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Posted: 3/29/2018

The memorial service for Edwin M. Chapline ’48 will be on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Christ Church Anglican in Overland Park, KS at 3:00 PM. Since Ed was a very active member of our chapter there will be quite a few USNA alumni attending his memorial service.

Ed served on the battleship USS Missouri BB-63 and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1952 and flew in VS-38 ASW Squadron during his 10 year Navy career, which ended in 1958 as a Navy Reservist. He was a Korean War veteran.

Ed was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association President’s Circle since its inception in 1995 and also was a member of the Roberts Means Thompson Society for his philanthropy to the Naval Academy Foundation. He regularly attended Navy football games home and away including many Army-Navy games.

See the attached obituary for details on the Memorial Service and more about Ed’s career and family.

Obituary Edwin M Chapline KC Star 032818

His obituary was in the Kansas City Star on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.

Posted: 2/22/2018

Link to Navy Band Concert in Kansas City March 6, FREE Tickets

Posted: 2/18/2018

What: Lunch, Celebrate the Beginning of the End of the Dark Ages

When: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 from 11:30-1:00

Who: USNA Alumni (Kansas City metro area)

Where: Hereford House Restaurant, 5001 Town Center Drive Leawood, KS 66211, Phone 913 327-0800 (near I435 South)

Menu: https://www.herefordhouse.com/see-our-menus.html

Speaker: None. To get your personal input on 2018 possible plans and activities: regular monthly or quarterly luncheons, golf against West Point and Air Force, other joint service academy events, Fall USNA founders day dinner, getting local chapter 501c3 non-profit status, football watch parties, Royals game, Memorial weekend Sunday concert @ Union Station and joint dinner like 2017, possible fly away to Notre Dame game in San Diego on 10/27 or SMU game in Dallas on 9/22 (hotel, tickets) etc. Treasury report.

RSVP: Bob Culler by February 24 bob.culler@1974.usna.com or text to 913 488-6319. The room upstairs seats 12 comfortably so please RSVP in case I need to move us to a larger room. Thanks.

Posted: 2/15/2018

SPRING JOINT SERVICE ACADEMY DINNER EVENT

 

March 11, 2018 (Sunday) – 5:30 PM – Celebrating Warriors Dinner – Special Presentation by Farhad Zarif, Afghan-US Marine, on Combat in the Middle East: 

• KCAOG is holding its spring kickoff event on Sunday, 11 March at 1730 at Cinzetti’s Italian Market (Buffet) Restaurant.
• Our special guest and speaker is US Marine Special Forces member Farhad Zarif who was born and raised in Afghanistan by Afghan parents, fought as an Afghan Army soldier against the Russian forces who captured and held him as a POW in 1987, immigrated to the United States where he eventually joined the U.S. Marines Special Forces as a linguist, and fought in Desert Storm during 1991.  His speech will include interesting historic perspectives of the ancient and modern day Afghanistan and surrounding Middle East regions, his personal background as an Afghani who immigrated to the US and became both a US Marine and a staunch advocate of democracy as an American citizen, and his experience in fighting the Russians and the Iraq forces of Saddam Hussein.
• This event is open to members of KCAOG, the West Point Society, the Greater KC Metro Chapter of the US Naval Academy Alumni Association, military veterans and supporters and their spouses.
• Dinner is pay-as-your go. HOWEVER, DUE TO LIMITED SEATING, PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS FOR YOUR PARTY AT THE EARLIEST TO: gshuey@tensortech.com. Include your name, rank, class, and number in your party. Reservations are first come, first served.
• Cinzetti’s is located on the West side of Metcalf at 7201 W. 91st, Overland Park, KS 66212 (913) 642-0101). It has a very wide buffet menu selection including various vegetarian dishes. The menu is available at: http://www.cinzzettis.com/kansas/foodmenu/ )

The USNA Alumni Association, Greater Kansas City Metro Chapter, fully endorses this joint event.  Please contact LtCol Greg Shuey, USAF Ret., via email ASAP if you plan to attend. Direct any questions to me.

Bob Culler ’74 President

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Posted: 12/30/2017

Dear Virginia and Coach Bronco Mendenhall:

Fear the Goat!

Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall made a point to mention how important it was for his team to be bowl eligible after the Cavaliers won their sixth game of the season against Georgia Tech in early November. The Virginia season concluded with a bad loss to another option team, falling 49-7 to Navy in the Military Bowl. The game started well for Virginia with a thrilling touchdown on the opening kickoff. 

After that, almost everything went wrong for Virginia. 

Not only did Virginia’s offense fail to score, it didn’t even reach the red zone in 11 offensive drives. There was only one field goal attempt (a miss from 47 yards), one interception, two lost fumbles and two turnovers on downs. 

