TER 2 AP 016 H - Winter Newsletter 2018 C 2 T 0 S 1 E 8 B Voice for the Army - Support for the Soldier
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SJVHS Boys Soccer Team “Served those who Served” Association of October 03, 2018 the United States The NJ Veterans Memorial Home-Menlo Army (AUSA) Park, Edison, NJ, a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, hosted the Boys Soccer Team of Saint John Vianney High School (SJVHS), Holmdel, NJ also a Monmouth Chapter Community Partner. These Monmouth, volunteer Catholic Athletes for Christ (CAC) embark on several Field Trips each year to “Serve those who NJ Chapter Served”. The students assisted the staff in transporting elderly/disabled Veterans to and from their daily activities that included the Exercise Club, Trivia, Crosswords and Bowling. Moreover, they were “there for the residents” treating them with dignity, respect and compassion while brightening their day. Boys Soccer Team with This CAC Field Trip was moderated by COL (R) COL (R) Samuel Fuoco Samuel Fuoco, Monmouth Chapter President; Mr Patrick & Brian Grimm Smith, SJVHS Assistant Athletic Director and Mr Brian Grimm, SJVHS Dean of Students.
Missing In America Project Interment Service October 04, 2018 The Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Shore Area Chapter 12, in coordination with the Missing In America Project (MIAP) conducted an Interment Service for the In This Issue: unclaimed cremains of 6 WWII Veterans, 1 Vietnam Veteran and 2 wives of Veterans at the BG William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, NJ. Attending from The American Soldier the AUSA Monmouth Chapter was Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor. Approximately 30 AUSA Annual Meeting/Exposition attendees witnessed the Interment Service including Gerry Scharfenberger, Monmouth Fisher House Visit County Freeholder; Sue Kiley, Deputy Mayor of Hazlet, NJ and 15 Shore Area Chapter 12 Vietnam Veteran Book Signing VVA members including Richard Gough, Cremains Project Chairman. Wounded Warrior Parade Acting Chaplain Bob Hopkins gave the memorial speech as well as the closing NJ Veterans Chamber of Commerce remarks about our responsibility as Veterans to never leave a fellow Veteran behind, whether on the battlefield or on the shelf of a funeral home. The Missing in America Project Launch was launched nationwide in January, 2007 as a registered 501(c)3 Non-profit Corporation. Veterans Day Parade Its mission is to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremains of American Veterans. GingerBread Ball Wreaths Across America Golf Outings Awards/Recognition/Retirement Events Veterans Events Community Events Ceremony Flag Folding Fundraising Events Networking Events L to R - Richard Flag Presentation to sons of Military Unit Events Gough, Nine Burial Urns & Flags WWII Veteran TSGT Edward Charles on Ceremonial Platform Walters & his wife Marilyn Seal Winter Newsletter 2018 THE AMERICAN SOLDIER: 1774-2015 October 05, 2018 The AUSA Monmouth Chapter has been, and currently is, actively involved with Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ, and their programs for Veterans. The Monmouth Chapter was invited by its Community Partner, the Monmouth University Student Veteran Association, to participate in a week-long series of arts events to honor Veterans at Monmouth University during 1-5 October 2018. These events celebrated the Veteran experience and their stories through visual, literary and theatre arts and were at no cost to Veterans and their families. On October 05, 2018, the week’s events culminated with a performance of the one-man play, “The American Soldier: 1774- 2015”, an award-winning work written by, and starring, Mr Douglas Taurel, professional actor (Blue Bloods, Nurse Jackie), producer and writer, which was presented at the Monmouth University Pollak Theater. Attending from the AUSA Monmouth Chapter were LTC (R) Richard Gaudio, Board Member and his wife Laurel. The performance offered a first local look at this powerful work that examines more than 240 years of American history through the eyes of the people on the front lines, both literally and emotionally, of the conflicts that have framed and defined our nation’s history and place in the world. Drawn from first-person stories, journalistic accounts and letters that span the centuries from the Revolutionary War through the present-day operations in Afghanistan, “The American Soldier” brings the audience face to face with the often overlooked Warriors who answered the call to serve their country, as well as those who waited on the home front for the safe return of their loved ones. A pre-show reception and viewing of the week’s artwork by Veterans took place prior to the performance. All active and retired Military and their families received complimentary tickets to this event. Over 100 Veterans and guests attended along with a contingent of University students. This series of events was co-sponsored by Monmouth University’s Visiting Writers Series, the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the School of Social Work’s “Coming Home Project”, the Office of Veterans Services and the Center for the Arts. Programs such as these enhance the University’s relationship with the community.
Annual Eatontown Community Day October 06, 2018 The Borough Council of Eatontown, NJ hosted it’s Annual Eatontown Community Day at Wolcott Park, Eatontown, NJ. Included activities were kids inflatable rides, pony rides, hay rides, a petting zoo, live music and a variety of food stands. Eatontown Civic organizations and businesses provided display/information tables including Fire Truck, Ambulance and Police displays. COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, AUSA Monmouth Chapter President, manned the AUSA Monmouth Chapter Display/Information Table with AUSA Magazines, Newsletters, brochures, membership applications, pens, pencils, decals and upcoming event flyers as give-aways for interested individuals. Five new Individual AUSA Membership applications were received.
Pictured left to right are COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, Eatontown Zoning Board member Mr Ralph Anderson, Eatontown Councilwoman Ms Virginia East and Eatontown Councilman Mr Anthony Talerico, Jr. Winter Newsletter 2018
AUSA Opening Ceremony at the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition October 08, 2018
AUSA held its 64th Annual Meeting and Exposition Monday through Wednesday, October 8-10, 2018 for the 16th time at the Walter E Washington Convention Center and the Marquis Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC with a crowd of more than 30,000 and 720 exhibits spread over 300,000 square feet of space, including nine international pavilions. The event was kicked off at the Opening Ceremony by Master of Ceremonies GEN (R) Carter F Ham, AUSA President & CEO. The Guest Speaker was Secretary of the Army Mark T Esper. Following his presentation, the Army Chief of Staff, GEN Mark A Milley, joined in during the Q&A session. Attending from the AUSA Monmouth Chapter were COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President; Mrs Kit Roache, VP Programs; Mrs Cynthia Wallace, VP Awards; Mr Glenn Parada, Treasurer; Mrs Ellie Smith, Secretary and Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor. Also attending was Monmouth Chapter member SSG Vincent Pastore and his family (wife Tonya and daughters Angelina, Isabella and Sabrina) who were presented with the AUSA National Volunteer Family of the Year Award by GEN (R) Carter F Ham, AUSA President & CEO and LTG (R) Patricia McQuistion, AUSA VP Membership & Meetings. GEN (R) Ham and LTG (R) McQuistion also presented the Monmouth Chapter with its third consecutive AUSA Best Chapter Banner. Accepting for the Monmouth Chapter were COL (R) Fuoco, Mr Parada and BG Jermal Beale, Monmouth Chapter member and The Adjutant General (TAG) of NJ.
GEN (R) Carter F Ham GEN Mark A Milley Mark T Esper
L to R - GEN (R) Carter Ham, Glenn L to R - GEN (R) Carter Ham; Pastore Family - Tonya, Angelina, Parada, BG Jermal Beale, COL (R) Samuel Opening Ceremony Fuoco, LTG (R) Patricia McQuistion Sabrina, Isabella, SSG Vincent Pastore; LTG (R) Patricia McQuistion Winter Newsletter 2018
Community Partner Luncheon at the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition October 08, 2018
MG (R) Patricia Hickerson, Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame inductee, hosted the Community Partner Luncheon at the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition in the Marriott Marquis Ballroom – Salon 1, Washington, DC. The Guest Speaker was the Mr Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
In attendance were 200+ individuals including the following Monmouth Chapter Community Partners: ACE Electronics (Mrs Susan DiVila, Mr Charles O’Connell, Ms Tammy Kielian, Mr Paul Kendrix, Ms Amanda Ucci, Ms Devin Daley), Codacovi and Associates (Mr Scott Codacovi & Ms Maria Ricciardi), General Conference Services LLC (Mrs Leyla Nichols & LTC Paul Nichols), Gorgeous Diva Design (Mrs Cynthia Wallace), TJFACT (Mr Patrick Washington), Two Rivers Concierge Services LLC (Mrs Kit Roache & Mrs Ellie Smith), Wallace Associates (Mr Richard Wallace).
GEN (R) Carter F Ham, AUSA President & CEO and GEN Gustave (Gus) F Perma, Commanding General, US Army Materiel Command (AMC) presented AUSA’s “Greatest % Increase in Community Partner Membership - 2018” Streamer to COL (R) Samuel Fuoco who accepted in behalf of the Monmouth Chapter.
L to R - GEN (R) Carter F Ham, COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, GEN Gus Perma
Cynthia & Richard Wallace
MG (R) Patricia Hickerson Pictured left to right are Mrs Susan DiVila, Pictured left to right are Mr Scott COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, GEN (R) Carter Codacovi, Ms Maria Ricciardi, COL (R) F Ham, Mr Charles O’Connell, Ms Tammy Samuel Fuoco, GEN (R) Carter F Ham, Kielian, Mr Paul Kendrix, Ms Amanda Mrs Susan DiVila, Mr Patrick Ucci, and Ms Devin Daly. Washington and Mrs Leyla Nichols. Winter Newsletter 2018 VISIT TO THE FISHER HOUSE AT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VA MEDICAL CENTER October 08, 2018 Members of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter (Mrs Kit Roache, VP Programs; Mrs Cynthia Wallace, VP Awards; Mr Glenn Parada, Treasurer; Mrs Ellie Smith, Secretary and Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor) visited the Fisher House located adjacent to the District of Columbia VA Medical Center and were provided a tour by CAPT (R) Brian Gawne, USN, Fisher House Foundation VP Community Relations. In 1990, Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher founded the Fisher House Foundation which provides no cost “home-away-from-home” accommodations for family members of patients receiving medical care at Military and VA Medical Facilities. Upon his passing in 1999, a total of 24 houses had been constructed. As of 2018, there are 73 constructed houses in 30 states, 2 in Germany and 1 in the United Kingdom. An additional 8 are under construction with a recognized need for 24 more. Current houses are located on 24 military installations and 33 VA Medical Centers. Fisher Houses range from 5,000 to 16,800 square feet, provide 8 to 21 bedroom suites and can accommodate 16 to 42 family members. They feature a common kitchen, laundry facilities, a spacious dining room and an inviting living room with library, and toys for children. The newest houses are 100% handicap accessible and include elevators. Each house is professionally furnished and decorated in the tone and style of the local region.
Brian Gawne L to R - Ellie Smith, Fisher House Cynthia Wallace, Kit Roache
AUSA First and European Regions Breakfast at the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition October 10, 2018
COL (R) Dennis Dougherty, AUSA First Region President and CW3 L to R - CW3 (R) Anthony Williams, (R) Anthony Williams, AUSA European Region President co-hosted the AUSA COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, First and European Regions Breakfast at the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting COL (R) Dennis Dougherty & Exposition in the Marriott Marquis Ballroom – Salon 6, Washington, DC. In attendance were 200+ individuals from the First and European Regions including GEN (R) Carter F Ham, AUSA President and CEO. Representing the AUSA Monmouth Chapter were COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President; Mrs Kit Roache, VP Programs; Mrs Ellie Smith, Secretary; Mr Glenn Parada, Treasurer and Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor. The Guest Speaker was CSM Robert V Abernethy, US Army Europe. The breakfast concluded with an Awards Presentation that included each Chapter receiving the Streamers earned during 2018. On behalf of the Monmouth Chapter, COL (R) Fuoco accepted the 27 Streamers earned in 2018 which contributed to the Monmouth Chapter being named Best L to R - CW3 (R) Anthony Williams, Chapter in its category for the 3rd year in a row. CSM Robert Abernethy, COL (R) Dennis Dougherty Winter Newsletter 2018 Department of the Army Civilian Luncheon at the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition Center - AUSA Monmouth Chapter Table October 10, 2018
John B Nerger, Chairman of the AUSA Army Civilian Advisory Committee, hosted the Department of the Army Civilian Luncheon at the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition in the Marriott Marquis Ballroom – Salon 5, Washington, DC. In attendance were 300+ individuals from the Department of Army Civilian workforce within the US Army Materiel Command. Representing the AUSA Monmouth Chapter were COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President; Mr Glenn Parada, Treasurer and Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor.
