A Message from President Chuck Trout
I have called Clyde Easter and sent emails to Nile Stuart and Gordon Lowery thanking them for their service over the past two years. As you know, some elected not to serve another term as committeemen or they were not reelected. Please join me in welcoming Dennis Noes, (ER) Joe Ball and Dave Martin, (CR) and Bruce Monksman (WR) as the newly elected Committeemen of the Society. Also, congratulations to Robert Bailey and John Shirley for being reelected.

Meanwhile, I want to personally thank all of you for making this reunion a success. A special thank you to: John Shirley for the outstanding job as Master of Ceremony; Cath, Nile, Denise, and Monica for administering and promoting the "Support the Troops' Program; Ray for the great job he always does as treasurer and the professional job in handling the agendas and meetings; David Mills for his auditing and audit report: Lynn and Joe on the 'smooth' handling and preparation of awards; Congratulations to Tim Stoy on becoming the newly elected President of the 15th Infantry Regiment Association and thanks Tim for working with Jane to transfer the historical records of the Society to your facility; (Jane really appreciated the life membership the Society presented to her); Jerry, our chaplain who handled the Memorial service, and to his wife for the making and presentation quilts to the wounded warriors at the reunion; Henry Burke for his handling of the Sergeant of Arms responsibilities while he continued to recruit new members; Pennie Burke with her beautiful voice singing at the banquet; Dr. Lee and his wife's as they handed out books, written in Korean, about the Third Division in Korea; Rich Heller who provided tile boxes with the 3rd Infantry patch to the two top recruiters and two runner-ups; and the professional wisdom and input of Jerry Manley.

Robert Bailey, although not present, handled the nomination and election of Committeemen very smoothly: Carl and Joe Ball for the update on ads. We are the first Society to recognize German soldiers at a banquet thanks to Monika Stoy. Ladies and gentlemen, thanks to you, we had a successful reunion. Thank you ALL!

Echo Entertainment, a musical company of which I am associated, will hold a concert in November. All monies received will be send to Monika and Cath to sponsor a Society of the 3rd Division B-B-Q for all Wounded Soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. Please update your email addresses as we now have all members of the Excom on computers. Again, I thank you and together we will move forward. THANKS, Chuck

Please review the attached email that I sent to General Lynch concerning the video he prepared for the reunion.
Sir,

I want to thank you and CSM Andrews for the fine video you prepared for our reunion. The video combined with the wonderful presentation by LTC Brian Gale was well accepted and greatly appreciated. Thank you for taking time out of your important job to 'brighten up' our reunion. The soldiers that represented the Division were excellent examples of the men protecting our country and the future of our Society. Thank you again and please give our thank to CSM Andrews. We all look forward to seeing you next year in Georgia.

Blessing, Chuck

The Presidential Dinner
1	President Chuck Trout	Getting acquainted
2	LTC Brian Gale	CSM Mac Dixon
3	Seven Wounded Warriors with Sgt Edgar Herrera	3ID
3A	Kathy Daddato with 3ID Escort	Monika and Jerry
3B	Monika, Kathy, and Jerry	Monika Stoy and Jerry Manley
4	LTC Brian Gale and June Jackson	George Burke, Tim Stoy, and Josianne Selvage
5	Jean Vartan with Jerry and Kathy Daddato	Sgt Edgar Herara and Monika Stoy
6	Chuck and Joan Trout	Marianne and Nile Stuart
7	Henry and Pennie Burke	Jerry and Kathy Daddato
8	Chuck and Nile	Rich and Cath
9	Jerry, Kathy Rich, Brian, June and Cath	Josianne Selvage, Tim Stoy, Alex Uhlig, John Shirley, Monika Stoy, Maria Meindl, Jean Vartan, Klaus Meindl
10	Chuck and Joan Trout, Josianne Selvage and Jean Vartan	Gordon and Dorothy Lowery and Ray and Frances Anderson
11	John Matis, and Alex Uhlig
12		Monika and George Knight
13	Main Table at Presidential Dinner	WWII adversaries now at peace
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16		Monika Stoy , George Knight, John Shirley, Jerry and Del Papin, Tim Stoy
17	Kathy,Tim, Jerry, and Monika
18	George Burks, Josiane Selvage, and Cpt Steve Miller	Alex, John and Cath
19 Alex Uhlig, John Matis, and John Shirley
Registration and Hanging out in the Lobby
20	Henry Burke welcoming Reunion goers	Joe Herren and John Ethan
21	Roberta Heller, Dorothy and Gordon Lowery	Jean Vartan, Tim Stoy and Dave Mills
22	Lou Schindler and Henry Burke	Tim Stoy and Cath Bacon
23	Fort Stewart Display	Sgt John Wink hosting the display
24	Tim and Roberta	3ID Troops eating breakfast with Linda Irvine
25	Ann Topie
26		Rich Mc Kiddy and Bob Wakefield
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28		Ray Anderson, Tim Stoy and John Shirley
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30	"... and I am the boss!"	Bart Viruso, Tim, John and Elizabeth Burke
31	Ray Hergenreder explaining things	Bart Viruso listenening to Ray
32	Jack Snedden, Monika Stoy and Carl Topie	Monika Stoy, Nile Stuart, Dennis Noes, and Cath Bacon

