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 2003
REUNION MINUTES |
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eighth annual meeting of the USS Gyatt Assn. was held at 10
a.m. on A motion to accept previous minutes was made and passed. The treasurer's report was read and approved. The auditing committee found the treasurer's books to be balanced and in perfect order. Martin Autio and Roland Castillo, committee members, recommend that no change be made and that this report be included in the minutes. Several e-mails, letters, notes, etc. were read from those not attending. OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: Dates for the 2004 Boston reunion are Sept. 22-26; 2005 reunion in Laughlin, Nev; 2006 San Antonio and 2007 in Washington, DC - Baltimore area. All were approved by a show of hands. Discussed at great length was what to do with the present mailing list. A motion was made and passed to get help from a mailing service. A motion was made and passed to send out inquiries again inviting all shipmates to remain on mailing list. The association will keep two lists - mailing and roster. Information on reunions will be sent to VFW, Navy League, Ships Colors and American Legion by the president, and to Tin Can Sailors by the secretary. Officer nominations were opened. Danny Hutchison declined nomination for president. Gordon Sanders, president; C.F. Turk, vice president, and J.C. Johnson, treasurer, all were nominated and unanimously elected by the group. A. J. Metdepenningen's offer to become secretary was unanimously accepted. Tom Fuller, Chaplain, Jack Wardell, ships store, and Fred Barata, historian, will keep their positions. GOOD OF ASSOCIATION: A motion was made and passed to send $100.00 to Tin Can Sailors. After some discussion, a motion was made and passed to set aside $2500.00 to have a plaque made for the Naval Memorial in conjunction with the Washington-Baltimore reunion. Tom Fuller passed out V A pins to those wanting them. J.C. and Shirley Johnson and Larry Geiger were thanked for all the work they've done. A. J. Metdepenningen, host, announced that the sabre (presented by Gen. Custer) will be engraved with 2003 reunion information. He also said that a reporter from the local paper will be at the banquet to do a story on the reunion. A.J. also thanked the group for coming to "little ol" Monroe . Respectfully
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