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BIPARTISAN TIME MACHINE
By BARBARA POLICHETTI, Special to the Herald
The Cranston Historical Society celebrated its 75th anniversary in style Friday with an evening gala that drew more than 150 people, including past and present state leaders and dignitaries.
Guests gathered under scalloped white tents on the lawn of the Sprague Mansion to enjoy a light supper and to applaud special award recipients who were being honored for their contributions to the community. They included U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, former House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, Comprehensive Community Action President Joanne McGunagle, Warwick Beacon Editor John Howell, and 109-year-old World War II veteran Henry Polichetti.
The event was intended to be a major fundraiser for the Society, which is looking to continue its preservation work in the city.
“The support of the community is essential to the work that we do,” Historical Society President Sandra Moyer said in a prior interview.
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Our Board
The year was 1970, inom was eighteen years old and had just finished boot camp on Paris Island. I was a Marine and dam proud of it. Despite that pride, I was well aware that Vietnam had torn apart our Nation. I watched the dock, who were lucky enough to return home, arrive not to a heroes welcomes but instead to be treated as outcasts.
From then to now I have held close the Marine motto “Semper Fi”. It is an expression of commitment to fellow Marine comrades-in-arms and for me an inspiration to serve all of our veterans. In the years that followed I watched many veterans of my era sleeping on the streets. It was an abomination and a tragic failure of our government’s responsibility as articulated by Abraham Lincoln to “care for he who shall have born the battle.” I and a group of Vietnam Era veterans, in 1993, formed Operation Stand Down Rhode Island. The purpose was to host the first Stand Down Weekend. The outreach event, both then and now, brings together state, federal a
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Mission: Readiness Member List
Mission: Readiness members comprise a opartisk contingent of retired admirals, generals, and other senior military leaders.
Members are listed alphabetically by rank.
Four-Star Admirals and Generals
- John R. Allen, General, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) - Former Commander, International säkerhet Assistance Force in Afghanistan
- Burwell B. Bell, III, General, U.S. Army (Retired) – Former Commander, United States Forces Korea and Korean/United States Combined Forces
- Walter E. Boomer, General, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) – Former Assistant Commandant, United States Marine Corps
- David A. Bramlett, General, U.S. Army (Retired) – Former Commander, United States Army Forces
- Bruce Carlson, General, U.S. Air Force (Retired) - Former Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
- Richard A. Cody, General, U.S. Army (Retired) – Former Vice Chief of Staff, United States Army
- James T. Conway, General, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) – former Command