O - The Badlands Newsletter - Maquis Forces International

Volume 2, Issue 2 

Aug - Sep 2003 

Special Points 

of Interest: 

• Must Haves for a 

Star Trek Wedding 

• New Interview With 

Scott Bakula 

• Art Imitates Life... 

Imitates Art 

• Collectible Star Trek 

Dolls from Avon 

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 

MFI Staff Directory 2 

Cell Registry 4 

EC Reports 7 

CC Reports 10 

AC Reports 17 

ZC Reports 18 

Maquis Wedding 22 

Enterprise Review 24 

ST Book Series 26 

Maquis Squadron 30 

Camp Dover News 35 

Maquis Gras 2003 36 

Maquis Forces International 

Benjamin Kokochak 1982-2003 

“Gone But Never Forgotten” 

Badlands is the official newsletter of Maquis Forces International (MFI) and is published bimonthly. 

All articles are the property of MFI, however, they are the opinions of their authors & 

do not necessarily reflect those of the staff of Badlands or MFI. Permission is granted to copy 

any part of this newsletter, as long as proper credit is given to the author(s) and Badlands. 

Send all submissions to badlands@maquis.com, by the 25th of every even-numbered month. 

MFI Logos by Benjamin Kokochak 

Memories of Ben 

Page 20 & 21 

Star Trek is a trademark of Paramount Pictures, all rights reserved.

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Executive Council 

MFI Coordinator 

FADM Gary Davis 

gdavis@maquis.com 

MFI Chief of Staff 

ADM Rob Johnson 

rjohnson@maquis.com 

Coordinator Council 

Naval Operations 

VADM Jonathan Cone 

jcone@maquis.com 

Maquis Forces Marine Corps 

GEN Christina Doane 

marines@maquis.com 

Klingon Task Force 

BGEN Lenice Dixon 

ktf@maquis.com 

Communications 

COMM Kimara Cha’Suran 

comm@maquis.com 

Administrative Council 

Diplomatic Corps 

COMM Warren Price 

wormmy@aeneas.net 

Cadet Corps 

COL Matt (Koloth) Biggs 

Judge Advocate General 

Vacant 

Vice MFI Coordinator 

ADM Tom Donohoe 

tdonohoe@maquis.com 

MFI Chief Advisor 

ADM Laura Casey 

lcasey@maquis.com 

Special Forces (SSD/SOC) 

BGEN Logan Andrews 

specops@maquis.com 

Computer Operations 

COMM J. William Robertson 

wrobertson@maquis.com 

Maquis Academy 

ADM Mary Kerns 

academy@maquis.com 

Membership 


mfiapps@maquis.com 

Master Chief Petty Officer 

Vacant 

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Maquis Forces International is an alliance of Maquis clubs and individuals around the world for 

the purpose of the free exchange of ideas, information, and friendship. Like our fictional counterparts 

on Star Trek who went renegade from Starfleet, most of our membership left established 

fandom organizations in search of a better banner to fly under. Our chapters left such 

organizations feeling dissatisfied and not all together comfortable with the politics and infighting 

that plague many fan organizations. MFI is much different. Being Maquis gives us the 

freedom to act and play as we choose without an organization dictating how we run our chapters 

and eliminates the need for politics. MFI is a breed apart from the standard Star Trek organization 

in that we are here for fellowship and fun rather than politics and money.

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Computer Operations Staff 

Database Manager 

CMDR Taylor Goodwill 

tgoodwill@maquis.com 

Webmaster 


goody@maquis.com 

Graphics Design 

LTC James Doane 

darkbehemoth666@yahoo.com 

Academy Staff 

Vice Commandant 

COMM Carl Lewis 

co@ussdominator.org 

Aviation 

COMM John H Harris 

kb2izy@alltel.net 


CAPT Ashley Miller 

kathlexi@netscape.net 

Engineering 

COMM Anthony Spotts 

spotts1701@hotmail.com 

Medicine 

Admiral Rob Johnson 

rjohnson@maquis.com 

Entrance Exam 


fadm_davis@hotmail.com 

Cell Command 

FCPT Charles Parks 

ussankhco@aol.com 

Computer Sciences 

CAPT Taylor Goodwill 

tgoodwill@maquis.com 

MFMC 


mfmarines@yahoo.com 

Sciences 

CAPTSamuel Cummings 

scummings@maquis.com 

Communications Staff 

Badlands Chief Editor 

COMM Kimara Cha’Suran 

badlands@maquis.com 

Editorial Staff 

CMDR Maec Gishvind 

iceman2205@yahoo.com 

CompOps Coordinator 

MGN K'moghjIH zantai-Ki'RK 

ldfsr@yahoo.com 

Graphics Designer 

COMM Steven F. Binion 

steven.binion@gammaknights.org 

Chief Network Support Technician 

LTCDR Arslan Abdusalyamov 

xcomb@xcomb.com 

Graphics Design 

BGN David Allen 

mfs_nelson@hotmail.com 

Assistant Editor 

CAPT Kevin Duong 

mfs_claymore@yahoo.com 

Editorial Staff 

LTCDR Ael Farstorm 

bluekitty2205@yahoo.com 

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ZONE #1 (AL, GA, FL, MS, SC) 

Flagship 

MFS Carl Sagan - Lagrange, GA 

RADM Jonathan Cone 

MFI_CNO@yahoo.com 

MFS Sutherland - Melbourne, FL 

ADM Rob Johnson 

maquis53@hotmail.com 

RN Hurricane - Coral Gables, FL 

CAPT Frank Baron 

DestroFL@Cyberdude.Com 

LP Calumet - Kissimmee, FL 

CMDR Cindy Buxton, CO 

Rarestspice@aol.com 

LP DarkWind - Largo, Florida 

CAPT Darrell Morrison, CO 

xamot@hotpop.com 

ZONE #2 (DE, KY, MD, NC, TN, VA, WV) 

Flagship 

LP Philliger - Jackson, TN 

CAPT Warren Price 

wormmy@aeneas.net 

MFS Trinity - DelMar, VA 

BGEN Logan Andrews 

TrinityCO@maquis.com 

http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/usstrinity/ 

MFS Night Dragon - Capital Heights, MD 

CAPT Garry Hickman 

rbltrekker@aol.com 

MFS Resolute - Kingsport, TN 

COMM Kimara Cha'Suran 

mfs_resolute@yahoo.com 

MFS Claymore - Johnson City, TN 

CAPT Kevin Duong 


MFS Phoenix - Newport News, VA 

CAPT Robert Jay 

ktarra@juno.com 

LP LoneStar - Christiansburg, VA 

FCPT Richard Campbell 

mw3child@bellatlantic.net 

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Maquis Cell Registry 

MFS Stonewall Jackson - Church Hill, Tennessee 

CAPT Eric Larkin, CO 

Stonewalltn@aol.com 

ZONE #3 (CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT) 

Flagship 

ICV Heghnach - Pittsburgh, PA 

MGEN K'moghjIH zantai-Ki'RK 


Gamma Knights - New Kensington, PA 

COMM Steven Binion 

zone3@maquis.com 

MFS Phantom - Easton, MA 

LTC Larry Henderson 

drkstr41@MailExcite.com 

MFS Pequawket - Standish, ME 

LTC Rob Sargent, CO/ Marine Unit OIC 

sargent@psouth.net 

ZONE #4 (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) 

Flagship 

KFV Antares II - Kalamazoo, MI 

VADM Chad Etter 

cdetter159@chartermi.net 

MFV Ka’la - Anderson, IN 

HoD B'Kai L'Yanaa 

lenice@masterent.com 

KFV Maelstorm II - Kalamazoo, MI 

CAPT Lacy Wright 

eldub67@yahoo.com 

LP Pontiac - Pontiac, MI 

Kai/COL Fleis Davies (David House) 

kai_in_the_sky@yahoo.com 

MFS Nelson - Cleveland, OH 

BGEN Dave Allen 

mfsnelson@hotmail.com 

MFS-M Nelson Detachment - Cleveland, OH 

MFS-M Nelson - SSD Field Office Cleveland, OH 

MFS Blackfire - North Royalton, OH 


gdavis@maquis.com 

LP DarkStar - Bolingbrook, IL 

Commander Mike Morell, Commanding Officer 

mikeeb1350@aol.com 

ZONE #5 (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD) 

Flagship 

LP ASAR - Springfield, Mo 

FCPT Charles T. Parks 

ussankhco@aol.com

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MFS Excalibur MCC-74214 - St. Louis, MO 

CAPT Jeff Weber 

jmweber_mcc74214@yahoo.com 

MFS Jagger - Florissant, MO 

CAPT Orion Blastar 

orionblastar@telocity.com 

MFS Lafayette - Hutchinson, KS 

RADM Dennis K, Cross 

MFS-LAFAYETTE@cox.net 

LP Kiowa - Slater, IA 

MAJ Tom Webster 

trekfan30@yahoo.com 

ZONE #6 (AR, LA, OK, TX) 

