NAVAL ORDER the of UNITED STATES www.NavalOrder.org Spring 2020 Volume XXV No. 2 Companion LtCol Frank Bendrick, USMC (Ret.) presents the drum to Lieutenant General Huly named Col Michael Styskal, USMC “Marine of the Year” see page … . Page 2 Page 13 In this issue Commander General’s Report to the Order………..2 Membership……………..………………………..……….3 Commandery Reports……………………………..…….4 Naval History, Admiral Hugh Rodman ………...……15 Book Club…….…………………………………...……...17 TCNOUS Annual Banquet and Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Leadership Award Presentation Vietnam – 50 Years Later…………..……….…...…….18 Page 14 COMMANDER GENERAL’S REPORT TO THE ORDER The Naval Order Newsletter is published quarterly by THE NAVAL ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES Commander General Col Allan F.P. Cruz, USMC (Ret.) -
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[email protected] Naval Order Companions, the collaboration effort. The money for the project was collected at the Naval Order Foundation, taking The Naval Order, as an advantage of the Foundation’s tax-deductible organization that promotes status. The potential donors were identified in the the history and heritage of proposal. Almost $7,000.00 was raised as a part of the Sea Services, involves the project. itself in many projects towards that end. I would The first step was to get the Marine Corps to accept like to report on the the drum as an artifact. After they accepted the successful completion of the provenance of the drum, the Museum was able to Vintage Drum Display Case Project that is now at confirm that they are the owners of all artifacts and the Third Marine Regiment in the Third Marines Regimental Kaneohe Bay, HI.