Combined Arms presents 2019 Army vs. Navy, the OFFICIAL party of both the West Point Society of Greater Houston and USNA Alumni Assoc., Texas Gulf Coast.
Saturday December 14, 2019
Doors open @ Noon
Kickoff @ 2pm
Little Woodrow’s Midtown: 2306 Brazos St. Houston, TX
RSVP welcome -free event
Sponsorships are welcome and needed. Proceeds go to Combined Arms, as well as the WPSGH and TxGC Foundation. Click here > Combined Arms Army vs. Navy Sponsor Form
RSVP helps us with headcount. Free event (buy your own beer).
Navy is headed to the Liberty Bowl against Kansas Sate. Come watch the game at Marquis II, stay for the NYE party.
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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.
The award and keynote address is presented annually by NASA Astronauts. This year, Astronaut Michael Foreman USNA ‘79.
This year’s recipient is MIDN 1/C Jonathan Peck. Jonathan is from the Clear Lake Area in Houston. He studies Mechanical Engineering, accompanied with a Chinese Minor. Jonathan is a proud member of 13th Company. During his time at the Naval Academy, he has served as Plebe Summer Regimental Safety Officer, Plebe Summer Administrative Officer, Squad Leader, Company 1st Sgt, and Company Training Sgt. He is a member of the Club Water Polo Team, Midshipmen Without Borders ECA, and the 13th Company Intramural volleyball team.
Currently, he is conducting research as a Trident Scholar and will serve as a Platoon Commander next semester. He will be commissioning into the Civil Engineering Corps upon graduation.Michael James Foreman is a 1979 USNA Aerospace Engineering major, with a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. He is a retired U.S. Navy pilot and a NASA astronaut. While with NASA, Foreman was part of a mission that delivered the Japanese Experiment Module and the Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator to the International Space Station. Foreman was also a crewmember of the STS-129 mission in November 2009. In 2018, he was elected mayor of Friendswood, Texas. His wife Lorrie is a civil engineer.
Tickets are $35 if purchased after Dec 30
- Only $30 if purchased online, prior to Dec 30
- TxGC Members always get $5 each ticket
February Speaker: John Augusto ‘02, USNA Alumni Assoc. Trustee
John Augusto will provide an update from Annapolis; the latest priorities for both USNA and the Alumni Association and provide a discussion and answer questions about how the Alumni Association is serving the Alumni and how best the Alumni can still serve the Academy.
John recently returned from the Winter Board of Trustees meeting where he represents the TxGC Chapter as a Trustee. The Trustees are responsible for governing the Alumni Association and advising the Naval Academy on matters related to the Alumni Association to include fundraising, donations, governance, and various other matters. John sits on both the Member Services and Admissions committees.
TxGC MEMBERS ALWAYS GET $5 OFF!
- TxGC Members, use the discount code, provided via email, at check out
MENU
- Ice tea, water, soda, cash bar
- Choice of Sicilian salad or Mama’s gumbo
- Choice of entree
- Chicken John Kim: grilled chicken topped in mushrooms, roasted peppers, white wine butter sauce
- Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce: traditional penne pasta with Mama’s slow cooked meat sauce
- Blacked Trout: filet topped with etoufee served with red-skinned mashed potatoes and vegetables
- Choice of chocolate cake or cheesecake
Pay your own way (no-host). Join parents and Alumni for networking and lunch at a Beaumont staple establishment.
March Speaker: Don Houk, Lone Star Flight Museum
Living History Presentation: The Doolittle Raid: Immediately after the Japanese surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt ordered our military to attack Tokyo, the capital of the Japanese empire. At that time, we did not have an airplane that would go that far. Therefore, under a tight veil of secrecy, Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle was selected to put together a plan to place medium Army bombers on an aircraft carrier for the purpose of completing the order issued by President Roosevelt. Many things went wrong! By special permission by the Doolittle Raiders themselves, Lone Star Flight Museum presents the only first-person presentation of this momentous event.
TxGC MEMBERS ALWAYS GET $5 OFF!
- TxGC Members, use the discount code, provided via email, at check out
MENU
- Ice tea, water, soda, cash bar
- Choice of Sicilian salad or Mama’s gumbo
- Choice of entree
- Chicken John Kim: grilled chicken topped in mushrooms, roasted peppers, white wine butter sauce
- Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce: traditional penne pasta with Mama’s slow cooked meat sauce
- Blacked Trout: filet topped with etoufee served with red-skinned mashed potatoes and vegetables
- Choice of chocolate cake or cheesecake
Support Navy Great Keenan Reynolds this Saturday!
Join an informal group from the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter as we support former Navy QB Keenan Reynold’s in his role as a Wide Receiver for the Seattle Dragons when they take on the Houston Roughnecks this Saturday, March 7th. We will have a group decked out in Navy gear and seated in Section 103, but as seating fills up anywhere between Section 101 and 104 should be good.
Buddy Wellborn ‘59 Annual N* Football VIRTUAL Lunch
Special presentation, game to game, Navy football preview and predictions by Mike Yeager ‘76
- Free event for TxGC members
- Disc. code sent via email newsletter
- $5 for non-TxGC members
- Online, virtual event via Zoom
- Limited to 100 attendees
Mike Yeager, ’76, played QB and slot back on the ’73,’74,’75 Navy football teams that won three Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies beating Army 3 times by a combined score of 100-6. Upon graduation, he served in USMC Artillery for 5 1/2 years. After leaving the service, he began a career as a petroleum engineer with ExxonMobil for 26 years and served as the CEO of BHP Petroleum for 8 years. He now serves as a Trustee on the Athletic and Scholarship Program committee at USNA providing needed funds for all 33 Navy Sports teams and is active with local Houston Marine Corps League Detachment #324 providing funeral honors for deceased Marines and assisting local Marines in need.
Last minute pop us watch party. Get out of the house in a socially responsible way, with your fellow Alumni.
- 7pm Tonight
- The Marquis II: 2631 Bissonnet St.
- In accordance with COH COVID guidelines for bars
- Must be 21 or older
RSVP helps us plan headcount for early opening. Sign up and join fellow Alumni and friends for Navy football at The Marquis II, for a special, VIP event. Drink specials. COVID guidelines in effect for bar and lounge venues. NO ONE UNDER 21 YEARS OF OLD PLEASE.