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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Dinner

“Honoring Monterey’s Heroes Who Served On USS Arizona”
December 3, 2010
Elk’s Lodge
150 Mar Vista Drive, Monterey
The Oak Grove Neighborhood next to the Naval Postgraduate School has a unique tie to one of the most dramatic events in American history — the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. The powerful human story that connects this tiny little [...]

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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Dinner Flyer

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Battle of Midway/Dining Out

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Dining Out Commemorates Battle of Midway

The traditions of the Battle of Midway Dining Out — from pronouncement of the rules of the mess to the musical salute in memory of the naval crews whose bravery helped preserve our nation and democracy — provide an exceptional experience.
This year’s Dining Out will be held in the Naval Postgraduate School’s El Prado Room [...]

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VCNO keynote speaker in April

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert will be keynote speaker for the Submarine Birthday Ball in April.  Navy League members have been cordially invited to join the Submarine League for this exceptional event and have been given a special discount price of $50 per person.
The Ball will be held in the McNitt Ballroom, [...]

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Meet the COs Flyer

Meet the COs of Monterey

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Feb. 25 “Meet the CO’s” features local Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard commanding officers

“Meet the CO’s” provides an opportunity for local civic and business leaders and local residents to hear first-hand about the mission of local Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard commands from the commanding officers or executive officers and to meet key personnel from each unit. Navy League Monterey presents “Meet the CO’s” as a community [...]

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BUY A PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DINNER DVD

PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DINNER VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE
The Pearl Harbor Remembrance Dinner was a great success with more than 100 attendees, including eight Pearl Harbor veterans. Several Navy Leaguers – Adm. Hank Mauz, Bettina and Neal Hotelling, Gary Laughlin, Jackie Wilson and myself – along with the Monterey Bay Commandery of the Naval Order of [...]

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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Dinner

On December 4, 2009,  the Monterey Peninsula Council of the Navy League, Monterey Bay Commandery of the Naval Order and Naval Postgraduate School President’s Student Council will hold a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Dinner. The Remembrance Dinner will honor the Commanding Officer of the USS ARIZONA, Captain Franklin Van Valkenburgh, USN and the Commanding Officer of the USS WEST VIRGINIA Captain [...]

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Last Chance for Battle of Midway tickets!

Join us on June 6 to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the Battle of Midway.
Our theme this year is Hollywood and The Battle of Midway and our guest speaker is THE Navy expert on television, film and documentary production – the director of the Navy’s Hollywood office (officially called NAVINFO WEST) – Commander Bob Anderson, [...]

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