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Battle of Midway Commemoration Attracts 17 Veterans
Once again, the Naval Heritage Center
was the site of the Naval District
Washington’s (NDW) commemoration
of the Battle of Midway on the occasion of
the 64th anniversary of this historic battle.
We were pleased to have 17 veterans in
attendance—visiting from as far away
as California. In addition to an official
ceremony, presided by Vice Chief of Naval
Operations Adm. Robert Willard, USN, the
Commemoration Committee also hosted a
black tie dinner the evening prior at Army
Navy Country Club. Both events feted the
17 veterans and their families, who were
hosted on their trip by NDW. Capt. Jack
Crawford, USN (Ret.), was proud to speak
before the crowd and commented, “The Navy Memorial’s ceremonies commemorating the Battle of
Midway are a splendid
example of the right way to
honor this greatest battle in
our Navy’s history.”
The United States Navy Memorial
Lone Sailor © Stanley Bleifeld
Inside...
16th Golf Tournament
Great Day of Links
and Fellowship
Page 4
Foul Anchor Program
Teaches the History of
the Chief Petty Officer
Page 6
A Marine Hero
Is Honored
Fellow Marines Dedicate
Plaque to Sgt. Basilone
Page 10
Dr. Delores Etter
To Speak At
Fantail Breakfast
Northrop-Grumman
to Sponsor
Page 11
The Navy Log Needs
Your Memories
Help Preserve The
Records of Our Nation’s
‘Greatest Generation’
Page 16
The United States Navy Memorial has been
designated a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
by the Internal Revenue Service. Accordingly,
donations to the USNM are tax-deductible. The
Lone Sailor is published by The United States
Navy Memorial President and CEO, Rear Adm.
Richard A. Buchanan, USN (Ret.) .
701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 123
Washington, DC 20004-2608
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The Lone Sai orFall
2006
(From left to right) Midway veteran Cdr. Ellis Dee Skidmore, USN (Ret.), is greeted by Rear Adm. Terence McKnight, USN, Commandant, NDW; Gen. Robert Magnus, USMC, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; and Adm. Robert Willard, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations.
Photos courtesy of NDW.
Seventeen Battle of Midway veterans attended the Naval District Washington commemoration ceremony in the Navy Memorial’s Burke Theater for the commemoration ceremonies on June 2, 2006.
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Dear Friends and Shipmates of The United States Navy Memorial,The sidewalks were steamy, but the sounds were cool this summer at The United States Navy Memorial, as we have just capped another event-filled summer season of golf, reunions, retirements, promotions, film screenings, book signings, drill team performances, VIP receptions and band concerts. And we’re just getting geared up for fall.
We have entered into a partnership with the Surface Navy Association (SNA) to display a Surface Warfare exhibit in the Naval Heritage Center. This collaboration with SNA will offer our visitors to the Naval Heritage Center the chance to learn about the Surface Warfare Hall of Fame through an interactive exhibit. Each member of the Hall of Fame can be individually selected on a touch screen display that will show a narrated video of the individual’s accomplishments that earned recognition by SNA. In addition, the exhibit will include pictures and biographical information about the active duty winners of the three SNA awards that are presented annually at the January SNA Symposium. We are pleased to partner with SNA to make good use of our world-class Naval Heritage Center on Pennsylvania Ave. and to present to our visitors the details of these individuals’ significant contributions to Surface Warfare and our Navy.
Please join us for this year’s Lone Sailor Awards Dinner on Wednesday, October 25, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington D.C. The evening promises to be a very special tribute to three outstanding Americans. We will recognize our Chairman Adm. Bill Crowe for his long and distinguished service to our nation as Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff and Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Also receiving a Lone Sailor Award will be Arnold “Red” Auerbach, a World War II Navy sailor and legendary coach and General Manager of the Boston Celtics. The Naval Heritage Award will be presented to Sen. Dan Inouye (D-Hawaii), whose focus on maritime issues in the Pacific and the men and women of the Sea Services has been a hallmark of his career. As an Army Medal of Honor recipient who lost his arm in combat, he understands the importance of supporting our military men and women. We look forward to seeing you at the dinner!
Sincerely,
Richard A. BuchananRear Admiral, United States Navy (Ret.)President and CEO
The United States Navy Memorial
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September 211 a.m. – USS Norris (DD/DDE-859) Wreathlaying
& Plaque Dedication1:30 p.m. – USS Oakland (CL-95) Wreathlaying
September 511 a.m. – USS Nashville (CL-43) Wreathlaying &
Plaque Dedication
September 99:30 a.m. – USS McGowan (DD-678) Wreathlaying
September 11Noon – The September Concert: As one of more than
200 concerts performed simultaneously around the country to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, The Navy Band’s Sea Chanters performed a moving public concert on the Plaza.
