To: All "WSPG and WSMR Kids",
From: WSMRKids Reunion Committee!

Good news! – Mark your calendars! We are going to have a fifth reunion on the 4th of July weekend 2009! (1991, 1995, 1999, 2004 and now 2009) Our apologies to anyone who already made plans to come in 2008. It is being rescheduled for 2009, a full 5 year period after the last reunion in 2004.

To the yet to be determined 2009 WSMRKids REUNION COMMITTEE - We look forward to your participation!

We are looking for WSMR Kid who may have interest as fulfilling the position of the committee chairperson or a committee member to help organize the successful gathering of the 2009 WSMR Kids Reunion (It has been 5 years since the last outstanding Reunion) ! We appreciate any effort you may contribute to the purpose of allowing WSMR Kids to be able to fellowship together and be able to visit their old stomping grounds on base!
Please email your potential interest to reunion@wsmrkids.com.

The List: Two short of 2,850 names on the list

361 people were planning to attend or may have attended the 2008 reunion. Hopefully we will see the same interest for the alternate schedule of July 4th weekend 2009. We will just have to be patient for one more year. I can hold out that long, can you?

Please complete your Get Listed, Reunion Survey below...............

This is what we need at this time! If you think you may be attending in 2009 or know that you will be attending, PLEASE let us know by submitting the following Reunion Attendance Survey. (We need a head count. Also this is the same form for being added to the list, or updating your info on the list!). By filling out this survey you will also be added to the List of official WSMRKids.com member.

IF you have already sent in the survey for the postponed 2008 Reunion, you do not need to resend the survey form unless your contact information has changed. Just email us a short note to, reunion@wsmrkids.com, as to if you will be planning to attend the 2009 Reunion (yes, no or maybe).


More will be posted soon so check back often!

(Submitting this survey – by-all-means, is NOT a commitment to attend the reunion. It is for the purpose of determining an approximate head count only.)

Let us know if you plan to attend in 2009 or not, and if you are planning to attend, just let us know your name, the number adults/kids attending

Getting Listed & The 2009 WSMRKids REUNION ATTENDANCE SURVEY!
Name (maiden):
Last Name (now) :
Spouses Name :
Nickname :
Years Lived at WSMR:	From : To :
Are you planning to attend the 2009 Reunion?:	YES NO MAYBE, IF I CAN
Number attending the 2009 reunion:	Adults: Kids:
High School Graduation Year :
Street Address :
City :
State :	Zip :
If International Address :
Home Phone # * :
Work Phone # :
Email *:
Alternate Email :
Website URL :
Comments - (Optional)
Any thing else you think we need to know or do you have other questions?
Suggestions for something you would like to see on at this reunion?
How Did You Find Us? - (Optional)
How did you find out about us?

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To the PREVIOUS COMMITTEE - THANK YOU

We want to applaud the Previous Reunion Committee at this time for all of their diligent work they have done on the previous reunions. They may or may not have known each other 15 years ago; but today - they are to each other - family. Besides working together on these reunions, they play together, take trips together; they eat together, have meetings and partake in each other's family events. This is to say - they NOW know each other and have been together for all of these years since getting together to pull off these reunions. If you have been to one or more of the four reunions - you know what I mean when I say they have done excellent work. With the passing of Penny Gearou we will sorely miss her as our reunion "mom" and the tireless contributions and heart that she gave to the reunion planning process!

THE LIST

First of all we want to express our appreciation to Bill Adler, founder of the WSMRKids Reunion efforts, Bill, from the start, has spearheaded the effort of compiling and updating "The List". Without his much appreciated efforts, the success of reunions of the past might not have been possible. Bill has communicated that he is still committed to keep "The List". But, we need help from all of you to help find people that have never been found, re-lost people and new people. Contact your WSPG/WSMR friends and make sure they go to the site and have updated us with their information. The people from the 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's need to get cracking on finding your friends. If all you have is a list of names and the year they would have graduated from high school, then fine - that's a start. If you know the parents names - send that along as well. Click on the Email link on the sidebar to send the information.

On the left hand side (column "B") of "The List" has a single number. That number represents the last digit of the year we received any update from that individual or family. (2=2002, 4=2004, 7=1997.) We need to get rid of the 7's, 0's as well as the 2's and 3's. The younger generations need to come up with lists or books. we know during the later years, the WSMR School produces year books. (Each of your periodically needs to go to the web page - "The List" page and resubmit your information. Bill spends a lot of time trying to find people that have moved, changed their phone number or area code and/or changed their email address.)


A MESSAGE FROM YOUR WEBMASTER!

As your webmaster, this has been a labor of love for me since 1991 (10+yr resident of WSMR). My experiences at WSMR was such that I am committed to support the group of us WSMR Kids that appreciate the experience and the special ness that we all share by being a part of life on the base. Believe it or not, our presence at WSMR now has a prominent place in history!   The time, effort and resources I have contributed is as much a selfish effort in addition to a way we can all stay in touch! I do not require your assistance in continuing this effort, however if you feel that you have been blessed by this website and would like to contribute to the ongoing development and support of the expenses required (hosting & server fees) to keep this site alive and growing along with me, feel free to donate at the following link. A special thanks goes out to those WSMR Kids that have donated in the past. I assure you it is appreciated and also assure you this is quite the "non-profit" type of program!

To contribute your support click on the following link:

THE BASE

As we said in the beginning. This group of people (WSPG and WSMR Kids) at the last reunion (2004) The Base are very close to all of us. Well, the base Garrison Commander - Col Don Gentry and his wife joined us for the Hembrillo Canyon trip and joined us at the Luncheon at the Frontier Club (the old Officers Club). After seeing this group of "brats", he informed us that he himself is a military brat and had wished that there was a group like ours for his past. He was in full support of this group and has mentioned the possibility of having a spot in the WSMR Museum dedicated to the WSMR Kids and that he did not want us to STOP having this organization.



One last thing - BRICKS

The White Sands Missile Range Historical Foundation is accepting donations for personalized bricks to be installed in the Missile Park. Brick sizes range from 4' X 8' to 24" X 24" and the price ranges from $65.00 to $840.00. (If you want your own - individual brick - contact Bob Lipinski at bob.lipinski@us.army.mil or at (505) 678-1644. This is a tax-deductible donation.


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and GREAT GREEN CHILIES.

Click here for a good recipe for Green Enchiladas!

The White Sands Pioneer Group is a nonprofit association of present and former personnel who have worked at White Sands Missile Range.

The group's purpose is to recognize and preserve the pioneering efforts and significant achievements which have occurred at White Sands.

Membership is open to all civil service, contractor and military personnel who worked at White Sands or Holloman Air Force Base and to any others who share in the objectives of the organization.

Members pay annual dues of $10. However personnel who started their White Sands / Holloman service before May 1, 1958 (when the name was changed from proving ground to missile range) are exempt from the annual dues. Those personnel are encouraged to contribute dues to help in furthering the objectives of the organization. To apply for membership,