Battle of Midway Commemoration Attracts 17 Veterans

Once again, the Naval Heritage Center

was the site of the Naval District

Washington’s (NDW) commemoration

of the Battle of Midway on the occasion of

the 64th anniversary of this historic battle.

We were pleased to have 17 veterans in

attendance—visiting from as far away

as California. In addition to an official

ceremony, presided by Vice Chief of Naval

Operations Adm. Robert Willard, USN, the

Commemoration Committee also hosted a

black tie dinner the evening prior at Army

Navy Country Club. Both events feted the

17 veterans and their families, who were

hosted on their trip by NDW. Capt. Jack

Crawford, USN (Ret.), was proud to speak

before the crowd and commented, “The Navy Memorial’s ceremonies commemorating the Battle of

Midway are a splendid

example of the right way to

honor this greatest battle in

our Navy’s history.”

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Inside...

16th Golf Tournament

Great Day of Links

and Fellowship

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Foul Anchor Program

Teaches the History of

the Chief Petty Officer

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A Marine Hero

Is Honored

Fellow Marines Dedicate

Plaque to Sgt. Basilone

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Dr. Delores Etter

To Speak At

Fantail Breakfast

Northrop-Grumman

to Sponsor

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The Navy Log Needs

Your Memories

Help Preserve The

Records of Our Nation’s

‘Greatest Generation’

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(From left to right) Midway veteran Cdr. Ellis Dee Skidmore, USN (Ret.), is greeted by Rear Adm. Terence McKnight, USN, Commandant, NDW; Gen. Robert Magnus, USMC, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; and Adm. Robert Willard, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations.

Photos courtesy of NDW.

Seventeen Battle of Midway veterans attended the Naval District Washington commemoration ceremony in the Navy Memorial’s Burke Theater for the commemoration ceremonies on June 2, 2006.

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Dear Friends and Shipmates of The United States Navy Memorial,The sidewalks were steamy, but the sounds were cool this summer at The United States Navy Memorial, as we have just capped another event-filled summer season of golf, reunions, retirements, promotions, film screenings, book signings, drill team performances, VIP receptions and band concerts. And we’re just getting geared up for fall.

We have entered into a partnership with the Surface Navy Association (SNA) to display a Surface Warfare exhibit in the Naval Heritage Center. This collaboration with SNA will offer our visitors to the Naval Heritage Center the chance to learn about the Surface Warfare Hall of Fame through an interactive exhibit. Each member of the Hall of Fame can be individually selected on a touch screen display that will show a narrated video of the individual’s accomplishments that earned recognition by SNA. In addition, the exhibit will include pictures and biographical information about the active duty winners of the three SNA awards that are presented annually at the January SNA Symposium. We are pleased to partner with SNA to make good use of our world-class Naval Heritage Center on Pennsylvania Ave. and to present to our visitors the details of these individuals’ significant contributions to Surface Warfare and our Navy.

Please join us for this year’s Lone Sailor Awards Dinner on Wednesday, October 25, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington D.C. The evening promises to be a very special tribute to three outstanding Americans. We will recognize our Chairman Adm. Bill Crowe for his long and distinguished service to our nation as Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff and Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Also receiving a Lone Sailor Award will be Arnold “Red” Auerbach, a World War II Navy sailor and legendary coach and General Manager of the Boston Celtics. The Naval Heritage Award will be presented to Sen. Dan Inouye (D-Hawaii), whose focus on maritime issues in the Pacific and the men and women of the Sea Services has been a hallmark of his career. As an Army Medal of Honor recipient who lost his arm in combat, he understands the importance of supporting our military men and women. We look forward to seeing you at the dinner!

Sincerely,

Richard A. BuchananRear Admiral, United States Navy (Ret.)President and CEO

The United States Navy Memorial

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September 211 a.m. – USS Norris (DD/DDE-859) Wreathlaying

& Plaque Dedication1:30 p.m. – USS Oakland (CL-95) Wreathlaying

September 511 a.m. – USS Nashville (CL-43) Wreathlaying &

Plaque Dedication

September 99:30 a.m. – USS McGowan (DD-678) Wreathlaying

September 11Noon – The September Concert: As one of more than

200 concerts performed simultaneously around the country to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, The Navy Band’s Sea Chanters performed a moving public concert on the Plaza.

September 1510:00 a.m. – USS Northhampton (CA-26) and USS

Northampton (CLC-1/CC-1) Plaque Dedication11:00 a.m. – USS Stanly (DD-478) Wreathlaying1:00 p.m. – POW-MIA Day Wreathlaying3:45 p.m. – USS Taussig (DD-746) Wreathlaying

September 1611:00 a.m. – USS Miami (CL-89) Wreathlaying

September 207:15 a.m. – Fantail Breakfast sponsored by

Northrop Grumman featuring Dr. Delores Etter, Asst. Secretary of Defense (Research, Development & Aquisition)

September 21Noon – Lunchtime Lecture with Doug Hubbard,

author of Special Agent, Vietnam

September 2211:00 a.m. – USS Colonial (LSD-18) Plaque DedicationNoon – Navy Band Concert1:00 p.m. – USS Cockrill (DE-398) Plaque Dedication

September 2311:00 a.m. – USS Earl V.

