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Spring 2022

Rachel Beanland’s love of books comes from her youth, her life as a Navy brat. “I remember spending a lot of time reading my parents’ books,” says Rachel. As the daughter of a Supply Corps Officer, Rachel recalls her parents’ extensive book col-lection and their concern it would put them over the weight allotment with every move. “We tended to move in the summer, and I didn’t have any friends yet since schools were not in session. So, I spent the summer reading all the books I could,” said Rachel. Her father was in the Navy for most of Rachel’s childhood. “The Supply Corps was always a part of my life”, she said. “I was born in Groton when my dad was in sub school. Later, as a Supply Corps Officer, he had assignments in Charleston, Italy, London, Monterey, Virginia Beach, and Pax River—think I went to 11 different schools growing up!” When it was time to apply to college, the Foundation Scholarship was a welcomed opportunity. “As the oldest of four children, the Foundation Scholarship helped re-lieve my family and me of the burden of paying for a college education,” said Rachel.

New Board Members: CAPT (ret) Eddie Fishburne7 12

Where Are They Now: Scholarship Recipient ~ Novelist Rachel Beanland By Tara Ann Neville, Editor

Volunteer Spotlight:LT Pamela Velez

Thanks to your generosity, the level of donations and new endowments in 2021 was outstanding. The Foundation’s gener-ous donors made substantial contributions in 2021 totaling over $539,000. Our donors helped the Foundation exceed 2020 level contributions, despite the continuing pandemic. A list of the contributions we received in 2021 begins on page 25. We are very thankful for all the contributors on this list. Please note this list may not be complete. When individuals contribute via CFC or through a local chapter fundraiser, the Foundation may not always receive that information, though we are certainly appreciative of members who give in this man-ner. If you have made contributions in the past and they are not on the list, please let us know. Contact the Foundation with any questions you may have at Foundation@usnscf.com .

Thanks for your contributions and support in 2021By CAPT Daniel Pionk, SC, USN (Ret.), Executive Director

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The OakleafThoughts from the ChairFollowing a successful 2021, more opportunities ahead

Welcome to our first Oakleaf of 2022. We finished a very suc-cessful year in 2021 and are off to a strong start as you will see throughout this newsletter. Our Spring Annual Appeal letter included an Infographic with details of our key accomplish-ments in 2021. The Infographic is also included in this issue on page 24, before our list of donors. Thanks to your generosity, the level of donations and new endowments was outstanding. We executed a robust scholarship program, as well as many achievements on our other mission areas. For 2022, our Scholarship Program is well underway and we appreciate everyone’s help in spreading the word on the program’s broad opportunities. In addition to scholarships, this year we are emphasizing the need for general unrestricted donations to support our parallel mission efforts to “promote the Supply Corps heritage and traditions”. As part of this we have endowments for Heritage, FAST and Recognition pro-grams, and will initiate one for General Operations to support our dedicated staff who make it all happen. All of these are open to donations. On February 23, we held an online Board Meeting which reviewed the efforts of three work groups: ensuring a viable business model, building a vision for Heritage, and maximiz-ing the value of our Scholarships to awardees. We will finish these up at our Board of Directors Meeting in May and provide updates soon after. In 2020, the Foundation added to its bylaws a commitment to “providing an inclusive and welcoming environment” in all its activities. We look forward to our Members helping identify diverse candidates for the board, its volunteers, and its recognition programs. Please contact our Executive Director for more information on any of these areas. Special thanks go out to Gracie Dziewiatkowski who has stepped away from her role as Spouse Representative. She did a wonderful job serving the Foundation and the many spouses in our Community. We are indebted to Gracie for her passion and contributions. Later this Spring, we will also say farewell to Cindy Inglett who has been the ‘foundation’ of the Foundation since 2007. More on Cindy in the Summer issue of The Oakleaf! Over the next few months, she will be turning over to our new Execu-tive Assistant, Teresa Hood. Welcome Teresa! Again, thank you to all our members for the continued sup-port and feedback. We look forward to another great year in 2022. I hope you enjoy this issue of The Oakleaf!

The Newsletter of the Navy Supply Corps Foundation2061 Experiment Station Rd, STE 301, PMB 423, Watkinsville, GA 30677

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About the Foundation

Anyone who has ever worn the Oakleaf of the U.S. Navy Supply Corps is automatically a member of the

Navy Supply Corps Foundation, an organization whose mission is to provide programs and services to support the Navy Supply Corps Community and

promote its heritage and traditions.

Board of Directors

Chair RADM Mike Lyden, SC, USN (Ret.) Vice Chair RADM Deborah Haven, SC, USN (Ret.) Treasurer CAPT Mark Murphy, SC, USN (Ret.) Secretary CDR Marcus Thomas, SC, USN Executive Director CAPT Daniel Pionk, SC, USN (Ret.)

Committee Chairs Audit Chair CAPT Michael Lucas, SC, USN (Ret.) Budget & Finance Chair CAPT Troy Pugh, SC, USN Chapter Relations Chair CAPT Allison Cameron, USN (Ret.) Development Chair CAPT Will Port, SC, USN (Ret.) FAST Chair CDR Keith Applegate, SC, USN (Ret.) Governance Chair CAPT Kurt Libby, SC, USN (Ret.) Heritage Chair CAPT Danny King, SC, USN Heritage Chair CAPT Jennifer Lednicky, SC, USN (Ret.) Heritage Chair CAPT Dana Weiner, SC, USN (Ret.) IAC Chair CAPT Joseph F. Dunn, SC, USN (Ret.) Recognition Chair LCDR Dave Couchman, SC, USN Scholarship Chair CAPT James Shelton, SC, USN Transition Chair CDR Bob Dolan, SC, USN (Ret.) Volunteer Chair LCDR Adam Gunter, SC, USN

Directors

CAPT Ted Digges, SC, USN (Ret.) CAPT Peter Eltringham, SC, USN (Ret.)

CAPT Eddie Fishburne, SC, USN (Ret.)Mr. Michael McCleary

CAPT Len Sapera, SC, USN (Ret.) CAPT Bud J. Schiff, SC, USN (Ret.)

CAPT Jason Warner, SC, USN

Ad HocPast Chairman RADM Linda Bird, SC, USN (Ret.)

Past Chairman RADM Donald Hickman, SC, USN (Ret.) Past Chairman CAPT John Kizer, SC, USN (Ret.)

The Oakleaf Staff Writer / Editor / Graphic Layout

Tara Ann NevilleSend submissions, news & ideas to: theoakleaf@usnscf.com

The Oakleaf is published three times a year. The content deadlines are:

June 15, 2022 for the Summer 2022 issue October 15, 2022 for the Winter 2022 issueFebruary 15, 2023 for the Spring 2023 issue

RADM Mike Lyden, SC, USN (Ret.)

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Dear Fellow Supply Corps Officers and Friends, I hope you enjoy the Spring issue of The Oakleaf. Every article, every page is a testament to the incredible impact of your support—thank you all Members for your contributions in 2021. With the generosity of Members like you, the Foundation, its legacy, and its heritage would not be what it is today. When you give to the Foundation, you ensure our programs and services continue to be available to support your Navy Supply Corps Community and promote its heritage and traditions. To have an even greater impact, please consider making an annual gift to support our core programs, and the sustain-ment and strengthening of the Foundation, to ensure our mission continues well into the future. Your support through general unrestricted funds will provide deeper financial sta-bility to carry us forward. You can also help in other ways. For example, our Chap-ters are the face of the Foundation and promote camaraderie, provide professional development, mentorship, networking, spouse support, community outreach, Supply Corps balls, and fundraisers such as golf tournaments and other events. Get involved with your local Chapter to find new and excit-ing ways to support the Foundation. Talk to your shipmates, colleagues, friends, and co-workers who are current or former Supply Corps Officers and ask them to register with the Foundation online at usnscf.com. It only takes a minute to register and connect with the Supply Corps Community through our Chapters, website, newslet-ters, and eblasts. Finally, follow us on social media for the latest Supply Corps news and event updates. As always, my priority is to ensure the Foundation meets your expectations in accomplishing its vision and mission. I work for each of you, so do not hesitate to contact me to let me know your thoughts, ideas, and any issues. I can be reached anytime at (706) 354-4111 or executivedirector@usnscf.com. Stay well and safe. CAPT Dan Pionk, SC, USN (Ret.)

Letter from the Executive DirectorPropelling us forward Calendar of Events

March18 Scholarship Application DeadlineApril01 DA Senator Gary Peters Ceremony, Newport, RI01 NSCS Graduation Ceremony, Newport, RI01 Chapter Financial Reports Due18 Chapter & Volunteer- of-the-Year Nomination DeadlineMay12 Chapter Presidents Call14 Virtual Board of Directors Meeting, Atlanta, GAJune03 NSCS Graduation Ceremony, Newport, RI15 Submission Deadline: The Oakleaf~Summer issue

The Foundation is soliciting a volunteer to be the new NSCF Spouse Representative. The Spouse Representative role is to enhance communication, networking possibili-ties, and community support among families of the Supply Corps Community, as well as to enrich the relationship be-tween the Foundation and Supply Corps families.

This is a great opportunity for a spouse to take an active role in our Foundation and bring the Supply Community together though leadership of the Spouse Program. If you know a good candidate for the Foundation Spouse Representative or would like to learn more about the role, please contact Executive Director CAPT (ret) Dan Pionk at executivedirector@usnscf.com or (706) 354-4111.

Visit usnscf.com for Chapter calendars and more information on Foundation events.

Join the Foundation Team!

