KENTUCKY AIRBORNE CHAPTER
82ND Airborne Division Association, Inc.
“America’s Guard of Honor”
4913 Flushing Way, Louisville, KY 40272-3175
(502) 937-8234
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A Brotherhood Formed in Sweat and
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3 April 2015
CHAPTER BULLETIN No. 80
1. MEETING SCHEDULE: Our next meeting will be:
April Meeting:
1:00 PM on 11 April, 2015
VFW Middletown Post #1170, 107 Evergreen Road,
Louisville, KY 40243-1439
May Meeting:
1:00 PM on 16 May, 2015
Mike Linnig's Restaurant, 9308 Cane Run Rd,
Louisville, Kentucky, 40258
So mark your calendar and come on out for a little Airborne camaraderie and a good time.
2. WORD FROM THE CHAIRMAN: Our next meeting is April 11th, and we hope to see you there. There is a
lot going on with your Chapter, and the best way to get all the information is to attend a meeting every once in a
while. Next month we are having our annual Mike Linnig’s Lunch and Meet. This is always a good time, and if
you like a good fish sandwich, you will not find a better one than Mike Linnig’s. A historic 100 year old outdoor
restaurant. I hope that you are thinking about attending ether All American Week at FT Bragg in May, or 69th
National Convention in Orlando, FL in August. This year we will be celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the
Airborne. This promises to be a big convention.
You can now renew your membership online at: www.kentuckyairborne.org I highly suggest that you visit it. We also
have a link on the site to our quartermaster which is run by www.usmilitarymarketplace.com/82nd-airborne-assockentucky-airborne-chapter/?sort=bestselling, and anything you order on the chapter’s page we get a percentage of. Plus
there are some pretty sharp Chapter shirts, sweatshirts and jackets on there. Support Your Airborne Chapter! I look
forward to seeing everyone at our next meeting!
‘Airborne, All The Way!’
Lee Johnson
Chairman, Kentucky Airborne Chapter
3. KENTUCKY’S MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS: Enclosed are the membership statistics as of 13 Mar, 2015.
Comparison of veteran membership totals with previous years is as follows:
Kentucky Chapter
Total 2013 Total 2014 Current 2015 AAM’s Total Curr. Total Del.
130
135
20
121
141
43
Yes it is time to re-up in your chapter. If your membership card has year 2014 then your membership has expired.
4. NEW, RENEWAL, REINSTATEMENT AND LIFE (AAM) MEMBERSHIPS: I’d like to thank these members
for renewing their memberships with the Kentucky Airborne Chapter or transferring their Life (AAM) memberships
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KENTUCKY AIRBORNE CHAPTER
82ND Airborne Division Association, Inc.
“America’s Guard of Honor”
4913 Flushing Way, Louisville, KY 40272-3175
(502) 937-8234
Chartered by
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NONE for April
5. LOUIE MANION MEMORIAL FUND: The Louie Manion Memorial Fund is one way we support our charitable
contributions to both the 82d Airborne Division Wounded Warrior Fund, and the Chaplain’s Paratrooper Pantry on Ft.
Bragg. If you wish to participate please send $12.00 (or as much as you feel comfortable with) to your Kentucky Airborne
Chapter. When complete, make checks payable to: Kentucky Airborne Chapter
Mail to:
Kentucky Airborne Chapter
82nd Airborne Division Association, Inc.
4913 Flushing Way
Louisville, KY 40272
Contributors for Mar 2015: Tino Madrid, Toledo, OH
Mike Oesch, Anniston, AL
$50.00
$200.00
6. WITHIN THE DIVISION AND FORT BRAGG: 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers are preparing to
lead the Division’s largest bilateral training exercise held here in the past 20 years. Paratroopers assigned to the
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Abn. Div., will lead a Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise with a
British battle group from 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade from April 1320. Marines from the 2nd Marine Division will participate in the exercise from Camp Lejune, North Carolina
from April 12-17. The CJOAX is a major milestone in the Division’s interoperability program with 16 Air Asslt
Bde and builds upon last year’s integration of a U.K company into a U.S.battalion. The program will ultimately
create the capability to seamlessly integrate a U.K. brigade into the Division, allowing the two units to operate
quickly and effectively in the event they were to deploy as a part of a coalition crisis response
force. Approximately 900 British soldiers began arriving at Fort Bragg on March 9 for a series of small arms and
artillery live fire training exercises, collective training events, airborne operations and planning and rehearsal
sessions prior to the start of the exercise. The CJOAX will assess the combined task force’s ability to conduct a
forcible entry and airfield seizure, amphibious assaults, facilitate the air landing of follow-on military units, and
execute offensive and defensive operations. The 82nd Abn. Div. is postured to execute no-notice deployments
anywhere in the world as the nucleus of the U.S. Global Response Force. The Division’s training program
focuses on integrating a wide variety of participants in recognition that future operations in which the Division
might participate will likely include other U.S. military services, government agencies and allied and partner
nations.