Johnson (DE-702) Wreathlaying

1:00 p.m. – USS Rankin (AKA/LKA-103) Wreathlaying

September 291:00 p.m. – USNTC

Bainbridge Wreathlaying

October 53:30 p.m. – USS Merrick (AKA-97) Wreathlaying

October 610:30 a.m. – USS Bristol (DD-857) Plaque Dedication1:00 p.m. – USS Enterprise Fire CVA(N)65

Plaque Dedication3:30 p.m. – USS Rawlins (APA-226) Wreathlaying

October 711:00 a.m. – USS Shenandoah (AD-26) Plaque Dedication

October 102:00 p.m. – Capt. Tony E. Pittsey, USNR, Plaque

Dedication with Wreath

October 1310:30 a.m. – Navy Lithographers WreathlayingNoon – Lunchtime Lecture with Claude Berube,

author of A Call to the Sea1:00 p.m. – Navy Birthday Wreathlaying

October 1411:00 a.m. – USS Frost (DE-144) Wreathlaying

October 1911:00 a.m. – Patrol Squad 8 Wreathlaying

October 201:00 p.m. – USS Frontier (AD-25) Plaque Dedication

November 9Noon – Lunchtime Lecture with Norman Polmar,

author of Cold War Submarines

November 111:00 p.m. – Veterans Day Wreathlaying

November 166:00 p.m. – An evening with Jeff Bacon, author of

20 Years of Broadside

December 71:00 p.m. – Pearl Harbor Day Commemorative

Wreathlaying

December 910:00 a.m. – Annual Family Holiday Celebration

Fall Events at the Navy Memorial Concert Series & Calendar of Programs

Lone Sailor Awards Dinner On Oct. 25

Mark your calendars for the annual awards dinner to honor our newest inductees: Adm. Willam J. Crowe, USN (Ret.), former Joint Chiefs of Staff and Navy Memorial Board of Directors Chair; The Honorable Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii); and Arnold “Red” Auerbach, legendary Boston Celtics coach. Call 202-380-0728 for ticket information.

Save The Date

Web Site– Under ConstructionCheck out www.navymemorial.org this fall for a new look and feel! Expect more graphics and easier navigation on your Memorial’s public web site, as well as weekly content updates.

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John Paul Jones Book Signing Kicks Off Lunchtime Lecture Series

Renowned author (and retired Rear Admiral)

Joseph Callo spoke and signed books at the first

in a series of monthly lunchtime lectures to be

held at the Navy Memorial. A gathering of Navy

Memorial supporters and Penn Quarter neighbors

heard the story of “the least understood military

hero of the American Revolution.”

Future Lunchtime Lectures (all 12-1 p.m. in

the Naval Heritage Center) include:

Sept. 21 – Doug Hubbard, author of Special

Agent, Vietnam

Oct. 13 – Claude Berube, author of A Call To The Sea

Nov. 9 – Norman Polmar, author of Cold War

Submarines

No RSVP is required – bring your lunch!

Annual Golf Tournament Raises $200KMore than 150 golfers enjoyed a day of golf comaraderie

at the 16th annual Navy Memorial Golf Tournament

on June 5, which raised a record amount for our key

educational and commemorative programs. First Place

Net winner was the Lockheed-Martin Corporation team.

Ralph Crowley from the American Beverage Association

(ABA) won the men’s longest drive award and Susan

Neely, also from the ABA, won the women’s longest drive

award. The Golf Tournament Committee, under the

leadership of Kendall Pease, from General Dynamics,

once again organized the succesful event. Hidden Creek

Country Club member Toby Marquez provided the finest

in food, golf and prizes.

The Summer Scene at The Navy Memorial

The Plaza and Theater

were alive with

performances this

summer—with Navy

and Coast Guard

Band concerts, drill

team activities and

movies playing on a

regular basis. The Concerts

on the Avenue series every

Tuesday evening brought

the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval

Operations, the Commandant of the Coast Guard,

naval attaches from around the world, the Master

Chief Petty Officer of the Navy and the Commandant

of Naval District Washington to the Plaza for cocktail

receptions generously sponsored by the National

Capital Council of the Navy League.

Sponsors:

General Dynamics (tournament sponsor)

Northrop GrummanBooz Allen Hamilton

AnteonIBMThe Boeing CompanyRaytheonThe Staubach Company

Verizon Federal NetworksToyota (provided Hole in One Car)Dresser-RandDigital Office Products/

National Mailing Systems

Rear Admiral Buchanan gives the winning Lockheed-Martin team their trophy. Pictured are Ron Blue, Rear Admiral Buchanan, Dick Gadd, Joel Porter, and Vice Adm. Mark Fitzgerald, USN. They were awarded the Commodore Barry Trophy, which was donated to the Navy Memorial by Dick Gadd, a descendent of Commodore Barry.Photo courtesy of Tobey Marquez

The Navy Band in full swing on the Plaza during the Concerts on the Avenue summer 2006 series.Photo Courtesy of the Navy Memorial.

