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A FIVE STAR LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE CHAPTER OF MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
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Isle of Wight, Smithfield & Franklin, Virginia, since 1983
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Presented is the Norwegian Royal Guard Regiment (equivalent to the British and Canadian Guards regiments).
YES! The 2016 Portsmouth Memorial Day Parade did in fact take place facing very questionable weather. PACMOAA was well represented with Hal Hostetler in the Tidewater Concert Band, the Ferkis, Walls, Cicirellis and Shirley Barker in two parade entry cars, with The Salute staff documenting the event. The day began with irritating intermittent showers that did not seem to dampen spirits. The parade might not meet Macy's stature, but it is obvious that all were enjoying themselves in a strong community setting. I enjoyed watching the children in the foreground family.
JULY BRUNCH WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
Great Food, Great Drinks, Great Music, Great Company
Our November dinner meeting included celebratory cutting of a United States Marine Corps 241st birthday cake with outgoing PAMOAA President COL Harold "Hal" Hostetler USA (Ret) as the honored guest. COL Charles M. Dunne, Commanding Officer, Headquarters and Support Battalion U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command addressed the gathering after the cake cutting.
The Honorable John Rowe, Mayor of Portsmouth VA, administered the oath of office in January to newly elected PACMOAA officers. John has joined PACMOAA.
Casey Shaw from the Elizabeth River Project was February guest speaker. The Elizabeth River Project is the non-profit organization leading community efforts to restore the environmental health of this great harbor river while affirming her value to our port economy.
PACMOAA member, CAPT Gordan Van Hook, USN (Ret.), gave an exciting and overview of international shipping and international pirating at our June scholarship banquet. He presented specifics about his experience with the pirating of the Norfolk based Maersk Alabama.
COL Irv Lindley, USA (Ret), Chair of the Portsmouth Mayor's Military Affairs Committee was our March guest speaker. COL Lindley, on the right, subsequently joined PACMOAA.
Our guest speaker for January was Jaime Areizaga-Soto who serves as the Deputy Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs of Virginia.
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