The Dispatch October 2018 Issue

SALUTE TO THE ARMED FORCES

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Thanksgiving Buffet Thursday, November 22, 2018 Seating from 11 am to 4 pm $50++ per adult | $18++ per child ages 5-12 (plus 15% gratuity and 10% tax) Complimentary for children ages 4 & under.

Please call 202-628-8400 for reservations.

JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DAY FEAST! Thanksgiving Day at the Club is an elegant celebration where Club members can enjoy a delicious buffet with families and friends! We give thanks each year for the camaraderie and dedication of our membership and look forward to celebrating with you and your loved ones!

There will be two identical buffets offered on the first and second floors of the clubhouse so we may accommodate all members and guests. Seating begins at 11 am and is offered every half hour until 4 pm. Please call in advance to make your reservations and to guarantee special seating requests.

THANKSGIVING BUFFET MENU SOUPS Army Navy Bean Soup Butternut Squash Soup COLD SELECTIONS AND SALADS Cranberry Chicken Salad Beet Salad Seaweed Salad Five Bean Salad Blackened Shrimp Salad Tomato, Cucumber, Basil & Mozzarella Salad Boiled Shrimp Cheese & Charcuterie CARVING STATIONS Roast Turkey Prime Rib with Au Jus

ENTRÉES Herb Roasted Pork Loin Pan Seared Halibut Roasted Cornish Game Hen Veal Scaloppini SIDES Corn Bread Stuffing Green Beans Almandine Fenugreek Roasted New Potatoes DESSERTS Pumpkin Pie Apple Pie Pecan Pie Cookies

B R U NC H WITH SANTA

Sunday, December 16, 2018 Seating from 10 am to 2 pm $38++ per adult | $18++ per child ages 5-12 (plus 15% gratuity and 10% tax) Complimentary for children ages 4 & under.

Please call 202-628-8400 for reservations.

Join Santa for a fun holiday brunch at the Club. There will be crafts for the kids, a delicious menu that will please adults and children alike, and of course, an opportunity to chat with the big man himself! Don't forget your camera for pictures with Santa!

The Club will also be collecting toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program. Please bring your unwrapped toy donation with a value of $10 or more to the Club the day of the brunch. Toys for Tots only accepts new toys, and all toys should be unwrapped. Children served by Toys for tots range in age from toddler to 17. The program often suffers a lack of gifts for older children, so please consider donating a gift that would apply to the older age group.

BRUNCH WITH SANTA MENU SOUPS Army Navy Bean Soup Turkey Noodle Soup COLD SELECTIONS AND SALADS Smoked Seafood Display Selection of Cold Salads Boiled Shrimp Cheese & Charcuterie CARVING STATIONS Leg of Lamb Prime Rib

ENTRÉES Eggs Benedict Bacon and Sausage Pork Loin Stuffed with Dried Figs Baked Rockfish Grilled Chicken Breast Grilled Sirloin Steak Omelet and Waffle Station DESSERT Assorted Christmas Cookies Assorted Pies

KIDS MENU Chicken Fingers Steamed Broccoli Mac and Cheese Biscuits with Sausage Gravy Crinkle Fries Fish Sticks

BUFFET Tuesday, December 25, 2018 Seating from 11 am to 3 pm $54++ per adult | $18++ per child ages 5-12 (plus 15% gratuity and 10% tax) Complimentary for children ages 4 & under.

Please call 202-628-8400 for reservations.

Celebrate Christmas in grand style at The Army and Navy Club!

Enjoy gorgeous holiday décor, a delicious buffet style meal, and the Christmas spirit on Christmas Day. Holiday cheer and good tidings are included! Seating begins at 11 am and is offered every half hour until 3 pm.

CHRISTMAS BUFFET MENU

Soups Army Navy Bean Soup, Cauliflower & Chestnut Soup Cold Selections and Salads Assorted Salads, Mix Greens, Smoked Seafood Display, Boiled Shrimp, Cheese & Charcuterie

Carving Stations Christmas Ham with Honey & Mustard Glaze, Prime Rib with Au Jus Entrées Roast Turkey Breast with Traditional Stuffing, Pistachio Crusted Salmon, Spinach & Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast, Petite Tenderloin Filet, Omelet & Waffle Station, Eggs Benedict

Assorted Christmas Cookies, Cakes and Mixed Berries

RING IN 2019 WITH A SPECIAL DINNER, LIVE MUSIC & CHAMPAGNE TOAST!

Monday, December 31, 2018 7 pm to 12:30 am Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres: 7 pm | Dinner: 8 pm $250++ per couple | $125++ single (plus 15% gratuity and 10% tax) Attire: Black Tie Formal Please call 202-628-8400 for reservations.

JOIN US FOR A SPECTACULAR NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA! Start the evening with a cocktail reception and passed hors d’oeuvres followed by a first-class dinner. Close out the night with dancing, a countdown, and a balloon drop at midnight, followed by a complimentary champagne toast to welcome the New Year. The Club is the ideal spot in downtown DC to ring in the New Year. Don't miss out! Make your reservation early!

