Verdun American High School
	Falcon NEWS!!

From: "Bob G" <gioxyz@citlink.net> 
To: <webmaster@vahs.org> 
Subject: General Info 
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 19:17:07 -0700 

How ya doin'

Marilynn Chandler (French) and Bob Giordano (class of '62) have become engaged to be married.
We will be at the Timmons' reunion in Ralieigh/Durham, NC on Bastille Day weekend.

Thanx,
Bob G

See June 2002 Photo Of Bob & Marilynn

From: JoeOSBPRES@aol.com 
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 18:18:50 EDT 
Subject: Update For All Brats & Educators (Osb11-901) 
To: webmaster@vahs.org 

Hi!
     Hope you had a great summer!
     A few things to share with you.

1. American Overseas Schools Historical Society (AOSHS)

Historical Park site dedication, July 21, 2001 & Brat Reflection.
What a proud moment for all Military Brats, Overseas Brats, their 
Educators, and family members, as they came to Wichita to see and be
a part of milestone in the history of our treasured heritage!
The City of Wichita really rolled out the red carpet to let us all know 
that we had come to our home town!
     
Friday evening, July 20, City of Wichita officials gathered us to 
provide an official welcome and let us know that we were truly welcomed in this, 
our new home town.

Saturday the City of Wichita provided air-conditioned buses for all 
participants, some tenting and seating, and ice water to combat the heat
on this extremely hot afternoon when the mercury hit 106.
     Once we arrived at the site there were a couple surprises.
     The military was present to greet, welcome and honor us!
     The 312th Army Band (provided thanks to a Military Brat named
Buz Altshuler) struck up a patriotic air, and the McConnell AFB Color
Guard stood at attention as Brats and Educators disembarked from
the buses, some carrying banners to proclaim to all who they were.
The program with a half dozen or so speakers was kept to about
25 minutes or so, because of the extreme heat.

That very hot afternoon in July was a very PROUD moment for the
Brats, Educators, and others who came.  Looking over the hundreds
of faces, I couldn't help but think that afternoon was truly a milestone
in my life.  We all had finally come to a home town that truly wanted
us.  And here were we stood would one day house a museum, visitor's
center, and an archive to preserve and tell the world ALL our stories!

SPECIAL THANKS TO...the City of Wichita....AOSHS.....The
312th Army Band (& Buz Altshuler)...The McConnell AFB Color Guard...
and ALL the Brats, Educators, and others who made that day such a 
memorable experience for all of us!!!!
    AOSHS's web site is:  aoshs.wichita.edu

2.  Money raised for AOSHS from OVERSEAS BRATS activities.

One of the main purposes of Homecoming 2001 (see below) was to raise
money for AOSHS.  So far this year, from Homecoming 2001 and other
OVERSEAS BRATS services and memberships, $1,477 has been raised.

Since 1997, OVERSEAS BRATS members, the participants at 
Homecoming'99 and Homecoming 2001, and those who have used 
OVERSEAS BRATS services have raised $16,710.90 for AOSHS.

Thanks to all for being so supportive of AOSHS!  

3.  Military-Brats Internet Services Network.

The Military-Brats Network is proud to announce the opening of the 
Military-Brats Internet Services Network!

By purchasing your internet service via the Military Brats Network you 
will besupporting the Network, as well as the free Registry, by doing  more
than you do now...paying for internet access.

And for alumni and other Brats organization, there's a shared network 
plan that can help earn money for your group by providing your members
with internet service!
    Visit the http://www.military-brats.com site for details!

4.  Homecoming 2001 & DoDDS XIII (Educators) Reunion.

Briefly....there were 475 participants representing more than 200 
communities, bases, and overseas schools at Homecoming 2001.
The DoDDS XIII Reunion had 498.  Both events were held in conjunction
with the AOSHS Historical Park site dedication in Wichita, KS.

Complete editorial and pictorial coverage of the AOSHS Historical
Park site dedication, Homecoming 2001, and the DoDDS XIII Reunion will
be in the December 2001 edition of OVERSEAS BRATS.

5.  Web site for DoDDS Educators.

This is new!  Each year the DoDDS Educators have their own reunion,
with the next one (called the DoDDS XIV Reunion) is planned for Denver 
in the Summer of 2002.  Check it out at:  www.geocities.com/doddsxivreunion .

6. Upcoming Events For ALL Brats Update.

In a previous update, it was shared that the Chicago Metro Area, and
the Carolinas (specifically Asheville, NC) were being considered for future
Brat activities.  Since that update, 53 Brats have advised us they want to
be kept posted of anything that happens in the Chicago area, and 28 
expressed interested in a Carolinas function in Asheville.  Stay tuned!

