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September 14, Navy vs Memphis Football Watch Party–@ Peanut 127th & Metcalf in Overland Park

Posted: 9/12/2023

Navy Notre Dame Football Watch Party Fox & Hound August 26

Posted: 8/24/2023

NAVY vs Notre Dame

(From Dublin, Ireland)

Television Watch Party

12:30 PM, Saturday, August 26th, 2023

Fox & Hound Bar + Grill

10428 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS

(Game Time – 1:30 PM) or after Chiefs-Browns NFL Preseason Game on NBC

On Saturday, August 26th we will have a Navy Watch Party at the Fox & Hound Bar + Grill on Metcalf Ave in Overland Park, KS. Come join us for lunch at 12:00 Noon, the Kickoff is at 1:30 PM Central, being televised on NBC and Peacock. You can order food and drinks off the Fox & Hound menu individually www.foxandhound.com.

Raffle Prizes!!!

We welcome any Notre Dame alumni or parents or fans too. The game is being played in Dublin, Ireland and is a special game a week before the regular Saturday college football season begins. We also welcome any Navy League members or Navy Marine Corps veterans, and friends of USNA alumni.

No need to RSVP but if you want to proudly announce your planned attendance you can always text me at: Bob Culler 913 488-6319, so I am not sitting alone.

The uniform of the day is: Anything Navy or Marine Corps

Navy has at least 5 QBs this season so the real intrigue will be who will start and how many of them will play against Notre Dame and down the road. Navy’s defense will be good again this season with good depth.

The web page is https://navysports.com 

Five QBs are:

1. Blake Horvath #11 (3/C) majoring in Operations Research with a 3.44 GPA
2. Tai Lavatai #1 (1/C) last year’s starter until a ACL knee injury in the Temple game, started 18 games for Navy, missed Spring Football, majoring in Mathematics with Economics
3. Xavier Arline #7 (1/C) has played in 21 games and started 9, majoring in General Science, also a top Navy lacrosse player
4. Teddy Gleaton #10 (3/C) was the Navy first team QB in Spring Football, but in summer school classes so he has missed some football practices in August, majoring in English.
5. Braxton Woodson #5 (plebe) received offers from Army and Air Force, father played for Auburn four years and uncle played for Alabama at QB.

Go Navy!

Beat Notre Dame!

Memorial Weekend Sunday May 28 Dinner Pierponts and KC Symphony Concert

Posted: 5/15/2023

28 May (Sunday Eve): Memorial Weekend Dinner:  if you are planning on coming and enjoying a real celebratory event, please make your reservations ASAP. There is no room in the private board room after our limit is reached.

Date/Time:  Sunday, 28 May 2022, 1700 (5:00 pm); Dinner, 1800 (6:00 pm)

 

Location:  Pierponts at Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Rd, KC, MO 64108 (816-221-5111) (Belvedere Private Dining room, second floor)

(Note: Pierponts has recently been voted the “culinary jewel” of the city and the best place to take out-of-town guests.)

Guest Speaker:  General Ralph “Ed” Eberhart, former Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force; Commander, Air Combat Command; Commander, Air Force Space Command; Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Space Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

Special Guests: Several WWII veterans are invited to our dinner.  Attendance will depend on their availability.

 

Dinner Options: (Note: Actually selection will be made at the door upon arrival. Just have choice of entrée in mind.)

MIXED GREENS SALAD| tomatoes, English cucumbers, shaved carrots, roasted shallot vinaigrette

Choice of one:

 

• KC STRIP| grilled 12 oz. cut, roasted garlic whipped potatoes, baby green beans, and maître d’ butter

• SEARED SALMON| pistou risotto, zucchini, fava beans, leeks, preserved lemon

• GRILLED BONE-IN CHICKEN| roasted Yukon gold potatoes, baby green beans, whiskey bacon jam

 

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE

Coffee, tea 

Cash Bar: Will be open before, during and after dinner.

 

Cost: $75/reservation (taxes and gratuities included)

Dress: Business Attire (Active Duty and Military Veterans are encouraged to wear their uniforms in honor of Memorial Day Weekend.)

Symphony Seating:  KCAOG has once again negotiated a limited number of VIP passes and VIP seats for the concert immediately following dinner.  Tickets are $55/seat. Tickets will be handed out at dinner. Concert starts at 8 pm.

Donations:  Those wishing to honor our WWII veterans with a donation towards their dinner may do so upon registration.

Reservations: Due to very limited space in the Belvedere Private Dining room, early reservations are highly recommended.  Registration will close on Thursday, May 18th at midnight. Cancellation deadline for refunds is also 18 May.  Those wishing to attend after reservations are closed may sign up on a waiting list in this registration.  They will be contacted if reservations become available for them.  Contact me for this list.