Having your Photo taken with the Stoys
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2007 Society of The 3^rd Infantry Division Awards

At the 88^th annual reunion of The Society of the 3^rd Infantry Division in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Society Awards Chairperson Lynn Ball announced thirteen awards on behalf of The Society. Assisting in the presentation recognizing recipients’ service to the Society and/or past military and civilian accomplishments were Joe Ball and National Society President, Charles “Chuck” Trout.

Society President Trout chose the recipients of the Certificate of Excellence and the President’s Special Awards for their specific contributions to the Society. Society Vice Presidents named recipients of the Society Service Awards, the Associate Member Award, and the Audie Murphy Achievement Award based on nominations sent to Lynn by members of the Society. Lynn then prepared a package for each judge containing all nominations, rules governing each award, and a ballot for their selections. The judges were Vice Presidents John Fisher, Eastern Region; Jerry Manley, Central Region, and Michael Baker, Western Region. A list of the recipients and the awards received follows in the order in which they were presented:

Certificate of Excellence

Heather Snow in recognition of her capable assistance to the Society of the 3^rd Infantry Division in setting up the 88^th Annual Reunion in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2007

President’s Special Awards presented for faithful and dedicated service

Catherine T. Bacon: for service “Above and Beyond the Call of Duty” as Watch on The Rhine Editor
Henry H. Burke: for his service to the Society as Sergeant at Arms and for his diligent and continuous efforts to recruit new members to our Society
Dick Guimond: for his excellent achievements in bringing new members into the Society over the past several years
(Don Hotz accepting for Alta Milling)
Alta H. Milling: for her support of Watch on The Rhine publication in 2007, and for past excellence as Editor, Watch on The Rhine
Dennis R. Noes: for his service as Active Duty Liaison to Fort Stewart, for his work with the Marne Riders Motorcycle Club, and for his excellent support of our wounded veterans
Louis A. Schindler: for his excellent production of the 88th Annual Reunion

John B. Shirley: for his work with the Host Committee of the 88th National Reunion

Nile Stuart: for his leadership of our Society’s letter writing project to support the morale of our soldiers currently serving in Iraq.

Society Service Awards

Henry H. Burke: In appreciation of exemplary military service and outstanding dedication to our country and to The Society of The Third Infantry Division, as Sergeant at Arms, and for his continuous efforts to recruit new members to our Society
Andrew M. Scullion: For outstanding and dedicated service to the Society at both local and national levels, for his work in the placement and dedication of monuments in several National Cemeteries, and for his promotion of membership in the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division

Associate Member Award

Mark W. Sneddon: in appreciation of his steadfast dedication to the Society, over many years, as Society Auditor and Financial Advisor

Audie Murphy Achievement Award
(Joe Ball accepting for Richard F. Sack)

Richard F. Sack: In appreciation of his exemplary military service and outstanding dedication to our country and to The Society of The Third Infantry Division
—submitted by Lynn Ball

In the Hospitality Room
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37	Marjorie Halvorson, and Maria Meindl	Tim and Alex
38	Shirley Mills, Barbara and Richard Mc Kiddy	Joe Herron, Pierce Cotter, Mauro Capitella
39		Del, Gerald, George and Cath
40	Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt	Kathy and Jerry Daddato
41	Del and Gerald Papin and George Burk	Joe Todisco and Phillip Twitchell
42	Dave and Shirley Mills	The Color Guard relaxes
43	Tim Stoy, George Burks, Joe Todisco and Phillip Twitchell	Klaus and John
44	Tim Stoy, John Shirley, and George Burks	John and Tim
45	The 3ID Band shows up in the Hospitality Room	John and Monika
46	Andy Scullion and Kathy Daddato	Marilyn and Jerry Manley

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