U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Houston Houston Armed

U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Houston

Houston Armed Forces Day Ball, May 21, 2016

Event:

Annual Armed Forces Day Ball, Houston, Texaspresented by The Association of the U.S. Army Houston Metroplex Chapter and The Houston Military Affairs Committee, emceed by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. This year’s ball focus was on the United States Army. *

Objective:

Celebrate and honor the Greater Houston Area members of the armed services past and present.

Activities (Sequence of Events):

Arrival of the Official PartyPresentation of Colors National Anthem Sung by Army Staff Sgt. Lon Fonseca InvocationIntroduction of Dignitaries and ToastsDinnerRemarks by:

• Congressman Brian Babin, Texas 36th District• Czech Republic, Colonel Karel Schuch, Attaché• Major General Jimmie Jaye Wells, Chief of Staff,

U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Recognition of our TroopsSalsa DancersBenedictionRetiring of ColorsClosing RemarksDance – Music by Andy & the Dreamsicles

* The event rotates each year among the services. Evening Reception

Arrival of the Official Party

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Joint Service Color Guard


Ball Registration TableCommander Gene Tulich, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)

Chairman, Houston Military Affairs Committee

Army Sgt. Robert Rodriguez

Join Service Color Guard and wife


Houston Bellaire High School Army JROTC students with Senior Army

Instructor Lt. Col. Dennis J. O’Driscoll (Retired) and wife

Lt. Gen. Steven Hummer, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) stops to meet with members of the Joint Service Color Guard

and unit members of the 1st Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Houston, Texas

Silent Auction Sports Memorabilia

Liza Garza, President,

Association of The United States

Army, Houston Metroplex ChapterArmy Chaplain (Colonel)

Frederick Glaizer


Commander Tulich introduces Army Chaplain

(Colonel) Glaizer to give the Invocation Command Sgt. Maj. Todd Crofoot, U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Houston

stops to talk with members of the Joint Service Color Guard

Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Fahey, Public Affairs Officer

Navy Recruiting District Houston and Lt. Col. Jeffrey

McCartney, Commander, U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion

Houston

Posting of Colors

Joint Service Color Guard Evening Dinner


Toast to the “Commander-in-Chief” by

Maj. Gen. Jimmie Jaye Wells

Chief of Staff, United States Army Forces

Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Toast to “The United States Air Force” by

Captain Van Wennen, U.S. Navy,

Commanding Officer

Naval Operational Support CenterToast to “The United States of America” in its 240th year of

Independence by Texas Congressman Brian Babin

Texas Lt. Governor

Dan Patrick

Evening Emcee

Lt. Col. Jeffrey McCartney

and wife Melissa


Reading of the City

Proclamation by Robert

Dembo, Office of the

Director of Veterans

Affairs, City of Houston

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Joe E. Ramirez, Sr., Former

Korean Prisoner of War

pays honor to the Table of

Our Fallen Comrades

(POW/MIA)

Table of Our Fallen Comrades (POW/MIA)

Ceremony performed by students

Houston Bellaire High School Army JROTC


Congressman Brian Babin,

U.S. House of Representative

Texas 36th District

Sgt. 1st Class

Jerry Elam

and wife

Vanessa

Liza Garza, President, Association of The United States Army, Houston Metroplex Chapter with her guests


Staff Sgt. Armando Sandoval

meeting Liza Garza, President,

Association of The United States

Army, Houston Metroplex Chapter

Petty Officer 1st Class

Chris Fahey

Lt. Col. Jeffrey McCartney, Staff Sgt. Justin Lindquist

and special guest

Staff Sgt. Daniel Surber and special guest

Maj. Gen. & Mrs. Jimmie Jaye Wells and

Cmd. Sgt. Maj. & Mrs. Philip Kraus (Ret.)


Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and wife Jan

with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Ivany (Retired)

and wife Marianne


Military Honoree Recognition Ceremony, Sgt. 1st Class Jerry Elam, NCO of the Year

and Staff Sgt. Daniel Surber, Soldier of the Year, U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Houston

Keynote Speaker

Maj. Gen. Jimmie Jaye Wells

Chief of Staff, United States Army Forces

Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina Texas Lt. Governor, Dan Patrick

Czech Republic,

Colonel Karel Schuch,

Military Attaché

Mr. Daniel Espinoza, Congressional Military Staffer

U.S. House of Representatives

Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee (TX-18)

with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Ivany (Retired)


Houston Salsa dance demonstration

Houston Salsa dance demonstration


Retiring of the Colors

Army: Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Pennington

Staff Sgt. Leroy Betts

Sgt. Robert Rodriquez

Marines: Cpl. Ronnie Hall

Lance Cpl. David Simon

Navy: Petty Officer Tara Jones

Air Force: Staff. Sgt. Tiffanie Dixson

Coast Guard: Petty Officer 1st Class Todd George


Music by: “Andy & the Dreamsicles”

To view complete photo album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/armyrecruitingbnhoustontx/sets/

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