New Year's Eve Gala Menu Appetizer

Oriental Vegetable Consommé with Braised Daikon, Peas, Carrots, Shiitake Mushrooms

Salad

Champagne Baby Romaine Salad with Romaine Lettuce, Pancetta, White Anchovies, Garlic Bread Sticks

Main Course

Good Earth Trio with New Zealand Lamb, Virginia Tenderloin of Beef, Singapore Lobster Tail, Mix Vegetables, Artichoke Mashed Potato Cake, Rosemary Brandy Sauce

Dessert

Chocolate Decadence Dessert

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT MG DANIEL V. WRIGHT, USA (RET.)

dwright@armynavyclub.org

With all of the exciting happenings going on at the Club these past few months, October has sneaked up on us, and we are rounding the corner to the holiday season. Our ever-diligent staff is in the process of finalizing the details to ensure that every holiday gathering goes off without a hitch! You can find all of the information for this year's festivities within the foldout cover of this issue.

Before we get to the Holidays, though, on the front of this issue is a picture of Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr., 44th Commandant of the U.S. Army War College, well-known author, insightful commentator on military affairs, and a Great American! General Scales is this year's keynote speaker for our Annual Salute to the Armed Forces Gala on November 3. Every year, the Club's Special Events Committee invites a distinguished General or Flag officer to deliver a stirring address, alternating speakers from each military branch. This year we recognize the Army with our distinguished speaker, but more importantly we recognize all Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen, and Marines, past, present, and everywhere! The Gala is the premier event during the fall season and I look forward to sharing the evening with you.

CONTENTS MEMBERSHIP Member News and more

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UPCOMING EVENTS Dining Events and more

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CLUB NEWS Club News and more

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ON THE COVER Armed Forces Gala

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REGULAR FEATURES Library Trust Fund History Vault

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ON THE COVER

Photograph of General Robert H. Scales, USA (Ret.).

However, if you're still looking for events to attend in October we have plenty! On Friday, October 12, the Special Events Committee, as part of their lunch and lecture series and in conjunction with Council of American Ambassadors and the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, is hosting a luncheon with Charlie Cook. Mr. Cook is the editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report and political analyst for the National Journal Group. As a known political prognosticator with an unbiased view of the future and the midterm elections coming up on November 6, this is sure to be a most interesting and enlightening luncheon.

Then there is the Scotch Tasting. The one scheduled for October 19 sold out so quickly, as our liquor tastings usually do, that we added another one the following week on Thursday, October 25. I encourage you to sign up now before that one sells out, too.

Getting back to the holiday season, let me remind you that we will soon be requesting contributions for our Employee Holiday Fund. While it is still early, I know you want to be able to plan for an appropriate contribution to show your gratitude for the great work our wonderful staff accomplishes everyday throughout the year. Thanks for your support!

THE DISPATCH MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2018 ISSUE EDITOR Elizabeth Juskie ART DIRECTION & DESIGN Ariana Pierce

WELCOME HOME! The President and the Club would like to welcome the following deployed member back to the Club. Thank you for your continued service, valor and sacrifice.

Dr. Brendan S. O’Brien (Bremerton, WA)

ANC DIRECTORY

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A LETTER FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER & COO JOHN L. WARNACK, CCM, CFBE

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ROOMS WITH A VIEW

If you have not visited us lately you may not be aware of our efforts to constantly enhance your ANC experience. We continue to be an icon on Farragut Square, now with Platinum Club status, steps from the White House, a short stroll to George Washington University and Georgetown and with an easy commute to the Pentagon using one of our two METRO stops out front. All of our 32 guestrooms feature new flat-screen televisions and pillowtop beds with down comforters and Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming provides entertainment. Our new private bathrooms feature designer toiletries, hairdryers, bottled water, slippers, fluffy bath robes and chocolates!

Our room rates remain FAR BELOW COMPARABLE ROOMS in our neighborhood. By the way – the view of Farragut Square is amazing too!

NEW MENUS IN MEMBER DINING

Your Executive Chef, Kirk DeLoach, with his creative and hard-working culinary team, have introduced new lower priced menus, with more healthy options, in all of our restaurants and bars. While never forgetting the historic nature of food here at the ANC, they continue to deliver one of the foremost culinary experiences in Washington, DC. NEW DATA FROM THE JUNE/JULY MEMBER SURVEY

Your current Club leadership continues to consider renovations and construction of new facilities in many different areas of the Club based on your valued survey input. A comprehensive Strategic Plan will be communicated to the membership prior to the April Annual Meeting. The data from our surveys over the past ten years has been used to make significant and meaningful improvements to the ANC’s offerings and facilities that will be consistent for 2019 and beyond.

Please come and see us soon!

2018 BOARD OF GOVERNORS

EXECUTIVE STAFF

MG Daniel V. Wright, USA (Ret.) President

COL Thomas F. Woloszyn, USA (Ret.) Special Events Committee, Chair

John L. Warnack, CCM, CFBE • 202-721-2094 General Manager & Chief Operating Officer

Col James A. Bracken, USMC (Ret.) Vice President

MAJ William Lang, USAF (Ret.) Curator

Sarah Ford • 202-721-2087 Director of Finance

CAPT James H. Czerwonky, USN (Ret.) Secretary

BG Malinda Ellen Dunn, USA (Ret.)

