RANGER REGISTER FROM THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S TENT

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RANGER REGISTER THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION, INC. DEDICATED TO THE IDEALS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY RANGER.

1 RANGER REGISTER THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION, INC. DEDICATED TO THE IDEALS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY RANGER. The 2005 Annual Ranger Muster (ARM-2005) will be held on 5-8 July in Columbus, GA. USARA will have its HQ (Hospitality Quarters) in the new Hilton Garden Inn Columbus, 1500 Bradley Lakes Boulevard. Reserve now. Details on pages 3, 10 and 11. FROM THE COMMANDING R OFFICER'S TENT angers, this special Annual Ranger Muster edition is coming to you only by way of this E-zine form, due entirely to the time critical nature of the situation. We have only six weeks until we kick off ARM Suffice to say, your attendance is naturally and greatly encouraged. As you know, USARA comes back to Fort Benning every other year (with each Region rotating as host in-between). At Benning, we join with the Ranger Regiment and the Ranger Training Brigade in their celebration of Ranger Rendezvous Week, where we coordinate a number of our events with theirs. We will be headquartered at the new Columbus Hilton Garden Inn. The registration form is enclosed and can be also found at The event schedules can also be found there. For those of you who haven t been to Columbus and Fort Benning in a while, you will be surprised at the many changes that have taken place. In addition, there are many other things to do in the area. At a previous ARM my wife Susan and I drive down to the National POW Museums at Andersonville, on the site of the infamous Civil War prison camp. This is a must see, as it has incorporated the history of United States military prisoners of war, from the Revolutionary War to the present. Volume XII, No. 2 Page 1

2 USARA BOARD MEMBERS STRICKEN Late word from Frank Casey, USARA Executive V.P., is that two members of the USARA Board of Directors are having serious health problems. USARA Secretary Gregg Orth had been hospitalized for knee replacement surgery and has had some complications. The latest of which has been an open wound on his heel not healing. Gregg s wife, Judy, has kept Frank up to date and Gregg remains in our prayers for getting that wound healed up. USARA Treasurer Tom Herring has been in the hospital since early may with congestive heart failure. He has had a couple of stints placed in arteries and is presently on a ventilator. Tom is one tough old cuss, but he could really use our prayers right now. WARNING! USARA President Maguire has signed up for the Shotgun Range at this year s ARM Stay at least 10 feet behind him and do not make any sudden moves!! From the CO s Tent (Continued) This year, Susan and I will work in the Woodruff museum, known as Port Columbus Civil War Naval Museum Center, at 1002 Victory Drive ( and the FDR home at Warm Springs, Georgia. So, in addition to all the activities and fraternity with young active duty Rangers, and not-soyoung former Rangers, it ll be a full week. Please join us! Rangers Lead the Way Steve Maguire President LOST RANGERS The following Rangers had their ballot packages returned due to bad addresses. If you move or make a PCS you need to let Frank Casey know: playgolf44@aol.com ARR 3591 Michael R. Hurst, Lake Monticello, VA LRR3422 Michael Pikula, Amarillo, TX LRR2532 Grant A. Liverett, Mt. Pleasant, SC LRR1561 Frank L. Griffin, Columbus, GA ARR3164 David C. Reagan, Oklahoma City, OK LRR2511 Thomas Dunlap, Mariposa, CA LRR0522 Wallace J. Syring, Waukesha, WI LRR2674 James Kastner, Pierre, SD LRR3600 David R. Ianey, Honolulu, HI ARR2603 Robert J. Neitzel, Fayetteville, NC LRR1841 Rocklyn Shiffer, Sr., Evans Mills, NY ARR3711 Kevin D. Hurley, Boca Raton, FL Volume XII, Number 2 Page 2