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National Archives’ Constitution Day Events Held In Burke TheaterThe National Archives, our neighbors across

Pennsylvania Avenue, suffered nearly $2 million in

water damage during a particularly heavy rainfall in

June, causing devastating structural and technical

damage to their brand new McGowan Theater. Faced

with no venue to host their signature Constitution

Day public events, the Navy Memorial offered to host

two of their most prominent events in the Burke

Theater. On September 14, 7 p.m., was “Students’

Right to Free Speech,” a Constitution Day event

also co-hosted by the Newseum. On September 18,

7 p.m., was “The Constitution in a Time of National

Emergency,” also a Constitution Day event hosted

in conjunction with Oxford University Press. Both

events were free and open to the public.

Jeff Bacon’s latest book, 20 Years of Broadside, will be published on October 13, 2006*. Check your local book-store, Navy Times, the Navy Memorial’s Ship’s Store or www.navybroadside.com!*Meet Jeff Bacon in person at the Navy Memorial on November 16 at 6 p.m.

During a recent trip to Ireland with the Destroyer Escort Sailors Association, Navy Memorial’s Board of Directors Secretary John Cosgrove presented a miniature Lone Sailor statue to Mr. W.E. Lavery of the Royal Navy Association at their headquarters in Londonderry. The plaque reads: “In Honor of all Sailors who have gone In Harm’s Way from the Port of Derry.”Photo courtesy of John Cosgrove.

John Cosgrove Takes The Lone Sailor Across The Atlantic

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tSailors of the YearThe Navy meritoriously advanced four petty

officers to chief petty officer as part of their

reward for being selected as Sailors of the Year.

In an awards ceremony on July 20, the Navy

Memorial participated by giving Lone Sailor

statues to each of the awardees and Homecoming

statues to each of their spouses. During their

week of festivities, the four newly promoted chiefs

were hosted by the Vice Chief of Naval Operations

at the Navy Memorial for a reception. Later that

same week, the four new chiefs and their families

enjoyed visiting the Navy Memorial for a group

shot with the Lone Sailor.

Foul Anchor Program Attracts 50 Commands

Education Department Director and

HMCM(FMF) Mark Hacala held a series

of “Foul Anchor” lectures this summer

to large groups of chief petty officers and

new selectees from 50 commands around the

country, offering them a unique view of senior

enlisted leadership history through a dynamic

presentation by

the United States Navy Memorial.

“Foul Anchor: A History of the Navy Chief

Petty Officer,” traces the history of senior

enlisted leadership from the days of sail to the

present. Using antique uniforms and insignia to

illustrate the changes in responsibility through

time, the presentation focuses on the increased

expectations of knowledge and skill placed on

new chiefs. Since its inception in 2000, Foul

Anchor has reached more than 4,000 newly

selected chiefs.

Education Department Director Mark Hacala gives an overview of the evolution of the chief’s uniform to a group of new selectees from the USS George Washington (CVN-73).Photo courtesy of the Navy Memorial.

Resting next to the Lone Sailor on a hot summer day in July were [from left to right]: Hospital Corpsman 1st Class David Worrell, Machinist’s Mate 1st Class (SS/SW/AW/DV) Jordan Rosadorosario, USN; Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (FMF/DV) Jeromy Cronin, USNR; and Aviation Electrician’s Mate (AW) 1st Class Dennis Simpson.Photo courtesy of the Navy Memorial.

Obituary Left at The Lone Sailor – Silent Tribute to a Navy Man

Help us solve a mystery: An obituary for Roger

A. McConnaughy, Sr., who died in Pittsburgh on

May 22, 2006, was taped onto the sea bag of The

Lone Sailor on the Plaza—a silent memorial

to a Navy Sailor. Who left the obituary? A PO2

McConnaughy is a member of The Navy Log—is

it the same man? Help us pay tribute to him by

adding some Memories to his Log entry. Go to

www.navymemorial.org or call (202) 380-0718 to

help us identify this shipmate.

Mystery on the Plaza

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Strategic Systems Program’s Take Our Kids To Work Day

The Education Department hosted

more than 75 children and their

parents for a flurry of activity on

the Plaza and in the Naval Heritage Center

for the Navy’s Strategic Systems Program’s

(SSP’s) annual family picnic and Take Our

Kids To Work Day. SSP also currently has an

exhibit on display in the Heritage Center,

so parents were able to give their children

a visual understanding of the scope of their

command’s mission. Education Department

staff Abby Newkirk and Jordan Kessler

choreographed a scavenger hunt for multiple

age groups to accommodate the variety of

children in attendance.Kids attending SSP’s Take Our Kids To Work Day took a closer look at the 26 bronze bas reliefs on the Plaza during a morning scavenger hunt.Photo courtesy of the Navy Memorial.

New

s From the Store

Exclusively at the Navy Memorial Ship’s Store

“The Lone Sailor” StatueA beautiful replica of the Stanley Bleifeld masterpiece, The Lone Sailor is available in both 8" and 15" sizes.

Each statue is hand cast in the USA of bonded bronze.

It is hand finished in an aged bronze patina and comes mounted on a solid wood base. Call or go online for pricing and information.

Just in Time for the Holidays

New “Female Sailor” Statue

Now Taking Orders

Long anticipated, the Female Sailor is just coming off the

production line and is available until December 31 for the

introductory price of $85.00.

Standing tall and crisply saluting, this eight-inch bronze statue—with an accompanying

wooden base—is an ideal holiday gift for any woman in

your life who has proudly served her country in the Sea Services.

