THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS® 15 JULY 2011 22001111 NNAATTIIOONNAALL CCOONNVVEENNTTIIOONN BBOOOOKK BOZEMAN, MONTANA 18-24 JULY 2011 www.militaryorder.net 435 NORTH LEE STREET | ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2301 | TOLL-FREE : 877-320-3774 i THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS® 15 JULY 2011 435 NORTH LEE STREET | ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2301 | TOLL-FREE : 877-320-3774 ii THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS® 15 JULY 2011 22001111 NNAATTIIOONNAALL CCOONNVVEENNTTIIOONN BBOOOOKK 435 NORTH LEE STREET | ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2301 | TOLL-FREE : 877-320-3774 iii THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS® 15 JULY 2011 435 NORTH LEE STREET | ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2301 | TOLL-FREE : 877-320-3774 iv 2011 NATIONAL CONVENTION BOOK 15 JULY 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS ____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE CONTENTS GUIDANCE 2 Preamble 3 Dignity of the Order 4 National Convention Rules 6 National Convention Delegate Information AGENDAS 8 2011 National Convention Schedule 10 2011 National Convention Tours 11 2011 National Convention Agenda REPORTS 15 National Officers 44 Region Commanders 88 General Staff Officers (Optional) 91 National Committees 143 Boards and Councils GENERAL 150 National Membership Awards 151 National Citations 152 General Staff Emeritus Nominations 153 MOWW Bylaws, Article V (Duties of Officers) 155 2012 National Convention Information WORKSHEETS & ERRATA 156 Elected & Appointed Officer Worksheets 170 EXCOM Meeting Worksheets 174 2010 MOWW National Convention Schedule 176 2010 MOWW National Convention Minutes 182 Note Pages THIS NATIONAL CONVENTION BOOK IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.MILITARYORDER.NET 435 NORTH LEE STREET | ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2301 | TOLL-FREE : 877-320-3774 1 2011 NATIONAL CONVENTION BOOK 15 JULY 2011 CONVENTION GUIDANCE PREAMBLE • To cherish the memories and associations of the World Wars waged for humanity; • To inculcate and stimulate love of our Country and the Flag; • To promote and further patriotic education in our Nation; • Ever to maintain law and order, and to defend the honor, integrity, and supremacy of our National Government and the Constitution of the United States; • To foster fraternal relations among all branches of the Armed Forces; • To promote the cultivation of Military, Naval and Air Science, and the adoption of a consistent and suitable policy of National Security for the United States of America; • To acquire and preserve records of individual services; • To encourage and assist in the holding of commemorations and the establishment of Memorials of the World Wars; • And to transmit all these ideals to posterity, under God and for our Country, we unite to establish "The Military Order of the World Wars." 435 NORTH LEE STREET | ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2301 | TOLL-FREE : 877-320-3774 2 2011 NATIONAL CONVENTION BOOK 15 JULY 2011 CONVENTION GUIDANCE DIGNITY OF THE ORDER While the Order is founded on the democratic process, and certainly debate and criticism is encouraged, we should never forget that every Companion is an officer or a hereditary family member of an officer and thus a gentleman or gentlewoman. Respect is due every Companion as it is for every office or position held by Companions of the Order. To allow everyone free rein to express their views, wide latitude will be allowed during the debate process. However, the Order expects each Companion participating in such debates to respect the forum and their fellow Companions at all times. Certainly, dissenting or alternative views should be aired, and debate encouraged. Such things are the hallmarks of a healthy and vibrant organization. Remember, though, that dissent or alternative views can be gracefully offered. Personal attacks on fellow Companions are strictly prohibited in all forums of the Order. Presentation of individual views must be expressed in a dignified manner—calmly and intelligently. To do otherwise reflects negatively on the individual presenter and demeans the Order. 435 NORTH LEE STREET | ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2301 | TOLL-FREE : 877-320-3774 3 2011 NATIONAL CONVENTION BOOK 15 JULY 2011 CONVENTION GUIDANCE NATIONAL CONVENTION RULES 1. Subject to the provisions of the National Constitution and Bylaws of the Military Order of the World Wars, and Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR), shall govern the Convention proceedings. Any case not covered by RONR shall be decided by the Convention.1 2. A delegate desiring the privilege of the floor shall approach the nearest microphone on the floor, address the Presiding Officer as “Companion” and when recognized, state their name, chapter name, and the subject of their comments. 3. A delegated granted the privilege of the floor should confine their remarks to the question under consideration. 