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About Us |
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General: |
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The "AAA"
is a chartered, non-profit and
tax exempt fraternal veterans
organization (501(c)(19))
oriented exclusively to all
veteran and active duty
personnel, from all of the U.S.
Armed Forces, whose
qualifications and/or duties,
while serving, were associated
with vertical assault warfare.
Anyone trained and qualified by
the award of qualification
badges and/or military
occupational specialty (MOS)
designation, that involves the
transporting, support and entry
into a ground action role by air
landing, glider, parachute,
helicopter, etc., is covered
under the term "Airborne" as
envisioned by the "AAA".
The intent is to acknowledge
that all who were and are
"Airborne" are essential to
the ability of
vertical assault operations by
the U.S. Armed Forces. |
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Purpose: |
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To
enable those who are eligible to
join together in their
communities to share past
experiences, preserve the
history and mystique of
"Airborne" and, project the
image of "Airborne" personnel as
elite soldiery of America.
By so uniting, "AAA"
members can ensure that the
units in which they served or
were qualified o serve, even
though never assigned thereto,
can project within their
communities the extraordinary
nature of their specialty |
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Organization: |
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National
Headquarters |
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Regions: NE; Central
Atlantic; SE; North
Mid-West; South
Mid-West, North
Plains; South
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Plains; SW Pacific
Coast; and, NW
Pacific Coast. |
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Districts: Separate
States |
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Chapters: In any
contiguous
geographical area
(goal is to draw
members from an area
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permits them to
attend functions not
requiring more than
one hour travel
time) a chapter can
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formed. No minimum
requirement of
number of members. |
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Members
of a
chapter
are
automatically
enrolled
in the "AAA". |
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When a
chapter
is
formed,
the
leadership
thereof
should
notify,
by
letter,
the
national
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"AAA"
headquarters. A charter will
then be issued to the chapter. |
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Chapter
leadership
(appointed
or
elected),
and term
of
office
will be
as
determined |
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by the
chapter
members. |
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Chapters
may
"name"
their
chapter
as they
desire.
To
publicize
the "AAA",
it is |
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requested that the "AAA"
be incorporated into a chapter
name. Example: "Frederick,
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MD
chapter,
American Airborne Association". |
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National: |
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Annual dues for membership in
the American Airborne
Association are currently $25
per
year. Current, paid up members,
receive, free of charge, "The
Airborne Quarterly" magazine
(four issues per membership
year). This magazine is the
official publication of the "AAA". |
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Insignia,
Patches, etc. |
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National maintains an inventory
of all type insignia identifying
"AAA"
membership. Through the |
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sale of these "AAA"
Quartermaster items
it helps generate
funds to defray
operational costs
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keep the "AAA"
Membership Dues with
free Airborne
Quarterly at $25.00 |
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Insignia
presently consists
of "AAA" wing and
logo decals, "AAA"
wing and logo cloth
patches, |
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regulation and
miniature AAA metal
wings, AAA logo
metal hat/lapel pin
and AAA challenge
coin. |
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F. |
The
Airborne Quarterly |
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The Airborne Quarterly
is the official magazine of the
"AAA".
It is published four times
a year |
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(spring,
summer, fall,
winter). As well as
covering activities
of the "AAA",
the
magazine is also |
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a "digest"
covering the entire airborne
world. |
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There are no
subscription costs
for active members
of the “AAA”.
The cycle starts with the |
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next
issue published after receipt of
membership dues. |
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All chapters and
individual "AAA"
members are encouraged to submit
material for |
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publication. |
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The "AAA"
is for you! We want to
perpetuate the history of all
units and all who are or were
ever "airborne"! As our ranks
grow smaller, we must be more
visible if we are to let this
country know who and what we
were and are! To join go to
Subscription. To receive a
complimentary copy of the
Airborne Quarterly Magazine,
write, phone (toll free), fax or
e-mail to: |
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American Airborne Association
The Airborne Quarterly
10301 McKinstry Mill Road
New
Windsor, MD 21776-7903
Phone: 410-775-7733 Fax:
1-410-775-7760
Toll free: 888-567-2927 |
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