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MISSION
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To preserve, promote, celebrate and enjoy our Nation's Sea Service history and heritage. To accomplish this we will:
Commemorate American Sea Service Heroes and important historical events,
Encourage the study of Naval History through writing, speaking and educational events,
Preserve Sea Service historical artifacts, documents and monuments, and
Promote Camaraderie among our Companions and members of similar organizations
San Francisco contact email is sfnouscommander@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR COMMANDERY
Commandery Commander is RADM Thomas L. Andrews, III, SC, USN (Ret). Email: sfnouscommander@gmail.com.
Luncheon Meetings: now on the second Tuesday of every month (except holidays) at 11.30, at San Francisco Italian Athletic Club, 1630 Stockton St.
National History Day: Year-long academic programs that engage over half a million middle- and high-school students around the world annually in conducting original research on historical topics of interest.
A formal dinner each year
Pearl Harbor Day Memorial Dinner - for the first Sunday in December at the University Club, 800 Powell Street, San Francisco.
UPCOMING LUNCHEON DATES AND SPEAKERS
Normally the second Tuesday of the month, 11:30 a.m. at San Francisco Italian Athletic Club, 1630 Stockton Street, San Francisco, California (unless otherwise noted).
$50 per person at the door
Social Hour 11:00 a.m. and Luncheon at 12:00 p.m., followed by our speaker/presentation. Secure at 13:30. Guests are welcome.
April 8, 2025 - Professor Mark Hull TOPIC: Law and Naval Warfare
May 13, 2025 - Jim Armstead TOPIC: The War in Ukraine: How We Got Here
June 10, 2025 - Bill Michels TOPIC: The Battle for Saipan (81st Anniversary) / Camp Maui Diversions, 4MARDIV
July 8, 2025 - Dao Nguyen TOPIC: My Journey with the US Navy
August 12, 2025 - Steve Minniear TOPIC: 50th Anniversary of the End of WWII, Back From Victory, or Waiting to Get Out of Service in the San Francisco Bay Area
September 9, 2025 - CAPT Ernie Eastman TOPIC: 63rd Anniversary, Cuban Missile Crises
October 13, 2025 - 3rd Fleet Sailors State of the Fleet
November 11, 2025 - John Geoghegan TOPIC: White Elephant Technology: Mr. November! 50 Inventions That Should Have Never Been Built & What to Learn
December 7, 2025 (SUNDAY) - due to Pearl Harbor Dinner (no Tuesday Luncheon)
January 13, 2026 - MAJ Matt Beaubien TOPIC: Life in the Lockheed U2
(Updated 30 April 2025 by TLA/slk)
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