The Keynote Speaker was the Honorable Center - Charles Seal Mark T Esper, Secretary of the Army. Department of the Army Civilians maintain key institutional knowledge as they remain in their jobs while their military colleagues rotate in and out. Secretary Esper told the civilian employees, “Civilians who work for the Army provide vital cohesion for the service...You are the continuity for the force...This is how we will sustain reforms into the future... Department of the Army Civilians will carry the ball forward...” The luncheon concluded with the presentation of Civilian Service and AUSA Chapter Awards. As a retired Department of the Army Civilian, Mr Seal accepted the “Greatest % Government Civilian Growth - 2018” Streamer in behalf of the Monmouth Chapter.
Mark T Esper Winter Newsletter 2018 George C. Marshall Memorial Reception and Dinner at the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition October 10, 2018
COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President, AUSA Monmouth Chapter, attended the George Catlett Marshall Memorial Reception and Dinner at the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition in the Walter E Washington Convention Center Ballroom, Washington, DC. Also attending from the AUSA Dix Chapter were CSM (R) Arthur Maggs, President and LTC (R) McKinley Williams, Director of Publicity.
Before a dinner audience of over 4000, President & CEO of AUSA, GEN (R) Carter F Ham, presented AUSA’s highest honor, the George Catlett Marshall Medal, to Ms Martha Raddatz, ABC News Global Affairs Correspondent. AUSA awards this medal annually to the person who most exemplifies selfless service to the United States of America. “I know of no one who has done more to connect the American soldier to the American public,” said GEN Ham, “Raddatz is a unique journalist and author “who unselfishly dedicates her time, talent and energy to telling the story of Veterans, of Soldiers and their Families.”
Ms Raddatz is the author of The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family, which recounts a brutal 48-hour firefight in Sadr City, Iraq, in 2004, and its impact on Soldiers and their Families. The book was made into a National Geographic Miniseries. “This is not my own award,” Raddatz said. “It is yours because if not for the Army, the privates, sergeants, colonels, generals and Army families who allowed me into their homes, their Humvees, their heads and their hearts, the stories I reported on in war zones and on the homefront would not have been told.”
Pictured left to right in Photo 1 are CSM (R) Arthur Maggs, COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, Ms Martha Raddatz and LTC (R) McKinley Williams. Pictured left to right in Photo 2 are COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, CSM (R) Arthur Maggs, Secretary of the Army Dr Mark T Esper and LTC (R) McKinley Williams.
Martha Raddatz
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Monmouth County Crime Stoppers Cocktail Reception October 11, 2018 The Monmouth County Crime Stoppers hosted their annual Cocktail Reception in Honor of the Monmouth County Chiefs of Police Association & Retired Monmouth County Chief of Detectives, Michael Pasterchick Jr at the Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten, Asbury Park, NJ. Representing the AUSA Monmouth Chapter were Mr Glenn Parada, Treasurer, and LTC (R) Richard Gaudio, Board Member with his wife Laurel. In attendance were Monmouth County Freeholders and other elected officials and approximately 100 Monmouth County law enforcement officials and supporters.
Pictured left to right are Ms Christine Giordano Hanlon, Monmouth County Clerk; Mr Shaun Golden, Monmouth County Sheriff; Mr Thomas A Arnone, Freeholder Director; Chief Scott Paterson, President of the Monmouth County Police Chiefs Association & Police Chief of Rumson, NJ; Ms Lillian G Burry, Freeholder Deputy Director; Mr L to R - Laurel Gaudio, Patrick Impreveduto, Freeholder and Mr John P Curley, Freeholder. Shaun Golden
Special Book Signing Event at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial October 13, 2018 At the invitation of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation (NJVVMF), a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, Mr Glenn Parada, AUSA Monmouth Chapter Treasurer, attended a Special Special Book Signing Event with Mr Billy Terrell, Vietnam Veteran, Author and Musician at the New Jersey Billy Terrell Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, Holmdel, NJ. This event is part of the NJVVMF’s “Author Talk & Book Signing Series: VIETNAM VOICES: Books & Joe” and included the book signing, a tour of the museum with the Foundation’s Volunteer Tour Guide Mr Joe Rosato (also a Vietnam Veteran & Author), light refreshments and an intimate discussion with the Mr Terrell about his new book, The Other Side of Rock and War – One Man’s Battle to Save His Life, His Career, His Country, and the Orphans He Left Behind. The book tells Billy’s story: how he overcame the trials of poverty and the horrors of war to go on and forge a legacy of love, compassion, and rock-n-roll through rebuilding the Mang Lang Orphanage in Vietnam and throughout his storied career in the music industry. Billy Terrell is a Veteran who has lived a life you might expect to see in a movie. His story took him from the charts of America’s booming music industry in the 1960s to the middle of America’s war in Vietnam. In his book, Terrell challenges many preconceptions Terrell feeds orphans people have about that time period. in 1966, Tuy Hoa, Vietnam Winter Newsletter 2018
11th Annual Jackson Township, NJ Wounded Warrior Parade and BBQ October 13, 2018
The Central Jersey Rifle and Pistol Club (CJR&PC) of Jackson, NJ hosted the 11th Annual Wounded Warrior Parade and BBQ in recognition of wounded Veterans who served during military conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Korea and World War II. Attending from the AUSA Monmouth Chapter at the invitation of Mr Al Dolce, Wounded Warrior Program Coordinator, were CSM (R) Jack Chlapowski, VP Education and Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor. The parade route started at the Jackson, NJ Justice Complex and ended at the CJR&PC shooting range in Jackson, NJ where several Civic, Military and Veterans organizations provided display/information tables. Following the Parade, a large crowd gathered to hear opening remarks by Mr Dolce who introduced Mr Michael Reina, Jackson Township Mayor. Businesses from Jackson, Plumsted and Howell contributed hot dogs, hamburgers, BBQ fixens, sandwiches, bagels, donuts and beverages. CSM (R) Chlapowski and Mr Seal chaired the Monmouth Chapter Display/Information table that exhibited AUSA brochures, Army Magazines, AUSA membership applications and give-away items. Eight new AUSA Individual Membership applications were initiated.
Monmouth Chapter Display Table L to R - Al Dolce, Michael Reina
EIPA Meeting/Luncheon/Networking/Speaker Presentation October 16, 2018 The Eatontown Industrial Parks Association (EIPA), a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, co-hosted its Membership Meeting with Meridian Occupational Health, a part of Hackensack Meridian Health, at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel, Eatontown, NJ. Approximately 75 participants representing local businesses and organizations attended including AUSA Monmouth Chapter President COL (R) Samuel Fuoco and VP Programs Mrs Kit Roache. The event included Pre-Function Networking, Vendor Tables, a 50/50 Raffle Donation to “fulfill” Monmouth & Ocean (formerly Monmouth/Ocean Food Bank), Door Prizes and a delicious 4-Course Buffet lunch. The topic presented by Guest Speaker Ms Rhea N O’Connor was Stretch for Success!!! - Learn how Rhea N O’Connor to minimize risk of injury and keep yourself and employees safe at work. Ms O’Connor, a Physical Therapist with 28 years’ experience, is the Physical Therapy Manager for Meridian Occupational Health. Winter Newsletter 2018 254TH REGIMENT (COMBAT ARMS) FAMILY DAY October 20, 2018 At the invitation of COL Ronald Deloatch, Commander, 254th Regiment (Combat Arms), NJ Army National Guard (NJARNG), AUSA Monmouth Chapter President COL (R) Samuel Fuoco and his wife Frances attended the 254th’s Family Day at the Picnic Area Pavilion, NJARNG Training Center, Sea Girt, NJ. Also present from the 254th Regiment were LTC James Tom, Commander, 1st Battalion; MAJ Robert S Roma, Commander of the NJ Officer Candidate School (OCS) & Army L to R - LTC James Tom, SSG National Guard Liaison to the AUSA Monmouth Chapter and SSG Vincent Vincent Pastore, COL (R) Samuel Pastore, Platoon Trainer. Activities included a BBQ Meal, Bounce House Fuoco, MAJ Robert Roma and Games. In addition to preparing and executing the NJ OCS program for Soldiers within the NJARNG, the 254th Regiment trains Soldiers in response to the Army’s current needs and Operational Environment (OE). Also, the 254th Regiment provides administrative, logistical, resource management and operational support, as required, to accomplish the mission to safely train the Army Warrior.
AUSA Volunteer Family of the Year 2018 Award Presentation October 21, 2018
AUSA has over 130,000 members worldwide which accounts for a lot of families. The family of Staff Sergeant Vincent Pastore, a member of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, was chosen as the recipient of the AUSA 2018 Volunteer Family of the Year Award which was presented during the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition L to R - SSG Vincent Pastore, at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. COL (R) Dennis Dougherty In recognition of this prestigious event, COL (R) Dennis J Dougherty, AUSA First Region President; COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, AUSA Monmouth Chapter President and Ms Cynthia Wallace, Monmouth Chapter VP Awards presented SSG Pastore with the First Region AUSA Plaque and the AUSA Monmouth Chapter Certificate of Recognition. The Presentation Ceremony took place at the New Jersey Army National Guard (NJARNG) Training Center, Sea Girt, NJ where SSG Pastore is a Platoon Trainer with the 254th Regiment (Combat Arms), NJARNG. Attendees included a Battle Assembly of the Soldiers of the 254th Regiment to include LTC James Tom, Commander of the 254th’s 1st BN.
Over a two-year period, SSG Pastore’s wife Tonya completed over 600 hours volunteering as a Girl Scout leader in elementary school activities and his three daughters, 13-year-old Angelina, 11-year-old Isabella and 8-year-old Sabrina collectively contributed over 1500 L to R -COL (R) Dennis Dougherty, hours of volunteer service. Vincent’s activities included a volunteer for SSG Vincent Pastore, LTC James Backpacks for Life and a participant in the SGT Nutter 5-KM run event Tom, Cynthia Wallace, COL (R) hosted by the NJARNG Officer Candidate School. Samuel Fuoco Winter Newsletter 2018
Young Professionals Top Golf Networking October 24, 2018
The AUSA Monmouth Chapter hosted a Young Professionals Networking Event at the TopGolf Facility in Edison, NJ. Attendance was 20+ including Monmouth Chapter members COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President and Mr Brian Dragotto, Young Professional Liaison. Also attending were young professionals Mr Joe D’Archi and Ms Devin Daley, Marketing and Social Media Specialist, ACE Electronics, a Monmouth Chapter Community Partner. Mr Dragotto organized this occasion to promote AUSA to the local young professional community, build business relationships and allow attendees to become acquainted with each others’ business.
The TopGolf facility provided climate- Pictured are Brian Dragotto-2nd controlled group driving bays that included golf from left, Joe D’Archi-3rd from left, clubs, food buffet and full-service bar which COL (R) Samuel Fuoco-4th from promoted an enjoyable evening of golf and networking. left and Devin Daley-far right.
