Defense Language Institute Alumni Announcing the Defense Language Institute Alumni & Friends Community

April 6, 2005 -- DLI Alumni & Friends Community (DLIAFC) Membership serves as the independent facilitator to collect and distribute information about DLIFLC Alumni affairs. DLIAFC is the central forum and repository for oral histories, anecdotes, and digitized multimedia artifacts relating to the history of Defense Language

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 Institute students during their time at DLI and later throughout their careers.

While emphasizing Alumni from any branch, any era, of Defense Language

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 programs, DLI Alumni & Friends Community Membership is open to all having an interest in DLI. Anyone with a present or past affiliation with the Defense Language Institute in any capacity is welcome to submit their Community discussion profile and register with the locator database.

The mission and goals of the independent DLI Alumni & Friends Community (DLIAFC) are:
1. To collect and preserve the oral histories, anecdotes, and digitized multimedia artifacts (audio, movie clips) of DLI Alumni while at DLI and later in the field. One goal of DLIAFC is the publication of anecdotes & oral histories on a multimedia CD.
2. To act as a proponent of the Defense Language Institute as an educational institution and to support the greater DLIFLC community.
3. To collect and distribute information about DLIFLC Alumni affairs.
4. And to have fun!

While emphasizing DLI Alumni, the DLI Alumni & Friends Community is open to all, with some sections restricted to registered Members-Only.

Point of Contact:
Robert M. Focht, Interim Chairman
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Additional information available at the DLI Alumni & Friends Community homepage http://www.dliflc.org/

Additional Information About DLI Alumni & Friends Community Follows:
In November,2002 dliflc.org was established by a group of Founding Members to serve as an online 'homebase' community for Alumni of the Defense Language Institute, any incarnation.

While emphasizing DLI Alumni, the DLI Alumni & Friends Community is open to all, with some sections restricted to registered Members-Only.

One current project is a screenplay about Berlin 'Monterey Marys' by DLI Alum and professional wordsmith, Charles Deemer.

DLIAFC Member Benefits
+ Community discussion forum (multimedia).
+ Preserve your memories and oral histories of DLI and from the field.
+ Class reunion news and support.
+ Chat access, both scheduled and ad hoc.
+ BX/PX Exchange items from DLI **coming**
+ Keep up with current news in and around DLI
+ Find that special someone at the Defense Love Institute!
+ Locate classmates from your era.
+ Participate in the Library of Congress Veterans' Oral Histories project **coming**
+ Temporary & emergency email box available.
+ Subdomain and webpage space available for DLI-related groups.
+ Multi-player game(s) **coming**
+ Reference links & bookmarks.
... and whatever else you want.

If you are a DLI Grad from any era, any branch, or have an interest in DLI, please come visit and help build the DLIAFC Community - it's a "flat organization".

If you administer a group comprised primarily of DLI Grads and are looking for a new & better online home, please note DLIAFC offers subdomain webspace.

DLI Alumni & Friends Community at http://www.dliflc.org/