3 Register Now for the USARA Annual Ranger Muster 5-8 July 2005 USARA s Annual Ranger Muster 2005 (ARM-2005) will take place from 5-8 July 2005, coinciding with Col. Nixon's change of command ceremony on Friday, 8 July. There's no better way to spend your vacation week (4th of July is that Monday) than with the US Army Ranger Association back at Fort Benning! $500,000 FOR POINTE DU HOC PRESERVATION Site At Risk Due to Coastal Erosion Registration includes USARA golf shirt, hospitality room, beverages, and other operational expenses. For more information, see the attached registration form and events schedule. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL As all of you know January was the month for our annual members to renew their memberships in the Association. When renewals come to our PO Box, the checks are deposited in the bank and the deposit slips are forwarded to Tom Herring. The info on renewals and/or new members, life applications, etc. is forwarded to USARA Secretary, Gregg Orth. Some of this data, especially new members is passed to Ranger Register editor, McGeek, so he can get them on his mailing list for the Ranger Register. If you have not yet renewed your membership for 2005 PLEASE DO IT NOW! Annual dues are $30.00 ($15.00 for active duty Rangers E-5 and below). Send your renewals to: USARA P.O. Box Fort Benning, GA WWII RANGER STEEL POT FOUND WASHINGTON D.C.- (May 12, 2005) U.S. Representative Chet Edwards has secured $500,000 to preserve Pointe du Hoc, the historic cliff on Omaha Beach in Normandy France that was scaled by Lt. Col. Earl Rudder and his Rudder's Rangers on the June 6, 1944 D-Day Invasion. The funding was added by Edwards in the 2006 Military Quality of Life and Veterans Appropriations Subcommittee. Edwards is ranking member. "Pointe du Hoc stands today as a sacred symbol to the world of the American GI's unwavering courage in World War II," said Edwards. "We must preserve this hallowed ground for future generations." Pointe du Hoc, the most historic site of the D- Day Invasion, is currently at risk due to continuing coastal erosion. It is critically important to Mr. Marco Jacobs of Holland has a WWII Ranger steel helmet with the name Bill Young in it. If you survey the site, identify culturally significant know anything about Ranger Young, please contact Mr. Jacobs at: resources and preserve the site for historic remembrance. Since 2001, the observation post has Marco Jacobs Stichting Leven acther prikkeldrad been closed to the public. The site contains valuable historic information about the battle and a Burgerdijkstraat XC Krimpen a/d Ijssel plaque erected by the State of Texas honoring Lt. Netherlands Col. Earl Rudder, who later became President of Texas A&M University. Volume XII, Number 2 Page 3

4 "Mrs. Margaret Rudder was a special friend of mine and while I never met General Rudder, his brave leadership has been an inspiration to me, countless Aggies, and people throughout the world," said Edwards. "When I visited Pointe du Hoc on the 50 th anniversary of D-Day in 1995, I would have never imagined that this monument to American courage might be lost forever by erosion. That would be a national and international tragedy. "I am deeply grateful that Dr. David Woodcock at A&M's College of Architecture brought this issue to my attention and has already been working to preserve the site. We need ensure that A&M continues its work to preserve historic artifacts at the site and determine if it is possible to stop the erosion and ultimate destruction of Pointe du Hoc," said Edwards. David Woodcock, Director of the Historic Resources Imaging Lab at the College of Architecture said, "Few sites have more dramatic power than Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, where the Second Ranger Division [sic] under Earl Rudder scaled the cliffs on D-Day in 1944 to destroy Nazi gun emplacements that commanded the Utah and Omaha beaches. The site is under immediate threat from coastal erosion and from a significant increase in tourism. The support and leadership of Congressman Edwards will provide a definitive and comprehensive record of the entire battle site; creating a faithful record of the event that will ensure its effective management and aid interpretation of the site, to fully acknowledge the acts of bravery of these American heroes for future generations." FAKE WARRIORS AND LYING WANNABES By Henry Mark Holzer Via the Internet As the authors of FAKE WARRIORS, IDENTI- FYING, EXPOSING AND PUNISHING THOSE WHO FALSIFY THEIR MILITARY SERVICE, Henry and Erika Holzer are often asked whether Fake Warriors "really" cause any harm. The following answers that question: Your fake warrior information is intensely interesting to me. Before reading your s I had never heard the term. I would love to read your book but feel it may be too painful. In 1998 I married a man who was 58 years old at the time, second marriage for both of us. From the beginning of our relationship, one of his main topics of conversation was about his experience in Vietnam. He claimed to be a marine Lieutenant, Force Recon, platoon leader and served his time in Khe Sanh. This was in 1967 and He claimed to have gone to officer's training on Paris [sic] Island in the summer during his college years. He also claimed to have been stationed in California, had special navigation schooling in Connecticut and a training cruise in the Mediterranean. He said he was wounded three times, very superficial however, like a broken finger from diving into a foxhole. He talked about his missions in the hills surrounding Khe Sanh, picking up body parts, clothes rotting in the jungle, his body guard sergeant, radioing air strikes. He said he threw his medals over the White House fence in a war protest just as his hero, John Kerry had done. Then I realized! most of what he talked about had been on a History Channel television program recently. His favorite programs seemed to be about war and weapons. When I questioned him too closely about specific details he would start to cry and tell me it was too painful for him to talk about anymore. He was a very troubled and angry man and after less than three years of marriage I packed up what I could in my car and Volume XII, Number 2 Page 4

