On MAY 13th, the Tampa Chapter met at Mad Dog's in South Tampa to hear Bob Silah speak during a luncheon Thanks all that were able to make it on WED.
Thanks to Bob Silah, Navy League Florida State President, North; and MOAA 1st Vice President for giving a great talk about the Navy League and the Military Officers Association of America. We presented him a shirt for being our distinguished spearker!
Bob reported that for only $33 a year, and $15 a year respectively for each organization - it will keep you linked up with all the right periodicals and communications into the Navy and Navy/USMC issues, as well as communications for interesting speakers and lots of other benefits! Next month - JUN 10th - MOAA is having a the USF President speaking at MacDill AFB O-Club at 1130. Even if you are not that active in those issues now - it is interesting reading/networking opportunities, and as you get more time based on your schedules you never know when the info comes in handy!
Link for Tampa Navy League is: Great Pictures of Appointed 2007 - click on link for more pics as well (Check out the pictures from the Navy League Dinner on the 21st here!)
National MOAA - http://www.moaa.org/
Tampa MOAA - http://www.moaatampa.com/ (you can check out Bob Silah's picture here!)
Other items covered:
* Dinner this WED for the Navy League (Recap below the pictures below!) (Hey - you can sign up if you are there, however you are all invited regardless!) to see USNA Appointments for the class of '07 and NROTC be honored. You should e-mail swituns1@tampabay.rr.com ASAP (his deadline is Monday May 19th) and the dinner is at The Radisson Riverwalk Hotel, 200 N. Ashley Drive; 6:15 pm – Cocktails; 7:00 pm – Dinner (Your choice of Seared Salmon, Chicken Marsala or Grilled Steak).
* Discussed Ships coming into town from OCT 10-14th with the Navy League -- some great opportunities to work together and plug into their event.
* Discussed Navy Ball on OCT 11th put on by the Navy League.
* Discussed our next and upcoming events. Next formal one is SEP 19th with Golfing, but looking at Pre-Season Bucs game in late AUG as well as some other things.
* Presented Tom Dabney '36 with a special USNA Bottle of wine to honor his 90th Birthday - Congrats Tom!
* Lastly - Wilton mentioned that he was sorry we did not get the discount into each individual bill. It is actually my fault as we should have discussed it ahead of time. Instead he added up the amount from all the lunches and gave us a 15% amount to our alumni funds! Next monthly meeting might be free drinks! Thanks Wilton and Rick Craig '77.
Anyway - below is the list of folks that were able to make it! Great and Diverse turnout! Doing a little statistical analisys - '61 - 3 folks attended; '90 - 2 folks, '69 - 2 folks, '77 - 2 folks, and the rest of the classes had 1 person! That is pretty diverse! 90's - 5; 80's - 5, 70's - 5, 60's - 8, 50's - 2, 30's - 1 and 2 guests! (27 total folks I think!) Two shirts bought from stock as well ($28 each) Also - I will try to get pictures out shortly. V/R - Steve '87
Harris Halverson '90 (and guest John Alder), RAdm LeRoy Collins '56, Joseph Wiendl '93, Miller Detrick '63, Gary Polansky '69, Steve Swift '87, JO Johnson '90, George Gordon '69, BGen Tom Draude '62, Stanley Gray '77, Carrie Dyer '82, Mac Clark '71, Carl Newman '89, Hank Reeves '83 (all the way from Pensacola on his 2 week Active Duty Training!), Laura Tillinghast '97, John Sarao '76, Wally Guthrie '61 (came later), RADM Charlie Hunter '54, Mel Long '61, Curt Wold '88, Lillian & Tom Dabney '36, Buck Collins '71, Dick Advany '61, Cris de Mier '91, Warren Hahn '60, John Kamen '77, Carl Neimann '89, and guest John Alder, Laura Tillinghast '97, Buck Collins '71, Bob Silah Speaking, Dick Ardavany '61, Mel Long '61, Warren Hahn '60, George Gordon '69
Dick Ardavany '61 - Mel Long '61 - Curt Wold '88 - Detrick Miller '63 - Cris de Mier '91
Bob Silah speaking to the group
For the Navy League Dinner on May 21st - we observed 6 incoming midshipman for the class of 2007/2008
Good to see all you USNA Alumni at the Navy League dinner honoring the incoming classes for USNA (and Coast Guard/Merchant Marine and NROTC)
It was a great year for USNA from the area! 16 total appointments in the Hillsborough/Pasco/Pinellas County. 4 appointed to the class of 2007, 1 to NAPS and 1 Foundation Scholarship (3 Coasties/1 Merchant Marine/1 NROTC to USF)
At the event:
Lillian and Tom Dabney '36, Stanley Gray '77, Richard Dick '73 USF NROTC CO, John Sarao '76 USF NROTC XO, Warren Hahn '60 Tampa BGO - Team Leader, Steve Swift '87, Pat Brennan '61,
Brett Ayotte '78 (not sure if he made it) LeRoy Collins '56 (signed up but unfortunately had another commitment)
Great job all! ***************************************
