Meeting Minutes

                                             149th Armor Regiment

                                         Minutes of 21 September 2024

Members present: Michael McIntosh, Daniel Baptista, Justin Newport, Bruce Merhinger and Charles Newport; On Zoom: Richard Mayeda.

1.  Meeting called to order 1303 hrs, Pledge and Roll call conducted.

Reading of Minutes from 20 July 2024. Approved as published

2.  Setting the agenda: No change. 

3. Health and welfare: SFC Emilio Trinidad on the 16th and is in Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose. Any new information will be passed along. CW2 David Erickson, a tanker in Co B and a Medic and later as a Physician’s Assistant has died, he was a member in the 80. 

4.  Membership report: Life members 87, Annual 15 and Honorary 9; total 111. A new Life member; SSG Lester Randolph. A new Life member: SPC Clyde Wills. 

5. Treasurer’s report: Primary Savings: $ 26.28, Secondary savings: $5,031.35 and checking $9,323.71. Those holding checks issued were asked to please cash or deposit them.

6. Planned trip to the new State Military Museum at Rancho Cordova on Saturday, 16 November 2024. 

a.  Transportation. McIntosh will arrange for a ten-passenger vehicle. Capacity is based upon the sign-up on ten August.  

b. Route: Planned stop are San Jose and Vallejo (to pick up Richard and Art). Mehringer will work out a tentative schedule. These stops will be at Home Depot locations in both cases. We should be at the museum by 1115 hrs. 

c. Allowing two hours at the Museum.

d. Allowed one hour for lunch.

e. Depart Rancho Cordova at about 1400hrs reversing the route.

f. Estimated arrival time at Elks in Salinas at 1800hrs.

g. The Museum folks have asked for a list of participants prior to the visit.

7. Discussed changes to the scholarship program. Mehringer will draft essential documents. MacIntosh suggested putting the instructions and necessary documents on the website. Justin Newport will look into setting up a electronic mail box where the application and documents can be delivered by the applicant and accessed by the selection committee. 

8. Support to 340BSB holiday event. An inquiry was sent to HHC commander, Lt. Poet. No response was received.

9. Meeting adjourned at 1413hrs. Next meeting 16 November 2024 enroute to Museum.

                                                                                      -Newport -