93rd BGA President's Message

Happy February!

There continues to be a lot of activity and work in support of the 93rd BGA and our Veterans! Here is a brief update on some of our key activities in the past few months:

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• The Membership Committee is meeting to implement improvements and new ideas aimed at continuing to grow our membership, under the new leadership of Bryan Lampner.

• Technology/website improvements continue, as we look at ways to strengthen our search capability of our Newsletters, photos, documents, and other veteran historical information – be sure to check it out! www.93bg.com.

• Reunion planning is in full swing for Dayton, OH, 10/2/25 – 10/6/25, including our friends at the Heritage League participating again!

• The Nominating Committee is working for the next reunions nomination “Slate” necessary to ensure our leadership and key positions are filled. If you haven’t already, please volunteer to help us out!

• Our support for the KIA/MIA Agency (DPAA) of 93rd BG Veterans continues.

• Your Board of Directors meets every month – if you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out to us!

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A personal note:

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Per our approved By-Laws of 2023, The President and Vice President Positions are term-limited to no more than 2 consecutive 2-year terms, and staggered. As a result, this will be my last year serving as the 93rd BGA President, ending at the October reunion.

As I look forward to closing out this year, and working with a newly proposed President candidate, I am extremely grateful for all the help, support, and learning from our Veterans, Board members and Association members over the past 16 years that I have been volunteering and serving for the 93rd BGA! It has been an amazing journey! And I know it will continue for many years! The friendships we make and the bonds we form in the 93rd BGA “family” are incredible, especially as I have served at this level, as the President!

My dad survived the war but died at an early age of 51 in 1968, when I was only 11 years old. I never asked or heard him speak of his war experience. Like many of you, we ALL have a desire to learn more about the life at Hardwick Aerodrome 104, the missions, the history, and the physical and emotional times our Veteran went through during WW II. It fills a void of the unknown in our lives, satisfies the curiosity, and it secures our emotional well-being to put ourselves in their shoes, follow their “trail”, and understand their life as a hero of the Greatest Generation! I am so thankful for this opportunity – to lead this great organization, to have met/known so many original Veterans of the 93rd BG, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th generation members, to honor and lead all of our projects and work toward ensuring the legacy of the 93rd Bomb Group continues forever!

We still have a lot of work to do throughout this year – so “hang on” and please volunteer to help!

Hope to see everyone in October 2025 in Dayton! Jim Root, President, 93rd BGA