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Please see information on

next meeting and maps to

TREA and a picture of the

front of the building on

page 7!!!!!!!!*****************************

and number of participants at least a week prior

to our meeting. Meal prices vary, depending on

what we request. For an example; their steak

dinners run $8 - $15, per plate. The cost of the

pork loin dinner, on 3 October, was $9. Sunday

breakfast will cost you $6 - $8, depending on

what you order. We (the Committee) agreed

that the cost was reasonable. The full service

bar at TREA is open for our use. Paying for bev-

erages other than water or coffee will be your

responsibility. TREA is not charging us Room

Rental, so we are responsible for cleaning up our

room, when we are finished.

TREA 39 is located at 158121 E. Centretech Cir-

cle, Aurora, CO 80011. Centretech Circle is the

stop light where Marie Calendar’s Restaurant

used to be. This facility is close enough to the

Pharmacy and the BX Complex, so people can still

combine the lunch and their errands. Changing

our location to an off base facility will make ac-

cess for our non-ID’d members much easier.

Hopefully, this move will bring back some of our

members who have not participated on a regular

basis.

Con’t on page 7

The following people had made a

donation in the past month.

October/November 2008

O S O T M G N E W S

Flash (Hot News)

WE ARE MOVING!

The Other Side of the Mountain Gang is moving

to The Retired Enlisted Association (TREA) Post

39. There are several reasons for moving, but I

want to make this a positive experience, so I

won’t go into detail. You do not have to be a

member (of TREA) to participant. Our first

meeting in our new home will be our Christmas

Party, on December 2nd (1100).

We considered a few places and TREA was bet-

ter for handicapped accessibility. They have a

fairly new facility (that TREA owns), that is

newer, cleaner and the building layout is better

for our functions. We (OSOTMG) sponsored

two events at TREA, during the Reunion week-

end. Both events were a success for both or-

ganizations.

We have an agreement that they will offer us a

meal, of our choice each month (no ordering

from a menu). Meal participation is an individual

choice; you can also bring in your own lunch.

Each month, we will give them our meal request

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Please see pictures from

the Reunion (68 Callup) on

October 4th on pages 4, 5

& 6.******************************

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 10

Important

Frequently Used

Phone Numbers

140th Phone #’s

Casualty Assist

720-847-6946

Family Support

720-847-9116

460th Phone #’s

RAO (Retired Activities

Office)

720-847-6693

Legal

720-847-6444

Other Phone #’s

VA

1-800-827-1000

TRICARE (TRIWEST)

1-888-874-9378

TRICARE for Life

1-866-773-0404

Social Security

1-800-772-1213

BIG THANK YOU!!!!