Flagship 

MFS Jim Bridger - Perryton, Texas 

ADM S. Adam Day 

admiral-sadamday@shermpublications.com 

LP Starthruster - Arlington, TX 

LTCDR Clayton A. Jackson II 

cjacksonii678@cs.com 

MFS Texas 

FCPT Brad Evans 

bevans-sector47@shermpublications.com 

MFS Amarillo - Amarilo, TX 

FCPT Ryan Jackson 

rjackson-amarillo@shermpublications.com, 

MFS Eddington - Brookston, TX 

RADM Steve Bearden, CO 

mfseddington@hotmail.com 

ZONE #7 (AZ, CO, NM, UT) 

Flagship 

LP Oro Grande - Alamogordo, NM 

SGM Jack Kern 

pjkern@hotmail.com 

MFS Tiwahe - Denver, CO 

"Menage a' Maquis" 

Information Officer John-David Childs 

info@maquis69.org 

ZONE #8 (ID, MT, WY) 

Flagship 

USS John F. Kennedy - Boise, ID 

RADM SherryJo Crandall 

sherryjo@hotmail.com 

USS Shadowhawk - Middleton, ID 

CAPT Wayne Haning 

blackknight500@lycos.com 

ZONE #9 (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA) 

Flagship 

MFS Deathstar - Tri-Cities, WA 

ADMl Bob Kerns 

rolan@owt.com 

ADM Mary Kerns 

zeenah@owt.com 

ADM Barry Bolstad 

teranova@3-cities.com 

MS Reformation - Anchorage, AK 

ADM Rob Blalock 

redeemed@tds.net 

USS Forrestal CV-59 - Fairbanks, AK 

RADM Cameron L. Dingler 

Forrestalcv59@hotmail.com 

MFS Rising Star - Sacramento, CA 

ADM Rob Lerman 

rlerman@calweb.com 

LP Cobra - Santa Monica, CA 

LT Peter Picanso 

n6vdl@mindspring.com 

MFS Rebel - Las Vegas, NV 

COMM Anthony Spotts 

spotts1701@hotmail.com 

MFS-M Wraith Detachment - Salem, OR 

MFS Nebula - Snohomish WA 


lcasey@maquis.com 

ZONE #10 Europe 

Flagship 

Starbase Essex - Essex, England 

COMM Duncan Robinson 

duncan_stuart@hotmail.com 

http://www.geocities.com/starbaseessex/ 

LP Omega - Ticino, Switzerland 

FCPT Patrick Moser 

moser_patrick@hotmail.com 

http://www.ticino.com/usr/lpomega/ 

ZONE #11 Canada 

Flagship 

Maquis Forces Starbase 11 - Montreal, Quebec 

FCPT Mark Drainville 

Drainer@cam.org 

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LP Burlington - Burlington, Ontario 

CAPT Michael Van Geyn 

mvangeyn@cgocable.net 

ZONE #12 Asia 

Flagship 

MFS Redcloud - Korea 

BGEN Mick Forand 

MaquisROK@aol.com 

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ZONE #13 Pacific 

Zone Commander Unassigned 

ZONE #14 South America 


ZONE #15 Africa 


ZONE VR Online Internet Chapters 

Flagship 

LP Marshal Martz - Jamestown, NY 

COMM John H. Harris 

jharris10@stny.rr.com 

MFS Aztec - Portland, OR 

COMM Will Robertson 

wrobertson@maquis.com 

LP Falcon - Sparks, NV 

LTCDR Jason Taylor 

ussfalcon1701@powernet.net 

MFS Liberty – Kalamazoo, MI 


marines@maquis.com 

MFS Dominator - Charleston, SC 

COMM Carl Lewis 

co@ussdominator.org, 

MNAS Detroit - Detroit, MI 

CAPT Samuel Cummings 

Samuel@TWMI.rr.com 

MFSS Karag - Kansas City, Missouri 

MGEN Matt Copple 

mcopple@kcpathfinder.orgom 

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From the Center Seat 

Force Admiral Gary Davis - International Coordinator 

Greetings from the Center Seat! 

Boy, the seat really feels good this month since I had the opportunity to 

give away one of my "hats", that of the Newsletter Editor! A HEARTY 

THANKS to Commodore Kim Brooks for volunteering to take on the 

mantle of Chief of Communications and lending to our organization her 

vast and awesome newsletter talents. I browsed a few issues of the 

PHOTORP, newsletter for her SFI chapter, USS MALVERNE and I 

KNEW that she was the person to take on our fledgling BAD- 

LANDS. After the awesome contributions last month, I had hoped to 

score a "deuce" and get another great issue for the membership to 

see. I know Kim won't disappoint us now or in the future (no pressure 

there, Commodore). Its a good thing that her persona is that of a Romulan 

so she will be cool and collected under fire (big grin). 

It has been a great few months for MFI, I have to tell you. Our Membership 

Department is churning out commissioning emails as we are being 

treated to a flurry of applications from new membership and chapters 

(some of which are bridging the gap from Starfleet to the Maquis!). This 

new influx of members is just what the organization needed to generate 

new ideas, opinions, and activities. I welcome each and every one of you and I hope to "meet" you 

online in chats and on the listserv. Speaking of the listservs, they are doing great! As one of the few requirements 

for membership, it looks as if we have a very good presence by our members and chapters 

in discussions and the passing around of good Maquis, Trek, and general Sci-Fi material. Keep up the 

chatter folks! What I like about our listservs (and I'm subscribed to EVERY one we have), is that there is 

not TOO much traffic and just enough to keep you interested in one thing or another. As one of the new 

duties of our Chief of Communications, Commodore Brooks will act as moderator for the public listserv or 

appoint someone on her yet to be named staff to accomplish that task for her. We've never actually 

needed a moderator per se whose function is to ensure that we all behave and act like good officers and 

ladies/gentlemen but its good to have one nonetheless. 

On a personal note, thank you to everyone who sent me well wishes and prayers for my spouse Judy on 

her surgery this month. She was in the hospital for almost a week and is now resting (somewhat uncomfortably) 

under my care. She is restricted to one floor and under medication for a few weeks, so my days 

are spent running upstairs for her and downstairs for the kids (groan). I appreciate everyone's patience 

and understanding when it comes to reaching me. Just know that I check email every night and when I 

can, I sit down on MSN and catch up with folks about this and that. 

Well.. that's about all from the Center Seat today. I'm impressed with the DRIVE and determination of 

our new Chief of Communications. I ask everyone to jump on the motivation train she is running and 

turn in an article, a book review, a movie review, or a letter to the editor. SOMETHING. This is YOUR 

newsletter and its your opportunity to share you thoughts, ideas, opinions, etc with the rest of the organization! 

Until next time. 

MAQUIS FOREVER. 

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Second Thoughts 

Admiral Tom Donohoe - Vice Coordinator 

BADLANDS 

Well Maquis, we are making inroads with our continuing effort to 

bring Maquis Forces International (MFI) and STARFLEET, The 

International Star Trek Fan Association Inc. (SFI) closer together. 

The SFI Starships USS Nebula and USS Parallax are doing very 

well, and if any members would like to join either Starship or if you 

are interested in starting your own SFI Starship please contact me 

and I will help you get assigned or point you in the right direction at 

Starfleet Headquarters. 

The FADM and I are in talks with SFI regarding a more in-depth 

Maquis presence in SFI and without letting anything out of the 

bag; our infiltration teams should be departing for Earth very 

shortly! I am sure you will be hearing more about that very soon. 

On a more Maquis note, things seem to be running fairly smoothly. 

MFI HQ has run into a few speed bumps but I believe that the Coordinator 

Council and ZC’s are handling what has come up very 

well. 

There has been some speculation as to why I was recalled to the 

Fleet from the Maquis Forces Marine Corps (MFMC). I decided that with Christina Doane being promoted 

to full General, one General around MFI HQ was enough. That way there wouldn’t be any confusion 

as to who was in charge of the Corps, not that there ever was. (Christina, put that phaser down! 

☺ ) All MFI Special Interest Groups still report to the Office of the Vice International Coordinator, and I 

help and advise them when requested and required. 

We have had a lot of ups and downs these last few weeks. I would like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. 

James Doane on their recent marriage. Where I am sure everyone recognizes Mrs. Doane as our own 

General Christina Doane, Commandant of the Maquis Marine Corps and Mr. Doane as Lieutenant 

Colonel James Doane of the Computer Operations Department and Maquis Forces Kalamazoo, Michigan. 

I would also like to express my sincerest condolences to 

the family of Commander Ben Kokochak, who was an 

integral part of the Computer Operations Department 

and designer of our current MFI logo. His passing was 

a great shock and he will be greatly missed.


From Behind the Curtain 

Admiral Rob Johnson - MFI Chief of Staff 

It's nice to see all the renewed interest in the Academy 

courses. We've had some good participation in both the Aviation 

and Medical Colleges. For those of you that haven't given them a 

shot yet, what are you waiting for? 

All of the colleges have strived to put together courses that are entertaining, 

as well as educational. The deans try to make the 

course material based on information that can either be easily 

found on the web, or in common Trek reference books. If the material 

can't be found easily through a search engine, we try to make 

our own reference sites. A good example of Maquis based reference 

pages is my "Medical Reference Library" for the MACOM 

Pharmacology, Alien Medicine and Ship's Councilor exams. 

