2018 Dark Ages Dinner Party

Posted on 02/11/2018 by Jon Barton

Pete Knoetgen ’77 and Steve Frederick ’72


The Atlanta Chapter of the US Naval Academy Alumni Association (USNAAAA) held its 2018 Dark Ages Dinner Party at the venerable 57th Fighter Group Restaurant. On a rainy Saturday evening in February, a total of forty-eight (48) Atlanta area alumni and spouses braved the soggy weather of the “dark ages” and gathered for an intimate evening of camaraderie and fellowship at the World War II era aviation themed restaurant located adjacent to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. The airport and restaurant occupies the original site of Naval Air Station Atlanta, which operated at the location from 1942 to 1959.

57th Fighter Group Restaurant


The USNA Alumni year groups represented during the evening spanned nearly forty years with Reggie Vachon ’55, the senior alumni present and DJ Marzetta ’94, the junior alumni present.
During the festive evening of re-telling sea stories and rekindling the shared experiences of USNA that bounds us together, the group took a moment to remember the loss of Carl McCallum, Class of 1960, who was a foundation of the Atlanta Chapter for more than five decades.

Steve ’74 and Diane Rasin, Dennis ’74 and Ursal Tate, Ed ’81 and Andrea Brownlee, Chad Hyde ’91, and DJ Marzetta ’94


Overall, the 26 Annapolis alumni present had an enjoyable and memorable evening of camaraderie and fellowship. The Dark Ages Party represents the third largest annual function hosted by the Atlanta Chapter.
As the evening concluded, Chapter President Ed Brownlee ’81 introduced incoming Chapter President Dante (DJ) Marzetta ’94; and, the evening ended with a rendition of Thai Academy alma mater…Navy Blue and Gold.
For more information regarding USNAAAA, please visit the Chapter’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/USNAAAA

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Obituary — Carl McCallum, USNA Class of 1960

Posted on 01/14/2018 by Jon Barton

McCALLUM, Carl P.

Carl P. McCallum of Marietta, GA passed away peacefully on January 5, 2018. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 9, 1937. Carl grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from Mariemont High School. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy, class of 1960. Carl served in the Navy from 1960 to 1968. He was first stationed at Patuxent River, MD and flew the first generation P3 Lockheed Orion.

Later in his military career, he flew for the Department of Defense as a test pilot for Lockheed in Palmdale, California. Carl served as President of the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, Atlanta Chapter, and was a Trustee at the United States Naval Academy. Carl began his 30-year career as a pilot with Delta Airlines in 1968, retiring as Captain in 1997.  Carl was an active member of his church and served as an Elder for many years at John Knox Presbyterian Church in Marietta, GA. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Marilyn (Bach) McCallum; his sons Cary McCallum (Susan), Christopher McCallum (Elizabeth) and Carl (Chip)  McCallum, Jr.; granddaughters Kaitlyn, Kelsey, Erin, Kelly, Parker, Macy, Julia; and great granddaughter Camryn. He was preceded in death by his parents Douglas and Verna (McKeeth) McCallum and son Kevin McCallum.
Visitation is at John Knox Presbyterian Church on Saturday, January 20th at 10:00am and funeral services at 11:00am.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, USNAF Gift Processing, 291 Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21402
or
CASA – Christian After School Academy, John Knox Presbyterian Church, 505 Powers Ferry Rd, Marietta, GA 30067.
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2017 Army – Navy Football Game Viewing in Metro Atlanta Recap

