1 The Star Spangled Banner Chapter BALTIMORE JULY-AUGUST NEWSLETTER OUR CHAPTER WILL RECEIVE FIVE-STAR LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD! BATTLE OF BALTIMORE TOUR – A GREAT OUTING FIFTY YEARS AGO, OUR CHAPTER BEGINNINGS (Part 2) NOMINATIONS & VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR 2015-16 MAJ. GEN JOSEPH LYNCH, USAF (Ret.) of MOAA at SEPTEMBER MEETING FIVE STAR LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD For an outstanding level of performance in calendar year 2013, the Star Spangled Banner Chapter will receive MOAA’s Five Star Level of Excellence Award. A streamer with five stars for our chapter flag will be presented at the National Conference of MOAA in Arlington, VA, at the awards dinner on Monday evening, October 27, at the Pentagon Sheraton Hotel. NOMINATIONS and VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for all offices, board, and committee chairs Terms are up for all positions this year. We need to fill President, First VP, Second VP, Secretary, Treasurer, a Board Representative from each service, and committee chairs for Legislative Affairs, Personal Affairs, Veterans Transition Assistance, Membership, and ROTC Support. Raise your own hand and/or suggest nominations to COL Tom Seybold, tkseybold@hotmail; or CAPT Mike DeHaemer, [email protected]. The Nominating Committee will contact all interested parties. CHAPTER EVENT CALENDAR SEPT. 23, 2014 Tuesday, 6 p.m. Dinner meeting at Canton Dockside Restaurant, 3301 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224. Maj. Gen. Joseph Lynch, guest speaker, to present Fiftieth Anniversary Certificate. Reservations…see flyer at end of newsletter . NOV. 18, 2014 Tuesday, 6 p.m. Star Spangled Banner Chapter’s 50 th Anniversary Banquet. Guest of honor and speaker will be Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, USA (Ret.), former Chief of the National Guard Bureau, President of the Maryland Military History Museum. Find us at StarSpan.org
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The Star Spangled Banner
Chapter
BALTIMORE
JULY-AUGUST NEWSLETTER
OUR CHAPTER WILL RECEIVE FIVE-STAR LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD!
BATTLE OF BALTIMORE TOUR – A GREAT OUTING
FIFTY YEARS AGO, OUR CHAPTER BEGINNINGS (Part 2)
NOMINATIONS & VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR 2015-16
MAJ. GEN JOSEPH LYNCH, USAF (Ret.) of MOAA at SEPTEMBER MEETING
FIVE STAR LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
For an outstanding level of performance in calendar year 2013, the Star Spangled Banner Chapter
will receive MOAA’s Five Star Level of Excellence Award. A streamer with five stars for our chapter
flag will be presented at the National Conference of MOAA in Arlington, VA, at the awards dinner on
Monday evening, October 27, at the Pentagon Sheraton Hotel.
NOMINATIONS and VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for all offices, board, and committee chairs
Terms are up for all positions this year. We need to fill President, First VP, Second VP,
Secretary, Treasurer, a Board Representative from each service, and committee chairs for Legislative
Affairs, Personal Affairs, Veterans Transition Assistance, Membership, and ROTC Support. Raise your
own hand and/or suggest nominations to COL Tom Seybold, tkseybold@hotmail; or CAPT Mike
DeHaemer, [email protected]. The Nominating Committee will contact all interested parties.
CHAPTER EVENT CALENDAR
SEPT. 23, 2014 Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Dinner meeting at Canton Dockside Restaurant, 3301 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224. Maj. Gen. Joseph Lynch, guest speaker, to present Fiftieth Anniversary Certificate. Reservations…see flyer at end of newsletter.
NOV. 18, 2014 Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Star Spangled Banner Chapter’s 50th Anniversary Banquet. Guest of honor and speaker will be Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, USA (Ret.), former Chief of the National Guard Bureau, President of the Maryland Military History Museum.