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The OakleafThe Navy Supply Corps Foundation: 2021 in the rear view mirrorBy RADM Deborah Haven, SC, USN (Ret.), Foundation Vice Chair

Reflecting on what we did and what we learned in 2021, seems there were some familiar challenges, but many that were new. We became increasingly aware of vaccinations, PRC tests, and face masks, as well as electric cars and self-piloting vehicles. Virtual gather-ings continued, as established by the early days of the pandemic, and the world became very aware of supply chain weaknesses—something many of us painfully learned about as ensigns. While the world changed around us, the Foundation focused on the impor-tance of “Honoring our Heritage and Investing in Our Future”. Here is a quick rundown of what happened around the Foundation in 2021: Our contributions totaled more than $539,000—40% higher than 2020. Ad-ditionally, our total expenses were down 16%. Our donor base expanded with eighty-seven first-time donors. We have three new Endowment Funds: Heritage, Recognition and FAST; plus three new donor-endowed funds. The number of Tench Francis Society Mem-bers also increased slightly. (You can join too by just adding a giving amount to your will.)

In 2021, we established an open board nominating process. This effort produced a pool of incredibly talented candidates from which six new board members were selected and many new volunteers enrolled. We will continue the transparent board accession pro-cess this year. Focusing on “Honoring our Heri-tage”, the Foundation recognized our

59th Distinguished Alumnus, Mr. J. Ron Terwilliger, in a ceremony during the Fall 2021 Board of Directors Meet-ing. In addition, the Honorable U.S. Senator Gary Peters was selected as the 60th Distinguished Alumnus. Senator Peters’ ceremony will be held April 1st, 2022. The Foundation also sponsored two well-attended webinars including an Evening with the Chief, featuring the

Chief of Supply Corps, and the Global Supply Corps Birthday Ball. Our ship-board heritage effort was full steam ahead, with the Foundation providing $18,000 to USS Alabama and USS Iowa for exhibits showcasing the contribu-tions of the Navy Supply Department. Our focus on “Investing in our Fu-ture” resulted in the Foundation as-sisting 64 students through our 2021 Scholarship Program. Since 1971, the NSCF has provided 2,645 scholarships valued more than $6.3 million. Our Transition Program assisted Sup-ply Corps officers moving from a mili-tary career to one in the civilian sec-tor. Through various media outlets, we shared an interview with author Tom Wolfe, a military to civilian career tran-sition expert. We continue to develop our mentoring service to provide infor-mation based on the latest trends and the experience of seasoned veterans. Thanks to the incredible support of our Community, last year was one of accomplishment and renewal. We look forward to another successful year as we focus on documenting our heritage and providing the next generation a boost towards forging its own future.

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The OakleafSpouse Representative: Many thanks to Gracie DziewiatkowskiBy Tara Ann Neville, Editor

Our Supply Community spans the globe, and includes not only active, retired, reserve and former Supply Corps officers, but also their spouses, children and grandchildren—their families. As Chapters gather for professional development, charity and social events, so do many of our spouse groups, affectionately called the “Fun Bunch”. With relocations, deployments, unaccompanied tours, and new schools, many spouses have come to rely on the friendships forged through their local Fun Bunch. While supporting her husband, CDR Craig Dziewiakowski, and raising their four children, Gracie Dziewiakowski found that her local Fun Bunch brought great strength and support to her family. So in 2016, Gracie began enthusiastically lead-ing the Foundation-wide Spouse Program. Under Gracie’s leadership, the Supply Spouse network has seen Fun Bunch expansion into several larger Supply hubs and increased communication on social networks—creating greater camaraderie throughout our Foundation Chapters and across the Community. After serving our Members more than five years, Gracie has decided to step down from her role as spouse representative with ever-growing family respon-sibilities in mind. “I am so grateful to have been associated with the Foundation since the end of 2016 after relieving Tracy Pimpo, and even prior to that as Jack’s administrative assistant,” said Gracie. “What a blessing the Supply Corps Com-munity has been in my life!” We are indebted to Gracie for her commitment to Supply families and the Foun-dation’s mission. And now we call on all Supply Spouses to follow in Gracie’s footsteps and take an active role in the Foundation. Consider serving our Supply Community as the new Foundation Spouse Repre-sentative. The spouse representative role is to enhance communication, networking possibilities, and com-munity support among families of the Supply Corps Community, as well as to enrich the relationship be-tween the Foundation and Supply Corps families. If you or someone you know is a good candidate to be the next Foundation Spouse Representative or to learn more about the role, please contact Executive Director CAPT (ret) Dan Pionk at executivedirector@usnscf.com or (706) 354-4111.

Above: Ensign Craig Dziewiatkowski hugs girlfriend Gracie at his USNA Graduation

and Commissioning Ceremony in May, 2006, moments after Craig put on his first

Oakleaf. He and Gracie were married three weeks later.

Right: CDR Craig Dziewiatkowski and wife Gracie with their chil-

dren Gianna, Frankie, Bernadette, Louis, and their dog Murphy.

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Development Committee: We all start somewhere...By CAPT Will Port, SC, USN (Ret.), Development Committee Chair

The Transition Page of the Foundation website has some new content and features to assist service members with a smooth transition to civilian life. The results of the 2021 Transition survey have been posted on the page. This information helped the Transition Com-mittee better understand aspects of the transition process and assess the needs of transitioning military members. A special thanks to all members who took time to complete this important survey. American Corporate Partners (ACP) is one transition company we highlight on our webpage. ACP is national nonprofit focused on helping transitioning veterans, as well as their spouses, find next career opportunities through a year-long, one-on-one mentorship. ACP also provides ca-reer counseling and networking prospects to assist veterans in developing long-term career and professional goals. For more information on ACP mentorships, visit acp-usa.org. The Transition Committee also rolled out the Profession-al Certification/License Grant Program. The Navy Supply Corps Foundation will provide grants up to $500 to assist with the cost of attaining a certification or license to enhance a civilian logistics career opportunity. To be considered for

Transition Committee: What’s new on the websiteBy CDR Bob Dolan, SC, USN (Ret.), Transition Committee Chair

this grant, an on-line application is available on the Transition page. Once received, ap-plications will be reviewed by the Committee and notification will be sent on reimburse-ment determina-tion. The Transition Committee con-tinues to be in-terested in your lessons learned, useful tools or resources that you found effective, or any ideas for the Committee to pursue that would add value during the transition process. Feedback should be forwarded to the Transition Committee Chair CDR (ret) Bob Dolan at transi-tion@usnscf.com.

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Where would you be today if you were not a Supply Corps Officer at some time in your life, past or present? Each of us came into this outfit and were certified to wear the oakleaf cluster of a U.S. Navy Supply Corps Officer via various paths…some through prior enlistment in the Navy, some via the Naval Academy, ROTC, and OCS. Each member’s path and background are different, but the common denominators are a desire to serve and our initial training at the Navy Supply Corps School. I became an oakleaf wearer via OCS from rural Pennsylvania, as the result of a barroom dare from my best boy-hood friend who was a former disbursing clerk. At the time, I never figured that I’d wear a uniform more than a few years, but I liked the work and the lifestyle. In the blink of an eye, a four-year obligation turned into a 24-year career. There were ups and downs along the way of course, but I’ve come to believe that my life has been positively impacted by my time as a Navy Supply Corps Officer. I look around my cohort now, and see the same type of positive impact and success among nearly everyone that I know who has chosen to follow the path of wearing the oakleaf cluster in the U.S. Navy…whether for a few years or 40+ years in uniform. The mission of the Navy Supply Corps School is simple and quite applicable wherever your professional life leads you: “Provide students with the personal and professional foundations for success”. Mission accomplished! Like many others, if you feel your life has been enriched through your service as a Navy Supply Corps Officer, please join me in donating this year to the Navy Supply Corps Foundation. A gift to the Foundation ensures robust programs and services for the next generation of oakleaf wearers and their families.

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Volunteer Committee Spotlight: LT Pamela VelezBy CDR Adam Gunter, SC, USN, Volunteer Committee Chair

The Volunteer Committee fills the Foundation’s wide range of service opportunities and provides Members a more in-depth understanding of how the Foundation works. LT Pamela Velez’s story illustrates how volunteers can give back to the Foundation. Pamela is an active-duty Supply Corps Officer with almost twenty years of experience in the Navy. Pamela enlisted as an undesignated Airman in 2003, attained the rank of LSC, and later com-missioned as a Supply Corps Officer in 2016. She served in a range of assignments, from air-craft carriers to the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, to her current role as the Submarine Integrated Weapon System Team Director at NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support. Pamela was born in Peru and immigrated to the United States when she was twelve years old. She is the youngest of four siblings and her oldest brother serves as a Navy HMC. Al-ready the Chief Operating Officer for the Mechanicsburg Chapter, Pamela desired to be in-volved at the national level. She now serves on the Heritage Committee, preserving the history of our Community through Memorial Ship displays and exhibits that capture the traditions and customs of the U.S. Navy Supply Corps. Foundation Executive Director CAPT (ret) Dan Pionk says, “LT Velez does a wonderful job and is a model for all our vol-unteers.” LT Velez cites the camaraderie of the Foundation and the pride in telling our story among the greatest benefits as a Volunteer Committee member. If you’re interested in giving back and learning more about the Foundation by serving on the Volunteer Committee, please email volunteer@usnscf.com.

It’s time to submit your nomina-tions for 2021 Chapter-of-the-Year and Volunteer-of-the-Year! 2021 Nominations due April 1, 2022. Help us recognize the achieve-ments of your Chapter and most valuable Volunteer, whose com-mitment to the Foundation is vi-tal to carrying out our mission of support to the Supply Communi-ty. Visit usnscf.com to learn more about the nomination process and submission guidelines! Email Rec-ognition Committee Chair LCDR Dave Couchman at recognition@usnscf.com with questions. To the right is a list of the last decade of winners!

