Silent Auction A Success

[beddoe]

Thanks to all who donated items for the Silent Auction and the POPASMOKE Scholarship Fund in Reno!

Proceeds from the auction were in excess of $6,500!

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I would also like to thank those who assisted me in running the auction, which took three days in total to run.

George & Sharon Curtis
Brook & Stacy Stevenson
Suzy Barbour & Diana Tomlinson
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A special thank goes to the following individuals who donated collectively over 100 items for the auction. THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!!

POPASMOKE Association
Floyd "Skip" Miller HMM-163
Allyn Hinton HML-167
Ben Cascio HMM-362
Ben Williams HMM-364
Billo Comola HMM-365
Brook Stevenson HMM-363
Charles Rotramel HMM-165
Charles Wright HMM-165
charlie baker HMM-163
Clarence Stoel VMO-2
Dale Ellingsworth
Dave Leighton
David Powell HMM-262
Dennis Martin HMM-363
Done York [Vietnam Veteran's Memorial]
Frenchie LaFountaine HML-167
Gary Truman HMM-165
Gene McIntyre
George Curtis HMM-363
Gordon "BOS" Boswell 1st Force Recon
HMM-161 Squadron
HMM-163 Squadron
Frank & Holly Matucheski HMM-362
Howard Longwood on behalf of HMH-463
Janet & Tom McBrien HMM-165
Jim Johnson
Jim Moriarty VMO-6
Joe McGadden FMAW DaNang
john Bell HML-167
John Donahue
John Mrak HMM-163
John Urban VMO-2
Jon Robson VMO-2
Larry Groah HMH-463
Les Williams HMM-263
Marion Sturkey HMM-265
Mark Byrd HML-367
Mike Boice HMM-165
Mike Leahy
Noel Ferguson HMM-163
Rich & Judi Wagner HMM-361
Richard Flink HMM-363
Richard Norris HMM-165
Rick Centore VMO-2
Roger Herman HMM-361
Ron Corley VMO-2
Roy Pitt VMO-2
Stephen Sack 2/4
Thomas Leonard VMO-6
Tom Hopkins VMO-6
Tom Paskevich
Tom Warning HMM-361
Wally Beddoe

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[accs]

OOHRAH!!!!

[GEORGE CURTIS]

"BRAVO ZULU" Wally,

it was your project, you made it happen!

[Larry Zok]

Wally

Please do not forget the Art Book by Viet Nam Veterans donated by Don York. He will kill me at the Wall if I don't acknowledge him!!!

SF

Larry

[YellowRose]

I heard that one of my father's paintings was in the auction! How exciting! :)

[GEORGE CURTIS]

I would be remiss if I did not publicly thank the anonymous member that donated $500.00.

On behalf of all of POP A SMOKE

“BRAVO ZULU BROTHER”

[Easy]

I was glad to be part of the silent auction and happy to work with Wally - unquestionably the most squared away auctioneer ever! In Fort Worth I will share a vendor booth for folks to have there pictures taken with "Taz" for a slight donation to the cause! I suspect there were 5000 pictures taken of him during Reno so it should be a worthy venture. Once again great job, Wally!

S/F Les "Easy" Williams
HMM-263

[spook]

Greetings
I want to thank all concerned with the organization of this reunion, and the great ATTITUDE. It showed that we are indeed
a band of brothers. I noticed that while waiting in line for "GOODIES" that people were actually opening up and talking to strangers. I have not seen this at many functions before. I was only able to stay till Thursday evening; due to prior commitment at a wedding in Oregon. I had promised Wally Bedoe
that I would get my articles for auction to him. I am glad to hear that it was a sucess. I am looking forward to next reunion.
John "Spook" Bell

[spook]

Gentlemen

I had to leave the reunion early due to medical emergency. I missed the fun of the silent auction and final results. Is thier
a list of what the individual items brought or just a total value.
I was curious with the wide variety of things offered. Thanks and have a great weekend.
John:)

[GEORGE CURTIS]

Proceeds from the auction were in excess of $6,500!

[Rich Erickson]

I must be doing something wrong! Everytime I enter the silent auction room....I leave with yet another "near new" G-1! It's a good thing I have a very understanding wife. However, this time she has claimed the jacket with my patches on it for herself. Oh well, I'm just happy to be here with my expanding collection of
G-1s.

SF,

Rich Erickson

ps: thanks for the paper wiz-wheels Wally. My students will be amazed how well they work when I turn off their flight planning computers and GPS/MFDs. What a concept....a computer made of paper! "OK Ace, ignore all the pencil and eraser marks...what's your true airspeed, density altitude and ETE? Take your time, do a good job....you have 1 minute. Oh, by the way, what's Vg for this airplane given our load out and where would you put it down if it just gave up the ghost?" Ah, it's good to be in the right seat!