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Brett and Tom Getzen hosted BAA
coventioneers on Friday morning! Brass
plays seeing horns being created is always a
treat!  Tom treated the whole bus load to
lunch as well! Someone wanted to hear them
played so Tom asked me to test drive them
for the group. Wisconsin Bugler Ken
Gleesing ended up purchasing the Silver
AHFT that Tom is holding!  We joked later
about me testing it for him!!!
After the Echo Taps seminar everyone grabbed
their horns and headed for the front of the hotel!
You can see a small glimpse of the pond that we
encircled for Convention Echo Taps rendition.
We gathered for a group sounding and photo Op.
Here's MI Director Ross Medos and I.
I've traded many an Email with Ross
and was very excited to finally meet
him in person!
The head table included Committee
Members Ron Glazer, Earl Fahnestock,
Sean Smith and guest Emily Knowles, at
the podium is Jeff "Twister" Brown  from
the Patriot Guard Riders.  
Next to the podium is Julie Day, Tom
Day, bag piper Jeremy Olisar ,
Brigadier General John Nicholson,
Gerald Pallesen and Matt Bierman.
Convention Quartet: David Geffen, David Burhhardt,
Alecia Rider and Bill Hall
Sean Smith our Convention Chairman
Here is the 2006 Presidents Award
winner Les Hampton.  Les helped to
create the Echo Taps program in NY.
The 2006 Bugler of The Year award
went to Ed Crobie. Ed has played
thousands of funeral services!
Tom gathered the troops Sunday morning
and talked about the Past, Present and
Future of BAA
We had 4 representatives from the state of
Wisconsin at this years convention! Above
you'll see a sharp dressed Sailor! That's WI
Assistant state director Scott Lawrence.
Here we see WI bugler Ken Gleesing and
his wife Bonnie. With them is Alecia Rider
who was part of the Convention Quartet
and is also a WI Bugler!