5 drove halfway across the country hoping he would never be able to find me. I was 60 years old and would not put up with his threats and anger anymore. I left October 1, I hired a private detective and found out his life history as told to me was mostly a lie. He claimed to have graduated from Lehigh University with a mechanical engineering degree. He left after three years, no degree there. He claimed to have an MBA from Temple. He really did earn a degree there but it was in business and economics. On his sworn, under penalty of perjury, divorce papers he said he had a chemical engineering degree and the MBA. I also found a secret bank statement saying he was an attorney. Next I contacted Marine Corps Headquarters In Arlington, Virginia to find out if he had ever been in the Corps. I spoke to them on the phone and they could find no record! of him, either by name or social security number. I then wrote to Headquarters asking for the same information so I could have written proof. Same answer, he never was a Marine. This person would write me letters accusing me of punishing him again for being in Vietnam, just like he was spat upon when he returned to this country. In his divorce papers he claimed to be suffering Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome because of his service in the war. As far as I know he has never claimed any benefits for being a veteran. All he wanted was money from me as I was economically more well off than he was. It took three years and two months to get a divorce from this man and it is not over yet. He caused and is causing alot of suffering. And I think there is nothing I can do about any of the lies, except share. Thank you for reading my letter. I wish I was the only person this had ever happened to. Editor s note: Thanks to Mark and Erika Holzer for their good work in ferreting out these wannabes who are lower than pond scum. Keep up the good work Mark and Erika, we Rangers love you. McGeek BRAC INFORMATION OF INTEREST The 6th round of BRAC (Base Realignment and Closures), has been in the news of late, but the following changes are a few that might be of interest to infantrymen and Rangers. Realign Fort Bragg, NC, by relocating the 7th Special Forces Group to Eglin AFB, FL, and by activating the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division and relocating some Europeanbased forces to Fort Bragg, NC. Realign Fort Knox, KY, by relocating the Armor Center and School to Fort Benning, GA, to accommodate the activation of an Infantry Brigade Combat Team at Fort Knox, and the relocation of engineer, military police, and combat service support units from Europe and Korea. Realign Fort Bliss, TX by relocating air defense artillery units to Fort Sill and relocating the 1st Armored Division from Germany to Fort Bliss. Realign Fort Sill by relocating an artillery brigade to Fort Bliss. Realign Fort Hood, TX, by relocating a Brigade Combat Team to Fort Carson, CO. Realign Fort Hood, TX by relocating maneuver battalions, a support battalion, and aviation units to Fort Bliss, TX. Realign Fort Riley, KS by inactivating various units, activating a Brigade Combat Team and relocating 1st Infantry Division units from Germany to Fort Riley, KS. Realign Fort Campbell, KY, by relocating an attack aviation battalion to Fort Riley. Close Fort Monroe, VA. Relocate the US Army Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC) to Fort Eustis, VA. Volume XII, Number 2 Page 5

POW /MIA MISSION UPDATE Ranger Mike McClintock, better known as McGeek, editor of the Ranger Register, is also a member of the San Francisco- Ho Chi Minh City

One of the activities that he has been pursuing while a member of the Sister City Committee Board of Directors is a full accounting for all U.S. military personnel MIA or KIA in Southeast Asia.