Mark Peckham • 202-721-2084 Director of Human Resources

COL Holly O’Grady Cook, USA (Ret.) Treasurer

Col Eugene P. Gay, USAF (Ret.) LTG Larry R. Jordan, USA (Ret.)

Lt Col John H. La Raia, USAFR (Ret.) Finance Committee, Chair

COL Michael Kirby, USA (Ret.)

COL Marc L. Warren, USA (Ret.) House Committee, Chair

Lt Col Euseekers Williams Jr., USMC (Ret.)

CDR Christopher P. Thomas, USN (Ret.) Membership Committee, Chair

Brig Gen Edward F. Rodriguez Jr., USAFR (Ret.)

Elizabeth Juskie • 202-721-2091 Director of Membership, Marketing & Communications Tibor Szabo • 202-721-2083 Director of House Operations Patrick Grady • 202-721-2089 Director of Food & Beverage Kirk DeLoach • 202-721-2092 Executive Chef October 2018

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MEMBERSHIP / MEMBER NEWS

Club members COLs Jane and George Newman recently visited The Naval Military and Air Force Club of South Australia in Adelaide, as well as, the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria in Melbourne. In Adelaide, they were invited to join and dine with the Wine Club for a delightful evening and tour of the facilities.

Happy work anniversary to Rocio Castro! She has served the Club for 15 years! Thank you for all of the contributions you have made in making our Club successful.

The Club extends our best wishes to Kham Nguyen on 25 years of service to The Army and Navy Club! Thank you for being such a valuable member of our team!

EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY FUND The holiday season is fast approaching, so it’s time to ask for your participation in the Employee Holiday Fund. The Employee Holiday Fund serves as an opportunity for Club members to say “Thank You” for the service and dedication provided by the ANC employees throughout the year. Every Club employee benefits from the distribution of the monies collected, and your thoughtfulness and generosity are greatly appreciated. To contribute to the Employee Holiday Fund, please contact Tracy Brown at tbrown@armynavyclub.org or at 202-534-3194.

Club members Lt Col Yaroslaw and Nancy Lemega are seen holding the August Dispatch at Tivoli Gardens amusement park in central Copenhagen in Denmark.

SOUNDINGTAPS Our heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of: Mr. James J. Algrant Rockport, ME

NEWSWORTHY Do you have something exciting that you would like to share with the Club? We encourage you all to share your stories, achievements, and positive goings-on.

Please forward your news and photos to Ariana Pierce at apierce@armynavyclub.org.

LtCol Edward A. Grimm, USMC (Ret.) Manassas, VA Mrs. Patricia Plotkin Lakewood Ranch, FL

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! CALIFORNIA CPT Daniel N. Lao-Talens, USA Capt Martin J. Meehan, USMC Dr. Guy Miller COLORADO Capt Scott C. Schmidt, USMC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CDR Patricio Garcia, USPHS Mr. Joseph W. Hagin Ms. Lydia Jabs LCDR Andrew S. Jahier, USN MAJ Charles Pino, USA Mr. Taylor Sholler LT Daniel M. Wiltshire, USCG FLORIDA MAJ Anthony King, USA GEORGIA Dr. William W. Hinkle, (Maj, USAF)

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ILLINOIS Lt Col John J. Ahern, USAF (Ret.) MARYLAND Ms. Caitlin Hosmer 2LT Yonatan Moreh, USA NEW JERSEY CPT Joel Boroff, USA NEW YORK Dr. Gerard T. Hopkins, USA (LTC, Ret.) Mr. Barry Scribner, USA PENNSYLVANIA Mr. Kevin Holland, USN (CDR, Ret.) CAPT Jesse J. Kelso, USN (Ret.) VIRGINIA LtCol Alan B. Avriett, Jr., USAF Mr. Daniel Biga, (Capt, USMC) Mr. James Brookshire MAJ Joseph L. Brown, USA Col Matthew A. Day, USMC

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VIRGINIA (CONTINUED) LT Phillip De La Cruz Maligsa, USN ADM Bruce DeMars, USN (Ret.) Brig Gen Bobbi Doorenobs, USAF (Ret.) CAPT Kavon Hakimzadeh, USN Dr. Theodore Kim, (LTC, USA) CAPT Matthew Lim, USN Maj Ronaldo Martinez, Jr., USAF Assistant Secretary James McDonnell, (LT, USN) LCDR Rondorous Milam, USN COL Daniel S. Roper, USA (Ret.) RADM Ole Morten Sandquist, Norwegian Navy Dr. Robert P. Shafer, USN LtCol Colin D. Smith, USMC TEXAS Mr. Paul Railsback, USMC (Capt, Ret.) Mrs. Dorothy Thompson INTERNATIONAL Maj Michael J. Calderone, USAF MAJ Justin A. Evison, USA

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT / MEMBERSHIP

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT A FAIR AND JUST MEMBER

COL SCOTT W. STUCKY, USAF (RET.) By: James A. McTague Club Member and Author

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ol Scott W. Stucky, USAF (Ret.), a Club member since 1981, is one of the leading military jurists in the country. Col Stucky has enjoyed a long and distinguished career, beginning as a judge advocate in the Air Force and continuing to his current position as Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. In June, the Supreme Court upheld one of Col Stucky’s appellate decisions by a vote of seven to two.