Recognition Committee: 2021 COY/VOY Nominations due 4/1

Volunteer-of-the-Year (VOY)

2012 - CDR (ret) Brian Cowan2013 - LCDR (ret) Rebecca Milton LT Jesse Kiengsiri 2014 - CDR (ret) Dale Cottongim Mrs. Jodi Townsend LTJG Shelby Green2015 - LCDR Wendell Stephens CDR Martin Edmonds2016 - LCDR Nicole Ponder LCDR Thurman Phillips2017 - LCDR Craig Dziewiatkowski LCDR Joseph Martin2018 - Juan Figueroa2019 - LT Laura Clarke LT Aaron Shinoff2020 - LCDR Jose Galvao

Chapter-of-the-Year (COY)

2013 - Hampton Roads2014 - Hawaii2015 - Pax River Washington Area Monterey2016 - Patuxent River Hawaii2017 - Mechanicsburg Washington Area San Diego Patuxent River2018 - Hawaii Patuxent River Mechanicsburg2019 - Mechanicsburg Philadelphia Hampton Roads2020 - Mechanicsburg Philadelphia Patuxent River

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The Oakleaf is aware of the following members of the Supply Corps Community who passed away recently. A complete list of names is on the Foundation website along with available obituaries. The efforts to cleanse the member database has uncovered many of the names in this issue’s In Memoriam. Please let us know of those who have passed away, for this column and on the website, by forwarding information to foundation@usnscf.com.

In Memoriam

2022CDR Neldon Victor “Nel” Whitty, SC, USN (Ret.) March 2 RADM Thomas James Hill, SC, USN (Ret.) Feb. 17CDR Joseph Dominick Jebbia, SC, USN (Ret.) Jan 23CAPT Charles Phillip “Phil” Phleger, SC, USN (Ret.) Jan 21CAPT Robert Henry “Bob” Dolloff, SC, USN (Ret.) Jan 132021RADM Edward Keith Walker, Jr, SC, USN (Ret.) Dec. 11

CAPT Robert Traylor Frampton, SC, USN (Ret.) Dec. 9CDR Leonard C. “Len” Griffin, SC, USN (Ret.) Nov. 19CDR Henry Dawson “Hank” Furniss, Jr, SC, USN (Ret.) Oct. 4CAPT John R. Kaufman, SC, USN (Ret.) Sept 212020CDR Dieter H. Vonhennig, SC, USN (Ret.) Sept. 92019LCDR Robert Eugene Baker, Jr., SC, USN (Ret.) Oct. 9th

Honoring Tench Francis as the founding officer of the U.S. Navy Supply Corps, the Navy Supply Corps Foundation established The Tench Francis Legacy Society to recog-nize Members who have included the Foundation in their estate planning. Join the Soci-ety to support the Navy Supply Corps Community for generations to come! Download a brochure at usnscf.com. Planning a future gift to the Foundation can include: • A bequest in your will or revocable trust • A gift of a qualified retirement plan assets such as an IRA, 401(k) or 403 (b) • A gift of life insuranceThank you to the following members of The Tench Francis Legacy Society:

Harry H. Ball, CAPT, SC, USN*Norma Batchelder*Arthur Briggs, LCDR, SC, USN*Bernard Browning, RADM, SC, USN* Copely Burkhett, LCDR, SC, USN*Harry Burris, CDR, SC, USNTed Digges, CAPT, SC, USNWalter Douglas, CAPT, SC, USN*Kenneth Epps, CAPT, SC, USNNorman & Patricia Foy, CAPT, SC, USNJames French, LCDR, SC, USNRichard Harrison, CAPT, SC, USN*Don R. Haven, CAPT, SC, USNDeborah P. Haven, RADM, SC, USNTerry Johnson, CDR, SC, USNThomas W. Jones, CDR, SC, USN*Joseph J. Jordan, CDR, SC, USNRobert R. & Sally Kurz, CDR, SC, USNNorman Maier, CDR, SC, USN*

The Tench Francis Legacy Society

Steve Maas, RADM, SC, USNCharles Mayfield, RADM, SC, USN*Daniel R. Pionk, CAPT, USNWill & Cathy Port, CAPT, SC, USNCary D. Poston, LCDR, SC, USNFrank E. Raab, RADM, SC, USN*Lowell Reade, CDR, SC, USN*Ronald F. Ritchie, LCDR, SC, USNAlbert (Bud) Schiff, CAPT, SC, USNWilliam N. Shannon, CAPT SC, USNHarold M. Shaw, CAPT, SC, USN*George Smith, CW03, SC, USN*Raymond J. Smith, CDR, SC, USN*Donald* & Elizabeth St. Angelo, RADM, SC, USNClyde Tudor, LCDR, SC, USN*Lennus B. Urquhart, CDR, SC, USNLyall G. Young, LT, SC, USN*Josephine Wenzel, SC, USN* *Deceased

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On December 11, 2021, RADM Ted Walker, the 35th Chief of Supply Corps and Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, made his final voyage. RADM Walker repre-sented the very essence of a Naval and Supply Officer. He promoted Naval and Supply Corps service as a superb foun-dation for professional success and consistently advocated the Corps’ critical role as the “Golden Link” in the chain that makes everything else in the Navy possible, particularly with the young ensigns at the Navy Supply Corps School. From Ensign to Rear Admiral, RADM Walker’s naval career was a track record of success framed by fearless execution and bold leadership. His stories as a young Supply Officer on USS New Jersey (BB 62) and USS Wren (DD 568) are re-markable. RADM Walker became one of the first cadre of Supply Corps officers in the submarine community serving with Submarine Squadron 16 (Rota, Spain), and as Supply Officer of USS H. W. Gilmore (AS 16). Later, he became the Force Supply Officer for SUBLANT. One of RADM Walker’s favor-ite sayings was “Diesel Boats Forever!” Ashore, RADM Walker served as Navy Exchange Officer at Naval Station Norfolk and Naval Station Rodman, Canal Zone, Panama, the latter a source of some incredible tales of tropical living. Moving to Washington, DC, RADM Walker spent two tours in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as the War Plans Action Officer (OP605E) and Attack Submarines Pro-gram and Budget Officer (OP22M). Within NAVSUP, RADM Walker was the Executive Of-ficer at the Navy Ships Parts Control Center (SPCC), later NAVICP, now Weapon System Support. He then assumed command of the Naval Supply Center Puget Sound, where he was selected for flag. As a flag officer, RADM Walker became the Assistant

In Memoriam: Rear Admiral Edward “Ted” K. Walker, Jr. 1933-2021By RADM Mike Lyden, SC, USN (Ret.), Foundation Chair

An endowment has been established in RADM Walker’s name to help capture our history and make it readily ac-cessible to the Supply Corps Community and beyond. The endowment will be used in the future to fund heritage opportunities identified by the Navy Supply Corps Foundation Board of Directors. If you desire to be part of this effort, please consider contributing to the endowment—it will truly be an investment in the future of the Navy Sup-ply Corps. The online donation form can be accessed at usnscf.com. Please annotate “Rear Admiral Ted Walker Memorial Heritage Endowment” on your check or in the designation box at the bottom of the online donation form.

Rear Admiral Ted Walker Memorial Heritage Endowment

Chief of Staff for Logistics and Fleet Sup-ply Officer for C o m m a n d e r-in-Chief Atlan-tic Fleet (CIN-C L A N T F LT ) and Supreme Allied Com-mander Atlantic ( S A C L A N T ) . Later, he led the Navy Account-ing and Finance Center as Assistant Comptroller of the Navy for Accounting Policy. In April 1984, RADM Walker became the 35th Chief of Supply Corps and Commander, Naval Sup-ply Systems Command until his retirement. In the private sector, RADM Walker served as Vice President with RCI, Inc., Member and Vice Chairman of the Board for Herley Industries, and a Consultant with Vanguard Indus-tries. Admiral Walker became a cornerstone in the success of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation and Vinson Hall Retire-ment Community and was a lifelong supporter of the Naval Academy and its football team. Many will remember his ex-ceptional culinary exhibitions in the parking lot before each home game! RADM Walker was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus by the Navy Supply Corps Foundation. Everyone that has had the opportunity to meet him could not help but come away with a strong admiration for this true gentleman, in-credible officer, successful businessman, dedicated volunteer and benefactor, and devoted father.

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When new officers are installed, please send the president’s name and email address to webadmin@usnscf.com.