McGeek asked Ambassador Marine for an update on two U.S. Army Rangers known to have been killed in Vietnam; CPT Humbert R. (Rocky) Versace and MSG Kenneth M.

6 POW /MIA MISSION UPDATE Ranger Mike McClintock, better known as McGeek, editor of the Ranger Register, is also a member of the San Francisco- Ho Chi Minh City Sister City Committee. One of the activities that he has been pursuing while a member of the Sister City Committee Board of Directors is a full accounting for all U.S. military personnel MIA or KIA in Southeast Asia. Recently, McGeek had the opportunity to spend some time one on one with the new U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, Michael W. Marine. McGeek asked Ambassador Marine for an update on two U.S. Army Rangers known to have been killed in Vietnam; CPT Humbert R. (Rocky) Versace and MSG Kenneth M. Roraback. The U.S. Army Ranger Association wishes to extend its gratitude and thanks to Ambassador Marine and to the men and women of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) for the work that they do. Below is the Ambassador s response to McGeek s inquiry. Continued Volume XII, Number 2 Page 6

(Ambassador Marine s letter continued) USARA REGIONS Northern Region: Walt Eckhardt, Director Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware,

7 (Ambassador Marine s letter continued) USARA REGIONS Northern Region: Walt Eckhardt, Director Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Rhode Island, New Jersey. Central Region: Tim Swain, Director Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma. Southern Region: Art Silsby, Director Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi. Western Region: Peter Stevens, Director Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii. International Region: Linc German, Director APOs, Guam, CNMI, Puerto Rico, and the allied nations of the world. GEN ANDREW GOODPASTER Excerts from article by Adam Bernstein Washington Post Staff Writer May 17, 2005 GEN (Ret.) Andrew J. Goodpaster, former presidential adviser and commander of NATO died May 16 of prostate cancer at Walter Reed Army Medical Center at the age of 90. GEN Goodpaster spent more than four decades as a soldier and statesman, in which time he saw combat in World War II, was deputy commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and served four presidents. He retired as commander of NATO forces in 1974, and returned to active service three years later to become the 51st superintendent of West Point, his alma mater. During World War II, he led an engineer battalion over a minefield under hostile fire, for which he received the Distinguished Service Cross, the secondhighest military award for valor after the Medal of Honor. His other decorations included the Silver Star, two awards of the Legion of Merit and two awards of the Purple Heart. From 1950 to 1954 he served as special assistant to the chief of staff of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe from 1950 to 1954 and assisted GEN Dwight D. Eisenhower, the NATO commander for part of that time. Volume XII, Number 2 Page 7

From there Goodpaster advanced through a series of sensitive positions in the 1960s on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President Lyndon B.

8 SGT Orlando W. Chada GEN Andrew J. Goodpaster Later, as president, Eisenhower asked GEN Goodpaster to serve as staff secretary in the White House. Returning to the field he served as assistant division commander for operations with the 3 rd Infantry Division in Würzburg, Germany. From there Goodpaster advanced through a series of sensitive positions in the 1960s on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President Lyndon B. Johnson used him as an intermediary with Eisenhower for military suggestions in the escalating Vietnam War. "President Johnson asked the question: Can we win in Vietnam and what do we have to do?" Gen. Goodpaster told U.S. News & World Report decades later. "That question came to me." He advocated a stronger military role to win the war and became frustrated that the political will never materialized. He served as military adviser to the sixman U.S. team involved in the Paris peace talks with the North Vietnamese in summer 1968 and spent the rest of the year as deputy to Gen. Creighton W. Abrams Jr., commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam. From 1969 to 1974, he was NATO supreme allied commander. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Dorothy Anderson Goodpaster of Washington; two daughters, Susan Sullivan of Alexandria and Anne Batte of Salisbury, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and a greatgrandson. T he United States Army Ranger Association honors SGT Orlando W. (Bill) Chada, who passed away in January SGT Chada s family made contributions in his name to both USARA and the Ranger Memorial Foundation. SGT Chada served with the 4 th Ranger Company and was awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman s Badge, Korean Service Medal, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan), Sr. Parachute Badge, UN Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and WWII Victory medal. Ranger Chada participated in the construction of an ICBM radar station in Greenland during the Cold War. He worked in law enforcement and was an Oregon State trooper. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of foreign Wars. Volume XII, Number 2 Page 8

