2009 MCL & MCLA Department of Tennessee Conventions

Joint Opening Session

One Has Been

Outgoing Department CommandantDavid CatesOne Has Been

Outgoing MCL Department Commandant

David Cates

Another Has Been

Outgoing MCLA Department President

Carolyn Bevington

Do these people know each other?

David & Tina Bailey

Incoming Commandant David Hatfield Introduces the Guest Speaker

Guest SpeakerMajGen Albert C. Harvey

Commandant David Cates presents Awards

Commandant David Cates presents Awards

Twinkies Rule!

MCLA Officers are sworn in.

Department of Tennessee , MCLAElected Officers being Sworn In

Doris Ekstrom is presented the 2009 Deborah Evans MCLA Award

Some of the Recipients of the Deborah Evans MCLA AwardDeborah Evans Alice Blackford Martha Seagle Barbara Tassey Doris Ekstrom

Commandant David Cates presents a new Charter

George and Connie Sexton recognized for their work

on the Conventions

Ernie & Martha Seagle

Fallen Marine TableFallen Marine Table

POW-MIA Table

Remembering League And Auxiliary Members Who Passed This Year

KathleenStowell

DetachmentAmericanism

Sam HassenDetachment

CommandantGlen Barry Evans, PDC

Department Americanism Chair

Sevier County Detachment 1206 receives the 1st Place Americanism Award

Some of the Recipients of the John T. Hicks Marine of the Year Award

Jim Kern David Gardner John Hicks Karl Ekstrom

John T. Hicks Marine of the Year Trophy

Glen Evans & David Gardner

with the Trophy

2009 Top Award Recipients

Doris EkstromDeborah Evans

MCLA Award

David GardnerJohn T. Hicks Marine of the

Year