Find us at StarSpan.org
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JUNE EVENT REPORT --- Tour of the Battle of Baltimore, September 12, 1814
On a delightful, sunny Saturday, June 7, members and guests of the Star Spangled Banner
Chapter and the Susquehanna Chapter spent the day in an engaging and educational tour that traced the
path of the invading British army. From the mouth of the Patapsco River at Fort Howard until the
remains of the earthworks and artillery line at Hampstead Hill, Patterson Park, our guide Glenn Williams
turned back the clock and made the events of 1814 come back to life. We learned the leaders’
personalities --- both the British officers and the Baltimore defenders. We saw the British strategy to
combine the use of their fleet and their army to destroy Baltimore, and we gained admiration for the
foresight of Baltimore’s city leaders and the willing patriotism of the citizen defenders. We had lunch at
Cactus Willy’s in Dundalk (not available to redcoats) as we went by bus visiting sites along the North
Point to Baltimore road. Many compliments were given to Glenn Williams, U.S. Army Historian from
Fort McNair, and COL Randy Everett, USA (Ret.), Chapter 2nd Vice President, who assisted in the
narrative and was the tour organizer.
Imagine 100 ships, tall sails reaching ten stories, thousands of redcoats landing.
Battle Acre in 1814 and 2014. Gaining appreciation for the defense of Baltimore by the Fifth Regiment of Maryland Militia.
Patterson Park. Left is School Children of Baltimore Memorial of 1914, commemorating the Star Spangled Banner. Center is Hampstead Hill line of defense, where British decided to withdraw.
Randy Everett and Glenn Williams enjoy presentation of bust of Francis Scott Key.
MORE PHOTOS of June battlefield tour are at the end of the electronic version of this newsletter, found also at StarSpan.org.
On behalf of National MOAA, Maj. Gen. Lynch will present
the Fiftieth Anniversary Certificate to our chapter.
As guest speaker he will update us on issues
o For MOAA, the organization
o For protection of benefits
o For national defense
o For service members and families
Maj. Gen. Lynch is a 1969 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. He entered active duty in the Air Force in 1972 following graduation from law school at Emory University in Georgia. He served 10 years on active duty as a judge advocate followed by 22 years in the Air Force Reserve. His final Air Force assignment was mobilization assistant to the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force while serving in the Air Force Reserve. His civilian position was assistant general counsel (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) for the Department of the Navy, a career senior executive service position (Level 5).
Maj. Gen. Lynch joined the MOAA staff in 2010. As the corporate secretary, he supports the board of
directors and performs other duties associated with the operation of a large corporation. As the general
counsel, he advises the board of directors, president, and staff and directs MOAA's legal affairs.
RESERVATION REQUIRED. Clip or provide the information on the Reservation
Form on next page. Please mail to arrive by September 16, 2014. Chapter members, MOAA members, spouses, and guests are invited at $30 per person. Fixed Price Menu. See menu on registration form. Order when you are seated at table. Cash bar with complimentary non- alcoholic beverages. .
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CHAPTER DINNER MEETING, SEPTEMBER 23 (Continued) FOR INFORMATION and/or last minute reservations: COL Jim Shelley, 443 570-5775; or MAJ Russell Allen, 443 388-8745. MEETING will be in the Hamilton Room, Canton Dockside Restaurant, 3301
Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224, 410 276-8900. Ample parking on the
street or in the lot.
MEETING AGENDA
1800 Social hour, cocktails. Cash bar. Complimentary sodas, ice tea, coffee. 1900 Meeting call to order. Pledge of Allegiance. Brief reports and business meeting. 1930 Invocation. Dinner. 2015 Presentation of Fiftieth Anniversary Certificate. Maj. Gen. Lynch Speaks. Q&A. 2115 Final remarks. Adjourn
RESERVATIONS FOR MEETING AT CANTON DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT, SEPT. 23
FIXED PRICE MENU @ $30 per person. CASH BAR, complimentary soft drinks Name_________________________ Guest Names ______________________________ Your email to receive confirmation ____________________________________________ Total number for reservation __________________ Check Amount ________________ Add $5.00 or $10.00 for the MOAA Scholarship Fund ______________________
Make check to “The Star
Spangled Banner Chapter” and
send with your name and
guest(s)’ names to:
COL James Shelley, USA
142 Glyndon Trace Drive
Reistertown, MD, 21136
MENU
Salad or Soup: House or Classic Caesar or Crab Soup
Entrée Selection:
New York Strip
Crab Cake
Shrimp and Crab Marinara
Chicken Parmesan
Dessert, Coffee, Tea
CASH BAR. Complimentary soda, ice tea, coffee.
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