a. 3rd Brigade continues to support Train and Advise mission in Iraq.
b. The 82nd CAB continues to support the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, providing coalition
ground forces with crucial air assets all throughout Afghanistan.
NOTE: These articles and more can be read at http://www.paraglideonline.net/, the FT. Bragg Paraglide
newspaper that is published weekly on Thursday. Also, please visit the 82nd Airborne Division website
http://www.bragg.army.mil/82ND/pages/default.aspx , for past and current Division information.
7. ALL AMERICAN WEEK 2015: The Registration and flyer have been published in the WINTER
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KENTUCKY AIRBORNE CHAPTER
82ND Airborne Division Association, Inc.
“America’s Guard of Honor”
4913 Flushing Way, Louisville, KY 40272-3175
(502) 937-8234
Chartered by
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A Brotherhood Formed in Sweat and
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2014 Paraglide and are also posted on the Association website at the Events link. Please be sure to use
the POC listed for all hotel reservations. The $100 registration fee includes the 18 May picnic lunch at
the Fayetteville Chapter clubhouse, the 20 May dinner at the Fayetteville Chapter clubhouse and the 21
May Association Social at the Fort Bragg Conference and Catering Center. Attached is a schedule of
AA W events. As we receive more information about scheduled events, we will send a revised schedule
out. Also attached is a flyer with information about the Association's 23rd Annual All American Week
Golf Scramble. As stated below under Membership Rosters, we have been experiencing some computer issues
which has slowed our progress processing registrations, If you need a member number for All American Week
registration and have not gotten your card back yet you can put "application pending" on your All
American Week registration paperwork, and we will look up the number when we get your form.
Photos Wanted: For those members who will be attending AA W, Mike Lonetto is making a "Back in
the Day" photo display. If you would like to have a photo displayed of you when you were with the 82d,
you can email them to Mike at [email protected] you can bring them with you and it will be
added. Please include your last name and the year.
8. ASSOCIATION ED FUND: ADDRESS CHANGE: The Association's Education Fund has its own 501
(c)(3) bank account and its new address is 82D Airborne Division Association Education Fund, Inc., P.O. Box
87482, Fayetteville, NC 28304-7482. We are combining the Association, Wounded Warrior Fund and Education
Fund post office box addresses in an effort to reduce Association costs. It never to late two donate to the Ed
Fund! The Children of Life Members are eligible, along with recently discharged paratroopers. This year we gave
the most scholarships, 108, and the most money, $142,000, in the history of the Educational Fund. Be proud in
our Association because no other military associations does this for their members and troops.
It's our investment in tomorrow, Send donations to the 82d Airborne Division Association Educational Fund, Inc.,
P.O. Box 87482, Fayetteville, NC 28304-7482.
9. WOUNDED WARRIOR FUND: The Association WW Fund is 501(c)(3) tax exempt for ALL contributions.
WW contributions should be mailed to: 82nd Abn Div Assoc WW Fund, P.O. Box 87482, Fayetteville, NC 28304.
The most recent contribution list and form was published in the WINTER Paraglide and the next is forthcoming in
the Spring issue, also available at the WW link on the Association website.
10. 75th ANNIVERSARY UNITED SATES ARMY AIRBORNE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS: The 82nd
Airborne Division Association through the 82nd Airborne Division Association Wounded Warriors is hosting on
National Airborne Day, 12 August 2015, the 75th Anniversary of the United States Army Airborne and Special
Operations. We are hosting a raffle to fund this event. We are raffling a Ruger SR 762 Semi-Automatic Rifle
with Trijicon 3.5 x 35mm Illuminated ACOG Scope. The combined MSRP for this weapon is $3,200. The
tickets from the raffle of this weapon are $10.00 each or 5 for $40.00. We also are raffling a Leupold V1 3x9x40
Variable Hunting Scope. The tickets for this scope are $3.00 each or 2 for $5.00. All proceeds from the raffle are
going to hosting a party for Airborne Wounded Warriors and Airborne Veterans of our 82nd Airborne Division
Association. There will be hors d’oeuvres with a complimentary bar with adult beverages and soft drinks. There
will also be live music with the US Flag and POW Banner to be jumped into the site. The drawing will be in the
evening of 16 August 2015. Ask your Chapter Chairman for tickets or contact Allen E. Schoppe at 281-814-2377
for tickets. All Chapters have been mailed 2 books of 5 tickets for the SR 762 Semi-Automatic Rifle with
Trijicon 3.5 x 35mm illuminated ACOG scope and tickets for the Leupold scope. When purchasing these tickets
make the check payable to the 82nd Airborne Division Association Wounded Warrior. In the left bottom
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82ND Airborne Division Association, Inc.