If you consider opening two Web Browser windows (the term multi- 

tasking comes to mind here), one window for the exam and the 

other window opened to the reference pages, almost every exam 

in the academy could be considered an "open book" exam. 

Put our Academy Deans to work. Check out the Academy 

grounds, chose some exams to take and earn some ribbons in the process! 

See you on campus. 

Virtual Advisory 

Admiral Laura Casey - MFI Chief Advisor 

No report given.

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Marine Forces Marine Corps 

General Christina Doane - MFMC Commandant 

Division 1 

Division Commander - MGN K’moghjIH zantai-Ki'RK 


Division XO - COL Koloth 

KONDOR1701@aol.com 

First Brigade 

Acting First Brigade OIC-COL Koloth 

KONDOR1701@aol.com 

First Brigade Deputy OIC-Vacant. 

Battalion 1 - Alabama 

Battalion 2 - Georgia 

Battalion 3 - Florida 

Battalion 4 - Mississippi 

Battalion 5 - South Carolina 

Battalion 6 - Delaware 

Battalion 7 - Kentucky 

Battalion 8 - Maryland 

Battalion 9 - North Carolina 

Battalion 10 - Tennessee 

Battalion 11 - Virginia 

Battalion 12 - West Virginia 

Second Brigade 

MGN K'moghjIH zantai-Ki'RK 


Brigade Deputy OIC-Vacant 

Battalion 13 - Connecticut 

Battalion 14 - Massachusetts 

Battalion 15- Maine 

Battalion 16 - New Hampshire 

Battalion 17- New Jersy 

Battalion 18- New York 

Battalion 19- Pennsylvania 

Battalion 20 - Rhode Island 

Battalion 21- Vermont 

Battalion 22- Illinois 

Battalion 23- Indiana 

Battalion 24 - Michigan 

Battalion 25 - Ohio 

Battalion 26 - Wisconsin 

Third Brigade 

MAJ Tom Webster 

floydfan42@aol.com 

Battalion 27 - Iowa 

Battalion 28 - Kansas 

Battalion 29 - Missouri 

Battalion 30- Minnesota 

Battalion 31- North Dakota 

Battalion 32- Nebraska 

Battalion 33- Arkansas 

Battalion 34- Louisiana 

Battalion 35- Okalhoma 

Battalion 36 - Texas 

Division 2 

Division Commander - Colonel Larry Henderson 

jestr95@yahoo.com 

Division XO - TBD 

Fourth Brigade 

Brigade OIC:Vacant 

Battalion 37 - Arizona 

Battalion 38- Colorado 

Battalion 39- North Mexico 

Battalion-40-Utah 

Battalion 41 - Idaho 

Battalion 42- Montana 

Battalion 43- Wyoming 

Battalion 44- Alaska 

Battalion 45- California 

Battalion 46- Hawaii 

Battalion 47- Nevada 

Battalion 48 - Oregon 

Battalion 49- Washington 

Fifth Brigade-Europe and Canada 


Battalion 50-Europe 

Battalion 51-Canada 

Sixth Brigade -Asia and Pacific Zones 


Battalion 52-Asia 

Battalion 53-Pacific 

Division 3 

Division Commander - Kai/Captain Fleis Davies 

Kai_in_the_sky@yahoo.com 

Seventh Brigade-South America and Africa Zones 


Battalion 54-South America 

Battalion 55-Africa 

Eighth Brigade 


Battalion 56 - Online Companies 

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Ninth Brigade 

Acting Brigade OIC- Kai/Captain Fleis Davies 

Kai_in_the_sky@yahoo.com 

Battalion 57-Affiliated Embassies and Member 

"Exchange" Command 

Battalion 58-ZONE L Lost in the Delta Quadrant - 

Chapters gone dark


Executive Order 0930.03 

Be in known that on this day the position of MFMC-Reserve Chief on the MFMC Council is hereby dissolved. Instead 

Force Colonel Liam Collins, ad4489@wayne.edu, will be the MFMC Charity Facilitator. The MFMC Charity Facilitator 

will be responsible for: 

1-Bringing to the attention of the MFMC members or other interested parties, information regarding charity opportunities. 

2-Will advise interested parties on the most efficient methods to go about their charity event. 

3-Will also advise as to forms of fund raising. 

4-Will assist interested units in locating information regarding any local laws or policies regarding their event. 

5-Will insure that the news of the event is broadcast 

6-Advise as to forms of charity events. 

Mr. Collins is trusted to implement these in his own manner. Interested persons are encouraged to contact Force 

Colonel Collins. 

General Christina Doane 

MFI Marines Commandant 

Charity Service Highlight - GEN Christina Doane 

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"We must remember that the promise of tomorrow will not be fulfilled easily. The collective commitment of our nations, 

as well as the vision, wisdom and hard work of many, many individuals will be required to bring our dreams to fruition. 

“In a way the Enterprise and the optimistic future in which it exists might be thought of as a reminder of what we can 

achieve when we really try." 

-Gene Roddenberry, Aug. 19, 1921 - Oct. 24, 1991 

Many Trekkers have taken his words to heart, donating their time, money, and resources to improving the lot of their fellow 

human beings. For decades fans have conducted fund raisers, volunteered, and for some reason are usually happy 

to bare their arms for the Red Cross. I have seen this in action more times that I can count. Everything from raising 

money for a pet charity to sending books to needy students abroad is fair game. No cause or amount of effort is too small 

or great. Everyone can do something, whether it be recycling, donating old clothes, or even just picking trash up from the 

sidewalk. Don't feel like you have to save the world (though I certainly wouldn't argue with that *grin*) but could it hurt to 

take a look around your community? Maybe, just maybe there's a little something you can do? 

Here's just a couple of examples: 

“The idea behind Ronald McDonald House is simple: provide a “home-away-from-home” for families of seriously ill children 

who are receiving treatment at nearby hospitals. Some children need to travel great distances to get the medical 

attention they need. In-hospital treatment may last one day, one year, or even longer. For the families of these children, 

accommodations can be hard to come by; options are often limited to costly hotels or unforgiving hospital chairs and 

benches. The Ronald McDonald House provides a comfortable, supportive alternative for these families. It serves as a 

temporary residence near the medical facility where family members can sleep, eat, relax and find support from other 

families in similar situations. In return, families are asked to make a donation ranging from $5 to $20 per day; if that isn’t 

possible, their stay is free." 

[as quoted on their website http://www.rmhc.com/mission/rmhs/index.html] 

There is a donating going on to help with the operating and amenities expenses but not of money. Pop tabs, tiny little pop 

tabs. Our Allies at the Cha'douw Empire have made this their main charity, if you would like to collect and send the tabs 

you can use the Ronald website or send them on to me, General Christina Doane [mfmarines@yahoo.com] and I'll be 

happy to send them on to the Cha'douw Empire Ambassador with the Maquis’ compliments. 

Another charity taken up by the members of the Maquis comes to us from the members of the ICV Hegnach, under the 

command of Major General K'moghjIH [Larry French]. The ICV Hegnach is currently participating in the Lee National 

Denim Day to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The CO is collecting $5 from every participating 

employee in order to wear jeans at work on October 10, 2003. The CO will be collecting every day from now 

until the event. To learn more about the event, go to http://www.komen.org/sponsors/lee.asp. 

These are only two examples and by no means meant to limit what you feel you can do. All one can do is what’s right 

and what works for them. 

“Do the best you can, with what you have, where you are." -Teddy Roosevelt

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Computer Operations 

Commodore J. William Robertson 

Coming 

soon... 

BADLANDS


...to a PC near you!

Hello from your new Chief of Communications! My name is Kimberly 

Brooks, though I prefer to go by my person, Kimara 

Cha’Suran, a Rihannsu/Terran hybrid. (For information on the 

Rihannsu, or Romulan, names, go to www.geocities.com/ 

ikv_resolute/databanks). 

This first project, taking over the publication of Badlands, has 

been a both a joy and a pain. I wanted it to be perfect, and I was 

worrying myself needlessly over details that most of you won’t 

give a second thought to. So I hope you enjoy this issue! 

Communications Staff: It was my plan to bring Ben Kokochak on 

board, since he and I had worked so well together in the past. He 

would have enjoyed it so much. Trying to formulate my thoughts 

on Ben has slowed my down considerably. I miss him so much. 

I posted about getting applications for staff, and I’m sad to say 

that I only got three responses. Don’t anyone dare accuse me of 

nepotism, because anyone could have applied. First up is our new Assistant Editor, Kevin Duong. He’s 

the CO of the nearby MFS Claymore, and a co-worker, too. Next are Ael Farstorm (Morgan Kirby) and 

Maec Gishvind (Matt Brooks), my daughter and son respectively. They will be part of the editorial staff 

and helped out greatly this issue finding interesting things for you readers. Ael is the Resolute’s Chief 

Science Officer while Maec is the Chief Helmsman. Our crew is multi-raced, and we have a lot of fun 

with that. Most of us are members of other fan organizations, and this allows us to explore other options. 

