May
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Annual Spring US ARMY and US NAVAL SERVICE ROTC
Commissioning Ceremony
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| Old Dominion University Ted Constant Convocation
Center was the site for the Annual Spring US ARMY and US NAVAL SERVICE
ROTC Commission Ceremony, held on Friday 10 MAY 2013. The Naval Service
ROTC Unit commissioned 50 Ensigns in the Navy and eight Second Lieutenants
in the United States Marine Corps. Seventeen Second Lieutenants in
the US Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserves were also commissioned.
MOAA Hampton Roads Chapter President Colonel Jim Edge, USA (Ret),rt.
and Board of Director Captain Mike "Breeze" Barea, USN (Ret), left.
pictured in the center of an impromptu photo, awarded each newly commissioned
officer a set of Gold Bars. The photo was taken by Ensign Andrew Heckel,
USN |
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17 May Luncheon
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| Returning members, left to right, CAPT
Cameron Lowe, USN (DC) Ret., CAPT Ralph Nettelhorst, USN(DC)
Ret., Karin Barrett, and LCDR Jeff Barrett, USN-Ret.
Welcome back to members who have not attended for a while. |
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Luncheon Speaker
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| Chapter President presents the Jefferson
Cup to our guest speaker Thelma Drake. Thelma is the Director
of Virginia’s Department of Rail and Public Transportation, DRPT. |
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Virginia Council of Chapters, MOAA conducts 28th
Congressional Appreciation Luncheon
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| Shown above are HRCMOAA members who attended
the luncheon at the Capitol Hill Club on 21 May 2013. From the left,
CDR
Don Buzard, USN (Ret), COL Jim Edge, USA (Ret),
CDR Bert
Ortiz, USN (Ret), and CAPT Jim Jones, USN (Ret). |
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Memorial Day Celebrations in Virginia Beach
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| The HRCMOAA participated in the Memorial
Day observances at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial in Virginia Beach.
This observance was presented by the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Veterans Committee.
Shown above presenting the HRCMOAA wreath, are COL Jim Smith, USA-Ret
and CAPT Jim Jones, USN-Ret. |
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Memorial Day Celebrations in Chesapeake
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| The HRCMOAA also participated in the Memorial
Day observance in Chesapeake Virginia at the Veterans Memorial located
in front of City Hall. Shown below, presenting the wreath at the
Chesapeake Veterans Memorial, are CDR Matt Krakower, USN-Ret and
CDR
Bert Ortiz, USN-Ret. |
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