Speaker and Meeting Recap: Mr. John Temperilli, the Vice President of Disaster Operations for Garner Environmental Services, was our speaker for this month’s luncheon. He gave a very informative and moving presentation on his experiences in managing the debris removal operations from the World Trade Center site. His talk was interspersed with numerous pictures of […]
Speaker and Meeting Recap: Lt. Kimberly Avsec, USCG, Galveston, spoke on the topic of Maritime Homeland Security.
Speaker and Meeting Recap: No meeting held.
Speaker and Meeting Recap: Col. Clyde Walker, USMCR, discussed his duties as an Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer with the U. S. Marine Corps. He explained how the military assists civilian authorities in times of disaster when the situation overwhelms their ability to fully respond.
Speaker and Meeting Recap: There was no meeting scheduled for May 2003.
Speaker and Meeting Recap: The April meeting featured Steven Koehler, a U.S. Navy Seal and Gulf War I veteran as well as a panel discussion on Operation Iraqi Freedom. Steven gave a very informative brief on Navy Seal operations and compared what he did in GW I with what the special ops personnel were doing […]
Speaker and Meeting Recap: The March meeting of the Houston Military Affairs Committee featured LtCol Charles “Dude” Hall, who is the PWST (Peacetime Wartime Support Team) OIC for 1st Bn 23d Marines in Houston, TX. LtCol Hall discussed Family Support for the Marines that have been deployed. This support is extremely important for the families […]
Speaker and Meeting Recap: The speaker was LtCol Guy Womack, USMC (Ret) who represented SGT Mark Walker, U.S. Army, in his General Court-Martial, this past November, at Camp Casey, Republic of Korea. He was the driver of the armored engineering vehicle that ran over and killed two Korean teen-aged girls. His acquittal at the GCM […]
Speaker and Meeting Recap: Dr. Thomas Hargrove’s presentation was one of the most entertaining and enlightening talks we have had since we restarted HMAC 15 months ago. His talk was entitled “A Year in the Valley of the Shadow,” which recounted many of his experiences after being kidnapped by a group of FARC terrorists in […]
Speaker and Meeting Recap: Mr. Gary Rodgers spoke about his days in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot with the Special Operations Group.