4. Only duly accredited delegates or their alternates, duly selected by a chapter shall participate in the business coming before the National Convention. 5. No person shall be given the privilege of the floor a second time on any question until others privileged and desiring to speak have done so, except that a National Committee, Council or Board Chair may speak more than once on matters pertaining to their Committee, Council or Board business. 6. Delegates, and Committee, Council and Board Chairs, shall be limited to three minutes speaking time. Upon request, the Presiding Officer may, at their discretion, grant a speaker additional time. 7. Unless the Military Order of the World Wars Constitution and Bylaws, or Roberts’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, provide otherwise, action by the Convention shall be by majority of the votes cast. 8. When the results of a voice vote appear doubtful, the Presiding Officer or the Convention may call for a standing vote. On a standing vote, all delegates voting shall remain standing for a determination that they are either delegates or authorized alternates and then they will be counted. 9. The Convention Committee (National or Host Chapter) shall report the number of delegates certified by the Committee at the opening business session of the Convention and thereafter as required. 10. Voting on all matters before the Convention, including proposed changes to the Order’s Constitution and Bylaws, and the Preamble thereto, shall be in accordance with the Orders Constitution and Bylaws, if not specifically covered by those documents, then by the rules set by the Presiding Officer for each office being addressed before proceeding to nominations for the next office. 1 “RONR" is the standard abbreviation parliamentarians use to cite Henry M. Robert III and others, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 10th ed. (Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus Publishing, 2000). 435 NORTH LEE STREET | ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2301 | TOLL-FREE : 877-320-3774 4 2011 NATIONAL CONVENTION BOOK 15 JULY 2011 11. For the election of officers at the Convention, candidates being nominated from the floor, their nominating speech shall be limited to three minutes and the seconding speech to one minute. Upon accepting the nomination, the candidate’s remarks are limited to one three-minute speech. 12. After the report of the Nominating Committee has been presented and accepted by a vote of the Convention, nominations and election for each office shall be completed in the order as listed in the Order’s Constitution and Bylaws, and results announced by the Presiding Officer for each office before proceeding to nominations for the next office. 13. The Commander-in-Chief will appoint a Sergeant-at-Arms for the Convention who will be responsible for maintaining order on the Convention floor throughout all business during the Convention. 435 NORTH LEE STREET | ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2301 | TOLL-FREE : 877-320-3774 5 2011 NATIONAL CONVENTION BOOK 15 JULY 2011 CONVENTION GUIDANCE NATIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATE INFORMATION Each Chapter shall be entitled to two (2) delegates-at-large and one additional delegate for every twenty-five (25) members or major fraction thereof (in addition to Chapter members who are members of the National General Staff) that are in good standing as of 30 June preceding the National Convention. A member may represent but one chapter. A duly accredited alternate for the chapter may attend and vote in the absence of a chapter delegate. A chapter delegate requires written certification by the chapter commander which must be presented during registration at the National Convention. All members of the National General Staff are delegates. General staff members do not require certification as delegates; however, they should identify their General Staff status when registering at the National Convention to receive proper identification as a delegate. According to the Order’s Constitution (Article V, Section 1), the Officers of the Order, who constitute the General Staff, consist of the following: • Commander-in-Chief • Past Commanders-in-Chief • Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief • Vice Commanders-in-Chief (four each) • Treasurer General • Assistant Treasurer General • Judge Advocate General • Assistant Judge Advocate General • Surgeon General • Assistant Surgeon General • Chaplain General • Assistant Chaplain General • Historian General • Assistant Historian General • Members of the MOWW Board of Trustees • Region, State, Department and Chapter Commanders • General Staff Emeritus members • General Staff Members-at-Large (appointed and elected) • Chairpersons of all National Committees 435 NORTH LEE STREET | ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2301 | TOLL-FREE : 877-320-3774 6 2011 NATIONAL CONVENTION BOOK 15 JULY 2011 • Directors of Youth Leadership Conferences (YLC) sanctioned