Speaker and Meeting Recap: There was no meeting schedule for April 2008.      

Speaker and Meeting Recap: Our speaker for this meeting was Colonel Daniel J. Shanahan, Commander, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. He gave a very informative presentation on his units activities in Iraq. Colonel Daniel J. Shanahan grew up in Michigan. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1982 with a Bachelor […]

Speaker and Meeting Recap: The speaker was Colonel Vernon L. Lister, USA. The U.S. Army Operational Test Command at Fort Hood deploys teams of its soldiers, DA civilians and contractors to Iraq and Afghanistan to assess and collect data on weapons, systems and technologies in combat. It’s part of the Army Rapid Fielding Initiative/Rapid Acquisition […]

Speaker and Meeting Recap: The speaker was E. A. “Buddy” Grantham, the Director of the City of Houston Office of Veterans’ Affairs. This new position is designed to coordinate the city’s efforts to help veterans. In addition to briefing us on what his office does, he also spoke about the Mayor’s Returning Veterans Initiative whose […]

Speaker and Meeting Recap: Our speaker for this month was Sgt. Augustus Campbell, US Army Reserves, who discussed some of the legal issues he encountered during his recent tour in Iraq with the 358th Civil Affairs Brigade. Sgt. Campbell graduated from Texas Tech Law School in 2006 and was activated shortly after passing the Texas […]

Speaker and Meeting Recap: The speakers for this meeting were MGySgt. Greg Treacy and Cmdr. Gene Tulich. They reviewed the many upcoming events for Veterans Day Weekend, the Returning Veterans Initiative, the 2007 and 2008 Military Balls, possible change of venue for meetings, new initiatives and outreach, along with a myriad of other interesting topics. […]

Speaker and Meeting Recap: Our speaker was Captain Carter Conlin, USNR (Ret) the Commander General of the Naval Order of the United States. The Naval Order has committed to raise funds for a monument to honor those sailors and maritime personnel that lost their lives in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944. The Navy […]

Speaker and Meeting Recap: Our guest speaker for this meeting was Colonel Don Outler, Commemorative Air Force. He is the Development Officer for the Wing. The Commemorative Air Force’s unit in Houston is called the Gulf Coast Wing. The unit consists of the “Tora-Tora-Tora” aviation air-show act and we operate one of just 12 flyable […]

Speaker and Meeting Recap: Our speaker was LTC Marshall Bolyard, USA (Ret), the Executive Director of the US Family Health Plan for CHRISTUS Health. Mr. Bolyard directs a network of health care providers, which includes more than 100 primary care physicians, more than 400 specialists and four network hospitals in southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. […]

Speaker and Meeting Recap: The speaker for this meeting was Command Sergeant Major Larry Holland. CSM Holland was the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs until CSM Holland’s retirement earlier this year. He was also appointed to the Independent Review Group which investigated the conditions at Walter Reed Army […]