I want to thank everyone that sent in things for this issue of Badlands. It is my goal to bring you the 

best newsletter, and in a timely manner. In trying to get on a regular schedule, submissions for the October/November 

issue are due by the 25 th of October. Please note the disclaimer that is on the cover. 

So send us news about you, your cell, both real life and within MFI. Pat yourself on the back, people! 

See you next issue! 

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Commodore Kimara Cha’Suran - Chief of Communications 

Maec 

Kevin 

BADLANDS 

Ael


From the Academy Grounds 

Admiral Mary Kerns - Academy Commandant 

Recent Graduates 

MFI Entrance Exam 

Kimara Cha’Suran 

Cell Command Exam 


COLLEGE of MEDICINE 

General Practitioner Exam 

Samuel S. Cummings 

Kimara Cha’Suran - Honors 

Christina Doane 

MACOM Alien Medicine Specialty 

Chad Etter 

Kimara Cha’Suran - Honors 

Samuel S. Cummings 

MACOM Cardiology Specialty 

Christina Doane 

Chat Etter 

Academy News 

MARINE COLLEGE 

NCO Exam 

Logan Andrews - Honors 


COLLEGE OF AVIATION 

Pilot 

Dennis Cross 

Flight Leader 

Dennis Cross - Honors 

Squadron Leader 


History of Spaceflight 


All takers of the NCO or OCS test please note I still cannot access the results of your test. Please either 

send me proof of your score or send me your answers. Thanks :). 

General Christina Doane 

MFI Academy Marine College Dean 

If anyone is interested in taking the Councilor exam, be aware...We have been having problems accessing 

the stats page of the automated exams, so, after taking the exam, when the "results" window pops 

up, capture the information (left click, drag & highlight the entire message, hit [Control] + [C] ), copy it into 

an email and send it to me at macofm@hotmail.com. Any questions, email me privately. 

Admrial Robert J McCoy, MD (aka ADM Rob Johnson) 

Dean, Maquis Academy College Of Medicine (MACOM) 

Greetings, Fellow resistance fighters! This is just a notice that I've approved and appointed the new Associate 

Dean of the Sciences College, Force Captain Duncan Robinson of Starbase Essex. Force Captain 

Robinson comes to the College with an impressive Educational background and is what I believe to 

be a great asset here at the Academy. Congratulations, and welcome aboard, sir! 

Captain Samuel Cummings 

Dean, College of Sciences


I’ve been a fan of Battletech since the late 1990’s it is my hope that others who take this 

course develop an interest in Battletech, if they’ve not done so already. I hope you find this 

course informative and fun. 

It’s recommended that you have the Battletech Master Rules Manual prior to starting this 

course. For the purposes of design the MFMC Mekks will be base on Battletech 3050 Clan 

Omni-Mech Technology converted to Star Trek Technology standards. This manual is meant 

to supplement the Master Rules for conversions to Trek technology, it is not designed as a 

stand-alone manual. 

To keep things simple and the manual small I’ll be concentrating on listing the Mekk Types 

used by the MFMC. Trek Equipment will cover similar Battletech Equipment for which a glossary 

for cross-referencing will be provided at the end of the Manual. This will list the appropriate 

Equipment Rules in the Battletech Manual relating to the conversion. 

Good Luck Students. 

Marine Captain Paul Williams 

Listening Post Juno Beach


Membership 

Recently Commissioned Cells 

Zone 1 

LP Calumet 

Kissimmee, FL 

CMDR Cindy Buxton, CO 

Rarestspice@aol.com 

LP DarkWind - Largo, Florida 

CAPT Darrell Morrison, CO 

xamot@hotpop.com 

Zone 2 

MFS Stonewall Jackson 

Church Hill, Tennessee 

CAPT Eric Larkin, CO 

Stonewalltn@aol.com 

CMDR John Kane, XO 

kiwikane@earthlink.net 

MFS Resolute 

Kingsport, TN 

COMM Kimara Cha’Suran, CO 

mfs_resolute@yahoo.com 

CAPT Charles D. McDaniel, XO 

cdjames32@charter.net 

Cell URL: www.geocities.com/mfs_resolute 

MFS Claymore 

Johnson City, TN 

CAPT Kevin Duong, CO 


CMDR Elizabeth Duong, XO 

Cell URL: www.geocities.com/mfs_claymore 

Zone 3 

MFS Pequawket 

Standish, ME 

LTC Rob Sargent, CO/ Marine Unit OIC 

sargent@psouth.net 

First Sgt. Chris Turner, XO/Marine Unit DOIC 

tetsu_ashi@hotmail.com 

ChapEMail: leonello_g@hotmail.com 

Zone 4 

LP DarkStar 

Bolingbrook, IL 

Commander Mike Morell, CO 

mikeeb1350@aol.com 

Zone 5 

LP ASAR - Springfield, Mo 

FCPT Charles T. Parks, CO 

ussankhco@aol.com 

Captain Loretta Parks, XO 

Zone VR 

Maquis Space Station Karag 

MGN Matthew Copple, CO/Marine Unit OIC 

mcopple@kcpathfinder.org 

CAPT Joe Brouhard, XO 

jbrouhard@ussproxima.org 

Cell URL: http://www.kcpathfinder.org/sskarag/ 

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Zone 3 

K'moghjIH, Zone Coordinator 

CO - ICV Heghnach 

Greetings one and all, 

Well, this month, I am a few days late again. I always very busy with activity and things. Wow, another month just 

flew by! The crew wasn't that busy this month with ship business, but the XO and I were very busy. I completed 

my sixth course for my MBA Technology Management, but have not received my grade yet. I start the seventh 

course, Legal Environment of Business on Thursday. 

Ksimka and I are now both active in the Loyal Order of Moose. Debbie is Senior Regent (President) for the Women 

of the Moose. Larry is Lodge Sergeant at Arms, Picnic Committee Chairman, and Publications Chairman. He is the 

webmaster for both Lodge and District and does the newsletter for the Lodge. We had been very involved planning 

fundraisers, writing the newsletter, and planning the annual picnic. For more information concerning the websites 

that I've designed and my background, go to: http://www.angelfire.com/trek/heghnach/webmaster.html . 

I know that many of the House Ki'RK and other Klingons participate in an organization called SCA (the Society for 

Creative Anachronism) which is basically reenactors of the middle ages (early 17th and 18th centuries). K'moghjIH 

and Ksimka are now involved with reenactors, but not so far back in time. We are talking about the Civil War era of 

the 19th century. We are deep into researching the ways and means of these people to participate with these reenactors. 

The group that we are with is called the 9th PA Reserves, Company A ( http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/ 

~jw3u/9th.htm ) where I’m assigned as a Company Chaplain and Ksimka is a Chaplain's wife. Ksimka got interested 

in this venture from her friends in KAI back in Chicago and she got me interested as a family activity. 

Maquis Update 

I have just been assigned as the Zone 3 Coordinator and MFMC 3rd Brigade OIC (basically the same job) for the 

Maquis Forces International. Zone 3 (naval) and 3rd Brigade (marine) covers all the personnel in the Northeast 

USA (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

and Vermont). I have begun to determine who is active in this area and gaining information for reporting and coordination 

purposes. 

Klingon / STARFLEET Joint Operations Update 

The ICV Heghnach/USS Inferno will have their formal meeting this month near the home of the Inferno's 

CO tomorrow. We recruited the last remaining member for the USS Inferno to get commissioned in STARFLEET 

International. We will continue to discuss how the new House Ki'RK warrior trainee is progressing, and begin making 

plans for Beach Bash and the Inferno's Commissioning Party. 

Community Service Project 

The ICV Hegnach is currently participating in the Lee National Denim Day to raise money for the Susan G. Komen 

Breast Cancer Foundation. The CO is collecting $5 from every participating employee in order to wear jeans at 

work on October 10, 2003. The CO will be collecting every day from now until the event. To learn more about the 

event, go to: http://www.denimday.com/ 

Upcoming Events 

The only upcoming events that we know of right now are: 

Civil War events 

25 September 2003--Carnegie parade 

4-5 October 2003--Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall encampment 

28 October 2003--Bloomfield parade 

11 November 2003--Pittsburgh Veterans Day parade 

15-16 November 2003--Remembrance Day, Gettysburg, PA (VB event) 

Ship events 

Maquis Gras Light, Valparaiso, Indiana on October 11, 2003 http://www.maquis.com/mfa/gras1.htm 

Beach Bash, Compass Cove Oceanfront Resort http://www.compasscove.com/, Myrtle Beach, SC on November 7- 

10. http://beachbash.virtualave.net/ 

Qapla! 

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Zone Coordinator Reports 

BADLANDS


Zone Coordinator Reports 

Zone 5 

FCPT Charles Thomas Parks, Zone Coordinator 

MFI Cell Command College Dean 

CO, LP ASAR 

Greetings: 

All chapters have reported in with the exception of the MFS Jagger. 

Congratulations to Rear Admiral Cross of the MFS-Lafayette whom has taken and passed all the 

Maquis Aviation College exams (all with honors except one). We also congratulate Rear Admiral 

Cross on his new position as the Assistant Dean of the Maquis Academy Aerospace College. 