71st Annual Roberta O. Fox Distribution Funds Tea October 25, 2018
The Monmouth Park Charity Fund, a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter hosted its 71st Annual Roberta O Fox Distribution of Funds Tea at the Monmouth Racetrack, Oceanport, NJ. Attending from the AUSA Monmouth Chapter were COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President; Mrs Kit Roache, VP Programs and Mrs Cynthia Wallace, VP Awards.
The Guest Speaker was Mrs Maureen Lloyd, Chair, Monmouth Park Charity Fund, who presented a $1,500 grant check to Mrs Roache and COL (R) Fuoco on behalf of the Monmouth Chapter’s Service Dog Initiative, “Pairing L to R - Debi Heptig, COL (R) and Caring for our Veterans”. Unable to attend was Mrs Samuel Fuoco, Kit Roache, Ellie Smith, Monmouth Chapter Secretary and Author Maureen Lloyd, Cynthia Wallace of the Grant Request Proposal that was provided to the Monmouth Park Charity Fund.
At this Tea, held in the lovely Club House Garden Room, select organizations were awarded grants for Upper Left - specific programs that provide critical assistance to Kit Roach; those at risk and those in need of special services in the Upper Right - community. Through the generosity of the Tea participants Maureen Lloyd and donors, $166,500 in grants were distributed. Roberta O Fox of Rumson, NJ was a well-known community activist, philanthropist, and a longtime supporter of state, county, and local organizations. Winter Newsletter 2018
AUSA Member L to R - CSM (R) Arthur Maggs Jr, Charles Appreciation and Seal, COL (R) Mary Westmoreland, COL (R) Recognition Reception Dennis Dougherty October 25, 2018 The AUSA Greater New York – Statue of Liberty Chapter, in sponsorship with the Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, invited the AUSA Monmouth Chapter to attend its Member MG Jeffrey L Appreciation and Recognition Reception at the Milhorn & ROTC Mutual of America Life Insurance Company Cadets Regional Office in Manhattan, NY. In attendance were 10 ROTC Cadets and 65+ members from several AUSA First Region Chapters including Mr Charles Seal, Monmouth Chapter Newsletter Editor; CSM (R) Arthur Maggs Jr, Fort Dix Chapter President; COL (R) Mary Westmoreland, Greater New York – Statue of Liberty Chapter President and MG Jeffrey L COL (R) Dennis Dougherty, First Region President. Milhorn
The Guest Speaker was MG Jeffrey L Milhorn, Commander and Division Engineer of the US Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division. The North Atlantic Division is one of nine regions providing engineering and construction services L to R: Charles Seal, to the nation. It is the Corps’ headquarters for the MG Jeffrey L Milhorn, Northeastern United States, Europe, and Africa, Mrs Deborah Milhorn, with offices in Concord, Mass., New York City, CSM (R) Arthur Maggs Jr Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk and Wiesbaden, Germany. Guests enjoyed the open bar, Butler Passed Hors D’oeuvres and buffet dinner.
Saint John Vianney High School “Honorary Football Captains Night” October 26, 2018 The Saint John Vianney High School (SJVHS), a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, hosted its “Honorary Football Captains Night” in Holmdel, NJ. During the opening coin toss, six Veteran residents at the NJ Veterans Memorial Home-Menlo Park, Edison, NJ, also a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, were designated as “Honorary Captains” for the SJVHS Lancers vs the Central Regional High School, Bayville, NJ Golden Eagles Football Game. These Veterans, on a “Night Out Field Trip”, received a standing ovation from both the home and visiting crowd of 500+ Patriotic football fans. The Lancers treated the Veterans to a 41 to 6 win.
Menlo Park Veterans Van Veteran Honorary Captains Veterans & Football Dancers Winter Newsletter 2018 Big Brothers Big Sisters Dinner October 26, 2018 The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties (BBBSMMC), NJ hosted a dinner honoring Mr John K Lloyd, Co-CEO, Hackensack Meridian Health at the Berkeley Carteret Hotel, Asbury Park, NJ. Over 75 guests attended including Mrs Kit Roache, VP Programs and her husband Peter from the AUSA Monmouth Chapter. Mrs Roache discussed AUSA Monmouth Chapter benefits and programs with Mrs Ruth Harms of the George and Ruth Harms Foundation, Inc, Farmingdale, NJ. Ruth discussed her interest in attending some of the upcoming Monmouth Chapter events and is sincerely appreciative of our Service Dog Initiative Program. The BBBSMMC provides 1-to-1 mentoring for youth ages 6-18 through Community Based, School Based, and Beyond School Walls Programs. John and Maureen Lloyd
SJVHS Girls Cheerleader Team “Served those who Served” October 29, 2018 The NJ Veterans Memorial Home-Menlo Park, Edison, NJ, a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, hosted the Girls Cheerleader Team “Lady Lancers” of Saint John Vianney High School (SJVHS), Holmdel, NJ also a Monmouth Chapter Community Partner. These volunteer Catholic Athletes for Christ (CAC) embark on several Field Trips each year to “Serve those who Served”. The students assisted the staff in transporting elderly/disabled Veterans to and from their daily activities that included the Exercise Club, Trivia, Arts Projects and Bowling. Moreover, they were “there for the residents” treating them with dignity, respect and compassion while brightening their day. This CAC Field Trip was moderated by COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, Monmouth Chapter President; Mr Patrick Smith, SJVHS Assistant Athletic Director; Mrs Jayne Shalkowski, SJVHS Cheerleader Coach and Father “JM” Patilla, Parochial Vicar at Saint Benedict Catholic Church and School in Holmdel, NJ.
Cheerleaders with Jayne Shalkowski & COL (R) Samuel Fuoco Cheerleaders Joining Cheerleaders Bowling Exercise Club
Pictured are Cheerleaders Pictured are with Veteran Joe Spicer Cheerleaders with (front left), Veteran Tony Veteran Joe Spicer (front right), Father “JM” (left) and Pat Patilla (center) and Smith (right). Jayne Shalkowski (behind Joe Spicer). Winter Newsletter 2018
Monmouth County Republican Committee Third Annual Hall of Fame Dinner November 01, 2018
The Monmouth County Republican Committee hosted its Third Annual Hall of Fame Dinner at IPlay America, Freehold, NJ. Over 125 guests attended including AUSA Monmouth Chapter members COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President; Mr Glenn Parada, Treasurer; Eatontown Mayor Dennis Connelly and Mr Michael Ferraro, Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office. Presiding over the event was Mr Shaun Golden, Monmouth County Republican Committee Chairman and Monmouth County Sheriff. Other distinguished guests were Mr Chris Smith, US Congressman, representing NJ’s 4th District and Ms Christine Giordano Hanlon, Monmouth County Clerk. The following three special individuals were inducted into the Monmouth County Republican’s Hall of Fame: Honorable Dorothy Avallone, Honorable Americo “Rick” J DeNoia Jr (in memoriam) and Honorable Paul J Smith Jr. They dedicated many years to the County of Monmouth and the Republican Party and demonstrated a notable commitment to public service, the Republican Party and their communities.
Dorothy Avallone, 6th from right Paul J Smith, 4th from left
L to R - Chris Smith, L to R - Dennis Connelly, Americo DeNoia, Jr Christine Giordano Hanlon, COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, Glenn Parada, Shaun Golden guest, Michael Ferraro Winter Newsletter 2018
Association of Old Crows (AOC), Garden State Chapter, Membership Mixer November 01, 2018
The Association of Old Crows (AOC) Garden State Chapter held their bi-annual Membership Mixer at the InfoAge at Camp Evans, Wall, NJ. Attending from the AUSA Monmouth Chapter were Mrs Kit Roache, VP Programs; Mrs Ellie Smith, Secretary; Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor and Mr Jan Moran, Board Member & AOC Board Member.
Over 25 individuals attended to catch up on AOC and AUSA news, mingle with friends and colleagues, network and enjoy the complimentary Hors D’oeuvres and drinks. Welcoming remarks were provided by COL (R) Myles Murphy, USAF, President of the AOC Garden State Chapter. All attendees provided a brief BIO of themselves to assist in the networking objective of the event. Mrs Roache and Mrs Smith provided the latest details/status concerning the upcoming December 1st Gingerbread Ball event to benefit the Fisher House Foundation. Gingerbread Ball Flyers were handed out to interested individuals.
AOC Board Members COL (R) Myles Murphy, USAF, President; Mr John Cervini, VP Programs and Mr Guy Albanese, Finance, Communications and Community Awareness presented Ms Nicole Zaretski, AOC Garden State Chapter Current Events, with the AOC Distinguished Service Award. Mr Russell LeChard, AOC Garden State Chapter Newsletter Editor was presented with the AOC Appreciation Award.
L to R - Guy Albanese, Russell LeChard, COL (R) Myles Murphy (USAF), Evan LeChard, Cynthia LeChard
L to R - Guy Albanese, COL (R) Myles Murphy (USAF), Nicole Zaretski, John Cervini Winter Newsletter 2018 2018 Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce ATHENA Award Luncheon November 02, 2018
The Monmouth Regional Chamber of members and leaders of the community and Commerce (MRCC) hosted its 2018 Athena Awards recognizes those who support them. Luncheon at the Radisson Hotel & Banquet Center, The 2018 ATHENA Leadership Award Freehold, NJ. Over 125 attended, including Mr Nominees were Anna Diaz White, 180 Turning David Salkin, MRCC Executive Director; Ms Bernice Lives Around; Sue Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick Printing; Lopez, MRCC President and Ms Ivy Jacot, ATHENA Eileen Higgins, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore; Edith Award Committee Chair to honor those women Legg, Investors Bank; Dr Denise Johnson Miller, who strive toward the highest levels of professional Hackensack Meridian Health; Constance Pizarro, accomplishment and who excel in their chosen Oasis Senior Advisors; Jennifer Schulman, Fortune field, devote time and energy to their community in Web Marketing; Lara Schwager, PIRHL, LLC and a meaningful way and who also open paths so that Judith Zoppi, RWJBarnabas Health. others may follow. The 2018 ATHENA Young Professional Representing the AUSA Monmouth Chapter Leadership Award Nominees were Danielle were Mrs Cynthia Wallace, VP Awards; Ms Jackie Bagdzinski, Cowan, Gunteski & Co, PA; Kayla Berman, VP Social Media; Mr Glenn Parada Treasurer Giovinazzo, Eat Clean Bro; Erica Jedynak, Americans and Ms Leslie Ross, Board Member. for Prosperity; Kymberly Mate, CSAV Systems; Katie The Speaker was Mr David Salkin, Pahira, CSAV Systems; Tracy Seiler, All Ahead Title MRCC Executive Director. The ATHENA Award and Chaya Siegfried, WithumSmith+Brown. honors an individual for business or professional The two Athena Award Recipients in red accomplishments, for community service and above were Dr Denise Johnson Miller and Ms Erica especially for mentoring others and providing a Jedynak. Pictured in the Award Nominees photo role model to encourage women to achieve their standing are Mr David Salkin (left), Ms Erica Jedynak full leadership potential. The international* ATHENA (3rd form left), Dr Denise Johnson Miller (7th from left) Award® Program celebrates women as valued and Ms Bernice Lopez (right).