September 1510:00 a.m. – USS Northhampton (CA-26) and USS
Northampton (CLC-1/CC-1) Plaque Dedication11:00 a.m. – USS Stanly (DD-478) Wreathlaying1:00 p.m. – POW-MIA Day Wreathlaying3:45 p.m. – USS Taussig (DD-746) Wreathlaying
September 1611:00 a.m. – USS Miami (CL-89) Wreathlaying
September 207:15 a.m. – Fantail Breakfast sponsored by
Northrop Grumman featuring Dr. Delores Etter, Asst. Secretary of Defense (Research, Development & Aquisition)
September 21Noon – Lunchtime Lecture with Doug Hubbard,
author of Special Agent, Vietnam
September 2211:00 a.m. – USS Colonial (LSD-18) Plaque DedicationNoon – Navy Band Concert1:00 p.m. – USS Cockrill (DE-398) Plaque Dedication
September 2311:00 a.m. – USS Earl V.
Johnson (DE-702) Wreathlaying
1:00 p.m. – USS Rankin (AKA/LKA-103) Wreathlaying
September 291:00 p.m. – USNTC
Bainbridge Wreathlaying
October 53:30 p.m. – USS Merrick (AKA-97) Wreathlaying
October 610:30 a.m. – USS Bristol (DD-857) Plaque Dedication1:00 p.m. – USS Enterprise Fire CVA(N)65
Plaque Dedication3:30 p.m. – USS Rawlins (APA-226) Wreathlaying
October 711:00 a.m. – USS Shenandoah (AD-26) Plaque Dedication
October 102:00 p.m. – Capt. Tony E. Pittsey, USNR, Plaque
Dedication with Wreath
October 1310:30 a.m. – Navy Lithographers WreathlayingNoon – Lunchtime Lecture with Claude Berube,
author of A Call to the Sea1:00 p.m. – Navy Birthday Wreathlaying
October 1411:00 a.m. – USS Frost (DE-144) Wreathlaying
October 1911:00 a.m. – Patrol Squad 8 Wreathlaying
October 201:00 p.m. – USS Frontier (AD-25) Plaque Dedication
November 9Noon – Lunchtime Lecture with Norman Polmar,
author of Cold War Submarines
November 111:00 p.m. – Veterans Day Wreathlaying
November 166:00 p.m. – An evening with Jeff Bacon, author of
20 Years of Broadside
December 71:00 p.m. – Pearl Harbor Day Commemorative
Wreathlaying
December 910:00 a.m. – Annual Family Holiday Celebration
Fall Events at the Navy Memorial Concert Series & Calendar of Programs
Lone Sailor Awards Dinner On Oct. 25
Mark your calendars for the annual awards dinner to honor our newest inductees: Adm. Willam J. Crowe, USN (Ret.), former Joint Chiefs of Staff and Navy Memorial Board of Directors Chair; The Honorable Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii); and Arnold “Red” Auerbach, legendary Boston Celtics coach. Call 202-380-0728 for ticket information.
Save The Date
Web Site– Under ConstructionCheck out www.navymemorial.org this fall for a new look and feel! Expect more graphics and easier navigation on your Memorial’s public web site, as well as weekly content updates.
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John Paul Jones Book Signing Kicks Off Lunchtime Lecture Series
Renowned author (and retired Rear Admiral)
Joseph Callo spoke and signed books at the first
in a series of monthly lunchtime lectures to be
held at the Navy Memorial. A gathering of Navy
Memorial supporters and Penn Quarter neighbors
heard the story of “the least understood military
hero of the American Revolution.”
Future Lunchtime Lectures (all 12-1 p.m. in
the Naval Heritage Center) include:
Sept. 21 – Doug Hubbard, author of Special
Agent, Vietnam
Oct. 13 – Claude Berube, author of A Call To The Sea
Nov. 9 – Norman Polmar, author of Cold War
Submarines
No RSVP is required – bring your lunch!
Annual Golf Tournament Raises $200KMore than 150 golfers enjoyed a day of golf comaraderie
at the 16th annual Navy Memorial Golf Tournament
on June 5, which raised a record amount for our key
educational and commemorative programs. First Place
Net winner was the Lockheed-Martin Corporation team.
Ralph Crowley from the American Beverage Association
(ABA) won the men’s longest drive award and Susan
Neely, also from the ABA, won the women’s longest drive
award. The Golf Tournament Committee, under the
leadership of Kendall Pease, from General Dynamics,
once again organized the succesful event. Hidden Creek
Country Club member Toby Marquez provided the finest
in food, golf and prizes.
The Summer Scene at The Navy Memorial
The Plaza and Theater
were alive with
performances this
summer—with Navy
and Coast Guard
Band concerts, drill
team activities and
movies playing on a
regular basis. The Concerts
on the Avenue series every
Tuesday evening brought
the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval
Operations, the Commandant of the Coast Guard,
naval attaches from around the world, the Master
Chief Petty Officer of the Navy and the Commandant
of Naval District Washington to the Plaza for cocktail
receptions generously sponsored by the National
Capital Council of the Navy League.
Sponsors:
General Dynamics (tournament sponsor)
Northrop GrummanBooz Allen Hamilton
AnteonIBMThe Boeing CompanyRaytheonThe Staubach Company
Verizon Federal NetworksToyota (provided Hole in One Car)Dresser-RandDigital Office Products/
National Mailing Systems
Rear Admiral Buchanan gives the winning Lockheed-Martin team their trophy. Pictured are Ron Blue, Rear Admiral Buchanan, Dick Gadd, Joel Porter, and Vice Adm. Mark Fitzgerald, USN. They were awarded the Commodore Barry Trophy, which was donated to the Navy Memorial by Dick Gadd, a descendent of Commodore Barry.Photo courtesy of Tobey Marquez
The Navy Band in full swing on the Plaza during the Concerts on the Avenue summer 2006 series.Photo Courtesy of the Navy Memorial.
