November 18, 2014 - Armed Forces Day Meeting Recap
Sometimes it can be difficult for those of us who write these meeting reports to decide what to feature in our articles. Not this time. Tuesday’s annual Veterans’ Day program at the Red Lion Woodlake Hotel literally tells its own story more eloquently than any writer could.
So what I’m going to do is briefly describe how things unfolded and then treat you to the unabridged tributes to 10 members of our club who have set a very high standard for service above self. I do this for the people who were unable to attend, but suspect that those of you who were there will appreciate it too.
President Susan Sheridan convened the meeting. But after a few brief announcements (more about that later), she turned the meeting over to Past-President Tim “Top Gun” Pinkney, who did an excellent job of emceeing perhaps the best Veterans’ Day program in history; certainly the best in years.
And before going any farther, I should highlight the contribution of John Swentowsky, the softball-playing, camera-wielding Navy veteran who gets most of the credit for designing Tuesday’s outstanding program. His idea: Let fellow Rotarians tell the stories of 10 of our most notable veterans.
Here are those stories: ArmedForcesDayMeetingRecap111814.pdf (click on link)
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