Events that are on the books, and some of their features:

*The "Colorado Springs Gathering," Oct. 25-28, 2001, at the Sheraton
Colorado Springs, in Colorado Spring, CO.  This event has turned out to 
be VERY popular!  This is because our room block at the Sheraton is now
sold out (we have overflow space at an adjacent hotel), 306 Brats & Educators
have requested to be kept posted about it, a half dozen schools are planning
***some kind of event*** in conjunction with this event!   Highlights of this
event include Operation Footlocker, the Mobile Brat Monument present
(please note that this is a separate entity from OVERSEAS BRATS),
our sessions (Dr. Tom Drysdale of AOSHS has advised he is planning to 
come host a session on AOSHS), our exhibition, and our social activities. 
Weekly email updates are going out to keep everyone advised of exciting
developments.

*Washington, DC Regional Get-Together of All Military Brats & 
Overseas Brats, Saturday, November 3, 2001, in Fairfax, VA.   At this 
reporting 481 of our peers have asked to be kept posted. 

Question: Is there someone in the DC area who is planning on attending
this event willing to accept shipment of Operation Footlocker, transport it 
to the site of the function, and ship it?   
Contact Gene Moser at: STEAM GENE@aol.com

*Virginia Tidewater Regional Get-Together of All Military Brats & 
Overseas Brats, Sunday, November 4, 2001, in Hampton, VA.  We have
125 asking for more information.  Operation Footlocker will be there!

*BUFF ("Brats Ultimate Florida Fun") for All Military Brats & 
Overseas Brats, November 9-11, 2001 at the Ramada Inn Resort Maingate,
Kissimmee, FL.  A full weekend of fun, and some opportunities to meet
and network!  At this time, 280 are showing some interest in this FUN
event. 

Question: Is there someone in the Orlando area who is planning on
attending this event willing to accept shipment of Operation Footlocker, 
transport it to the site of the function, and ship it?   Contact Gene Moser
at: STEAM GENE@aol.com

Visit www.overseasbrats.com or email JoeOSBPRES@aol.com 
for more information.  Specify which event you are interested in.
Then come join us, and meet your Brat peers!

7.  Want a copy of a recent OVERSEAS BRATS publication?

It's yours for the asking!  Just need a name and a mailing address to 
send it to.

      Have a terrific day!
                                 J:De (Joe with a smile!) Condrill
                                 OVERSEAS BRATS

From: JoeOSBPRES@aol.com 
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 17:06:44 EDT 
Subject: Update For All Brats (Osb11-05) 
To: webmaster@vahs.org

Hi!
     Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
     Hope you are doing well!

1.  Great Web Sites For All Brats - An Update!  
http://aoshs.wichita.edu = American Overseas Schools Historical Society.  Read
about the Historical Park that will celebrate YOUR Brat heritage!
http://www.military-brats.com = Extensive database of Military Brats.
http://www.militarybrats.com = Military Brats Online
http://www.tckworld.com = Third Culture Kids.  
http://www.tckworld.com/schools = Schools Without Walls.
http://www.tckworld.com/opfoot = Operation Footlocker.
http://www.bratz.net = For all brats, military or non-military.
http://www.classmates.com = Many school listings.
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~rcweaver/index.html = Web Resources For American 
Military Brats.
http://www.vni.net/~mcl/osb/osbmain.htm = Overseas Brats Online Web Site.
http://www.overseasbrats.com = OVERSEAS BRATS.
http://members.aol.com/_ht-a/hirereunions/RBHP.html = Reunions.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7315 = Brats Page.
http://www.insidetheweb.com/messageboard/bs.cgi.mb7968 = Bulletin board
for Military Brats.
      Other sites of interest to Military Or Overseas Brats:
http://www.odedodea.edu = Dept. of Defense Educational Activity.
http://www.sgtmoms.com = Internet site for military families.
alt.culture.military-brats = News group for Military or Overseas Brats.
http://lmfrc.calib.com = Resources for active duty personnel and their 
families.
http://www.nmfa.org = Issues of interest to military families.
       Other sites that will help with your searches:
http://www.militarycity.com 
http://www.gradfinder.com/
http://www.PlanetAlumni.com
http://www.isleuth.com
http://www.theultimates.
http://www.SWITCHBOARD.COM
http://www.lycos.com/pplfndr.html
http://www.bigfoot.com/index.htm
http://www.whowhere.com/phone.html
http://www.Four11.com/
http://netset.com/khs-cgi/alumdir/alumdir
http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm
http://www.altavista.digital.com/
http://yahoo.com/
http://www.peoplespot.com/reunite/alumni.htm

2)  Approximately 70 Military Brat/Overseas Brat alumni groups are planning
reunions this year.  Check with me or see the listing at: 
www.overseasbrats.com ,
     Are you/your group interested in hosting some kind of event this year?  
It still may
not be too late.  Contact: JoeOSBPRES@aol.com  for information.
3)  Vacation/Reunion destinations.   Spotlight on:
                                      Asheville, NC
   Nestled among the highest peaks of the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky 
Mountains, lies a paradise on earth - Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville is 
Western North Carolina's largest city and one of the most desirable places in 
the nation to visit. Among other honors, our beautiful city has been named 
one of Vacations magazine's top ten getaway destinations.
   For further information, please visit:  www.exploreasheville.com Quarterly 
newsletter available.
   OVERSEAS BRATS is exploring the possiblity of having an event for those
who live in the Carolinas to happen in Asheville.  Do you live in the 
Carolinas or would you be interested in being kept posted about this event?

