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Presented by, ALF Technical Services

Thank you for your support and patriotism.  All proceeds go to our partner benefactors, including the US Naval Academy Alumni Assoc. Tx Gulf Coast Foundation, Team Red White & Blue, and Lone Star Veterans Assoc.

Your ego wrote you a check you CAN afford.

Top Gun Activities

• Beach volleyball
• Below the hard deck limbo
• Great dodge-balls of fire
• Flat-spin relay
• Call sign competition
• Costume competition
• Silent auction
• And more…

Make a Donation

• Donations made on this site, to the USNAAA Tx Gulf Coast Foundation (a 501(c)3 organization) are tax deductible
• Donations made here go directly to the USNAAA Tx Gulf Coast Foundation, ear-marked, with the specific intent of benefiting the Top Gun Annual Benefit
• Funds are used to help ensure the event’s success (set up costs), and all net proceeds will go directly to the event benefactors (all of which are 501(c)3 organizations)
  • USNAAA Tx Gulf Coast Foundation (Buckingham scholarship, Smith-McCool fund, general fund)
  • Team Red White & Blue
  • Lone Star Veterans Association

Become a Sponsor

• Support local Veterans directly by contributing to well established and impact local organizations
• Provides a unique opportunity to interact with potential clients.  Help make a lasting memory by sponsoring an event, providing an exhibition of your product, or networking while setting your teammate up.  Your organization can reach out to over 200 prospective new customers in person and over 10,000 more in the Houston area as an official sponsor of the benefit.
• Make your mark in the Veteran community.  Loyalty runs deep for veterans and your tie to the Top Gun Annual Benefit and the supported charities will increase your credibility with the community, enabling your business to ebenfit from the vast veteran network in Houston.
• Gain powerful advertising and media exposure.  All sponsorship levels will include your brand on marketing materials from a professionally managed PR campaign that will ensure that your message, as well as ours, reaches and engages with a large and loyal audience.
• Various sponsorship levels.  Find out more on the various options by clicking the button below.

EVENT CANCELLED

Credit card payments made for tickets are being refunded and should post within 5-7 days

October Monthly Lunch:
Buddy Wellborn’s Navy Football Update

As you may recall, our September monthly lunch, originally featuring Buddy Wellborn’s Navy football kick off was cancelled due to Hurricane Harvey.  Buddy, a resident of Dickinson, sustained flood damage.  As a result, we’re fortunate to have Buddy as our October lunch speaker.  Please join us for our October lunch, as this is our only lunch, in this format, for the fall season.

Friday October 6, 2017: 11:30-13:30

• Agenda (times estimated)
  • 11:30-12:00 Networking & margaritas
  • 12:00 Seats, introductions, announcements, lunch orders
  • 12:15 Guest Speaker
  • 12:20-12:30 Lunch plate service during speaker
  • 13:15 Speaker conclusion, final announcements B&G

El Tiempo “1308 Annex”: 322 Westheimer Rd

• Lunch Menu
  • Chips & salsa, guacamole, & queso
  • Choice of Entree:
    • Chicken or beef fajitas
    • Seafood enchiladas
    • Las Vegas platter

Prices

• Limited seats available
• $30 online advance pre-sale, through September 29
  • ​($25) Members get extra 15% discount with code @ check-out
    
• $32 online pre-sale, after September 29
  • ($27) Members get extra 15% discount with code @check-out
• $35 online RSVP only & purchase at the door
  • Walk-ups (without RSVP) only allowed if seats available
  • ($30) Members get extra 15% discount at the door

TxGC Chapter membership has its benefits…

• Members get 15% when they enter their promo code at check-out
• Contact John Augusto or Rich Bulger if you have questions or difficulties with tickets

About Buddy Wellborn USNA ’59

Buddy Wellborn is a native Texan and graduated from USNA with the Class of 1959 winning the Thompson Trophy for Athletics. For all three of his varsity years, he played on Navy football teams with
winning seasons: 1956 (6-1-2); 1957 (9-1-1); and, 1958 (6-3). He was on
the Navy’s 1956 team that beat Notre Dame (and Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung) 33-7 in Baltimore, and then the next year he was AP’s Back of the Week for scoring all three touchdowns in Navy’s victory over Notre
Dame in South Bend. He shared the rushing honors for the Navy team that shutout Army (Anderson and Dawkins) 14-0 in 1957, and then beat Rice 20-7 for the Cotton Bowl Championship in 1958. The next season he
scored the winning touchdown in Navy’s 20-14 victory over Michigan in the “Big House.”

