ALCOAST 387/18 - NOV 2018 COAST GUARD COMBAT VETERANS ASSOCIATION (CGCVA) NATIONAL CONVENTION

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 11/15/2018 12:44 PM EST

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R 151233 NOV 18
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-00B//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS //N01650//
ALCOAST 387/18
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ:  COAST GUARD COMBAT VETERANS ASSOCIATION (CGCVA) NATIONAL CONVENTION
A. Military Assignments and Authorized Absences, COMDTINST M1000.8 (series)
1. The CGCVA will hold their biennial National Convention from 15-18 April 2019
at the North Charleston Marriott Hotel, 4700 Goer Avenue, North Charleston,
South Carolina 29406.
2. REF (A), Article 2.A.10, authorizes commands to issue permissive orders for
members interested in attending.
3. The CGCVA is critically important to our service. Participation is instrumental
in keeping alive the memories of our fallen heroes and recognizing current heroic
deeds, domestic and abroad, of the men and women of the United States Coast Guard.
4. For more information, contact MCPO (ret) Michael Placencia, CGCVA Convention
Coordinator, at cgmasterchief22@hotmail.com. Convention information will be posted
on the CGCVA website at: www.coastguardcombatvets.org.
5. MCPOCG Jason M. Vanderhaden, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, sends.
6. Internet release is authorized.