                                 Copper Canyon, Mexico
   The Copper Canyon is the "real" Mexico that you never see at the beach resorts 
and cruise ship stops. Featuring one of the world's most spectacular train 
rides and a canyon system bigger and deeper than the Grand Canyon, the Copper 
Canyon is a "must see" destination with a variety of cultural, natural and 
historical wonders. Like "industrial strength" margaritas, for example! 
    Easy air connections to Los Mochis, Mexico from Phoenix and Tucson put 
this great reunion destination within your reach. For more information, visit:
www.coppercanyonadventures.com
    A Brat Copper Canyon trip is being considered for Spring 2002.  
Interested?

4.  Brat Reflection.  Memorial Day.  Let's remember it in our own special 
way, and pay tribute to those who served and who are serving today!
     What was the single incident that affected the lives of every American?
     The bombing of Pearl Harbor.   Why?
     The event began World War II for the U.S., sending approximately 16 
million men and women into uniform, many which include our fathers and mothers, and
changed the futures of every American living then and now..  
      MANY of us would not be alive today if it hadn't been for Pearl Harbor.
      This single event set off a whole series of events for every person 
alive then and now on a scale that can't be fully appreciated or imagined.
      Just an observation ~ that's all!
5)  Twelve skills or traits that many Brats have that make them attractive to 
perspective employeers: We're: creative, talented, open to relocating, 
willing to have new friendships, highly motivated, active team members, 
visionaries, risk-takers, respectful of others, tolerant of other races and 
cultures; we problems as challenges, and we see the big picture.
6) Looking for Brats who live in Colorado, the DC Metro Area, Virginia Tidewater
region and in Florida.  Events will be happening in your backyard soon!
    Plan an event with your friends/peers in conjunction with specifically
the Colorado Springs (in October) or Florida (November) events, and see how your
and your group will benefit!   Contact me directly for specifics.
7)  OVERSEAS BRATS web site Guestbook update.  It's been upgraded, thanks
to Brat web masters Sharon Ray Renno and Laith Renno!   
     Visit it at:  www.overseasbrats.com
     It's now a database that can be searched by an individual's name, school 
name, base, city, country, whatever! Put in Italy, for example, and you'll 
get all the messages that contain that word. Put in Smith, and you'll get all messages 
that contain Smith. Put in TAS, Nouasseur, Livorno -- you get the 
picture!  This means you don't have to repeat their entries every so often to 
get people's attention.
8) Homecoming 2001 (Wichita, KS, July 19-22, 2001) Update.
    ***268 registered, 1,658 responses, 190 schools/communities/bases
represented!  Visit: www.overseasbrats.com   .  Join us at this event, which
happens at the same time of the American Overseas Schools Historical
Society's (AOSHS) site dedication of YOUR historical park, and the 
educator's reunion!
9) Publications.
      Among the general purpose publications that are orientated for all 
Military & Overseas Brats, our educators, parents, friends and family:
     *"On The Move," a semi-annual publication, with interesting features
about Military Brat life.  Nicely laid-out and good reading.   
To order, visit: http://www.military-brats.com    .
     *"Global Nomads International," a quarterly.  This 11"x17" newsletter
features a lot of scholarly insight on what our heritage means to us.  Well-
written.  Catherine Kehrig at: ckehrig@exis.net  can provide information .
      *"AOSHS (American Overseas Schools Historical Society) Quarterly."
A quarterly type-written publication with news and information about AOSHS
activities, including the AOSHS Historical Park in Wichita, KS.  Check out:
http://aoshs.wichita.edu
      *"OVERSEAS BRATS Magazine," three interesting publications annually
ranging in size from 20 to 44 pages.  Includes magazine and web site listing 
where you were as a Brat and free ad.  Inquire with:  JoeOSBPRES@aol.com .
   ****SPECIAL OVERSEAS BRATS membership promotion.*****
    For those who join OVERSBRATS by June 15:
    -You'll be listed in the August 2001 edition;
    For those who join OVERSEAS BRATS before September 1:
    -You'll be listed in the Homecoming 2001 directory coming out after November 1.
    First 200 to join or renew with OVERSEAS BRATS receive a free bumper sticker.
    Details at:  www.overseasbrats.com
                                               **************
    There are people who consider these updates as useless spam with
no interest to them.  If that is the case, just say so!  Your email address
will be removed.  Immediately.
                                               *************
     Have a terrific day!
                                     Very Sincerely Yours,
                                      J:De (Joe with a smile!) Condrill 
                                      OVERSEAS BRATS

Delivered-To: webmaster@vahs.org 
From: JoeOSBPRES@aol.com 
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 16:33:35 EDT 
Subject: Update For All Brats (04-Osb 11)

Hi! Hope you are doing well! 

