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Paul Spescia displays his Eddie<br />
Ko Veteran of the Year Award<br />
Chapter projects and his<br />
untir<strong>in</strong>g devotion to the<br />
Chapter’s community activities.<br />
As an extra gift, the<br />
Department of Florida gave<br />
to every banquet attendee an<br />
11-ounce white mug with the<br />
blue round pen<strong>in</strong>sular patch<br />
and a list<strong>in</strong>g of all our current<br />
Chapters impr<strong>in</strong>ted. Each mug was filled with a packet of<br />
Tootsie rolls and a scroll not<strong>in</strong>g the importance of this favorite<br />
treat to the Korean War vets.<br />
Bob Balzer gave a warm-hearted farewell address <strong>in</strong> which he<br />
thanked everyone for their support; especially Joan Arcand,<br />
Secretary; Laurie McCraney, Assistant Secretary and Bob’s wife<br />
Rose.<br />
President Mac Swa<strong>in</strong> gave the oath of office to the newly<br />
elected Board, and new President Jim Bradford accepted the<br />
gavel for the 2009-2010 period.<br />
OREGON<br />
The Department’s new slate of officers was <strong>in</strong>stalled on 30<br />
April 2009. James “Jim” Willis, Director of the Oregon (State)<br />
Department of Veterans Affairs, performed the <strong>in</strong>stallation.<br />
The officers <strong>in</strong>clude:<br />
• Commander – Neil McCa<strong>in</strong> (CID 315 – Southern Oregon)<br />
• Vice Commander – Gordon Jernstedt (CID 84, Iron Triangle)<br />
• Treasurer – Charles Lusardi (Past Commander of Dept. of<br />
Oregon and member of CID 72, Oregon Trail)<br />
• Secretary – Loren Mitchell (CID 72 – Oregon Trail)<br />
• Historian – Robert Gilliland (CID 315 – Southern Oregon)<br />
• Judge Advocate – James Arl<strong>in</strong>g (CID 72 – Oregon Trail)<br />
Neil M. McCa<strong>in</strong>, Commander, Department of Oregon<br />
(541) 660 6104, neilmcca<strong>in</strong>@clearwire.net<br />
Department of<br />
Oregon members<br />
at <strong>in</strong>stallation ceremony<br />
(L-R)<br />
Charles Lusardi,<br />
Gordon Jernstedt,<br />
Robert Gilliland,<br />
James “Jim”<br />
Willis, Neil<br />
McCa<strong>in</strong>, James<br />
Arl<strong>in</strong>g, Loren<br />
Mitchell<br />
Max Thunder<br />
UNSAN AIR BASE —<br />
An F-4E Phantom<br />
taxi’s the runway<br />
before take off dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
exercise Max Thunder<br />
09-01 at Kunsan Air<br />
Base, May 11. The<br />
second annual Max<br />
Thunder exercise is a<br />
7th Air Forcedesigned,<br />
bi-lateral<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g opportunity<br />
that aims to test aircrews’<br />
war-fight<strong>in</strong>g<br />
skills <strong>in</strong> realistic combat<br />
situations that<br />
comb<strong>in</strong>e both<br />
Republic of Korea Air<br />
Force and U.S. Air<br />
Force fly<strong>in</strong>g and ma<strong>in</strong>tenance<br />
personnel.<br />
(U.S. Air Force<br />
Photo/Senior Airman<br />
Gustavo Gonzalez)<br />
48<br />
May – June 2009<br />
The Graybeards