COMMENDATION FOR THE ARRANGEMENTS OF THE 2004 JOINT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

WHEREAS: The 2004 Joint Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania National Guard Associations held at the Westin Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA has been a resounding success; and

WHEREAS: The success of the 2004 Joint Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania National Guard Associations has been the result of months of hard work and dedicated efforts by the Conference Committee and the officers and soldiers of `the 171st Air Refueling Wing: and

WHEREAS: The Conference has been ably organized by Brig. Gen. William Boardley whose efforts have been characterized by hands-on leadership and a “can-do” spirit in keeping with the best traditions of the Pennsylvania National Guard; and

WHEREAS: The success of the 2004 Joint Annual Conference has been aided immeasurably by the hard work of our Association’s Executive Director, BG (PA-Ret) Joseph Watchilla, the administrative assistant Ms. Roysetta Brunner and the PNGAS Executive committee; and

WHEREAS: The Conference Committee selected superb facilities and arranged an out¬standing program for the Joint Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania National Guard AssociationS; and

WHEREAS: The tireless efforts of the 171st Air Refueling Wing and the Conference Committee have resulted in a truly outstanding annual conference; now

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Pennsylvania National Guard Associations, assembled in their Joint Annual Conference at Pittsburgh, this 24th day of April 2004, commend the hard work and dedicated efforts of: the men and women of the 171st Air Refueling Wing and their Commander Brig. Gen. William Boardley; the Conference Committee Chairperson, Colonel Becky Steidle the Association’s Executive Director, Brigadier General (PA-Ret) Joseph Watchilla; the principal committee members of LTC Don Accomando, LTC Don Wall, LTC Rich Johnson, CPT Kim Fitzgerald, MSG Monica Heyl, MSG Ann Young, TSgt Michelle Mersing, and Mrs. Kim Hyland and, all who worked on the 2004 Joint Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania National Guard Associations for making this conference an outstanding success.