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Saturday, May 15 2010 is Armed Forces Day. Our next meeting will be on Saturday, May 15, 2010 commencing at 1100 hrs. We will be meeting at the Embassy Suites, 3225 158th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA 98008. The hotel can be reached by taking I-90 East; exiting on 11A following signs to 156th Ave SE; cross over the freeway; turn left on 158th Ave SE; and the hotel will be on the left. Further directions can be obtained by calling the Embassy Suites @ 425.698.6691. Our featured speaker will be Major Art Crowe. His subject "The State of the Corps" from his perspective as an enlisted Marine, Harrior Pilot, Operations Officer of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron in Iraq, and his current assignment as Marine Officer Instructor at the University of Washington.

 

This past year featured an array of outstanding speakers from the USMC and the Navy.  In November our Birthday Luncheon celebrated Marines both young and old.  I anticipate that our brunch meeting on Saturday, May 15 2010 will continue the tradition of excellence from 2009.  With this in mind I encourage everyone to contact Nikk Sherlock with your attendance request at nikk_sherlock@hotmail.com or 360.281.6308.

 

On 3 September 2009, several of our board members attended the UW NROTC Open House at the renovated Clark Hall on the UW Campus. Board members Tom Tomfohr, Chris Tibbs, Skosh T. Yorita, and Ed Doyne are pictured with 2ndLt Morgan Wiggin who is the recipient of the 2009 Outstanding Marine Officer Graduate Sword and SSgt Christopher Johnson, the recipient of the LtCol Richard Bianchino MECEP Book Scholarship for Summer Quarter. Maj Arthur Crowe, Marine Officer Instructor, presented the awards on behalf of the Support Group and Vince and Celine Santiago (The Sponsors of the Bianchino Award). These awards are an example of the SUPPORT we provide to Washington Marines!