TRANSPORTATION CORPS AVIATION ASSOCIATION Volume 20 Issue 11 “Still…..Above the Best” November 2014 President: Ted A. Cimral; VP: Joe Leming; Secretary: Robert A. Price; Treasurer: Ted A. Cimral -Prez SezPrez Sez: Membership luncheon was held October 3rd at the Fort Eustis Club. Small group. Bob Mangum, Marty Meyer, and I chatted about stairwell living in Germany and MPC’s in Vietnam. Jan Price was the Couth Control Officer. Those members who owe annual dues have been notified. Please send me a check (made out to TCAA) for $10 to remain in good standing. My address is 100 Jubilee, Williamsburg, VA 23188. You don't want to miss the next Reunion..... Reunion 2015: Mark your 2015 calendars for the weekend of July 17-19. We will be celebrating TCAA's 20th Anniversary in the Historic Triangle of Yorktown, Jamestown, and Colonial Williamsburg. Those members who live over 100 miles from Fort Eustis plan to arrive Friday, 17 July, and if flying, come into either Richmond (RIC) or Newport News (PHF). Quarters are available at the General Smalls Inn on Fort Eustis on a first-come, first-served basis. DVQ's cost $58.75 per night, but only have one queen bed. Call 757-969-5775 for reservations. I also reserved 20 rooms at the Holiday Inn Express in Williamsburg. Each room has two queen beds, microwave, refrigerator, hair dryer, free breakfast, free parking, and short walk to the Williamsburg Trolley and the Williamsburg Blue Line Bus. Cost is $134.09 per night, including all taxes. Remember, this is tourist (high) season in Williamsburg. Call (757) 941-1057 for the hotel; 1-800-4654329 for Central Reservations. Identify yourself as being with TCAA, group code TCG. You may also make reservations online at: www.hiexpress.com/williamsburgva. Enter check-in/ check-out dates. Click on: Group Code? Enter TCG. Make your reservation NLT June 17, 2015. There is always a lot to see and do at Fort Eustis (TC Museum, Felker AAF, 3rd Port, 17 Mile Railroad, and HQ TRADOC). There's plenty to do off post, too. Go to Busch Gardens, shop at the Premium Outlets, Williamsburg Pottery, Yankee Candle, the Farmer's Market at Merchant's Square/ William & Mary College (take the Trolley), or visit our historical sites. If staying at the Holiday Inn, dinner Friday night is available at The Jefferson Steak House (across the street), Plaza Azteca, 5-Guys, or the Movie Tavern (fast food while watching a movie) on High Street. Dinner Saturday night at the famous Le Yaca French Restaurant (a short walk from the Holiday Inn). Menu selection will be made after January 1st. Cost will be announced and payment must be received by July 1st. TCAA will pay part of the cost. Art Conroy will be our honored guest speaker. TCAA was founded on 15 July 1995 by four retired TC aviators sitting around the lunch table at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, Green Course Cafe, in Williamsburg. For those of you in town Wednesday, 15 July 15, we'll meet again at the Green Course Cafe for lunch. Call or e-mail me for directions and reservations (757-229-3062; [email protected]). Reunion 2014: 20-23 October, Circus Circus Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Bob Price and his wife Jan drove from Newport News, Virginia to Las Vegas and back. He mailed this Newsletter from Las Vegas, so it has become a historical document, probably worth a dollar a decade from now. We had a wonderful time visiting with old friends. Emmett Knight was inducted into the TCAA Hall of Fame. Despite our advanced ages, TCAA members maintained our reputation as Army aviators on the prowl. What happened in Vegas, stays in Vegas.... In December TCAA will once again be sending a check for $500 to Quad-A for deposit in our Scholarship Fund. That money will go toward our 2015 $1000 Merit Scholarship Award. As a reminder, please get your applications into Quad-A NLT 1 May 2015. Our contribution comes from monthly 50/50 raffles held at luncheons and from member contributions. In January we will be sending our updated Membership Roster. Our numbers remain strong. We keep adding members!!! TCAA is in great financial shape, too. Come to the 2015 Reunion and we’ll prove it. TED CIMRAL - Next Meeting: Fri, 7 Nov , 1130 Hours – The November 7th membership meeting and luncheon will be at the 128th Aviation Brigade, Fort Eustis. This is the site of what was the Army's Aviation Logistics School. We'll be going through the maintenance training aids, seeing hands-on student training, and having a catered lunch paid for by TCAA. NO CHARGE !!! Women are encouraged to attend. This is a special invitation to TCAA, so please come. Limited space, so contact Ted for a seat! 757-229-3062 or [email protected]. Parking is limited at the site so we will have a bus at the Club to take you to the event. Bus will leave right at 1115 hours. Be sure to call Ted and be on time. -TCAA BirthdaysTCAA wishes “Many Happy Returns of the Day” to the following members celebrating a birthday in November: 2- James Turley 3- Sim Mitchell, Tom Smith 6- Joe Leming 7- Joe Holland, Mark Jones 8- Bob Perrich 10-Patty Brown, David Hanselman 12-Chuck Sloan 13-Glenn Hoffman 16-John Butler, Herbert Jones 17- Mike Pepe 21-Alfred Myles 23-Jim Barkley 25-Hal Hipp 26-Roy Crawford, Jay Pershing 27-Cliff Letts 28-Tom Clary, Jim Hesson -Directory Changes – Julia Adie’s address is now 6500 Patriots Colony Drive, Room 124, Williamsburg, VA 23188 - Welcome New TCAA Life Member – Paul Bankit is now a TCAA Life Member RIP It is our sad duty to inform the membership of the deaths of: TCAA Life Member LTC (Ret) David B. Thurlow TCAA Member MAJ (Ret) Elwood G, Penner The TCAA Newsletter publishes information for the sole purpose of allowing association members to share memories/historical events with each other. Comments by luncheon speakers represent their own opinion and are not the official views of, or endorsed by, the TCAA. Your comments/ recommendations or news items of interest for publication may be sent to Bob Price, Secretary, 24 Marvin Drive, Newport News, VA 23608, e-mail [email protected]. See what is new at the TCAA Website at www.TCAvnAssn.org.
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