Chapter Presidents

Bay Area CAPT (ret) Kurt Libby BayAreaPres@usnscf.comGreater Boston Area CAPT (ret) Rick Moore GreaterBostonPres@usnscf.comColorado Rockies Currently Inactive ColoRockPres@usnscf.comDallas Fort Worth LCDR Ryan Zintgraff DFWRegionPres@usnscf.comDetroit Area CAPT Paul McNeill DetroitPres@usnscf.comDiego Garcia Currently Inactive DiegoGarciaPres@usnscf.comDjibouti LCDR Mike Bock DjiboutiPres@usnscf.comGreat Lakes LT William Peters GreatLakesPres@usnscf.comGreat Salt Lake CAPT Russ Pendergrass GreatSaltLakePres@usnscf.comGroton/New London CDR Richard Hartl GrotonNewLondonPres@usnscf.comGulf Coast CAPT (ret) Jack May GulfcoastPres@usnscf.comHampton Roads CAPT Tommy Neville HamptonRoadsPres@usnscf.comHawaii CAPT Jason Adams HawaiiPres@usnscf.comIberian Peninsula Currently Inactive IberianPeninsulaPres@usnscf.comIndiana Crossroads OPEN IndianaCrossroadsPres@usnscf.comItaly CDR Michael Kidd ItalyPres@usnscf.comJacksonville CDR Michael Bono JacksonvillePres@usnscf.comJapan LCDR Kevin Peters JapanPres@usnscf.com

Kansas LCDR Blake Whittle KansasPres@usnscf.comKorean Peninsula LTJG Brian Rhodehouse KoreanPenPres@usnscf.comMechanicsburg CAPT Joe Peth MechanicsburgPres@usnscf.comMemphis OPEN MemphisPres@usnscf.comMonterey Peninsula LCDR Ryan Cram MontereyPres@usnscf.comNewport, R.I. LCDR Vince Linley NewportPres@usnscf.comNortheast Georgia Michael McCleary NEGAPres@usnscf.comNorthwest CDR Josh Elston NorthwestPres@usnscf.comOhio Currently Inactive OhioPres@usnscf.comPatuxent River CAPT Matthew Brickhaus PAXRiverPres@usnscf.comPhiladelphia Area LCDR Matt Duncan PhiladelphiaPres@usnscf.comSan Diego CAPT Brian Anderson SanDiegoPres@usnscf.comSasebo Currently Inactive SaseboPres@usnscf.comSigonella LCDR Brock Walaska SigonellaPres@usnscf.comSouthwest Asia CDR Jetta Dillon SWAsiaPres@usnscf.comSt. Louis CDR Brian Garbert StLouisPres@usnscf.comTampa Bay CDR Deborah McIvy TampaBayPres@usnscf.comTwin Cities CDR (ret) Robert Dolan TwinCitiesPres@usnscf.comVentura County CDR Vince Fonte VenturaCountyPres@usnscf.comWashington DC CAPT Phoebe Tamayo WashingtonDCPres@usnscf.com

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The OakleafChapter Relations Committee: News & UpdatesBy CAPT Allison Cameron, SC, USN (Ret.), Chapter Relations Committee Chair

It is hard to believe that we are at the end of the 1st quar-ter 2022. While we continue to have virtual meetings, we are enjoying more opportunities to meet, socialize, and celebrate together. Chapter President Survey: We conducted a Chapter President survey in October 2021 to help us improve our support to the Chapter Leadership teams. We received responses from 46% of the Chapter Pres-idents. We received overwhelming support to continue the bi-monthly Chapter President meetings. During these meet-ings, we highlight upcoming Foundation initiatives, inform Teams about key dates, and facilitate knowledge sharing among the Chapter representatives. We will continue to in-clude meeting topics to help share best practices and lessons learned among the Chapters. We will highlight Committee key initiatives as well. We distribute meeting notes to all invi-tees after each meeting. This enables Chapter representatives

to stay informed even if they cannot attend the meeting.Based on survey suggestions, we plan to develop a Chapter President Playbook to help Chapter Leadership stay ahead of key tasks. The playbook will summarize key activities for the year, including deadlines, description, and relevant attach-ments. A huge thank you to all Chapter Presidents who partici-pated in the survey It was greatly appreciated!Reminder to Members: Please update your Foundation account on our website with duty stations or contact changes. If you are NOT receiv-ing Chapter emails, you should login to ensure all informa-tion is up to date at usnscf.com. Thank you Chapter Presidents and Leadership Teams for your dedicated service to the Navy Supply Corps Founda-tion. We look forward to continued success and comaraderie in 2022!

Navy Supply Corps Foundation Leadership Awards:Navy Supply Corps School, Newport, RI ~ December 2021

Left to right: Guest Speaker RADM Alan Reyes, NSCF Ex-ecutive Director CAPT (ret) Dan Pionk, Leadership Award Recipient ENS Nicholas Lenover (GOLF Company; Orders: PCU JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVN 79), Norfolk, VA), NSCS Commanding Officer CAPT Mike York.

Left to right: Guest Speaker RADM Alan Reyes, NSCF Ex-ecutive Director CAPT (ret) Dan Pionk, Leadership Award Recipient LT Joshua Todd (HOTEL Company; Orders: Sup-ply Officer, USS ROSS (DDG 71), Norfolk, VA), NSCS Com-manding Officer CAPT Mike York.

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The OakleafBoard of Directors: Meet our new leadersBy Tara Ann Neville, Editor

Director CAPT (ret) Eddie Fishburne ~ Fundraising Campaign

Why do you want to join the Board of Directors?I dedicated 28 years of my life to serving the Supply Corps and served as executive director when I was the Executive Officer at the Navy Supply Corps School. As I near the end of my post-Navy career, I want to contribute to the NSCF and rekindle Supply Corps relation-ships.

What experience do you have related to our mission?I previously served as Executive Director, and I have a strong network with my Navy and civilian work friends. I also work in a company with a Training with Industry Supply Corps Fellow, and I have been actively involved in mentoring in that capacity.

Tell us a little bit about yourself, your career, and your family.I was on a NROTC Scholarship program through the University of Notre Dame. I’ve been married for 48 years to my Notre Dame classmate. We have three sons who all served as Naval Officers (also Notre Dame NROTC Scholarships) and one was a Supply Corps Of-ficer and two were SWOs. I was XO of NSCS, SURFLANT Force Supply Officer, CO of FISC JAX and Division Director on the Joint Staff. My favorite tour was NSC Pearl Har-bor. I served 3 sea tours. I’m currently serving in an executive role at The Home Depot (17 years). Notre Dame football and our four grandchildren are passions for my wife, Mary Ellen, and me.

Recognition Committee Chair LCDR Dave Couchman ~ Chapter Relations, Recognition & Volunteer Committees

What experience do you have related to our mission?I’ve been an active supporter of the Navy Supply Corps Foundation since I was an En-sign. I’ve held Vice President positions twice, was President of our Monterey Chapter, and helped found a Chapter in Japan. For the better part of the last 14 years, I’ve been privi-leged to watch our Foundation grow and adapt to new challenges.

What would you like to accomplish in the next 12 months as a Board Member? I’d love to improve our relations with younger Supply Corps Members that may have tran-sitioned. We have some folks doing exciting things in the private sector, shaped by their experiences in the Navy—I think that’s a powerful and worthy story to tell.

What are your greatest strengths?I really live a kaizen mindset of 1% improvement daily. My real strength lays in under-standing the bigger picture and finding a way to weave in that daily approach to drive positive change where it’s needed or provide positive reinforcement where it’s missing. I strongly believe in the idea that a rising tide lifts all boats.

As we turned the calendar to 2022, the Foundation welcomed six new leaders to the Board of Directors. Welcome, LCDR Dave Couchman, CAPT (ret) Eddie Fishburne, CAPT (ret) Jennifer Lednicky, CAPT (ret) Mike Lucas, CAPT (ret) Mark Murphy, and CAPT (ret) Dana Weiner. Each new Board Member volunteers on one or more Foundation Committee. Below we get to know five of the six new leaders. An interview with CAPT (ret) Jennifer Lednicky will be in the Summer issue of The Oakleaf.

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Treasurer CAPT (ret) Mark Murphy ~ Finance & Investment Advisory Committees

Tell us a little bit about yourself, your career, and your family.After being introduced to my future father-in-law’s Supply Officer at King’s Bay in the mid-80s, I knew that is what I wanted to do. I was a an ‘experiment’—as I attended OCS for eight weeks following my junior year of college and eight weeks following graduation. I served in the Navy for 29+ years. I married into a Navy family that began serving on Active Duty in 1921 and still serves today—101 years without any breaks in service! My wife and I have been married for 33 years, have two awesome kids, and currently reside in Newport, RI (our 13th home since we married).

What experience do you have related to our mission?My background is primarily financial, having been a Comptroller on Active Duty as well as in my post-Navy career. Understanding charitable giving, Restricted and Unrestricted, will be an important facet as we work to strengthen the Foundation financially, build op-erational capacity, and increase Foundation awareness. While we work near term projects and tasks, one of our goals is to place the Foundation on firm footing for the future.

What about our mission excites you?Outreach. For those currently serving in the Active Duty or Reserves, the Foundation can be a resource for support and services on many things, not just the Scholarship Program so many are familiar with. The talents and experiences of everyone (Active Duty, Reserves, Retired, Former, Family Members) can be leveraged to assist in a variety of service-related ways.

Audit Chair CAPT (ret) Mike Lucas ~ Finance & Investment Advisory Committees

Tell us a little bit about yourself, your career, and your family.My father, who spent 32 years as a Surface Warfare Officer, always held the Supply Corps in high esteem. He was responsible for my desire to become a Supply Corps Officer. My beautiful wife, Tamara, has been a devoted and loving spouse for over 30 years. We have three children. Our oldest, LTjg Robert Lucas, recently detached as the Supply Officer on USS NEBRASKA (SSBN-739) and is headed to USS TRIPOLI (LHA-7). Our younger son, Sean, is a professional engineer working for an engineering firm in Orlando. Our youngest, Brianna, is a junior pre-law student at Oklahoma State University.

What experience do you have related to our mission?I was selected for the 810 Program while on active duty, which allowed me to attend Univer-sity of Michigan’s Ross School of Business to earn an MBA. I also sat for the Certified Public Accountant exam post-Navy and am now licensed in the states of Virginia and Florida. This, together with my Navy financial experience, allows me to provide recommendations for the improvement of the Foundation’s financial accounting.

What about our mission excites you?The Navy Supply Corps has a history almost as long as the history of our nation. As a bit of a history buff, I feel it is important to keep the history of our Supply Corps alive, and part of the mission of the Foundation is to ensure that our rich history remains an integral part of future generations of Naval Officers.

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Heritage Committee Co-Chair CAPT (ret) Dana Weiner~ Heritage Committee

Tell us a little bit about yourself, your career, and your family.A native of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and graduate of the United States Naval Academy, I initially served as a Surface Warfare Officer before laterally transferring to the Supply Corps. Very early in my career, I was blessed to find a wonderful bride (Alena) with whom I share four children (one deceased) and seven grandchildren. My military career included 21 moves and a range of operational and administrative tours, including service on five ships. I was privileged to serve with and lead amazing military and civilian men and women. My Active Duty time also included two tours as a Foundation Chapter President (Norfolk, VA and Newport, RI). Since retirement, I have served as in indepen-dent Consultant specializing in Logistics, Leadership and Performance Excellence.

