MARINE – A NAVAL AVIATOR
The Grampaw Pettibone Squadron was honored for its May 2017 meeting to have Lt. Col Michael A. (Brittany) Spears, USMC, Commanding Officer of…
C.O. Briefing – June 2017
The last few months have been challenging. First, Fran and Paula Pieri, our longtime Membership staff and always-present members, moved…
PUNCH OUT: DITCHING A DELTA DART
Colonel Ettinger had previously completed a distinguished career in the US Air Force, where he flew many combat missions over North Vietnam, flew as…
Blue Angeles Desert Outing 2017
The Navy League’s Imperial Valley Council is hosting the Desert Outing2017 on February 24-25 We’ll be watching some incredible Blue…
Sailor of the Quarter – June 2017
At the regular May meeting of the Grandpaw Pettibone Squadron the first order of business was to honor the Sailors…
Planes of Fame – September, 2016
There are two events coming up in September. The first is Saturday, September3rd and Saturday, September17th. On the 3rd, it will be…
Cold, Flu or Alergy
Common cold: symptoms last up to two weeks; stuffy, runny nose, sore throat, cough. Treated with rest, fluids, over-the-counter medications.…
Memorial Day 2017
Memorial Day will be observed May 27 this year. It was President Kennedy who once said “A nation reveals itself…
Membership – May 2017
At our April meeting retired Commander Ted Shown brought a 3-ft. model of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and…
Grampaw Pettibone
In 1943, Lt. Robert Osborn, in collaboration with Commander Seth Warner, created the “sage of safety” character for a column…