1. Approximately 70 Overseas & Military Brat groups/schools/bases/communities, etc. are planning some kind of get-togethers or reunions this year. Is yours one of the following:

And if yours isn't having one, would you like to try and do something for your friends or classmates? You still have some time. Ask OVERSEAS BRATS for some ideas.

2. Where do Brats like us live? My research shows the ten most populous Brat States are ....Texas, California, Virginia, Florida, Maryland, Colorado, APO/FPO, Washington (State), Georgia, and North Carolina. Over the years of studying this, the above listed States have consistantly amount to approximately 60% of my database.
3. AOSHS Site Dedication. Details about the Saturday, July 21, 2001 AOSHS Historical Park site dedication are still pending, but Dr. Drysdale would like all of us to "showcase" our Brat heritage, i.e. - wear our Brat t-shirts, other clothing, caps, bring flags, banners, etc. - anything that will show the world on that day that us Brats have come home to our new Brat home town, Wichita, to proudly display our special heritage!
4. Brat Reflection: What are some of the pluses/minuses of being a brat? Share your thoughts. We'll start sharing some of your comments about how you respond when people ask you, "Where are you from?" in forthcoming editions of OVERSEAS BRATS magazine.
5. Regional Updates: Attendence figures show 21 came to the event in San Antonio; 13 appeared at the Dallas-Fort Worth function; and 17 attended the Oklahoma City luncheon and meeting. Upcoming events include: Colorado - October 25-28; Washington, DC Metro Area - November 3; Virginia Tidewater - November 4; Florida - November 9-11.
6. Printed directory for all Brats. Get listed by when/where you were a Brat. Provides an opportunity for you to share what you're doing now and a memorable experience. Fee involved. Contact me for particulars. The directory published in '99 was a book that ran 144 pages with more than 3,000 entries.
7. Sneak peak of the May 2001 edition of OVERSEAS BRATS magazine.... Brat awarded the Medal of Honor....Priscilla Presley makes an appearance at a reunion.....Nationally known entertainer has Brat school named after him....Brats imprisoned due to war.....Stake your claim features include --- Catchy alumni group/school slogans & Oldest Brat (?)...Some of your responses to, "Where are you from?" "Pluses and minuses to being a Brat?" and "What have you done with your heritage?" and more! Join OSB by April 25 and the May edition is yours. Details at: www.overseasbrats.com
8. Homecoming (July 19-22, 2001, Wichita, KS) update. More than: **200 registered!** **1400 inquiries!** **160 bases/schools/communities represented among those coming!** **37 groups/schools/bases/communities planning some kind of event in Wichita!** Ask for the most recent report.
9. How can OVERSEAS BRATS help you??? April 8 marks the 15th anniversary OVERSEAS BRATS has been helping and serving the needs of ALL Brats, our educators, parents, and family members. We're a multi-purposed organization designed to unite, share, and preserve our special heritage. Join us! Details at: www.overseasbrats.com ****************************************** There are people who consider these updates as useless spam with no interest to them. If that is the case, just say so! You're email address will be removed. Immediately.

Have a terrific day! 

Very Sincerely Yours, 

J:De (Joe with a smile!) 
Condrill OVERSEAS BRATS

Delivered-To: webmaster@vahs.org 
From: JoeOSBPRES@aol.com 
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 17:29:23 EST 
Subject: Update For All Brats (Osb11-201) 
Hi!
    Hope Your 2001 is off to a GREAT start!!   
   

    Some things to share with you.
 

1.  Great Web Sites For All Brats - An Update!  
     Here's a quick glance of some of the important Brat web sites:
    http://aoshs.wichita.edu = American Overseas Schools Historical Society.  Read
                                             about the Historical Park that will celebrate YOUR
                                             Brat heritage!

http://www.military-brats.com = Extensive database of Military Brats.

        ****CONGRATULATIONS to Marc Curtis of this web site on the occasion
             of the 50,000th Brat registering on it on January 4, 2001!!!****

http://www.tckworld.com = Third Culture Kids.  
http://www.tckworld.com/schools = Schools Without Walls.
http://www.tckworld.com/opfoot = Operation Footlocker.
http://www.bratz.net = For all brats, military or non-military.
http://www.classmates.com = Many school listings.
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~rcweaver/index.html = Web Resources For American Military Brats.
http://www.vni.net/~mcl/osb/osbmain.htm = Overseas Brats Online Web Site.
http://www.overseasbrats.com = OVERSEAS BRATS.
http://members.aol.com/_ht-a/hirereunions/RBHP.html = Reunions.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7315 = Brats Page.
http://www.insidetheweb.com/messageboard/bs.cgi.mb7968 = Bulletin board for Military Brats.
      Other sites of interest to Military Or Overseas Brats:
http://www.odedodea.edu = Dept. of Defense Educational Activity.
http://www.sgtmoms.com = Internet site for military families.
alt.culture.military-brats = News group for Military or Overseas Brats.
http://lmfrc.calib.com = Resources for active duty personnel and their families.
http://www.nmfa.org = Issues of interest to military families.
       Other sites that will help with your searches:
http://www.militarycity.com 
http://www.gradfinder.com/
http://www.PlanetAlumni.com
http://www.isleuth.com
http://www.theultimates.
http://www.SWITCHBOARD.COM
http://www.lycos.com/pplfndr.html
http://www.bigfoot.com/index.htm
http://www.whowhere.com/phone.html
http://www.Four11.com/
http://netset.com/khs-cgi/alumdir/alumdir
http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm
http://www.altavista.digital.com/
http://yahoo.com/
http://www.peoplespot.com/reunite/alumni.htm