Why do you want to join the Board of Directors?Following retirement from the Navy, my primary focus was transitioning to the civilian sector and relocating my household. During this time my affiliation with the Navy Supply Corps Foundation was reduced to reading the current issue of The Oakleaf and making an annual donation. COVID significantly reduced my professional workload and provided a great opportunity to refocus time and energy on personal and philanthropic activities—this included reconnecting with the Foundation through service on the Board of Directors.

What would you like to accomplish in the next 12 months as a Board Member? I’d like to help reenergize and create new initiatives under the Foundation’s Heritage Com-mittee—specifically, the Oral History Program.

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Around the Foundation: Navy Supply Corps 227th Birthday Celebrations

San Diego Friday, February 25, 2022 Northwest Friday, February 25, 2022 Monterey Peninsula Friday, March 4, 2022 Jacksonville Saturday, March 5, 2022 Hampton Roads Saturday, March 19, 2022 Hawaii Friday, March 24, 2022Japan Saturday, April 9, 2022 Mechanicsburg Friday, May 13, 2022 Washington, D.C. Saturday, May 14, 2022Philadelphia Area Friday, May 20, 2022

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One of the Foundation’s hallmark pro-grams, the Distinguished Alumni (DA) Program was established in 1989 to rec-ognize retired and former Navy Supply Corps officers who, after military service, have distinguished careers in the public or private sector and who credit their Supply Corps experience as a basic foun-dation of further professional achieve-ments. To date, 60 members have been named Navy Supply Corps Foundation Distin-guished Alumni. Visit usnscf.com to download a list of NSCF's Distinguished Alumni and the Distinguished Alumni Directory (with biographies).

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The OakleafSea Stories: I did my best work as a LieutenantBy Dan McKinnon, RADM, SC, USN (Ret.), Columnist

“Sixth Fleet is on station. We are ready. But whose side are we on?” Well, those are not quite the correct words. In 1956, Israel invaded Egypt. France and Britain joined the next day, and the Pentagon quickly sent the Sixth Fleet steaming to the coast off the Sinai Peninsula. The Suez Crisis of that summer became the Suez War of that fall. Vice Ad-miral “Cat” Brown onboard his flagship received a message from the Pentagon: “Situation tense; prepare for imminent hostilities.” Brown signaled back. “Am prepared for immi-nent hostilities, but whose side are we on?” Then came the Sinai War, or Second Arab-Israeli War, for control of the Suez Canal. The question of “sides” was an-swered when the U.S. supported the United Nations (UN) establishment of a major international peace-keeping force, the United Nations Emergency Force, or UNEF, consisting of military units from 11 nations. Think of a long blue line of men, with their blue helmets, berets, and arm bands, strung from the UNEF base in the Gaza Strip, down across the Sinai to the Gulf of Acaba. Peacekeepers, standing between na-tions at war. The United States provided two officers. Why? The UN was impressed with U.S. Naval force presence in the eastern Mediterranean and asked that our Navy become its “executive agent” in dealing with the militaries of other na-tions. And that dealing became logistics support. Ergo, Sup-ply Corps officers. So, my article in this issue of The Oakleaf is about some of the more unusual Supply Corps officer assignments. Here are a few favorites of by-gone eras. For decades the U.S. Navy provided logistical support to scientific work on Antarctica in “Operation Deep Freeze”. Although much of the support came from the Seabees, we had two Supply Corps billets. One was with the Naval Sup-port Force Antarctica (NSFA), the other as SUPO of Navy’s Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6), with C-130 aircraft equipped with skies. The VXE-6 SUPO had to be an adventurer, because he also had to become a parachuting life-saver. Jumping from C130s to save lives. Think skydiv-ing, parachute rigging, and paramedic training. Selection was cautious; physical standards high. For the NSFA SUPO, it was helpful to be able to play guitar. He became a member of the wintering over party and good food, gedunk, and beer might not be enough to maintain morale under piles of ice and snow. Grumps not allowed. Do you remember that when graduating from NSCS, you had to fill out a card that made you an agent of the U.S. Trea-sury? You had to select an official signature, hopefully mak-

Looks like a Navy Lodge to me. There is even a sign for the best beer.

ing it small enough so that when you signed inside the tiny box of a military pay record, it could be done hundreds of times a day without need for medical help. Everyone became registered. Any officer could get future disbursing duty. The Chief was still the Paymaster General, and it had not been long since Supply Corps officers were members of the Pay Corps. Those days are gone, but not the memories. In the Fall of 1956 when lining up for orders, we were told that the worst set we could get was as Disbursing Officer (D.O.) of an air-craft carrier. I received orders as D.O. of an aircraft carrier. Five years later, I received orders as a D.O. with the Ameri-can Embassy in Rome. We used to have D.O. assignments at embassies in Tokyo, New Delhi, Cairo, and Rome. We were bag men. Duties were classified, and no telling who we wrote checks to, or perhaps received our late-night sacks of cash. Someone had to do it. (I never made it. The assignments were eliminated. I wound up in Naples in my first purchasing job, heading an office supporting the Sixth Fleet.) If you like jobs in far-away places, think about an assign-ment that comes with a seaside villa. For us Asiatics, there was a day when the China Fleet Club in Hong Kong was a

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A thousand miles from the south-ern tip of India, and 3,000 miles from Iran, Diego Garcia has be-

come an important military base whose nickname is the “Footprint of Freedom”. Its Naval Support Facility (NSF) provides a swimming pool, if sharks in the lagoon are a concern,

and the Ship’s Store will keep you in gedunk. I was there in 1980 when

the USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) arrived with over 80 female sailors

on board. Women had only recently been allowed sea duty on support, not combat ships, and this was the

longest and furthest deployment of a ship with a partly female crew. The skipper told me having professional female sailors on board was not the

problem. The problem was Navy psychiatrists and sociologists wanting

to fly out and take temperatures of the men and pulses of the women. He

said his men were protective of the ladies, and ensured the Seabees kept

their distance when on the beach.

In that part of the world, and since WW II, when the Brits leave, we arrive. In 1968 a SC Lieutenant, what we used to call a “purchase puke”, arrived in Singapore. His job, go aboard visiting U.S. Navy ships arriving on R&R from Vietnam, and with an Engineering Duty Officer (EDO), draft work pack-ages, and contract with Sembawang Shipyard, a former RN yard going commercial, and help decide if the USN could get quality work, even battle damage repair. We could. The

home away from home. It belonged to the Royal Navy (RN), there was a club and rooms for drunken sailors, but three floors were leased to the U.S. Navy. The famous Wan Chai nightlife district was nearby. Long gone are the “Gipao”, the tight slit skirts of elegant Chinese ladies who caught the eye, and sometimes the heart, of sailors. Resident was a SC offi-cer in charge of Navy Purchasing Department (NPD) Hong Kong, and three floors of one of the most fabulous Navy Ex-changes in the world. They were all vendors, where anything exotic could be bought, from jade grapes, carved ivories, and Chinese carpets to a tailored Hong Kong suit and a closet-ful of shirts. Nearby was Fenwick Pier, where the “Service-man Guides Association” had, since 1953 and the Korean

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War, maintained a fleet landing helping military sailors from around the world go ashore on liberty. Provided were foreign currency exchange facilities, lockers, and phone booths to call home. But the most exotic deal was the quarters that the OIC and his family enjoyed. It was a seaside villa on Victoria Island, a residence “contributed” for use of the Navy SC of-ficer in charge. He was the beneficiary of a wealthy Chinese gentleman from mainland China who was grateful to have the U.S. Navy nearby a country that had been with us in war but turned against us in peace. Alas, all that ended in 1973, when the villa was sold. I am sure many who read this will

remember Hong Kong Mary who would perform ship side-cleaning in exchange for garbage and rubbish, or maybe Brit Expat George Lucas, who from his exotic Junk, could help out with anything. In 1990 the Brits decided to sell the build-ing and land. I offered to buy the China Fleet Club for the Navy Lodge Program. I can still hear its owners, the Royal Navy Stores and Transportation Service (RNSTS), laughing as they added millions of pounds to the RN welfare fund. In 1971, as head of the Sea and Overseas Branch in OP, a rugged looking Seabee showed up my desk. He told me about a classified mission that needed a macho Supply Corps officer. It was called “Reindeer Station” and was on the other side of the planet. A few days later a young officer came in to

talk about his future. He had a beard. I did not. He looked rugged. Soon the first SUPO was on his way to Diego Garcia, an island in the middle of nowhere. A British protectorate, the natives had been moved, and under construction was a remote base below South Asia in the Indian Ocean, one that has provided a unique logistics and surveillance presence to most of the world’s trouble spots for over the past 40 years.

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Reconnaissance vehicles used in the desert were a challenge. The Communist Yugoslav People’s

Army, which had the most remote area of Sinai to patrol, used WW II surplus Willys Jeeps.

Other’s nations used the Willys-Overland CJ-3B and the American military M38. They needed

a standard reconnaissance vehicle. In 1963, the UNEF Commander, Lieutenant General P. S.

Gyani, the senior Artillery Officer in the Indian Army, and second UNEF Commander, visited

the U.S. Army 8th Logistical Command at Camp Darby in Italy. The USN/UNEF Liaison Officer

met with him and his staff for a demonstration of the new U.S. Army M-151 jeep being introduced to Army units in Europe. General Gyani became convinced that was the vehicle for UNEF and the

Sinai desert. I made a sale.

