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Port of Pittsburgh Official Publication of the Navy League of the United States, Pittsburgh Council April, May, June 2018 Volume 22. No. 1 Edited by Katherine Kersten Website: navyleaguepittsburgh.org https://www.facebook.com/NavyLeaguePittsburgh/ Letter from the President It’s hard to believe that summer is once again here. The leadership of the Council has been The Golf Outing was a wonderful affair also. very busy for the past few months with Thank you, Don Elborne and Polly graduations, commissionings, community Bozdech-Veater, for the fantastic job in support and of course serving our local Sea coordinating another fun event. The kids of the Services. USS Pittsburgh have always been a wonderful Several of us traveled to Elizabeth, PA for the project to provide for and this year’s event will Annual Memorial Day celebration and I was certainly put smiles on their faces. honored to speak at both the evening dinner I am grateful for all who serve the Council. and the Memorial Day ceremony. Our friend Thank you for every service! Rick Elster and the Elizabeth VFW and Bob American Legion work tirelessly during most of the year to coordinate these remembrances and do an amazing job. The community has much to be proud of and I am grateful that Rick has provided the leadership year over year to make this happen. I also participated with the USSVI Requin Submarine Vets Base “Tolling of the Bells” on Sunday morning on board the USS Requin at the Science Center on the waterfront. Commander Huey Dietrich and his Sub Vet The Navy League of the United States Team always do a masterful job remembering Serving the Sea Services since 1902 the many submarine losses from the previous 118 years and this year was no exception. Well done, Commander. Pittsburgh Calendar of Events-2018 This year was a special anniversary that Jan. Election of Officers for 2018 coincided with the time we honor lost March 10 Annual Council Awards Dinner, members of our military. Fifty years ago, in May 5 Kentucky Derby Party-benefit for May, the USS Scorpion was lost, with all USS Pittsburgh Scholarship Fund hands, in one of the two greatest nuclear May 28 Memorial Day Celebration and Parade, Elizabeth, PA submarine tragedies of our age (USS Thresher June 1 Golf Tournament-USS Pittsburgh in 1963 being the other occasion). While Children’s Christmas Party submarines are not typically thought of on Benefit Memorial Day, for those of us who served on Sept. VA Picnic, Aspinwall submarines, we never forget the sacrifices of Oct. Navy Birthday Ball the men and their families to provide for our Nov. 11 Veteran’s Day freedom. Port of Pittsburgh Patriotism and Gratitude April, May, June 2018 2 To our members from the President NROTC Commissioning Ceremony and Current Board of Directors By Bob MacPherson Over the past few years, we have operated Carnegie Mellon University Naval Reserve using funds that come from a very limited Officer’s Training Corp Commissioning source. Part of our operating funds comes in Ceremony was held May 19, 2018 at the the form of a rebate from the National Dues, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in but that amount is not very substantial. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. expenditures outside of the USS Pittsburgh I attended the recent commissioning Relief Crew Scholarships and Children’s Party ceremony for some of the Navy’s newest donations are kept under very strict control Ensigns and Marine Corps Second and accountability. Lieutenants. Commanding Officer William We have recently completed a multiyear Breitfelder, USN, presided over the audit to verify that the funds collected and proceedings and was joined by the Guest of spent have been appropriately accounted for. Honor, Colonel David M. Hagopian, USMC But, like all organizations, we continue to see (Retired). The Oath of Office was administered rising costs in mailings, newsletters and funds by Colonel Hagopian to the seventeen Navy that are used to support our sea services here Ensigns and three Marine Corps Second in Pittsburgh and in Connecticut (home port of Lieutenants. the USS Pittsburgh.) Our Web site has been cited as being one of the best in the Region and we need to make sure we are putting our best foot forward for member services and retention. On May 31, the Board held our Quarterly meeting and in accordance with our Bylaws (Section 2.6.1) voted to assess each member a $20.00 annual fee for the period covering July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. This assessment will be done annually. Checks Oath of Office should be made out to the “Pittsburgh Council NLUS 2018 Assessment”, c/0 Anita The families and friends gathered for the Sleigh, Treasurer at 112 Vista Ridge Lane, morning ceremony and you could tell there Valencia PA 16059. was a lot of pride in the achievements of the Thanks in advance for helping keep the newly commissioned officers. Each