THE HISTORY OF THE RETIRED
ENLISTED ASSOCIATIONTHE HISTORY OF THE RETIRED
ENLISTED ASSOCIATION
JULY 1989 TO JUNE 1990
National Convention was held in
Washington DC, July 26-29, 1989, the theme of the convention was "TREA's Future Is
Now." Officers elected/appointed:
President - George Smith
1st Vice - Albert G. Ybanez
2nd Vice - Jack Cotton
3rd Vice - Robert Eckford
Treasurer - Bill Evert
2 Yr. Director – Donald Jarvis
2 Yr. Director – Robert Navarra
2 Yr. Director – C.E. (Chuck)
Wright
1 Yr. Director – H. C. Boyd
1 Yr. Director – Faye
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1 Yr. Director – Glenn Hughes
As the results of a membership survey
in November 1987, the Board of Directors is looking into the feasibility of a TREA
Retirement Community and a TREA job placement service. Both of these services could be
provided by STEP (Services To Enlisted People, Inc of Orlando, FL).
TREA Chapter 29 offered a 1st Edition
Commemorative Silver Coin, honoring the 25th Anniversary of TREA. These coins were .999
troy ounce and numbered to 1000. The first 65 were reserved for TREA Chapters, i.e.,
Chapter 1 – Coin 1, Chapter 9 – Coin 9.