From: grntrks@juno.com
Date: Fri May 13 2005 - 20:50:25 PDT
An excellent idea. What is that old saying about " the mother of
invention "?
Frank Cox - 'Nam 1966
MVPA 14530
'45 GMC 353 DUKW
On Fri, 13 May 2005 16:27:50 -0400 m35products <m35prod@optonline.net>
writes:
> Next year, rent an open lot or area adjacent to the airshow. Offer
> free
> rides, hot dogs and drinks, etc, almost free. Have plenty of
> historic
> literature ready to show to the interested. Sign up some new MVPA
> members.
> Make lemonaide out of lemons.
>
> apb
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scherrer, Tim" <scherrert@missouri.edu>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 2:34 PM
> Subject: [MV] MV's not allowed to participate in the Veteran's Day
> events
> locally
>
>
> > We here in Columbia, MO have the oddest Veteran's Day committee
> who puts
> > on the local airshow and parade. They will not permit reenactors
> or
> > people from the MVPA or other Mil vehicle groups participate in
> the
> > parade, but permit classic cars in the events.
> >
> > The Santa Fe MVPA chapter asked several times to be permitted to
> display
> > in the airshow grounds and were consistently told there was no
> room for
> > them at the event. During the event there was a ton of open ramp,
> and
> > the classic car club had their cars there.....you tell me what
> the
> > disconnect is there because we are clueless other than the
> organizer
> > doesn't like us.
> >
> > They recently got sued by peace groups for their exclusionary
> tactics
> > with their events, and I hate to say that I am just about on their
> side
> > the way we reenactors and MV owners have been treated by the
> committee.
> > I've even had members of the organizing committee approach me at
> events
> > wanting my reenacting group at their event because we are a
> "perfect
> > fit" for it, only to tell them their committee chief won't allow
> us for
> > her own reasons.
> >
> > What a strange relationship and we are hoping in time someone with
> a
> > little more common sense will run this event. As for now, we
> support
> > events everywhere but here that weekend.
> >
> > Tim A. Scherrer
> >
> >
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Frank Cox - 'Nam 1966
MVPA 14530
'45 GMC 353 DUKW
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