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The 2010 Gathering of the Chiefs at Travis AFB
was a big success.

The McClellan Chiefs group were among the thousands who turned out on November 6, 2009
to honor the United States Coast Guard and Marine Corp men and women who lost their
lives in a mid air collision off the coast of California just a week ago.

We proudly remembered Air Craft Commander Che J. Barnes, Co-Pilot Adam W. Bryant,
Flight Engineer Chief Petty Officer John F. Seidman, Navigator Petty Officer 2nd Class Carl P.
Grigonis, Radio Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class Monica L. Beacham, Air Crew Petty
Officer 2nd Class Jason S. Moletzsky, Drop Master Petty Officer 3rd Class Danny
R. Kreder II, Major Samuel Leigh USMC and First Lieutenant Thomas Claibourne USMC.

Edwards AFB Chiefs
Golf Tournament
November 13, 2009
To be held at the Ridge Golf Club

On 1 December 2009, the rank of Chief Master Sergeant will have its Golden Anniversary.

To all,

Throughout our careers, occasionally, we are able to enjoy moments in US Air Force Enlisted History. Now is the time for one of those moments. On 1 December 2009, the rank of Chief Master Sergeant will have its Golden Anniversary. Throughout the Air Force, celebrations will be held; I am here to announce one of those celebrations.

On 1 December 2009, the Chief’s of Wright-Patterson AFB will hold such a celebration at the National Museum of the United States Air Force; the guest speaker for the evening will be CMSAF#5 Bob Gaylor. We have confirmed the attendance of at least one Charter Chief with the promise of many more depending on their circumstances. Please read the attachment for the particulars and the procedure for registering for the event.

This will be a once-in-a-lifetime event and it has been in the planning stages for six months as we speak. Register early, as we can only seat a certain amount of folks within the venue at the Museum. For those who have never attended a ceremony at the Museum, there is not a more prestigious venue in the Air Force today. We hope you will consider joining us as this will be one for the history books!

If you are a Charter Chief or you know of one who would like to attend, please check the special procedure for those very special enlisted heroes. Please pass this one to all the Chief’s you know this is one for the ages.

Andy Anderson

Download event information HERE as a Word Doc.

Have you been wanting to put a web site on the Internet to honor a family member or friend but didn't know how to go about it? As the Web Designer for the Air Force Chiefs web site I am offering a special deal to design a web site for you for just $200.00. I am also waving my yearly site maintence fee of $100.00 for these special sites. I will use pre-designed templates to create these sites thus keeping the cost to you at a minimum. I will add photos and text to the site as you send them to me.

I have also found an awesome company called Stealth-ISS who has offered to host the web sites I design for absolutely FREE. You will need a domain name for the site and that can be obtained from godaddy.com at a very reasonable yearly cost. If you need help I can assist you in setting up the domain. Now you can honor a loved one who is serving in our armed forces or a loved one or friend who has made the ultimate sacrafice. Just think of what it would mean to a soldier over serving in IRAQ or elsewhere in the world to be able to go on the Internet and see the personal tribute his friends and family have created for him or her.

NOTE: If you have a Chiefs Group or other military based web site you would like designed or hosted let me know. Prices may vary on these types of sites depending on Graphics to be designed as well as size of the web site.

E-mail today or call me at 530-637-4700 and by tomorrow we will be working
on a special web site just for your loved one or friend.

Chief Esther MacKay, 101, is the oldest living
Air Force Chief Master Sergeant.

J.C. Corcoran, 66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs, interviews retired Chief Master Sergeant Esther MacKay as part of the Living History Project, a documentary highlighting the lives of those who have significantly contributed to Air Force heritage. Chief MacKay, 101, is the oldest living Air Force Chief Master Sergeant. (US Air Force Photo by 1st Lt. Martha Petersante-Gioia)

Read Article full article here

I know this story is not Air Force related but I felt that is needed to be
brought to the attention os the American Public.....