The new LP ASAR in Springfield Missouri has been approved by the Chief of Naval Operations and 

submitted to the Chief of Computer Operations. The Commanding Officer of the LP will be Force 

Captain Charles Thomas Parks and the Executive Officer will be Captain Loretta Parks. 

That is what is happening in Zone 5. 

Zone 2 

COMM Kimara Cha'Suran, Asst. Zone Coordinator 

CO, MFS Resolute 

Congratulations to our new ZC, COMM Warren Price, a longtime MFI member. ZC Price asked me to 

give the report for this issue, and though it is sparse, here goes: 

I’m proud to say that our zone has three, count ‘em THREE new cells. They are the MFS Resolute, MFS 

Claymore, and MFS Stonewall Jackson. I’m sure we all plan to make Zone 2 one of the most active in 

MFI. 

Happy 19th birthday to CMDR Maec Gishvind, Chief Helm Officer on the Resolute, September 28th. He 

received his own personal shuttle as a gift from his mom. 

There’s a couple Slanted Fedora Conventions in the are in early November. I know, I’ve heard the rumors 

about financial trouble. We’re so starved for anything sci-fi related in my part of the world, that I 

don’t worry. As long as we’re able to promote our ship, see some guests, and have fun, that’s all I care 

about. 

That’s all this time. Watch for COMM Price next issue! 

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Benjamin Leighton Kokochak 

Kimberly Brooks 

I first met Ben in an online chat room. He was so sweet, wanting to meet 

everyone and make new friends. We were both members of SFI, though 

he didn’t have a chapter yet. I invited him to join the one I was on at the 

time and he agreed. Even though we ended up leaving for other chapters, 

we still stayed good friends. Eventually, since we both were always 

looking for something new to do, we founded the Resolute. Ben developed 

his own persona, which you can read on the next page. He was so 

talented, and even now I catch myself saying, “I need 

to show Ben this.”, or “Ben will LOVE that.” Ben was 

like a surrogate son to me, and it thrilled me to find out 

he called me his ‘Phone Mom’, to others. I will miss 

him always. 

Matt Brooks 

Like most of us, I only knew Ben online, and the plan was to go visit him one day. 

You think you have all the time in the world, then it’s too late. Ben ‘ol buddy, I miss 

you and our talks, and I hope you know what a good friend I considered you. 

Morgan Kirby 

Ben gave me my first “grown-up” job, as assistant editor for our chapter’s newsletter. 

Though I was only 13, he felt I could do the job. I’ll always be grateful for him giving me a chance, 

and for being my friend. Like my family, I’m sorry that I never got to meet Ben in person, though I’ll 

never forget him. 

Rahadyan Sastrowardoyo 

"We are those who visit Time but belong to Eternity...." 

True Trek Fan - Ben’s mom 

gave him this haircut. 

Jentala’s Honor Blade 

BADLANDS 

Pic from Ben’s HS 

Thespian Group


CMDR Jentala Jentaro Krintami, Chief Engineer 

(Terran Persona: Ben Kokochak) 

Home World: Telmank 

Place of Birth: Domanu, Capitol City 

Date of Birth: 2345 in the year of Hinal 

Age: 25 

Physique/Build: Heavyset, but muscular 

Weight: 200 standard lbs. 

Height: 6 standard feet 3 standard inches 

Eye Colour: hazel to dark green (depending on mood) 

Hair Colour: dark brown with blond highlights on sideburns 

Skin Tone: light red 

Distinguishing Marks: slight indentations under ears, where the Ferkan gills used to 

be... now decorated with glowing blue jewel strips 

Marital Status: single 

Mother: Nemanuq Lopqun 

Father: Kroteal Mqunat 

Brother: Oputnai Cwuvalr 

Talents/Abilities: ability to adapt to any situation, and to blend in a crowd... is able to use this talent to observe and use 

what he sees and hears to the advantage of his friends, family, and shipmates. 

Strengths: Excels in quantum mechanics and computational subspace flux dynamics. Also is able to scrounge up any 

needed part or anything else needed. 

Limitations/Weaknesses: Beautiful women, allergic to plomeek soup, and Romulan ale 

Likes: Beautiful women, glop on a stick, parisees squares, Klingon opera, Andorian Sweet Breads... 

Dislikes: Orions, bureaucracy, Romulan Sitar Ballads 

Quirks: Likes to hang upside down from the quantum converter in the engine room while quoting Ferengi Interest Calculations 

and listening to Klingon Opera... 

Hobbies/Interests: Beautiful women, parisees squares, Klingon opera, Buddhist sand art.... 

Ambitions: to one day have his own privateer vessels and give space tours to wealthy Federation citizens 

Education: 

Starfleet Academy School of Engineering 

* Warp Field Theory 

* Subspace Reactor Management 

* Space Frame Design 

Vulcan Academy of Science 

* Temporal Mechanics 

* Subspace Flux Dynamics 

* Xenoarchaeology 

Empirucus Romulus Academy of Engineering 

* Quantum Mechanics 

* Military History 

* Centurion Academy 

Promotion History: 

1 year Starfleet cadet 2 year Spaceman 1st class 

1 year Uhlan 2 years Centurion 

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Service Record: 

2 years aboard the Federation trainer ship Xerxes 2 years Engineer apprenticeship on the spaceline Britannia 

3 years on the Romulan ship Delania 3 months on the ship Resolute 

Personal History and Origin: Jentala was born to middle class parents on the Ferkan homeworld of Telmank. His father 

was a manager of a government power generating plant when there was a catastrophic meltdown and his father was severely 

injured. Jentala was forced to go to work as a Diplomatic aide to the Federation ambassador to Telmank. Due to 

his excellent work as an aide for two years the ambassador offered him a spot in Starfleet Academy, which his parents 

urged him to take. Jentala served with excellence in his two years at the Starfleet Academy, but dropped out due to the 

fact he was upset with the Federation's policies of not giving aide to the Ferkan government in their time of need. Jentala 

then spent 2 years as an Engineers apprentice on the passenger spaceliner Britannia. He was urged by the captain and 

the chief engineer of the ship to attend Vulcan Academy of Science for further study in engineering. Jentala attended the 

VAS for 3 years but found that the Vulcan's were too "stuffy", and he decided to move on. He wondered about for about a 

year before he was recruited by a Romulan Tal-Shiar operative on the Risa colony. Due to the fact that she was the most 

gorgeous woman he had beheld, he soon found his way to Empirucus Romulus Academy. After three years of study he 

served a year as an Uhlan aboard the Delania as Engineers mate, then two years as a Centurion as Assistant Engineer. 

He was then transferred to the Resolute, where he still serves today.

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Maquis Wedding 

James Doane & Christina Runewicz 

September 13, 2003 

Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Doane! 

BADLANDS


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Must-Haves For Your Star Trek Wedding 

• Four pips on the officiator. 

• Lirpas, for the people who know why these two may not be wed. 

• A prenuptial agreement that children won't be named "Wesley", "Naomi", "Icheb," or 

any name on B'Elanna's baby list. 

• A copy of Men are from Q'nos, Women are from Trill 

• A guide to dealing with alien in-laws 

• Health/Accident insurance with optional "Klingon sex" rider 

• A bachelor/bachelorette party thrown by a Talaxian several weeks before the wedding. 

• Guests from a minimum of four planets other than Terra, preferably from more than 

one quadrant. 

• A red-alert scattering field (which also disrupts cell phones and beepers). 

• DNA, chroniton, and quantum-level scans to make sure your intended is exactly who s/ 

he/it claims to be, from the right universe and the right timestream. 

• Fully paid life insurance premiums, especially if someone in the wedding wears a red 

shirt to work. 

• Personalized vows which include the lines, "Will you assimilate this life form, in carbon, 

silicon, or photon; in space and planetside; in gravity and in zero-gee; for starship, 

freighter, or shuttlecraft; for promotion or demotion; in reruns and in syndication; until 

low ratings do you part?" 

• A Klingon attendant whose sole function is to march over to anyone who pipes up during 

the "if anyone objects to this union" part of the ceremony, rip out his/her/its tongue, 

and wear it as a belt. 

• A money-back guarantee if your intended is an ensign and dies within thirty days of the 

wedding. Not applicable to the future spouse(s) of Harry Kim, since he's recyclable. 

• A Trill at the reception. (Guaranteed to liven up the party.) 

• A Borg bouncer. 

• Romulan ale, kanar, bloodwine, and Saurian brandy; but a Ferengi bartender. (Open 

bars are expensive.) 

• Designated shuttlecraft pilots, to make sure everyone gets home from the party. 

• Subcutaneous alcohol inhibitor for certain in-laws. 

• A best-man speech written by a Vulcan (to avoid the stupid "May all your ups and 

downs be between the sheets" kinds of jokes). 

• A court order forbidding the use of leola root in any consumable substance. 

• Lead-free Lobi crystal flutes for the champagne toast. 

• Guidance and tracking system for the bouquet and garter tosses. 

• A DJ who will play "The Time Warp”, but not "The Chicken Dance”. 

• A changing room for the newlyweds to shuck the dress uniforms and slip on the cozy 

and stylish neutrally colored unitards everyone seems to prefer for off-duty wear.