Fred Wade Ron Carlson

John Christopher Don Lucke

Evan Mitchell Jack Darveau

Tony Lucero Charles Whitley

Joyce Saitta

Sam Lovell

Henry McCarley

Reunion Edition

Committee Corner

Attendance October

PAGE 2 OSOTMG NEWS VOLUME 1 ISSUE 10

* 1st Timers

Art Bowens

Dale Bristol

Joe Broom

Sonja Broom

Tony Burczyk

Kenneth Forrest

Woody Glazer

Sy Harjes

Joe Harnke

Myrt Herbst

Robert Herbst

Dewey Hicks

Chuck Hoffman

Jan Love

Sam Lovell

Mac McCarley

Maxine Merten

Frank Mullins

BJ Nanney

DO Neary

Neysa Neary

Bill Pelletier

Lloyd Richards

Joyce Saitta

David Sanchez

Sandy Sanchez

Mike Schnurstein

Susan Schnurstein

Larry Schlager

Teri Schmied *Larry Sell

Harold Taylor *Paul Turner

Linda Turner

Harry Wales

Attendance November * 1st Timers

Cindy Baggett

Elton Baggett

Art Bowens

Dale Bristol

Joe Broom

Sonja Broom

Tony Burczyk

Dudley Butler

Ralph Evans

Don Ford

Kenneth Forrest

Woody Glazer

Sy Harjes

Joe Harnke

Myrt Herbst

Robert Herbst

Barry Layton

Jan Love

Sam Lovell

Maxine Merten

Ann Muniz

DO Neary

Neysa Neary

Bill Pickens

Joan Pickens

Donna Rasmussen *Jim Rasmussen *Diana Richards

Lloyd Richards

Joyce Saitta

David Sanchez

Sandy Sanchez

Mike Schnurstein

Susan Schnurstein

Eddie Shreeve

Harold Taylor

Doug Teasdale

Paul Turner

Harry Wales

Date Book

December

2nd – Lunch meeting at TREA 39,

Christmas Party

7th - National Pearl Harbor Remem-

brance Day

7th – 140th Wing Christmas Party,

Hangar 801, 0900

Unit Parties, 1200 - ?

17th – Anniversary of Wright Broth-

ers first flight – Kittyhawk, NC

21st – First Day of Winter

25th – Christmas

January 2009

1st – New Year’s Day

6th – OSOTMG Meeting, Project Meet-

ings afterward with Deb Eyre

19th – Martin Luther Kin Jr. Day

20th – Inauguration Day

February

1st – Super Bowl Sunday

3rd – OSOTMG Meeting

14th - Valentine’s Day

14 – 16th, Western Regional Military

Bowling Tournament (Hosted by COANG)

16th – President’s Day

25th – Ash Wednesday

March

3rd – OSOTMG Meeting

8th – Daylight Savings Time Begins

17th – St Patrick’s Day

April

7th - OSOTMG Meeting

12th – Easter

May


10th – Mother’s Day

June

2nd – OSOTMG Meeting

14th – Flag Day

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BirthdaysOctober November

Don Allen

Jacquelina Aymani

Jerry Brooks

Barbara Campbell

Cindy Cramer

Jeannine Etter

Marvin Etter

Nancy Glaser

Fran Goe

John Hoekstra

Victor Hoops

Dick Jones

Sharon Jones

Herman Klap

Kenneth Krumpelmann

Janie Lichtfuss

Dave McDonald

Dave Moos

Martha Mueller

Ed O’Connor, Jr

Patricia Oelkers

Kim Ortega

Becky Paradise

Patricia Quinn

Kenny Rogers

Jeff Sanford

Wayne Schultz

Jim Alford

Joann Alford

Sandy Barren

Ileen Bernhardt

Debbie Cable

Richard Cardenas

William Cardinal

George Clark

Barbara Hoekstra

Sally Jensen

Judie Lehman

Don Mandonado

Chuck McNelley

Eric Moe

Dan Moore

Diane Miller

Robert Quinn

Eddie W. Shreeve

Keith Smith

Thomas Surprenant

Harold Taylor

Patricia Thurmond

Linda Turner

Betty Valiant

Lois Van Sciver


Howdy Duty TimeTo Whom It May Concern:

First off, I would like to thank you all for a very nice

dinner and program on October 4. I know how much ef-

fort must go into a affair that large as I encountered a

lot of work putting a high-school reunion together for

Manual High School from 1950. We had 230 graduates

and I was able to find 180 of them for the 50th anniver-

sary in the year 2000. A lot of work but very satisfying.

I do have a suggestion to make, however. At the next

occasion, after registration has been accomplished, I

suggest an array of tables labeled 1940's, 1950's 1960's.

etc., so that people can be grouped by the period of time

they were at Buckley or in the service. This would enable

people to find other folks they might know, or at least

group peers together. For instance, I was called to ac-

tive duty on Feb 15, 1951 and helped to open up the tar-

paper barracks and other buildings involved in getting

the base back into functioning condition. We then moved

down to Clovis, New Mexico (October 1951 ??) and

opened it up in the same manner. I was Chief Clerk of

Wing Hq Sq and kept track of every one from an Airman

Basic to a Brigadier General (Brig Gen Joe Moffat) for

the purpose of filing the Morning Report every day, along

with other duties.