Col Stucky and his wife Jean, who is also a lawyer, take advantage of the Club primarily for dining and entertainment.

He recalls life at the Club before its last major renovation in 1987.

“James Jesus Angleton used to hang out in the old dusty reading room,” he remembers. Angleton was the famously paranoid chief of counterintelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency from 1954 to 1975. “Another time I was sitting in the old barbershop, waiting for a haircut, when I realized that the ancient guy in the chair was none other than Ira Eaker, commander of the 8th Air Force in World War II. Still another regular was Charlie Bennett, a Representative from Florida and senior member of the Armed Services Committee, who had fought the Japanese as a guerrilla in the Pacific and been awarded the Silver Star. That’s the kind of place it was then.”

Col Stucky attended Wichita State University, where he served as student body president and participated in the University’s ROTC program. He graduated from the university as a commissioned second lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve. After earning a juris doctor degree from Harvard Law School, and he went on active duty in the Air Force in 1973 as a judge advocate.

Upon leaving active duty, the reserve officer joined a private law firm in Washington, DC and then became a branch chief of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In 1983, Col Stucky became the civilian legislative counsel for the Department of the Air Force, and in 1996 moved to the Senate Committee on the Armed Services as its general counsel. There he worked on 10 consecutive national defense authorization acts. Along the way, Col Stucky earned a master of laws degree at George Washington University. He retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2003 with a ceremony in the Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building.

President George W. Bush appointed Col Stucky to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on December 12, 2006. He became Chief Judge on August 1, 2017.

If he hadn’t gone into law, Col Stucky says he would have become a historian, a field in which he has invested much of his private time. His bachelor’s degree from Wichita State was in history, as was the master’s degree he earned from Trinity University. Col Stucky’s love of the subject blossomed into an extensive home library. His favorite historical focuses are U.S. history from 1815 to the end of the Civil War, and British history before 1945.

Col Stucky is famous among Club members for the breadth of his reading and his intelligent, provocative analysis of world events. One friend says, “When you go for a beer with Scott, you get a brew and a seminar.”

The Supreme Court case is Ortiz v. United States. ◄ October 2018

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CLUB CALENDAR / OCTOBER 2018

OCTOBER 2018 SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY 1

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CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Main Dining Room

COLUMBUS DAY CLUB CLOSED HOTEL OPEN

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WEDNESDAY 2

SEAFOOD BUFFET

DINNER WILL BE SERVED IN THE BALLROOM

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SEAFOOD BUFFET Ballroom

HILLWOOD MANSION AND GARDEN TOUR

WEST POINT ALUMNI HAPPY HOUR Please call 202-355-0505 for reservations.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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SATURDAY 5

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Dinner in the Eagle Grill

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LUNCHEON WITH CHARLIE COOK Ballroom

13 NAVY BIRTHDAY Daiquiri Lounge Daiquiri Lounge Closed from 4-5:45pm Dinner in the Eagle Grill

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CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Main Dining Room

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CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Main Dining Room

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SCULPTOR SABIN HOWARD DISCUSSION JPJ/Iwo Jima Rooms

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ELIZABETH COBBS BOOK FORUM Ballroom

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NEAL BASCOMB BOOK FORUM Ballroom

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FOX CONNER SOCIETY MEETING

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PROSPECTIVE MEMBER MIXER Eagle Grill

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Daiquiri Lounge Closed from 5:457:15pm

Dinner in the Eagle Grill

SEAFOOD BUFFET Main Dining Room

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SCOTCH TASTING Eagle Grill

SEAFOOD BUFFET Main Dining Room

CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Main Dining Room

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SCOTCH TASTING Eagle Grill

PMN LUNCH & LEARN Eagle Grill

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DINNER & JAZZ NIGHT Main Dining Room

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KIDS' MONSTER BASH

Daiquiri Lounge Closed from 5:457:15pm Dinner in the Eagle Grill

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SEAFOOD BUFFET Main Dining Room

HIGHLIGHTED OCTOBER 2018 EVENTS 10/7 10/9 10/10 10/12 10/13 10/15 8

Hillwood Mansion & Garden Tour Dinner served in the Ballroom West Point Alumni Happy Hour Luncheon with Charlie Cook Navy Birthday: Daiquiri Lounge Sculptor Sabin Howard Discussion

10/16

10/19 10/23

10/25

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Book Forum: "The Hello Girls" by 10/26 Elizabeth Cobbs

Scotch Tasting 10/26 Book Forum: " The Winter Fortress" 10/27

by Neal Bascomb 10/29 Scotch Tasting 10/30

Professional Members Network: Lunch & Learn Dinner and Jazz Night Kids' Monster Bash Fox Conner Society Meeting Prospective Member Mixer

NOVEMBER 2018 / CLUB CALENDAR

NOVEMBER 2018 SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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SALUTE TO THE ARMED FORCES GALA Main Dining Room

