Calendar

• Link in the chain ceremony between classes of 1967 and 2017
• Lunch served, courtesy of the parents of the class of 2019
• Free event, all Alumni and guests welcome
• RSVP required due to security regulations
• Please RSVP by Thursday, April 20

May Monthly Lunch: Special Edition
Feat. Ambassador Chase Untermeyer,
Former US Representative and Ambassador to Qatar

Friday May 5, 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

Tony Mandoa’s Gulf Coast Kitchen: 1212 Waugh Drive, Houston TX 77019

• Lunch Menu
  • Choice of Starter: Sicilian Salad or Mama’s Gumbo
  • Choice of Entree: Chicken John Kim, Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce, or Blackened Trout
  • Choiec of Dessert: Chocolate Cake or Cheesecake

Prices

• Limited seats available
• $30 online advance pre-sale, through April 28
  • ​($25) Members get extra 15% discount with code @ check-out
    
• $32 online pre-sale, after April 28
  • ($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 if you have questions or difficulties with tickets

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.

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)

Thursday January 4, 2017: 10:30-12:30

• Agenda (times estimated)
  • 10:30-11:00 Networking & margaritas
  • 11:00 Seats, introductions, announcements
  • 11:15 Lunch service
  • 11:45 Speaker & presentation
  • 12:30 Final announcements B&G

Taste of Texas: 10505 Katy Freeway

• Lunch Menu
  • Dinner salad
  • Choice of Entree:
    • Grilled chicken
    • Beef tip sirloin
  • Wild rice pilaf
  • Chocolate cake

TxGC Chapter membership has its benefits…

• Members get 15% when they enter their promo code at check-out
• Member’s promo code emailed out in newsletter
• $30 ($25 for members): Advance Purchase
• $35 ($30 for members): RSVP (pay @ door), day of purchases, walk-ups (if not sold out)

2018 Awardee: Midn. Michael D. Walker

Michael Walker is from College Station and a graduate of St. Joseph High School.   At USNA, he is a Trident Scholar and Bowman Scholar studying Mechanical Engineering, with a focus in automotive engineering and vehicle dynamics.  He is a member of the Marathon Team, SCUBA club, and Mountaineering Club, and is currently serving as the 14th Company Executive Officer.  After commissioning, he will attend the Naval Postgraduate School and then join the Navy submarine force.

Keynote Speaker & Presenter: NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy ’93

Christopher J. Cassidy (Captain, U.S. Navy) was selected by NASA in 2004 and is a veteran of two space flights, STS-127 and Expedition 35.  During STS-127, Cassidy served as a Mission Specialist.  For Expedition 35, Cassidy and the European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano had their unplanned spacewalk to replace a pump controller box cut short when Parmitano had cooling water leak into his helmet.  Cassidy, a U.S. Navy SEAL, has been deployed twice to both the Mediterranean and Afghanistan and is a recipient of Bronze Star with combat ‘V’ and Presidential Unit Citation.

About the Smith McCool Sword Award

In January, each year, the TxGC Foundation awards the Smith-McCool Sword to the Midshipment from the Chapter area, with the highest order-of-merit, going into their First Class year.  The sword, is named after astronaut Michael Smith ’67, who was lost in the Challenger disaster, and astronaut William McCool ’83, who was lost int he Columbia disaster.

TxGC Exclusive, Private Tour

• Limited space- no walk ups
• Must have TxGC Member code to sign up (provided via member-only email)
• Three areas will be visited: The Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility, the Mission Control Center and the Neutral Bouyancy Lab
• The tour will start at 0800 at the Rocket Park near the front gate of the Johnson Space Center
• The tour will conclude at 11:45 at the Rocket Park
• We will plan to have an informal lunch in the area afterwards
  • NEW! Lunch to follow at El Tiempo- Webster
• A list of attendees with full names that match photo IDs must be provided a week before the tour
• If your name is not on the list, then no tour
• There is no cost for the tour
• Pay special attention to Guest Ops Attachment for rules on dress, safety protocol and behavior
  • Directions
  • Facility map
  • Agenda
  • Guest Ops (must read)