“America’s Guard of Honor”
4913 Flushing Way, Louisville, KY 40272-3175
(502) 937-8234
Chartered by
The United States Congress
A Brotherhood Formed in Sweat and
Blood
“Memo” space put 75th so that we may segregate the funds. This nonprofit project is under the umbrella of the
82nd Airborne Division Wounded Warriors a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Mail the check with the short stub to
Treasurer Allen E. Schoppe, 5427 Weston Drive, Fulshear, Texas 77441-4127. We are selling these tickets to
offset the cost of the event, so please consider purchasing one or more of these tickets. If you need more tickets,
please contact Allen Schoppe at 281-814-2377. Ruger SR 762 Semi-Automatic Rifle with Trijicon 3.5 x 35mm
Illuminated ACOG Scope
11. 2015 NATIONAL CONVENTION: Planning continues for the 69th National Convention, August
12-15, 2015, co-hosted by the Dan Campbell and Orland All-Airborne Chapters in Orlando, Florida. The
Rosen Centre Hotel, 9840 International Drive (800)204-7234 or (407)996-9840, (www.RosenCentre.com)
will host and provide a hotel room rate of $96.48 (tax included, up to 4 per room, 3 days pre and post the
Convention dates). Additionally, a special rate will apply for active duty personnel (present ID at
registration) that pay the $90 per person registration to attend the 2015 Convention. The Hotel and
Convention registration page is attached and can also be found on the Association website at the
Paraglide (past Summer/Fall issue and upcoming Winter issue) and Events (Convention) links.
12. UPCOMING ASSOCIATION EVENTS: Chapter publicity of and member attendance at these upcoming
Association Chapter and Regional events is encouraged. Registration and hotel information for these events can
be found on the Association webpage "Events" link, and also in the Winter Paraglide.
a. 50th Year Reunion Operation ‘Power Pack’: May 2015, in Fayetteville, NC; Event Coordinators John Urbach
(410) 282-0844, [email protected], Jim Drainer (904) 940-9150, [email protected].
b. SOUTHWEST MEMORIAL AIRBORNE DAYS REUNION: June 5th 6th and 7th, in Houston, Texas;
Hosted by Lone Star Chapter, POC is Allen E. Schoppe at 281-814-2377.
c. Sun City "All Airborne" Fiesta VII: July 1-5, 2015, El Paso, TX; hosted by the Roy Benavidez-Robert
Patterson All Airborne Chapter, POC is Rick Trevizo (915) 562-9969, [email protected]
13. 1st ANNUAL ASSOCIATION 50/50 RAFFLE: Attached is the 1st Annual Association 50/50 Raffle.
Please provide your membership copies for their participation. Chapters are asked to support this annual
Association revenue project by purchasing a minimum of l-page worth of tickets in your Chapter's name.
Please note that we are not using the raffle tickets that are called 1st Annual Raffle and has first prize of
$1,500. We have switched to the 50/50 in hopes of generating more interest and a higher prize. Please discard
any of the old raffle tickets you may have. The new tickets are attached to this bulletin and are in the Winter
Paraglide. If you have already sent in the old raffle tickets, please notify us if you do not want them switched to
the 50/50. If we do not hear from you, we will automatically switch to the 50/50 raffle. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.