    2.  Is your base/school/housing area/alumni group, etc. planning a reunion 
         in 2001?  If so, please advise when, where, and who to contact, so I can get 
         the word out.  Thanks!

   3.  Brat Reflection.  Dealing with that four letter word "from", as in, 
       "Where are you from?"
        We've all heard this before and have faced a challenge in responding to it
        right?   "Where are you from?"
        Over the past several years I've come up with a coping mechanism.
        It really depends on who is asking the question and in what way is the
        question being asked.
        Some times it is asked by people who could care less if I were "from"
        the Planet Zeeb or Wichita, so I end up saying, "Wichita," and I get a 
        disinterested response, "I use to have a cousin who lived in Kansas City."
        However if there is some genuinely interested, I'll say something like...
        "I live in Wichita now, but I'm an Army Brat that grew up all over," and many
        times over I get a positive response like, "Oh, my friend at work is a Navy Brat!"
        At one of the reunions I attended some years ago, one of the women
        at the event made a comment, "You know, this is the first time in 20 years
        I haven't had to spend a half an hour explaining to any and everyone where
        I'm from?"   We all laughed.  She was right!
        I find that a word like "from" tends to make me focus and define my
        Brat experience each time I hear that expression, "Where are you from?"
        How do you respond to the question, "Where are you from?"
 

   4.  Regional get-togethers for all Brats.
        First off, on December 7, 2000, DFW Brats had a dinner together.  See the
        photos at: www.smu.edu/~nhowden/dfw.html
        For the Brat get-togethers in Arizona (Phoenix Metro area) and 
        Southern California (Irvine) on January 17 and 20, 2001 respectively, we had
        24 Brats at each!  
       Details are now complete about the following Brat get-togethers: 
       We're expanding the number of regional events!  Dates & locations.....
       *Central Texas (San Antonio) - Thursday evening, March 8, 2001.
       *Dallas-Fort Worth area - Saturday, March 10, 2001.
       *Oklahoma (Oklahoma City Metro area) - Sunday, March 11, 2001.
       *Colorado (Colorado Springs)  - October 25-28, 2001 
       Brat events are scheduled for the following areas:
       *Washington, DC Metro area - Saturday, November 3, 2001.
       *Virginia Tidewater area (Hampton) - Sunday, November 4, 2001.
       *Florida (Orlando/Kissimmee) (aka, "BUFF" Brats Ultimate Florida Fun!) 
                                                             November 9-11, 2001.
                           *******
       Plan an event with your friends/peers in conjunction with specifically
       Homecoming 2001 (see below), the Colorado Springs or Florida events, and
       see how your group will benefit!   Contact me directly for specifics.
                            *******

   5.  American Overseas Schools Historical Society's (AOSHS) Historical Park
        site dedication, Saturday, July 21, 2001, Wichita, KS.
       What a PROUD day this will be for all of us - dedicating a site we all
       can call as our "home" in our new Brat hometown - Wichita!
       AOSHS is working hard on the details for this very historic event (stay
       tuned by visiting the AOSHS site at: http://aoshs.wichita.edu ), and
       although no plans have been announced, Dr. Tom Drysdale, AOSHS Director
       would like us all there and showcase our heritage for the whole world to see!
       Some ideas?  Wear Military Brat/school/alumni group t-shirts, bring a banner,
       flag, etc., that represents whenever/wherever you were a Brat!
       Those who register for Homecoming 2001 (see below) will be pleased to
       know that a portion of their registration fees will go to AOSHS (like we did
       at Homecoming'99), AND shuttle transportation will be provided for 
       Homecoming 2001 registerees from the Airport Hilton, Clarion, Holiday Inn
       Select, and Wichita Marriott Hotels in Wichita!

  6. Homecoming 2001, July 19-22, 2001, Wichita, KS, Update (as of
      February 9, 2001):
     EARLY registration deadline is February 15, 2001.  Register at:
     www.overseasbrats.com. Or Pay 50% down now, and you have until
    July 1, 2001 to pay the balance!   Contact me directly about this at:
    JoeOSBPRES@aol.com 
    *111 are registered!
    *1194 responses or inquiries since August 1999!
    *Listings for 125 communities or schools!
    *37 bases/schools/groups/communities now planning ***some kind of
    event*** in conjunction with Homecoming 2001!
    Want the full February 9 report?  Yours for the asking!
                    ******************************
    Join us - and make history with our Brat friends and peers in our new
    Brat home town - Wichita!
 