After commissioning, he married the girl of his dreams from Cartersville Georgia, and Houston’s prima ballerina, the beautiful Gladys
Camilla Hamby. They had three sons, R. Burke, Jr. (USNA ’85), Robert Guy (TRF Kings Bay), and John Paul (Savannah). Unfortunately for this
“Dream Team,” Gladys suffered from renal tubular acidosis that took her life 16 March 1993.

In July 1959, he first served in USS FRANK KNOX (DDR-743) deployed to WESPAC on patrol in the Formosa Strait off the islands of
Quemoy and Matsu. All in all he served thirty years on active duty logging over seventeen years at sea, half of which was in submarines. He had four commands at sea during the 70’s and the 80’s deploying with 2nd Fleet to
the North Atlantic and Arctic (Lofoten Islands); with 7th Fleet to the Western Pacific (YANKEE Station) and an excursion into the Indian Ocean
(Persian Gulf); and, with 6th Fleet to the Mediterranean. During his last deployment he commanded USS DETROIT (AOE-4)
and was the Battle Group’s Logistics Coordinator for OPERATION ELDORADO CANYON, the US air strike on Libya during the early
morning darkness of 15 April 1986– again, “…to the shores of Tripoli.” He received his MSEE from NPGS in 1969, and his MA from NWC in
1976. He was the Director of ASW Programs for the Naval Sea Systems Command, and managed the first installations of the Navy’s advanced
Tactical Towed Array Sonar (TACTAS) system. He has authored several professional papers, including Seaman’s Eye– Seaman’s Mind; RAS– the Multiplier; TRIXS– Tactical Readiness Information Exchange System; The Decibel—an Acoustic Primer; Again “…to the shores of Tripoli;”
The Efficacy of Submarine Warships; THREAT-21—Radical Islam; et al.

Buddy taught at Texas A&M Galveston in the 90’s but now only teaches part-time for ATI. For the last five years, he has posted reports of
Navy Football games on the internet for many USNA alumni groups that have acclaimed that his reports not only are exactingly informative but are reminiscence of the style of legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice.
In 2009, he was nominated to be a trustee for the NAAA.

Event Date

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Location

Start/Finish: Columbus Hall
GPS Address: 703 Columbus Rd, Wallis, TX 77485

Event Schedule

6:45 AM – Rider check-in & day-of registration begin
7:30 AM – Pre-ride ceremony begins
8:00 AM – Ride begins for all routes

Route Options

12 miles – view route
23 miles – view route
42 miles – view route
63 miles – view route
All courses are subject to change. Final queue sheets will be available the morning of the ride. Courses have fully supported rest stops and SAG support. All cycling levels are welcome, but please know your personal limits and register accordingly.

TxGC TEAM Registration Information (or Donate)

Salute to Veterans luncheon
presented by Rotary Club of Houston, West Point Society of Greater Houston, & the Naval Academy Alumni Assoc., Tx Gulf Coast Foundation

• November 9, 2017 – starts promptly at 11:30 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m.
• ​Location: Junior League of Houston, 1811 Briar Oaks, Lane, Houston, TX 77027
  
• Buying a ticket through us (TxGC Ticket) get’s you a seat at our VIP table
• SPEAKER:
  • MG Tony Cucolo, former Commandant of the US Army War College, presently the Associate Vice Chancellor for Leadership Development & Veteran Affairs at the University of Texas System
• In addition to our distinguished speaker we are proud to announce that other special guests will include WWII, Korea, & Vietnam War Veterans plus active duty members of the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, and Air Force and some of their outstanding commanders; Your additional donation helps pay for our deserving guests!