No À la Carte Dinner Service

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CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Main Dining Room

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NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION

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SEAFOOD BUFFET Main Dining Room

A DISCUSSION WITH ROBERT DALESSANDRO JPJ/IWO

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LUNCH SERIES: "ARMY OF NONE" WITH PAUL SCHARRE Ballroom PRIME RIB NIGHT Main Dining Room

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CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Main Dining Room

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SEAFOOD BUFFET Main Dining Room

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MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY Daiquiri Lounge Daiquiri Lounge Closed from 5:457:15pm

Dinner in the Eagle Grill

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ETIQUETTE CLASS (SESSIONS 1 & 2) Daiquiri Lounge Closed from 5:457:15pm

Dinner in the Eagle Grill

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CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Main Dining Room

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CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Main Dining Room

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FOX CONNER SOCIETY MEETING

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SEAFOOD BUFFET Main Dining Room

RUSSELL SHORTO BOOK FORUM Ballroom

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THANKSGIVING BUFFET Main Dining Room

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THANKSGIVING DAY OBSERVED. CLUB CLOSED HOTEL OPEN

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Dinner in the Eagle Grill

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SEAFOOD BUFFET Main Dining Room

HIGHLIGHTED NOVEMBER 2018 EVENTS 11/3 11/6 11/7

11/9

Salute to the Armed Forces Gala 11/9 New Member Orientation 11/10 A Discussion with Robert 11/17 Dalessandro, Library Trust Member Lunch Series: "Army of None" with Paul Scharre 11/22

Prime Rib Night Marine Corps Birthday Etiquette Class (Sessions 1 & 2) Session 1 (Kids): 10am-1 pm Session 2 (Teens) : 1:30-4:30 pm Thanksgiving Buffet

11/26 11/27

Fox Conner Society Meeting Book Forum: " Revolution Song" by Russell Shorto

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CLUB PROGRAMS / EVENTS

MARK YOUR CALENDAR SCULPTOR SABIN HOWARD DISCUSSION Monday, October 15, 2018 6-8 pm | John Paul Jones/Iwo Jima Rooms $10 per person | Please call 202-355-0505 to RSVP

Sculptor Sabin Howard, who briefly discussed his work on the National World War I Memorial sculpture at the July 19 event, returns to the Club for a discussion on classical artistic methods in the 21st century. He will talk about his philosophy and artistic methods as a sculptor and provide further detail about his work on 'A Soldier's Journey,' the centerpiece of the planned World War I Memorial at Pershing Park.

SCOTCH TASTING - SOLD OUT!

Friday, October 19, 2018 6:30-8 pm | Eagle Grill $35++ per person Please call 202-355-0505 to be added to the waitlist Taste and learn about some of the finest scotches available in a fun and casual atmosphere.

SCOTCH TASTING - POP UP!

Thursday, October 25, 2018 6-7:30 pm | Eagle Grill $35++ per person | Please call 202-355-0505 to RSVP Back by popular demand! Join us for our second Scotch Tasting in the Eagle Grill. Explore a wide range of scotches from around the world while enjoying delicious hors d'oeuvres.

PMN: LUNCH & LEARN

Friday, October 26, 2018 12 pm | Eagle Grill Please call 202-355-0505 to RSVP Attend the Club’s Professional Members Network Lunch & Learn — a casual, lunch-time networking roundtable with an emphasis on making connections and sharing referrals.

The discussion will include Personal Financial Planning with an emphasis on Social Security and Retirement Planning.

The discussion will be led by Club member and Certified Financial Planner Hunter Hart. Mr. Hart will also discuss investment accounts, retirement income planning, and insurance. A complimentary review of your retirement plan will also be offered at the end of the event.

Lunch & Learn sessions have 12 available spots. Each session lasts about 1 ½ hours with à la carte dining at the Club Table.

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MONSTER BASH

Saturday, October 27, 2018 11 am-1 pm | $28++ per adult | $16++ per child ages 5-12 Complimentary for children under 4.

Please call 202-355-0505 to RSVP Cupcakes, candy, treats and more! Arrive in your costume to see what's in store! There will be a delicious lunch buffet, tricks and treats for the kids, frightfully fun games and crafts, face painting and other spooky surprises!

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION Tuesday, November 06, 2018 6:30 pm John Paul Jones/Iwo Jima Rooms Please call 202-355-0496 to RSVP

Discover all that membership at the ANC has to offer! This will be a great opportunity for you to meet Club staff, other new members, and become familiar with Club programming.

KIDS ETIQUETTE CLASS SESSION #1

Saturday, November 17, 2018 10 am to 1 pm | John Paul Jones/Iwo Jima Rooms Kids ages 8-12 | $25++ per person Please call 202-355-0505 to RSVP Join us for an interactive and fun-filled etiquette class covering the foundation of good manners. The program will include a 4-course lunch and instruction by Lisa Richey, owner of Manners To Go. Program topics include first impressions and polished handshakes, phone skills and texting, and conversation skills, dining skills.

