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NCSSAR Raleigh Chapter Agenda:

• Call to Order – Steve Morris, President
• Invocation – Van Jones, Chaplain
• Pledge of Allegiance – Van Jones, Chaplain
• National Anthem – Van Jones, Chaplain
• Pledge of the SAR
• Welcome Compatriots – Steve Morris, President
• Reports
• Unfinished Business
• New Business
• Announcements

Guest Speaker:
Gen. Thomas Gorry Ret.
Executive Director
Veteran Life Center

Thomas Gorry earned his bachelor’s degree from UNC, where he was a collegiate wrestler. He went on to receive multiple advanced degrees, including a PhD from Walden University. In May 2013, Gorry was inducted into the NCAA National Wrestling Hall of Fame.  A 32-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, Gorry served as a strategic planner and logistician. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 and was selected as a Brigadier General in 2011. He was then named Commanding General of all Marine Corps Installations on the East Coast. Based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, he served as the Base Commander of Camp Lejeune, and as the Chair of the North Carolina Commanders Council, engaging with the North Carolina General Assembly on military family and readiness issues. He was admitted by the Governor of North Carolina into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine for his extraordinary service to the state.

• SAR Recessional
• Adjourn