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National Archives’ Constitution Day Events Held In Burke TheaterThe National Archives, our neighbors across
Pennsylvania Avenue, suffered nearly $2 million in
water damage during a particularly heavy rainfall in
June, causing devastating structural and technical
damage to their brand new McGowan Theater. Faced
with no venue to host their signature Constitution
Day public events, the Navy Memorial offered to host
two of their most prominent events in the Burke
Theater. On September 14, 7 p.m., was “Students’
Right to Free Speech,” a Constitution Day event
also co-hosted by the Newseum. On September 18,
7 p.m., was “The Constitution in a Time of National
Emergency,” also a Constitution Day event hosted
in conjunction with Oxford University Press. Both
events were free and open to the public.
Jeff Bacon’s latest book, 20 Years of Broadside, will be published on October 13, 2006*. Check your local book-store, Navy Times, the Navy Memorial’s Ship’s Store or www.navybroadside.com!*Meet Jeff Bacon in person at the Navy Memorial on November 16 at 6 p.m.
During a recent trip to Ireland with the Destroyer Escort Sailors Association, Navy Memorial’s Board of Directors Secretary John Cosgrove presented a miniature Lone Sailor statue to Mr. W.E. Lavery of the Royal Navy Association at their headquarters in Londonderry. The plaque reads: “In Honor of all Sailors who have gone In Harm’s Way from the Port of Derry.”Photo courtesy of John Cosgrove.
John Cosgrove Takes The Lone Sailor Across The Atlantic
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tSailors of the YearThe Navy meritoriously advanced four petty
officers to chief petty officer as part of their
reward for being selected as Sailors of the Year.
In an awards ceremony on July 20, the Navy
Memorial participated by giving Lone Sailor
statues to each of the awardees and Homecoming
statues to each of their spouses. During their
week of festivities, the four newly promoted chiefs
were hosted by the Vice Chief of Naval Operations
at the Navy Memorial for a reception. Later that
same week, the four new chiefs and their families
enjoyed visiting the Navy Memorial for a group
shot with the Lone Sailor.
Foul Anchor Program Attracts 50 Commands
Education Department Director and
HMCM(FMF) Mark Hacala held a series
of “Foul Anchor” lectures this summer
to large groups of chief petty officers and
new selectees from 50 commands around the
country, offering them a unique view of senior
enlisted leadership history through a dynamic
presentation by
the United States Navy Memorial.
“Foul Anchor: A History of the Navy Chief
Petty Officer,” traces the history of senior
enlisted leadership from the days of sail to the
present. Using antique uniforms and insignia to
illustrate the changes in responsibility through
time, the presentation focuses on the increased
expectations of knowledge and skill placed on
new chiefs. Since its inception in 2000, Foul
Anchor has reached more than 4,000 newly
selected chiefs.
Education Department Director Mark Hacala gives an overview of the evolution of the chief’s uniform to a group of new selectees from the USS George Washington (CVN-73).Photo courtesy of the Navy Memorial.
Resting next to the Lone Sailor on a hot summer day in July were [from left to right]: Hospital Corpsman 1st Class David Worrell, Machinist’s Mate 1st Class (SS/SW/AW/DV) Jordan Rosadorosario, USN; Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (FMF/DV) Jeromy Cronin, USNR; and Aviation Electrician’s Mate (AW) 1st Class Dennis Simpson.Photo courtesy of the Navy Memorial.
Obituary Left at The Lone Sailor – Silent Tribute to a Navy Man
Help us solve a mystery: An obituary for Roger
A. McConnaughy, Sr., who died in Pittsburgh on
May 22, 2006, was taped onto the sea bag of The
Lone Sailor on the Plaza—a silent memorial
to a Navy Sailor. Who left the obituary? A PO2
McConnaughy is a member of The Navy Log—is
it the same man? Help us pay tribute to him by
adding some Memories to his Log entry. Go to
www.navymemorial.org or call (202) 380-0718 to
help us identify this shipmate.
Mystery on the Plaza
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Strategic Systems Program’s Take Our Kids To Work Day
The Education Department hosted
more than 75 children and their
parents for a flurry of activity on
the Plaza and in the Naval Heritage Center
for the Navy’s Strategic Systems Program’s
(SSP’s) annual family picnic and Take Our
Kids To Work Day. SSP also currently has an
exhibit on display in the Heritage Center,
so parents were able to give their children
a visual understanding of the scope of their
command’s mission. Education Department
staff Abby Newkirk and Jordan Kessler
choreographed a scavenger hunt for multiple
age groups to accommodate the variety of
children in attendance.Kids attending SSP’s Take Our Kids To Work Day took a closer look at the 26 bronze bas reliefs on the Plaza during a morning scavenger hunt.Photo courtesy of the Navy Memorial.
New
s From the Store
Exclusively at the Navy Memorial Ship’s Store
“The Lone Sailor” StatueA beautiful replica of the Stanley Bleifeld masterpiece, The Lone Sailor is available in both 8" and 15" sizes.
