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The 2010 TCTAA convention is set for October 21-24 at the Victorian Hawthorne Suites in Galveston, Texas. This year's convention is in conjunction with the Wings Over Houston air show at Ellington Field on October 23-24. We're also offering a cruise on Carnival out of Galveston on Saturday, October 16 and returning on Thursday, October 21 for those who are interested. (Cruises are a lot of fun! If you've not been on one, you oughta!) Watch the TCTAA web site at www.troopcarrier.org/home.html for details.

The TCTAA is a 501C(19) veterans organization and is recognized by the IRS as a wartime veteran's association, meaning that all contributions are fully tax deductible. (Wartime veterans associations require that 90% of the members must have served in wartime.) Our purpose it promote camaraderie among the troop carrier/tactical airlift community, including providing an opportunity for mission veterans to gather and renew old friendships and make new ones. If you're a troop carrier/tactical airlift veteran and are not a member, you oughta be! Membership is open to anyone who served in the mission in any capacity. Details are on the web site.

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We're bringing everything together and should have the packets ready in a couple of weeks. The convention is October 21-24 and some of us are going on a cruise on the 16th. (Go to www.carnival.com and book, then call and tell them you're with the Sam McGowan party so they can identify you.) We working to get the SPARE 617 airplane brought down to Ellington for the Wings Over Houston air show, which we'll be attending on the 23rd. Keep watch on the site at www.troopcarrier.org/home.html for more details as they emerge. The convention will be at the Wyndham-Hawthorne suites in Galveston at a rate of $77.00 for a one-bedroom condo and $125.00 for a two-bedroom. I suggest contacting them directly - the number is on the web site. Tell them you are with the Troop Carrier 2010 Convention.

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FYI, we're working with the Wings Over Houston air show and the 19th Wing at Little Rock to get this airplane down to Ellington for static display at this year's air show. Everything seems to be favorable. It's scheduled for retirement in a year or so and is supposed to be going to the USAF Museum. For some reason, the USAFM has never had a C-130, just a couple of gunships that were assigned there and went to the museum. Most of the likely candidates ended up as smoking holes somewhere. One was destroyed by rockets in 1972 and a couple of others were lost in accidents after they went to the reserves.

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It's not too late to register for and attend the 2010 Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Assoc. convention in Galveston October 21-24. There are probably also still openings for the cruise on Carnival Ecstasy in advance of the convention. Details are at www.troopcarrier.org/convention.html with a downloadable registration form linked to the page. To book a spot on the cruise, either visit www.carnival.com or go through your travel agent or favorite agency such as AARP, etc. The convention will be at the Victorian Hawthorne suites with a room rate of $77.00 for a one-bedroom suite and $125.00 for a 2-bedroom. Our blocked rooms will be held until September 15th and after that will be on a first-come, first-served basis for our rate. Galveston is a relaxed Gulf Coast city south of Houston, which is easily accessible by air and highway. On Saturday we'll be going up to Ellington for the Wings Over Houston air show. Peter Simmons of Lockheed will be with us on Thursday evening for our reception and will make a presentation on Friday. The TCTAA is neither unit or career field specific, but is all-inclusive for all veterans of the troop carrier/tactical airlift mission and its successors.

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Although the turnout for the TCTAA convention was small, those that were there had a fabulous time and enjoyed great camaraderie. Darn near every squadron in TAC and PACAF was represented with the 29th from Clark having the most people. There were four there who had been involved with the flare missions and about the same number who flew COMMANDO VAULT. I'll be putting more info in the next TCTAA newsletter. The TCTAA is an umbrella organization for EVERYONE who was involved with the troop carrier/tactical airlift mission and its successors in some way. If you're not a member yet, you need to join. Details are at www.troopcarrier.org.

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