TEEN ETIQUETTE CLASS SESSION #2 Saturday, November 17, 2018 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Washington Room Teens ages 13-18 | $28++ per person Please call 202-355-0505 to RSVP

The program will include a 4-course lunch and instruction

by Lisa Richey. Program topics include personal branding, how to manage your online presence, how to set the table, professional handshakes, and business introductions.

FORUMS & LECTURES / CLUB PROGRAMS

LUNCH & A LECTURE SERIES Sold out! Luncheon with Charlie Cook, Editor and Publisher of The Cook Political Report Friday, October 12, 2018 Registration/Lunch 12:00 pm Presentation 12:30 pm Price $24++ per person Please call 202-355-0505 to be added to the waitlist.

We invite you to a luncheon featuring keynote speaker Charlie Cook who will offer his political analysis ahead of the 2018 U.S. mid-term elections. Charlie Cook is the Editor and Publisher of The Cook Political Report and a political analyst for the National Journal Group.

Over the years, Charlie Cook has served as an Election Night analyst for CBS and CNN.

BOOK FORUM Book Forum: "The Hello Girls: America’s First Women Soldiers" by Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Reception 6:30 pm Speaker 7 pm Price $10 per person 300 remarkable women known as "The Hello Girls" were selected to operate the vital communications network that helped win WWI. Each came from a different geographic and economic background, but they were united in their fierce patriotism and determination to prove that women had a role to play on the war front, not just the home front.

BOOK FORUM Book Forum: "The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb"

by Neal Bascomb Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Reception 6:30 pm Speaker 7 pm Price $10 per person Based on a trove of top-secret documents and never-before-seen diaries and letters of the saboteurs, The Winter Fortress is an arresting chronicle of a brilliant scientist, a band of spies on skis, perilous survival in the wild, Gestapo manhunts, and a last-minute operation that would alter the course of the war.

RESERVATIONS To register online, please visit www.armynavyclub.org. All book forums, unless otherwise noted, are $10 per person. For reservations, please call 202-355-0505.

REMINDERS On forum nights the Main Dining Room opens early at 5:30 pm.

Please note that when you attend the Tuesday Night Seafood Buffet the night of a forum, your $10 forum fee is waived!

LUNCH & A LECTURE SERIES Lunch and a Lecture! "Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War" by Paul Scharre Friday, November 9, 2018 Registration/Lunch 12:30 pm Presentation 1 pm Price $24++ per person This lunch series will feature author Paul Scharre discussing his book Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War. Paul Scharre is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security.

From 2008-2013, Mr. Scharre worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) where he played a leading role in establishing policies on unmanned and autonomous systems and emerging weapons technologies.

BOOK FORUM Book Forum: "Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom" by Russell Shorto Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Reception 6:30 pm Speaker 7 pm Price $10 per person Russell Shorto’s work has been praised as “first-rate intellectual history” (Wall Street Journal), “literary alchemy” (Chicago Tribune) and simply “astonishing” (New York Times). In his epic new book, Russell Shorto takes us back to the founding of the American nation, drawing on diaries, letters and autobiographies to flesh out six lives that cast the era in a fresh new light. They include an African man who freed himself and his family from slavery, a rebellious young woman who abandoned her abusive husband to chart her own course and a certain Mr. Washington, who was admired for his social graces but harshly criticized for his often-disastrous military strategy.

DINING HOURS MAIN DINING ROOM For reservations, please call 202-628-8400.

Break fast Monday-Friday 7-10 am Sunday 10-2 pm Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30 am-2:30 pm Dinner Monday-Friday 6-9 pm Saturday 6:30-9 pm EAG LE G RI LL Monday-Friday 12-2:30 pm DAIQU I RI LOUNG E Monday 3-9 pm Tuesday-Saturday 3-11 pm October 2018

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CLUB NEWS / ANNOUNCEMENTS

CLUBS WITHIN THE CLUB

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Join other ANC members for fellowship and food at the Club Tables in the Main Dining Room and Eagle Grill.

CLUBS WITHIN THE CLUB offer Army and Navy Club members an opportunity to connect, meet and socialize with fellow members who share the same interests.

Gather around with old and new friends for lunch, dinner or drinks. There is no advanced planning necessary. Stop by, pull up a chair and enjoy the spirit of camaraderie with your fellow members!

MEETUPS are the first step in establishing a Club within the Club. Prior to launching a Club within the Club, the Member must contact the Membership and Marketing Department who will then organize three Club within the Club Meetups. Meetups are organized around one simple idea: getting together with likeminded members who share the same interests and keeping the momentum high on a Club within the Club.

STAY CONNECTED IN OUR EAGLE GRILL CORNER LOUNGE Do you need a place to check emails or catch up on current events?

Stop by the Eagle Grill on the B1-Level of the clubhouse.

The Corner Lounge is a casual space for members to check emails, read the newspaper or watch headline news programs. A modern and comfortable seating area — the Corner Lounge is the perfect place to stay connected!

HOW TO FORM A NEW CLUB WITHIN THE CLUB 1. Contact the Membership and Marketing Department at apierce@armynavyclub.org to receive the New Club within the Club Application.

