May 2009
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NROTC Sspring Awards Ceremony
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| The Chapter recently participated in the spring awards ceremony for
the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps of Hampton Roads. CAPT
Jim Jones presented Gold Bars to over 40 Officer Candidates, Midshipmen,
and MECEPs in a ceremony held at ODU. Shown above, Jim Jones presents
the Gold Bars and Certificate to OC Brandon Wilder, Student Naval
Aviator. Brandon attends Old Dominion University. |
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May Luncheon
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| The May luncheon was held at the NAS Oceana Officers’ Club. The
guest speaker was Captain Joe Bouchard, USN Ret. and Eighty-Third
District Delegate to the Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates.
Captain Bouchard is also a chapter member. He talked briefly about
how the House of Delegates conducts business and then spoke in some detail
about six legislative objectives for 2009 that had been adopted by the
Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations and how they
fared in the General Assembly. Four of the six objectives passed,
of which Captain Bouchard was either a co-patron or patron. The objectives
that passed were Automated System for the Electronic Preparation of Veterans’
Disability Claims, Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for
Military Children, Real Estate Tax Relief for 100% Disabled Veterans and
Homeless Veterans Study. Burial Vaults for Virginia State Veterans
Cemeteries passed in the Senate but failed in the House Appropriations
Committee. Military Family Relief Fund was never placed on the agenda
in the House Finance Committee. Captain Bouchard also spoke briefly
about the impact of offshore drilling and offshore wind farms on U.S. military
readiness and Virginia Beach. Chapter President Major Norm Crews
presented Captain Bouchard with the Jefferson Cup in recognition and appreciation
for having addressed the chapter with his very enlightening and informative
remarks. |
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