Tickets at the TxGC Foundation table have ended; please consider buying a ticket via Rotary’s website, or at the door.

Please join us for a day of golf, friendly competition, networking, lunch, and camaraderie.

~ Date & Time~
VETERANS DAY
Friday, November 10, 2017

Arrive NLT 7:30 AM
8:00 a.m. – Tee Time – shotgun start
12:30 p.m. – Lunch & Awards

Private room, sports TV, drinks until whenever
(i.e no ending time)

~ Venue ~
Hermann Park Golf Course
2155 N. MacGregor Way
Houston, TX 77004
(Near Texas Medical Center)
(713) 526-0077
www.hermannparkgc.com

~ Format ~

• Two man (Pair scramble). Army or Navy Pairs.
• Each foursome will consist of two pairings – one Navy and one Army.
• The pairings will compete within their foursome as well as overall
• Bogie is your friend
• Pairings and pairing opponents are established for fair competition via handicap calculation by Rick Bush USNA ’69 (rpb2801@att.net or 832.282.7512)
• Pairings per balanced handicap is designed to foster networking and camaraderie. Meet someone new! However, If you have a preferred pairing partner, feel free to request him/her.

~ Awards ~

• Longest Drive = 2 chances to win
• Closest to the Hole = 2 chances to win
• Army vs Navy Winner will be determined by # of Navy pairings wins vs. # of Army pairings wins. Winning Society will hold the trophy until next year.
• Low Pair Score Overall = 1 winner and holder of trophy until next tournament Second and Third Low Pair Winners

~ Registration ~
Register as an Individual = $75.00
Lunch ONLY, NO GOLF = $20.00

~ Sponsorships/Donations ~
Sponsor a Hole for $250.00
Sponsor the Tournament for $500.00
(includes one green fee)
Donations for door prizes welcome!

~ Hosted by ~
USNA Alumni Association, TXGC Chapter
West Point Society of Greater Houston

All proceeds from this event will be split equally to each society’s foundation to further their missions.

~ Registration Deadline ~
Tuesday November 7th, 2017

Friday November 24, 2017

TAILGATE NAVY

presented by ALF Technical Services & El Tiempo Cantina

UH Alumni & Athletic Center, 4800 Calhoun Rd. (2 blocks from stadium)
 8AM DOORS OPEN

• SOLD OUT
• ​Wait list sign up available in the event of cancellations, no walk-ups

• Food Included:
  • Scrambled eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, refried beans, flour tortillas, salsa, fruit, cookies
• Drinks Included:
  • Coffee & juice (bkfst)
  • Beers compliments of Bitter Sisters Brewing Company (while available)
    
• Presentation by Superintendent & Commandant

TAILGATE & GAME INFORMATION PACKAGE [click here]

FOOTBALL GAME TICKETS

• 11AM KICKOFF
• $35 – Section 311, best available on first come, first served basis – $30 w/ TxGC discount
  • 15% off entire purchase for all TxGC members (enter code @ checkout)
  • These tickets are regular $40 each when bought via UH or Navy ticket offices

TAILGATE & GAME INFORMATION PACKAGE [click here]

JOIN THE TxGC & GET 15% OFF YOUR PURCHASE

• All members get…
  • 15% discount off all purchases at events (like this one)
  • TxGC newsletter before non-members
  • Recognition as a TxGC member at USNA.com
• $10 – 1 year Alumni Membership
  • Must be a USNA Alumni; validation will occur shortly after application
  • Apply here – discount code provided upon validation (within same-day, via email)
• $0 (FREE Membership)
  • “Old Goats” (1967 & older USNA classes)
  • USNA TxGC Parents Club, other Service Academy Alumni, Active Duty Alumni, & Midshipmen
  • Apply here – discount code provided upon validation (within same-day, via email)