Call and request reservations:

Gregory N. Shuey, President

KCAOG

E: gshuey@tensortech.com

T: 913-579-8886

May 26, 2023 Greater KC Metro Chapter Spring Breakfast

Posted: 5/5/2023

SAVE THE DATE PLEASE

What:  Greater Kansas City Metro Chapter, USNA Alumni Association, (Full Buffet) Breakfast

When: Friday, May 26, 2023 from 0730-0900

Where: Hereford House, 5001 Town Center Drive, Leawood, KS

Speakers:  (Naval Aviation Theme)

• Captain Kyle (Callsign: Chet) Turco, USN, Ret. ’93, former F-18 pilot, now with Cisco Systems, talking about today’s Carrier Navy (recently retired USN and moved to KC area)
• Commander Bryan Didier, USN, Ret. ’91 former Helo pilot, now local attorney, taking about his trip to Annapolis in April for an update from the Alumni Association
• Commander Chuck Stevens USN Ret, ’73 former Navy League KC Council President, on a Blue Angel update coming in August, 18th

 

Several reminder bulletins will be going out and with more details on how to RSVP.  We need at least 30 alumni to attend so please plan on being there if possible.

 

Go Navy! Beat Notre Dame in August in Dublin, Ireland

Bob Culler ’74

President, Greater Kansas City Metro Chapter, USNA Alumni Association

bculler@sbcglobal.net

 

Chapter Officers:

• Victor Hulbert ’10 Vice President
• Eric Carlson ’74 Treasurer
• Thomas Strenge ’97 Secretary

April 23, 2023 (Sunday) Dinner with Warriors for Service Academy Prospects

Posted: 4/15/2023

 

What:  23 Apr (Sunday):Dinner with Warriors:  This event is for only potential candidates for any of our military academies: Navy Academy, West Point, Air Force Academy, and Coast Guard Academy.  But we need your help in advertising it. Retired officers from each of the services will be there discussing their military careers and will be able to answer questions of what midshipmen and cadets can expect in terms of challenges and career experiences in today’s United States armed forces. 

Location: Hallbrook Country Club, 11200 Overbrook Rd., Leawood, KS 66211

Details: The deadline for registration is this weekend April 15-16; thus this is an urgent call as we still have available reservations. If you know a 9^th, 10^th or 11^th grader whose academics and other qualities qualifies them for an appointment, by all means give them the attached invitation ASAP and urge them to come with a parent to this dinner. We currently have 13 academy grads who will be discussing their academy and military experiences. The US Marine Corps will be there too. This event is rare but it is a great incentive for kids to apply to our academies, any of them. Applications are seriously down this year so we all have a duty to ensure we have great candidates to fill our future ranks of the Armed Services. It only takes two minutes to give a student a call (or their parents) that may change their life. Call your friends and see if their high school students might go. Again,the deadline is this weekend.  (See the registration link below)  Thanks to retired Air Force pilot, LTCOL Greg Shuey, USAFA ’68, for organization of this annual dinner in April each year. He serves as the President of the local Kansas City Air Force Academy Association of Graduates. 

Link and Deadline:  Reservations: By KC Air Force Association of Graduates (AOG) Website at https://cvent.me/40Rx3O.  Registration Deadline is 16 April 2023.

United States Navy Concert Band in Kansas in March 2023

Posted: 2/10/2023

2023 Monthly Happy Hours

Posted: 1/31/2023

2022 Army Navy Watch Party–December 10 Fox & Hound at 1:00 PM

Posted: 11/18/2022

 

Greater Kansas City Metro Chapter

U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association

 

 

What:             2022 Army Navy Football Game Watch Party

When:            Saturday, December 10, 2022

Where:          Fox & Hound, Bar and Grill  https://www.foxandhound.com/locations/kansascity

10428 Metcalf, Indian Creek Shopping Center (Next to Seasonal Concepts)

Overland Park, KS  66212

Phone number: 913 649-1700

Private Room is reserved for USNA

Time:              Arrive at 1:00 PM (order lunch and drinks) for a 2:00 PM (Central) Kickoff on CBS

Who:              USNA Alumni, Family, Friends, USNA Parents Club, Navy League, (Special Guests local USAFA Alumni). West Point is having their own separate Watch Party this year.  RSVP to Bob Culler bob.culler@1974.usna.com or text to 913 488-6319 by Dec 1.

Cost:              No cover charge to get in. Local USNA Alumni however, if you want to prepay your 2023 chapter dues make the check payable to: Greater KC Chapter, USNA AA for $25 and pay to Eric Carlson ’74 Treasurer. (FYI, local USNA chapters are required to collect dues from alumni to be considered a viable chapter from our national USNA AA by-laws)

Food and Drinks:  Order individually off the Fox & Hound Menu. To see the Fox & Hound menu go here: https://www.foxandhound.com/locations/kansascity – menu-widget

Uniform:        Navy or Appropriate USNA Spirit Wear. Anything with “Beat Army” will also suffice.

Raffle Tickets:  Raffle tickets will be sold for 5 for $10, 10 for $15, and 20 for $20. Items to be raffled off will be sent out in a future email reminder. Typically they are Navy logo’ed items we buy from the Midshipmen store or Navy Athletics such as hats, tee shirts, mugs, flags, blankets, scarfs, etc., plus any other items you may want to personally contribute. Additionally, any high value items you want to contribute we will do a silent auction bid process. Please bring some cash. This raffle is to raise money for our Treasury. Drawings will be held at halftime, and at the end of the 3^rd Quarter.

 

 

November 27 Naval Academy Admissions Forum 2022, WWI Museum

Posted: 11/11/2022

Navy Blue Angels Tentative Date in KC in 2023 New Century Air Field

Posted: 10/20/2022

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