For a complete selection of Navy Memorial Store Merchandise including New items, Apparel, Jewelry, Service Pride, Collectibles, Books, Music, Video and more, please visit our new online store at www.navymemorial.org or call (800) 821-8892 x745 to order yours today.

New “Female Sailor” Statue –Now Taking OrdersLong anticipated, the Female Sailor is just

coming off the production line and is

available until December 31 for the

introductory price of $85.00.

Standing tall and crisply saluting, this

eight-inch bronze statue--with an

accompanying wooden base--is an ideal holiday

gift for any woman in your life who has proudly

served her country in the Sea Services.

“The Lone Sailor” StatueA beautiful replica of the Stanley

Bleifeld masterpiece, The Lone Sailor

is available in both 8” and 15” sizes.

Each statue is hand cast in the USA

of bonded bronze.

It is hand finished in an aged bronze

patina and comes mounted on a solid

wood base. Call or go

online for pricing and information.

JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

For a complete selection of Navy Memorial Store Merchandise including New items, Apparel, Jewelry, Service Pride, Collectables, Books, Music, Video and more, please visit our new online store at www.navynemorial.org or call (800) 821-8892 x745 to order yours today.

Exclusively at the Navy Memorial Museum Store

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Oppenheim-Ephratah Marching Hawks ‘Step Out’ on The Plaza:

New York High School Marching Band Shares Their ExperienceBy Linda Belden, Association of Musical Parents Representative

Coming off a very busy May and June parade schedule that included two Memorial Day

parades, a Flag Day parade and graduation exercises, the Oppenheim-Ephratah Marching

Hawks packed up their instruments, uniforms and spirit and headed from St. Johnsville,

New York to Washington, D.C. July 5th dawned and the Marching Hawks were preparing for their

last performance of the trip but one of the most important. Performing at the United States Navy

Memorial on the world’s largest map held special significance to these musicians. Not only were

they paying tribute to those sailors who had served this country, but these musicians were showing

their support and pride at sending one of their own into the United States Navy.

Justin White graduated on June 24, 2006, from Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School and has

enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Paying tribute to the Navy and supporting Justin in his quest to become a

part of this country’s Navy held a deep meaning and significance for each member of the Marching

Hawks. The band performed their patriotic medley and then listened silently as Justin White read

the Navy Hymn. Taps with echo was followed by the trumpet ensemble and a wreath was placed in

memory of all those Navy personnel lost in war.

Rear Adm. Rick Buchanan presented the OE Marching Hawks with a commemorative certificate

that has been placed in the school display case. Justin White had the opportunity to meet with Rear

Admiral Buchanan, further enhancing the significance of this performance.

Justin White is going into the Navy, supported by his family and the entire student body at

Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School. He will represent the United States, but more importantly,

he will represent us and will ensure the freedoms we enjoy every day. Patriotism is alive and well

among the OE Marching Hawks.

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“I’m Staying With My Boys” Friends of Sgt. John Basilone Dedicate A Commemorative Plaque In His Honor

The Navy Memorial Commemorative Plaque Wall, inside the Naval Heritage Center, provides

reunion groups and individuals an opportunity to create a permanent memorial by sponsoring

a plaque for an individual, group, ship, squadron, shipmate or a specific battle, while also

supporting the Navy Memorial.

While he has a destroyer, bridge, overpass

and high school named in his honor, Sgt. John

Basilone did not have a commemorative plaque

at the Navy Memorial—until now. With more

than 100,000 visitors annually, the Navy Memorial

seemed like a fitting place to honor the only

enlisted man in World War II to receive the Medal

of Honor, the Navy Cross and the Purple Heart.

A group of fellow Marine veterans dedicated his

plaque over Memorial Day weekend in a moving

ceremony attended by both fellow veterans and

active duty Marines.

Nicholas Beltrante, fellow Marine and

organizer of the event, said he was “surprised to

learn how many people I contacted were familiar

with the late Sgt. Basilone, especially among

members of the Marine Corps…I am grateful to

the Marine Corps for its wonderful cooperation

that made this event successful…[and] I would

be remiss if I were not to express my gratitude

to the staff of the United States Navy Memorial

Foundation for their kind assistance.”

For more information on how you can

place a plaque commemorating the service of

an individual, a unit or a ship, contact Paul

Haley, Director of Planned Giving, at our toll

free number: (800) 821-8892, Ext. 760, or

locally on (202) 380-0760, or email him at

paulhaley@navymemorial.org.

This plaque now holds a prominent place on the Navy Memorial Commemorative Plaque wall inside the Naval Heritage Center.

Sgt. Basilone’s nephew Jim Cutler (right) and his wife Jerry celebrate the plaque dedication with Gen. Robert Shea. Cutler is the president of the Sgt. John Basilone Foundation, Inc., in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Photo courtesy of the Navy Memorial.

Donors Respond To Treasurer’s ChallengeThe enthusiasm and heightened awareness of the

Navy Memorial’s Charitable Gift Annuity Program

generated by a “challenge” made by the United

States Navy Memorial Treasurer Rear Adm. E. K.

Walker, Jr., SC, USN (Ret.) has produced a very

generous response.

