Happy New Year! We are looking forward to 1996 becoming one of the most memorable for
the Battalion. Already we have had the great once-in-a-lifetime experience of marching in
the State Centennial Parade. (See separate article.) It was a thrill to have more than 60
men in uniform, marching in step behind our own color guard! Let's really add to our ranks
this year and do all .we can to hold the original Battalion "in honorable
remembrance." Many of us will be joining the California South Division for their
Battalion Day celebration in Old Town, San Diego, January 27. We encourage all to attend,
and definitely we should ALL plan to be there in January, 1997, to commemorate the arrival
of the Battalion in San Diego in January, 1847. Companies, let's start planning now. To
all of you, may this be a prosperous year for you and the Battalion. Please give your
fullest support to all Battalion activities this year; great personal rewards will be
received by all.