Posted on 12/10/2017 by Jon Barton

The day prior to the 2017 Army – Navy football game, metro Atlanta experienced a rare winter storm that dumped double digit inches of accumulation and more than twenty hours of snowfall on the region.  Local meteorologist reported that the Atlanta region had not seen a storm of this magnitude since the Blizzard of 1993.
Regardless of winter weather and the resulting less than ideal road conditions hampering the Atlanta region, plans had been finalized and promulgated to hundreds of fans regarding the 2017 Army – Navy football game viewing in the Atlanta area.
The venue, Sports & Social Atlanta @ The Battery, quickly resolved their weather-related staffing challenges and welcomed more than 250 Annapolis and West Point alumni, parents, family members and fans to the recently opened sports and entertainment complex co-located with the new Atlanta Braves’ SunTrust Park, in Cobb County, Georgia.  Also present at the football game gathering was a contingent of freshly minted Army Second Lieutenants from Fort Benning.
The Naval Academy contingent of alumni, parents, family members and friends was vastly outnumbered by Army at the football game viewing by ratio of four-to-one.  Despite the demographics of the crowd, Navy football was well represented by a small, but vocal group of fans.
The near standing room only crowd was boisterous and at times, subdued, as the 118th Army – Navy football classic hung in doubt until the final seconds of the game.  Two illegal procedure penalties during Navy’s final drive of the game proved the likely difference between the ball sailing through the uprights for a Navy Midshipmen victory or drifting wide left that resulted in Army Black Knight second consecutive game win streak.  At the end of the competition, like at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, the Army contingent in Atlanta sang second at Sports & Social Atlanta.
Navy Midshipmen record versus Army Black Knights over the past twenty years now stands at 16 wins vs. 4 losses.
Atlanta Chapter is on social media:

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/USNAAtlanta/

Twitter:  #2017ATLArmyNavy

Website:  atlanta.usnaaasiteadmin.net

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Update: 2017 Army – Navy Football Game Viewing at Sports & Social

Posted on 12/09/2017 by Jon Barton

Unfortunately, the winter storm has created challenges for the Atlanta area gathering of the 2017 Army – Navy Football game viewing sports bar / restaurant at the The Battery.  Due to the winter storm that dumped double digit inches of snow and the related hazardous road conditions in Cobb County and metro Atlanta, Sports & Social sports bar will delay opening until 1 p..m.  They intend to staff the restaurant this afternoon to accommodate a large gathering of football fans.
If your unable to physically gather together to cheer for the Midshipmen, let’s gather as a community in spirit to cheer for a Navy victory over Army in today’s 118th Army – Navy game.
Game starts at 3 p.m. on CBS channel 46 in Atlanta broadcast market.
 

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2017 Army – Navy Game Viewing in Atlanta @ Sports & Social

Posted on 11/28/2017 by Jon Barton

It is that time of year for Navy Midshipman to resume its dominating winning streak versus the Black Knights of Army in the Army – Navy football game…America’s Game. On Saturday, December 9, 2017, the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point will meet on the gridiron for the 118th time.
The Navy football team will wear Under Armour Blue Angels uniforms for the 2017 Army-Navy Game.
Navy football team will wear Under Armour Blue Angels uniforms for the 2017 Army-Navy Game.
Calling Atlanta area Naval Academy Alumni, Parents, Family Members and Friends to view the Army – Navy football game at Sports & Social at the Battery at SunTrust Park on Saturday, December 9, 2017. Kickoff is 1500 (3:00pm). Sports & Social is located at 825 Battery Ave SE Suite 640, Atlanta, Georgia.  Telephone  (770) 675-9138. Restaurant’s entrance is located across from the Right Field Gate entrance of SunTrust Park stadium.
Parking — Four (4) hour free parking in the Red Parking deck is available; restaurant will validate parking with purchase of food and beverages over four (4) hours.

Here are a few Army – Navy facts you may not know.
1. Army and Navy have faced off a total of 117 times. To date, Navy has 60 wins, Army has 50. There have been seven ties.
2. Cadets and midshipmen played the first Army-Navy football game Nov. 29, 1890 on “The Plain” at West Point. Navy defeated Army team, 24-0.
3. Although today we know the game as an annual tradition (and it has been such since 1930), there have been 10 times when the Army-Navy game was not played.

