Celebrate Veterans Day 2011
East Tennessee Military Affairs Council
Awards and Recognition Luncheon
 

Celebrate Veterans Day 2011

East Tennessee Military Affairs Council

 presented the

29th Annual Veterans Day

Awards and Recognition Luncheon

 Friday, November 11th at 12:30 pm
NEW LOCATION FOR 2011
At the Knoxville Convention Center
 

GUEST SPEAKER



Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Gill Beck
 

Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Gill Beck has been nominated for promotion to the rank of major general and for assignment as commanding general of the 81st Regional Support Command at Fort Jackson, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta announced  on 22 Sept 2011.

Brigadier General Gill P. Beck assumed command of the 81st Regional Support Command on 30 September 2011. Previously, General Beck served as Commanding General, Army Reserve Legal Command and before that as Chief Judge (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), Army Court of Criminal Appeals. During 2008, General Beck served as the Executive Officer for the Army General Counsel and in 2007 as Associate Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon. In 2005, he deployed as Staff Judge Advocate of Task Force 134, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq.

General Beck served on active duty in the 1st Infantry Division, 3d Armored Division, and 82d Airborne Division, and in the Army Reserve in the 108th Division (Institutional Training) and 81st Regional Readiness Command.

General Beck’s military education includes a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College and an LL.M in Military Law from The Judge Advocate General’s School. He is a graduate of Appalachian State University, where he graduated second in his class, was Captain of the Football Team, and First Team Football Academic All-American, and Duke University School of Law, where he graduated with High Honors and served as Senior Editor for the Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems. His military awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and Iraqi Campaign Medal.

General Beck, his wife Mary Jo Beck, and their three sons reside in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he serves as an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Department of Justice.
 


Hosted by
The East Tennessee Military Affairs Council (ETMAC)
Knoxville Chamber of Commerce/Blount County Chamber of Commerce

 

 Reservations accepted until Friday, November 4th or until sold out. (Whichever comes first)

Make your reservations early

 

 We are now taking reservations on-line and accept credit cards.  You may also choose the “pay with check” option online and just mail your check in after you have registered, or you may choose to send in the hard copy form and a check if you prefer the “old-fashion” way.  We prefer the majority of you use the online registration site to save a lot of time and effort on our part.  If you choose not to,  download the hard copy flyer/registration form  for your use. 

For additional information call:

Patrice Collins, Knoxville Chamber: 637-4550 (pcollins@knoxvillechamber.com)

Jack D’Araujo, ETMAC Vice President: 816-3714 (jrdaraujo@charter.net)

The luncheon is immediately following
KNOXVILLE’S 86th VETERANS DAY PARADE
 

Since 1983, the Knoxville community has gathered to honor all who have served their country at an annual Veteran’s Day Luncheon.  The Greater Knoxville Committee for America, with the General Bruce K. Holloway Chapter of the Air Force Association as the lead organization, sponsored the luncheon for the first 13 years.  Beginning in 1996, the East Tennessee Military Affairs Council (ETMAC) assumed sponsorship and began the practice of having a “featured service” each year, that rotates the guest speaker among the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.  The Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership and Blount Partnership are co-sponsors of the luncheon.  The event is preceded by a Veteran’s Day Parade that is sponsored by American Legion Post No. 2.

In addition to saluting our veterans, ETMAC also recognizes outstanding enlisted personnel from area units at the luncheon, and presents the Colonel Jack K. Westbrook ROTC scholarships to deserving cadets from the University of Tennessee Army and Air Force ROTC units.  The East Tennessee Military Affairs Council established the scholarship in 1996 to honor of a dedicated public servant, Colonel Jack Westbrook, USAF, retired.  The recipients are judged on their commitment to the values exhibited by Colonel Westbrook – namely, service to community, and service to country.

The luncheon is open to everyone.  For information, contact the Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership at (865) 637-4550.

GUEST SPEAKERS

1983

 Lt. Gen. John P. Flynn, USAF (now deceased)
Inspector General, USAF
Senior American POW in Vietnam

1984

Maj. Gen. William J. Mall, USAF
Commander, 23rd Air Force, Military Airlift Command
(General Mall had just returned from Grenada action)

1985

 General John T. Chain Jr., USAF
Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe

1986

General Charles L. Donnelly, USAF
CINC, United States Air Forces Europe

1987

Lt. Gen. Robert D. Springer, USAF
Vice CINC, Military Airlift Command

1988

Lt. Gen. Spence M. “Sam” Armstrong, USAF
Vice CINC, Air Force Systems Command

1989

Maj. Gen. John B. Conaway, USAF (ANG)
Vice CINC, National Guard
(Former Director, Air National Guard)

1990

Maj. Gen. John M. Nowak, USAF
Deputy Chief of Staff, Military Airlift Command

1991

Chief Master Sergeant Richard A. “Rick” Moon, USAF (ANG)
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Director, Air National Guard

1992

Lt. Gen. Henry Vicellio, Jr., USAF 
Director, Joint Staff, JCS

1993

General Ronald R. Fogelman, USAF  
CINC, US Transportation Command and USAF Air Mobility Command  
(later named USAF Chief of Staff)

1994

General Dennis J. Reimer, USA
Chief of Staff, US Army Forces Command
(later named Army Chief of Staff)

1995

Admiral Jeremy M. Boorda, USN (now deceased)
Chief of Naval Operations

1996

Vice Admiral Donald D. Engen, USN, (Ret.) (now deceased)
Director, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC

1997

Lt. Gen. Carol A. Mutter, USMC 
Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower & Reserve Affairs
HQ USMC

1998

General Joseph W. Ralston, USAF
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

1999

General Peter J.Schoomaker, USA
CINC, US Special Operations Command

2000

Lt. Gen. Fred McCorkle, USMC
Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation
HQ USMC

2001

Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
Second District, Tennessee
(Note: Rear Admiral Gerald Hoewing, USN, was scheduled, but canceled just prior to the event)

2002

Lt. Gen. John D. Hopper, Jr., USAF
Vice Commander, Air Education and Training Command

2003

Command Sergeant Major James D. Pippin, USA
278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Knoxville

2004

Maj. Gen. Jerry D. Humble, USMC (Ret)
Director, Tennessee Office of Homeland Security

2005

Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner, United States Navy, Retired
Captain Mariner is a Visiting Fellow with the Center for the Study of War and Society and Lecturer in History Department at the University of Tennessee Knoxville

2006

Lt. Gen. C. Robert Kehler, USAF
Deputy Commander
US Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

2007

Colonel Thomas D. Vail
Chief of Staff
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Fort Campbell, Kentucky

2008

Colonel Miles Burdine USMCR
(a veteran of three combat environments)
President/CEO of the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce
 

2009

Rear Admiral Kendall L. Card
Director, Concepts, Strategies and Integration (N2/N6F)
for OPNAV N2/N6 Information Dominance

2010

General Craig R. McKinley - 4 Star
Chief, National Guard Bureau
Arlington, Va