9 Op Order for RENO Ranger Reunion 2005 Western Region Rangers May also be interested in this Ranger Reunion in Reno, NV. USARA Recruiters will be there, bring your unassigned ranger buddies. When: Aug (arrive Thurs 18 Aug 05, effect egress Sun 21 Aug 05) Where: Silver Legacy Hotel & Casino---Reno, NV Cost: $220 per room, for the entire 3-nite stay; plus $25 per Ranger for Hospitality Suite & entertainment costs. You must send Dave Lukoskie a check for $125. He ll put $25 towards the Entertainment Fund, and the other $100 goes down as a deposit for your room. You pay the balance of the room cost at checkout time. When you send him the check for $125, tell him if you want 1 King bed or 2 Queens, and SMOKING vs NON. If 2 guys share a room, they ll only pay $110 each, for their entire 3-night stay. There is a FREE shuttle bus to take you from the Reno Airport to the Legacy, so a rental car is not necessary. We ll plan on having a Banquet 1 night, and possibly go to the shooting range one morning (hangovers permitting). Let s spread the word, and get this thing started. For those of you, who ve been to these gatherings before, you know how well it works, and how LARGE a time it can be. *****Standard entertainment has been laid on, as always, for 2 nd night there (Aug 19 th )***** Send checks to: Dave Lukoskie 9618 Swan Lake Drive Granite Bay, Ca (hm) (cell) DCL55@msn.com Wives and/or kids are welcome, and anyone w/ a legitimate Ranger connection is encouraged to join us. We have Old Rangers going back to WW II, lots of Batt boyz, and everywhere in between. We look FWD to seeing you there. That is all!!----dcl (The PL) Dave Lukoskie Co C 2/75 RGR Wpns Plt 75 76

10 USARA ANNUAL RANGER MUSTER 2005 NEW HILTON GARDEN INN, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 5 JULY 8 JULY 2005 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TUESDAY, 5 JULY WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 1000 TO 1700 USARA REGISTRATION HILTON GARDEN INN 1700 TO 2100 REGIMENT MASS TACTICAL JUMP 1900 TO 2300 USARA HOSPITALITY ROOM / VENDOR ROOM / RANGER STORE OPEN 0600 TO 0800 REGIMENTAL PT 0900 TO 1200 USARA BOD MEETING HILTON GARDEN INN 1000 TO 1400 REGIMENT OPEN HOUSE 1000 TO 1600 RANGER COMPETITION 1000 TO1800 VENDOR ROOM / RANGER STORE OPEN 1330 TO 1630 USARA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING HILTON GARDEN INN 1400 TO UTC BOXING / COMBAT 1800 TO UTC RHOF DINNER 1900 TO 2130 USARA RECEPTION HILTON GARDEN IN 2130 TO 2300 USARA HOSPITALITY ROOM OPEN THURSDAY, 7 JULY 0900 TO UTC STATUS OF THE REGIMENT, BLDG. 4, CLASSROOM TO 1130 DISTINGUISHED/HONORARY MEMBER OF THE REGIMENT 1330 TO 1530 RANGER HALL OF FAME 1700 TO UTC NO HOST BBQ FRIDAY, 8 JULY 0900 TO TH REGIMENT CHANGE OF COMMAND 1130 TO 1330 RANGERS IN ACTION / RANGER GRADUATION 12:30 NO HOST LUNCH AT FORT BENNING GOLF COURSE 1400 TO UTC SHOTGUN DEMONSTRATION AND SHOOTING

USARA ANNUAL RANGER MUSTER 2005 NEW HILTON GARDEN INN, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 5 JULY 8 JULY 2005 REGISTRATION NAME: LAST FIRST MI ADDRESS: STREET CITY STATE ZIP E-MAIL: PHONE USARA MEMBER NR 1.

11 USARA ANNUAL RANGER MUSTER 2005 NEW HILTON GARDEN INN, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 5 JULY 8 JULY 2005 REGISTRATION NAME: LAST FIRST MI ADDRESS: STREET CITY STATE ZIP PHONE USARA MEMBER NR 1. REGISTRATION FEE (per person) $30.00 BEFORE 1 MAY $ FEE COVERS SHIRT, HOSPITALITY ROOM, BEVERAGE, AND OTHER OPERATIONAL $45.00 AFTER 1 MAY $ EXPENSES. 2. RECEPTION FEE (per person) $20.00 BEFORE 1 MAY $ RECEPTION IS AT THE HILTON GARDEN INN $25.00 AFTER 1 MAY $ TOTAL $ GOLF SHIRT W/USARA LOGO SIZE: (Circle one for you and one for your guest) SM MED LG XLG NAME OF GUEST(S) SM MED LG XLG THE CP IS THE NEW HILTON GARDEN INN, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. HOTEL POC: CHRISTIE NORTH YOU MUST MAKE YOUR OWN HOTEL RESERVATIONS. BE SURE TO TELL THEM THAT YOU RE WITH USARA. CALL (706) FOR ROOM RESERVATIONS. ROOM RATE IS $89.00 PER NIGHT. BUSINESS MEETINGS, HOSPITALITY ROOM, AND RECEPTION AT THE NEW HILTON GARDEN INN. YOUR REGIS- TRATION PACKET WILL CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT ALL MEETINGS AND EVENTS EXCEPT THOSE TO BE ANNOUNCED. DRIVING DIRECTIONS CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO: USARA ARM 2005 MAIL COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM AND FEES TO: USARA ARM 2005 C/O RANGER ART SILSBY SOUTHERN REGION DIRECTOR P.O. BOX 341 GORDON, GEORGIA FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT ART SILSBY (478) asilsby@alltel.net I WILL BE ATTENDING THE NO HOST LUNCH AT THE FORT BENNING GOLF COURSE CLUB HOUSE ON 8 JULY. NUMBER OF GUEST(S). I WILL BE ATTENDING THE SHOTGUN DEMOSTRATION/SHOOTING ON 8 JULY. NUMBER OF GUEST(S).

12 FROM: U. S. ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O. BOX FORT BENNING, GA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 717 SAN MATEO, CA ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED TO: ************************************************************************************* ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE DELINQUENT REUP NOW!! PLEASE RENEW ON TIME. SEND YOUR RENEWALS AND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: SECRETARY, USARA, INC. PO BOX FORT BENNING, GA ************************************************************************* U.S. ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION OFFICERS NATIONAL OFFICERS PRESIDENT: STEVE MAGUIRE (703) EXECUTIVE V.P.: FRANK CASEY (706) SECRETARY: GREGG ORTH (704) TREASURER: TOM HERRING (704) REGIONAL DIRECTORS NORTH: WALT ECKHARDT (301) SOUTH: ART SILSBY (478) CENTRAL: TIM SWAIN (309) WEST: PETER STEVENS (801) INTERNATIONAL: LINC GERMAN (703) USARA WEBSITE: MANAGER: JOHN SENOR (212) WEBMASTER: JAKE FREIVALD (212) RANGER REGISTER EDITOR: MIKE MCCLINTOCK (650) MARKETING DIRECTOR JIM GRIMSHAW (520) RANGER STORE The Ranger Store is now on-line at

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