Award Nominees Erica Jedynak Dr Denise Johnson Miller
L to R – Ivy Jacot, Leslie Ross, Cynthia Wallace, Luncheon Jackie Berman, Daivd Salkin, Glenn Parada Winter Newsletter 2018
NJ State Veterans Chamber of Commerce is Launched November 08, 2018 The NJ State Veterans Chamber of Commerce was officially launched on November 08, 2018 by its founder, COL (R) Jeff Cantor, during the NJ State Procurement Expo held at the Pines Manor, Edison, NJ. Representing the AUSA Monmouth Chapter were COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President and Mr Glenn Parada, Treasurer. Also attending was CCM (R) Michael Ferraro, USAF, Monmouth Chapter member, Assistant Veteran’s Services Officer, Monmouth County Sheriff’s Department and President of Bridging the Gap for Veterans. The inaugural event commenced with Welcoming & Opening remarks by COL (R) Jeff Cantor. He started with his “Soldier’s Story”. He told the overflow crowd of more than 850 that during 2003-2004, he was MAJ Cantor and the Civil Affairs Commander in the city of Kirkuk, one of Iraq’s biggest municipalities. In that position, COL (R) Jeff Cantor he used his military skills to solve a chaotic Iraq unemployment problem by turning a local Arab Ba’ath Party headquarters into a job training center, teaching men and women a wide variety of workforce skills, such as computer operations, welding and automotive repair. He said, “We were able to employ 8,500 people in the city of Kirkuk and we prevented an insurgency from taking hold.” Cantor said that a problem every retired military member faces is how to include the skills learned in the Military on a resume. Solving that problem, became his challenge and then his mission. The solution became the NJ State Veterans Chamber of Commerce. Cantor said he is confident that the skills acquired in the Military will make the Chamber successful and will help the more than 400,000 Veterans across the state. “Those skill-sets make you an absolutely outstanding critical thinker and Expo Display Tables outstanding entrepreneur,” he said, “And that’s why you’re here today. You will succeed because of the way you’ve been taught, because of your work ethic, because of the value that you bring to other companies that are here. You’re going to be successful and you’re going to make other people successful.” He continued, “The Chamber’s motto is simple: I will find a way, or I will make one. And that’s really what it comes down to for each and every Veteran as they come back and reintegrate into society. You will find a way or you’re going to make one. And you will be successful, because that’s what Veterans do.” More than 60 companies came to the Procurement Expo, looking for ways to connect with Veterans. Cantor said the Veterans Chamber of Commerce will be about helping forge those connections. The Agenda included Remarks by the Honorable Bob Andrzejczak, NJ Assembly & Iraq Veteran; the Honorable Ryan Peters, NJ Assembly & L to R - Anne M Ferdinando, Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan; 15 Veteran related presentations; 2 Panel Discussions; 2 Breakout Sessions and the NJ State Procurement Expo in the Main Hall with 60+ COL (R) Samuel Fuoco Businesses.
Initial Goals of the NJ State Veterans Chamber of Commerce: 1. Fix Bill A976’s funds disbursement problem: This bill became public law in 2015. It allots 3 percent of all Government contracts to Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses. Since 2015, hundreds of millions of dollars have been set aside , but not $1 has been awarded to a Disabled Veteran-Owned Business. 2. Passage of Bill A3162: Have special incentives and set-aside programs for Veteran-Owned Businesses, persons with disabilities and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) companies. L to R - COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, 3. Removal of Registration Fees: NJ is the only state that charges Veteran-Owned Businesses a fee COL (R) Jeff Cantor, to register in the state. CCM (R) Michael Ferraro 4. Universal Registration for NJ: Replace the requirement to register a business with multiple organizations (Veterans Administration (VA), State of NJ, Department of Transportation, Port Authority, Property Management, Construction, etc) with a single, Universal Registration. 5. Subcontracting goals: Help Veteran-Owned & Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses get work. 6. Online listings: Establish a single portal where all Veteran-Owned & Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses are listed. 7. Conduit for Business Opportunity: Establish a conduit to channel the requirements of one business to all businesses. 8. Buy Veteran: We need to implement a campaign. 9. Veteran-Friendly Municipality Program: Establish contracting goals at the municipal level so all Veteran-Owned & Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses can compete. 10. Mentorship program: Established Veteran businesses need to help others who are coming along. MAJ Jeff Cantor in Iraq 2004 Winter Newsletter 2018
Veterans Day Wreath Laying Ceremony November 11, 2018 The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial (NJVVM) Foundation hosted its annual Veterans Day Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Memorial in Holmdel, NJ. The event was open to the public, Veterans, and their families. Over 125 attendees and 20 Civic and Veterans Service Organizations witnessed the Ceremony. The AUSA Monmouth Chapter Wreath was presented by Mr Jan Moren, Monmouth Chapter Board Member & Vietnam Veteran. The NJVVM honors those from NJ who served in the Vietnam War, especially the 1,562 men and one woman who were killed or missing in action.
The keynote speaker was BG Mark A Piterski, the Deputy Adjutant General of NJ & Iraq Veteran. Other distinguished guests included Mr Thomas Clark, DMAVA Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Veterans Affairs; Ms Jennifer E Myers, Veterans Affairs Ambassador, Newark Regional Office; Mr Tom Hancock, Vice Commander, Department of NJ American Legion and Ms Lillie Nuble, Director, Department of Veterans Affairs, Newark Regional Office.
Of Special Significance was the “In Memory Program” segment of the Ceremony that honors those who served in the Vietnam War and later died as a result of their Tour in Vietnam. On this Veterans Day, six more NJ Veterans were inducted into the “In Memory Program”. An engraved paving stone was permanently placed at the ground level of the Memorial for each Veteran where it will remain forever, surrounded by their fallen comrades.
Jan Moren NJVVM Veterans Day Ceremony Winter Newsletter 2018
Veterans Day Parade November 11, 2018 On November 11, 1918, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, an armistice, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany which marked the end of World War I. One year later President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 as Armistice Day. In 1938, an act of Congress made Armistice Day a legal Federal Atlantic Watch Bagpipe Band holiday. In 1954, President Eisenhower signed legislation that changed Armistice Day to Veterans Day, a day to honor American Veterans of all wars. November 11, 2018 marked the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I and inspired AUSA Monmouth Chapter member First Sergeant Wayne Bard, a 25-year U.S. Army Veteran and Eatontown, NJ resident, to take action and organize an Eatontown, NJ Veterans Day Parade that originated on the grounds of Fort Monmouth, NJ. Teaming with the AUSA Monmouth Chapter and several other local organizations, First Sergeant Bard’s efforts were rewarded as the “first-ever” Eatontown, NJ Veterans Day Parade. It was a huge success and all who participated and watched enjoyed a memorable Eatontown Mayor Council Wreath event. Onlookers, many waving American flags, lined the parade route and cheered the marchers who included Veterans, Politicians, Police, Fire & First Aid squads, Monmouth County Sheriff’s Department, Monmouth Regional High School Marching Band, Boy Scout Fort Monmouth Troop 49, Eatontown/Tinton Falls Falcons Pop Warner Football Team Cheerleaders, Atlantic Watch BagPipe Band based in Red Bank, NJ and the Antique Motoring Club of Monmouth County.
Dignitaries included the Parade Grand Marshals, Navy WWII Monmouth Regional High School Veterans Gilbert Tote and Rocco Morrongiello; Korean War Veteran Marching Band Walt Biernacki; Dennis Connelly, Eatontown Mayor; Harold Mitchell, honorary Eatontown Deputy Mayor; William P Lucia III, Eatontown Police Chief; New Jersey State Legislators from the 11th Legislative district (Senator Vin Gopal, Assemblywoman Joann L Downey, and Assemblyman Eric J Houghtaling); LTC (R) John E Occhipinti, Veterans Day Guest Speaker; Father Charles Schwartz, Pastor, St Dorothea’s Roman Catholic Church, Eatontown and Mr Kenneth East, Grand Marshall Driver. Participating from the AUSA Monmouth Chapter were COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President; Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor and LTC (R) Richard Gaudio, Board Member. Parade Leaders
L to R - COL (R) Samuel L to R - Joann Downey, Walter L to R - LTC (R) John E Occhipinti, Fuoco, Harold Mitchell, Biernacki, Vin Gopal, Eric Houghtaling, Father Charles Schwartz, Dennis Connelly COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, Rocco William P Lucia III, Dennis Morrongiello, Gilbert Tote Connelly, COL (R) Samuel Fuoco Winter Newsletter 2018 VETERANS DAY GOLF TOURNAMENT November 11, 2018
Salvatore “Sal” Martelli, head of Martelli Development and Martelli Signature Homes of Little Silver and owner of Suneagles Golf Club, hosted the Veterans Day Golf Tournament at his Suneagles Golf Club, Eatontown, NJ. Attending from the AUSA Monmouth Chapter were COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President; Mrs Kit Roache, VP Programs; Mr Glenn Parada, Treasurer; Mrs Ellie Smith, Secretary; Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor and Board Members LTC (R) Richard Gaudio, Ms Yvonne Bova and Ms Leslie Ross. The Outing Committee consisted of Sal Martelli, Honorary Chair; 1SG (R) Wayne Bard, Chair & AUSA Monmouth Chapter Life Member; SGT Minard, Mr Rich Mulvey and AUSA Monmouth Chapter Board Members Mrs Kit Roache and Mrs Ellie Smith. The Golf Tournament included an 8 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast, 10 AM Shotgun Start for 60+ Golfers, 3 L to R - Charles Seal, Kit Roache, PM Reception & Awards, Dinner and a Silent Auction. Prizes COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, Ellie Smith, were awarded for Closest to the Pin, Hole in One, Longest LTC (R) Rich Gaudio Drive, Straightest Drive and Hit the Green. Proceeds raised were donated to the Fisher House Foundation and the Captain James M Gurbisz Foundation.
RAMTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL “SALUTES AND HONORS” OUR VETERANS November 16, 2018
The Ramtown Elementary School, Howell, NJ hosted a Veterans Day Celebration to Salute and Honor those Veterans “Our Heroes” who are family members of the Ramtown students. There were 72 Veterans from the US Air Force, US Army, US Marine Corps, US Navy and US Coast Guard who were honored, including COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, US Army Veteran and AUSA Monmouth Chapter President who was the “Honored Hero” of his Grandson, Mason Fuoco. The Program began with breakfast in the school cafeteria which was followed by an entrance into the Gymnasium of the 72 “Our Heroes” Veterans before 150 applauding Ramtown Students, Staff, Family Members, Guests and Friends. The Colts Neck High School (CNHS) Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) Color Guard Posted the Colors followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and singing of the National Anthem. The agenda continued with an introduction and greeting of Students, Guests and “Our Heroes” followed by Student Readings, Videos, segments about “Paws For Patriots” and “Pat Tillman: A Heroes Legacy” and Closing Remarks. The Celebration concluded with the playing of Taps and Retirement of the Colors. “Paws for Patriots” was started in 2006 and pairs visually impaired Veterans L to R - COL (R) with professionally trained guide dogs. Samuel Fuoco, The Pat Tillman Foundation was started in 2004 and provides 60 scholarships Mason Fuoco every year to post-9/11 Military Veterans and their spouses, the “Tillman Scholars”, based on their strength of character and potential to literally change the world. Corporal Pat Tillman was a National Football League standout and Army Ranger who was killed in a friendly fire accident in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. Winter Newsletter 2018
NJ State Association Social November 16, 2018
The four NJ AUSA Chapters (Fort Dix, Monmouth, Northern NJ and Picatinny) teamed with the National Guard Association of NJ (NGANJ) to host a NJ State Association Social at the Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten, Asbury Park, NJ. Approximately 75 participants representing the four NJ AUSA Chapters, the NGANJ, local businesses and organizations attended.
Representing the AUSA Monmouth Chapter were: COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President; Mrs Kit Roache, VP Programs; Mrs Ellie Smith, Secretary; Ms Jackie Berman, VP Social Media; Mr Glenn Parada, Treasurer; Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor; SSG Kent Marshall, US Army Liaison and Board Members LTC (R) Joseph Bucco Jr and Ms Leslie Ross. Other distinguished attendees were GEN (R) Carter F Ham, AUSA President and CEO; BG Jermal Beale, The Adjutant General (TAG) of NJ; COL (R) Dennis Dougherty, AUSA First Region President; Ms Susan DiVila, NJ State AUSA President and Ms Bernice Lopez, President of the Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce.