A shipmate from the USS Muliphen (AKA-

61) has just transferred a $55,000 stock portfolio

to the Foundation and has signed his CGA

contract. This shipmate read about Rear Admiral

Walker’s challenge and the CGA Program and

was working on a Commemorative Plaque for

the USS Muliphen. Attending the USS Muliphen

Plaque Dedication, meeting the Navy Memorial

Foundation staff and spending some quality time

in the refurbished Naval Heritage Center left a

lasting impression that has now resulted in his

$55,000 CGA contract.

In past issues of this newsletter, Rear Admiral

Walker challenged Navy Memorial donors to match

or exceed his $75,000 Charitable Gift Annuity

(CGA). A couple from Washington State met and

exceeded Rear Admiral Walker’s challenge by signing

a $100,000 CGA contract. Now, our USS Muliphen

shipmate is issuing a challenge of his own to have

Navy Memorial donors match or exceed his $55,000

stock transfer in return for a CGA contract.

“This program is a most effective way to

ensure income for oneself and help guarantee

that our Navy Memorial will continue to pass on to

our children the traditions and values of the Sea

Services,” said Rear Admiral Walker.

Consider accepting Admiral Walker’s

new $100,000 challenge or our USS Muliphen

shipmate’s $55,000 stock challenge and contact

the Planned Giving Department for a personal CGA

proposal for your review. The minimum investment

is $5,000 and all interested parties are welcome.

For more information…For more information on any of our Planned Giving programs, please contact Paul Haley at our toll free number: (800) 821-8892, Ext. 760, or locally on (202) 380-0760, or email him at paulhaley@navymemorial.org. Or, you may write him at our address on our newsletter if you would like to discuss a Commemorative Plaque, Plaque Replica, Charitable Gift Annuity, Bequest or any other type of Planned Gift. Your gift will help us promote the history and traditions of the men and women of the U.S. Navy.

News from the Desk of Paul T. Haley, Director of Planned Giving

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Required IRA Withdrawals Help You… and the Navy MemorialPresident Bush signed the Pension Protection

Act of 2006 into law on August 17, 2006. This

new law permits an individual who is age 70

1⁄2 or older to arrange for distributions of

otherwise taxable traditional IRA and Roth

IRA amounts to be paid directly to tax-exempt

charities. The United States Navy Memorial

Foundation does qualify. Such distributions

are free from federal income tax for the

donor, but no deduction is allowed. However,

the tax-free treatment equates to a 100

percent write-off. This favorable new rule for

qualified, charitable distributions is available

for 2006 and 2007, but no more than $100,000

can be donated under the new rule in either

of those years. Contact Virgil R. Allen, the

Vice President of Development, at (202) 380-

0721 or virgilallen@navymemorial.org.

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Charitable Gift Annuity Program

Sample Rates with a minimum

investment of $5,000:

One Person Married Couple Age Rate Age Rate

70 6.5% 70/70 5.9%

75 7.1% 75/75 6.3%

80 8.0% 80/80 6.9%

85 9.5% 85/85 7.9%

Why a Charitable Gift Annuity?

• Fixed Payments, Partially Tax Free

• Guaranteed Payments For Life

• Charitable Income Tax Deduction

• Help Insure Our Traditions, Heritage and Sailors Are Never Forgotten

The Naval Heritage Fleet honors the men and women of the

Sea Services who have provided or plan to provide gifts to

The United States Memorial through bequest intentions or

through other life income programs.

Our Honor Roll of Fleet members, proudly displayed in our

Naval Heritage Center, continues to grow due to the strong

response to the Foundation’s new life income program

entitled: A Charitable Gift Annuity, which started in May of

2002. Why is this so? Because savings accounts and bank

CDs are paying such a low rate of interest and charitable

gift annuities are paying 7%, 8% or 9% depending upon

your age. Our Treasurer of the Board, Retired Rear Adm.

Ted Walker, SC, USN, issued a challenge to our donors to

participate in the CGA Program (see p. 10). Please Note: The

sample rates here approved by the American Council on Gift

Annuities will remain in effect through June 30, 2007.

Commemorative Plaque ReplicasReplicas of those plaques displayed on our

Commemorative Plaque wall and on our website

are also available mounted on a handsome

hardwood base for $125 plus postage, and can be

paid by sending a check made out to the USNMF

or by providing credit card information to Paul T.

Haley at the contact address on the opposite page.

To SponsorFantail BreakfastDr. Delores Etter, Assistant Secretary of the Navy

(Research, Development and Acquisition) will be

the featured speaker at the September 20 Fantail

Breakfast, a quarterly, off-the-record lecture with

key defense leaders. To attend, call M.C. Dunn at

(202) 380-0728 or mcdunn@navymemorial.org.

Watch your mailboxes for your copy of the Gear Locker. It is being mailed to you separately and will be chock full of holiday merchandise! Order early for the best deals on shipping!

