PRESENT: Charles Bush, Ernie Dean, Bill Del Vecchio, Pat Eagan, Leon Holland, Joyce Hoover, Wes Lokken, Fred Lord, Verne Phillips, Roger Rabago, John Rehm,

President Del Vecchio called the meeting to order at 1330 hrs.

Chaplain Dean opened the meeting with an Invocation

MINUTES of the January Board Meeting were approved as submitted

TREASURER'S REPORT: Bank Balance as of 31 January 2008 - $9958.40

OLD BUSINESS

1. Membership Directory to be ready from the printer on Friday February 29

Letters to potential members will be ready in one week. Fred Lord has additional names to be added to this list. They are sorted by branch of service.

Dues date is still not being printed on newsletter labels - Wes Lokken talked to printer who admitted to using an old label file. He will correct this for the March newsletter..

2. Personal Affairs Committee

Leon Holland, Chairman, reported that the Ad Hoc committee comprised of Fred Lord, Norm Jefferson, Bill Brown, Martha Pyle, Maurice Quigley, Ernie Dean
and ex-officio members Bill Del Vecchio and Pat Eagan met on 31 January 2008
The purpose of this Committee is to plan, organize and communicate information to chapter members regarding Personal Affairs assistance at the time of death of a spouse. There will be a 5 minute overview at one of the dinner meetings as to what is available and what the committee is about. It was moved, seconded and passed unanimously that this proposal be accepted.

3. Patriot Fund

Our chapter currently has collected $1,050. for this fund. The TCC will include this project on their agenda for the next meeting which will be May 16 & 17, 2008 in Killeen. Charles and Jan Bush will represent our chapter at this meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

1. President Del Vecchio appointed the nominating committee for chapter officers for the year 2008-2009: J. R Howard, Ben Meharg and Bill Pierce. The committee will present the nominees at the March dinner meeting; the final slate to be presented for voting in April; Officers will be installed at the May meeting

2. President Del Vecchio reported on the TCC meeting held February 8 & 9 in> Tyler. NOTE: The complete report is on file with the chapter secretary.

.3. The speaker for the March dinner meeting will be John Knaggs Texas> historian and author

OFFICERS REPORTS

Navy Rep. - Joyce Hoover reported that she had received a complaint regarding the lack of choices for the dinner entrees. It was the consensus of the Board that it would be cost prohibitive to have a selection of entrees. It was noted that there can be special dietary requests made.

ROTC - Fred Lord reported he had contacted all ROTC and JROTC units. The awards have been ordered, and he will now contact presenters from our chapter.

Chaplain Dean closed the meeting with a Benediction

Meeting adjourned at 1500 hrs.

PAT EAGAN
SECRETARY

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY 24 MARCH 2008 AT 1330 HRS. AT THE TEXAS MUSEUM AT CAMP MABRY