Brits left three years later. In 1990, as NAVSUP Commander, I established a Navy Regional Contracting Center (NRCC) like the one in Naples. Unlike the Navy presence in Subic and Yokosuka, it was not a base. It was a business office; Ameri-cans coming to spend money in Asia. With a SC Captain as skipper and its own flagpole, it was the first American command in Singapore since WW II. When our Navy’s largest overseas base at Subic Bay in the Philippines closed in 1992, Navy commands and offices moved seamlessly, and quietly, across the South China Sea to an island nation that straddles the trade routes of Asia, if not the world. In 1990, I was invited to Kuwait as guest of their Minis-try of Defence. Our Navy would be providing their armed forces with its new F/A-18 aircraft. NAVSUP had an office with a single officer, a Lieutenant Commander, to help man-age the program. He was only one of two U.S. Navy officers in country. When I asked my hosts why were they buying our aircraft, the answer with a wry smile was, “because Kuwait is only the size of an aircraft carrier.” A year later Iraq invaded. Desert Shield and Desert Storm began, and thirty years of Gulf Wars began. I retired the next summer, and have often wondered what happened to that remarkable officer. Before Navy, he had been Army; maybe a Ranger. He was a known road rally driver in the deserts of Kuwait and Arabia. His family was sent home. He stayed behind. I began to hear tales. How he helped update ancient maps of terrain known well to him, but not to military map makers. How with dark eyes and hair

and complete knowledge of Kuwait and the northern Saudi peninsula, he could move comfortably in any attire where others could not. To this day I wonder if there is a story that can now be told. Just another example of a young Supply Corps officer doing unusual and exciting things in faraway places, because he once attended a school that drilled down on the importance of succeeding when assigned duties are independent. We were taught that at sea, you are on your own. With skilled knowledge in a mental sea bag, and a moral ship’s compass as your guide, doing right is straight ahead. I used to tell JOs that I did my best work as a Lieutenant. The triangular shaped Sinai is vast, arid, mountainous and sparsely populated. The 6,000 men of the United Nations Emergency Force were home-based in Gaza, but units pa-trolled a ten-kilometer-wide demilitarized zone (DMZ) be-tween Egypt and Israel, on the Egyptian side of the border. Some areas in the zone had become green because the Bed-ouin were prevented from grazing their flocks between na-tions who were being prevented from returning to war. The UNEF peacekeepers kept the uniforms of their host nations, but they wore blue berets and helmets with UNEF embla-zoned across the front. Across the desert would be small out-posts with two guards. When approached, one would turn toward Israel and the other toward Egypt. They would salute. Blue and white painted 55-gallon empty oil barrels marked their location as well as the DMZ. Like Cat Brown, they were not taking sides. On vehicle patrol, it was all about bouncing

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across the desert in U.S. Army M-151 jeeps, painted white, with a blue “UN” on the hood. A Canadian unit, the 8th Ca-nadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s), patrolled the DMZ, as well as performed maintenance at their base camp at Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Since several of the participating nations used U.S. Army equipment, the U.S. provided supply sup-port. A Supply Corps Lieutenant took UN purchased orders, created new MILSTRIP requisitions, and entered them into the long-gone U.S. Army Communications Zone (COMZ) logistics system in Europe that came out of WW II. He en-tered their injured peacekeepers into American military hospitals in Europe, sold equipment, repair parts, and am-munition, and talked the UNEF Commander into buying

RADM (ret) Dan McKinnon was the 36th Chief of Supply Corps. He is a columnist for The Oakleaf—writing sea stories from his own experi-ences and those who share stories with him. To tell your story, email MySupplyCorpsStory@usnscf.com .

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the new American M-151 jeep. Since U.S. military were not allowed to travel to the Gaza Strip, the SC Lieutenant traveled as a UN civilian on a “laissez-passer”. When traveling by jeep along the DMZ and across the Sinai, I traveled in Canadian uniform as an honorary Hussar. For over three decades of war, the Supply Corps has been throughout the Middle East. Reserve officers served as never before. Young officers did amazing things. It was proven that women were as good as men. So many lessons learned. So many stories. If you enjoy my stories, then write your own. For the Oakleaf. Be well. Stay safe.

Current Foundation EndowmentsThe Navy Supply Corps Foundation’s Endowments are the strategic assets that ensure the Foundation’s strength and vitality continues for generations to come. The Foundation’s Endowments are a collection of more than 50 funds that provide the Foundation with a permanent source of support.

The following funds have been established by generous individuals, families, classes, and friends of the Foundation:

BJs Charitable-Humanitarian Aide Harvard World War II Mid-Officers Group CAPT & Mrs. Bernard Dunn Jessica-Marie Tisak Memorial CAPT Douglas A Brook LCDR Arthur A. Briggs CAPT Edward R Knowles LCDR Clyde E. Tudor CAPT Francis and Patricia Derby LS2 Randall Smith Children CAPT Diana Huntress & CDR Michael O’Hagan LT Eric Ferguson CAPT Norma Batchelder LTJG Ratish Prasad CAPT Norman and Patricia Foy NIB/NISH CAPT Ralph J Cuomo Pat Collette CAPT Richard Harrison Peter S. Eltringham Family CAPT Robert Bjelland Old Philadelphia Area Retired Pork Chops CAPT Walter Wright, Jr RADM & Mrs. Donald G St Angelo Carol Ann Walker RADM Bernard S Browning CDR Lowell and Mary Reade Heritage RADM Charles Mayfield CDR Lowell and Mary Reade Scholarship RADM Frank J. Allston CDR Norman A Maier RADM Linda and CAPT Robert Bird CDR Norman Sterner RADM Robert Phillips Copley Burkett Estate RADM Ted Walker Heritage Endowment Dawson Family S.W. Chapter Eileen Sapera Memorial Sandy Dale Fund Estate of Josephine Wenzel Shirley Berry Robinson Memorial Frank and Sally Raab SK3 Fallon Memorial Gilbert and Jacki Cisneros Specialist Jarod Newlove Children Great Lakes Chapter USS Supply AOE-6

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Rachel attended The University of South Carolina and studied journal-ism and art history, graduating in 2003. She worked in public relations for 15 years but was always drawn to writing. “My dad died in my 20s and he always believed in my writing. He was a big reader and a skilled writer”, she said. “At first, I started writing essays and mem-ories of him and the Navy. In my mid-30s, I got serious about writing a novel.” In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pan-demic, Rachel’s first novel “Florence Adler Swims Forever” was released. Her novel centers around a family’s trauma that becomes a secret—the great loss of Esther and Joseph Adler’s youngest daughter, Florence—and carries the reader through the summer of 1934 in tlantic City, New Jersey. Rachel based the book on the tragic story of her own great-great-aunt, Florence Lowenthal.

“The women in our family knew the story of Florence Lowenthal’s drowning and that her mother kept the secret,” said Rachel. “But some of the men didn’t.” Still, her family has been support-ive of her work and excit-ed for her career. “Gussie is a favorite character in the book and is based on my grandmother. My grandmother died while I was writing the book. She knew I was writing the book. She was great to talk with about Atlan-tic City in the 20s and 30s—stories of being Jew-ish during that era,” said Rachel. The book has received great reviews and is sold in bookstores and on-line (including through Amazon). “Florence Adler Swims Forever” made USA To-day’s list of Best Books of 2020! While in-person press tours were limited by the pandemic, Rachel made more than 100 Zoom appearances to promote her book. “It was just the reality of having a book come out in 2020,” she said. “The good news is a lot of people were read-ing during that time and have been ever since!” Rachel is grateful to the Navy Sup-ply Corps Foundation for investing in her, giving her the freedom to hone her craft. “Too often, people are unable to pursue creative work because of the pay,” she said. “If I had crippling stu-dent loan debt, it would have been too risky to become a full-time novelist.” Rachel believes the Navy lifestyle also had a huge impact on her life and writing career. “We moved around so much that I became adept at arriving at

a new place. I’d pay attention to every-thing around me, so I could fit in,” said Rachel. “I paid attention to characters, settings, relationships…so many craft topics that inform my writing.” Today, Rachel teaches creative writing at The College of William and Mary and University of Richmond. She lives with her husband Kevin Beanland, a former Army brat and current math professor at Washington and Lee University, and their three children, in Richmond, VA. Richmond, VA is also the setting of her second novel expected to be released in 2023—a fictional account of the Rich-mond Theatre Fire of 1811.

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Rachel Beanland writes essays and fiction and is the author of the debut novel, Florence Adler Swims Forever (pictured at top). It was selected as the Barnes & Noble Book Club pick for July 2020, was named a Featured Debut by Amazon, and named a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Visit rachelbeanland.com to learn more.

