Marines' Memorial Association

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“4. 08-09 october: san francisco fleet week association hadr "senior leader seminar": the marines' memorial association is responsible for organizing and hosting all the activities for san francisco fleet week. The education part of fleek week consists of a senior leaders seminar taking advantage of the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief experiences on the naval services to work with the san francisco bay area's leaders and first responders. Our goal is to improve their ability to react to the inevitable, large, and devastating earthquake that will someday hit the region. The senior leaders seminar held at the marines' memorial club is attended by the 3rd fleet and i marine expeditionary force leadership, representation from the office of the secretary of defense and the department of homeland security, the california department of emergency management, the local bay area mayors and elected and appointed officials, and the presence of our honorary co-chair, former secretary of state george p. Shultz, who summarizes the seminar at the end of the seminar. 2014 was an exceptional year, with the presence of the navy surgeon general for the peer-to-peer medical exchange, representation from the government of the philippines talking about the u.s. Military's response the earthquake and tsunami the previous march, and representative of the office united nations high commissioner for refugees speaking on the development of expeditionary shelters for refugees and victims of natural or manmade disasters. 5. 13 october: 3rd annual high school band challenge, golden gate park, san francisco: organized and managed by the marines' memorial association and the marine recruiting station, san francisco, and featuring a concert by the 1st marine division band, eight high school bands competed for the cash prizes for a marching band award. 6. 15-16 october: brain at war conference: featured speakers: medal of honor awardee paul "bud" bucha, and the honorable sloan gibson, deputy secretary, department of veterans affairs. This was the 5th year of hosting this conference with the veterans health research arm of the va, the northern california institute for research and education. Attendees included some of the top researchers in the hidden wounds of war. 7. 13 november: cuba: ending the embargo?: cuba and the united states have a long history of strained political and economic relations. The us has maintained a trade embargo against cuba for over 50 years, and since 1982 has designated cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism. Today, many of the underlying reasons for these strategies no longer exist - is it time to update us policy towards cuba? While little progress has been made, negotiations between washington and havana have in fact been taking place for years, often behind closed doors. Drawing on interviews with negotiators, intermediaries and policy makers, including fidel castro and jimmy carter, author peter kornbluh shared his insights on both present and previous negotiation attempts and the importance of mending relations between the two countries. (note: deplomatic relations were restored with cuba in the spring of 2015) 8. 19 november: meet the author: david j. Danelo, "the return: a field manual for life after combat. Marine combat veteran david j. Danelo's message was simple - those who return to peace after war possess a power that must be discovered, honored, and treasured. Since 9/11 and before, american warriors have faced combat in difficult and adverse theaters with dedication, courage, and remarkable inner fortitude. Our nation supports them during their time in the fight, and "thank you for your service" has become a common civilian affirmation. But what happens when these men and women return from the battlefield? What is waiting for them at home? How does our society prepare these indispensable citizens for the confusion, absurdity, and trauma of their transition back to everyday life? 9. 03 december: celebrating the”

“16. 14 may: meet the author: colonel tom manion, usmc (ret.): "brothers forever" in his book, colonel manion describes that four weeks after navy seals had killed osama bin laden, the president of the united states stood in arlington national cemetery giving his memorial day address. He extolled the courage and sacrifice of the two young men buried side-by-side in the graves before him: travis manion, a fallen us marine, and brendan looney, a fallen us navy seal. Although they were killed three years apart, one in iraq and one in afghanistan, these two best friends and former roommates were now buried together-"brothers forever." 17. 09 june: meet the author: general stanley mcchrystal, u.s. Army (ret.) author, team of teams: new rules of engagement for a complex world u.s. Army general stanley mcchrystal is a unique leader with an impressive list of credits, including the 2003 capture of saddam hussein and the 2006 location and killing of abu musab al-zarqawi. Widely praised for conducting operations by fusing intelligence and operations, he also created and put into place the counter-insurgency strategy in afghanistan and an extensive counter-terrorism organization that changed how military agencies interact and operate with each other. Nine (9) events were to serve veterans and the men and women currently serving: 1. 29 july - 02 august: blue star mothers of america: national blue star mother's convention held at marines' memorial with over 160 blue star moms in attendance from across the nation. The president & ceo was a speaker again at the convention. 2. 08-12 october: us veterans art exhibit: the marines' memorial association, with support from academy of art university, presents an exhibit of art by us veterans. The exhibit was open to the public, with works from more than a dozen artists displayed in aau galleries, cannery building, fisherman's wharf, san francisco. 3. 27 november: marines' memorial thanksgiving brunch: we served thanksgiving brunch in our commandants room with bountiful buffets, carving stations and musical entertainment by the golden gate philharmonic. 4. 31 december: marines' memorial club - new year's eve party: marines' memorial club was the place to celebrate and ring in 2015 in grand style! With music (2 different bands for musical entertainment: the a & d orchestra with denis larsen and the stardust orchestra with noah griffin). We celebrated on the 10th and 11th floors. 5. 08 january: marine day luncheon: marines' memorial club hosts marine day luncheon with the marine corps coordinating council of northern california. Guest of honor: brigadier general james w. Bierman, cg, mcrd, san diego. 6. 14-15 march: co-sponsored/supported: world affairs conference: st. Regis hotel, san francisco. 7. April 05: annual easter brunch: we served marines' memorial easter brunch on sunday, april 5th in the commandants room with bountiful buffets, carving stations and musical entertainment by the golden gate philharmonic. 8. 11 may: dinner and cabaret night: an evening of cabaret entertainment at the marines' memorial club for benefactor members with reception and dinner featuring a stellar lineup of nationally renowned performers! 9. 10 may: mother's day dinner: this year, we opened the leatherneck steakhouse only for mother's day sunday dinner. Members were able to treat their moms to a wonderful dinner with a spectacular view of the city atop the marines' memorial club.”