Denzel Washington visits Brooks Army Medical Center

Actor Denzel Washington pays a vist to the troops at Brooks Army Medical in
San Antinio, Tx. This is where soldiers who have been evacuated from
Germany come to be hospitalized in the United States, especially burn victims.

While Denzel Washington was visiting BAMC, they gave him a tour of one of the
Fisher Houses. The Fisher House is a Hotel where soldiers' families can stay,
for little or no charge, while their soldier is staying in the Hospital.
BAMC has quite a few of these houses on base, but as you can imagine,
they are almost filled most of the time.

While he was at the Fisher House, Denzel asked how much one of them would cost
to build. He then took his check book out and wrote a sizeable check towards the
contruction cost of another Fischer House.

Denzel is a true American and he showed his true patriotic colors
the day he visited the Brooks Army Medical Center.

Posted May 1, 2007

Veterans Memorial Plaza Project Mather
is proud to announce plans to raise a memorial to the Veterans of all
forces and all wars who have served their country.

A plaza paved with 4,000 bricks inscribed with names of companies
and people who like you - fellow patriots wishing to say, Thank You
to the brave who have, and continue to keep, this country and
the world's countries, free.

Veterans Memorial Plaza Mather
P.O. Box 716
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-0716
(916) 638-8720
Fax (916) 638-2236

Click on the PDF icon left to download a copy of the brochure
that will explain the Veterans Memorial Plaza Mather project in detail or visit their web site at www.veteransmemorialplaza.org

Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to download, view and print the brochure.

This was a somber event honoring those who died in the
Vietnam war and remembering those who are still
unaccounted for today. "They will not be forgotten"

East Lawn Memorial Park Sacramento, CA
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS

CLICK HERE AND GO TO A WEB PAGE WHERE YOU CAN READ THE TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO THE NAMES ON THE WALL BY PATRICK CAMUNES TITLED THANKS FOR REMEMBERING

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS A WEB PAGE WHERE YOU CAN READ AND PRINT THE WORDS TO THANKS FOR REMEMBERING

This moving piece was written by:

APVNV Pat (Beanie) Camunes (email: patcam@stic.net)

D/4/31 196th Lt. Inf. Bde
Tay Ninh 12/66-4/67 Tam Ky 4/67-12/67

The McClellan Chiefs are available
for Honor Guard and Flag Folding...

If you live in the greater Sacramento area and need to have
the Colors posted at a special event, a Flag folded at a
special Patrotic event or perhaps a Military Funeral the
McClellan Chiefs Group are available to assist you.

Due to the high volume of requests for the McClellan
Chiefs you must give the Chiefs advanced notice
whenever possible to be sure they will be able to accomodate
your request. Cash Donations are graciously accepted to
help cover our expenses.

Contact McClellan Chiefs Group president
CMSgt George Moses either by phone at 916•561•7507
or e-mail him here....

Operation Iraqi Freedom Truck

NOTE: The vehicle displayed in these photos does not belong to AnyServiceMember.Org.
You can contact the owner via the link above.

America’s Truck and its owners, Ed and Tonie Negrin, visited US Central
Command last year to show support for the servicemembers participating in
Operation Iraqi Freedom. After the September 11 attacks, the Negrins left
their home in Scottsdale, Ariz. and visited 38 states in 39 days in two
patriotic trucks; one painted like an American flag, the other featuring
images to support Operation Enduring Freedom. This year, the Negrins are
driving a new truck and supporting America’s efforts in Iraq. In a newspaper
interview, Ed said, "It's my aim to have people not lose that sense of patriotism."

For more information about the truck and
the Negrins, visit www.americastruck.us

These four photos below were sent in to us by
CMSgt Paul Nolin...Thanks Paul

An awesome tribute done with awesome graphics...

Photos by Sgt. Barry Melton, U.S. Central Command Public Affairs Office

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