1. The Class Committee met at the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), on Tuesday, 17 October 2000 from 1715 to 2008 hours. Present were Pete Dawkins, Nick Krawciw, Tom Boyle, Frank Campbell, Joe Coreth, Art Griffin, Jerry Hilmes, Powell Hutton, Bob Riordan, Tom Russell, Skip Schow, & Jim Walsh.

A. Ranger Memorial - Jim Walsh, who had attended the Ranger Memorial Ceremony at Fort Benning on 4 October, reported that it was a resounding success. Bill Schwartz and Bill Luther both did an outstanding job and are commended by the Class Committee. A memorandum from Bill Schwartz (Inclosure 2) and the Ceremony script and Fred Franks speech (Inclosure 3) are attached. In the memorandum it was reported that there was a shortfall of $496.70 for expenses that had been paid for by Bill Luther. The Class Committee moved and approved an expenditure of $500.00 to be paid to Bill Luther to reimburse him.

B. Houston Mini-Reunion - Frank Campbell who had attended the Houston Mini-Reunion which was held the same weekend as the Army-Houston game (16 September) reported that many activities to include a well played game were enjoyed by all who attended.

C. Army-Navy Tailgate - Tom Seybold sent in e-mails (Inclosure 4) on the planning for the Army-Navy tailgate at PSINet stadium in Baltimore, MD on Saturday 2 December. (Note: This was an outstanding tailgate and well enjoyed by all who attended).

E. Jewish Chapel Window Dedication - Toby Lehrfeld Fisch sent in an e-mail (Inclosure 6) reporting that a date for the dedication had not been decided yet. As soon as one is determined, it will be forwarded to the class. The Class Committee moved and approved a expenditure in the amount of $500 as a Class donation for this window.

F. Hawaii Mini-Reunion - Jack Bohman has reported that he and other classmates in Hawaii, (Roger Gaines, Lenny Katsarsky & Tom Seely) are planning a Class Mini-Reunion to be held in Hawaii. Tentative date will be February 2002 - One week at the Hale Koa at Fort DeRussy on Waikiki Beach and a week on a cruise ship to the other Islands.

C. Distaff Update - Mary Clare Haskin sent an e-mail (Inclosure 10) in which she requested timely notification on the death of a classmate. She was informed via e-mail from Jim Walsh that he sends an e-mail to the class as soon as he is informed of any deaths in the class. She also proposed a letter to widows informing them of class activities. Those on the mailing list and on the Class list serve do receive the same mailings as the Class. Her recommendation that a Christmas Greeting from the Class be sent every year will be discussed and if approved, adopted in the future. She stated that the Distaff Letter and Potpourri gifts were well received by the widows. She along with the Class Committee give special thanks to Tom Russell for getting and mailing the gifts.

E. Class Field Organization - Nick Krawciw also provided an e-mail (Inclosure 12) and reported that he had some recommendations on new volunteers for some of the organizational and regional positions. It was moved and approved that Bob Riordan would replace Joe Todaro as 3rd Bn, 2nd Regt Rep. and that Hank Larsen be appointed regional rep for Oklahoma and northern Texas. Nick will notify all concerned of these appointments and changes. It was also discussed and decided that Phil Huntington would remain as CQ of K-2.

7. Retiree Health Care: Bob Riordan was commended for his outstanding performance in keeping the class informed on health care issues. He handed out a Healthcare Benefits Update (Inclosure 13) to be included in the minutes. 8. Dawkins to Speak at Versace/VN Vets Ceremony: I announced and Pete confirmed that he had agreed to be the key note speaker at a ceremony in Alexandria, VA on the afternoon of November 11 to dedicate the "Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans Memorial." John Gurr has done an outstanding job representing the class in this and the MOH recommendation. John's memo on this subject can be found at Inclosure 14. (Note: I attended this function along with many other classmates. Pete did an outstanding job as expected.)

12. Next Meeting: Tom Boyle volunteered to look into the availability of Tivoli's Restaurant in Rosslyn for our annual DC area Business Luncheon. (Note: It was available on our requested date of Tuesday 13 February and an invitation to all was included in the End of Year Letter.)

13. The meeting was adjourned at 2008 hours and those who could remained and walked across the street to Clyde's Restaurant and enjoyed each others company at a prearranged dinner.

JAMES E. WALSH, JR.