Each statue is hand cast in the USA of bonded bronze.
It is hand finished in an aged bronze patina and comes mounted on a solid wood base. Call or go online for pricing and information.
Just in Time for the Holidays
New “Female Sailor” Statue
Now Taking Orders
Long anticipated, the Female Sailor is just coming off the
production line and is available until December 31 for the
introductory price of $85.00.
Standing tall and crisply saluting, this eight-inch bronze statue—with an accompanying
wooden base—is an ideal holiday gift for any woman in
your life who has proudly served her country in the Sea Services.
For a complete selection of Navy Memorial Store Merchandise including New items, Apparel, Jewelry, Service Pride, Collectibles, Books, Music, Video and more, please visit our new online store at www.navymemorial.org or call (800) 821-8892 x745 to order yours today.
New “Female Sailor” Statue –Now Taking OrdersLong anticipated, the Female Sailor is just
coming off the production line and is
available until December 31 for the
introductory price of $85.00.
Standing tall and crisply saluting, this
eight-inch bronze statue--with an
accompanying wooden base--is an ideal holiday
gift for any woman in your life who has proudly
served her country in the Sea Services.
“The Lone Sailor” StatueA beautiful replica of the Stanley
Bleifeld masterpiece, The Lone Sailor
is available in both 8” and 15” sizes.
Each statue is hand cast in the USA
of bonded bronze.
It is hand finished in an aged bronze
patina and comes mounted on a solid
wood base. Call or go
online for pricing and information.
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
For a complete selection of Navy Memorial Store Merchandise including New items, Apparel, Jewelry, Service Pride, Collectables, Books, Music, Video and more, please visit our new online store at www.navynemorial.org or call (800) 821-8892 x745 to order yours today.
Exclusively at the Navy Memorial Museum Store
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Oppenheim-Ephratah Marching Hawks ‘Step Out’ on The Plaza:
New York High School Marching Band Shares Their ExperienceBy Linda Belden, Association of Musical Parents Representative
Coming off a very busy May and June parade schedule that included two Memorial Day
parades, a Flag Day parade and graduation exercises, the Oppenheim-Ephratah Marching
Hawks packed up their instruments, uniforms and spirit and headed from St. Johnsville,
New York to Washington, D.C. July 5th dawned and the Marching Hawks were preparing for their
last performance of the trip but one of the most important. Performing at the United States Navy
Memorial on the world’s largest map held special significance to these musicians. Not only were
they paying tribute to those sailors who had served this country, but these musicians were showing
their support and pride at sending one of their own into the United States Navy.
Justin White graduated on June 24, 2006, from Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School and has
enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Paying tribute to the Navy and supporting Justin in his quest to become a
part of this country’s Navy held a deep meaning and significance for each member of the Marching
Hawks. The band performed their patriotic medley and then listened silently as Justin White read
the Navy Hymn. Taps with echo was followed by the trumpet ensemble and a wreath was placed in
memory of all those Navy personnel lost in war.
Rear Adm. Rick Buchanan presented the OE Marching Hawks with a commemorative certificate
that has been placed in the school display case. Justin White had the opportunity to meet with Rear
Admiral Buchanan, further enhancing the significance of this performance.
Justin White is going into the Navy, supported by his family and the entire student body at
Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School. He will represent the United States, but more importantly,
he will represent us and will ensure the freedoms we enjoy every day. Patriotism is alive and well
among the OE Marching Hawks.
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“I’m Staying With My Boys” Friends of Sgt. John Basilone Dedicate A Commemorative Plaque In His Honor
The Navy Memorial Commemorative Plaque Wall, inside the Naval Heritage Center, provides
reunion groups and individuals an opportunity to create a permanent memorial by sponsoring
a plaque for an individual, group, ship, squadron, shipmate or a specific battle, while also
supporting the Navy Memorial.
While he has a destroyer, bridge, overpass
and high school named in his honor, Sgt. John
Basilone did not have a commemorative plaque
at the Navy Memorial—until now. With more
than 100,000 visitors annually, the Navy Memorial
seemed like a fitting place to honor the only
enlisted man in World War II to receive the Medal
of Honor, the Navy Cross and the Purple Heart.
A group of fellow Marine veterans dedicated his
plaque over Memorial Day weekend in a moving
ceremony attended by both fellow veterans and
active duty Marines.
Nicholas Beltrante, fellow Marine and
organizer of the event, said he was “surprised to
learn how many people I contacted were familiar
with the late Sgt. Basilone, especially among
members of the Marine Corps…I am grateful to
the Marine Corps for its wonderful cooperation
that made this event successful…[and] I would
be remiss if I were not to express my gratitude
to the staff of the United States Navy Memorial
Foundation for their kind assistance.”
For more information on how you can
place a plaque commemorating the service of
an individual, a unit or a ship, contact Paul
Haley, Director of Planned Giving, at our toll
free number: (800) 821-8892, Ext. 760, or
locally on (202) 380-0760, or email him at
This plaque now holds a prominent place on the Navy Memorial Commemorative Plaque wall inside the Naval Heritage Center.
Sgt. Basilone’s nephew Jim Cutler (right) and his wife Jerry celebrate the plaque dedication with Gen. Robert Shea. Cutler is the president of the Sgt. John Basilone Foundation, Inc., in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Photo courtesy of the Navy Memorial.