COL (R) Dennis Dougherty provided welcoming remarks followed by a raffle in which a variety of prizes were handed out. The friendly atmosphere was conducive for meeting, greeting and networking for both Business Professionals and community individuals to build relationships and become acquainted with the mission and members of AUSA. The event included a buffet style assortment of classic biergarten fare including wursts, schnitzels and more. The Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten features a 9,000 square foot outdoor rooftop Biergarten and a 6,000 square foot indoor hall offering 31 premium draft beers and over 60 bottled beers, including American craft selections.
L to R - Charles Seal, Kit Roache, L to R - Glenn Parada, humidor winner, COL (R) Samuel COL (R) Fuoco, Bernice Dennis Lopez, BG Dougherty, Jermal Beale Susan DiVila
L to R - LTC (R) Mckinley Williams, GEN (R) L to R - Nick Puglisi, Deven Daley, Susan DiVila, Carter F Ham, COL (R) Dennis J Dougherty Joe D’Archi, Charles O’Connell Winter Newsletter 2018 Monmouth County Veterans Information and Resources Clinic November 17, 2018 The Monmouth University Office of Veterans Services and the University’s School of Social Work’s“The Coming Home Project” co-sponsored a Monmouth County Veterans Information and Resources Clinic at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ. At the invitation of Mr Michael Callahan, the Veteran’s Services Coordinator and Project Coordinator of The Coming Home Project, the AUSA Monmouth Chapter was represented by Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor. Assisting Mr Callahan at the welcome and sign in table were Ms Christina Pateman and Ms Tracey Settipane of the Monmouth Bar Association. Other participants with Information and Display tables were Ms Debbie Bottomley, Director of Disabilities & Veterans Services, Monmouth County Veterans Services Office; Ms Grace Soden, Monmouth County Clerks Office; Mr Mark Correale, Veteran Justice Outreach Specialist, US Department of Veterans Affairs; Mr William Madigan, Case Manager, Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) and Mr Michael Ferraro, Assistant Veteran’s Services Officer, Monmouth County Sheriff’s Department and President of Bridging the Gap for Veterans. In addition, 16 attorneys were available to provide free legal consultations on a variety of subjects. The Coming Home Project was conceived on Oct 3, 2008 when the School of Social Work at Monmouth University hosted an all-day conference on the need to provide support for returning Career, Reservist and National Guard Military personnel and their families. The conference brought together military personnel, chaplains, community practitioners and academics to learn from each other and set up an agenda which would meet the needs of this vulnerable segment of the community who have experienced combat either directly or indirectly.
L to R - Christina Pateman, Debbie Bottomley Grace Soden Michael Callahan, Tracey Volunteer Attorneys Settipane
US Army Reserves Retirement Ceremony for CSM Al Almeida November 17, 2018 At the invitation of the 99th Readiness Division, AUSA Monmouth Chapter representative COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President attended the US Army Reserves Retirement Ceremony for Arlindo “Al” Almeida at the Veterans Memorial Armed Forces Reserve Center, Danbury, CT. CSM Almedia retired from the US Army Reserves (Battalion Command Sergeant Major of the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, 99th Readiness Division at Danbury, CT) after 40 Years of Faithful and Honorable Service. Among numerous Awards and Decorations received by CSM Almeida, of special mention are the Legion of Merit, 3 Bronze Stars, 2 Meritorious Service Medals, Army Commendation Medal with “Valor”, Iraq Campaign Medal with L to R - CSM 4 Campaign Stars and the Combat Action Badge. Cake Cutting Al Almedia, The guest Speaker was MG Troy D Kok, Commander of the 99th COL (R) Readiness Division, who presented CSM Almedia with his Retirement Samuel Fuoco Certificate. Following the presentation was the Ceremonial “Cutting of the Cake” by CSM Almeida. When he was a candidate for Mayor of Danbury, CT in 2018, CSM MG Kok Almeida stated, I am proud to call myself a longtime Danbury, CT resident who presents has worked and lived in our community for over 45 years when I arrived at the Retirement age of 11 in 1978 from Portugal. Certificate to CSM Almedia Winter Newsletter 2018
Visit to Grape Beginnings Hands On Winery November 20, 2018
At the invitation of Grape Beginnings Hands on Winery, Mr Charles Seal, AUSA Monmouth Chapter Newsletter Editor, visited the winery in Eatontown, NJ and was given a tour of the facility by winemaker Mr Steve Shelloch and witnessed, first hand, the initial stage of the wine making process.
Grape Beginnings is designed to provide both the wine enthusiast and the casual wine drinker with a “hands-on” opportunity to enjoy the art and science of private label wine making from start to finish (Grape-to-Bottle). In addition, the facility is set up to host special events from weddings, to team building, to wine tasting and grape stomping. Cheese, crackers and wine are always served and catering services are available. Mr Seal provided Grape Beginnings with AUSA Individual and Community Partner Membership application forms and discussed several possibilities of how Grape Beginnings could be a host to Monmouth Chapter events with Owner, TJ Pingitore and business consultant, Ryan Martinez.
L to R - Steve Shellock, TJ Pingitore Wine Makers
Grape Beginnings Entrance Winter Newsletter 2018
Armed Forces Electronic and Communications Association (AFCEA) Luncheon November 28, 2018
The Greater Monmouth Chapter of the Armed Forces Electronic and Communications Association (AFCEA) hosted a luncheon to “Meet, Mingle & Learn from Government Contract Primes” at the Double Tree Hotel, Eatontown, NJ. The purpose of the luncheon was for attendees hear a panel of speakers representing Government Prime Contractors present a short overview of their dealings with the Government. Representing the AUSA Monmouth Chapter were Board Members COL (R) John Booth and Ms Yvonne Bova. Before the formal program, the event allowed for a half hour of networking during which COL (R) Booth and Ms Bova made new contacts with individuals who showed an interest in joining the AUSA Monmouth Chapter. Ms Donna Petro, AFCEA’s Greater Monmouth Chapter President, then welcomed attendees and introduced the agenda and sponsors, to include the AUSA Monmouth Chapter as a Bronze Sponsor. Ms Petro also provided attendees the opportunity to share announcements regarding their upcoming events. COL (R) Booth invited attendees to volunteer to be a High School Student Paper Judge for the Jersey Shore Junior Science Symposium (JSJSS) scheduled for 21-22 Mar 2019. Ms Bova invited all to attend the Gingerbread Ball that the AUSA Monmouth Chapter is co-hosting with the AFCEA Greater Monmouth Chapter on 1 Dec 2018. Mr Mike Clark, AFCEA’s Greater Monmouth Chapter VP Programs, introduced prominent attendees and then introduced the panel which consisted of Mr Ahmed Ali, President & Chairman of TISTA Science and Technology Corporation; Ms Beth Filipo, VP Embedded Software Development at TELEGRID Technologies Inc and Ms Rachel Klein-Pintouri, Procurement Specialist & VA Certified CVE Counselor at the NJ Institute of Technology (NJIT) Procurement Technical Acquisition Center (PTAC). The panel shared experiences and advice of how to do business with the Government and how Veterans who owned a small business could achieve formal Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) status. TISTA Science & Technology Corporation provides a wide-range of services, including Application Engineering, Consulting, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Infrastructure and Mobility support in the Health, Defense, and Civilian sectors. TELEGRID Technologies Inc is a Woman Owned Small Business, founded in 1984, with a focus on development and production of unique state-of-the-art communications and networking equipment and systems for US Military and Government agencies. The NJIT Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) provides contractual and technical assistance to small, established New Jersey businesses who are interested in marketing their products and services to federal, state and local government agencies. The PTAC organization matches small and large companies for federal contract opportunities.
Ahmed Ali Beth Filipo L to R - Ahmed Ali, Beth Filipo, Rachel Klein-Pintouri Winter Newsletter 2018 ROSELLE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL VISIT
& PRESENTATION L to R - November 28, 2018 Larry Walsh, COL (R) At the invitation from Mr Larry Walsh, US Samuel Fuoco History Teacher, Roselle Catholic High School, Roselle, NJ, COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, visited the High School and presented his “My Tour in Iraq 2006-2007” with CD photographs to the US History Class Seniors.
High School & Elementary School Students “Served those who Served” November 29, 2018
The Girls Soccer Team and the National Honor Society of Saint John Vianney High School (SJVHS), a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, plus a group of volunteer students from Saint Benedict Elementary School, Holmdel, NJ went on a “Served those who Served” field trip to the NJ Veterans Memorial Home-Menlo Park, also a Monmouth Chapter Community Partner. These Catholic Athletes for Christ (CAC), along with four moderators, spent the day assisted the staff in transporting elderly/disabled Veterans to and from their daily activities that included Exercise Club, Trivia, Bowling, Card Games and decorating their Christmas Trees. Moreover, they were present for our Veterans by treating them with dignity, respect and compassion while brightening their day. This CAC Field Trip was moderated by COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, Monmouth Chapter President; Assistant SJVHS Principal Ms Margaret Kane, SJVHS Girls Soccer Coach, Mr Justin Meehan and Saint Benedict’s 6th Grade Teacher Ms Kerri Oswick. Pictured in the Group Photo are Ms Margaret Kane on the left, Mr Justin Meehan 3rd from the left, COL (R) Samuel Fuoco in the middle wearing the Veteran Cap and Ms Kerri Oswick on the right behind the student.
Ms Oswick taking a Group bowling photo picture
Students with Playing Veteran George Trivia Student Decorating Winter Newsletter 2018
Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce (MRCC) “Perkolator” Breakfast November 30, 2018
The All Seasons Restaurant & Diner, Eatontown, NJ, a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, hosted the weekly Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce (MRCC) “Perkolator” Breakfast. Each MRCC member provided a brief summary of their business. Attending from the AUSA Monmouth Chapter was Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor. Mr Seal presented the AUSA 30 second “elevator” briefing that highlights the AUSA Mission “Voice for the Army-Support for the Soldier” and promoted the Monmouth Chapter’s Signature Event – the Gingerbread Ball being held on Dec 1st.
The Guest Speaker for this breakfast was Mr Chris Taylor, Regional Accounts Manager for Beasley Media Group, who presented “Marketing and Advertising Solutions Based on Your Needs”. Why advertise with Beasley Media Group? Each week the 6 NJ AM/FM radio stations within the Beasley Media Group reach over 900,000 listeners, 208,000 social network followers and 110,000 online streaming listeners in Morris, Middlesex, Somerset, Union, Monmouth and Ocean counties. Radio reaches more people than Newspapers, TV, Facebook and Google. The analytics used by Beasley Media Group allows them to track the increase in traffic to your business website within 8 minutes after your radio commercial airs. Winter Newsletter 2018 2018 GINGERBREAD BALL December 01, 2018
The 2018 Gingerbread Ball was held on December 1, 2018 at the Ocean Place Resort and Spa, a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, in Long Branch, NJ. The AUSA Monmouth Chapter co-hosted the Ball with the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) and 3 Community Partner co-hosts - the Garden State Chapter of the Association of Old Crows (AOC), the Greater Monmouth Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) and the New Jersey Bakers Board of Trade (NJBBT). This event, the “Jewel in the Crown” of the Monmouth Chapter Program, attracted 170 attendees and netted over $60,000 to be donated to the Fisher House Foundation, a 501(c)3 Not For Profit Organization. Pictured left to right are COL (R) Myles Murphy, AOC, Garden State Chapter President; CAPT (R) Brian Gawne, USN, Fisher House Foundation, VP Community Relations; Ms Donna Petro, AFCEA Monmouth Chapter President; COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, AUSA Monmouth Chapter President; Mrs Kit Roache, AUSA Monmouth Chapter VP Programs & Gingerbread Ball Committee Chair and Ms Margaret Tamburri, NJBBT VP.
