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From tomyoung at centurytel.net  Sun Mar 21 16:17:30 2010
From: tomyoung at centurytel.net (tom young)
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:17:30 -0400
Subject: [TCTAAmembers] to post to list, sent your email to:
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From moscentsations at mtaonline.net  Mon Mar 22 16:04:28 2010
From: moscentsations at mtaonline.net (Moe)
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:04:28 -0700
Subject: [TCTAAmembers] to post to list, sent your email to:
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moscentsations at mtaonline.net

Thanks for the reminder.


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Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:17:30 -0400

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From sammcgowan at troopcarrier.org  Tue Mar 23 11:16:51 2010
From: sammcgowan at troopcarrier.org (Sam McGowan)
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:16:51 -0500
Subject: [TCTAAmembers] Convention Update
Message-ID: <53C5FC29E450437F8D1918FBE17669BD@SamLaptop>

Dear TCTAA Members,

Planning for our 2010 Convention is coming right along and we hope to have everything finalized by May 1. 

The contract for the hotel has been signed and members may now starting booking their suite at the Victorian Hawthorne Suites. This is the URL for the web site http://www.hawthorn.com/Hawthorn/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=30815&brandInfo=BH&cid=ROMLBCHW. I would suggest calling the hotel directly, but you might want to try the Wyndham 800 number first. The identification is Troop Carrier 2010 to get the group rate of $77.00 per night for a one bedroom suite or $125.00 a night for 2-bedroom. (Taxes will also apply. In order for us to not have to pay state sales tax, we would have to pay for all of the rooms with a single check.)

There is one thing I would like to get some feedback on. The main complaint about the hotel in 2006 was the breakfast, particularly that people felt rushed due to the size of the room. I have obtained a proposal from the caterer to provide breakfast for us in the hospitality room at a cost of roughly $13.00 per person. Benno is offering three menus, one built around scrambled eggs with sides and meat, one around a vegetable omelete with ham and the other a Mexican breakfast. We could have a catered breakfast on Friday, Saturday and, possibly, Sunday mornings. The advantage would be a much better breakfast than the hotel breakfast, which is typical of the complimentary breakfasts offered at hotels, and would also give us privacy. Please let me know what you think so we can decide at the planning meeting next month if we want to go that route or not. 

Speaking of the planning meeting, we will be meeting at the hotel on Saturday morning, April 17. We're expecting about a two-hour meeting starting at 10:00 and finishing in time for lunch. If you'd like to help with planning and are close enough to Galveston to participate and are not already involved, please let us know. 

Our tentative schedule for the convention is:

Thursday, October 21 - arrive, register, catered reception that evening (probably at the Lone Star Flight Museum)

Friday, October 22 - breakfast, board meeting, members meeting, banquet that evening at the hotel.

Saturday, October 23 - breakfast, travel to Ellington Field for the Wings Over Houston Air Show. No formal event that night but we'll have barbecue brought in and served in the hospitality room.

Sunday, October 24 - breakfast (possibly catered), rain date for air show. 

The total cost for the event has yet to be determined, but the registration fee will be under $150.00 per person, and that includes the cost of the reception (which is essentially a meal,) two or three breakfasts, the dinner on Friday and barbecue Saturday evening - in essence, food from Thursday evening through Saturday night and Sunday morning. 

As you know, we are also offering a cruise leaving Saturday, October 16 from Galveston on Carnival ECSTASY. To keep things simple, we're letting people make their own reservations through whatever means they wish - www.carnival.com, AARP, travel agent, etc. I understand that Carnival offers special rates for veterans, subject to availability. At some point (once I've made my own reservations and set it up) you'll need to call Carnival and let them know you are part of the Troop Carrier group for identification purposes. This is mainly for dining room seating. Carnival rates are all-inclusive except for alchohol and soft drinks, shore excursions and a couple of other things. They are also per person so any people who are planning to go alone might get in touch with someone else who is doing likewise and make your reservation together and share a state room. Each state room has beds that can be made up a one king or two queens. The lowest rates are for inside cabins, and go up through Ocean View on up to balcony.

We'll keep everyone as well informed as possible as details emerge. The names of those who have indicated they are coming are being posted on the web site at www.troopcarrier.org/2010attendance.html as we get them. Once we start taking registration forms, the names will be posted. 

We're looking forward to a great convention, and expect for everyone to have a lot of fun! Make plans to come and pass the word around to other troop carrier/tactical airlift veterans you know.

Sam McGowan
Secretary/Editor
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From sammcgowan at troopcarrier.org  Fri Mar 26 09:17:36 2010
From: sammcgowan at troopcarrier.org (Sam McGowan)
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:17:36 -0500
Subject: [TCTAAmembers] Southwest Airlines Sale - Good for Convention!
Message-ID: <68E3000515BF45E59DDBC02ED146B10D@SamLaptop>

Folks,

I just got an Email from Southwest Airlines that they are having their Spring Sale. This is good news for those who are planning to come to Convention since Southwest serves Houston Hobby, the closest airport to Galveston. They're accepting bookings through the end of October. Go to their web site at www.southwest.com to book your flight.

As I said in my previous Email, everything is set up with the hotel to book rooms.