2. Draft the new Club within the Club's mission statement and purpose.

3. After receiving the one-page application, the Special Events Committee will review it and, if approved, the Membership and Marketing Department will schedule three Club within the Club Meetups. Meetups will be advertised via email and newsletter. At least 10 ANC Members will need to attend a Meetup.

4. After three successful Meetups, the proposed Club within the Club will be officially established.

Questions? Contact Ariana Pierce at apierce@armynavyclub.org.

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STAY CONNECTED. STAY SOCIAL.

Connect, follow and have a conversation with us.

Follow us on social media to keep up to date with news, events, and daily updates about everything ANC related!

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PROSPECTIVE MEMBER MIXER Join us for a Prospective Member Mixer on Tuesday, October 30 from 6 to 7:30 pm in the Eagle Grill.

Join us for a Prospective Member Mixer — a free event for membership prospects. The casual mixer will include a wine and cheese reception, optional Club tours and an opportunity for prospects to learn more about Club amenities and programs. Bring a friend or colleague who may be interested in learning more about The Army and Navy Club. Please call 202-355-0496 for reservations.

Annual Salute to the Armed Forces Gala Featuring Keynote Speaker Major General Robert H. Scales Saturday, November 3, 2018 Join The Army and Navy Club in hosting Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr., USA (Ret.), former commandant of the U.S. Army War College, as keynote speaker at our Annual Black Tie Gala.

Dr. Robert Scales served over thirty years in the Army, retiring as a Major General. Immediately after retirement from military service he was appointed president and CEO of Walden University, one of the world’s largest private universities. More recently, he retired as CEO of Colgen, Inc, a defense consultancy specializing in strategic leadership. He commanded two units in Vietnam, winning the Silver Star for action during the battles around Dong Ap Bia (Hamburger Hill) during the summer of 1969. Subsequently, he served in command and staff positions in the United States, Germany, and Korea and ended his military career as Commandant of the United States Army War College. In 1995 he created the Army After Next Program, which was the Army’s first attempt to build a strategic game and operational concept for future land warfare. He has written and lectured on warfare and military history to academic, government, military, and business groups all over the world.

He is the author of two books on military history: Certain Victory, the official account of the Army in the Gulf War and Firepower in Limited War, a history of the evolution of firepower doctrine since the end of the Korean War. In addition he is an authority on contemporary and future warfare. He has written three books on the theory of warfare: Future Warfare, a strategic anthology on America’s wars to come, Yellow Smoke: the Future of Land Warfare for America’s Military, and, most recently, Scales on War: the Future of America’s Military at Risk. He is a graduate of West Point and earned his PhD in history from Duke University.

Cocktail Reception • 6 pm Second Floor Parade & Daiquiri Bar Dinner • 7 pm Main Dining Room Black Tie or Mess Dress $85++ per person Includes one hour cocktail reception with open bar, 4-course dinner and wine.

For reservations, please contact Elizabeth Newcomer at 202-355-0505 or enewcomer@armynavyclub.org.

LIBRARY TRUST FUND / UPDATE

A LETTER FROM THE LIBRARY TRUST CHAIRMAN MG JOHN D. ALTENBURG, JR.

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November 11, 2018 is the centennial anniversary of Armistice Day, which will celebrate 100 years since the end of World War I. The Library Trust has been honoring this significant anniversary throughout the year with a series of programs commemorating the Great War. We have three special World War I events remaining this year that you won’t want to miss.

First, our exhibition "100 Years in the Making: A First Look at the National World War I Memorial" continues on view in the John Paul Jones/Iwo Jima Room through November. For this exhibit, which opened July 19, the Library Trust and Special Events Committees partnered with the WWI Centennial Commission to offer a first look at the upcoming memorial, which will soon break ground near the National Mall.

Then on the evening of Monday, October 15, the renowned American sculptor Sabin Howard will join us to discuss his work on the National World War I Memorial, as well as working with classical artistic methods in the 21st century. He will discuss his philosophy and artistic methods as a sculptor and provide further detail about his work on "A Soldier’s Journey," the centerpiece of the planned World War I Memorial at Pershing Park. Please RSVP to Elizabeth Newcomer at ENewcomer@ArmyNavyClub.org.

Our third WWI event of the year will be a presentation by the dynamic Rob Dalessandro, Executive Director of the American Battle Monuments Commission. On Wednesday evening, November 7, Dalessandro will discuss how the nation’s Armed Forces grew from 30,000 military personnel to more than 4 million during WWI, how the Army and the Navy departments shaped the force, from whence all those men and women came, and how the U.S. military employed them. Dalessandro was the first director of the Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, then became the Head of the Army Museum System. Prior to his current appointment, he was Director of the Army Center for Military History.

It’s a natural segue from these WWI events to an update regarding the increasing interest — and not just Club members — in our public collections website. Recently we assisted the World War I Centennial Commission by responding to their request for a high quality digital photograph of our Major General James Guthrie Harbord portrait. The Harbord portrait is one of our most important works, commissioned for the Club by Marine Corps officer members 14

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who served under General Harbord's command at Belleau Wood and ChateauThierry during WWI. The artist selected by the Marine officers to create the Harbord portrait in the early 1920s was Richard Sumner Meryman (1881-1963), who studied with the renowned American painter and naturalist Abbott Handerson Thayer.