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May – July 2006

Rear Adm. Robert B. Abele (Skipper)Fred H. Abrahamsen (Skipper)Lt. j.g. Colbin Hunt Agnew, MC, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Ms. Shirley P. Albarello (Skipper)James Alls (Skipper)Elinor F. Amee (Skipper)Capt. Jerold F. Anderson, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Mrs. Juanita L. Alexander (Skipper)Joe Applegate (Skipper)John D. Bails, Jr., (Skipper)James E. Baize (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Richard E. Bamberger, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Mess Specialist 1st Class Mark D. Bellmore, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Bradford A. Becken, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Clinton A. Benson, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Raymond A. Bisch (Skipper)PP1 Paul F. Black Jr., USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Buren L. Blackwelder, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Warrant Officer Karl Boesenhofer, Jr., USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Robert H. Boles, USN (Ret.) (Commodore)Charles D. Bowers, III (Skipper)Patrick Bowman (Skipper)James Bradfield (Skipper)James Bradfield (Skipper)Capt. Robert P. Brainerd, Jr., (Skipper)Donald L. Braund (Skipper)Mrs. Barbara M. Brenton (Skipper)John R. Brokaw (Skipper)Robert H. Browne, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Thomas G. Broussard Jr. (Skipper)Jack F. Buckley (Skipper)Chief Warrant Officer Earl E. Buell, USN (Skipper)Capt. Donald D. Burbank, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer William B. Burton Jr., USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Mary J. Buzolich, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Lawrence D. Caney, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Robert L. Carella (Skipper)Lt. Col. William I. Cargo, USMC (Ret.) (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer George J. Chambers, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Thurman J. Chapman (Skipper)

Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert J. Chase, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Mary A Cichanowksi (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer John E. Clancy, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Harry B. Clay, Jr., USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Philip G. Clites (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Arthur D. Cloninger, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. William A. Coll, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert E. Conrad, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)William L. Cook Jr., (Skipper)Chief Vernon L. Conk, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Stephen J. Coy, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lewis A. Crowell (Skipper)Teddy T. Cymbaluk (Skipper)Cdr. Allen L. Daniels (Skipper)Marti DeGraafGMT1 Thomas J. Dixon, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Robert E. Doll (Skipper)William L. Drake (Skipper)Lt. Glen N. Drummond, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lars Easterson (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. William L. Edwards, USN (Ret.)Robert Elliott (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Paul M. Engle Jr. (Skipper)Nancy J. Erickson (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Francis F. Esposito, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Edmund R Ewoldt (Skipper)Capt. Richard D. Faubion, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Joseph Feith, MSC, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Benajah Foster, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Robert F. Frazier, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)James C. Full (Skipper)Edward C. Gable (Skipper)Capt. James R. Gage, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Kenneth R. Gawne (Skipper)Daniel P. George (Skipper)Teddy George (Skipper)Capt. David R. Gervais, MSC, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Forrest D. Goetschius, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)GMGC Philip I. Goldberg, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Gloria I. Grant (Skipper)Daniel P. Griffin, Jr. (Skipper)Chief Warrant Officer Edward M. Gundersen, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)MR1 Joseph L. Gunter, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)

Quarterdeck ClubWelcome Aboard! New Quarterdeck Club Members

Welcome to all the new Quarterdeck Club members

for the months of May 2006 through July 2006. The

Quarterdeck Club continues to be the most efficient

and popular giving program at the United States Navy

Memorial Foundation. Pledges significantly reduce

administrative costs, allowing more of these funds to

be directed to the fulfillment of our mission. We want

to thank every new member as well as the current

members for the special support they provide and

encourage those who are not members to join.

The United States Navy Memorial appreciates

the continual and dedicated support of all

Quarterdeck Club members. We would particularly

like to thank and recognize those members who have

recently decided to increase their level of support.

Because of the increasing costs to process

contributions, there are now four ranks in the

Quarterdeck Club: Commodore ($25/mo.),

Admiral ($42/mo.), Fleet Commander ($63/mo.),

and President’s Circle ($84/mo.). People who

are Quarterdeck Club members at lower levels of

support are appreciated and will remain in the

Club this year, but new memberships will be at

the new levels.

For more information on joining the

Quarterdeck Club, contact Nanci Watkins,

Manager of Member Services at (202) 380-0726.

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Richard A. Haisch (Skipper)EDR Willis E. Hardy, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Thomas E. Harrington (Skipper)Gary W. Hartman (Skipper)Robert O. Hartranft, Jr. (Skipper)Chief James C. Helton, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer Edgardo S. Hernandez, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Col. Brewster C. Herrstrom, USAF (Ret.) (Skipper)Darrell D. Hilliker, PH.D., (Skipper)Cdr. Elwood, J. Hopf, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Alice Hurst (Skipper)Robert H. Hyde (Skipper)Robert A. Ibbetson (Skipper)Carl E. Johnson (Skipper)Chief John T. Johnson, Jr., USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Andrew Jurash, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. John M. Kaysak, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer Ronald E. Kelley, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Robert E. Kemmler, Jr (Skipper)Ms. Taylor Baldwin Kiland (Admiral)Lt. Cdr. Gerald F. Klinger, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Walter R. Kitchin, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Elmer Kussro (Skipper)James C. Leathers (Skipper)Chief John G. Ladd, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. George L. LaMere, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Helen B. Leverton (Skipper)Truman Link (Skipper)Emmett B. Landrum (Skipper)Petty Officer 3rd Class John H. Lunch, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Andrew Marchal, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Robert L. McBrayer (Skipper)Thomas J. McCabe (Skipper)James E. McCarthy (Skipper)Capt. Robert P. McCuen, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. John H. McDonald, USR (Ret.) (Skipper)Joseph C. McGhee (Skipper)Capt. William A. McManus, CEC, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Louis Merolla (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer Ernest Montagnaro, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)William C Morgan (Skipper)Robert W. Muntz (Skipper)Capt. William G. Nealon, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)E. W. Needham (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Peter O’Connor, CEC, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. James R. Paddock, SS, (USN) Ret.) (Skipper)Quartermaster 1str Class Robert G. Pappas, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)CW3 Heinz G. Park, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Barry L. Parker, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Anthony Parricuui (Skipper)Chief John R. Peterson (Skipper)Sally Wyn Philipat (Skipper)Chief Thomas J. Phillips, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Gordon B. Pierce (Skipper)Chief Charles W. Poe, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Warren F. Pospisil, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Eugene M. Proch (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Charles W. Postel, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Stephen B. Profilet, CEC, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer Herman M. Quecke, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Mrs. Leonard Rau (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Robert H. Rayborn, USNR (Ret.)Capt. Walter H. Reese, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Benjamin D. Redd, Jr. (Skipper)L. J. Reddy (Admiral)Lewis F. Reyburn (Skipper)Chief Forrest A. Rhoads (Skipper)Paul J. Rigby (Skipper)AD1 John J. Robb, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)ADRC Billy B. Roberts, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Senior Chief Petty Officer Winthrop M. Roberts, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Carl F. Robinson (Skipper)Donald F. Robinson, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer James R. Robinson, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)

