Monthly Archives: April 2018

Reminder – USNSCC Arkansas Division: Paradise on the Potomac

A reminder of this up-coming fundraiser for our cadet corps.


Friends in support of

Arkansas Division and Training Ship San Francisco

of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps

Presents

An afternoon pier side – Hawaiian Style on the Historic Roosevelt Presidential Yacht

Paradise on the Potomac
Sunday, April 29th 2018
   3 – 5 pm

Silent Auction – Yacht Tour – Photo Opportunities – Aloha Tables – Learn the “Hoe Ana”

Pulled Pork Sliders – Paradise Punch – Bottled Water – Fresh Fruit – Delicious Desserts

4 Door Prize Drawings starting at 3:30 pm & continuing every 15 minutes thereafter.

Featuring Live Performance

Island Style – Kaitlynne and Katrin – Dancing Sisters’

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Ticket Donation $25.00 includes a FREE Opportunity Drawing Ticket

Do support the cadets with purchasing several tickets – bring a friend – pass the word.

You will be assisting them with training and uniforms needs.

For Tickets or Sponsorship: Contact Instructor Karen Freitas, USNSCC at seacadet@att.net or (209) 862-1371

By mail send check or money order payable to: Arkansas Division – Post Office Box 24902, Oakland California 94623-1902

Include a telephone number or email for ticket number confirmation.

The yacht is located at 540 Water Street – Jack London Square in Oakland

There is a parking garage for your convenience or street parking at your leisure.

Confirmation Tickets will be held at boarding starting at 2:45 pm – Dress Island Style for your comfort.

Canadian Women’s Club of the San Francisco Bay Area – Luncheon Series

On Wednesday, April 11, 2018, Colonel Fred Rutledge, President of the Royal Canadian Legion -San Francisco Branch 25 , spoke to the Canadian Women’s Club of the San Francisco Bay Area as a part of their monthly Luncheon Series.  Fred discussed with the group the rich history that the Royal Canadian Legion has in the Bay area.  Below are some pictures from the event.

You can see the text of President Rutledge’s speech by clicking here.

Know your enemy

From the Legion Magazine.


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Know your enemy: Meet the crew of U-210

Know your enemy: Meet the crew of U-210

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

The senior surviving officer from U-210, a German U-boat sunk by HMCS Assiniboine in 1942, was despised by crewmates and Allied interrogators alike, a “fanatical Nazi” whose hubris quickly evaporated in a storm of fear and protest the moment he hit the icy waters of the North Atlantic.

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Trench life

Trench life

Story by J.L. Granatstein

The Great War took more than 600,000 Canadians from all parts of the country and put them in uniform. The transition from civilian to soldier was not easy, and everyone had to learn much about military procedures and culture—uniforms, ranks, insignia, rations, weaponry, terminology—and, most important, adjust to the presence of aggression, violence and death.

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This week in history
This Week in History

April 11, 1951

General Douglas MacArthur (holding binoculars) is replaced by General Matthew Ridgway as commander of the United Nations forces in Korea.

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