NAVY
LEAGUE
of the United States
FOUNDED 1902
2300 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201-5424
NATIONAL PRESIDENT
J. Michael McGrath
NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS
Pamela K. Ammerman
REGION, AREA AND COUNCIL PRESIDENTS’ LIAISON
Daniel B. Branch Jr.
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Joseph S. Donnell III
CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT
Patricia Du Mont
PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION
Philip L. Dunmire
YOUTH PROGRAMS
Earl B. Hailston
SEA SERVICES LIAISON
Thomas E. Jaffa
MEMBERSHIP, MARKETING AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
Richard H. Kennedy
FINANCE
Jackson C. Stevens
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
John Tozzi
STRATEGIC PLANNING
NATIONAL TREASURER
Alan L. Kaplan
NATIONAL ASSISTANT TREASURERS
William Braund
Stewart E. Reuter
Vicki S. Ruckman
NATIONAL JUDGE ADVOCATE
James L. Chapman IV
NATIONAL DEPUTY JUDGES ADVOCATES
Rockwell O’Sheill
Rand R. Pixa
NATIONAL CORPORATE SECRETARY
Richard C. Macke
NATIONAL CHAPLAIN
Rabbi William Kloner
HONORARY NATIONAL HISTORIAN
Morgan L. Fitch Jr.
NATIONAL HISTORIANS
James M. Semerad
John F. Watkins
NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARIAN
James H. Waller
PRESIDENT’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Frederick Harris
JAPAN
T.B. McClelland
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
2008-2009 NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
John A. Panneton
CHAIRMAN
Stanley R. Arthur
Albert J. Baciocco Jr.
Evan S. Baker
Bernard Bennett
Calvin H. Cobb Jr.
Joanne S. Crown
John H. Dalton
Richard J. Danzig
Fred Davidson III
Timothy O. Fanning
Morgan L. Fitch Jr.
Albert H. Friedrich
H. Lawrence Garrett III
James S. Gracey
Alfred M. Gray Jr.
Thomas B. Hayward
Albert J. Herberger
James L. Holloway III
Paul R. Ignatius
Hansford T. Johnson
Paul X. Kelley
William C. Kelley Jr.
Frank B. Kelso II
Jack M. Kennedy
Robert E. Kramek
Charles R. Larson
Sanford M. McDonnell
Sheila M. McNeill
J. William Middendorf II
Carl E. Mundy Jr.
Thomas J. Patterson
John M. Rau
J. Paul Reason
Leighton W. Smith Jr.
John J. Spittler
Carlisle A.H. Trost
James D. Watkins
R. James Woolsey
STATEMENT OF POLICY
■ We of the Navy League of the United
States stand for a strong America — a nation
morally, economically, and internally strong.
■ We believe that the security of our nation
and of the people of the world demands a
well-balanced, integrated, mobile American
defense team, of which a strong Navy, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine are
indispensable parts.
■ We support all Armed Services to the end
that each may make its appropriate contribu-
tion to the national security.
■ We know that in a free nation an informed
public is indispensable to national security
and, therefore, we will strive to keep the
nation alert to dangers which threaten — both
from without and within.
■ We favor appropriations for each of the
Armed Services, adequate for national securi-
ty, economically administered.
■ We oppose any usurpation of the
Congress’s constitutional authority over the
Armed Services.
■ We urge that our country maintain world lead-
ership in scientific research and development.
■ We support industrial preparedness, plan-
ning, production.
■ We support efforts of our government to
achieve worldwide peace through international
cooperation.
■ We advocate a foreign policy which will
avoid wars — if possible; if not, win them!
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LOU DIGIUSTO
From the left, Steve Gravereaux,
president, Western Connecticut Council; Cmdr. Fred I. Pyle, commanding
officer, USS Churchill; Ben Barnes, a
representative from the Stamford
Mayor’s officer; and Storekeeper 1st
Class Joseph H. Burris, Sailor of the
Year aboard Churchill, after Pyle presented the city of Stamford with a
commemorative plaque from the
guided-missile destroyer.
from the ship. Churchill also is the
adopted ship of the city of Stamford.
■ The Savannah, Ga., Council welcomed a U.S. Coast Guard contingent to the city to take part in its
annual St. Patrick’s Day activities.
The Cutter Tarpon, from Coast Guard
Station Tybee, and Cutter Sea Dragon
from Coast Guard Station Kings Bay
arrived on March 15, receiving cannon salutes from Old Fort Jackson
upon arrival. Sea Dragon was open to
council members to tour prior to a
reception at Kevin Barry’s Pub for visiting and local sea service representatives, Navy Leaguers and members of
the city’s Parade Committee, according to Council President Jim Keller.
Rear Adm. Robert Branham, commander of Coast Guard District
Seven in Miami, also attended. Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard units
later took part in Savannah’s St.
Patrick’s Day parade, an event that
typically draws 400,000 people to
the city. ■
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SEAPOWER / MAY 2009