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It’s been a long summer 

waiting for Enterprise to 

return, but tonight the 

wait finally ended. I 

went into this episode 

with what I called 

“cautious optimism” in 

the review I wrote for 

“The Expanse”, last season’s 

finale. And it is 

still too early to tell, but 

there may be justification for that optimism in the third season of Enterprise. 

BADLANDS 

“The Xindi” - Enterprise Episode Review 

by Mike Dunham - www.section31.com 

There was a lot of good in this episode, and there were also a few things that were most definitely bad. To start, 

I’ll talk about some of the good, and what review of this series would be complete without mentioning the graphics 

and special effects? The scenes with the Xindi ruling council were spectacular; you really couldn’t even tell that 

some of them were computer-generated. Those scenes are some of the best special effects I have ever seen on 

television, and that is saying a great deal considering how wonderful the special effects are every week in Enterprise. 

Also, the scenes with the shuttlepods in the fog on the surface of the mine were shot beautifully, in a way 

that greatly enhanced the sense of danger that this season is trying to convey. 

Another thing that I enjoyed in this episode was the beginnings of conflict between Reed and the MACOs. First of 

all, it will give Reed a much more substantial part than he has had in the past, which is good because he is a character 

with a great deal of potential. But beyond that, it adds a layer of conflict to the series that probably couldn’t 

be achieved with only Starfleet personnel onboard. Reed has had signs of self-confidence issues in the past, and 

having a team of military personnel onboard will almost certainly lead to feelings of confusion, bitterness, and possibly 

eventually betrayal on the part of Reed. I look forward to this aspect of the season; it should prove to be very 

interesting. 

Now, the “breast scene,” as I like to call it. I’m sure you know what I mean, but just to clarify, I’m talking about the 

scene where T’Pol starts to help Trip sleep by teaching him Vulcan neural pressure, and ends up with her top off. 

I have to admit, when I saw a glimpse of a topless T’Pol in the trailer, I was not happy at all. But after watching it, I 

just don’t think it was all that bad. It was quite unnecessary, the scene could have been just as effective without it, 

but it just wasn’t all that bad, they didn’t dwell on it or make it seem outrageous like they often did with the decon 

chamber scenes, it just felt natural. In fact, the entire scene felt natural, and very well done. Speaking from a 

purely platonic point of view, Trip and T’Pol have a great on-screen chemistry. They work well together, the two 

characters enhance each other, and there is a bantering-type relationship between the two of them that, at times 

during this scene, reminded me of Spock and McCoy. I’m still a little bit worried they will try to make this relationship 

into more than they should, and might try to push it beyond the natural evolution it should take, but at least for 

this one episode, I enjoyed it, and I think it was well-written and acted. 

One other thing that I really liked about this episode was the sense of mystery and danger present in the Expanse. 

At the end of the episode, they have no idea what to make of the destroyed planet, and the scene in Cargo Bay 2 

suggests that there are all sorts of danger waiting for them as they continue on their mission. It should prove to be 

very interesting. 

The producers said they were going to change Archer’s character this year, and it is already evident in this episode. 

It was evident in one of the first scenes, when he yelled at Reed about no longer having the “luxury of being 

safe or cautious”. It was evident when he expressed no scientific curiosity at all for the anomaly in cargo bay 2, 

just annoyance and irritation. And it was evident when he didn’t even give a second thought to giving the leader of 

the mine the platinum. He didn’t seem to care at all what he wanted it for; he just did it because he was willing to 

do almost anything to get access to the Xindi. I realize that it is too early to make a judgment about the new and 

improved Archer, but at least so far I’m not impressed. This was the one aspect of the episode that felt very 

forced to me. I’ve been saying all along that Archer needs to find his voice a bit more, he needs to step up and be 

a Captain. And it felt like he was starting to do that in the second half of last season, but still not enough, so I was 

excited to hear that his character would be changing more this season. But it needs to feel natural, like this is how 

the character really would behave, and it doesn’t yet feel that way with Archer. He is almost too bitter, too angry,


to the point of being unrealistic. Hopefully that will improve as the season goes on, because at least right now I’m not 

happy with the character. 

I was also extremely disappointed with the amount of material given to Hoshi and Mayweather. This is a problem that 

has existed right from the very start, and will only get worse as more recurring characters are introduced in the form of 

the MACOs. The writers either need to give the more material, or just write them off the show. 

One last thing before I end this review. I hate the new opening, even more than I hated the old one. I don’t feel as 

though a pop song belongs in the opening credits to a Star Trek series at all, and this new remix of “Faith of the Heart” 

sounds even more “poppish” than the old. I understand what they were trying to do, they wanted a more upbeat version 

of the song to go with a more upbeat, quicker-paced season. But it just sounds worse in my opinion. 

Bottom Line: It was a good episode, but not great. The fact that this review hasn’t really mentioned the main story at 

all, I think, is indicative of the one problem with that story – it was forgettable. There were some nice storylines set up 

in this episode, there was good acting, good writing, and excellent special effects, but the story itself, while not actually 

being bad in any way, wasn’t something to remember. There is an immense amount of potential that this series has 

built up, but they now need to actually start writing episodes that follow through with that potential instead of always 

just building it more and more. All the potential in the world means nothing if it isn’t developed. And the potential to be 

a great series IS there. 

Grade: B 

Interview with Scott Bakula 

"There are great changes in my character, but I believe we were starting to see the seeds 

of that in the last five or six episodes last year," Scott Bakula said in a chat with fans. 

The chat with StarTrek.com, transcribed at the Scott Bakula Fan Forum, reveals some of 

Bakula's offscreen hobbies and interests as well as his hopes for next season and his 

desire to do a musical over hiatus. 

Though he said that Jonathan Archer would not become vengeful this season in the 

wake of the Xindi attack, Bakula said that the captain would become "more focused, 

more driven, less willing to compromise." 

"There's a great sense of purpose that surrounds the whole show right now," he added. 

"It's very energized and very exciting." 

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In terms of Archer's relationship with Trip Tucker, Bakula said, "I see us continuing as 

friends, I think in all friendships you hit rocky spots and it's the strength of the friendship, really, comes out of how you 

deal with the tough times. Obviously I was upset with the choices he made in the 'Cogenitor' episode but we all had to 

move on." 

Bakula labeled himself a fan of the history of flight and the space program, "especially if it's a space program that can 

proceed in a peaceful fashion, i.e. keeping weapons out of space." 

He noted that executive producers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga had been open to pitches and ideas for his character, 

though he complained, "Doesn't look like Captain Archer will ever get laid in space. And I'm okay with that, I just 

plan on taking it out on the Xindi." 

Bakula named Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV: First Contact and "the whale movie" as his favorite Trek 

feature films. He said that seeing his action figure in stores makes him laugh. 

To learn about Bakula's former aspirations to become a professional athlete, his plans for Enterprise: The Musical and 

why he calls "Lord Dominic Keating" a "tyrant" for wanting to direct, see the full transcript at http://pub64.ezboard.com/ 

fscottbakulafanforumfrm1.showMessage?topicID=3500.topic.


The Lost Era 

There is a new six-volume series of novels spanning the seventy-year period between Captain Kirk's disappearance 

aboard the Enterprise-B in Star Trek Generations, and the beginning of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Collectively 

entitled THE LOST ERA, this book series will chronicle the adventures of known characters and the unfolding of some 

of the historical events established during this period. Readers can look forward novels focusing on the Starship Excelsior, 

the Enterprise-B, the Enterprise-C, and the latter-day adventures of several Original Series characters as well as 

early adventures in the lives of TNG/DS9/VGR-era characters. 

Like 2001's SECTION 31 series, THE LOST ERA will be comprised of standalone novels--giving readers the option to 

read as many or as few of the stories as they choose, in any order, while at the same time collectively offering an historical 

tapestry of this largely unknown period of Star Trek history. 

The Lost Era: The Sundered 

by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin - August, 2003 

THE YEAR IS 2298 - Five years after the presumed death of Captain James T. Kirk, the USS Excelsior, 

commanded by Captain Hikaru Sulu, is at the forefront of exploration, diplomacy, and the defense 

of the Federation. 

Unprecedented peace talks with the violently xenophobic Tholian Assembly trigger a deadly confrontation 

aboard the Excelsior. Now Sulu and his crew--including Chekov, Rand, Chapel, Tuvok, 

and Akaar--are thrust into an unexpected conflict between the Tholians and a mysterious new enemy, 

the Neyel... whose origins, if revealed, could lead to war with Earth itself. 

As the Tholians weave a web of vengeance, the Excelsior is flung beyond the galaxy to discover the 

hidden truth about the alien Neyel, forcing Sulu to question where his responsibilities lie--with the fragile peace he must 

preserve, or with the victims of his own world's tragic past. 

The Lost Era: Serpents Among the Ruins 

by David R. George III - September, 2003 

THE YEAR IS 2311 - It is a year of infamy, a year that later generations will remember as one that 

altered the course of history at the cost of thousands of lives. It is the year of the Tomed Incident, 

and its tale can at last be told. 

