93rd BGA President's Message

What a fantastic annual reunion in Colorado Springs, Colorado!

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(If you missed it, don’t miss Dayton, OH in 2025! Look further in this issue for an announcement about our 2025 Reunion in Dayton).

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We were very excited to be joined in Colorado Springs by members of the Heritage League of the Second Air Division, and the 467 th Bomb Group Association! We had 91 total attendees, from 25 different U.S. States, plus from Iceland and the UK! The location was fabulous, planned events went off without any problems, great entertainment, wonderful food, great education sessions, and always so much fun getting to know other “family” members of our Veterans! I want to thank everyone who made the reunion a success.

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And of course, the reason we still meet every year – we had a very moving and important Memorial Dinner to honor and remember all of our Veterans of the Greatest Generation. Although no Veterans were able to travel to this years reunion, we know of five 93rd BG Veterans who sent us messages, wishing us well!

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At our annual business meeting we approved funding for several important projects necessary to continue our mission, we conducted our election for Officers/Board members, selected volunteers for other Key positions, and also selected the location for our reunion in 2026 – San Diego, California! It was a very productive meeting. See the detailed meeting minutes further in this issue of the BOF, from our Secretary, Jim Blumenfeld. CONGRATULATIONS to all the new Officers elected, to serve the next 2 years! We are so fortunate to have a caring, committed, and vibrant group of volunteers!

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We awarded three Timberlake Awards this year as well as a special recognition award. Congratulations to Doddi and Oli Martenssein, Jim Blumenfeld, and John and Rayann Marx! See the article in this BOF.

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There still 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:

• The Membership Committee continues to meet and implement improvements aimed at growing our Membership, under new leadership of Bryan Lampner.

• Technology/website improvements continue as well – be sure to check it out! www.93bg.com

• Reunion planning has already begun for Dayton, OH in 2025, and also for San Diego, CA in 2026!

• The Nominating Committee will begin it’s work 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 93 rd 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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Hope to see everyone in October 2025 in Dayton!

Jim Root, President, 93rd BGA