  • It’s said that the longest interruption, which lasted from 1894 to 1898, came about after an argument between an Army general and a Navy admiral almost resulted in a duel following the 1893 game.
  • The game also wasn’t played in 1909. That year, Army canceled its remaining games after Cadet Eugene Byrne died from an injury sustained in an October game against Harvard.
  • Twice during World War I, in 1917 and 1918, games were canceled on orders from the War Department. And in 1928 and 1929, the academies could not reconcile player eligibility standards.

4. On Nov. 27, 1926, the game was held in Chicago for the formal dedication of Soldier Field in honor of the American servicemen who had fought in World War I.
5. The tradition of mules as mascots for Army dates back to 1899, when a quartermaster officer decided the team needed a mascot to counter the Navy goat and chose a white mule used to pull an ice wagon.
6. A 1973 episode of “M*A*S*H” referenced a fictional Army-Navy game that ended 42-36 Navy. To this day, no Army-Navy game has ended with that score. The radio announcer in the episode says the game is the 53rd Army-Navy game. That game was played in 1952; Navy won, 7-0.
7. The Rose Bowl is the only site west of the Mississippi River to host the Army-Navy game — it did so in 1983.
8. Only six Army-Navy games have been held on the campus of either academy. Two of those games were during World War II, one in 1942 and the other in 1943.
9. New York’s Polo Grounds holds the record for the most games hosted outside of Philadelphia, although the last game played there was in the 1920s.
10. Following each game, players sing both teams’ alma maters. The winning team joins the losing team and sings facing the losing team’s students. Then the losing team joins the victors on their side of the field and sings the winner’s alma mater to its students. This act is a show of mutual respect and solidarity.

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No Atlanta Chapter Luncheon – Friday, November 17, 2017

Posted on 11/16/2017 by Jon Barton

Regretfully, there will not be a November Atlanta Chapter Luncheon tomorrow, Friday, November 17, 2017.

Please join Navy and Notre Dame alumni, parents and family members watch the Navy vs Notre Dame football game at Sports & Social, located at 825 Battery Ave SE Suite 640, Atlanta, Georgia.  Telephone  (770) 675-9138

  • Date: Saturday, Nov. 18
    Time: 3:30 p.m.

See the below post for additional information.

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Navy vs Notre Dame Football Game Watch

Posted on 11/16/2017 by Jon Barton

Navy football fans…looking for a venue to watch Saturday’s Navy – Notre Dame football game.  Look no further and join Navy and Notre Dame alumni, parents and family members watch the game at Sports & Social, located at 825 Battery Ave SE Suite 640, Atlanta, Georgia.  Telephone  (770) 675-9138

  • Date: Saturday, Nov. 18
    Time: 3:30 p.m.

Sports & Social is a one-of-a-kind sports bar, gaming parlor and social lounge at Live! at the Battery Atlanta, next to SunTrust Park.  It has become the home for Atlanta area Fighting Irish fans to gather and watch Notre Dame football.

Notre Dame and Navy will meet for the 91st straight time Saturday in the longest continuous inter-sectional rivalry college football has to offer. Notre Dame currently holds a 74-13-1 lead over the Midshipmen, but Navy prevailed last season in Jacksonville, 28-27, running out the final 7:28 after taking the lead for good with 16-play drive that ate up 9:00 minutes.

Teams have met every season since 1927.

 

Sports & Social Live at the Battery Atlanta 

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Cancelled -Atlanta Chapter Luncheon – Friday, October 20, 2017

Posted on 09/14/2017 by Jon Barton

Regretfully, we must cancel the October Atlanta Chapter Luncheon scheduled on Friday, October 20, 2017.
 

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Navy Football is Back!