In the midst of escalating political tensions among the Klingons, the Romulans, and the Federation, 

Starfleet goes forward with the inaugural flight of Universe, a prototype starship that promises to 

revolutionize space exploration. But the Universe experiment results in disaster, ravaging a region of 

space dangerously close to the Romulan Star Empire, apparently confirming suspicions that the 

Federation has begun testing a weapon of mass destruction. 

As the military buildup accelerates on both sides of the Neutral Zone, Captain John Harriman of the Federation flagship 

USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-B, is fated for a final confrontation with his oldest enemy at a flashpoint in history--with the 

Beta Quadrant one wrong move from the outbreak of total war. 

The Lost Era: The Art of the Impossible 

by Keith R.A. DeCandido - October, 2003 

THE YEARS ARE 2328-2346 - To the Cardassians, it is a point of pride. To the Klingons, a matter of 

honor. But the eighteen-year cold war between these two empires--euphemistically remembered in 

later years as the Betreka Nebula "Incident"--creates a vortex of politics, diplomacy, and counterintelligence 

that will define the age, and shape the future. 

What begins as a discovery that would enable the Klingon Empire to reclaim a lost piece of its past 

becomes a prolonged struggle with the rapidly expanding Cardassian Union, which has claimed dominion 

over a region of space that the Klingons hold sacred. Enter the Federation, whose desire to 

preserve interstellar stability leads Ambassador Curzon Dax to broker a controversial and tenuous 

peace--one that is not without opponents, including Lieutenant Elias Vaughn of Starfleet special ops. 

But there are wheels within wheels to the drama unfolding in the Betreka Nebula. Within the shadowy rooms of the Cardassian 

Obsidian Order, Klingon Imperial Intelligence, and even the Romulan Tal Shiar, secret scales are being balanced--and 

for every gain made for the sake of peace, there will come a loss.


The Lost Era: Well of Souls 

by Ilsa J. Bick - November, 2003 

THE YEAR IS 2336 - For twelve years, she was captain of the Federation's flagship. But while her 

exploits as commander of the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-C are legend, little has been revealed 

about Rachel Garrett, her vessel, or the unusual men and women of her crew. Until now. 

When the archaeological find of the decade offers possible hints about an earlier Cardassian civilization, 

it attracts not merely those seeking to quench their thirst for knowledge, but parties with far 

less noble interests. Among the latter is the Asfar Qatala, a notorious criminal cartel with a disturbing 

connection to one of the Enterprise's highest-ranking officers. Now Captain Garrett and her crew 

are swept into a maelstrom of kidnapping, extortion and murder--as well as a desperate, secret 

struggle between the Qatala and its chief rival, the Orion Syndicate. 

And beneath the surface of the frozen world on which the proto-Cardassian discovery was made, another drama is 

playing out that will force Garrett to make the most difficult decision of her career... amid ruins reputed to link the living 

with the ancient dead. 

The Lost Era: Deny Thy Father 

by Jeff Mariotte - December, 2003 

THE YEARS ARE 2355-2357 - Two men. Both defined by the personal tragedy that drove them 

apart. Both driven by their desire to serve, and their devotion to duty. Both haunted by the past, and 

uncertain of the future.... And both unable to reach across the chasm that separates father and son. 

In the wake of the Tholian attack that nearly cost him his life, civilian strategic consultant Kyle Riker 

becomes the target on an apparent conspiracy within Starfleet Command, forcing him off Earth and 

beyond Federation territory to defeat the attempts on his life. But danger is never far off, even on a 

backwater world where Kyle's very name brings the promise of death. 

At the same time, the Starfleet career of Kyle's estranged son William Riker is underway in earnest, 

from his turbulent formative years at the Academy to his first perilous missions as an ensign aboard the Starship Pegasus. 

And even as Kyle searches for the truth behind the events that have made him a fugitive, Will is pursued as well-by 

a family legacy he fears he will never escape. 

The Lost Era: Catalyst of Sorrows 

by Margaret Wander Bonanno - January, 2004 

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THE YEAR IS 2360 - She was trained to be a killing machine. Abandoned as a child, without home 

or family, past or future, Zetha survived only by her own cunning in the back alleys of Romulus before 

being taken by the Tal Shiar and remade into one of its deadliest weapons. But Zetha is about 

to undertake a mission unlike any in her experience. 

The mysterious return of a virulent scourge thought to be long extinct threatens devastation on a 

scale almost too horrific to contemplate. Zetha's only hope of stopping it is across the Neutral Zoneamong 

the enemies of Romulus. Now Admiral Uhura, centenarian chief of Starfleet Intelligence, 

must decide what to do with the knowledge Zetha has risked her life to bring to her. In order to stop 

the spread of the disease that is already ravaging the Romulan Empire, Uhura must assign a handpicked 

team of Starfleet officers to covertly trace the contagion to its source-and do whatever is necessary to contain it. 

But the world awaiting Lieutenant Benjamin Sisko, Lieutenant Tuvok, Dr. Selar and Zetha herself is a hot zone of secrets, 

deceptions and subtle machinations, revealing an imminent holocaust beyond anything the away team expected, 

or what they could hope to combat.

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BADLANDS 

Art Imitates Life...Imitates Art? 

by ADM Robert J McCoy, MD (aka Rob Johnson, Fire-Medic) 

I remember many instances in the fire service when my Battalion Chief would tease us about watching 

the TV show ER while on duty. We would always get away with watching it by replying: "It's 

Training, Sir!! Medic Training!!” Actually, ER has excellent medical advisors and although the techniques 

are always "accelerated" to make it fit into the 1 Hr time slot, they are very accurate. Every 

once in a while, you see some very strange techniques used to overcome very strange problems... 

I'm here to say that my hours of watching ER paid off this summer. 

This summer I'm working in the office of a CT campground. One morning, an Arts & Crafts teacher 

came in with a young girl saying that the girl had something stuck in her ear. Being one of the campground's 

2 medically trained employees, people always come to us before calling 911. 

After visualizing the ear canal, I found that the object was a necklace bead tucked very snug into the 

ear. Although it was within reach of standard tweezers, it was too slick to get a grip on it without 

causing pain to the girl. After a few idle attempts to rotate the bead to where I could get a grip on the 

string hole that runs through it, the CD-ROM inside my head accessed an old ER episode with a 

similar situation! 

I received some really strange looks from the staff (and the girl's mom) when I asked for a Q-Tip and 

Super Glue. I figured it was worth a shot & it worked... I put a drop of Super Glue on the Q-Tip, 

carefully touched the Q-Tip to the bead (without making contact with the ear canal), waited a few 

seconds for the glue to dry, and hey! It really worked! I was able to extract the bead without causing 

more discomfort (or injury) to the child. 

Thank you, Mark Green (aka Anthony Edwards... aka "Goose" from Top Gun) & the staff of ER, for 

all your years of interesting and entertaining solutions. 

Is life the key to new tech? 

By Nick Easen for CNN 

Years have been spent trying to crack life's genetic code with high-powered computers. Now scientists 

are looking at things from the opposite angle, and are harnessing life itself to generate a new 

strain of computer devices. Unleashing the activity and properties of DNA -- life's basic building block - 

- as well as biologically-inspired computing, could soon form the basis of new devices. "DNA computing 

has the potential to perform trillions of calculations at once," Peter Bentley from University College 

London, told CNN. "Life is massively more powerful, and able to compute far more than anything we 

have created," says Bentley. 

Although the convergence of biology and technology is in its nascent stages, it is increasingly regarded 

as the next frontier for science, with potentially endless commercial possibilities. Scientists have already 

been trying to find ways of getting DNA -- the information-rich code in every living cell -- to calculate 

the way conventional computers do. 

Recently the first game-playing bio-molecular device was revealed -- an enzyme-powered tic-tac-toe 

machine, which could not be beaten. Here organic building blocks act identically to digital logic circuits 

that we see in everyday electronic computers. In February of this year the smallest biological comput-


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ing device was announced -- a microliter of salt solution containing three trillion self-contained DNA 

computing devices. It would have had the capacity to perform 66 billion operations per second. 

Their size, and the ease by which DNA computers could interface with living material, may make them an ideal for 

use in medicine. "The ultimate application would be a 'doctor in a cell,' where a bio-molecular computer operates in 

the body," Udi Shapiro of the Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science told CNN. 

"It would diagnose the disease by analyzing the data available in its biochemical environment, e.g. the tissue or 

organ in which it resides, and cure it by synthesizing and delivering the appropriate drug molecules," adds Shapiro, 

who's team made the world's smallest biological computing device. 

But at present, DNA computers are little more than experimental toys, their power is on par with that of pocket calculators, 

and there is also no real life application in the market place. And Shapiro believes that for DNA computers 

to be successful, they would have to go beyond one single application. "Like conventional computers, DNA 

computing would need to be flexible and useful for a million different things," he said. 

Scientists' caution that carbon-based or organic computers are unlikely to outdo their silicon-cen 

tered cousins, or microchips, anytime soon. "I do not believe that any of the current (biological) technologies will 

ever be able to compete with silicon in serious computational problems," Milan Stojanovic, of Columbia University 

told CNN. "However, in the control of biological processes, biological computing has its place," adds Stojanovic, 

who designed the enzyme-powered tic-tac-toe machine. 