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CAPT Paul Malcolm AllenCAPT Joe Arthur AllinderRADM H. Cub AmosLT Edward H AmundsenLT Joseph Stephen AntonettiLT Edward J ArmesLCDR Merlin J AuzineLCDR Charles Frederick BachLT Emanuel Stanley BalkinCAPT William Herbert BarnettCAPT Willard Davis BarronCAPT Robert Elmer BattersonCDR Donald Abner BealsLT Clifford A BeanCDR Joseph William BenedictCAPT William Watkins BennettCAPT Kenneth May BeyerCDR Emmitt Elon BlankenfeldCAPT Thomas Arthur BoyceLCDR James Bee BoyetteCAPT Joseph Alfred BrayLCDR Boyd Franklin BrownLCDR George Curtis BrownCDR Herbert Waldemar BruchCAPT Donald Dean BurbankCDR Richard Carroll BurnsCDR Austin Lee ByersLCDR Joseph Daniel CarrLCDR Eugene Tucker CarterCDR Denver ChenowethCAPT Arthur Leon ChildCDR Robert Nelson ChristopherCDR Walter Elmer ConnerCDR Herman Theodore Cook

CDR Philip Warwick CronkCAPT Charles David CurridenCAPT Charles Edward CusonCDR Wilbur A DavisLCDR David Dubose DavisonCAPT Darrell Dean DempsterRADM J. Ronald DenneyCDR Robert Joseph DevilbissCAPT Claude Howell DrakeLCDR Raymond Vandecar DukeshererCDR Graydon Mann DurhamCAPT Robert J EarlLCDR Simeon FieldsLCDR Robert Richard FischerLT George D FisherRADM Paul Lowe FosterCAPT Robert Calhoun FrenchLCDR Walter Huntt FrenchCAPT Glenn Leslie GaddisLCDR Lawrence George GauLCDR Gary Don GhostleyCDR Franklin Maynard GilpenLT Leonard GiorgioLCDR S. Howard GochbergCDR Shirley Thomas GodseyCAPT C. David GogertyCDR Donald James GriffithsCAPT David William HallCAPT Paul W HankinsLCDR Addison James HarveyLCDR John Farnsworth HassenplugLCDR Daniel Francis HickeyCAPT Robert Edmond HillCDR John Wendell Holmes

The Vintage Oakleaf Club

LCDR Willis M HowardCAPT Richard Owen HurtLCDR Frank Samuel JacobsRADM Robert G JamesCAPT Arthur Donald JesserCDR Edward Matthew JohnsonCDR Richard Walter JonesLCDR Darrell Gene KemperCDR Frederick John KirchRADM Edward Mitchell KocherCDR Donald Raymond KreutzingerLCDR Anthony Daniel LaneCDR Ralph Emmert LashleyCDR Jack Bernard LeavittCAPT Allen Joseph LenzCDR Robert Franklin LukensCAPT Harry Allard MacquarrieCAPT Raymond George MaierCAPT William Henry MayerCDR Frank Taylor MaynardCAPT John Norbert McCabeLCDR John Purl McClanahanCAPT Thomas Edward McCoyRADM Duncan Philip McGillivaryLCDR Robert Lee McKitrickCAPT Paul Thomas McMahanCAPT Janice Rose McMorrowCDR Billy Gene McSwainCAPT Billy Ross MitchellCAPT William Frederick MitchellCAPT Charles William MorehouseCAPT Charles Gaylord NeelleyMr. David A. Nimick

The Heritage Committee ensures the Foundation captures the rich history of the U.S. Navy Supply Corps, the Supply Corps contributions to the greater Navy, and to the United States. To that end, the Heritage Committee is compiling and archiving the rich historical impact of our most senior Supply Corps officers. Below is a list of our most senior Supply Corps officers called the The Vintage Oakleaf Club. The Heritage Com-mittee will reach out to members of The Vintage Oakleaf Club, or their family, to capture their stories. Informa-tion that will be sought includes name, rank, years of service, tours, post Navy career accomplishments, as well as photos and sea stories. The Heritage Committee hopes to feature each member in the Oakleaf, on the Foundation website, and possibly in the Navy Supply Corps Newsletter, for the enrichment and appreciation of our entire Sup-ply Corps Community. If you know of any Supply Corps officers 90 years and older who we should add to our list and contact, or if you’re on the list below and want to reach out to us, please contact heritage@usnscf.com.

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While we are all adjusting to a “new normal”, spending much more time online than the years prior to COVID, hack-ers are creating new ways to scheme unsuspecting victims as they prey on our concerns and fears. Stay alert to scams online. Be wary of unsolicited emails, calls asking to identify your personal information. Don’t get snagged by the latest scams out there, COVID-related or otherwise!

Ways to engage safely online. •Protect your computer with a good antivirus software. •Update your operating system and web browsers. •Use Secure Websites Only. Safe sites begin with ‘https://’ and your browser should show an icon of a closed lock. •Keep Information Confidential. Share files via email or text using secure links that only the intended recipient can access. •Use multi-factor authentication (MFA) to reduce access points for home-based networks. •Stay off public WiFi networks, which provide easy entry points for hackers.Ways to support the Foundation safely in the real or virtual world. •Visit our secure website to make an online donation to the Foundation. •Webinars: A recording of the March 16th Foundation Webinar ~ Supply Corps and Operation UNIFIED RESPONSE will be avilable soon. Visit our website to view it and stay up-to-date on calendar activities. •DA ceremonies: On April 1st, we host a ceremony in Newport, RI, to honor our 60th Distinguished Alumnus nominee, U.S. Senator Gary Peters. Shortly thereafter, a recording of the event will be available on our website. •Chapter Activities: It’s Ball Season! Most Chapters are hosting in-person social, professional and charity events. Check out the Upcoming Events section of the website or your Chapter Page to learn more about activities near you.

Tips for staying safe in a virtual world

CAPT Thomas Joseph O'ConnorCAPT John Frank PeffleyCDR George Calvin PichtCDR Leon Lacy PierceCAPT Vincent James PistolessiCAPT Donald Emerson PolkCAPT John Nick PostakCDR Alvin Houston RampeyLCDR Ronald F. RitchieCDR Robert Lyle RobinsonRADM William Jardine RyanCAPT George Glen RyonLCDR David Henry Sadler

LCDR Paul Anthony SaidakCDR Charles Harry SamuelsonLCDR Augustine George SaukasCAPT Thomas Ladd SchanzLCDR Louis Charles SchlaufmanCAPT Jackson Leroy SchultzCDR Donald Wilbur SearlesCAPT John Michael ShaughnessyLCDR Robert Wheeler ShipleyLCDR Leroy Edgar ShoemakerCAPT William Esmond SigmanLCDR Leo Louis SmithLCDR William Edward StombaughCDR Hubert Ellis Strange

CAPT Dene Brian StrattonCDR Gerald Everett SveenCAPT James Garner TappCDR Sidney Jean TeafordCDR Donald Al TeschLCDR Alexander William ToddCDR Theodore Oscar TostlebeLCDR Robert Lee TurnerCAPT Robert Eugene VogelCDR John Edgar WagnerCAPT Robert Joseph WeberCAPT George Hanford WhiteCDR Raymond Lee WilliamsCDR Benjamin Lynn Young

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The Navy Supply Corps Foundation Webinar: Supply Corps and Operation UNIFIED RESPONSE, was held on Wednesday, March 16th, 2022, at 7pm EST.

Panelists included:RADM (ret) Patty Wolfe, former CTF-48 CommanderRDML Ken Epps, former Supply Officer USS CARL VINSONRDML Matt Ott, former Operations Officer, DLA Support Team - HaitiCAPT (ret) Willie Robohn, former Supply Officer, USS BATAANCAPT (ret) Joe Mahan, former Executive Officer, DLA Support Team - Haiti

On January 12, 2010, a 7.2 Magnitude earthquake struck Haiti causing catastrophic infrastructure damage and loss of life to the major population center of Port Au Prince and surrounding areas. It is estimated that over 200,000 people perished and two million people were displaced. The country’s infrastructure was decimated.

The U.S. Military was tasked to support the humanitarian assistance/disaster relief efforts. Operation UNIFIED RE-SPONSE was established with Joint Task Force Haiti (JTF-H) leading the humanitarian assistance/disaster relief and force sustainment operations in Haiti. Task Force 48 was stood up at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay to operate a Joint Logistics Sea Base, supported by a Joint Logistics Hub.

The webinar focused on the role Supply Corps officers played across the theater and included a panel of Supply Corps leaders who were on the ground and offshore. A video recording of the event will soon be available at usnscf.com.

Webinar: Supply Corps & Operation UNIFIED RESPONSE ~ March 16, at 7pm EST

2022-23 Foundation Scholarship Application Deadline 3/18

Applicants should be high school seniors, college undergraduate students, students attending accredited community college/

technical schools and spouses going to school part-time.

Visit usnscf.com to learn more about the Scholarship Program

and meet past recipients. 2022-23 Applications must be in the

Foundation office by 3/18/22.

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More than $10,000

CAPT Robert E. BjellandRADM Howard Dawson & LT Mike DawsonCAPT Pete EltringhamCAPT Norman FoyRADM Robert JamesMr. Leonard LauderRADM Edward E. RenfroCAPT Francis TisakMr. Victor S. Trione

$5,000-$9,999

RADM Linda & CAPT Robert BirdCAPT David BuntenCAPT T. B. HagenCDR William O. HagertyVADM Keith LippertRADM Steve MaasCDR Ruddie PutmanLCDR Robert E. RileyVADM Alan S. ThompsonMrs. Marion A. Wright

$1000-$4,999

LCDR Richard E. AscheCAPT Eugene AuerbachCAPT Joseph R. BartelCAPT Tom BillingsCDR Roscoe BurnsMr. Laurence CostinCAPT Craig CurtisCDR Kevin DeedyCAPT Ted DiggesCAPT John W. DrerupCAPT Bernard D. DunnCDR Dana EddyCAPT Kenneth W. EppsMr. William GruverCDR Margaret HammanRADM Deborah P. HavenCDR Joseph J. Jordan

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CDR Joseph E. KasputysRADM David P. KellerLT Kevin KemenMs. Kathleen KingCAPT Joseph KinseyCAPT Philip L. KirsteinCAPT John L. KizerMrs. Patricia KunkelLTJG Charles KurzCDR Robert R. KurzRADM Michael LydenCAPT Marshall Lewis MabieCAPT James H. MainMr. Edward MathiasVADM Justin D. McCarthyLCDR Edward B. McDonaldCAPT Brian L. McDonnellCAPT Stephen H. MorrisRADM William R. MorrisCAPT Stephen MorrowCAPT Mark MurphyCAPT Thomas M. OnanCDR Larry A. PalsCDR Jack J. ParrinoCAPT Daniel PionkCAPT William H. PortMrs. Loretta M. PowellCDR John RickardsMr. Sanford R. RobertsonCDR Jeff RobyCDR Ronald RoskowskiCAPT Leonard J. SaperaCAPT Albert J. SchiffCAPT Jackson SchultzCAPT David G. ShanahanCAPT James L. SheltonRADM Paul O. SoderbergMrs. Kathleen SturdivantCAPT Kevin P. ThurstonCDR David B. WadsworthCAPT Peter B. WelchCAPT Allison M. Weldon-CameronCDR Mark L. Whitfield

