Our speaker fled China after the put down of this revolt and found freedom in the US of all those things denied by the CCP while growing up.

The message: Our highest priority should be avoiding the Internecine warfare (including members within a family) that seems to loom so threateningly over the US today.

In other business three new members (Jim Savage, Tom Hatcher, Jerry Casey) were welcomed onboard after a brief overview of their service experiences; our new MOAA Banner was on display, future Chapter supported activities like the Triad Honor Flight, Marine Mud Run and Toys for Tots were highlighted.