2008 Reunion

14^th Transportation Battalion, 79^th, 335^th, 339^th, 540^th, 604^th, 608^th, 610^th Transportation Companies and 614^th AVEL

Thanks to the Planning Committee for their efforts

Look at the 2006 Reunion Schedual for an idea

Here is the latest information.

Location:     Radisson Hotel at Opryland 

               2401 Music Valley Drive

                     Nashville, Tennessee 37214 

Dates:        November 7, 8 and 9, 2008

Room Rates:  Group rate good from 11/4/08 to 11/10/08

 $94.00 per night  (figure little more for taxes)

Contact Numbers:       615-889-0800

                                    800-333-3333

14^th Transportation Battalion Association Update

February 3, 2008

 I hope everyone had a nice holiday season.  Been holding off on this update until I had some new info.  The Reunion is this year.  We need to fill 75 rooms so lets start making reservations.

 The menu for the dinner Buffet looks like this.

Sliced Roast Sirloin

Chicken Marsala

Green Peas Mushrooms

Honey Glazed Carrots

Herb Roasted New Potatoes

Fruit Cobbler

Bread Pudding

The cost will be $37.00 per person and $70.00 per couple. 

Payable to:

14^th Transportation Battalion AVN Vietnam Veterans  

 Send to:

Benny Aleman

500 Carismatic Lane

Austin, TX 78748

The cost includes audiovisual equipment.  The Association will pick up the Saturday morning business meeting expense.

Reservations made and attending the 2008 Reunion as of Mid January.

Ray Henson                  79^th/604^th

Ronald Hughes               604th

John Lawrence               79^th

 We still need Directors for the 608^th and 610^th

Send you dues in, the information is below.  

Please sign the guest book!  This is a good source for contacting more men.   The Directors will be following up on men signing the guest book from their Companies.

We are also looking for pictures from all Companies and years to post on the site.   Please try to include dates, names, locations if possible and whom they are from.

          We are still in search of more information to help expand the rosters.  Do you have copies of orders; remember names, states or cities where men are from, please pass any info. along to the Company Director.

          Anyone that would like to help locate more of the men from any of the Companies please contact me or the Director for the appropriate Company. We have many men that we would like to locate.

Due the number of men in each Company over the years, each Company will have to do their own searching and maintain their own E-mail and address list of men.  The following Directors are presently maintaining the rosters, if you need to make a change, add or locate someone; they are your contact points.   We are looking for men to fill the vacant positions.

14^th          Dan Quackenbush                   quack0771@verizon.net                    315-638-6930

      Baldwinsville, NY

79^th          Art Harrison                           jam1996min@aol.com or                  440-668-0019

                Vermilion, OH                      ArtHarrison@14thtransbn.org

335^th       Earnest McDaniel                revernest@minister.com                       434-685-3759  

                Cascade, VA

339^th        Ralph Frank                     qcpi025@earthlink.net                       352-527-9319

               Beverly Hills, FL

540^th       Wayne Gallant                 wayne.Gallant@sbcglobal.net              916-543-4856

               Lincoln, CA

604^th       Harald Hendrichsen          harald@604th.com                                        503-888-6510

               Portland, OR

608^th          Vacant

610^th          Vacant

614^th        Del Balanger                 ch-47hooker@verizon.net                972-985-0002

               Plano, TX

      The Association is registered; the official name is “14^th Transportation Battalion AVN Vietnam Veterans.”  Not for profit.  

We have been receiving dues from numerous men.  Thank you.

If you are interested, in joining the association that we have set up, we have asked for dues of $25.00 a year, due by November.  We need these dues to off set the cost of the web site and mailing expenses for men that are not on the Internet, this cost will continue to grow as we locate more men.   Many of the men that have been involved are absorbing their cost themselves and we appreciate that.  For more information or to pay, contact Benny Aleman at 512-463-4469 work or 512-280-8231 home. 

E-mail Benny.Aleman@twc.state.tx.us 

For now make the check payable to Wayne Gallant. 

Send to:    

Benny Aleman

500 Carismatic Lane

Austin, TX 78748

 Please keep us current on any changes in your information, so we don’t lose contact with you.

 We thank everyone for their help and input.

         Art Harrison

          440-668-0019

jam1996min@aol.com

artharrison@14thtransbn.org