    How can OVERSEAS BRATS help you???   Join us!  Details at:
    www.overseasbrats.com
                        ******************************************
    Per pervious email(s) to you - There are people who consider these 
    updates as useless spam with no interest to them.  If that is the case, just 
    say so!  You're email address will be removed.  Immediately.

    Have a terrific day!

    Very Sincerely Yours,
    J:De (Joe with a smile!) Condrill 
    OVERSEAS BRATS

Delivered-To: webmaster@vahs.org
From: JoeOSBPRES@aol.com 
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:53:15 EST 
Subject: Update For All Brats (Osb11) 

Hi!

The holidays are here, and I hope you have a lot to look forward to!

Some things to share with you.

1. Leaving messages for other Brats. For quite a few weeks, the guestbook on the Overseas Brats Online Web Site: www.vni.net/~mcl/osb/osbmain.htm (which is NOT my web site) has not been operational. The official OVERSEAS BRATS web site: www.overseasbrats.com now welcomes all Brats to leave messages!

2. American Overseas Schools Historical Society (AOSHS) Update. Creating Memorials at the Brat Home Town Historical Park - better known as the American Overseas Schools Historical Society's (AOSHS) Historical Park. Want the specifics? Just ask, and they will be sent you, pronto! OVERSEAS BRATS has been supporting AOSHS since 1989. Since 1997 a portion of the membership fees and a portion of the profits from our hosted events totalling $15,233.90 have gone to support AOSHS as they plan a historical park which will have a museum, visitor's center, and an archive that celebrates YOUR special BRAT heritage. In 2000, OVERSEAS BRATS moved to Wichita, KS, site of the future AOSHS Historical Park to offer whatever support is needed to make this a reality - a HOME in a HOME TOWN for ALL us BRATS!

3. Brat Reflection. The holidays. For many of us Brats, growing up either as a Military Brat or an Overseas Brat, the December holidays were often spent away from grandparents and other family members at either a base or a location hundreds, if not thousands of miles from where our parents called home. The local base or community we lived provided activities or events such as unique displays, concerts and other programs (hey - let's not forget the parties!) that said Christmas was a special time - and much more, even during difficult times. The holidays will always remain for me a core Brat experience - a time for assimiliating how other parts of the U.S. or the world celebrated the holiday, and a time for understanding that other Brats were undergoing the same experience, far from what we knew as "home" in the U.S. Today when I think of Christmas, I don't necessarily think of it in terms of a physical place in the U.S. or grandparents and other family members were, but I recall the Brat friends (who were like family to me) and how we celebrated the holidays whenever or wherever we were. Here's wishing you a wonderful holiday season!

4. OVERSEAS BRATS - now an organization for all "Brats!" Ever since this organization was founded in 1986, it has constantly been undergoing an evolution in order to serve the needs of the Brat community. And for the past couple of years, the mission has become to serve the needs of ALL Brats, regardless when or where they lived, and without regard if they were former military dependents or dependents of oil company, missionary, business or other governmental activities abroad. Family members, friends, and others involved with us are welcomed to join us, too! We ALL have MUCH in common and we ALL should be together as ONE organization! While the name of the organization OVERSEAS BRATS won't change because it is so well-known, our mission has: to serve the "whole" Brat community!

5. Follow-up on the November regionals. For the functions held last month....32 attended the Washington, DC, event....19 came to the Virginia Tidewater function....22 participated in the Florida daytime event, and 19 that evening. In all cases, we had a wide variety of Brats who were Brats from the 1940's to the present from as many different locations from throught the U.S. and overseas. In all events...we learned....we shared.....we found much in common.... we laughed....we found meaning in who we are as Brats....we had fun...and the time went by too fast!

6. Pending get-togethers for all Brats. We're expanding these! Dates & locations..... *Arizona (Phoenix Metro area) - Wednesday, January 17, 2001. *Southern California area - Saturday, January 20, 2001. *Central Texas - Thursday, March 8, 2001. *Dallas-Fort Worth area - Saturday, March 10, 2001. *Oklahoma (Oklahoma City Metro area) - Sunday, March 11, 2001. *Colorado (Colorado Springs) - October 25-28, 2001 (the annual national convention of all Brats). *Washington, DC Metro area - Saturday, November 3, 2001. *Virginia Tidewater area (Hampton) - Sunday, November 4, 2001. *Florida (Orlando/Kissimmee) (aka, "BUFF" Brats Ultimate Florida Fun!) November 9-11, 2001. *BBC (Brats Bahamas Cruise) - November 11-15, 2001. Tentative future plans and locations.... *Seattle/Tacoma area - 2002; *The Carolinas - 2003;

