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2nd Missile Battalion, 71st Artillery

(Taiwan) Association

271 Shady Oak Drive

New Market, AL 35761

<http://www.2-71adataiwan.com>

Volume 8

Newsletter 1

January 2004

San Antonio Reunion

The next reunion will on us before we know it. The dates

are 7-10 October 2004. The reunion hotel is the Four Points

Sheraton on the North Riverwalk. We were able to negotiate

a very good rate of $80 per night (plus tax). While we are

there the Fall Arts and

Crafts Fair will be on

the Riverwalk. Some

of you golfers may

want to stay in the

area, as the Texas

Open Golf Tourna-

ment will start the

following week.

There will be a lot

of time for

sightseeing and

visiting. There are

only a few set

activities.

Thursday (7 October) will be registration day. That

evening, there will be a social hour, followed by a buffet

dinner in the hotel. (Your registration fee covers this.)

Friday (8 October) will start with a General Membership

Meeting in the morning. The rest of the day will be open.

That evening we will have an optional Texas Barbeque at the

7A Cattle Ranch outside of San Antonio. The 7A Ranch is

the only working cattle ranch in the San Antonio area that

hosts chuck wagon parties. The ranch has been in operation

for over 100 years and has been designated as a “Heritage

Ranch” by the State of Texas! The 7A Ranch still raises beef

the old-fashioned way on the Texas range without feedlots or

chemicals. The evening includes barbeque dinner, a Western

show featuring The Texas Swing Band, a trick roper guaran-

teed to lasso your heart; six shooter and bull whip perfor-

mances, and a hay ride tour of the ranch. The ranch owner

will give a talk on ranch land and cattle management. As the

sun sets, there will be a campfire, coffee and homemade pie.

Saturday (9 October) will be open for sightseeing and

visiting. That evening the Reunion Banquet will be held in

the hotel ballroom.

Sunday (10 October) Following a Memorial Breakfast in

the hotel, we will conclude the reunion.

The hotel’s reunion rate will be good for one-day prior and

one day after the reunion dates (6 and 11 October).

Reunion ID tags

This year we plan to put a 1958 photo on each of the ID

tags of the association members. This will require some

effort on your part to find and send in an old photo from your

battery ID Badge, or old photograph (close-up). We will

scan them and return the original to you at the reunion. So

start looking, and send them in ASAP.

San Antonio Reunion Hat Pin

Sample Source of Early ID Photo

Reunion Pre-registration

Each person attending the reunion is encouraged to

complete an early registration form and send in the registra-

tion fee. This early registration will give us an idea of how

many are planning to attend the reunion and will give us the

funds to make necessary financial commitments.

In addition to some administrative costs, the registration

fee will pay for the registration social and Thursday evening

buffet. The registration fee this year will be $40 per person.

The registration form is on the last page of this newsletter.

Please send it to the 2-71 Association as soon as possible.