This is one of the most active US Navy League chapters outside of the US. The USNL Madrid Council receives broad support from Spain's defence community. It focuses on uniting US and Spanish defence communities to support and advance continued strong bi-lateral co-operation and relations between the two nations and their maritime services. It holds regular events with speakers from the worlds of business, defence, diplomacy and politics. More details are at www.nlmadrid.org
Dear Navy League member/friend, Our next dinner will be on Tuesday July 18th @20h00 in the Intercontinental Hotel. We delighted to invite to our podium Almirante D. Antonio Piñeiro Sánchez, Almirante Jefe de Personal.
Admiral Piñeiro will provide a send-off speech for the top graduate from the Escuela Naval Militar, who will also be attending the dinner.
Please note that the dress code is Summer Informal.
More details are in the announcement below.
If you wish to attend please RSVP to rsvp@nlmadrid.org by Friday July 15th.
Our next dinner will be on Thursday June 16th at 20h00 in the Intercontinental Hotel.
We are delighted to invite to our podium: Dr. Charles Powell CMG, Director, Real Instituto ElcanoHe will speak on ” La Guerra de Ucrania y la Cumbre de la OTAN en Madrid”More details are in the dinner announcement which is below.
If you wish to attend please RSVP to rsvp@nlmadrid.org by Monday June 13th.
We don’t normally post messages not related to our dinners/events but, as mentioned at our dinner on Tuesday, the European Navy League Councils are active in assisting Ukrainian refugees.
The bulletin below provides information on what is being done and how you can assist:
BULLETIN – UNITED STATES NAVY LEAGUE – EUROPE COUNCILS ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE
All the European Councils of the United States Navy League are now working together to provide assistance to Ukraine. The current Europe Presidency is located in Romania (that shares a border with Ukraine and Moldova). All assistance is being coordinated by the European Region and Romanian Council President, Teodor Patrichi, who is collecting money through their NGO, Asociatia Navala, which is registered as an official commerce registrant. Please consider giving.
To date, the Council has provided:
– customised packs with food rations
– clothing and supplies for children
– transport to cities in Romania
– updated information on safe passage corridors
– coordination with families that provide rooms as opposed to staying in refugee centres
– actual on-site updated news
-identifying lost children, saving pets
Funding is urgently needed as the refugee crisis worsens.
PLEASE DONATE TO “HELP SAVE THE UKRAINIANS”
Purpose: Aid for Ukr Refugees
Asociatia Naval (the Romanian Council’s registered NGO)
IBAN: RO50BTRLRONCRT0258043201
Swift : BTRLRO22
Bank : Transilvania Bank
Thank you for your support,
Laila Volpe
President Rome Italy Council
Navy League of the United States
Part of the shipment of 600kg of bread which the Romanian Council sent to the Ukraine.
Please feel free to donate to the Romanian Council using the bank account details above.
If you would like to contact the Romanian Council about this you can email office@nlus-romania.ro
Also, another Navy League colleague has recommended this foundation in Poland which takes care of pets (and their owners) from the Ukraine.
Mr. Conrad Tribble, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the US Embassy in Spain and Andorra who will speak on: “US Strategic View” More details are in the dinner announcement which is below. If you wish to attend please RSVP to rsvp@nlmadrid.org by Friday March 25th. We wish to advise our members and corporate sponsors that notification for membership dues for the 2022 financial year (pro rated to reflect the absence of two months of activity in January and February) will be sent out later this month. Looking forward to seeing you at our first dinner in 2022!
We are pleased to announce that at our dinner on Wednesday September 15th the speaker will be:
Vicealmirante Manuel Antonio Martínez Ruíz
Director de Ingenieria y Construcciones Navales de la Jefatura de Apoyo Logistico
who will speak on:
“Los Ingenieros de la Armada y La Construcción Naval Militar. 250 Años de Innovación Tecnólogica en la Mar” Note that the dinner will take place in:
Cámara de Oficiales, Armada Española
This is a temporary venue for us while we find a new permanent home. A map showing the location is included in the attached dinner announcement. If you wish to use the parking at the venue please provide your car´s matrícula when RSVPing.
Apologies to the various people who have contacted us about the dinner in the last few days. I have not been able to respond to you personally. However, there has been a lot of work involved in setting up the dinner given that it is an entirely new location for us which has meant that this announcement has been sent out later than usual.
Looking forward to seeing you on the 15th!
*Amendment post dinner meeting*. Here is Vicealmirante Martínez Ruíz´s presentation which unfortunately he wasn´t able to show at the dinner meeting:
This year, Veterans´ Day will occur amidst a heated political environment and a dramatic Presidential election. As our nation seeks to emerge from this bitterly contentious period into a new and better future, perhaps we should take a moment next Wednesday to break away from the news coverage and reflect on all those that have made the ultimate sacrifice for the promise of America. The boys who died on the beaches of Normandy and Guadalcanal gave their lives that democracy might live on. The men who fought in the jungles of Vietnam did so that freedom would not be crushed beneath an iron curtain. The men and women who patrolled the hills of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq faced fear and danger so that their fellow Americans could remain safe and secure back home. These patriots, and those like them across the last two hundred years of American history, held vastly differing political beliefs, ethnicities, religious practices, and they came from every different corner of this country. But they were all Americans. They all believed in America. This Veterans Day, let’s honor their sacrifice by attempting to put the good of the country before all else.
Navy League Leg. Affairs Weekly Roundup November 6th, 2020
A Brief History of Veterans´ Day
Veterans´ Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislation that was passed in 1938, November 11 was “dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as ‘Armistice Day.'” As such, this new legal holiday honored World War I veterans.
In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress — at the urging of the veterans´ service organizations — amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word “Armistice” and inserting the word “Veterans.” With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. Military.com
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