$500-$999

RADM Robert B. AbeleCAPT R. C. AllenCAPT Richard BattersbyCDR Willard J. BennerCAPT Paul M. BlandCAPT Jay CheneyRADM Sean F. CreanRADM James DavidsonMr. Roger DickinsonCAPT Marion A. EggenbergerMr. Leslaw GredysaCAPT Elliotte M. HaroldRADM E. B. HarshbargerLCDR Raymond HerbertRADM D.E. HickmanCAPT Lee D. HoffmanCAPT Henry G. LevinsonCAPT Kurt LibbyLCDR Joseph MalloyLCDR Ralph McCaughanLCDR Christine McGaugheyMr. David NimickCDR Robert S. OlsonLCDR Jeff PoultonCDR Steven PowellCAPT Terry RobinsonCDR Donald G. SandersCAPT David F. SuterCDR Christine ValentineCDR Robert A. WalshCAPT Dana WeinerCAPT Joseph E. WilliamsonRADM Jonathan Yuen

Up to $499

CAPT Denis L. AdamsCDR Roger AdmiralCDR Brian S. AllenCDR Dennis G. AllionRADM Cub Amos

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You can make your contribution go further by taking advantage of your employer’s matching funds program. Also, consider donating throughout the year using Amazon’s Smile Program—simply shop AmazonSmile and designate the Navy Supply Corps Foundation, Inc. as your charity. We need your continued support so that we may continue to fulfill our mission of “Honoring Our Heritage, Investing in Our Future”. Again, many thanks to those who have supported us over the past year. Below is a list of the contributions we received in 2021:

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CAPT Richard AnastasiCAPT Ernest G. AnastosMr. Chris ArcherCDR Thomas S. ArmstrongCAPT Walter D. AtchleyCDR Susan BallardCAPT Theodore F. BarkerdingCAPT Roger B. BaronCDR Kevin BartolCDR Ryan A. BaumCDR Roger BeauchaineLCDR Michael BellMs. Maria BernazzaniRADM Robert BianchiCDR James E. BlantonCAPT Roger BloodMs. Katherine BlueMr. & Mrs. Terrance BohanCAPT Dwight BohnLCDR Albert BondRADM Peter A. BondiCDR Michael BonoCDR Joseph R. BonomoMs. Margaret BrennanCAPT Douglas A. BrookLCDR Reed E. BrownCAPT Donald D. BurbankLCDR Richard D. ButlerCDR David A. CaplanCAPT John P. CarringtonCDR Stephen R. CaugheyRADM Grafton D. ChaseCAPT Stephen ChertockMs. Jennifer CheungCAPT Shaw H. CoheRADM Brady ColeCDR Ronald R. ColemanCAPT George S. ConnollyCDR Jack CooperCAPT C. David CorrellCDR Cole M. CoxCAPT Lee D. CraneLCDR Pat CrawfordCDR Alexander C. CrosbyCDR Indy C. CrowleyCAPT Patrick W. CummingsCAPT Charles CusonCAPT Jerome D. DavisCAPT John H. DeasyCDR William W. DelzellCAPT Darrell DempsterRADM J. Ronald Denney

CAPT Stephen T. DexterCAPT Robert D. DockendorffCAPT Bernard Dunn, Jr.CDR Robert E. DurnanCAPT Lance D. EhmckeRADM Ernest A. ElliotCAPT David C. EnglandCAPT William V. EricksonCAPT Theodore FekulaCAPT Thomas H. B. FerrantLCDR Simeon FieldsRADM Paul L. FosterCAPT Steven S. FosterCDR Thomas M. FrancisCDR Joseph A. FrankwichCAPT William T. FreeCAPT Leonard S. FreibergCAPT Thomas M. FreshwaterCDR Steven S. FunckCDR Henry D. FurnissCDR Charles H. GalliganMs. Michelle GallowayLT Charles W. GebhartCDR Alfred GentleENS Robert GeorgenCAPT William L. GianfagnaMr. Robert GibbonsCAPT John J. GibsonLCDR Roger D. GillinghamRADM Richard T. GinmanCAPT David GogertyLT Thomas GoldenCDR Walter J. GordonCAPT Julius GostelLCDR Thomas GraminsMs. Daria GredysaLTJG John GreeneLT Bradley GriffinCAPT R. Alan GrossCAPT Alan L. GunnLCDR Robert GustafsonLCDR Lewis J. HaleLCDR Alan S. HallLCDR Paul J. HalloranLT Steven HarrellCDR Jonathan HartENS River HartLCDR Robert C. HatcherRADM William HauensteinCDR John R. HaynesCDR Larry HebrinkLCDR Daniel P. Hegarty

RADM John G. HekmanCDR James F. HeleniakCAPT Katheen G. HennellyCAPT Norman W. HensleyMr. Richard HenzeCAPT Howard HerbstLCDR George HerningCAPT David A. HigginsCAPT Elwood T. HodnettCAPT Donald HoffmannLT Debra A. HollimanCAPT Ronald G. HoopesCDR Bruce HopkinsMs. Jessica HopperCAPT John H. HuntMs. Laura HydutskyCAPT John H. IronsLCDR George S. IsonCDR Thomas E. JablonskiLCDR Timothy S. JankowskiCAPT William A. JohnsonCDR William C. JohnstonCDR Stuart JonesCDR E. R. Joshua, IIICAPT George W. KalafutLCDR Henry P. KarnasCAPT James A. KellyCAPT Christopher B. KelsenCDR Samuel P. KillianCDR David T. KingstonMs. Sigurd KirkCDR Paul KittiCAPT Christopher D. KnaggsCDR Walter C. KnightRADM Edward M. KocherCAPT Paul V. KonkaCDR Ben A. KrauseCDR Milton N. KrigerCAPT William V. KronkeMr. Ed KushinsCDR Bernard F. LaFianzaCDR David V. LammCAPT T. T. LeberCAPT Jennifer LednickyRADM Thomas G. LillyCAPT Michael MaertzigCAPT Walter G. MalzahnLCDR James L. ManciniMr. Roman MarinRADM Larry Marsh

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CAPT Paul J. MastersMr. & Mrs. Daniel MattonelliCAPT Bruce MaxonRADM Jacquelyn McClellandCAPT John D. McDivittCAPT John F. McDonaldLCDR Charles T. McGinleyLCDR Robert L. McKitrickCDR George R. MiddletonMs. Patricia MileyMrs. June MillerMs. Sarah MishurovCAPT Beryl G. MooreMr. Richard MulvaneyCDR Gary T. MurphyCDR Fred NeumannLCDR James S. NicholsCAPT Matthew O’ConnellCAPT Edward J. OdachowskiCAPT Patrick M. O’DayCDR Daniel OshierCDR Christine A. PassenCAPT Ronald PateLTJG Richard PetersonMr. Gerard K. PetryMr. John PfaffCAPT Vernon L. PierceCAPT Vincent J. PistolessiMs. Josephine PolicastroCAPT Ron PoppCDR Gary PritchardLCDR Robert A. QuarlesCDR Edward J. RamCAPT Brenton L. RamseyMs. Carol RasaCAPT Gary M. ReiterMs. Alexis RichCAPT Alan G. RieperCDR Robert L. RobinsonCAPT D’Arcy RoperCDR Robert A. RothMr. & Mrs. Edwin RusgoRADM William RyanMr. John SalernoCAPT Robert J. SalmonCDR Steven SchaapCDR John G. SchaedelCDR Peter J. SchleckCAPT Edward SchmittLCDR Joseph A. SchmitzCDR Stan SchnellCDR Stanley W. Schnell

CAPT Robert J. SchugMr. & Mrs. Peter SchusterCAPT James M. SeffCAPT Robert J. SemetMs. Victoria SemkowyczMr. Daniel ShawCAPT John E. SheehanCAPT James R. ShorterMr. & Mrs. Robert SkillmanCAPT Douglas W. SmithMs. Victoria SofferCAPT Raymond SorensenCAPT Scott D. SorensenCAPT William E. StahnkeCDR John H. SteenCAPT Greg F. StrohCAPT William H. TewelowLCDR Garrett TeWinkleCAPT Grant ThorpeMr. & Mrs. Magnus ThorstonCAPT Donald C. TisonLCDR Alexander W. ToddCAPT David A. TownsendCDR Cary Van HaarenRADM Leonard VincentENS Aaron VisoMr. Mark VoltzMrs. Sue vonHennigLCDR Kelly S. WagersRADM E. K. WalkerCAPT John C. WallaceCDR Bruce N. WattCAPT Richard WebsterMr. Jerry WhalenCDR Richard R. WhiteCDR Neldon V. WhittyLCDR Patrick S. WiegerCDR Terry E. WightCDR Thomas S. WildCAPT Gerald W. WillisCDR Ronald M. WongMr. Brett WoodCAPT Eric WorrallCDR James C. WrightMr. Jeffery Alan Young

Chapters: $500NSCF-Boston ChapterNSCF-Great Lakes Chapter

Combined Federal Campaign: $4,393

Estates: RADM Renfro Foundation

Corporate: $2,324Amazon SmileBenevityDuke Energy FoundationJPI DevelopmentJP Morgan ChaseNetwork for GoodUKOGF

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