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Retaining Current Members 31 REUNIONS / LOOKING For… With over 65 years of collective experience in asbestos litigation, the 32 TAPS professionals at Bergman Draper Ladenburg welcome the chance to 34 NEWS FROM THE BRANCHES provide you with the highest quality representation and the individual 36 FRA AUXILIARY NEWS attention you deserve. Message from National President Diane Hoover Call for information and a free consultation. The Northwest’s Leading Asbestos Litigation Firm 614 First Avenue 4th Floor We accept cases Seattle, WA 98104 LOYALTY, PROTECTION AND SERVICE throughout the FRA IS A CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ADVOCATING FOR CURRENT AND FORMER ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE ON THE COVER 206.957.9510 United States and U.S. NAVY, MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD ON CAPITOL HILL. 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As this issue of FRA Today goes to National Chaplain Earnest Reed, Tallahassee Branch 34 FRA TOD print, a whirlwind of preparation activities are taking place all over the country — all aimed at making our annual gathering in Chattanooga as REGIONAL PRESIDENTS productive and pleasant as possible. There are countless moving parts New England Paul F. Loveless Jr., Pinetree Branch 156 involved in making an event of this size happen. Northeast David Munday III, Lakehurst Branch 124 The 2013 National Convention Committee is making the final -ar East Coast Donald A. Hoover, Annapolis Branch 24 rangements for meeting rooms, meals, entertainment, the Welcome Southeast James E. Robbins Jr., First Coast Branch 91 Aboard party (don’t forget your sock hop attire!), hospitality room, North Central John W. Partin II, Greater St. Louis Branch 267 trips to Lookout Mountain and other area attractions, and a hundred South Central Robert A. Holcomb, Capital Area Branch 201 other details that will surely make this convention a smashing success. Southwest Michael F. Fulton, Imperial Beach Branch 289 The staff at FRA National Headquarters (NHQ) is equally focused on West Coast Shane S. Dunstan, Salt Lake City Branch 185 Northwest Margret A. Burke, Inland Empire Branch 38 convention preparations: printing delegate kits, programs and signage; confirming guest speakers, organizing workshops, arranging audio-visu- al support and making arrangements to get all the required laptop com- ACTIVE DUTY ADVISORY COUNCIL puters, office supplies and other necessities from Virginia to Tennessee. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Michael Stevens Shipmates and Auxiliary members are making travel arrangements, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Micheal Barrett committee chairs are planning their respective convention meetings and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael Leavitt delegates are preparing to represent their respective branches in con- ducting FRA and Auxiliary business. FRA is a supremely democratic RESERVE ADVISORY COUNCIL organization and convention is a time for shipmates’ voices to be heard. Force Master Chief of the Navy Reserve Clarence “CJ” Mitchell Among the important decisions FRA shipmates will make in USMC Reserve Force Sergeant Major James Booker Chattanooga is the election/selection of a new National Executive Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Force Director (NED). The next NED will determine the future of the Mark Allen Association in many ways and each of the candidates being considered FRA TODAY MAGAZINE is highly qualified. I’m confident delegates will choose wisely and well. Regardless of who succeeds NED Joe Barnes in this important posi- Publisher FRA Joseph L. Barnes tion, he will have large shoes to fill. NED Joe has ably steered FRA for National Executive Director Communications Director/Managing Editor Lauren Armstrong the past 11 years and has been a unifying force for the NHQ Team. Independent Consultant for FRA Today Eileen Murphy Doing what’s best for the Association has been the cornerstone of Joe’s Contributing Photographer Paul Gunther leadership style and the guiding principle in every decision. On behalf Design and Art Direction of the entire FRA staff, I wish him fair winds and following seas as he FIREBRAND, Alexandria, VA www.firebrandstudios.com begins the next chapter of his personal and professional life. 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