has their Pittsburgh Council growing. own brand-new role to play in defending their Bob MacPherson [email protected] country and we are proud to be a friend of the 717.606.7047 Steel City NROTC Unit. Kentucky Derby Party A supportive and fun crowd of 45 gathered at Kentucky Colonel Polly Bozdech-Veater's home to celebrate the 144th Running for the Roses. We all enjoyed the beautiful weather and a great shared table of food, along with baked beans, hamburgers and the beautiful tray of strawberries. Justify, who now is a triple crown winner, won on a very sloppy track and the USS Pittsburgh Scholarship won Capt. Jon Minor, (USCG Ret.) and Bob MacPherson, over $900. NLUS, present sword to MIDN Elise Meszaros. Port of Pittsburgh Patriotism and Gratitude April, May, June 2018 3 Colonel Hagopian addressed the group and Local Students Receive Coast Guard in his remarks, he emphasized learning and Core Values Award listening as they prepared for their new By LT Shawn Simeral assignments. His stories about his own Coast Guard Recruiting Office Cleveland learning curve as a young Marine were truly recently recognized three Western Pennsylvania inspirational. One of the new Navy Ensigns is high school students with the Coast Guard Core his daughter, Ensign Isabel Hagopian, who Values Award. Cadet Elle Hamilton and Cadet will be reporting to Naval Air Station Logan Kaczmarek of Penn Hills High School Pensacola for her initial duty assignment. Navy JROTC, and Cadet Connor Poisker of Ensign Hagopian was very helpful in several of North Allegheny High School Air Force JROTC, our Navy League functions in the past year. I received the awards from members of Coast believe that she and her comrades are well Guard Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh. prepared for the journeys ahead. Fair winds and following seas to all our new officers. MIDN of the Year Award to MIDN Michael DiBacco by Bob MacPherson Coast Guard Members Adopt-A- Highway LT. Simeral and Cadet Hamilton Members of the Coast Guard Enlisted Association Steel City Branch volunteered with the Adopt-A-Highway program on April 11. Volunteers cleaned up trash and debris over a two-mile portion of PA 978 near Cuddy, PA. This two-year partnership involves bi-annual visits to the site to enhance the beauty of the roadside. Cadet Kaczmarek and LT. Simeral MST1 Campbell, MST1 Haggins, MST2 Worth, and MST3 Angier conducting trash clean up on PA 978 Port of Pittsburgh Patriotism and Gratitude April, May, June 2018 4 Lights, Camera, Action By Bob MacPherson What do you do when you get a phone call from ABC’s Good Morning America Show about helping to provide some Navy support for a local former sailor that makes good? If you are the Navy League of Pittsburgh, you make a lot of phone calls, send a bunch of emails and wake up at 4:15 in the morning of April 30th to make sure you aren’t late for the filming of an episode of “Deals and Steals” at the Point in Pittsburgh. It was a crazy cold morning and lots of waiting around for a few minutes of air time. But I had a lot of support from the folks at the NOSC. ISSN Justin Petrilina, GSM3 Christina Greenwald, AS2 Travis Simons, PSC Chris Degothseir, MMC Eric Gordon, all showed up in their Dress Blues and provided a Cadet Poisker and LTJG Leddy nice backdrop for the young entrepreneur as he showcased his product (Puzzle Paxs). These The Coast Guard Core Values Award recognizes innovative locally made products helped him to be JROTC members who exemplify the Coast Guard’s a finalist in the Pittsburgh segment of the show and Core Values of Honor, Respect, and Devotion to he was very surprised when he received a $10,000 Duty. check from Vista Print for his idea and ability to market the products. Sponsor a Wreath Today for the 2018 National Remembrance Ceremony By Bob McPherson The Pittsburgh Council is once again partnering with Wreaths Across America. This program is a way for us to honor our military members and their families whose remains are buried at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Bridgeville PA. This program has been shown on all national TV networks and is held across the country. A portion of every contribution is returned to the Navy League to support our educational . programs Costs of the wreaths are $15 each; 4 for $60, etc. A special thanks to CDR Lee Ann Singleton, USN, To donate, click on this link: Commanding Officer of the NOSC, for helping https://wreaths.fastport.com/donateLocation.ht provide the Navy support. It ended up being a ml?page=47147 rewarding morning and it was great that our sailors Be sure to use Our Group ID: PAO294P got to be in the picture! Location ID: PANCAB You can see the whole story here: If you have any questions about the program, https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Shop/gma-deals- contact me directly at [email protected] steals-wheels-pittsburgh-exclusive-discounts- Thank you.
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