But that only begins to describe how lopsided this game was on Thursday afternoon in Annapolis. Here are the four craziest stats from Navy’s 42-point win: 

1. Navy did not complete a single pass, and only attempted one. Navy’s two quarterbacks — Zach Abey and Malcolm Perry — combined for 0-for-1 passing for zero yards and a zero passer rating. Abey’s single attempt came on a play-action pass in the third quarter, and if not for some very good coverage from Virginia’s secondary, it could have resulted in a score. 

2. Virginia was outgained on the ground by 422 yards. Navy ran the ball 76 times for 452 rushing yards (5.9 yards per attempt) and scored seven rushing touchdowns. The Wahoos, on the other hand, could not get anything going on the ground and finished with just 30 net yards — a total that was helped greatly by a 20-yard run from Jordan Ellis in the final minutes of the game. 

3. All of the rushing touchdowns came from the quarterbacks. Abey scored five rushing touchdowns, joining an exclusive list of five that includes Barry Sanders and Kareem Hunt as the only players with five rushing touchdowns in an FBS bowl game. 

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Posted: 12/20/2017

Update:  Navy 49 Virginia 7. It was a blow-out for the Midshipmen, greatly eclipsing the 1.5 point spread in Las Vegas odds.  We had good attendance at Coaches:  Vic Hurlbert ’10, Craig Elmore ’69, John O’Neal ’65, Jack Rush ’73 (& grandson Elliott), Chuck Stevens ’73, Eric Carlson ’74, Kyle Martin ’74, Bob Culler ’74, George Jackson ’79, Shogo Cottrell ’93 (& Lizabeth), Mike Gochis ’90, Greg Shuey USAFA ’68, and Vic Herrera USAFA ’84.

What:               Military Bowl Watch Party: Navy vs. Virginia in Annapolis, MD

When:               Thursday, December 28, 2017, 11:30 AM (Kickoff is at 12:30 PM Central)

Where:              Coaches Bar & Grill, 9089 West 135^th Street, Overland Park, KS 66223

 Who:                USNA Alumni, USNA Parents, and Veterans & Friends Navy/Marine

Corps- Greater Kansas City Metro USNA Alumni Chapter Host

Please come early and eat lunch, the food is excellent! You can order off their standard lunch menu. http://www.coach-s.com/food.html

We will have door prizes so please bring some cash to buy $1.00 raffle tickets. Similar to Army-Navy, we will raffle them off during the first half and at halftime. Wear Navy spirit wear.

We don’t do fundraisers, so chapter dues are critical to our financial success. We use those dues and the raffle monies to host events like this watch party, help our KC area Blue & Gold officers guide future USNA candidates and support local college career events. Jack Rush, chapter Treasurer, will be there if you want to pay your $25 2018 KC local chapter dues.

If you are not able to attend, please mail a check to Jack:

CDR Jack Rush ‘73, USNR (Ret.)

9632 Windsor Street, Leawood, KS 66206 

Make checks payable to:  Greater KC USNA Chapter

You still have time to RSVP, so please email me by the morning of December 28.  Bob Culler

bob.culler@1974.usna.com or text 913 488-6319. Indicate the number in your party so we can get enough space.

Go Navy, Beat Virginia! – Go Navy, Beat Army!

Bob Culler ’74, President, Greater Kansas City Metro Chapter6

Posted: 12/15/2017

Posted: 12/12/2017

The 2017 Army Navy Watch Party was held at the Blue Moose Bar and Grill on 135th Street in Overland Park on Saturday, December 9 at 1:00 PM. A total of ~30 alumni and ~80 total attended. Army edged Navy 14-13 on a missed last second field goal by Navy. Navy/USNA logo’ed souvenir gifts and shirts were raffled off in the 1st half and at halftime. Jack Rush, chapter Treasurer, collected 2018 chapter dues. 

Group picture extended addition: Monsignor Stu Swetland ’82, Rolando Salvatierra ’98, Beth Ann Thomas Vann ’98, and John Coode ’88

Captain Jim Coopersmith ’62 and new appointees Ernest Pereira and Ryan Fitzgerald both will be Class of 2022. A sixty year span in the link in the chain.

Sara Alcock Northwestern NROTC ’88, Rolando Salvatierra ’98, Beth Ann Thomas Vann ’98.

Mike Gochis ’90, Kyle Martin ’74, Jack Rush “73

Group Picture of the Greater Kansas City Metro USNA Alumni Chapter

John O’Neal ’65 and Pam

Bryan Didier ’91, at the table of Chuck Stevens ’73.

Professor Frank Rokosz, Wichita State and his family. Navy football fans.

Kyle Martin ’74, Elaine Carlson (wife of Eric “74 and mother of Justin ’03); and Bob Culler ’74

Mike Gochis ’90 and George Jackson ’79

Shogo Cottrell ’93 and guest Lizabeth

Posted: 11/21/2017

Posted: 11/11/2017

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