14. VETERANS UPDATE:
a. Marijuana Treatment Study on PTSD for Veterans Gets Back on Track: Apr 02, 2015 | by Bryant
Jordan, A year after the federal government approved a study for the use of marijuana by veterans in treating posttraumatic stress disorder the work may at last get underway. The National Institute of Drug Abuse on Wednesday
informed the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies that it is ready to supply researchers with
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4913 Flushing Way, Louisville, KY 40272-3175
(502) 937-8234
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marijuana needed for the study, Brad Burge, spokesman for MAPS, told Military.com. The study will mark the
first federally approved study in which the subjects will be able to ingest the marijuana by smoking it, he said. It
will also be "the first whole-plant marijuana study," meaning the marijuana will not simply be an extract of the
cannabis in a manufactured delivery system, such as a pill. NIDA's decision had been a long time coming,
according to Burge, but that delay was only one of the setbacks after the Department of Health and Human
Services, the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Agency cleared the way for the research
last year.
b. Six More Female Soldiers Qualify for Army Ranger School : Apr 01, 2015 | by Richard Sisk, Six more
female soldiers have qualified to attend Army Ranger School later this month after passing the same physical fitness
standards as men, including six pull-ups, 49 push-ups in two minutes, 59 sit-ups in two minutes and a five-mile run
in 40 minutes, Army officials said Wednesday. The six additional women, all of them officers, will join at least six
other female soldiers who have passed the Ranger Training Assessment Course that qualified them to attend the
first gender-integrated Ranger School course that will begin April 20 and last for two months. If the women
successfully complete Ranger School, they will be authorized to wear the coveted Ranger tab but will not be
immediately considered for the 75th Ranger Regiment, said Gary Jones, an Army spokesman at Fort Benning, Ga.
c. Army Loosens Up its Tattoo Policy: Apr 01, 2015 | by Bryant Jordan, A year after tightening restrictions on
number and size of tattoos the Army on Wednesday announced an about face, removing the limitations in response
to soldiers' concerns. "Society is changing its view of tattoos and we have to change along with that," Army Chief
of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said in a report by Army Times. "It makes sense. Soldiers have grown up in an era when
tattoos are much more acceptable and we have to change along with that," he said. An Army spokeswoman told the
paper the new rules will not be official until the regulations are updated and published, which should happen soon.
Last March, the Army imposed restrictions on sleeve tattoos, including limiting the number of tattoos below elbows
or knees to four. And those tattoos had to be smaller than the size of the soldier's palm, with fingers extended. Within
months of the March 2014 tattoo restrictions the Army found itself turning away otherwise qualified men and
women seeking to enlist. There was no indication in Wednesday's report whether recruiting concerns played a part
in the latest change to the tattoo regulations. Until the change announced Wednesday, the only modification to those
regulations was a September 2014 decision allowing soldiers with "grandfathered" tattoos – those inked before the
March 2014 restrictions – to become officers.
d. VA Requires Standardized Forms: Week of March 30, 2015, The Department of Veterans Affairs now
requires veterans seeking disability benefits to use standardized claim and appeal forms. The easiest and fastest way
for a Veteran to submit an application for compensation is online through the eBenefits (www.ebenefits.va.gov)
portal. VA encourages veterans to work with representatives of Veterans Service Organization (VSO), or their state
or county representatives, who can assist with filing electronically or in paper form. Veterans may also notify VA
of their intent to file a claim in order to establish the earliest possible effective date for benefits if they are determined
eligible. Veterans will have up to one year from the date they submit their intent to file a claim to complete the
required application form.
e. VA to Expand Veterans Choice Eligibility: Week of March 30, 2015, In order to expand eligibility for the
Veterans Choice Program, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced that it will change the calculation
used to determine the distance between a Veteran's residence and the nearest VA medical facility from a straight line
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distance to driving distance. The change is expected to roughly double the number of eligible Veterans. Veterans
seeking to use the Veterans Choice Program should call 1-866-606-8198 to confirm their eligibility and to schedule
an appointment. A fact sheet on the 40-mile-rule change is available online. For more information, visit the Veterans
Choice Program webpage at www.va.gov/opa/choiceact/factsheets_and_details.asp and the VA Progress Report
online.
15. U.S. COMBAT JUMPS APRIL:
Date
Unit
Operation Pers Country
02 Apr 67 5 SFG
Harvest Moon 356 Vietnam
A/C
C-130
Type Jump
Day/CE/Mass Tac
16. CONTACTING CHAPTER HQ: For whatever reason you would like to talk with us, please do. We always love
hearing from follow troopers. We try and make it as easy as possible, and here are all the ways to do it:
KENTUCKY AIRBORNE CHAPTER
82nd Airborne Division Association, Inc
4913 Flushing Way,
Louisville, KY 40272-3175
Phone: (502) 937-8234
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.kentuckyairborne.org/
Kentucky Airborne Chapter is on Facebook
‘AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY AND THEN SOME!’
Chairman
Kentucky Airborne Chapter
82nd Airborne Division Association
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