I have posted a roster of people that have returned their completed registration forms to me. This list will be updated every week until the reunion.
There are a lot of people who have informed me of their intention of attending but have not returned their forms yet.
This list is posted on the REUNIONS/2014 Reunion @ Pensacola TAB.
It is in Microsoft Word 2003 format.
If anyone has problems reading it let me know.

Have you ever noticed that after about 20 minutes of conversation you can tell whether or not the other person has served or not? 

About 9% of the US population has served in the military.  Just under one percent are serving on active duty today.  These numbers are small but often it is the small things that nurture greatness.  As our government is headed towards a most drastic reduction in our military capability at a time when we may be facing a growing worldwide threat from Russia, China, North Korea and the Middle East, I worry that our culture has come to denigrate the contribution and sacrifice of those who serve.  Bless you all.You may have served in Combat or in non-combat.
You may have retired out or you may have served for a short time.
You may have been a draftee or a volunteer.
You may have served in the Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard or
the Merchant Marines,

BUT YOU SERVED. YOU DID YOUR JOB HONORABLY and for that I am PROUD to call
you Brother.

You may have served during Korea, WWII,. Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Iraq or
Afghanistan, But you served, you did not run.
You have a DD 214 with those words “HONORABLY DISCHARGED” two of the most
noble words in the world.
Again I am proud to know each and every one of you.

* Today is Band of Brothers’ Day* ; send this to all your brothers,
fathers, sons and fellow veterans you know. Happy Brothers’ Day!

To the cool men that have touched my life: Here’s to you!! I was never a
hero, but I am thankful and proud to have served among them.
A real Brother walks with you when the rest of the world walks on you.

Send to all your Band of Brothers, because the fake ones won’t.

Guy Fisk

Take a look at this latest of the Russian fighters!!
Are we behind in this technology or what?
Probably the most exciting in the world. This video is not unlike the stuff they were doing at Farnborough, Paris, & Teheran!!
The maneuverability of the Russian aircraft is the result of structural integrity, huge speed brake,monstrous canards, engine control. Power manipulation is obvious.

Russian UFO Jet Fighters, UFO like aircraft at a recent airshow in Paris, Russia showed off the maneuverability of their latest jet fighters with amazing aerobatics.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=77e_1389637750

Check out this article and pictures about the P8-A, new and upto date.

http://www.businessinsider.com/p-8-poseidon-advanced-surveillance-aircraft-2014-3?op=1

I found a new source for T Shirts in Asheville, NC. Here is a sample of their work. I am ordering some in white and in Light Gray.

This should solve the problem about which logo and plane to put on them as it has both.

thanks to Bruce Barth for the pictures. They are available on our VP40 Ships Store/Merchansdise  page now.

Jack Fisher and Joy Mendoza was married Friday 3/28/2014.

If anyone wishes to contact them his email address is : pigboat9@earthlink.net

You can congratulate them in person as they will be at our reunion in Pensacola  in Oct, 2014

We have a new member to our group today.

HARRY BOUND was in VP40 from June 1961 to Jan 1963. He was an AT2 and flew in crew 1 as Radar Operator.

WELCOME ABOARD Harry. If anyone wants to welcome him to the group, his email address is hhbound@gmail.com

His address and phone is listed in our Members Only section of this site.

Check the ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES page often as we are gaining and losing members rapidly nowadays.

Today I was informed by his wife that GEORGE O’BRYAN passed away  8/24/2013. He was a CDR while with VP40 in 1957-1958.

We have a new member this week.

WELCOME ABOARD RICHARD STRIMEL

Richard was in VP40 from 1961-1963, He flew in Crew 1 and Crew 4 as an AT1

Obituary: Ralph E. VanderNaillen Jr. ’51