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North Georgia Veterans was organized to provide an opportunity for fellowship and service. NGV is open to all veterans who have served in our Country’s uniform services and received an honorable discharge.
We meet the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 11:30am in the Dogwood Room at the Lake Sconti Clubhouse in Big Canoe, Georgia. Cost is $16 per person, which includes a buffet lunch.
If you would like to become a member of NGV, please complete an online application and you will automatically be added to our mailing list for meeting notifications.
For formal occasions we have an “official” uniform according to our by-laws which consist of a name tag, Navy blue blazer, white shirt, campaign tie, grey slacks and black shoes. On formal occasions you may choose to wear any miniature medals that you are authorized according to our uniform policy.
Information on ordering your name tag, campaign tie and miniature medals can be found on our website under the Order Uniform Components tab.
If you are a veteran, we would like to invite you to visit one of our meetings and enjoy the fellowship. Dress for monthly meetings is casual. |
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Naval Aviation at its best!
Mike Twiss is a graduate of Ohio University and received his wings as a Naval Aviator in March 1974. He served on the USS Kitty Hawk with VA-192, and was an instructor pilot with VA-122 and VA-174. He also served aboard the USS Midway with VA-56 and was named “top tailhooker” in 1985.
Mike will share some of his more harrowing experiences as a Naval Aviator and how he managed to win recognition from an ejection seat manufacturer.
He has flown with TWA, Eastern Airlines, Northwest Airlines and is currently a captain with Delta Airlines flying international routes. Mike lives in Big Canoe and has been married to Christine for 38 years. They have four children.
Mike has been active in the Big Canoe community serving on the Chapel property committee and as a volunteer firefighter for Station 6 and the Big Canoe Fire Department.
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NGV Memorial at Lake Petit |
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North Georgia Veterans Memorial Display at Lake Petit
This year we will provide the residents of Big Canoe a way to honor those who have given their last full measure while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. Individuals can purchase a small American flag, which will be placed on the face of the Lake Petit Dam by our local Boy Scout Troop. A page will be dedicated in the Smoke Signals June edition to acknowledge those who are being honored with the name of the donor. If you would like to participate in this program, please click here and complete the order form, attach your check and place in the NGV box at the Big Canoe Postal Facility no later than May 20th. |
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Civil War Update
Gordon L. Jones is the Senior Military Historian and Curator at the Atlanta History Center in Atlanta, Georgia, where he has worked for the past twenty-one years. Gordon is responsible for the care, exhibition, and research of approximately 12,000 objects of military origin, most of which relate to the American Civil War. He was the writer and curator of the 9,200 square-foot signature exhibition Turning Point: The American Civil War, which opened in 1996, as well as a number of temporary exhibitions since that time, including War in Our Backyards: Discovering Atlanta 1861-1865 which is open through October 2012.
Gordon holds a Ph.D. from the Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts at Emory University, specializing in the Civil War in popular culture and the processes of remembering, commemorating, and recreating the past. Gordon also holds a B.A. in history from Furman University and an M.A. in applied history and museum studies from the University of South Carolina. He was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Acquiring service flag display |
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 Please Help
Members attending the May meeting unanimously supported the purchase of service flags to be used during our Memorial Day, Veterans Day and Annual November Dinner meeting. The flags have been ordered and now we are asking each member to make a donation to cover the total cost. The total cost of the five service flags, the US flag and Georgia State flag was $1,675. Please make your check payable to NGV and write "service flag" on the check. Also please indicate your branch of service. We will list all donors to the flag project in our November Dinner program. Please send your donation TODAY. Thank you. |
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