Sounding Taps
SSG (Ret) Gordon R Hoyte
For information go to: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hartfordcourant/name/gordon-hoyte- obituary?pid=197624777%20
SSG (Ret) Harold (Hap) Rocketto
For information go to:
Shooting Sports USA | Shooting Sports Community Mourns Loss Of Harold “Hap” Rocketto (ssusa.org)
He was a long time member of the 1109th AVCRAD, serving as the NBC NCO. Also very active in leading our Shooting Teams. Hap was a teacher at Grasso Tech in Groton. He was the recipient of the President’s Hundred Tab and also one of the Chief’s 50 for his shooting skills. His highest rank was Ensign. He had been commissioned in the Navy and ended up getting out due to force reductions during the tail end of the Vietnam War. At some point he joined the CTARNG.
A privately funded National Guard deployment is legal, but is it ethical? Military Times
The decision by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to use a private donation to send 50 National Guard troops to Texas’s southern border has sent …
The Daily 202: Big GOP donor funds South Dakota national guard’s border mission – The Washington Post
Pentagon, National Guard Silent on Whether Troops Are for Hire After GOP Billionaire Funds Border Mission
If you get a RoBo call saying you have suspicious activity on your Amazon account, hang up. Do nothing press the response buttons. I called Amazon customer service after I hung up. They’ve had numerous calls about this scam. My account was fine. Hope this heads up helps!
After wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, rethinking how National Guard members are deployed PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour
With the final military withdrawal from Afghanistan underway, a few state legislators in the U.S. are reconsidering the use of their National Guard units …
Military MWR Facilities (Copied from a newsletter from “Stephanie at Poppin’ Smoke.”)
Space-A flights aren’t the only fun benefit you can use to make the most of your time off. The military has recreational lodging facilities all over the world, ranging from RV parks to beach cabins to luxury hotels. Read more about them here.
To get you started, here are 17 military recreational facilities in the United States.
Living outside the continental U.S.? Here are 10 OCONUS facilities, including Hawaii and Alaska.
Also, if you live within driving distance of a military base, remember that you can use their MWR facilities, such as the marina, golf course, beach, or pool (as applicable). While here in the Chicago area, I look forward to renting a boat or kayak from the marina at Naval Station Great Lakes!
2 More States Exempt Military Retirement Pay From State Income Tax
Learn where the latest legislation has been signed and get updates progress in other states.
States Gear Up for Fight to Keep the National Guard Out of War Military.com
He said he is not against National Guard troops seeing combat, but thinks members of Congress should not be able to duck the decision. He’s trying to …
National Guard Soldiers Hospitalized After Training March
U.S. News & World Report
Six National Guard soldiers were sent to the hospital for observation after experiencing heat-related issued during a training march in Connecticut.
National Guard soldiers hospitalized after training march – Associated Press Full Coverage
About the Retiree Bulletin:
I’m sure you noticed that this bulletin, as well as the last one, come through in a different format.
In the past I’ve been subject to the guidelines established by Gmail. To follow their guidelines and avoid getting “blacklisted” by them meant it took me two, sometimes three days to send out a bulletin.
Enter The National Guard Association of Connecticut (NGACT). They have assumed the job of distribution of the bulletin. I email them a bulletin on the 1st and the 15th of each month and they are able to send them out to all the Retirees on my distribution list as well as members of NGACT in one shot.
My thanks to BG Ralph Hedenberg, CPT Mark Soltau and the father son team of Ken Bruno Sr and Jr for setting this up.
I would like to still get input for bulletins from you. If you have info that would be important, (or just interesting), for Retirees continue to email them to me at ngretiree@gmail.com.
2021 Calendar of Events
| Retiree Breakfast | Athenian Diner, Middletown | 29 Jul 2021 |
| AUSA Golf Tournament | Glastonbury Hills Country Club | 2 Aug 2021 |
| Retiree/Full Timer Picnic | Camp Nett, CT | 19 August 2021 |
| 242d Engr Bn Dining Out | Brazi’s New Haven | 28 Aug 2021 |
| NGAUS Conference | Las Vegas, NV | 27-30- Aug 2021 |
| NGACT Golf Tournament | Southington, CT | 03 September 2021 |
| NGAUS Conference | Charlotte, NC | 09-12 September 2021 |
| Senior NCO Dining In | Southington, CT | 07 October 2021 |
| Officer’s Dining Inn | Southington, CT | 04 November 2021 |
