Please Give Generously!The box will be placed at Alexander’s Fine Diamonds. 193 East Pike St., Lawrenceville, Ga. 30046 on Monday 11/16/2020 For anyone who would like to contribute please provide a new unwrapped toy. The request this year is for girls 10 and up and newborns up to 2 years of age. Other gifts are certainly…
Council VP Legislative Affairs Don Giles addressed the Jonquil City Kiwanis Club, August 15, 2017. The subject was “Keeping Sea Lanes Open: the Importance of Sea Power to our Economy and our National Defense.” Three other council members also attended. Depicted (L-R) Council President Harley Jones, Council member Bill Wilkerson, Don Giles, Kiwanis Club President…
Outgoing NRD Atlanta Commanding Officer CDR Steven Maxwell with Council VP Legislative Affairs Don Giles While the formal ceremonies would follow on 10 August 2017, the Atlanta Metropolitan Council Navy League of the United States took the opportunity to host a Hail & Farewell ceremony on 1 August. Council members and friends honored outgoing NRD Commanding…
Jack Barsky, former KGB Operative. Members and friends of the NLUS Atlanta Metropolitan Council met at Max Larger’s Restaurant in Atlanta to hear Jack Barsky talk, 1 August 2017. His topic was “Once Upon a Spy: a Peek Into 20th Century Espionage by a Former KGB Agent with Observations on Russia and Putin.” Jack Barsky…
Who Doesn’t Enjoy Watching the U. S. Navy’s Blue Angels Fly? Attend a show and you’ll not only hear the roar of the Blue Angels in the air you will feel the excitement of the people around you. It is an unforgettable event whether it’s your first time or 10th! The Blue Angels’ mission is…
Three of our members were spotted at this year’s 2017 Navy League National Convention in Milwaukee, WI. Jeff Alexander, National Director and council VP Leadership Fund, Danny Camp, photographer, and Don Giles, VP Legislative Affairs accepting the Outstanding Council award from National President Skip Witunski.
The National Memorial Day Association of Georgia hosted the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Marietta National Cemetery on Monday May 27, 2017. Attending the event was Council Treasurer Robert “Bob” Wise who placed our annual wreath. Thank you, Bob, for representing our council at this ceremony. Let us always remember those who sacrifice their…
Council Board Member Will Seippel recently made a late $450 donation to benefit our annual council effort to support the Marine Corps “Toys for Tots.” Depicted (L-R) are VP Legislative Affairs Don Giles; Commanding Officer, 4th Marine Logistics Group, COL Mathew Puglisi; and Board Member Will Seippel.
The 12th Annual Veterans Day Parade on Friday, November 11, 2016 started at 11:00 a.m. at Roswell Street Baptist Church and ended at Glover Park on the Marietta Square. The ceremonies on the Square began at 12:00 noon and concluded at approximately 1:00 pm. Parade Grand Marshal and Keynote Speaker was Captain Edward G. Gallrein,…
Representatives of the NLUS Atlanta Metropolitan Council met with Congressman Tom Price (Georgia District 6), at his Roswell, Georgia Office, August 12, 2016, to brief him on “A Critical Economic & National Security Asset: U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine” Depicted are (L-R), ATLAN Council VP for Legislative Affairs Don Giles, Congressman Tom Price, Council President W. Lamar…
