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15TH INFANTRY REGIMENTAL DINNER

Springfield/ Branson, Missouri - 18 September 2009, Springfield, Missouri

The 15th Infantry Regiment Association will once again host their annual Regimental Dinner on September 18, 2009 in conjunction with the reunion of the Society of the Third Infantry Division at the Clarion Hotel in Springfield, Missouri.
The dinner is open to anyone wishing to attend.

Program:
5:30 - 6:30 pm No-host Reception
6:30 - 8:30 pm Dinner

Cost: $25.00 per person (includes tax/gratuity)

Reservations and payment must be made by September 11th, 2009.

Mail check with total amount to:

Bart Viruso
Treasurer, 15th Infantry Regt. Association
116 Harriett Road
North Babylon, NY 11703-4705

Phone: (631) 587-0587, cell (631) 338-1400

Email: viruso8@aol.com

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30^th INFANTRY REGIMENTAL DINNER

The 30^th Infantry Regiment 18^th annual regimental dinner will be held on Friday, September 18^th, 2009. The dinner will be held during the reunion of the Society of the Third Infantry Division at the Clarion Hotel, Springfield, Missouri. There will be a no-host reception beginning at 5:45 p.m. followed by the dinner in our banquet room at 6:45 p.m. The menu will be a choice of (1) Chicken Papas-Herb Encrusted Chicken served with a Dijon Cream Sauce OR (2) Tender Slow Roasted Beef served with a Mushroom Demi-Glaze. Both with a Chef choice of Starch, Clarion Signature Salad, Seasonal Vegetables, Fresh Dinner Rolls and Creamery Butter, & Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, Hot Tea, & Ice Tea. Dessert will be Cherry Cheesecake. The total cost will be $26 per person, which includes the gratuity and tax.

Reservations:

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Please send a check for the total amount made payable to Society of the 30^th Infantry Regiment to: Carl Q. Topie, Chair, 27 Apple Lane, Milford, Ohio 45150. Phone: 1.513.831.2636. E-mail: cqtopie@aol.com
Dinner reservations and payment must be made prior to September 4^th, 2009. Please, no walk-ins.

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Future Outpost Meetings and Other Events

The March/April 2009 Purple Heart Magazine includes the following notices

1. Page 6 Veterans, Active Duty Personnel Eligible for Free Disney Admission
America’s military are being offered free multi-day admissions to Disney theme parks.
The company’s Armed Forces Salute offer allows active and retired U.S. military to enjoy complimentary multi-day admission into Disney’s U.S. theme parks and special rates at select Disney World and Disneyland Resort hotels. In addition there are special ticket offers for family members and friends. In California a free three-day ticket through June 12 of this year. In Florida a free five – day ticket is available through December 23 of this year. There are other benefits and restrictions. For more information call 1-714-956-6424

Disney Parks announce "Disney's Armed Forces Salute" for 2009
http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/blog.php?b=322

2. Page 15 Legion of Honor Due Many U.S. Veterans. “U.S. veterans who helped in the liberation of France during WWII may be eligible to receive the French Legion of Honor, a medal previously issued only to WWI veterans. Members of the Army Air Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard who participated in one of the four major campaigns in France (Normandy, Southern France, Northern France, and the Ardennes) are eligible. Applicants must have documentation such as a DD-214 or other official forms. Copies should be sent to the following address with a request for consideration for the Legion of Honor to Defense Attaché, Embassy of France, 401 Reservoir Road NW, Washington D.C. 20007. For more information call (202) 944-6502.”

Thanks to Martin Markley for this information

August 11-24, 2009
65^th Anniversary Battlefield Tour of France
For the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division
Optional Italy extension
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The ROTM Association will have their next annual meeting the last weekend of January in HOLTZWIHR (ALSACE). In 2009 we will have in August the 3rd ID tour!!!

Korean War Veterans of Wisconsin are having a get together October 5th to Oct 8th, 2009 at Laughlin, NV. Contact Bill Waters at beh2o@cox.net or 1-479-876-5131 for details. The room rate is $20.00 a night.

Outpost 12 is planning a Fall meeting with a date to be announced soon. Any suggestions please contact Jerry Manley jerrymanley@msn.com

Outpost 33 will have their 2010 reunion meeting in Shipshewana, IN, date and lodging location to be determined.

OP 22's annual picnic hosted by Andy and Peggy Scullion will be held at the Yorba Regional Park on July 11.

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Unit and Outpost Reunions & Events

COLD WAR Reunion
3d Admin Co, 3d Inf Div, 1966-1969
Wurzburg, Germany

Will be held in
Austin, TX - Oct 16-18 , 2009
Contact: Gerald Campos, 410-519-4369,
gsdcampos@verizon.net

August 11-24, 2009
65^th Anniversary Battlefield Tour of France
For the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division
Optional Italy extension
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JOHN SHIRLEY
4218 Drake Way
Livermore, CA 94550
Phone: 925-447-2256
Email: jbshirley@comcast.net

Dear fellow members of the Society of the Third Infantry Division and guests:

Our Society has sponsored battlefield tours throughout the years, and now we are very excited about plans for our next tour in August 2009, to commemorate the 65^th Anniversary of our fighting in Italy and France.

In 2004, for our 60^th Anniversary tour, the French government paid special attention to the landings in Southern France. We participated in ceremonies at the American Cemetery at Draguignan and aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. French President Chirac and presidents of 15 countries plus the King of Morocco were in attendance.

The 50^th anniversary tour marked our fighting in Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and Austria. We visited all of these countries in 1994, and the highlight was ceremonies at the American Cemetery at Anzio-Nettuno. President Clinton, his Cabinet, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Senate and House of Representatives were in attendance to commemorate the arduous combat in Sicily and Italy.

A highlight of the 2009, tour will be events in Southern France where we will be honored by local dignitaries and residents with special ceremonies and a parade to commemorate our landings on August 15, 1944. Our tour will also visit cities and villages along our battle route through the Rhone Valley, the Vosges Mountains, the Alsace Plain to Strasbourg and the Colmar areas.

We are fortunate to again have Josiane Selvage join us as our French tour guide. Many of you will remember her from our tour in 2004, and know what a wonderful dimension she adds to the group. The French and Italian people have always extended gracious hospitality to veterans and their guests, and they greatly appreciate their liberation.

We are also offering an optional two-night tour of Italy. It includes the Anzio-Nettuno battle areas, and we have also scheduled time for sightseeing in Rome.As we plan this tour a year out, it is difficult to be specific about some events. To enrich the tour, we will add special events to the itinerary as we work with our friends in France.

We have always had wonderful experiences on these tours, and I hope you will join us. If you are interested, we need to know as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
John Shirley
Tour Organizer

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5th Army Association
(Italy, World War II)
...would like to hear from the men and women who served under General Mark Clark from the Salerno beachhead to the Apls.
Contact Sy Canton, executive director
465 Shore Road
Long Beach, NY 11561
Phone: (516) 432-3022
email: FiveWWII@aol.com

76th Chem Det and or 92nd Chem Det
3rd S&T of the 3rd ID
between 1978 and 1982
25th Reunion of Original Cadre

Contact:
Ronald Reddick
2901 - 38 Choto Road
Knoxville, TN 37922
1-865 675 6505
rreddick@emco-ltd.com

3rd Med. Battalion
3rd Infantry Division-WWII Club
Contact: Ed Hamel
936 Pine Ridge Court
Mahtomedi, MN 55115

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