September 1, 2011 Volume 4, Issue 9 SEPT. BIRTHDAYS SEPTEMBERLUNCHEON Diane Cox 1st Joyce Bowdle 2nd SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 Nancy Combs 8th Jan Carney 11th Commander Kirk Lippold, Connie Carll 15th Mary Jane Hillery 15th Paulette Glass 18th Mary Walters 21st Commander Lippold was the commanding officer of the USS Susan Grossman 26th Cole when it was attacked by al Qaeda suicide bombers in Yemen in Marilyn Olson 26th October of 2000. He and his crew distinguished themselves in the af- Linda Buckardt 27th termath of that attack by saving the ship, which remains in service Beverly Lynch 28th today. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he grew up in Carson City, Nevada and returned If you have a birthday in Septem- there after his retirement from the Navy after ber and don’t see your name on this list, it’s because I don’t know 26 years of distinguished service. the date of your birthday. Send During his naval career, he participated in the me an e-mail so I can complete my records.
[email protected] seizure of the aircraft carrying the Achille Lauro hijack- ers, the Black Sea Freedom of Navigation operations against the Soviet Union and combat operations in the INSIDE THIS ISSUE Gulf of Sidra following the Libyan-sponsored terrorist attacks in Europe. He was PAGE also deployed to Beirut, Lebanon when terror- ists attacked the U.S. Embassy there. Com- CALENDAR 2 mander Lippold also played an instrumental REPUBLICAN CLUB role in crafting detainee policy for suspected UPDATE 3 terrorists during the initial stages of the War on VOLUNTEERS WANTED Terrorism following the 9/11 attacks.