Donors Respond To Treasurer’s ChallengeThe enthusiasm and heightened awareness of the
Navy Memorial’s Charitable Gift Annuity Program
generated by a “challenge” made by the United
States Navy Memorial Treasurer Rear Adm. E. K.
Walker, Jr., SC, USN (Ret.) has produced a very
generous response.
A shipmate from the USS Muliphen (AKA-
61) has just transferred a $55,000 stock portfolio
to the Foundation and has signed his CGA
contract. This shipmate read about Rear Admiral
Walker’s challenge and the CGA Program and
was working on a Commemorative Plaque for
the USS Muliphen. Attending the USS Muliphen
Plaque Dedication, meeting the Navy Memorial
Foundation staff and spending some quality time
in the refurbished Naval Heritage Center left a
lasting impression that has now resulted in his
$55,000 CGA contract.
In past issues of this newsletter, Rear Admiral
Walker challenged Navy Memorial donors to match
or exceed his $75,000 Charitable Gift Annuity
(CGA). A couple from Washington State met and
exceeded Rear Admiral Walker’s challenge by signing
a $100,000 CGA contract. Now, our USS Muliphen
shipmate is issuing a challenge of his own to have
Navy Memorial donors match or exceed his $55,000
stock transfer in return for a CGA contract.
“This program is a most effective way to
ensure income for oneself and help guarantee
that our Navy Memorial will continue to pass on to
our children the traditions and values of the Sea
Services,” said Rear Admiral Walker.
Consider accepting Admiral Walker’s
new $100,000 challenge or our USS Muliphen
shipmate’s $55,000 stock challenge and contact
the Planned Giving Department for a personal CGA
proposal for your review. The minimum investment
is $5,000 and all interested parties are welcome.
For more information…For more information on any of our Planned Giving programs, please contact Paul Haley at our toll free number: (800) 821-8892, Ext. 760, or locally on (202) 380-0760, or email him at [email protected]. Or, you may write him at our address on our newsletter if you would like to discuss a Commemorative Plaque, Plaque Replica, Charitable Gift Annuity, Bequest or any other type of Planned Gift. Your gift will help us promote the history and traditions of the men and women of the U.S. Navy.
News from the Desk of Paul T. Haley, Director of Planned Giving
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Required IRA Withdrawals Help You… and the Navy MemorialPresident Bush signed the Pension Protection
Act of 2006 into law on August 17, 2006. This
new law permits an individual who is age 70
1⁄2 or older to arrange for distributions of
otherwise taxable traditional IRA and Roth
IRA amounts to be paid directly to tax-exempt
charities. The United States Navy Memorial
Foundation does qualify. Such distributions
are free from federal income tax for the
donor, but no deduction is allowed. However,
the tax-free treatment equates to a 100
percent write-off. This favorable new rule for
qualified, charitable distributions is available
for 2006 and 2007, but no more than $100,000
can be donated under the new rule in either
of those years. Contact Virgil R. Allen, the
Vice President of Development, at (202) 380-
0721 or [email protected].
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Charitable Gift Annuity Program
Sample Rates with a minimum
investment of $5,000:
One Person Married Couple Age Rate Age Rate
70 6.5% 70/70 5.9%
75 7.1% 75/75 6.3%
80 8.0% 80/80 6.9%
85 9.5% 85/85 7.9%
Why a Charitable Gift Annuity?
• Fixed Payments, Partially Tax Free
• Guaranteed Payments For Life
• Charitable Income Tax Deduction
• Help Insure Our Traditions, Heritage and Sailors Are Never Forgotten
The Naval Heritage Fleet honors the men and women of the
Sea Services who have provided or plan to provide gifts to
The United States Memorial through bequest intentions or
through other life income programs.
Our Honor Roll of Fleet members, proudly displayed in our
Naval Heritage Center, continues to grow due to the strong
response to the Foundation’s new life income program
entitled: A Charitable Gift Annuity, which started in May of
2002. Why is this so? Because savings accounts and bank
CDs are paying such a low rate of interest and charitable
gift annuities are paying 7%, 8% or 9% depending upon
your age. Our Treasurer of the Board, Retired Rear Adm.
Ted Walker, SC, USN, issued a challenge to our donors to
participate in the CGA Program (see p. 10). Please Note: The
sample rates here approved by the American Council on Gift
Annuities will remain in effect through June 30, 2007.
Commemorative Plaque ReplicasReplicas of those plaques displayed on our
Commemorative Plaque wall and on our website
are also available mounted on a handsome
hardwood base for $125 plus postage, and can be
paid by sending a check made out to the USNMF
or by providing credit card information to Paul T.
Haley at the contact address on the opposite page.
To SponsorFantail BreakfastDr. Delores Etter, Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Research, Development and Acquisition) will be
the featured speaker at the September 20 Fantail
Breakfast, a quarterly, off-the-record lecture with
key defense leaders. To attend, call M.C. Dunn at
(202) 380-0728 or [email protected].
Watch your mailboxes for your copy of the Gear Locker. It is being mailed to you separately and will be chock full of holiday merchandise! Order early for the best deals on shipping!
