Gallery of Pictures

1. Chapter members who were elected to offices for the next year gather for this photo after being installed by Major General Richard C. (Buck) Marr, USAF (Ret), second from left.  Re-elected President was Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (ret), right. 

2. MAJ John Sampson, USA (ret), right, presents a 50th anniversary commemorative pin denoting the official beginning of the Vietnam War to Major General Richard C. (Buck) Marr, USAF (ret), at the June Chapter meeting at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas.  Gen. Marr is a veteran of the Vietnam War.

3. Wives of deceased Chapter members who served on active duty during the Vietnam era are awarded the 50th anniversary commemorative pin denoting the official beginning of the war to recognize their spouse’s service.  Chapter member MAJ John Sampson, USA (Ret), presented the pins during the May meeting at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas.

4. Members of the Portland Chapter who served on active duty during the Vietnam era are awarded the 50th anniversary commemorative pin denoting the official beginning of the war.  Presenting the pins during the May meeting at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas was MAJ John Sampson, USA (Ret), a Chapter member and Vietnam War vet.

5. Mrs. Mary Jaeger, Director of Aging Veterans’ Services at the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs, addresses the Portland Chapter at the May brunch meeting at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas.  Her topic: programs and services for aging veterans in the state.

6. Col Paul Fitzgerald, USAF, Commander of the 142nd Fighter Wing at the Portland Air Guard Base, discusses the mission of the fighter wing during the April dinner meeting of MOAA at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas.  The fighter wing always has several planes ready to deploy immediately in the event of any incident.  The 142nd is responsible for the air defense of the West Coast from Canada to Fresno, CA. 

7. These members of the Portland Chapter of MOAA served in the Vietnam War and were honored at the April dinner meeting with a 50th anniversary commemorative pin denoting the official beginning of the war.  Presenting the pins were MAJ John Sampson, USA (Ret), and Col Paul Fitzgerald, USAF, Commander of the 142nd Fighter Wing and the keynote speaker at the dinner. 

8. Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret), Chapter President, left, keynote speaker Mrs. Janice Collee of Operation Homefront, and Mrs. Jean Hillman, head of the Surviving Spouse Committee, pause a moment before the March Chapter brunch meeting at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tualatin.  Operation Homefront provides services to active duty and recently retired military personnel and their families in their time of need.

9. Members of the JROTC color guard at Oregon City High School post the colors at the MOAA Portland Chapter’s annual Christmas event at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. The event was well-attended.

10. MAJ Doug Thomas, USA (Ret), the Commander of JROTC program at Oregon City High School, meets with MOAA President Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret) before the November brunch meeting begins at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tualatin.  Thomas was keynote speaker and discussed JROTC programs in the area.

11. Guest speaker COL Joe Williams, USA (Ret), receives a gift from Chapter President Col Mary J. Mayer, USAF (Ret).  He spoke before the Portland Chapter at the October brunch meeting at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill in Tualatin about the USO at the Portland International Airport, which opened in June 2014.  The USO has been busy since it opened.  COL Williams is Board Chair of the Portland USO and a Director of the Pacific Northwest USO.     

12. Commander Doug Sheehan, USCG (Ret), the keynote speaker at the well-attended September dinner meeting at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas, spends a moment before the meeting with Col Mary J. Mayer, Portland Chapter President.  Commander Sheehan talked about his uncle, Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Guadalcanal.  Munro was the only Coast Guard Medal of Honor winner.