John W. Rogers (Skipper)Chief Dale O. Rood, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)William B. Rooney, Jr., (Skipper)Robert N. Ross (Skipper)Mr. & Mrs. Adolph Rossi (Skipper)Cdr. Alvin A. Rouchon, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Floyd E. Roush (Skipper)William S. Rumpf (Skipper)Cdr. Henry D. Ruppel, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Nicholas J. Salibo, Jr., (Skipper)Mrs. Catherine S. Sampson (Skipper)Chief Nemore Savage, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Robert S. Schaefer, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Mark R. Schmitt, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Donald W. Schuld (Skipper)Cdr. Jack W. Schwartz, USR (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Richard Y. Scott (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Henry L. Sellers (Skipper)Edward W. Severson (Skipper)Capt. Walter R. Shafter, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Col. William Shanks, USMC (Ret.) (Skipper)Fredric E. Sheller (Skipper)Capt. John W. Sheehan, Jr., USN (Skipper)Christopher Alan Shipp (Skipper)Mess Specialist 1st Class Warren L. Sholl, Jr., USN (Ret.) (Skipper)George C. Simon, Jr., (Skipper)Rear Adm. Roger O. Simon, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)William Lantz Simpson (Skipper)Ernest J. Sittaro (Skipper)Andrew Smerek, Jr., USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Rear Adm. Phillip D. Smith, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Alvin J. Snikff, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Edward Soul (Skipper)Robert E. Spaulding (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Mobray W. Steward, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Paavo F. Suomela (Skipper)Col. Ben D. Steen, USMC (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Francis J. Sullivan (Skipper)Cdr. Gerald E. Sveen, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Jack D. Tarran, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Edward L. Thellmann (Skipper)Thomas E. Taylor (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Gene R. Toffolo, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Lt. Cdr. Albert R. Totino, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)John Tucci Jr., (Skipper)Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Richard J. VanDamme, USN (Ret.)

(Skipper)Robert Van Buiten (Skipper)Lloyd Van Cleave (Skipper)Chief Robert A. Van House, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Capt. Peter J. Van Norde, USNR (Ret.) (Skipper)Ms. Jeane B. H. Vitellaro (Skipper)DT1 Jack D. Voigt, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Master Chief Petty Officer Lloyd J. Wakefield, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Chief Delbert R. Wallace, USN (Ret.) (Admiral)Capt. Peter M. Wanbaugh, USNR (Skipper)ABF1 Allen K. Weber, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Dale S. Will (Skipper)Chief Marc G. Willard, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Cdr. Russell F. Wilson, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)FTG1, Chester Winchell, USN (Ret.) (Skipper)Rear Adm. Raymond H. Wood, USCG (Ret.) (Skipper)Dr. Thomas P. Wood, Jr. (Skipper)Howard J. Woods, Jr., (Commodore)William J. Young (Skipper)Julio Zaccagni (Skipper)Ms. Norma S. Zeitler (Commodore)

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An excerpt from The Navy Log:

The “BAT” Man

Eighty-four-year-old Sarkis Tatigian still remembers why

he joined the Navy. “I was on the subway and two 2nd

Lieutenants from the Army’s Signal Corps were sitting

across the aisle from me,” he recalls. “I asked them what my

chances were of entering the Signal Corps. One officer replied

with aplomb that if they needed truck drivers on the day I

volunteered, I would be trained to be a truck driver. That

statement made my mind up that the Navy was for me.”

Fresh from boot camp, Seaman Tatigian was assigned

to the Navy Bureau of Ordnance Experimental Unit

(BOEU) and was one of the last contingents of personnel

responsible for the development and testing of the first

guided missile, nicknamed the BAT. It was a radar-

guided, anti-shipping glide bomb that homed in on reflections of the signals

it had transmitted itself. It contained a 1,000-lb. bomb payload and a gyro-servo control unit. Then-

AETM 2nd Class Tatigian participated in extensive field testing of the BAT, including drop tests using

PV-2 and PB4Y aircraft specially configured with bomb racks. In December of 1944, then-AETM 1st

Class Tatigian escorted the components of the BAT missile to the 19th Street entrance of the Main Navy

building in Washington, D.C. A few minutes later, Tatigian was on hand to give a static demonstration

and show motion picture footage of the weapon’s performance to Fleet Adm. Ernest J. King himself.