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May – July 2006
Rear Adm. Robert B. Abele (Skipper)Fred H. Abrahamsen (Skipper)Lt. j.g. Colbin Hunt Agnew, MC, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Ms. Shirley P. Albarello (Skipper)James Alls (Skipper)Elinor F. Amee (Skipper)Capt. Jerold F. Anderson, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Mrs. Juanita L. Alexander (Skipper)Joe Applegate (Skipper)John D. Bails, Jr., (Skipper)James E. Baize (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Richard E. Bamberger, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Mess Specialist 1st Class Mark D. Bellmore, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Bradford A. Becken, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Clinton A. Benson, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Raymond A. Bisch (Skipper)PP1 Paul F. Black Jr., USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Buren L. Blackwelder, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Warrant Officer Karl Boesenhofer, Jr., USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Robert H. Boles, USN (Ret.) (Commodore)Charles D. Bowers, III (Skipper)Patrick Bowman (Skipper)James Bradfield (Skipper)James Bradfield (Skipper)Capt. Robert P. Brainerd, Jr., (Skipper)Donald L. Braund (Skipper)Mrs. Barbara M. Brenton (Skipper)John R. Brokaw (Skipper)Robert H. Browne, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Thomas G. Broussard Jr. (Skipper)Jack F. Buckley (Skipper)Chief Warrant Officer Earl E. Buell, USN (Skipper)Capt. Donald D. Burbank, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer William B. Burton Jr., USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Mary J. Buzolich, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Lawrence D. Caney, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Robert L. Carella (Skipper)Lt. Col. William I. Cargo, USMC (Ret.) (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer George J. Chambers, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Thurman J. Chapman (Skipper)
Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert J. Chase, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Mary A Cichanowksi (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer John E. Clancy, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Harry B. Clay, Jr., USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Philip G. Clites (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Arthur D. Cloninger, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. William A. Coll, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert E. Conrad, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)William L. Cook Jr., (Skipper)Chief Vernon L. Conk, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Stephen J. Coy, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lewis A. Crowell (Skipper)Teddy T. Cymbaluk (Skipper)Cdr. Allen L. Daniels (Skipper)Marti DeGraafGMT1 Thomas J. Dixon, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Robert E. Doll (Skipper)William L. Drake (Skipper)Lt. Glen N. Drummond, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lars Easterson (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. William L. Edwards, USN (Ret.)Robert Elliott (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Paul M. Engle Jr. (Skipper)Nancy J. Erickson (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Francis F. Esposito, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Edmund R Ewoldt (Skipper)Capt. Richard D. Faubion, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Joseph Feith, MSC, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Benajah Foster, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Robert F. Frazier, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)James C. Full (Skipper)Edward C. Gable (Skipper)Capt. James R. Gage, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Kenneth R. Gawne (Skipper)Daniel P. George (Skipper)Teddy George (Skipper)Capt. David R. Gervais, MSC, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Forrest D. Goetschius, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)GMGC Philip I. Goldberg, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Gloria I. Grant (Skipper)Daniel P. Griffin, Jr. (Skipper)Chief Warrant Officer Edward M. Gundersen, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)MR1 Joseph L. Gunter, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)
Quarterdeck ClubWelcome Aboard! New Quarterdeck Club Members
Welcome to all the new Quarterdeck Club members
for the months of May 2006 through July 2006. The
Quarterdeck Club continues to be the most efficient
and popular giving program at the United States Navy
Memorial Foundation. Pledges significantly reduce
administrative costs, allowing more of these funds to
be directed to the fulfillment of our mission. We want
to thank every new member as well as the current
members for the special support they provide and
encourage those who are not members to join.
The United States Navy Memorial appreciates
the continual and dedicated support of all
Quarterdeck Club members. We would particularly
like to thank and recognize those members who have
recently decided to increase their level of support.
Because of the increasing costs to process
contributions, there are now four ranks in the
Quarterdeck Club: Commodore ($25/mo.),
Admiral ($42/mo.), Fleet Commander ($63/mo.),
and President’s Circle ($84/mo.). People who
are Quarterdeck Club members at lower levels of
support are appreciated and will remain in the
Club this year, but new memberships will be at
the new levels.
For more information on joining the
Quarterdeck Club, contact Nanci Watkins,
Manager of Member Services at (202) 380-0726.
