.TTHE GUARDIAN"TOgth Military Police Battalion Association

Mareh 2fJ17 Newsletter

YOUR 201612A{7 EXEGUTIVE BOARD:President Vice President

James A. Rosenthal ll Anthony Latarski

(920) s17-s913 (734142s-7828

BOARD OF DIREGTORS:Mark Evers, Historian AxelWicks, Chaplain

Treasurer

Samuel E. Hargadine

(3L9|248-9694

Gerry Greene, Ffospitality

Secretary

Louise Stack

(4L41764-036s

A MESSAGE FROM THE ASSN PRESIDENT:Hello 709th Members,

Winter is ending in Wisconsin, so it's time for an update on the next reunion site and dates. Tony, Sam, Louise and

myself traveled to Louisville, KY in January to visit some sites for our Fall Reunion. After meeting with two hotels and

talking about price and location, we came back with a good understanding of what we wanted for the next reunion

Iocation and the dates. The Brown Hotel, 335 West Broadway, Louisville, KY will be the hotel of choice and the dates are

September 21- * September 24,2OL7. fhe hotel is located in downtown Louisville with the hotel offering free airport

pickup and drop offs for all guests at the hotel. This will make traveling fast and easy for those flying in for the reunion.

The city offers free shuttles to its downtown areas with many great places to see and visit. We will be having one free

day for everyone to see the downtown area (self-guided) and we will be offering one day trip to Churchill Downs. We

will be sending out updates on the cost of the reunion in the months to come. I recommend that if you have time, look

at all the sites to visit that Louisville has to offer.

The Brown Hotel is a great place with plenty of old time charm and very good restaurants. The hotel has an early L900's

charm and lovely atmosphere. The staff is very accommodating and will strive to make your stay enjoyable. You will not

be disappointed with the hotel and the beauty it has to offer. Please look up The Brown Hotel and see what I am talking

about.

I hope to see you at this yea/s reunion, and as always, let one or two of your old friends know about the reunion. We

will have the reunion posted on our website so they can look it up also. For those planning to attend this fall's reunion

the due date will be August 17 ,2OL7 . This is earlier because of the need to lock in rooms. lf you miss the date, we

cannot hold the reunion room rates for you, so please reserve early.

Thanks,

Jim Rosenthal II

C Co. (1975-78)

FROM THE ASSN VIGE-PRESIDENT:Established on April 9, L942, the 709th Military Police Battalion will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year. Several board

members will be attending the celebration this April in Germany.

Board members met in Louisville, Kentucky earlier this year to plan our 2A17 reunion. As part of our time in Louisville

some of us were able to visit the Louisville Slugger Factory and decided to send a personalized Louisville Slugger bat to

Battalion from our association.

The bat will be inscribed with:

709th MP BN along with the unit crest.

I look forward to seeing everyone in Louisville this year.

Tony Latarski

CCo. (1976-771

A little bit of history:

Louisville Slugger made MP Batons and rifle stocks during

World War ll.

FROM THE SEGRETARY:First of all, this newsletter is a basically a "Save the Date" notification for the fall reunion. We realize that some of you

may need to make vacation plans early so we wanted to give you advance notice. Even though we have given you the

dates and location, there is no reservation form yet. Those should be sent out the end of May, beginning of June'

Secondly, we did try a mass email newsletter after the fall reunion. We sent printed copies to everyone who attended

the October reunion because we also included pictures. Anyone who does not have an email address was also sent a

printed copy. What we eventually realized was that some members received multiple newsletters, both email and

printed versions, while many didn't receive anything. Printing and mailing costs are expensive so our ultimate goal is to

send out the newsletter electronically to as many members as possible. A printed version of this newsletter is being

sent to all current members so, if you wish to receive future newsletters via email, please update your email address on

your membership renewalform. Or email me at: kilostack@att.net.

Lastly, if anyone is interested in being on the 709th association board, you would certainly be welcome. As you may

have noticed, most of the current board members are from C Co. We always thought we were the best, but surely some

oiyouJromother:companies wotld disagr€e and wsuldwantlo-shsw us hsw gr:eat a job you eeuldde. Teasing aside;

please let any of the officers know if you are interested in joining the board.

Louise Stack

cco.llT7th MP Co. L974-78

FROM THE TREASURER:Special kudos goes to Bob Escher, (527th MP Co. 1978-8U after contacting the board inquiring if there was any interest in

renewing the website and domain for http://www.T0gthmpeuardian.com which was the original site set up by the

Association. Bob had paid each year so that nobody else could claim the domain name but lost touch when the board

turned over after the Erlanger reunion. The site is up and running and is a work in progress. We are working to give the

site a fresh and modern look with the goal of letting new potential members know how to find us and join.

lf you haven't renewed your dues there is a form attached. We sent renewal notices out at the end of the year via email

and were not confident that everyone received it. *lf you did not receive the previous newsletter or renewal notice, the

dues had been raised to S20 per vote of the members attending the October 2016 reunion. l'm looking forward to

seeing everyone in Louisville.

Fraternally,

Sam Hargadine

127th MP Co. (1975-791

POST EXGHANGE (items for sale):The following items were purchased for the reunion this year to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 709th MP BN.

There are limited quantities of the steins so make your order soon.

The reunion price for the mugs was S90.OO. Shipping is 530.00.

The Challenge coin price is S10.00. Estimated USPS postage is $5.20.

TotalS120.00*

TotalS16.00

lf you have not already paid your dues and wish to place an order, you can just write one check to the 709rh MP BN Assn.

Please make sure to complete your dues renewal form as well. Contact Sam if you have any questions at (319) 248-9694

or email: shargadine@gmail.com

Mailto:

709th MP BN Association

c/o Sam Hargadine, Treasurer

P.O. Box 1592

lowa City, lA 52244-1592

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ww* The mugs come boxed and

bubble wrapped but due to

their fragility they are

rewrapped in a larger box

with air filled wrapping. As

of this writing there are 4

left for sale.

T0gth Military Police BattalionAssociation

Application/Renewa I

Annual Dues: $20

709th MP BN Association

c/o Sam Hargadine, Treasurer

P.O. Box 1592

lowa City, lA 52244-1592

(319) 248-9694

MAILTO:

Ne,rv Member I Renewing Member f]

Last Name:

Address:

First Name: MI:

City: State: zip:

Phone: Email:

709th Unit: Location: Time Period:

Comme nts/Suggestions:

Authorization for release of information: Do you want your telephone number or email address to be given out to other

709ers? YES

Personal lnformationl The association wi!l not release or disclose your personal information to 3'd parties such as

advertisers or telemarketers. Membership information will not be posted on a web site. Association members

frequently will ask for information regarding other members that they served with. The association will only disclose

this personal information if the member marks YES on the above line.

Donation Disclosure: Donations above the dues are not expected but gladly accepted. Donations are used to pay

forward memberships for those that are not able to due to financial hardship or their declining health prevents

renewing. Donations are also used by the board of directors as they see fit to offset costs at the annual reunion.

Presently the association is not incorporated nor is it a recognized IRS charity and as such contributions are not tax

deductible. To save monev the association no longer sends out dues cards/receipts.

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