BRIARCRIER
January 13, 2012 12:00 hrs at Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor NY Rotary Club
TODAY IN HISTORY
1864 – Composer Stephen Foster died impoverished at age 37. His sentimental negro songs were Sewanee River, Camptown Races, O Susannah, Beautiful Dreamer and Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair.
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Meeting Leader – President Dean Dykeman
PLEDGE - Sy Yuter PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter PRAYER – Ken Shimazu
HAPPY THOUGHTS – Sy, zero polio cases the past year in India. Anne – The greatest thing you learn is just to love and be loved in the words of Nat King Cole.
GUESTS – Linda Urban – a guest of Rachel. Tripit Narula and Rajir Nerula, Kris's friends from India.
ANNOUNCEMENTS – Krishnan introduced the speaker and his friend, Roderick Fraser.
SPEAKER AND SUBJECT – Roderick Fraser – US Navy Operations in the Arabian Gulf.
SUMMARY OF TALK
Commissioner Fraser was appointed to the Boston Fire Department in 2006, the largest in New England and has greatly improved training, readiness and professionalism. After being commissioned in the Navy in 1986, he spent 20 years culminating in commanding USS Underwood, a guided missile ship home ported in Mayport, FLA. He led the ship and crew to the Northern Arabian Gulf and was responsible for protecting the Iraqi offshore oil terminals at Al Basrah and Khor Alamaya. He was also responsible for training the Iraqi Army in anti-terrorism to enable them to protect themselves. He has been awarded the meritorious service medal, two gold stars, achievement medals, unit awards and commandments.
Next Friday – Ambassadorial Scholarships – Benjamin Sheen
Elinor Yuter, Reporter
Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter