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Richard A. Haisch (Skipper)EDR Willis E. Hardy, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Thomas E. Harrington (Skipper)Gary W. Hartman (Skipper)Robert O. Hartranft, Jr. (Skipper)Chief James C. Helton, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer Edgardo S. Hernandez, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Col. Brewster C. Herrstrom, USAF (Ret.) (Skipper)Darrell D. Hilliker, PH.D., (Skipper)Cdr. Elwood, J. Hopf, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Alice Hurst (Skipper)Robert H. Hyde (Skipper)Robert A. Ibbetson (Skipper)Carl E. Johnson (Skipper)Chief John T. Johnson, Jr., USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Andrew Jurash, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. John M. Kaysak, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer Ronald E. Kelley, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Robert E. Kemmler, Jr (Skipper)Ms. Taylor Baldwin Kiland (Admiral)Lt. Cdr. Gerald F. Klinger, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Walter R. Kitchin, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Elmer Kussro (Skipper)James C. Leathers (Skipper)Chief John G. Ladd, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. George L. LaMere, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Helen B. Leverton (Skipper)Truman Link (Skipper)Emmett B. Landrum (Skipper)Petty Officer 3rd Class John H. Lunch, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Andrew Marchal, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Robert L. McBrayer (Skipper)Thomas J. McCabe (Skipper)James E. McCarthy (Skipper)Capt. Robert P. McCuen, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. John H. McDonald, USR (Ret.) (Skipper)Joseph C. McGhee (Skipper)Capt. William A. McManus, CEC, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Louis Merolla (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer Ernest Montagnaro, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)William C Morgan (Skipper)Robert W. Muntz (Skipper)Capt. William G. Nealon, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)E. W. Needham (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Peter O’Connor, CEC, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. James R. Paddock, SS, (USN) Ret.) (Skipper)Quartermaster 1str Class Robert G. Pappas, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)CW3 Heinz G. Park, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Barry L. Parker, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Anthony Parricuui (Skipper)Chief John R. Peterson (Skipper)Sally Wyn Philipat (Skipper)Chief Thomas J. Phillips, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Gordon B. Pierce (Skipper)Chief Charles W. Poe, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Warren F. Pospisil, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Eugene M. Proch (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Charles W. Postel, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Stephen B. Profilet, CEC, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer Herman M. Quecke, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Mrs. Leonard Rau (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Robert H. Rayborn, USNR (Ret.)Capt. Walter H. Reese, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Benjamin D. Redd, Jr. (Skipper)L. J. Reddy (Admiral)Lewis F. Reyburn (Skipper)Chief Forrest A. Rhoads (Skipper)Paul J. Rigby (Skipper)AD1 John J. Robb, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)ADRC Billy B. Roberts, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer Winthrop M. Roberts, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Carl F. Robinson (Skipper)Donald F. Robinson, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer James R. Robinson, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)
John W. Rogers (Skipper)Chief Dale O. Rood, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)William B. Rooney, Jr., (Skipper)Robert N. Ross (Skipper)Mr. & Mrs. Adolph Rossi (Skipper)Cdr. Alvin A. Rouchon, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Floyd E. Roush (Skipper)William S. Rumpf (Skipper)Cdr. Henry D. Ruppel, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Nicholas J. Salibo, Jr., (Skipper)Mrs. Catherine S. Sampson (Skipper)Chief Nemore Savage, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Robert S. Schaefer, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Mark R. Schmitt, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Donald W. Schuld (Skipper)Cdr. Jack W. Schwartz, USR (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Richard Y. Scott (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Henry L. Sellers (Skipper)Edward W. Severson (Skipper)Capt. Walter R. Shafter, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Col. William Shanks, USMC (Ret.) (Skipper)Fredric E. Sheller (Skipper)Capt. John W. Sheehan, Jr., USN (Skipper)Christopher Alan Shipp (Skipper)Mess Specialist 1st Class Warren L. Sholl, Jr., USN (Ret.) (Skipper)George C. Simon, Jr., (Skipper)Rear Adm. Roger O. Simon, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)William Lantz Simpson (Skipper)Ernest J. Sittaro (Skipper)Andrew Smerek, Jr., USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Rear Adm. Phillip D. Smith, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Alvin J. Snikff, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Edward Soul (Skipper)Robert E. Spaulding (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Mobray W. Steward, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Paavo F. Suomela (Skipper)Col. Ben D. Steen, USMC (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Francis J. Sullivan (Skipper)Cdr. Gerald E. Sveen, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Jack D. Tarran, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Edward L. Thellmann (Skipper)Thomas E. Taylor (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Gene R. Toffolo, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Albert R. Totino, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)John Tucci Jr., (Skipper)Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Richard J. VanDamme, USN (Ret.)
(Skipper)Robert Van Buiten (Skipper)Lloyd Van Cleave (Skipper)Chief Robert A. Van House, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Peter J. Van Norde, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Ms. Jeane B. H. Vitellaro (Skipper)DT1 Jack D. Voigt, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Lloyd J. Wakefield, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Delbert R. Wallace, USN (Ret.) (Admiral)Capt. Peter M. Wanbaugh, USNR (Skipper)ABF1 Allen K. Weber, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Dale S. Will (Skipper)Chief Marc G. Willard, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Russell F. Wilson, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)FTG1, Chester Winchell, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Rear Adm. Raymond H. Wood, USCG (Ret.) (Skipper)Dr. Thomas P. Wood, Jr. (Skipper)Howard J. Woods, Jr., (Commodore)William J. Young (Skipper)Julio Zaccagni (Skipper)Ms. Norma S. Zeitler (Commodore)
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An excerpt from The Navy Log:
The “BAT” Man
Eighty-four-year-old Sarkis Tatigian still remembers why
he joined the Navy. “I was on the subway and two 2nd
Lieutenants from the Army’s Signal Corps were sitting
across the aisle from me,” he recalls. “I asked them what my
chances were of entering the Signal Corps. One officer replied
with aplomb that if they needed truck drivers on the day I
volunteered, I would be trained to be a truck driver. That
statement made my mind up that the Navy was for me.”