Interfacing biology with silicon computers and getting neurons -- or nerve endings -- and cells to talk to chips 

maybe the most practical application, but at this stage the main stumbling block for bio-molecular computers is their 

production. Currently there is a huge gap in the construction of hardware for the semiconductor and the biotechnology 

industry. 

An advance in bio-molecular computers must await a breakthrough in designer enzymes, but this 

maybe a decade or more away, according to scientists. "We have many ideas for designing biomolecular 

computers, but current biotechnology has no way of producing them," says Shapiro. 

Grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) have been 

forthcoming for this kind of work. NASA, notes Stojanovic, is also interested in futuristic approaches that could be 

used to follow astronauts' health on long space flights. 

In the future there may also be a market for biologically-inspired computers. Although the science involved sounds 

similar to bio-molecular computing, they do not rely on real live DNA or any form of life to perform calculations. Instead 

the technology analyzes how biology computes, and makes computers think in the same way. By studying 

biological phenomena such as brains, swarming insects, evolution and immune systems, scientists are able to 

make computers do the same sorts of things.


Question: Have you ever wanted to be a pilot? 

With modern computers, direct 3d video, and force-feedback joysticks, the experience of flying a virtual aircraft is 

closer to the real thing than ever, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: “A Century of Flight” is once again on the 

leading edge of bringing the experience of flight to one’s desktop. 

One can even take flying lessons from veteran instructor Rod Machado, get tips from John and Martha King of King 

Schools, and explore the first century of powered flight with Flying magazine editor Lane Wallace. 

Based on the successful FS2002 engine, FS2004 highlights a number of historically significant aircraft, from the 

1903 Wright Flyer to the modern 747-400. And, since it’s compatible with FS2002 pro edition, new aircraft can be 

imported and flown. With a good graphics program, one can even repaint an airplane, such as this Beechcraft 

Starship: 

There is even a multiplayer mode, 

where pilots can fly formations and 

even form virtual airlines or air 

forces. 

So what does this have to do with 

the Maquis? Not a whole lot, I admit, 

but with a little imagination and 

some planning, virtual flights can be 

integrated into Maquis simulations. 

That is the mission of the Maquis 

Squadron, a new Virtual Air Force 

now being organized. 

For instance, you have a situation 

where you need to move cargo out 

of Maquis Headquarters. In 

FS2004, a Boeing C-17 from Cleveland 

Hopkins International Airport 

(the closest major airport to FAdm. 

Davis’ home) is the functional 

equivalent:


Or say you need to move several hundred people to Risa. A 747-400 to Tahiti ought to fit the part: 

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Want to simulate being based at a backwater colony? Just pick a small airport (such as Jamestown/Chautauqua 

County, my home field), and a correspondingly small plane: 

Of course, just flying from place to place isn’t all that can be done. With the multiplayer capabilities of FS2004, virtual 

airshows are possible, with a dozen pilots all flying together. 

And with GMAX, new planes can be designed and built, making it possible to fly airplanes that have been seen only 

in fiction: 

Airwolf: 

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An X-Wing from Star Wars: 

The Hammerhead fighter from Space: Above and Beyond: 

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And even the classic Enterprise (albeit with the flight characteristics of a 737): 

It also means that such craft as the Maquis Raider, type 9 and 11 shuttlecraft, the captain’s yacht, and even the 

Danube-class runabout can be made (though, like the Enterprise, they’ll be given flight characteristics of presentday 

aircraft). Unfortunately, I, personally, am all thumbs when it comes to the GMAX interface (which is a lite version 

of 3D Studio MAX)… 

Of course, FS2004 isn’t just about flying new aircraft. Default aircraft include: 

HISTORICAL 

* Wright Flyer #1 

* The Curtiss JN-4D “Jenny” 

* Vickers F.B.27A Vimy 

* Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" 

* Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor 

* Lockheed Model 5B Vega 

* Douglas DC-3 

* deHavilland DH-88 "Comet" 

* Piper J-3C-65 "Cub" 

More information about these aircraft and FS2004 can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulator/ 

And with its commonality with FS2002 Pro edition, most aircraft made for FS2002 will work in FS2004, making it 

possible to fly nearly every airplane ever made (and many that never were or have yet to be). 

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: “A Century of Flight” is priced between $50-60 (US version) or £40-50 (UK version) 

Maquis-specific files (including the aircraft shown above) will be made available as soon as webspace can be secured. 

If you’d like more information on the Maquis Squadron and its activities, email me at jharris10@stny.rr.com. 

COMM John Harris 

Dean, College ofAviation 


MODERN 

* Beechcraft Baron 58 

* Beechcraft King Air 350 

* Bell 206B Jetranger III 

* Boeing 737-400 

* Boeing 747-400 

* Boeing 777-300 

* Cessna Skyhawk SP Model 172 

* Cessna Skylane Model 182S 

* Cessna Caravan C208 Amphibian 

* Cessna Grand Caravan C208B 

* Extra 300S Aerobatics Aircraft 

* Bombardier Learjet 45 

* Mooney M20M "Bravo" 

* Schweizer SGS 2-32 Glider


DOVER DATES ARE LOCKED IN!!! 

Fwd by BGN Lenice Y. Dixon Johnson 

HEY EVERYBODY! Good news coming your way. Jon and I had a meeting with Erik Haines, General Manager of 

the Holiday Inn in New Philadelphia today and we think we have come out of that meeting with some very good 

news. So good in fact, we were able to negotiate a 3 year contract with them for Camp Dover. Yes, that's right, I 

said 3 year contract. Here's what we got..... 

Dover 2004 will be held on March 26-28 at the Holiday Inn with a room rate of $64.00 plus tax. We couldn't get the 

dates we wanted in April for 2004, but we sure got our original April dates 

for 2005 and 2006 (our 15th anniversary) The March dates are the last weekend in March. 

IMPORTANT: the Holiday Inn will begin accepting reservations for Camp Dover, 2004 beginning on October 6, 

2003. DO NOT CALL before October 6th. 

Some more good news....Erik Haines of the Holiday has offered us a room rate of $70.00 plus tax for the years 

2005 and 2006. These rates will be "locked in" as part of our 3 year contract with the Holiday Inn. Even if the Holiday 

Inn changes general managers, our rates will still be enforced. They will be bound by contract to give them to 

us. ALSO....and are you ready for this?.....the dates for Dover 2005 will be... APRIL 29-30 AND 

MAY 1st. The dates for Dover 2006 will be April 28-30. 

We will have our original dates for Camp Dover in 2005 and 2006. Jon and I and the rest of the Dover committee 

feel that the March dates in 2004 are acceptable and better than what we had this year. These dates don't conflict 

with any holidays or other major cons that we know of. We are asking that you bear with us for one more year before 

we return to our original dates. I feel the sacrifice is worth the wait. 

For Dover 2004 the Banquet will be limited to the first 200 that purchases banquet tickets. The reason for this is 

quite simple....I plan on using one of the banquet rooms for the Dealer's Room. NO MORE CLOSETS!!! It's time 

to expand the Dealers Room and let them enjoy some of the "breathing space" most of us have enjoyed in the 

past. 

We are still negotiating for the swimming pool to remain open all night so our security team can benefit from its use 

after hours. We may not get it, but we have been assured it will be addressed 

with the Holiday Inn's owner. We should have our contract ready for signatures in a week. 

Dover 2004: March 26-28, 2004. Place: Holiday Inn, New Philadelphia, Ohio. 

Reservations: (after 10/6/03) 330/339/7731 Room rates: $64.00 plus tax 

Dover 2005: April 29 and 30/May 1 st Place: Holiday Inn, New Philadelphia, Ohio 

Room Rates: $70.00 plus tax 

Dover 2006: April 28-30, 2006 Place: Holiday Inn, New Philadelphia, Ohio 

Room Rates: $70.00 plus tax 

Holiday Inn can accept reservations for 2005 and 2006 two (2) weeks after the end of the current con. Most hotels 

are set up on a 50 week basis for room reservations. 

I hope we have done well and our efforts to secure good dates and a good hotel have been satisfactorily met for all 

delegates who have attended Camp Dover in the past. I am very happy to report this to you, the delegates of Camp 

Dover, and I am satisfied with what I have managed to secure from the Holiday Inn. I look forward to seeing you all 

in 2004, our 13th year. 

Joe Manning 

PS: Those of you who were married at Dover would always celebrate your wedding anniversary with all of us no 

matter what dates Camp Dover might fall on, for it was here that you married surrounded by your friends and all of 

us. The actual date of your wedding varied by year attended but is a date that you and your wife should celebrate 

privately.

Maquis Forces International 

9496 Madison Lane 

North Royalton, OH 44133 

We’re on the web! 

www.maquis.com 

Maquis Gras 2003 will be M.G. Light -- the Party!!! 

October 11, 2003 in Valparaiso, Indiana 

We're taking a "seventh-inning stretch" to bring you a Maquis Gras that is 

"Less Expensive!" & "Great Fun!" 

So join us for a Pizza Party, Birthday Party, Pool Party, and more! 

http://www.maquis.com/mfa/gras1.htm

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