Please take a few monuments and see Ms. Clara Foster who was one of our speakers at last December’s Pearl Harbor Remembrance dinner.

She tells a story of meeting a group of young boys, in 1928, when she started school on the Monterey Peninsula. She relates how the bombing of Pearl Harbor affected them all.

For information about the 2011 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Dinner, click here.

October 2011 Newsletter

September 13, 2011

During a ceremony at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey,

Navy League Monterey president Rod Collins

presented an award for the Highest Academic

Achievement of the Summer Quarter to

Commander Cory Dixon, USN.

Congratulations Commander, a job well done!!!

The Nakagawa family has announced that the City of Marina will be honoring Gordon Nakagawa today, *Friday, 9/16/11 *at *3PM* at the Marina Airport in Marina, CA. The airport will dedicate the newly refurbished Pilot Lounge in his name. Click here for a flyer with the details.


Captain Nakagawa was a member of many patriotic and community organizations, and was a respected and valued member of the Navy League of the United States, Monterey Peninsula Council. We hope you can attend.

The Navy League’s Monterey Peninsula Council President, Rod Collins, and Susan McLaughlin, Council Vice President, attended the Coast Guard Change of Command ceremony at US Coast Guard Station Monterey, in Monterey, on June 10, 2011. The lawn in front of the Station boathouse was set up with a tent and seating for the attendees. A reception followed at Station Monterey.

LCDR Michael P. Kahle transferred command of the Station to LT Ronald J. Kooper, the new Commander, USCG Station Monterey. LCDR Kahle’s assignment to George Washington University, Washington D.C. immediately followed the change of command. LT Kooper assumes command of Station Monterey from the District Eight Command Center, New Orleans, Louisiana where he served as a command duty officer, then as command center chief.

CAPT Cynthia Stowe, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, was the guest speaker for the ceremony. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco oversees all day-to-day Coast Guard operations throughout Northern California, Nevada, Utah and a small part of Wyoming.
Navy League Monterey’s US Naval Sea Cadet unit, the Chesty Puller BN led by LCDR Tony Saucedo, provided the color guard for the ceremony

The Change of Command Ceremony is a tradition that restates to the crew, the continuity of authority of the command. It is a formal transfer of responsibility and authority from one commander to the next. The Change of Command takes place with the reading of the orders.

The Change of Command grants an opportunity to recognize achievements and service of the Commanding Officer, while welcoming aboard the Prospective Commanding Officer.

Members of the Navy League attended the annual Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Coast Guard Pier in Monterey, on Memorial Day, May 30, 2011.

Representatives from the Navy League, the Naval Order, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sons of the American Revolution and the Fleet Reserve Association laid wreaths at the ceremony.

Meet the COs Second Annual Panel Discussion Flyer

The Monterey Peninsula Council of the Navy League of the United States is pleased to announce our second annual “Meet the Commanding Officers” meeting in Monterey, California.

“Meet the Commanding Officers” provides an opportunity for local civic and business leaders and local residents to hear first-hand about the mission of local Navy, US Naval Sea Cadets 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 Commanding Officers” as a community service to foster a better understanding of the Sea Service organizations in Monterey County and help military and civilian personnel assigned to these commands learn more about local people and businesses.

A reception and social hour begins at 6PM with a panel session with the commanding officers for several local commands will follow.

This year the Monterey Peninsula Council is proud to present these panelists:

Date: April 28
Location: Stone Harbor Church
409 Washington Street (corner of Franklin and Washington in downtown Monterey).
Social hour:18:00
CO’s panel remarks: 19:00

Members and friends welcome
Donation of $5.00 per suggested
Help us plan RSVP –375-4982
or
Click here to make a reservation online

You won’t want to miss this opportunity to meet with the commanding officers, and learn more about their commands and their missions.

“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 community with that fateful day will be captured in the Pearl Harbor 2010 Remembrance Dinner.

Join the Naval Postgraduate School President’s Student Council, Monterey Navy League and Monterey Bay Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States as we honor three young sailors who grew up in the Oak Grove Neighborhood and died in the attack. Guest speakers will be Clara Foster; the Honorable Dan Albert, former Mayor of Monterey and a member of the NPS Hall of Fame; and the Honorable Jack Holt — who grew up with Petty Officers Michael Criscuola, Jack Hazdovac, and Tom Trovato. There will also be a special musical performance by the DLI Joint Service Chorus.

Dinner will be at the Monterey Elk’s Lodge, 150 Mar Vista Drive. Reception at 1800 hours followed by the DLI Joint Service Chorus at 1845 and dinner at 1900.The dinner will be catered by the acclaimed East of Eden Events/Grapes of Wrath Catering and will feature Grilled Tri-Tip, Salmon with sun dried tomato pesto, or Vegetarian Portobello mushroom Pasta. Cost is $40.00 per person which includes Caesar Salad and Chocolate layered Napoleon.

Tickets are available at the MWR ITT office on the Quarterdeck.

PayPal reservations may be made online at http://www.nps.edu/About/Events/PearlHarbor/

For additional information, call 831-657-9793 or 831-277-4299.