LCDR Edward Lea USN, Camp 2 – Houston, TX

2024 NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT

It was a busy, productive and very enjoyable 4 days at National Encampment in Lexington, KY.  Congratulations to our new Commander-in-Chief Kevin Martin, SVC-in-C Kevin Tucker, JVC-in-C Daniel Murray, and all the 2024–2025 national officers.

Special congratulations to Department of TX & LA national officers, Dept. JVC John Vander Meulen, Assistant National Secretary for Proceedings, and Michael Lance, PDC, Aide to Assistant National Secretary for Proceedings

And finally, Extra Special Congratulations to Camp 2 Newsletter Editor Michael Lance for pulling off the Harriet Lane Hat Trick by winning an unprecedented third consecutive (and fifth overall) Marshall Hope Award for best newsletter in the nation.  Huzzah!

Department of Texas and Louisiana Delegation

(Back Row) DC Tim Phillips; Michael Lance, PDC; Daniel Pourreau; Robert Riley; Larry Joe Reynolds; John Schneider, PDC; Stephen Schulze, PDC; Bill Swafford; JVC John Vander Meulen (Front Row) Bill Elliott; Don Gates, PDC
Video of National Officer Installation
Surprise address from Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Pourreau filling in as JVC-in-C
National Officers Lance & Vander Meulen
C-in-C Peter Hritsko presenting Marshall Hope Award to PDC Lance
PDC’s Schneider & Schulze manning the vendor table
Webmasters Joe Reynolds (TX & LA), Robert Payne, PDC of MI (National) and Robert Riley (Camp 2)

  • reply Robert Riley ,

    Nice strategic use of GoPro cameras for the installation video!

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