2016 Summer Edition Admiral of the Navy George Dewey and Distinguished Sea Service Award ees for 2016 The Naval Order of the United States is proud to announce that Commander Everett Alvarez, USN (Ret.) will be recognized for his years of distinguished service with the Peace Corps, Veterans Administration, and the Vietnam War Commemoration Advisory Council among many challenging and high profile positions. The Admiral of the Navy George Dewey Award honors a U.S. citizen eligible for regular membership in the Naval Order who has established a record of exemplary service as a senior civilian that sets that individual apart from his or her peers. The Distinguished Sea Service Awards are given “to recognize the exemplary service of a senior flag officer and senior enlisted of one of the maritime services, who has finished a continuous career of active service. The awards will be formerly presented during our annual conference in Honolulu to Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr. who recently completed his tour of duty as Commandant of the Coast Guard and to Sergeant Major Micheal Barrett who was the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr., Sergeant Major Micheal P. Barrett Commander Everett Alvarez, Jr. USCG, (Ret.) USMC, (Ret.) USN, (Ret.) Robert J. Papp Jr. is a ‘75 graduate of Micheal P. Barrett was born in This year’s Admiral of the Navy George the USCG Academy. Additionally, he Niagara Falls, N.Y. and raised in Dewey Award is awarded to CDR holds a Master of Arts in National Youngstown, N.Y. Everett Alvarez, Jr., USN (Ret.), Security and Strategic Studies from the Vietnam Veteran pilot and POW, who United States Naval War College and a SgtMaj Barrett enlisted in March 1981 further distinguished himself in his Master of Science in Management and completed recruit training at civilian life after retiring from the Navy. from Salve Regina University. Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C and infantry Training Co-author of two books ( Chained Eagle ADM Papp is a cutterman. He served School at Camp Lejeune, N.C. and Code of Conduct ), he earned a Master’s on six Coast Guard cutters and Degree in Operations and Research commanded four including the training He then served in a variety of billets Analysis and a Juris Doctor degree. barque USCGC EAGLE. His from Grenadier to Platoon Sergeant. assignments ashore have included the In August 1984 he transferred to He served as Deputy Director of the Commandant of Cadets staff at the U.S. Inspector-Instructor duty with 2nd Peace Corps, Deputy Administrator of Coast Guard Academy and Chief of the Battalion, 25th Marines, New the Veterans Administration, Chairman Coast Guard’s Office of Congressional Rochelle, N.Y. As a sergeant in of the Board of the Board of Regents of Affairs; and Deputy Chief of Staff of September 1987, Sergeant Barrett was the Uniformed Services University of the Coast Guard . assigned to 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines. Bios continued on next page… SUMMER 2016 ● VOL. XXVI, NO. 3 WWW.NAVALORDER.ORG DEWEY AND DISTINGUISHED SEA SERVICE AWARDEES BIOS CONT …. Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr. Sergeant Major Micheal P. Barrett CDR Everett Alvarez, Jr. USCG, (Ret.) USMC, (Ret.) USN, (Ret.) In July 2008 he assumed the duties as During the Gulf War he deployed forward the Health Sciences, and numerous Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area. He with Task Force Papa Bear. In 1992 he other task force, advisory councils, and was the operational commander for all was ordered to Drill Instructor School, boards of directors throughout his USCG missions within the eastern half of Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego civilian life. the world; ranging from the Rocky after which he was assigned to Company Mountains to the Persian Gulf and spanning F, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, as a In 2004 CDR Alvarez founded an area of responsibility across 42 states with Drill Instructor, Senior Drill Instructor, Alvarez &; Associates, an IT consulting over 14 million square miles. He provided and Chief Drill Instructor. firm in Washington, D.C. which sells IT support to the Department of Defense; as the Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard and In September of 1996, Gunnery Sergeant services to the U.S. Commanding Officer of Coast Guard HQ. Barrett was transferred to Marine Security government. Company, Camp David, Presidential ADM Papp was promoted to admiral and Retreat, for duties as the Company A native Californian, CDR Alvarez became the U.S. Coast Guard commandant Gunnery Sergeant and liaison to the joined the US Navy in 1960 and served on 25 May 2010. He made the first United States Secret Service. After Camp during the Vietnam War. He was the appointment in United States history of a David, First Sergeant Barrett was first U.S. pilot to be downed and woman to head a United States military transferred to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, detained during the