I was in KC for the convention and was very aware of what has been said and
all that has been promised But what I am saying I put forth many words about
the demil issue a year ago and it was never addressed at the time and guess
what its here and now we worry why didnt any join in and work on it then
maybe it wouldnt have gotten this far and maybe we wouldnt questioning whats
going on and maybe Lee Holland would not be under the gun as he is now maybe
if we all knew what is going one there wouldnt be all the questions I think
the more we know the more we can rest and work toward stopping this so lets
get more info to us and not keep us in the dark,No say Lee Holland is not
doing the job as it is a hard job with many questions.I wish we could know
whats happening till then many will do things on there own Not me as I write
bad letters as you all can see
Carl
MVPA 21949
M211----- Original Message -----
From: "Claude W. Vaughn" <vaughn@totalaccess.net>
To: "Military Vehicles List" <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Demil Bill
> Carl,
>
> Thanks for joining the MVPA. Welcome to the Association.
>
> At the General Membership Meeting held during the MVPA's Convention, Lee
> Holland said that there were 8927 members. Mr. Holland stressed the
desire to
> increase the number of MVPA members. He said that being able to say "I
> represent nine thousand vehicle collectors" when speaking to people,
government
> representatives, and politicians does better position both himself, as the
> president of the association, and the MVPA as a whole, in discussions
which
> affect all of us. I am sure he would prefer to say ten thousand...
twelve
> thousand... maybe even twenty thousand... someday.
>
> I believe this list has 500 to 600 members. Some of the subscribers to
this
> list are also members of the MVPA. I would guess most are not. I hope
that we
> all join the greater voice. We must be unified, polite, and knowledgeable
of
> the issues.
>
> I have listened to Lee Holland speak on this hobby. He does so with a
> passion. He is concerned with the future of the hobby. We all should be
> deeply concerned.
>
> For the moment, I am happy to have Mr. Holland represent me in those
> "face-to-face" meetings he spoke of in the MVPA general membership meeting
> (with BATF, the Department of State, our Representatives, and our
Senators).
> Mr. Holland is focused, as he should be, on those issues that currently
pose
> the greatest threat to our collecting Historic Military Vehicles. Other
> issues, other concerns will be addressed in time. Of course, I will still
> continue to represent myself, still express my concerns regarding this
hobby.
> And I too, will do so with a passion.
>
> Again, Carl, thanks for joining us.
>
> Claude Vaughn
> MVPA 1829.
>
>
>
>
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