Sam McGowan
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From rtb0089 at cebridge.net  Fri Mar 26 12:33:36 2010
From: rtb0089 at cebridge.net (Ralph Bemis)
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:33:36 -0500
Subject: [TCTAAmembers] C-130E 62-1787 to USAF Museum
In-Reply-To: <3D1B312FFD7C413EAA958F688E45D982@SamLaptop>
References: <3D1B312FFD7C413EAA958F688E45D982@SamLaptop>
Message-ID: <DB18E3C8EF6C45E6A444E6C76148EC9C@RalphPC>

Sam its now flying down with the 61st.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sam McGowan 
  To: TCTAA Members 
  Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 11:49 AM
  Subject: [TCTAAmembers] C-130E 62-1787 to USAF Museum


  Special Bulletin:

  C-130E 62-1787 is currently serving with the Arkansas Air Guard at Little Rock, but is slated to go to the USAF Museum upon retirement due to it's historic nature. This is the airplane that was flown by the crew of SPARE 617 on April 15, 1972 over An Loc. They received heavy ground fire which killed the engineer, TSgt Jon Sanders, and wounded the copilot. Captain Bill Caldwell landed the airplane back at Tan Son Nhut and was awarded the Air Force Cross, as was one of the loadmasters, SSgt. Charlie Shaub. 

  At this point no one knows when the airplane will be going to Dayton, but its retirement is imminent and could be as soon as October. Hopefully we will be able to find out the exact date in time to get the word out to our membership so those who would want to be there can be in Dayton to welcome this grand old bird to it's final home. 

  FYI, 787 started out at Charleston with MATS, then moved to McGuire and from there to Langley before it went to CCK. After it was repaired, it returned to the States to Little Rock then went to the West Virginia Air Guard for a time. 

  787 will be the only C-130 at the Museum once it is enshrined. There are currently two AC-130 gunships there although I'm not sure that both are on display. 

  I'll pass on any information as I get it. 

  Sam McGowan
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From sammcgowan at troopcarrier.org  Sun Mar 28 16:40:18 2010
From: sammcgowan at troopcarrier.org (Sam McGowan)
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:40:18 -0500
Subject: [TCTAAmembers] C-130E 62-1787 to USAF Museum
In-Reply-To: <DB18E3C8EF6C45E6A444E6C76148EC9C@RalphPC>
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Thanks Ralph. That message was in the "awaiting moderation" box and I found it the other day. Any news on when they might retire it? They seem to be sending a lot of the old E-models to the boneyard.

Sam
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ralph Bemis 
  To: TCTAA Members Email Group 
  Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 12:33 PM
  Subject: Re: [TCTAAmembers] C-130E 62-1787 to USAF Museum


  Sam its now flying down with the 61st.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Sam McGowan 
    To: TCTAA Members 
    Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 11:49 AM
    Subject: [TCTAAmembers] C-130E 62-1787 to USAF Museum


    Special Bulletin:

    C-130E 62-1787 is currently serving with the Arkansas Air Guard at Little Rock, but is slated to go to the USAF Museum upon retirement due to it's historic nature. This is the airplane that was flown by the crew of SPARE 617 on April 15, 1972 over An Loc. They received heavy ground fire which killed the engineer, TSgt Jon Sanders, and wounded the copilot. Captain Bill Caldwell landed the airplane back at Tan Son Nhut and was awarded the Air Force Cross, as was one of the loadmasters, SSgt. Charlie Shaub. 

    At this point no one knows when the airplane will be going to Dayton, but its retirement is imminent and could be as soon as October. Hopefully we will be able to find out the exact date in time to get the word out to our membership so those who would want to be there can be in Dayton to welcome this grand old bird to it's final home. 

    FYI, 787 started out at Charleston with MATS, then moved to McGuire and from there to Langley before it went to CCK. After it was repaired, it returned to the States to Little Rock then went to the West Virginia Air Guard for a time. 

    787 will be the only C-130 at the Museum once it is enshrined. There are currently two AC-130 gunships there although I'm not sure that both are on display. 

    I'll pass on any information as I get it. 

    Sam McGowan
    Editor 


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From dnisbett at juno.com  Sun Mar 28 18:25:18 2010
From: dnisbett at juno.com (dnisbett at juno.com)
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:25:18 GMT
Subject: [TCTAAmembers] C-130E 62-1787 to USAF Museum
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Sam,
Please change my email address to dnisbett at att.net.
Thanks,
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From sammcgowan at troopcarrier.org  Tue Mar 30 10:26:33 2010
From: sammcgowan at troopcarrier.org (Sam McGowan)
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:26:33 -0500
Subject: [TCTAAmembers] C-130E 62-1787 to USAF Museum
In-Reply-To: <20100328.182518.21382.2@webmail07.vgs.untd.com>
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I've changed it on the roster. You'll probably have to resubscribe to this list from that Email. 

Sam
  ----- Original Message ----- 
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  To: tctaamembers at troopcarrier.org 
  Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 6:25 PM
  Subject: Re: [TCTAAmembers] C-130E 62-1787 to USAF Museum


  Sam,
  Please change my email address to dnisbett at att.net.
  Thanks,
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