During the VIP Sponsor Reception, members of the NJ Bakers Board of Trade (NJBBT) judged the Gingerbread House competition entries in three categories – Professional, Amateur and Youth which were set in a picturesque Gingerbread House Village setting complete with a running train. Also featured throughout the evening was a Silent Auction of 78 decorated Holiday Gift Baskets that were designed and donated by AUSA friends, businesses, AUSA Community Partners and Individual AUSA members. The gift baskets were complemented with a variety of professional sports and celebrity memorabilia by Goodheart Sports & Collectibles of Forked River, NJ.
Pictured left to right are the Gingerbread House Competition Judges: Mr Robert Crenshaw III, Assistant VP Inspired Foods LLC; Mr Ken Downey, NJBBT past President & Director of Bakery at Fairway Market, Freehold, NJ and Mr Dale Biles, NJBBT President.
As always, the Gingerbread Ball featured the current Miss New Jersey as a special guest. The 2018 Miss New Jersey, Ms Jaime Gialloreto, of Woolwich Township, NJ was available throughout the evening for photos with Gingerbread Ball attendees. Ms Taylor Tote, New Jersey award-winning Singer/ Songwriter, sang the National Anthem. Our Guest Speaker, Mr Chad Williams, Navy Seal, motivational speaker and author of “SEAL OF GOD”, spoke to the audience about overcoming the odds and achieving your dreams. Mr Williams was introduced by a short video provided by Mr Pete Hegseth, FOX NEWS, Co-Host of Fox and Friends Weekend. Pete was our scheduled guest speaker. Unfortunately, he had to cancel at the last minute with an out of state assignment by FOX NEWS. Pete has committed to be our guest speaker for the December 7, 2019 Gingerbread Ball.
LTG (R) Guy Swan III, West Point Graduate & AUSA VP Education, represented AUSA National and led the formal toasts. Sitting at the Head Table from left to right are Mrs Frances Fuoco, COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, AUSA Monmouth Chapter President; COL (R) Tony Smith, West Point Graduate & President of the West Point Society of NJ and Mrs Ellie Smith, AUSA Monmouth Chapter Secretary. Standing from left to right are Mrs Jan Gawne; CAPT (R) Brian Gawne, USN, Fisher House Foundation, VP Community Relations; Mrs Kit Roache, AUSA Monmouth Chapter VP Programs & Gingerbread Ball Committee Chair; Mr Pete Roache; LTG (R) Guy Swan III, West Point Graduate & AUSA VP Education and Mr Chad Williams, Navy Seal, motivational speaker and author of “SEAL OF GOD”.
AUSA National sponsored a Military table for Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs BN, Airborne, USAR who departed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) in January 2019 to Cameroon, Africa for a one year deployment. LTG (R) Swan spoke at length with the Soldiers and with the Pastore family also sitting at the Military table who were presented with the AUSA National Volunteer Family of the Year Award at the AUSA Convention in Washington, DC in October 2018. SSG Vincent Pastore is assigned to the 254th Regiment (Combat Arms), NJ Army National Guard (NJARNG) as a Platoon Trainer. Winter Newsletter 2018
Sitting at the Military Table from left to right are Mrs Tonya Pastore and daughters Sabrina, Angelina and Isabella. Standing from left to right are SSG Vincent Pastore and Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs BN, Airborne, USAR.
Following a 5 star dinner, attendees danced to the live music of The Jazz Lobsters and participated in dance routines inspired by members from the Arthur Murray Dance Studios.
A special THANKYOU goes out from the Monmouth Chapter to all its Individual Members, Board Members and Community Partners and other associations who generously participated with sponsorships, underwriting, ads, donations and their time to make this Gingerbread Ball a highly successful event that was enjoyed by all participants. Also, of the 32 member Gingerbread Committee, chaired by Mrs Kit Roache, VP for Programs, 28 are AUSA Monmouth Chapter members – HOOAH.
Gingerbread House Chad Williams Fisher House Foundation Donation Competition Judges
The Jazz Lobsters Head Table Military Table
Jaime Gialloreto
Taylor Tote Silent Auction Winter Newsletter 2018
254th Regiment (Combat Arms) Holiday Party December 02, 2018
At the invitation of the 254th Regiment (Combat Arms), NJ Army National Guard (NJARNG), AUSA Monmouth Chapter President COL (R) Samuel Fuoco and part of his extended family (son Davide, daughter- in-law Sarah and grandsons Mason and Christian Fuoco) attended the 254th’s Holiday Party at their Regional Training Site-Maintenance (RTS-M) facility at Fort Dix, NJ.
COL Ronald Deloatch, Commander, 254th Regiment welcomed the party-goers while his Command and Staff Members served up the Holiday Meal. The AUSA Monmouth Chapter donated Gingerbread Ball Houses from its 1 Dec 2018 Gingerbread Ball valued at $675 which were raffled off to the 254th Regiment Family Members by Davide and Mason Fuoco. As expected, Santa Claus made an arrival on a Fire Engine with Gifts for the children. All participants enjoyed and appreciated this very well organized event.
L to R - Mrs Colon, MAJ Avery Colon, COL L to R - Fuoco L to R - Christian (R) Samuel Fuoco, family - COL (R) Fuoco, Mason COL Ronald Deloatch, Samuel, Mason, Fuoco, Davide Mrs Deloatch and MAJ Sarah, Christian, Fuoco, COL (R) Kenneth E Wuerker. Davide Samuel Fuoco
Colts Neck High School Naval JROTC On-Site Inspection, Pass In Review & Awards Ceremony December 07, 2018 The Colts Neck High School (CNHS) Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) held its On-Site Inspection (OSI), Pass In Review and Awards Ceremony at the Colts Neck High School Gym/ Auditorium in Colts Neck NJ. Attending from the AUSA Monmouth Chapter were COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President and Mrs Cynthia Wallace, VP Awards. Also attending were MAJ (R) Greg Penczak, USMC, Senior Naval Science Instructor at CNHS; Cadet LT William G Dean and his parents Chris and Victoria.
Cadet LT Dean was recognized by the AUSA Monmouth Chapter as COL (R) Fuoco and Mrs Wallace presented him with a Certificate of Recognition for his $26K donation to the Monmouth Chapter from the net proceeds of his Service Dogs Initiative Fundraising Campaign.
L to R - MAJ (R) Gregory AUSA Certificate of Recognition Penczak USMC, Cadet LT William Dean, COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, Cynthia Wallace
L to R - Chris Dean, COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, Cadet LT William Dean, Victoria Dean Winter Newsletter 2018
A Night for the Troops Fundraising Event December 11, 2018
The Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) in Lincroft, NJ, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SAAD) collaborated with the Trinity Hall Girls School, Tinton Falls, NJ to host its 12th annual SADD Dinner, “A Night for the Troops”, in honor of LT Dennis W Zilinski II, a CBA and West Point graduate who was killed in action in 2005 during Operation Iraqi Freedom while deployed with the 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Representing the AUSA Monmouth Chapter was Richard Wallace, owner of Wallace Associates, Eatontown, NJ, a Monmouth Chapter Community Partner. The pasta & pizza dinner was served to over 260 guests in the CBA Cafeteria with assistance from Angelo’s Pizza, Matawan, NJ and owner John Sanfratello. The guests were treated to a keynote address by CPT (R) Mike Rodgers, former Officer in the US Army, about lessons learned while in the Armed Forces. CPT Rodgers was also personally acquainted with LT Zilinski and spoke about his tremendous character as both a person and a Soldier. The Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) unit of the Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST), located in the Fort Hancock Historical Area of Sandy Hook, NJ, Posted the Nation’s Colors. The MAST students also donated nearly $3,000 to the event. In total, the evening raised over $8,500 which went towards purchasing gift cards for Servicemen and Servicewomen who are deployed during this Holiday Season. LT Zilinski was a 2000 graduate of CBA, Captain of the CBA Colts’ swim team and Captain of the men’s swim team at West Point where he received the Class of 1923 Memorial Award for Outstanding Member. The LT Dennis W Zilinski II Memorial Fund was founded in 2006 by his parents Dennis & Marion and is a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter.
CBA & Trinity Hall Students
NJROTC MAST Color Guard CBA Students Winter Newsletter 2018 Wreaths Across America Wreath Laying Ceremony December 12, 2018 The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation (NJVVMF), a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, hosted the Wreaths Across America (WAA) Wreath Laying Ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel, NJ. Attending from the Monmouth Chapter were CSM (R) Jack Chlapowski, VP Education and Mrs Cynthia Wallace, VP Awards. Also attending were brothers Donald and Robert DeFelice, co-owners of the Circle Chevrolet Company in Shrewsbury, NJ, a Monmouth Chapter Community Partner and CPT Joel DuBois, Company Commander of the US Army Field Band, Ft Meade, MD. WAA is an annual event to remember and honor Veterans killed during Military Service and to honor Gold Star Families who have lost loved ones through service in the Military. One man’s annual tribute to our Veterans inspired a legion of volunteers and gave rise to the Wreaths Across America (WAA). In 1960, Mr Morrill Worcester was a 12 year old paper boy in Maine when he won a trip to Washington DC. His visit to Arlington National Cemetery made an especially indelible impression on him. In 1971, he founded the Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, ME. In 1992, the Worcester Wreath Company found themselves with a surplus of wreaths nearing the end of the holiday season. Remembering his boyhood experience at Arlington, Worcester was reminded that his good fortune was due, in large part, to the Veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. With the aid of Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, arrangements were made for the surplus wreaths to be placed at Arlington. This annual tribute went on quietly for several years, until 2005, when a photo of the stones at Arlington, adorned with wreaths and covered in snow, went viral and circulated around the internet. In 2007, spurred by thousands of requests to help with wreath donations, Worcester set up Wreaths Across America (WAA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, to accommodate and honor the spirit of the donations. The Worcester Wreath Company is one of the largest donors of wreaths to WAA and produces the sponsored wreaths at a discounted market price. In 2014, WAA, with its national network of volunteers, laid over 700,000 wreaths at 1,000 locations in the United States, including the Memorials at Pearl Harbor, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge and the sites of the September 11 tragedies. This was accomplished with help from 2,047 fundraising groups, corporate contributions, trucking & shipping donations and thousands of helping hands. Also in 2014, WAA’s goal of covering Arlington National Cemetery was met with the placement of 226,525 wreaths. Worcester’s wife Karen Worcester is the Executive Director of WAA.
Karen & Morrill Worcester L to R - CSM (R) Jack L to R - CSM (R) Jack Chlapowski, CPT Joel DuBois Chlapowski, Don DeFelice
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MRCC Team Challenge 2018 December 13, 2018 2nd Place Team, Howell HS
The Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce (MRCC) hosted its Team Challenge 2018, “An Ethics and Business Initiative for Tomorrow’s Leaders”, at the Co-Cathedral of St Robert Bellarmine Parish Hall, Freehold, NJ. At the invitation of MRCC, attending from the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, as one of 6 judges, was Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor.
A team of 7 to 12 students from each of the following 7 High Schools participated in the Challenge: Allentown, Colts Neck, Freehold, Freehold 3rd Place Team, Manalapan HS Township, Howell, Manalapan and Marlboro. The Challenge was moderated by Ms Edith Legg, Committee Chair and Branch Manager of Investors Bank and Mr Joseph Robinson, Committee Vice- Chair and Administrative Supervisor of the Freehold Regional High School District. The 2018 Team Challenge winners were Allentown HS - 1st Prize, Howell HS - 2nd Prize and Manalapan HS - 3rd Prize.