7. Sneak peak of the December 2000 edition of OVERSEAS BRATS magazine. Some of the features include....Brats Visit & Contribute To AOSHS During Wichita Gathering, Other Brats Add To Your Experience, Indy 500 & Actor Brat features, Pure Nostalgia, regular features on finding friends, nostalgia, and reunions....and more. Join by December 21, and this publication will be in your mail box after Christmas. Details at: www.overseasbrats.com

8. Homecoming 2001 (July 19-22, 2001, Wichita, KS) Update. The HOME we are COMING to is WICHITA, BRAT HOME TOWN! *48 are registered! *Now 917 responses since August 1999! *Listings for 66 schools or communities! New bases/communities/overseas schools this listing: -Ankara HS/Turkey *36 schools/groups now planning ***some kind of event**** in conjunction with Homecoming 2001! The latest commitments come from: *Forrest Sherman/Italy *2 Stateside Bases; *35 Elementary Schools (ES), *4 Junior High (JHS) or Middle Schools (MS), *22 High Schools (HS), *14 Overseas Communities, -and- *1 University Listed. How the communities/bases/schools are rating: 1. FRANKFURT HS/GERMANY (9) 2. AUGSBURG HS/GERMANY (7) 2. NOUASSEUR/MOROCCO (7) 4. BERLIN HS/GERMANY (4) 4. STUTTGART HS/GERMANY (4) 6. KAISERSLAUTERN HS/GERMANY (3) 6. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-MUNICH (3) 6. NÜRNBERG HS/GERMANY (3) 9. ZWEIBRUCKEN HS/GERMANY (2) 9. YOYOGI ES/JAPAN (2)

Early registration deadline has been extended to February 15, 2001. Pay 50% of your fee before February 15, 2001 and you have until July 1, 2001 to pay the balance. Specifics are at: www.overseasbrats.com

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Have a terrific day! 

Very Sincerely Yours, 

J:De (Joe with a smile!) Condrill OVERSEAS BRATS

To:  webmaster@vahs.org
From: JoeOSBPRES@aol.com 
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 17:28:44 EST 
Subject: Update For Military Brats & Overseas Brats (Osb11-1000) 

Hi!
Hope this finds you doing well!  News to share with you:

1.  Transcript information. One of the most frequent questions asked
is - how do I get my school transcripts?  If you attended a private American
overseas schools, contact the school directly.  If you attended a military
school (now known as DoDEA or Department of Defense Educational 
Activity) call the Educational Testing Service at 1-800-257-9484 during 
regular
business hours, Monday thru Friday.  This is a New Jersey telephone number. 
I'm told there's a nominal fee involved.

2.  Interested in teaching abroad or in the military school system 
(stateside or abroad)? Visit one of these web sites:
(Private American Schools Overseas):  www.iss.edu
(DoDEA - Military School system):  www.odedodea.edu/pers/

3.  Create a memorial for yourself, a classmate or a friend.
The American Overseas Schools Historical Society (AOSHS) has come
up with a creative idea - memorial bricks, blocks & pavers which would be
included in the AOSHS Historical Park in Wichita, KS!  Pricing will range from
$100 to $2,400.  For specifics, contact Dr. Ann Bamberger at: 
abamberger@juno.com . 

4.  Big changes on the OVERSEAS BRATS web site: www.overseasbrats.com !
The OVERSEAS BRATS web site is under new web site management and has
undergone an extensive overhaul.  New web masters include a mother/son, two
generation "Brat" team, Sharon Ray Rennon (HH Arnold HS/Wiesbaden/Germany
& Nouasseur HS/Morocco'58), and Laith Renno (Sana, Yemen; Beirut, Lebanon;
American School in London; Frankfurt JHS/Germany, & Frankfurt International
High School'88.)  The web site includes a message center.  My sincerest thanks
to Cheryl Wallach Browning (Alconbury HS/England'86) who from July 1998 to 
September 2000 did a terrific job as web master!

 5.  Certified Planner certification.  Interested in developing skills that 
will help your alumni group, reunion committee, or with Military Brats & 
Overseas Brats affairs?  This course is for anyone and everyone! 

6.  Anyone live out in Colorado or considering the area for a get-together
for friends or classmates in 2001?

7.  Brat Reflection.  Memorials.
Memorials of brick, block and paver as advertised in item #3 are 
wonderful ways to have people remember us, and I hope you will consider
this great offer by AOSHS and take advantage of it.   These memorials in the
AOSHS Historical Park would preserve for generations the special people that
made a major impact on our lives.  People like you!!!
What is also important to me is what I call the memorial of the heart, 
that special place in the heart where we have the cherished memories and feelings 
of great Brat friends, those we knew grewing up, and our beloved educators.
True, that special memorial can only be viewed and interperted by one 
person, but it's a memorial that lives with us the rest of our lives.
Each memorial for our favored friends and Brats begins from the day we
first get acquainted, and is constantly under daily construction. The 
memorial of the heart for our Brat friends only becomes complete the day 
people leave our lives, in most cases by death.   
Another way to look at the memorial of the heart?
Growing up in the Far East, I learned that as long as the memory of a 
loved one is preserved, they are never really gone from our lives.