Posted on 09/02/2017 by Jon Barton

2017 Navy Midshipmen Football Schedule

Record: 1-0, 0-0 (AAC)
Date Opponent Time/TV Result
Friday
Sep. 1		 Owls at Florida Atlantic Owls 
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL		 8:00pm ET
ESPNU		 Won 42-19
Saturday
Sep. 9		 Green Wave Tulane Green Wave
Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium		 3:30pm ET
CBSSN
Saturday
Sep. 23		 Bearcats Cincinnati Bearcats 
Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium		 3:30pm ET
CBSSN
Saturday
Sep. 30		 Hurricanes at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
H.A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK		 Time TBA
TV TBA
Saturday
Oct. 7		 Falcons Air Force Falcons 
Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium		 3:30pm ET
CBSSN
Saturday
Oct. 14		 Tigers at Memphis Tigers
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN		 Time TBA
TV TBA
Saturday
Oct. 21		 Knights UCF Knights (HC)
Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium		 3:30pm ET
CBSSN
Thursday
Nov. 2		 Owls at Temple Owls 
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA		 8:00pm ET
ESPN
Saturday
Nov. 11		 Mustangs SMU Mustangs
Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium		 3:30pm ET
CBSSN
Saturday
Nov. 18		 Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Fighting Irish 
Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN		 3:30pm ET
NBC
Friday
Nov. 24		 Cougars at Houston Cougars
TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX		 Time TBA
ESPN network
Saturday
Dec. 2		 AAC The American Championship
Hosted by East or West Division winner.		 Noon ET
TV TBA
Saturday
Dec. 9		 Black Knights Army Black Knights
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA		 3:00pm ET
CBS
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Birdies for the Brave – TOUR Championship 2017

Posted on 09/02/2017 by Jon Barton

BIRDIES FOR THE BRAVE ® IS PROUD TO SUPPORT COMPLIMENTARY AND DISCOUNTED MILITARY TICKETING THROUGHOUT THE PGA TOUR SEASON.

TOUR Championship 2017TOUR Championship

  • September 20th – September 24th, 2017
  • East Lake GC • Atlanta, GA

Verify Your Military Service Then Claim Your Tickets!

Birdies for the Brave – Tour Championship

Birdies for the Brave is a national military outreach initiative dedicated to honoring and showing appreciation to the courageous men and women of the United States Armed Forces and their families.

OUR STORY

Birdies for the Brave was originally created in 2004 by PGA TOUR player, Phil Mickelson, and his wife, Amy, to support combat-wounded veterans. The PGA TOUR subsequently adopted the program, and expanded it to include a wide variety of military outreach and appreciation activities during PGA TOUR events, as well as a series of fundraising events conducted at the PGA TOUR’s Tournament Players Clubs (TPCs) and partner courses across the nation – an effort that has raised more than $18 million for non-profit military homefront groups that are supported by PGA TOUR players, which provide direct support to military members, veterans, and their families ranging from financial aid, rehabilitation services, counseling and housing to educational scholarships and career development.

Verify Your Military Service Then Claim Your Tickets!

Birdies for the Brave – Tour Championship
Choose the option below that best represents your service, then claim your tickets for the TOUR Championship (September 20 – September 24, 2017).

  • Active Duty, Military Reserve, and National Guard Service Members – Along with dependents, receive complimentary tickets for each day of the TOUR Championship, Wednesday – Sunday.

  • Military Retirees:  Along with dependents, receive complimentary tickets for each day of the TOUR Championship, Wednesday – Sunday.

  • Military Veterans: Along with one guest are eligible to receive discounted tickets ($15 practice rounds, $25 tournament rounds) for each day of the TOUR Championship, Wednesday – Sunday.

All Active Duty, Reserve, Military Retirees and dependents, as well as non-retired Military Veterans, are welcome to visit the Birdies Image may contain: outdoorfor the Brave Patriots’ Outpost, Thursday – Sunday.

(Must show Department of Defense issued ID or Photo ID along with ticket voucher at tournament.)

Note: A $1 verification fee per Military Service Member does apply.

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