Elizabeth Goad – The Rosie Network (military spousal entrepreneurship program)

Sara Johnson, NHC Veterans Treatment Court Coordinator

Rossi Nance; Chairman, Region 3 of the Vietnam Veterans of America “Revisiting Vietnam”

Chapter member ADM Karl Schultz, USCG (Ret) will provide highlights of his remarkable career culminating as the 26th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.

Special Holiday Program/Menu

Chad Gimes, PE; Caitlin Melvin, PE; NC Dept. of Transportation

New Hanover County Sheriff Ed McMahon

National MOAA Council & Chapter Affairs Committee Chair COL Theodore J. Janosko, USA (ret)

Island Way restaurant

1407 E Beach Dr, Oak Island, NC 28465

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CAPT Bob Sarlin, MC, USN (ret), My Grandmother’s Experience and Survival aboard the RMS Titanic

Dr. John LaSala, retired Army COL and Physics Professor, will speak on the subject of climate change. His talk is entitled: "The Climes They Are A-Changin''. This talk will highlight his position that the “science” is hardly “settled.”

Special Holiday Program – Coastal Christian High School Acapella Choir

Guest speaker: BG Gary Profit, USA (Ret) – Retired Vice President, Walmart – Responsible for maximizing recruitment of veterans.

Guest speaker: CAPT Matt Baer, USCG – Sector Commander (North Carolina)

Guest speaker will be Mr. Grant Rush, Vice President for Cardiovascular and Surgical Services, Novant Health Coastal Market as our guest speaker. Mr. Rush will be speaking about the issues facing the transition to Novant Healthcare.

Place: Hanover Seaside Club, 601 S. Lumina Ave. Wrightsville Beach 28480

Date/Time: Saturday July 30 from 5 to 7:30pm

Peter Smoot, Special Agent United States Secret Service (Ret)

Program features MG Sean Murphy, USAF (ret) who last served as Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. You may recall that MG Murphy spoke briefly at our October picnic at Long Leaf Park.

Program features LTG Jim Pasquarette, USA (ret), former G-8 of the United States Army. Colonel Leo Mercado, USMC (ret) will be installing our new officers voted on during the November 2021 business meeting.

LTG Pasquarett was commissioned as an Armor Officer from Furman University in 1983. In his 38 year career, he has commanded a company battalion and brigade level, has served As Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff of the Army, Deputy Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division (Iron Horse) both at Fort Carson and Iraq. From July 2015 to 2018, he was Command-ing General of the US Army Japan. From 2018 until retirement he was the G-8 of the U.S. Army respon-sible for matching available resources to the United State defense strategy.

LTG Pasquarett is a Florida native and now living in Pinehurst, NC. His mother resides in Wilmington.

LTG Pasquarette is an excellent speaker and you will find his presentation to be very informative and enlightening.