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The Portland Chapter Military Officers Association of America |
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Gallery of Pictures
1. Members of the Oregon City High School Color Guard gather together moments before presenting the colors at the MOAA December Portland Chapter dinner meeting at the Gray Gables Estate in Milwaukee. From left are: Cadets Noah Brown, Zach Fournier, Jon Mellon, Ryon Anderson, Color Guard Commander MAJ Doug Thomas, USA, and MOAA Chapter President Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret).
2. Those who donated money and time to the MOAA Portland Chapter scholarship fund are honored at the Chapter December meeting at the Gray Gables Estate in Milwaukee. From left: LTC James Asaph (USA, Ret), Capt Jim Patrick (USMC, Ret), Mrs. Edie Rieken (Liaison with Auxiliary Member Advisory Committee), LTC Gary Brink (USA, Ret), and Chapter President Col Mary J. Mayer (USAF, Ret).
3. ADM Steve Abbot, USN (Ret), MOAA Chairman of the Board, presents the 5-Star Levels of Excellence Award to MOAA Portland Chapter President Colonel Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), at the MOAA Annual Meeting on 29 October 2011 in San Antonio, TX. The MOAA award is the top award to recognize the most-active chapters.
4. Two MOAA Portland Chapter members are presented with the "Outstanding Performance Award" at the MOAA Biennial Convention Dinner in October. The recipients are, from left, Mrs. Edie Rieken, liaison with the Chapter Auxiliary Advisory Committee and a Chapter Board member, and Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF, (Ret), President of the Portland Chapter. Presenting the awards was BG Norm Hoffman, AUS (Ret), MOAA Oregon State Council of Chapters President, right. Representing MOAA national was Brig Gen Paul Cohen, USAFR (Ret), MOAA National Board of Directors, second from right.
5. Lt Col Gregor J. Leist (USANG) and Col Mary J. Mayer (USAF, Ret.) pose before the November MOAA Portland Chapter dinner meeting held at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. Lt Col Leist spoke to the group on the “Airborne Battle Management/C2 in the Afghan Theatre.” He was in Afghanistan last year with an air control unit of the Oregon Air National Guard. Currently, he is commander of the 173rd Mission Support Group at Kingsley Field near Klamath Falls.
6. The Portland MOAA Chapter officers display the Five-Star banner recently presented to the Chapter by the National MOAA. The five-star level is the highest possible for active chapters. The Chapter has won the award several times in recent years. With the banner are, from left: CAPT James H. Main (USNR, Ret.), Treasurer … CAPT Lawrence W. Roberts (USNR, Ret.), 2nd VP … Col Mary J. Mayer (USAF, Ret.), Chapter President … LTC Gary Brink (USA, Ret.), Immediate Past President … Lt Col Boyd C. Yaden (USAF, Ret.), Secretary … MAJ John H. Sampson (USA, Ret.), 1st VP.
7. Tom Jenkins, a former IBM executive, spoke on “The Crucial Impact of Blimps in Winning WWII” to members of the Portland Chapter of MOAA and guests at the October dinner meeting at the Gray Gables Estate in Milwaukee.
8. Enjoying each other’s company at the September meeting of the Portland Chapter at the Monarch Hotel are, from left: Chaplain LTC Grant McAllister, USA (Ret.) … Board Member Maj Jim Simpson, USMC (Ret.) … Terri Simpson … and Edie Rieken, Auxiliary Member Advisory Committee Liaison. 9. MOAA Portland Chapter President Col Mary Mayer (USAF, Ret.) presents a gift to guest speaker Brig Gen Art Cornelius (USAF, Ret.) and his wife, Merilyn, at the May dinner meeting at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. Brig Gen Cornelius spoke on his adventures as a Raven Forward Air Controller in Southeast Asia. |
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