Known as the "Father of Camouflage," Thayer was the subject of the Library Trust’s first ever fine art exhibition in 2014: "The Origins of Camouflage: The Extraordinary Life and Work of Abbott Handerson Thayer." Many of Thayer’s works are in the collections of Smithsonian museums, including the Freer|Sackler Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery.

The Freer Gallery and the Library Trust Committee co-sponsored the exhibit opening, which included a panel of five experts who discussed Thayer’s influence on the development of military camouflage. One of the panelists that evening was Richard Sumner Meryman, Jr. (1926-2015), son of the same Richard

Meryman commissioned in 1922 by the Marine members for the Harbord portrait.

You can read more about the Club’s 2014 Thayer exhibit on our website.

Through stories like this, we are pleased to share with Club members that The Library Trust collections website is drawing greater interest not only from members, but also from major military institutions and art collections.

Please consider making regular, taxdeductible donations to the Library Trust through your monthly Club dues.

As we expand our activities, the need for financial support grows with it. We currently have two significant naming opportunities for generous sponsors who can support our quest to establish an endowment sufficient to support the Library Trust in perpetuity.

Thanks again for your continuing support. The projects of the Library Trust are consistent with our mission and obligations as a 501(c) (3) taxexempt entity. Your regular monthly and quarterly donations that accompany dues and associated payments enable us to continue to improve the collection and plan similar upgrades to our book collection. Please consider donating to The Army and Navy Club Library Trust to help us to do even more. We do need your support. Thanks.

H I S T O R Y VA U LT

BY COL JAMES A. BR ACKEN, USMC (RET.), CLUB VICE PRESIDENT & HISTORIAN

GOOD MOR NING V IETNA M

Club Member Adrian Cronauer (left and right photos)

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n 1965-66, a young USAF Sergeant, noted for his moxie and unorthodox style, opened his daily morning broadcast on Armed Forces Radio, Saigon, booming out "Good Morning Vietnam!" His legion of American military listeners, from the Delta to the DMZ (a demilitarized zone), tuned into his "Dawn Buster" broadcast for the music, but most of all, for the vibe.

Adrian Cronauer, to avoid a pending draft notice, joined the Air Force in 1962, while he was a full-time student in broadcasting at American University in Washington, DC. The Air Force sent him to Broadcasting School, then to Greece and then to Saigon, where he made his mark.

When his enlistment was up, he returned to the States, where he worked in broadcasting, getting a degree from the University of Pittsburgh and moving from Ohio, to Virginia, and then New York City. In

Club Member Adrian Cronauer (left) and Robin Williams (right)

1979, with a friend he had served with in Vietnam, he authored a screenplay based very "loosely" on his Vietnam experience and a "great amount of his imagination."

He sold the screenplay to Hollywood in 1982 and the film "Good Morning Vietnam" was released in 1987. The movie was a significant success and it was one of Robin Williams’ best performances. Cronauer always emphasized that much of the film was fiction. "If I had done the stuff that Robin Williams did in the movie, I’d still be in Leavenworth."

The monetary rewards were good for Cronauer and he used the proceeds to further his career. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he served as the Special Projects Editor of the Law Review. Upon passing the DC Bar, he opened a law practice in Washington, focused on information

and communications law. He was a favorite among major veterans’ groups and his activities in support of serving military and veterans made him a national figure. His comments were often seen in the Op-Ed pages of major newspapers.

He was a member of Mensa and an enthusiastic Republican, "...having taken an active role in Bob Dole’s 1996 campaign and George W. Bush’s successful 2004 campaign." He joined The Army and Navy Club in 1998 and he and his wife Jeane were frequent patrons of our dining rooms.

In 2014, Cronauer suffered business reversals, closed down his law firm and retired to West Virginia. His wife died in 2016 and he passed on July 18, 2018 at the age of 79. He will be missed, yet our television movie channels will ensure "Good Morning Vietnam" lives on. ◄

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HILLWOOD MANSION & GARDEN TOUR

Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 1:30 pm (arrive no later than 1:15 pm) $30 per person* Location: 4155 Linnean Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 Members are to meet at the Visitor Center. The tour will last approximately 2 hours. *Due to the nature of the event, reservations will close on Wednesday, September 26, and member accounts will be charged. Refunds will not be allowed after September 26.

Members are invited to explore the Hillwood Mansion & Gardens! Marjorie Post purchased Hillwood with the intent to leave it as a museum that would inspire and educate the public. Mansion tours will be led by trained volunteer docents and will provide additional information and viewpoints about Marjorie, her rich collections, and how they are experienced today very much as they were in Marjorie’s time.

Hillwood's spectacular gardens capture the vision Marjorie conceived when building the estate in the 1950s. She designed the gardens to flower in the spring and fall, when she was in residence at Hillwood.

For reservations, please contact Elizabeth Newcomer at 202-355-0505 or at enewcomer@armynavyclub.org.

"I want young Americans to see how someone lived in the twentieth century and how this person could collect works of art the way I have...

I want to share this with the rest of the world." —Marjorie Merriweather Post