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The
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of Los Angeles
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President's Inaugural Dinner
February 17, 2012
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This night is the introduction of the new Club President and the Executive Committee to the members. It acknowledges the the work performed by the immediate past President and his committee.
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Head Table |
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Mike Gregory, Stuart Bird-Wilson, Delores & Sandor Mayuga, Robert & Thelma Edmonds, Fred & Joan Darley
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Major Sandor X. Mayuga, USAF, 2012 President |
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Reception Line |
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General View of Members and Guests |
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The speaker for the evening was Life Honorary Member Capt. Stuart R. Bird-Wilson, TD. He delivered a detailed and well researched talk about the history of the Royal Air Force from WWI through the end of WWII. From his personal knowledge, he discussed many episodes from the life of his father, Air Vice Marshal H.A.C. "Birdie" Bird-Wilson CBE, DSO, DFC & Bar, AFC & Bar who was a British Royal Air Force ace during World War II.
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As an experimental first for this web site, Stuart's talk was recorded on an I-Pad and put into YouTube. Almost the entire talk was recorded, but YouTube permits only short segments to be shown at a time. The first 10 minutes of Stuart's talk are given below.
(Apologies for the poor quality - please remember that this is a first attempt.)
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BUSC Junior ROTC Awards Ceremony will be on Thursday, March 8th at James Monroe High School
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BUSC - JROTC Awards Ceremony |
Basil Johnson, the JROTC Chairman, urges members to attend this event. Please click the JROTC Button on our home page to view the 2011 JROTC events. The Awards Ceremony sponsored by the BUSC is well worth attending. |
Routes to James Monroe High School |
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There were 48 attendees, listed below:
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Alvidrez
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Azam
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Benton & guest
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Billy
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Bird-Wilson
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Carranza
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Cindrich
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Coulombe
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Darley & guest
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Dickinson
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Dixon
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Edmonds & guest
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Gill
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Gray & guest
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Gregory
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Hall
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Holmes
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Hoover & guest
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Johnson & guest
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Lund
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Macnamara
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Massie
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Mayuga & guest
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Pleasant & guest
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Roedl
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Skone-Reese & guest
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Smith
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Wilson, S.
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Wilson, R. & guest
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VonLeffern
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Auslander, N. (guest)
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Auslander, C. (guest)
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Keisling (guest)
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Tierney (guest)
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Terry (guest)
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Leogrande (guest)
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Scott (guest)
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Lt ? (guest)
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Annual General Meeting
January 13, 2012
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The Annual General Meeting (AGM) was chaired by President Munir Azam. Reviewing the past year, the officers and executive committee members reported their activities and status. Copies of the reports were provided. (See links below.) Details will be provided in the February Bulletin:
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Newly elected BUSC Officers for 2012
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President - Sandor Mayuga
Vice President - Basil Johnson
Secretary - Tom Mahan
Treasurer - Fred Darley
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Executive Committee:
Munir Azam (Past President)
Bob Edmonds
John Massie
Ken Smith
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There were 21 attendees, 18 Members and 3 Associates.
Ten Active Members were represented by Proxies.
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Azam M.
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Benton, J.
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Bird-Wilson, S.
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Cindrich, R.
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Darley, F.
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Dickinson, H.
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Edmonds, R.
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Gray, B.
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Gregory, M.
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Hoover, L.
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Johnson, B.
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Lund, S.
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Macnamara, G. (A)
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Mahan, T.
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Mayuga, S.
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McGhee, M.
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Skonr-Rees, I. (A)
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Smith, K.
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Taylor, W.
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VonLeffern, E. (A)
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Wilson, R.
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See links below for AGM items:
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