SEA CADET CORNER
Proud Moments…
Morgan Fitch, the founder of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps
and a former Navy League National President, was
awarded the coveted Lone Sailor Award at a U.S. Navy
Memorial Foundation gala on Oct. 30 in Washington,
D.C. The award is given annually to Sea Service veterans who have distinguished themselves in their respective careers while exemplifying the core
values of honor, courage and commitment. Fitch, who served as Navy
League national president from 1965 to 1967, was honored for establishing
the Sea Cadet Corps, whose youth leaders now receive the prestigious
Morgan Fitch Award. Fitch now joins the ranks of other Lone Sailor distinguished awardees such as Sen. John Warner, who was also honored this
year, former presidents George H. W. Bush and Gerald Ford and retired
Adm. Elmo Zumwalt, Jr. and Rear Adm. Grace Hopper.
TOP RIGHT: Founder of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps and former Navy League National
President, Morgan Fitch (center), is awarded the coveted Lone Sailor Award by Navy Memorial
Foundation Board Member retired Navy Rear Adm. Bill Thompson (left) and retired Navy Rear
Adm. Richard A. Buchanan, president and CEO of the United States Navy Memorial.
UNITED STATES NAVY MEMORIAL
The presence of Naval Sea Cadets at the Navy League’s 2007
National Convention in Palm Desert was noted at nearly
every major event. Attendees were joined by the Point
Divide Division Naval Sea Cadet Corps Color Guard sponsored the Navy Operational Support Center Moreno. The Color Guard
joined in on a number of activities at the convention including the Sea
Service Awards luncheon and the awards dinner. In addition, two members
of the Naval Sea Cadets Corps were honored: Sea Cadet Corps Petty
Officer Amanda J. Gorecki, who received the Keith T. Weaver Award for
the Navy League Cadet of the Year, and Cadet Chief Petty Officer James
Tyler Phillips received the Willis E. Reed Award for Naval Sea Cadet Corps
Sea Cadet of the Year. ■
RIGHT: Former National President John Panneton (left) and Navy League Vice President for
Youth Programs James Erlinger (right) present Cadet Petty Officer Amanda J. Gorecki with the
Keith T. Weaver Award for the Navy League Cadet of the Year.
SANDY HUFFAKER, JR.
STAFF
NATIONAL PRESIDENT
J. Michael “Mike” McGrath
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Stephen Pietropaoli
VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Patricia DuMont
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Janet Mescus
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC RELATIONS
Tiffany Anzalone
EDITOR
Daisy Ridgway Khalifa
CONTRIBUTORS
John Fleet
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MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Navy League Video Now Available
The new Navy League information
DVD premiered to rave reviews at
this year’s National Convention during the Board of Director’s Meeting
held on Friday, November 3, 2007. The new DVD
is an important marketing tool that Steering
Committee Members, and Region, Area and Council
Presidents are receiving in a Council Care Package.
The packet also includes video Talking Points, Navy
Community Outreach (NAVCO) information on
requesting speakers and aerial demonstration units,
a 2008 Membership Challenge from the new Sr. Dir.
of Membership, Salvador Chairez, information on
how to recruit new corporate members, a Navy
League Charitable Donation fact sheet, a copy of the
Council President’s Turnover Guide and a list of
council workshops, the deadlines for Seapower and
Navy Leaguer submissions and a promotion flyer for
the Sea-Air-Space 2008 coming up March 18–20.
Members may also download the five-minute production, which highlights Navy League history, its
mission and the wide range of programs associated
with the organization, from the Navy League web-site at www.navyleague.org. ■
