some items they are not able to get while serving
in AFGHANISTAN. The following is a list of items they desire:

· PENS

· PENCILS

· LINED WRITING TABLETS AND ENVELOPES

· CHAP STICK

· XMAS CARDS WITH ENVELOPES

· COUGH DROPS (NON-ALCOHOLIC)

· CARDS OF ALL KINDS WITH ENVELOPES

It is requested that Shipmates who want to help
please send to the team contact person as follows:

Judson Nally (A, B, C)
FSB North Carolina
207 ARSIC West
Herat
APO AE 09354

Jason Trommer (D, E, F)
North Carolina
207 ARSIC
Herat
APO AE 09354

Tim Leival (G, H, I)
CJSOTF-ATF32 KANDAHAR
APO AE 09355

Rich Salve (J, K, L)
CJSOTF-ATF32 KANDAHAR
APO AE 09355

Greg McKenna (M, N, O)
CJSOTF-ATF32 KANDAHAR
APO AE 09355

Matt Bray (P, Q, R)
CJSOTF-ATF32 KANDAHAR
APO AE 09355

Matt Valis (S, T, U)
CJSOTF-ATF32 KANDAHAR
APO AE 09355

Dave McGlynn (V, W, X, Y, Z)
CJSOTF-ATF32 KANDAHAR
APO AE 09355

Shipmates please pick the team contact person who matches the
first letter of your last name. (See letters in parenthesis) This
way every team stands a chance of getting something. Let's
support our troops!!!!