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Brigadier General Donna M. Prigmore, ORANG, Commander, Oregon Air National Guard, is scheduled to speak to the MOAA Portland Chapter on "The ORANG Today: F-15EX, Wildfires, Protests, and Deployments" on Saturday, 7 November 2020 via Zoom Video Teleconference. To register for the meeting, please contact CDR Michael Seiwald, USN (Ret), Chapter Reservations Secretary, at [email protected] or 503-381-2620.
CAPT James Estramonte, USCG, former Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Cutter Munro, spoke to the MOAA Portland Chapter on “The Mission and Accomplishments of the Munro” in October 2020 via Zoom.
Commander Almond Smith III, USN, Commander of the Navy Talent Acquisition Group Portland, was the keynote speaker at the Portland Chapter’s dinner meeting in June. He spoke on “Satisfying Rising Personnel Requirements for the Modern Navy.” With him is the Portland Chapter President, Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret).
Lt Gen Dana T. Atkins, USAF (Ret), head of MOAA nationally, right, Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), President of the Portland Chapter, and BG Dennis Merrill, USA (Ret), President, MOAA Oregon State Council of Chapters, share a moment prior to the May Chapter meeting of MOAA Portland at the Monarch Hotel in Clakamas. Gen Atkins was keynote speaker and brought the Portland membership up to date on MOAA nationally and what’s going on in the nation’s capital.
Dr. Justin Cetas, a neurosurgeon at OHSU and the VA hospital, meets with Chapter President Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), before the April meeting at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. Dr. Cetas discussed ongoing research of the brain at the hospital.
Cameron Smith, Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, spends a moment with Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), President of the Chapter, at the March brunch meeting at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tualatin. Smith was the keynote speaker at the brunch.
Kelly Fitzpatrick, right, the Director of the Oregon Department of Veteran Affairs, shares a moment before the February MOAA brunch meeting with Chapter President, Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret.). Ms Fitzpatrick spoke about veteran affairs in Oregon. The well-attended meeting was held at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tualatin.
At the Chapter’s annual Christmas gathering in December at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas, Cadet members of the JROTC program at Oregon City High School pause for a photo with their faculty commander and with Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret.), Chapter President. The well-attended affair included music from the John Bennett Trio, raffles and dancing and a tribute to the fallen at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Guest speaker Ben Berry, left, founder and CEO of the Airship Technology Group in Lake Oswego, and CAPT Larry Roberts, USNR (Ret), Chapter First Vice President, share a moment before the well-attended November brunch meeting at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tualatin. Berry spoke about the Tuskegee Airmen and his father, “Flaps” Berry, a Tuskegee Airman.
Keynote speaker Col Scott D. Peel, USAF, his fiancé, Emily Barton (left), and Chapter President Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), share a moment before the October meeting at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tualatin. Col Peel gave an update on space programs.
USMC Maj Gen Christopher Owens (Ret) and Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), President of the Portland Chapter, share a moment before the well-attended September meeting at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. Maj Gen Owens was keynote speaker and talked about “expeditionary warfare” in the Navy.
Guest speaker, Lt Col Edward W. Bos, CAP, Oregon Wing Inspector General, Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air force Auxiliary, and Chapter President Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), take a moment before the April Chapter dinner meeting at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. Lt Col Bos spoke about “The Mission of the Civil Air Patrol.”
Major Kelly Fitzpatrick, USA (Ret), right, spends a moment before the Portland Chapter meeting with Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), Chapter President. Fitzpatrick, Military and Veterans Constituent Services Representative in the office of Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-OR, spoke on “Perspectives on the Federal Government” at a well-attended brunch meeting March 3 at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tualatin.
The newly appointed Acting Director of the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, Sheronne Blasi, left, spoke to members of the Portland Chapter of MOAA, at the February brunch meeting at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tualatin, about the status of veteran affairs in Oregon and about the legislative cycle that begins shortly. With her here is Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), chapter President.
Cadet members of the JROTC program at Oregon City High School prepare to post the colors at the annual MOAA Portland Chapter Christmas dinner. The well-attended affair included music from the John Bennett Trio, raffles and dancing and a tribute to the fallen at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
CAPT Larry Roberts, USNR (Ret.), left, Chapter First Vice President, spends a moment at the Chapter brunch meeting in November at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tualatin with the keynote speaker, CAPT William R. Timmons, USCG, the Sector Commander of Coast Guard Sector Columbia River. CAPT Timmons’ talk was on “Reflections on Command.” He discussed his unit’s mission and talked about the daily incidents that come up.
Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), left, shares a moment with the keynote speaker at the well-attended October Portland Chapter brunch meeting at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tualatin. The speaker, Lt Col Angelica Pilato, former officer club manager in Thailand during the Vietnam War, talked about her experiences there and her book, “Angel’s Truck Stop.”
Mr. Gordy Molitor, keynote speaker, left, spends a moment with MOAA Chapter President Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF Ret., before the September dinner meeting at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. Mr. Molitor talked about climate change and its impact on the U.S. military. He said much more attention needs to be paid to climate change by the military. He is retired from CARE, the international relief and development organization, and since has volunteered with a number of groups and serves on the board of Our Climate and Solar Oregon.
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Tracye B. Davis, Deputy Director of the Portland VA Health Care System, right, and Chapter President Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), spend a moment together before the June meeting of the Portland Chapter at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. Ms Davis talked about “VA Initiatives” and gave a very informative talk on what’s going on at the Portland VA. The meeting was well attended.
Elizabeth Estabrooks, Women Veterans Coordinator at the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs, spoke to the Portland Chapter of MOAA in May at a dinner meeting. She discussed how women veterans often are “invisible” and what can be done to change that, plus what she and her department are doing to bring more visibility to women veterans, who have and continue to play key roles in military operations.
Captain Matthew Martinson, P.E., Director, Division of Sanitation Facilities Construction at the Portland office of the Indian Health Service, was the April keynote speaker at the Portland Chapter meeting at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. Captain Martinson talked about the Indian Health Service and its projects.
Attendees at an MOAA Oregon State Council of Chapters meeting in Portland in May spend a moment for a photo shoot. From left, Cameron Smith, Director of the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs; Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), President of the MOAA Portland Chapter and member of the MOAA National Board of Directors; Mrs. Laura Atkins; Lt Gen Dana Atkins, USAF (Ret), President/CEO of MOAA; and BG Dennis Merrill, the President of the Oregon State Council of Chapters. Lt Gen Atkins was in Portland to receive an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the University of Portland, and was invited by the Oregon State Council of Chapters to speak to the group at a special Council Meeting convened for the occasion. It also dovetailed with the board meeting of the Portland Chapter, whose members heard the general speak. The early morning breakfast event was well attended. The general talked about MOAA nationally and the strengths of the organization now and going forward.
Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), right, and Rev. Karyn Dix, Minister at Murray Hills Christian Church in Beaverton, share a moment before the March 4 brunch meeting of the Portland Chapter at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tulatin. Rev. Dix spoke on “Moral Injury” to the well-attended brunch gathering.
