{"id":324,"date":"2024-08-25T00:28:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T00:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/washingtonburgsar.org\/news\/?p=324"},"modified":"2024-08-25T04:37:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T04:37:31","slug":"highlights-from-washingtonburg-chapter-meeting-on-8-17-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/washingtonburgsar.org\/news\/2024\/08\/25\/highlights-from-washingtonburg-chapter-meeting-on-8-17-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from Washingtonburg Chapter Meeting on 8\/17\/24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As previously reported, the Washingtonburg Chapter held elections at our recent meeting; our new board consists of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President <\/td>Jeffry Peter La Marca, Ph.D.<\/td><\/tr>
1st Vice President <\/td>Most Rev. William Martin Sloane, Ph.D., J.D., Ed.D.<\/td><\/tr>
2nd Vice President <\/td>TSgt. Eric Nolan “Dutch” DeVries, USAF (Ret.)<\/td><\/tr>
3rd Vice President <\/td>Steven Pearson Messner, Ed.D.<\/td><\/tr>
Secretary\/Treasurer<\/td>Steven Scott Burd<\/td><\/tr>
Registrar\/Genealogist<\/td>Dale John Joseph Leppard<\/td><\/tr>
Chancellor<\/td>Maj. James Bryan Oerding, USA (Ret.), Ph.D.<\/td><\/tr>
Chaplain <\/td>Most Rev. William Martin Sloane, Ph.D., J.D., Ed.D.<\/td><\/tr>
Sergeant at Arms<\/td>Douglas Reginald Cubbison<\/td><\/tr>
Historian<\/td>Douglas Reginald Cubbison<\/td><\/tr>
Past President<\/td>Dale John Joseph Leppard<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Washingtonburg Chapter, PASSAR Board of Directors elected on August 17, 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During the meeting, several members received awards, accolades, or kudos for their contributions to our organization; including the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Dale Leppard presents the Bronze Henry Knox Achievement Medal to the Most Rev. William Martin Sloane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Dale Leppard presents the Bronze Henry Knox Achievement Medal to Historian and Sergeant at Arms Douglas Reginald Cubbison.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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President Dale Leppard presents the Bronze Henry Knox Achievement Medal to Maj. James Bryan Oerding, USA (Ret.), Ph.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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President Dale Leppard presents the 134th Congress Medal to SCPO Todd Allen Hockensmith, USN (Ret.).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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President Dale Leppard presents the 134th Congress Medal to Dr. Steven Messner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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President Dale Leppard presents the 134th Congress Medal to Maj. James Bryan Oerding, USA (Ret.), Ph.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Outgoing President Dale Leppard presents the Bronze Meritorious Service Medal to incoming President, Dr. Jeff La Marca.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Outgoing President Dale Leppard instituted a new Washingtonburg Chapter tradition by passing on a ceremonial sword to the incoming President, Dr. Jeff La Marca.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As previously reported, the Washingtonburg Chapter held elections at our recent meeting; our new board consists of: President Jeffry Peter La Marca, Ph.D. 1st Vice President Most Rev. William Martin Sloane, Ph.D., J.D., Ed.D. 2nd Vice President TSgt. Eric Nolan “Dutch” DeVries, USAF (Ret.) 3rd Vice President Steven Pearson Messner, Ed.D. Secretary\/Treasurer Steven Scott Burd … Continue reading Highlights from Washingtonburg Chapter Meeting on 8\/17\/24<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[15,33,14],"tags":[47,6,23,91,24,90],"class_list":["post-324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-chapter-meetings","category-news","tag-134th-congress","tag-awards","tag-dale-leppard","tag-devries","tag-jeff-la-marca","tag-william-martin-sloane-douglas-reginald-cubbison-james-bryan-oerding"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t