The Team Challenge concept involves the art of creative problem solving and dealing with the ethical decision-making process within the context of finding solutions to real world business problems. Its objective is to teach High School students how to work together as a team and gain hands-on Winning Team, Allentown HS experience in team building to find a solution to a dilemma. Each team was allowed 20 minutes to present its dilemma solution to the panel of 6 judges. Success was measured by the team’s understanding of the dilemma, their knowledge of ethical standards, their ability to work through the dilemma by using a clear decision-making process and evidence of their teamwork and presentation skills. The dilemma researched by the winning team involved the marketing practices used by manufacturers of the JUUL, a type e-cigarette, and the resulting effects of JUUL use on young consumers.
L to R - Joseph Robinson, Barbara McMorrow, William Bladel, Sylvia Allen, Richard McCabe Jr, Charles Seal, William Woodard Winter Newsletter 2018
Department of Veterans Affairs VA Claims Clinic December 13, 2018
The Newark Regional Office of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Greater Monmouth Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, co-hosted a Veterans Administration (VA) Claims Clinic at the Monmouth County Library, Ocean Township, NJ. Attending from the AUSA Monmouth Chapter was President COL (R) Samuel Fuoco. Attendees learned about VA Benefits including compensation, pensions, vocational rehabilitation, employment, education benefits, benefits enrollment and VA Healthcare entitlements/eligibility.
Pictured from left to right are Mr Jeff Downing, AFCEA Greater Monmouth Chapter VP Military Affairs; Michael Clark, AUSA Monmouth Chapter member; COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, AUSA Monmouth Chapter President; Jon Lowrie, attendee; Jennifer Myers, Change Management Agent/Analyst, Department of VA, Newark Regional Office; Catherine Navarro, AFCEA Greater Monmouth Chapter Secretary and Loren Diedrichsen, AFCEA Greater Monmouth Chapter member. Winter Newsletter 2018 EIPA 2018 ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY December 13, 2018
The Eatontown Industrial Parks Association (EIPA), a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, hosted its Annual Holiday Party at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel, Eatontown, NJ. Approximately 75 participants representing local businesses and organizations attended. There were several Vendor Tables including the AUSA Monmouth Chapter table with a display of artfully crafted and decorated gift baskets, with the proceeds going to benefit the Fisher House Foundation. Mrs Kit Roache, VP Programs and Mrs Ellie Smith, Secretary chaired the AUSA Monmouth Chapter table. The Master of Ceremonies was Ms Anna Mayer, EIPA President/Director/Administrator. The program commenced with a networking session complemented with the music of Pianist/Keyboard Talent, Mr Al Aloisi, owner of Alfred Aloisi Associates, which was followed by a special Holiday Buffet complete with a carving station. Entertainment was provided by the Hawkswood School Choir of Eatontown, NJ. The main attraction was a Special Guest Appearance by Peter Grandich, founder & owner of Trinity Financial Sports & Entertainment Management Company LLC, Spring Lake, NJ who brought with him three Professional Athletes: Dan Klecko, 3 time Superbowl Champion; Grant Marshall, 2 time Stanley Cup Champion and Brian Propp, Hockey Hall of Fame. Also appearing was Daniela Olt, a Colts Neck High School student who, at the age of 7, founded the “Daniela’s Wish Foundation” in 2010, a 501(c)(3) non profit volunteer organization serving children who are suffering from illness or tragedy with 100% of donations going straight to granting these children their wishes. Together with her mother, Sheila Olt, VP of the Colts Neck Business Association (CNBA), Daniela hosted a toy drive to collect new and unwrapped toys from attending guests. Rounding out the Holiday Party were Raffles, a Silent Auction and Door Prizes, the courtesy of the 3 Professional Athletes.
L to R - Dan Klecko, Sheila Ott, Daniela Ott, Peter Grandich, Brian Propp, Grant Marshall L to R - Ellie Smith, Kit Roache
L to R - Grant Marshall, Anna Mayer, L to R - Sheila & Daniela Olt Brian Propp, Peter Grandich Winter Newsletter 2018 Farewell Dinner in Honor of MG Troy D Kok December 15, 2018
At the invitation of the 99th Readiness Division, AUSA Monmouth Chapter representative Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor, attended the Farewell Dinner in honor of MG Troy D. Kok, Commanding General of the 99th Readiness Division at the Timmerman Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. Accompanying MG Kok were his wife Sara, their 3 children and his parents. Also attending were BG Jose Burgos, former Deputy Commanding General, 99th Readiness Division; BG Barry Edberg, current Deputy Commanding General, 99th Readiness Division; MG Kok’s command staff; several State Army Reserve Ambassadors, including NJ Ambassador, CSM (R) Arthur Maggs Jr; two AUSA Chapter Presidents, CSM (R) Arthur Maggs Jr, NJ Fort Dix Chapter and COL (R) Jim Donahue, PA William Penn Chapter and Mr Robert J. Maguire, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) for NJ.
The entertainment segment of the evening included a final, and very humorous, command status briefing to MG Kok from his staff. However, MG Kok got the last several laughs during his rebuttal remarks. The event included a buffet style dinner, a Ceremonial Cake Cutting and a projection screen that displayed a constant streaming of Kok related pictures. MG Kok presented retiring BG Burgos with the Distinguished Service Medal for his exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility. For his next assignment, MG Kok was chosen as the Commander of the Army Reserve Accessions Task Force headquartered at Fort Knox, KY with the mission to meet the end- strength personnel goals of the Army Reserve.
L to R - BG Barry Edberg, COL (R) Jim Donahue, MG Troy D Kok, Charles Seal, CSM (R) Arthur Maggs Jr Winter Newsletter 2018
Change of Command Ceremony, 99th Readiness Division December 16, 2018
At the invitation of MG Scottie D Carpenter, Deputy Commanding General, US Army Reserve Command (USARC), AUSA Monmouth Chapter representatives COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, President and Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor, attended the 99th Readiness Division Change of Command Ceremony at the Doughboy Gym, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. During the official Change of Command Ceremony, MG Carpenter passed the colors of the 99th Readiness Division from the outgoing Commander, MG Troy D Kok, to the incoming Commander, MG Mark W Palzer. The passing of colors ensures that the unit and its Soldiers is never without official leadership, a continuation of loyalty and trust and an allegiance of the Soldiers to their unit’s Commander. In addition to the official party and Soldiers of the 99th Readiness Division, over 200 guests attended including MG (R) Steven J Hashem, NJ Army Reserve Ambassador; COL (R) Dennis Dougherty, AUSA First Region President; COL (R) Jim Donahue, AUSA William Penn Chapter President; CSM (R) Arthur Maggs Jr, AUSA Fort Dix Chapter President & NJ Army Reserve Ambassador; COL (R) Daniel “Larry” Rubini, PA Army Reserve Ambassador; Mr Robert J. Maguire, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) for NJ and Mr Bob Smyth, Field Representative, Congressman Tom MacArthur, 3rd District, NJ. As Commanding General of the 99th Readiness Division MG Palzer is responsible for administrative, logistics and facilities support to more than 42,000 US Army Reserve Soldiers across a region spanning the 13 northeastern states. When the 99th Readiness Division, changed hands on December 16, 2018, the colors passed from one Garden State native to another. The outgoing Commander, MG Troy D Kok, grew up in the Allentown, NJ area and the incoming Commander, MG Mark W Palzer, currently resides in Jackson, NJ.
BG Scottie D BG Scottie D Carpenter (left) Carpenter (right) receives Colors presents Colors from MG Troy to MG Mark D Kok (right) W Palzer (left)
L to R - Charles Seal, CSM (R) Arthur Maggs Jr, COL (R) Dennis Dougherty, MG Troy D Kok, COL (R) Samuel Fuoco Winter Newsletter 2018
NJ Veterans Executive Legislative Action Council (VELAC) Meeting December 19, 2018
At the invitation of COL/Dr Lisa Hou, Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs, NJ Department of Military And Veterans Affairs (DMAVA), AUSA Monmouth Chapter representative Mr Charles Seal, Newsletter Editor, attended the monthly meeting of the NJ Veterans Executive Legislative Action Council (VELAC) Meeting at the NJ American Legion/DAV/VFW Headquarters, Trenton, NJ. The following organizations were represented by 21 individuals: DMAVA, Department of NJ Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH), Department of NJ Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Department of NJ Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Department of NJ American Legion, Department of NJ Jewish War Veterans, Department of NJ Catholic War Veterans, NJ Commission on Women Veterans, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA), Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) and the Association of the US Army (AUSA) Monmouth Chapter. Mr Robert E McNulty Sr, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) Branch 13, chaired the meeting. The purpose of the VELAC meetings is to discuss various NJ legislative actions associated with Veterans and develop courses of action that are in the best interests of NJ Veterans. Listed below are issues currently being looked by the VELAC:
1. VELAC supports NJ Resolution ACR206, a constitutional amendment allowing Veterans who served at any time to receive all the same benefits aswar time Veterans. 2. VELAC opposes NJ Assembly Resolution AR67, a resolution urging Congress to require VA hospitals to provide all routine screening for women Veterans on-site at each hospital. This is in direct opposition to HR93 that directs the VA to ensure that gender specific services are available at every VA medical center and community based outpatient clinic. Women Veterans should not be required to travel to VA Medical Centers for routine screening and should be allowed to visit community based outpatient clinics.
3. VELAC supports legislative movement for the Blue Water Robert E McNulty Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 (HR299) now stalled in the Senate. This legislation will allow Veterans that served off the Vietnam coast to file claims for ailments associated with exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange. 4. VELAC sent an email to the sponsors of S10/S2426 and A10/ A3437 suggesting that a section be added to this marijuana legislation to devote a portion of the anticipated proceeds from marijuana sales to Veterans programs in NJ. 5. Ms Terry Dearden, DMAVA Office of Gov Relations, reported that her meeting with Mr Sherwood Goodenough, Democratic Aide and Policy Analyst for the NJ Assembly Majority Office, was not productive. 6. In Sep 2018, VELAC requested 3 bills be posted for Senate hearings. As of Dec 2018, none were heard. 7. VELAC organizations will develop its top 5 federal legislative priorities for 2019 visits to the “Hill” for discussion at the next VELAC meeting scheduled for 01/19/2019. Terry Dearden Winter Newsletter 2018
SJVHS Football Team “Served those who Served” December 19, 2018
The NJ Veterans Memorial Home-Menlo Park, Edison, NJ, a Community Partner of the AUSA Monmouth Chapter, hosted the Football “Lancers” Team of Saint John Vianney High School (SJVHS), Holmdel, NJ also a Monmouth Chapter Community Partner. These volunteer Catholic Athletes for Christ (CAC) embark on several Field Trips each year to “Serve those who Served”. The students delivered 300+ Holiday Gifts to the residents in the home spreading Good Will & Cheer and assisted the staff in transporting elderly/disabled Veterans to and from their daily activities that included the Exercise Club. Moreover, they were “there for the residents” treating them with dignity, respect and compassion while brightening their day. This CAC Field Trip was moderated by COL (R) Samuel Fuoco, Monmouth Chapter President and Mr Patrick Smith, SJVHS Assistant Athletic Director.