Admiral King was obviously satisfied with the BAT’s performance, as it was deemed combat-ready and

two squadrons of PB4Y-2 Privateer long-range patrol bombers were formed for duty. The BAT became

the world’s first operational guided weapon developed by the Navy and was the predecessor to the

current Standard missile, the Navy’s primary surface-to-air defense weapon.

Mr. Tatigian has been working for the

Department of the Navy for 64 years and he is not

about to retire. He is now an Associate Director of

Small Business Programs for Naval Sea Systems

Command (NAVSEA) and still commutes every

day on public transportation. You can learn more

about his naval career and read his Memories in

The Navy Log at www.navymemorial.org.

AETM 1st Class Sarkis Tatigian during field testing of the BAT missile in late 1944 (above) and today, posing on the Plaza with The Lone Sailor (left).Photos courtesy of Sarkis Tatigian and the Navy Memorial.

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We Need Volunteers…Local resident Beverly Botha works diligently

once a week in the Naval Heritage Center and is

always bringing new marketing ideas to the Navy

Memorial staff. If you have the time, we would

love to hear from you. Call Page Harrington, Vice

President of Operations, at (202) 380-0714 for

more information on volunteer opportunities at

the Navy Memorial.

Regular volunteer Beverly Botha encourages commuters to stop by the Navy Band concert as they head out of the Metro.Photo courtesy of the Navy Memorial.

Taps: A Tribute To Lost Shipmates

It is with sadness that we must report the loss of pioneering

Navy diver and African-American Master Chief Boatswain’s

Mate Carl Brashear, whose inspirational life story was

chronicled in Men of Honor. To read more about Master Chief

Brashear, go to The Navy Log at www.navymemorial.org.

We also are sad to report that C. Lloyd Johnson, founder

of C. Lloyd Johnson, Inc. and a longtime friend of the Navy

Memorial, died in July. Mr. Johnson was instrumental in

securing the placement of a Lone Sailor statue in downtown

Norfolk and his company is a primary distributor of Lone

Sailor products to the Navy Exchange worldwide.

Finally, we are sorry to report that Esther Johnson Snyder,

former PHM 2, a long time member of our Foundation, and

founder of the popular West Coast restaurant chain In-N-Out

Burger, passed away this summer.

Master Chief Brashear’s record of Sea Service is permanently preserved in The Navy Log.

The United States Navy Memorial701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 123

Washington, DC 20004-2608

www.navymemorial.org

Help Preserve Th e Sea Service Records of Our Nation’s ‘Greatest Generation’Help us honor and remember your service to our country. Permanently record your experience for future generations by registering in Th e Navy Log.

Established as the permanent National Registry of Sea Service, adding information to Th e Navy Log is now FREE. Register yourself, your shipmate or your loved one today and ensure a public record of your Sea Service is always available.

For more information, visit us online at www.navymemorial.org or call Th e Navy Log hotline at 1-800-NAVY LOG (1-800-628-9564).

Th e United States Navy Memorial in downtown Washington, DC honors the men and women of the United States Navy – past, present and future. Th e outdoor plaza features a “Granite Sea” map of the world, towering masts with signal fl ags, fountain pools and waterfalls and Th e Lone Sailor™ statue. Adjacent to the outdoor plaza is the Naval Heritage Center — a visitor’s center with educational displays abut the contributions of the men and women of the Sea Services (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine.) Th e center is also home of Th e Navy Log, the permanent National Registry of Sea Service.

National Registry of Sea Service, adding

The United States Navy Memorial701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 123Washington, DC 20004-2608

Help Preserve Th e Sea Service Records of Our Nation’s ‘Greatest Generation’Help us honor and remember your service to our country. Permanently record your experience for future generations by registering in Th e Navy Log.

Established as the permanent National Registry of Sea Service, adding information to Th e Navy Log is now FREE. Register yourself, your shipmate or your loved one today and ensure a public record of your Sea Service is always available.

For more information, visit us online at www.navymemorial.org or call Th e Navy Log hotline at 1-800-NAVY LOG (1-800-628-9564).

Th e United States Navy Memorial in downtown Washington, DC honors the men and women of the United States Navy – past, present and future. Th e outdoor plaza features a “Granite Sea” map of the world, towering masts with signal fl ags, fountain pools and waterfalls and Th e Lone Sailor™ statue. Adjacent to the outdoor plaza is the Naval Heritage Center — a visitor’s center with educational displays abut the contributions of the men and women of the Sea Services (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine.) Th e center is also home of Th e Navy Log, the permanent National Registry of Sea Service.

National Registry of Sea Service, adding

The United States Navy Memorial701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 123Washington, DC 20004-2608

Hours of OperationNaval Heritage Center and Ship’s Store Mondays through Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Closed Sundays

Plaza Gift ShopTuesdays, 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Wednesday through Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Closed Mondays