From
the Varnum Archives
February 14, 1927
“At the Regular Meeting of the Varnum Continentals
held this date the following reso-lution was unanimously passed:
“Voted that this Organization in meeting assembled
agrees with the Military Commit-tee of the East Greenwich
Chamber of Com-merce that for an indefinite time it will not
accept applications for membership from any man under twenty-five
(25) years of age, ex-cept that any prospective members who
also enlist in Battery I, 243rd, Coastal Artillery, (Harbor
Defense) may join the Organization as usual.
“Attest: William Browning, Clerk”
*** May Program ***
Mr. Qussay Al-Attabi
Iraq-American Interpreter
Monday, May 12, 2008
Mr. Qussay Al-Attabi is an Iraqi citizen who worked as an
interpreter for our Soldiers with the 549th MP Co., 2nd ACR
and the 3-15th IN Bttn, 3rd Infantry Div. Because of his dedi-cation
to assisting U.S. military, he was forced to flee Iraq for
his life after receiving death threats against himself and
his family. He is now a visiting scholar at Roger Williams
Uni-versity and is studying for a PhD in English literature
at Brown University. This is a great opportunity to hear directly
from an Iraqi citi-zen, and learn what it was like to live
under Saddam and the hopes of finding new freedom with help
from America. Thanks to Officer of the Day Rick Riccardi for
arranging this pro-gram, and Dennis Morgan for suggesting
it.
Social hour begins at 6:00 pm, and our traditional steak
fry will begin at 6:45 pm, fol-lowed by our speaker. Please
RSVP to 884-4110 by Friday, May 9. The cost of the Sirloin
steak, baked potato, salad, desert, rolls, butter and coffee
is a very reasonable $12.00. Please be sure to call in advance,
as we have limited capacity.
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Upcoming Events
May 3, Saturday, Militia Day Pass in Review & “Varnum
Table” at Camp Fogarty
May 9, Friday, 8:00–8:30 am Honor Guard for National
Board Meeting of the Society of Co-lonial Wars, Old Colony
House, Newport
May 12, Monday, Traditional Steak Fry & Speaker Mr.
Qussay Al-Attabi, an Iraqi citi-zen and interpreter for our
Soldiers
May 17, Saturday, Colorguard and poster dis-play for Armed
Forces Day at Roger Williams Park Zoo 11:00-3:00
May 26, Monday, 10:00 am at Academy Field, EG Memorial Day
Parade, join us for hot dogs after the parade
June 8, Sunday, EG Firefighter's Memorial Service - 8:00am
- 11:00 am
June 12, Thursday, 7:00 pm, Navy Day Parade
July 7, Monday, Full Board of Trustees Mtg
This Month In History
May 10, 1775, Second Continental Congress Convenes at Philadelphia
-- Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture Fort Ticonderoga
May 7, 1778, John Paul Jones arrives in France on the Ranger
after a 28-day voyage where he captured the British Warship
Drake, other smaller ships and 200 prisoners.
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