Vietnam War, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., as India academy when he designated Sandra L. spending eight years and seven months Company First Sergeant in August 1998. Stosz to be superintendent of the United in captivity at the “Hanoi Hilton.” States Coast Guard Academy. In April 2000 he was assigned to Headquarters and Service Company. His He retired on 30 May 2014 and was tour culminated in June 2002 as the He is the recipient of the Silver Star, subsequently appointed to serve as U.S. Senior Enlisted Leader of Weapons two Legions of Merit, Distinguished Special Representative for the Arctic. Company. Sergeant Major Barrett was Flying Cross, two Bronze Star Medals, then assigned to Recruiting Station and two Purple Heart. Cleveland, Ohio as the Recruiting Station Sergeant Major. The Naval Order of the United States is honored to have CDR Alvarez as the SgtMaj Barrett transferred to 2nd Admiral of the Navy George Battalion, 7th Marines in May 2005, where he completed two combat Dewey Award recipient for 2016. deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In October 2007 he was assigned as the Sergeant Major of Officer Candidates School, Quantico, VA. SgtMaj Barrett was selected as the 1st Marine Division Sergeant in June 2009. In December 2009, he assumed the duties as I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) Sergeant Major. He deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom where he became the NATO Regional Command (Southwest) Command Sergeant Major for Nimruz and Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Sergeant Major Barrett assumed the post of 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps on 9 June 2011. His personal awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with combat “V” and gold star, and the Presidential Service Badge. SUMMER 2016 ● VOL. XXVI, NO. 3 PAGE 2 WWW.NAVALORDER.ORG COMMANDER GENERAL ’S REPORT TO THE ORDER PRESERVE, Order with an opportunity to bring the restoration volunteers, PROMOTE, docents, and staff into our organization, as well as to support the AND efforts of these magnificent memorials to continue their mission to educate people and celebrate our sea service history. CELEBRATE We can support their efforts by including their stories in our Our Communications newsletter, website, and Facebook page, and they can support us Committee has by encouraging their eligible members to join the Naval Order. successfully transitioned the NOUS website to a If I may use the Texas Commandery as an example, the USS more functional and Texas (BB-35) Museum is staffed with restoration volunteers, updated format that docents, and staff who might be receptive to a quid pro quo allows local partnership with the Texas Commandery whereby the commanderies to Commandery would drive visitors, volunteers, and donors to the provide input directly Museum, and the Museum would help to recruit eligible into the website. The members to the Commandery. “invitation to join” link at the bottom of each page allows eligible individuals to download membership applications which Both the Pacific Aviation Museum and the USS Missouri can be sent to the Vice Commander General-Membership, Don Museum at Pearl Harbor gave us points of contact on the staff Schuld, for processing. So far Don has received many to work with in our efforts to recruit eligible members into the applications through the website. On one occasion, he received Hawaii Commandery during its organization phase. The public five applications in two days! relations staffs are working with VCG-Communications, Pres Weaver, to provide stories and information about these The Committee is now hard at work to begin the next phase of museums for our newsletter and website. their goals for the website for this year – the establishment of Preserve, Promote, and Celebrate domains within the “our Many of our Commanderies have ship museums near projects” and “home” pages. Projects under the “Promote” them: USS Midway and the San Diego Commandery, USS domain would include the Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Intrepid and the New York Commandery, USS Adams and the Statue, Pearl Harbor, and the USS San Francisco (CA-38) First Coast Commandery, and USS Olympia and the Memorial Park, Fort Miley, San Francisco. Projects under the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Commandery. There is Preserve Domain include the Great White Fleet Bronze Relief, opportunity here to fulfill our mission and to increase our Washington, D.C., the D-Day Navy Monument, Normandy, membership, while at the same time enjoying the rich history France, and the Midshipman Dale Tombstone, Bermuda. provided by these museums. The “Celebrate” domain features the Battle of Midway Veteran Keep in mind that people associated with restoring, maintaining, Biographies from the San Francisco Commandery Battle of and fund-raising for these relics of our past are already Midway Dining Out on the home page. This booklet features the predisposed to preserving history.