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January 2009 |
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The MCITTA E-Bulletin
An Email message for members of the Marine Corps Interrogator Translator Teams Assn |
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In Honor of
Their Service and Sacrifice Author, Author?
Have you heard— our Past Team Commander Harry Todd has joined the ranks of
literary giants? As author Edwin Schlossberg said, “The skill of
writing is to create a context in which other people can think.”
Harry’s first recently published endeavor was written with this in
mind. A chronicle presented in anecdotal form relates the
adventures/misadventures of people living under the stress of the times in
the Marine Corps intelligence community. THE PIANITTCI PAPERS by FNU P. INTEL (nom de plume for Harry) is now available.
Harry was a member of the Intelligence field for twenty years. He has
witnessed many of these tales and swears all of them to be true. He
decided to put his anecdotal collection to paper after many years of hearing
friends telling him it should be done. Harry says they are humorous and just
enough on the edge that most, except those actually involved, would not
believe their veracity.
Harry’s tome may be obtained at Publish America
by title or by ISBN: 1-60610-081-5; or directly by phone at
1-301-695-1707. It is also listed at Amazon.com.
It’s sure to be a fun read. You may even recognize yourself; carefully
disguised, of course. ELECTION NEWS
The election of new officers to govern our MCITTA is fast approaching.
Elections will be held during the summer of this year and the new officers
will be installed at the San Diego Gathering in October.
We are in need of volunteers to run for these offices. If you have the
time and desire, and wish to be involved with the continued growth and
progress of our Association, please step forward to seek a position and make
a difference for our organization. We need your support. Semper Fidelis
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Annual Gathering News
Jim and Lynne Riemer, have been hard at work putting together a most inviting
package for the MCITTA Annual Gathering to be held in San Diego. Their
efforts have paid off with a few changes to their already great scheduled
plans.
This is sure to be a great opportunity to experience, once again, our roots
and heritage at Boot Camp. We will be attending a recruit graduation
and mingle with today's young Marines at the renown MCRD, San Diego.
First of all, in order to obtain more reasonable hotel room rates for our San
Diego Gathering, we have moved the planned dates to Tuesday, 6
October 2009 through Friday the 9th. Mark these dates
on your calendar and join your fellow Marine Interrogators for what
is sure to be a splendid event, filled with memorable activities.
Additional information on reservations and any changes will be
forthcoming by special E-Bulletin, in the next edition of The Spot Report and
on our MCITTA website.
Here is the latest tentative schedule: Headquarters
will be located at:
The Holiday Inn San Diego Bayside
4875 North Harbor Drive, San Diego Tel: (619)
224-392 Toll Free:
(800) 662-8899 EMail:
res@holinnbayside.com
Tuesday - 6Oct Check-in all day. Hospitality
Suite
1300
- Old Town Trolley
Tour of San Diego
1900 -
Team Commander's Reception
Heavy hors
d'oeuvres with Cash Bar
Wednesday - 7Oct
0830-1100
Annual General Assembly and
Business Meeting
1300-
Jim Riemer Classic & Group BBQ
Outing
1800-
San Diego Bay Dinner Cruise
Thursday - 8Oct
0930-
Tour USS Midway (CV-41) Museum
1200-
Lunch in Old Town San Diego
1300-
Afternoon choices - On Your Own:
Sea World;
San Diego Zoo;
San Diego Wild Animal Park;
Sea Port Village
and Gaslamp Quarter;
Shopping Tour at Horton
Plaza Mall
1800-
Dinner in Sea Port Village restaurant
Friday - 9Oct
0830-
Memorial Service at MCRD San Diego
Chapel
1000-
MCRD Recruit
Graduation
1200-
Lunch at MCRD Bay View
Restaurant
1900-
Annual MCITTA Banquet Dinner
Saturday - 10Oct
0900-
Informal Farewell Breakfast
See you there!
Budget Set Back
As you know, the Marine Corps Interrogator Translator Teams Association is a
fraternal organization without dues, which is rather unique, but relies on
the generosity of its members for economic support. The current
financial crisis our country is experiencing and we are all feeling, has also
had significant impact on our Association. The bad news is, donations
are down dramatically over the last six months.
Publication of our newsletter, The Spot Report, costs an average of one
thousand dollars per issue for printing and postage. This amount, of
course, does not take into account the numerous man-hours of labor generously
donated by several of our members and their spouses. Our present dearth
of donations, coupled with an increase in printing and postage costs,
unfortunately is forcing us to make some decisions to reduce our
administrative costs. We have been publishing The Spot Report three
times annually, but with our weakened financial posture we are forced to
reduce our publication schedule to twice annually. This is not a
decision of choice, but one of necessity.
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