Football Players with Exercise Club
Football Players with Joe Spicer
Football Players
Pictured are the SJVHS Football Team with Memorial Football Team with Home-Menlo Park staff members, Veteran Tony COL (R) Samuel Fuoco (front middle) and Pat Smith (front right). rin Winter NewsletterNewsletter2018 2018
AUSA Community Partners Corner Held every October, the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the largest land power exposition and professional development forum in North America. This event consists of informative and relevant presentations, panel discussions on pertinent military and national security subjects, workshops and important AUSA business meetings
There will be dozens of professional development events, seminars and presentations during this event including: • AUSA Innovator’s Corner • AUSA Institute of Land Warfare (ILW) Contemporary Military Forums • AUSA Military Family Forums • Sergeant Major of the Army NCO and Soldier Forum • Small Business Forum • Warrant Officer Professional Development Seminar • Army National Guard Seminar • Chief, Army Reserve Seminar • Pre-Retirement/Survivor Benefit Plan Briefing • Numerous International Networking events • Department of the Army Civilian Professional Development Seminar
WHAT TO EXPECT: • Over 26,000 attendees from around the world • 600 displays in five halls located on both levels of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center • Over 250,000 net square feet of display space • Nine international pavilions: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Korea, Turkey and the United Kingdom • New AUSA Homeland Security Pavilion • Small Business Pavilion • Veterans Career Hiring Pavilion organized by the American Freedom Foundation • Army Display with multiple messages set up by TRADOC • Army Warriors Corner – Included presentations from senior personnel supporting key Army Themes • Army Acquisition Rally Point – Occupied by ASA (ALT) personnel for meetings/visits and outreach. • Installations, Energy & Environment (IEE) Rally Point WinterWinter Newsletter 20182018 Thank You to our AUSA Monmouth Chapter Community Partners
ACE Electronics Metuchen, NJ [email protected] Advanced Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Red Bank, NJ [email protected] Advantage Career Institute Medical and Dental School Eatontown, NJ [email protected] AFCEA Greater Monmouth Chapter Belford, NJ [email protected] All Occasion Limousine Hazlet, NJ [email protected] All Seasons Restaurant & Diner Eatontown, NJ [email protected] Ameripack Inc Robbinsville, NJ [email protected] Aspen Consulting Group Pt Pleasant, NJ [email protected] Association of Old Crows Garden State Chapter Forked River, NJ [email protected] Blue Line Hardscapes, LLC Forked River, NJ [email protected] Booz Allen Hamilton Red Bank, NJ [email protected] Brayco, Inc. Cream Ridge, NJ [email protected] Capital Financial Solutions Inc. Freehold, NJ [email protected] Central Jersey Insurance Associates Millstone Twp, NJ [email protected] Central Metal Fabricators, Inc. Farmingdale, NJ [email protected] Chip's Driving School, Inc. Eatontown, NJ [email protected] Circle Chevrolet Company Shrewsbury, NJ [email protected] CMIT Solutions of Monmouth Freehold, NJ [email protected] Codacovi and Associates Wall, NJ [email protected] D. Monaco Point Pleasant, NJ [email protected] Defense Acqusition Support Services Melbourne Beach, FL [email protected] Eatontown Industrial Park Association Eatontown, NJ [email protected] Eatontown Lion's Club Tinton Falls, NJ [email protected] Ferlise & Associates, LLc Toms River, NJ [email protected] Fitzpatrick Printing Solutions Inc Colts Neck, NJ [email protected] General Conference Services, LLC Clifton, VA [email protected] Gorgeous Diva Design Eatontown, NJ [email protected] Harris Corporation, Electronic Warfare Systems -Clifton, NJ Clifton, NJ [email protected] Inspired Foods LLC Ocean, NJ [email protected] Investors Bank Howell, NJ [email protected] Klose Associates Inc. West Long Branch, NJ [email protected] Legal Shield/ID Shield Manalapan, NJ [email protected] Lotus Blossom Psychotherapy Eatontown, NJ [email protected] LT. Dennis W. Zilinski, II, Memorial Fund Freehold, NJ [email protected] Meulener Dental Little Silver, NJ [email protected] Molly Pitcher Inn and Oyster Point Hotel Red Bank, NJ [email protected] Monmouth Park Charity Fund Oceanport, NJ [email protected] Monmouth University Student Veteran Association West Long Branch, NJ [email protected] Morris Plate Glass Red Bank, NJ [email protected] New Jersey Bakers Board of Trade Colts Neck, NJ [email protected] New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home-Menlo Park Edison, NJ [email protected] New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation Holmdel, NJ [email protected] Ocean Place Resort & Spa Long Branch, NJ [email protected] Purple Glaze Donuts Asbury Park, NJ [email protected] Red Light Coffee & Espresso Bar Lincroft, NJ [email protected] Rosso Financial Group Sea Girt, NJ [email protected] Russ Meseroll Photography Oceanport, NJ [email protected] Saint John Vianney High School Holmdel, NJ [email protected] Sheraton Eatontown Hotel Eatontown, NJ [email protected] Shore Gastroenterology, PC Oakhurst, NJ [email protected] Solari Creative, Inc. Red Bank, NJ [email protected] Stark Associates Insurance Agency Tinton Falls, NJ [email protected] Stitches By Swyce Jupiter, FL [email protected] Summit Financial Resources Red Bank, NJ [email protected] Suneagles Golf Club Eatontown, NJ [email protected] Systems 3000, Inc. Brick, NJ [email protected] The Colts Neck Golf Club Colts Neck, NJ [email protected] The SEO Helpdesk-You Can Be Found Freehold, NJ [email protected] TJFACT Atlanta, GA [email protected] Two Rivers Concierge Services, LLC Shrewsbury, NJ [email protected] US Army Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Battalion Lakehurst, NJ [email protected] Wallace Associates Eatontown, NJ [email protected] West Point Society of New Jersey Red Bank, NJ [email protected] World Subaru Tinton Falls, NJ [email protected] NOT A Contact Info Monmouth Chapter, AUSA COMMUNITY PO Box 497 | Eatontown, NJ 07724 PARTNER? President: Colonel Samuel Fuoco, USA, Retired Please contact [email protected] on more [email protected] details on how your business can show your We’re On the Web! support to our troops and gain recognition www.ausa-monmouth.org design by Winter Newsletter 2018 Association of the United States Army, Monmouth Chapter, a 501(c)3 Non Profit Organization
Service Do Iititive: PAIRING AND CARING FOR OUR VETERANS
Join us for a Pancake Fundraiser Breakfast SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 ∫ 8-10AM $12 per ticket | Applebee’s | 14 Park Road | Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
Chapter Kick-off for a Year Long Fundraising Effort for our: Service Dog Initiative: Pairing and Caring for Our Veterans Our 2019 Chapter Goal is $15,000 for one service dog, training and Veteran integration
Register on-line: www.ausa.org/monmouth Volunteers Needed for Serving and Sales! Questions? Contact Kit Roache 732-788-4005, [email protected]
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M R O E Cordially invites you to join us to NM PT OUTH CHA CELEBRATE THE ARMY’S 244th BIRTHDAY
id y, Jue 14, 2019 6-11 Gibbs Hall, Suneagles Golf Course | 2000 Lother Drive, Eatontown, NJ 07724 | 723-389-4300
• General Membership Meeting AWARD RECIPIENTS, THEIR GUESTS AND SPONSORS’ RECEPTION 5-6PM Student and Parent Social with Award Presentations of JROTC Medals, • Guest Speaker: Scholarship & Citizen Scholar Awards. LTG Guy Swan III, USA, Retired, Front Fireplace Room, Gibbs Hall, includes Fruit and Cheese Display and Vice President, Education, Vegetable Crudite, Cash Bar. Association of the United States Army ARMY BIRTHDAY DINNER PRICING INCLUDES: Dress: Dark Business Suit/ 6-7PM Dinner Aendees Cocktail Hour, Butler Passed Hors D’oeuvres, Cash Bar Cocktail Dress/Army Service Blue *A endees encouraged to wear their Branch 7-11PM Traditional Birthday Cake Cuing Ceremony, Plated Dinner – Choice of Professional Organization Award Medals Filet Mignon, Chicken Florentine, Pan Seared Scallops, Salad, Birthday Cake. (i.e., St. Barbara, St. George, St. Michael, etc.) Guest Speaker: LTG Guy Swan III, USA, Retired Army Recruiter of the Year Award RAFFLES & Dancing with DJ Davide RSVP by June 7, 2019 / $75.00 per person • Tables of 10 and 12 are available Active Duty Military Rates Available; for pricing, please contact: BIRTHDAY CAKE! Karen Conti, [email protected] or 732-870-7798
For Reservations / Sponsorship Opportunities: Contact Karen Conti at [email protected] or 732-870-7798 Make both payments via PayPal at www.ausa-monmouth.org Or Check payable to: AUSA Monmouth Chapter, Aention: Karen Conti, P.O. Box 497, Eatontown, NJ 07724 Sponsorship Levels: ______$2,500 Hooah! ______$2,000 Stars & Stripes ______$1,500 Red ______$1,000 White ______$500 Blue Sponsor a Soldier: ______Table $750 ______Couple $150 ______Individual $75
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Baseball and Picnic Outing 3rd Base Picnic Area Lakewood BlueClaws vs. West Virginia Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners Check-in 6:00PM for 7:05PM Game
AAAA Mid-Atlantic Chapter and AUSA Monmouth Chapter
Are pleased to announce a Night at the Lakewood BlueClaws First Energy Park Benefiting Fisher House Foundation, Inc.
Sponsor Levels: T-Shirt - $3,000 | Platinum - $2,000 | Gold - $1,000 | Silver - $500 | Bronze - $250 TICKET COST INCLUDES NEW CORPORATE MENU AND TSHIRT Adults - $30.00 | Children (5-12) - $20.00 | Children age 4 and under - FREE Pickup Tickets & T-Shirts at Chapter Table by Will Call Window Thirsty Thursdays: $1.00 Beer and Sodas at the Biergarten
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Payment via PayPal: www.ausa-monmouth.org Questions: Kit Roache: [email protected] Phone: 732-788-4005
PTER 2016 HA - Mail checks/registration form to: C 2 T 0 S 1 E 8 Kit Roache B AUSA Monmouth Chapter P.O. Box 497 M R O E NM PT Eatontown, NJ 07724 OUTH CHA Winter Newsletter 2018 The Gi erbred Bll TO BENEFIT FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION A 501(c)3 Not for Profit Organization, Serving Military, Veterans and their Families, providing a “Home Away From Home” while receiving medical care at major military and VA Medical Centers of Excellence. DECEMBER 7 | 6-11 PM Ocean Place Resort and Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch, NJ 07740 Festivities i clude: VIP Sponsor Cocktail Hour Entertainment Featuring Jersey Shore’s own Jazz Lobsters Silent Auction • Gingerbread Village Display and Gingerbread House Competition • Custom Photos • Meet and Greet Miss New Jersey 2019 Open Bar • Dancing and Choice of Dinner Entrée • Black Tie Aire.
Keynote Speaker: Pete Hegseth, Co-Host, FOX & Friends Weekend Special Appearance: Miss New Jersey 2019
$175 per person Sponsorships Available Tables of 10 and 12 available Premiere: $15,000 Main Event Sponsor: $10,000 Entertainment: $6,000 PRICING INCLUDES: Diamond: $5,000 Platinum: $3,000 6-7 pm – Cocktail Hour, Butler Passed Hors Gold: $2,000 Decorations Sponsor: $1,500 D’oeuvres. Open Bar throughout the Evening. Gingerbread Village Sponsor: $1,000 7-11 pm – Champagne Toast, Plated Dinner – For additional details on sponsorships, choice of: Filet Mignon, Roasted Chicken, please call Kit Roache at 732-788-4005 Fresh Salmon. Starter, Salad. Dessert included. Coffee, tea, so drinks. ess Code: Forl Attire or Dark Business Suit, Cocktail Dress
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For registration info contact Laurel Gaudio | 732-927-0258 | [email protected] Cynthia Wallace | 908-216-4652 | [email protected] Registration payments via Pay Pal: www.ausa.org/monmouth Winter Newsletter 2018