6.  Southern California Military & Overseas Brats.
A regional get-together is coming your way, Saturday, January 20, 
2001.  Details pending.  Interested?

7.  May 2000 edition of OVERSEAS BRATS magazine.
Would you like a free copy?  Just need a name and a regular mailing
address to send it to.  Your magazine will be sent to you on or 
about November 30.

8. "Wichita Gathering," Oct. 19-22, 2001 quick review.
-100 Military & Overseas Brats, educators & family came 
representing 40 U.S. Stateside bases and 68 overseas schools
from the 1940's to the 1990's.
We: ....spent time learning about finding our friends...
 ....talked about getting ourselves organized and doing 
reunions...
....took quality time to network and get to know those of our 
heritage...
....touched our history by visiting the AOSHS archives and 
heard about the exciting future plans for our museum, visitor's 
center, and historical park....
....showed-n-telled our heritage among ourselves and during 
the exhibition....
....partied with karaoke one evening and danced away another.
A full review will be in the December 2000 edition of OVERSEAS
BRATS magazine.

9. Homecoming 2001 Snapshot as of October 27, 2000:
32 are registered...825 responses since August 1999...Listings for 47 
schools or communities...Of the schools/communities involved:  *30 Elementary 
Schools (ES),
*4 Junior High (JHS) or Middle Schools (MS), *17 High Schools (HS), *8 
Overseas Communities *1 University Listed...32 groups/schools are presently 
planning a get-together, regional get-together mini-reunion or reunion at 
Homecoming 2001.
Happening at Homecoming 2001:
*Site dedication of our AOSHS Historical Park!
*Present will be our beloved educators holding their reunion!
*Exhibition for you to show-n-tell your heritage!
*A portion of the proceeds from Homecoming 2001 will be donated to AOSHS.
At Homecoming'99 this amounted to $13,000!
*One heck of a party Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights!
Welcome home to Wichita, Brats!    Details at: www.overseasbrats.com
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Have a terrific day!

Very Sincerely Yours,
J:De (Joe with a smile!) Condrill 
OVERSEAS BRATS    

P.S. - Please note that I'll be away and offline, Nov. 1-14.

Report From Homecoming '99:  
The Celebration Of A Century
August 5-8, 1999
Hyatt Regency Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, Grapevine, Texas

I received the following report from George Junne:
Thanks George...

Received: from Ghjunne@aol.com
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 01:49:04 EDT
Subject: Fwd: Homecoming
To: webmaster@vahs.org

 I had a GRAND time at Homecoming in Dallas (Aug. 5-8,1999)  I  do have a  list of registrants.  I did not get a chance to talk to all of them, but here it is.

Because I was working finances and the doors and anything else, I did not have a chance to talk to everyone as I wanted.  However, I made the rounds as best I could.  Verdun was able to have two tables at dinner and was one of the most represented schools, even though comparatively our numbers were

small  It was a pleasure being around someone who not only had the same military experiences, but who also went to the same school.  As you can see, though, the class of 1963 outdid themselves.  I don't know what happened to  other old farts (and newer farts) but Homecoming was definitely worth it!  As

you probably know, Overseas Brats will be having its gathering this fall in New Orleans.  I don't think I will be there but it will be another opportunity for Verdun people to show up.

While on that note, some of the Verdun people and Joe Condrill of Overseas Brats will tell you that I have kept a Verdun cheer alive for a few years, sometimes having to outdo another school of four or five people!  To win or tie last year, I was forced to do a handspring, something I was not able to do even in high school!  I landed on my butt, but tied for first place.   If I do not show up for New Orleans, someone (or someones) should keep the name of Verdun alive.

All of you should know of the fantastic efforts of Dr. Tom Drysdale.  He has our Brats park going in Wichita, and had the architect's model at Homecoming.  It is a monument to US and we MUST support it.  Go to the Overseas Brats site (www.overseasbrats.com) to find out more about it.  Drysdale is collecting photos, letter jackets, home movies, diplomas, interviews, year books, school newspapers, photos, and any other memorabilia, so if you have ANYTHING you want to go in our national archives, get it to him.  Also, donations are being accepted.  This is a project that will probably cost about $20,000,000 by completion.  Wichita has donated a wonderful site that is near one of the most visited art museums in the country and has other museums nearby.   Honestly, I don't think you could by that riverfront property for a million dollars!  Also, Drysdale was superintendent of schools in France when some of us were in Verdun in 1961!! 

Well, as you can tell, I am excited by Homecoming.  The 2001 Homecoming will be in Wichita for the ribbon cutting.   Hope to see many of you there, if not before.  If any of you are in Greeley, contact me.  My address, phone and E-mail are on the Verdun site.

Peace, love, rock-and roll and yes, I'm still crazy after all these years.

George Junne--Verdun 1961

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