At your dinner, I was unable to find anyone from that

time period, but I did sit down at a table with 4 jet pilots

and listened to some pretty wild tales from the 60's.

Thanks again for a pleasant stroll down memory lane.

Ronald (Ron) Rutter, SSgt

140th Ftr Bmr Wg, Hq Sq, CANG

Just wanted to say thank you for the superb reunion you

folks put together. I really enjoyed the opportunity to see

and talk with so many of my old friends and associates.

The highlight of the evening had to be Gen France's talk.

Even though I was there at the time, I never realized the

ordeal our pilots went through on a daily basis.

Sincerely,

Richard Oelkers, Col, ANG (Ret)

I and many others appreciated your work and support of

the ’68 Call-Up Reunion. Thanks for all you continue to do

for the Colorado Guard and all of us.

All the best……

Bud Sittig

Since this is the first aircraft I ever worked on this story

brings great pride to me. I spent 2weeks of Air National

Guard Summer Camp at Natrona County Airport in Casper,

WY with the Colorado in 1953 with this great airplane and

several pilots, like Walt Williams, who was a W.W. 2 Ace in

this A/C, Walt went on to fly the P51 with the Colorado Air

Guards Minute Men, The ANG’s Official Acrobatic Team, A

team that I flew 2 years with. I also think of great Ameri-

cans like Chuck Yeager and Bob Hoover also P51 Aces who I

have known for 50 years.

Lee

This tribute to the Gray Eagles (WWII pilots) was in con-

junction with an Air show in Ohio called 'The Final

Roundup.' http://www.grayeagles.org/video.htm

Sick Call

Taps

October

Donna Burch; as of 7 Oct 2008, had been home for several weeks, was taking

chemotherapy for cancer, but felt good enough to go shopping with husband

Richard.

Jim Thigpen had three stints put in during cardiac surgery. I am sorry I

don’t remember when he had the surgery (a few months ago), but he is feeling

much better.

November – no one, we know about

Joseph H. Kalcevic Russ Palm

Col Rio G “King” Lucas

Joe Gunton

Committee Members:

Jan Love

[email protected]

Bill & Joan Pickens

[email protected]

[email protected]

Paul Turner

[email protected]

D.O. & Neysa Neary

[email protected]

Dewey Hicks

[email protected]

Yolanda Leggett

[email protected]

Dale Bristol

[email protected]




Plaques for Capt Perry Jefferson and Maj Clyde Seiler

Some of the memorabilia wall


CON’T FROM PAGE 1

DECEMBER’S MEETING, 2 December, 1100, at TREA.

The meal will be a pork loin dinner for $10. Anyone who

did not sign up for this meal at the November meeting,

needs to contact me (phone or e-mail), by 24 November.

We are having a gift exchange this year. I’m not sure

what you call it but… if you want to participate, bring a

wrapped present, $10 maximum, it can be for a specific

gender or genderless. The seriousness of the gift is up to

you. Each participant will draw a number as they sign in.

The person with #1 will pick the first present. If #2

wants to steal #1’s present, then #1 will pick another pre-

sent. #3 may steal from #1 or #2, etc. A present can not

be stolen more than 3 times. It should prove to be an in-

teresting exchange, entertaining to say the least. Please

contact me, if you have any questions.

Hope to see you there!

Jan Love

Calendar Con't from page 2

June

21st – Father’s Day

July

4th – Independence Day

7th – OSOTMG Meeting & BBQ

August

1st – Colorado Day


September

7th – Labor Day


October


November

3rd - OSOTMG Meeting

December

1st - OSOTMG Meeting

We had more things to go in the

newsletter than we had room

this month and the reunion

stuff took priority so the other

stuff even though it is impor-

tant will have to wait until next

month. Sorry if this offends

anyone, Hope to see you on Dec

2nd and hope you keep reading.

Trying hard

Joan

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