Fresh from boot camp, Seaman Tatigian was assigned
to the Navy Bureau of Ordnance Experimental Unit
(BOEU) and was one of the last contingents of personnel
responsible for the development and testing of the first
guided missile, nicknamed the BAT. It was a radar-
guided, anti-shipping glide bomb that homed in on reflections of the signals
it had transmitted itself. It contained a 1,000-lb. bomb payload and a gyro-servo control unit. Then-
AETM 2nd Class Tatigian participated in extensive field testing of the BAT, including drop tests using
PV-2 and PB4Y aircraft specially configured with bomb racks. In December of 1944, then-AETM 1st
Class Tatigian escorted the components of the BAT missile to the 19th Street entrance of the Main Navy
building in Washington, D.C. A few minutes later, Tatigian was on hand to give a static demonstration
and show motion picture footage of the weapon’s performance to Fleet Adm. Ernest J. King himself.
Admiral King was obviously satisfied with the BAT’s performance, as it was deemed combat-ready and
two squadrons of PB4Y-2 Privateer long-range patrol bombers were formed for duty. The BAT became
the world’s first operational guided weapon developed by the Navy and was the predecessor to the
current Standard missile, the Navy’s primary surface-to-air defense weapon.
Mr. Tatigian has been working for the
Department of the Navy for 64 years and he is not
about to retire. He is now an Associate Director of
Small Business Programs for Naval Sea Systems
Command (NAVSEA) and still commutes every
day on public transportation. You can learn more
about his naval career and read his Memories in
The Navy Log at www.navymemorial.org.
AETM 1st Class Sarkis Tatigian during field testing of the BAT missile in late 1944 (above) and today, posing on the Plaza with The Lone Sailor (left).Photos courtesy of Sarkis Tatigian and the Navy Memorial.
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We Need Volunteers…Local resident Beverly Botha works diligently
once a week in the Naval Heritage Center and is
always bringing new marketing ideas to the Navy
Memorial staff. If you have the time, we would
love to hear from you. Call Page Harrington, Vice
President of Operations, at (202) 380-0714 for
more information on volunteer opportunities at
the Navy Memorial.
Regular volunteer Beverly Botha encourages commuters to stop by the Navy Band concert as they head out of the Metro.Photo courtesy of the Navy Memorial.
Taps: A Tribute To Lost Shipmates
It is with sadness that we must report the loss of pioneering
Navy diver and African-American Master Chief Boatswain’s
Mate Carl Brashear, whose inspirational life story was
chronicled in Men of Honor. To read more about Master Chief
Brashear, go to The Navy Log at www.navymemorial.org.
We also are sad to report that C. Lloyd Johnson, founder
of C. Lloyd Johnson, Inc. and a longtime friend of the Navy
Memorial, died in July. Mr. Johnson was instrumental in
securing the placement of a Lone Sailor statue in downtown
Norfolk and his company is a primary distributor of Lone
Sailor products to the Navy Exchange worldwide.
Finally, we are sorry to report that Esther Johnson Snyder,
former PHM 2, a long time member of our Foundation, and
founder of the popular West Coast restaurant chain In-N-Out
Burger, passed away this summer.
Master Chief Brashear’s record of Sea Service is permanently preserved in The Navy Log.
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Help Preserve Th e Sea Service Records of Our Nation’s ‘Greatest Generation’Help us honor and remember your service to our country. Permanently record your experience for future generations by registering in Th e Navy Log.
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Th e United States Navy Memorial in downtown Washington, DC honors the men and women of the United States Navy – past, present and future. Th e outdoor plaza features a “Granite Sea” map of the world, towering masts with signal fl ags, fountain pools and waterfalls and Th e Lone Sailor™ statue. Adjacent to the outdoor plaza is the Naval Heritage Center — a visitor’s center with educational displays abut the contributions of the men and women of the Sea Services (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine.) Th e center is also home of Th e Navy Log, the permanent National Registry of Sea Service.
National Registry of Sea Service, adding
The United States Navy Memorial701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 123Washington, DC 20004-2608
Help Preserve Th e Sea Service Records of Our Nation’s ‘Greatest Generation’Help us honor and remember your service to our country. Permanently record your experience for future generations by registering in Th e Navy Log.
Established as the permanent National Registry of Sea Service, adding information to Th e Navy Log is now FREE. Register yourself, your shipmate or your loved one today and ensure a public record of your Sea Service is always available.
For more information, visit us online at www.navymemorial.org or call Th e Navy Log hotline at 1-800-NAVY LOG (1-800-628-9564).
Th e United States Navy Memorial in downtown Washington, DC honors the men and women of the United States Navy – past, present and future. Th e outdoor plaza features a “Granite Sea” map of the world, towering masts with signal fl ags, fountain pools and waterfalls and Th e Lone Sailor™ statue. Adjacent to the outdoor plaza is the Naval Heritage Center — a visitor’s center with educational displays abut the contributions of the men and women of the Sea Services (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine.) Th e center is also home of Th e Navy Log, the permanent National Registry of Sea Service.
National Registry of Sea Service, adding
The United States Navy Memorial701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 123Washington, DC 20004-2608
Hours of OperationNaval Heritage Center and Ship’s Store Mondays through Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Closed Sundays
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