Monday, June 5, 2023
NMA Leger Lines: Advance copy
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Saturday, December 10, 2022
2023 NMA Reunion
2023 NMA Reunion in Virginia Beach.
June 14-18, 2023
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Music? We got music. |
Sea stories? We got them, too. |
Information on registering will be published when available. Meanwhile, it's not too soon to reserve your room.
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Help a WW2 MU return to Pearl Harbor
MU2 Ira "Ike" Schab was in Band 13 aboard the USS Dobbin in Pearl Harbor when our country came under attack on December 7, 1941. His family is asking for help to allow him to return for this year's Pearl Harbor Day ceremonies.
They've created a GoFundMe page, hoping to raise $3,000 to help cover expenses for the trip from the mainland. Ike is 102 years old and will need family and caregiver support for the journey.
He's been back to Pearl before: the video clip below shows Petty Officer Schab conducting the Pacific Fleet Band. The trip was important to Ike and his family and equally so to the members of the Pacific Fleet Band. If you've ever had the honor of meeting an MU who was in Pearl Harbor on that Day of Infamy, you understand the meaning of the term "living history lesson."
You can help our shipmate return to Pearl Harbor one more time by visiting this GoFundMe page.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
US Navy Commodores, 3OCT22 Virginia Beach
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Membership Roster Temporarily Unavailable
Some members have received fake emails purporting to be from other members. of the NMA. This is a sign that phishers, ne'er-do-wells--whatever you want to call them--are harvesting email addresses from the online roster.
We've temporarily shut the roster down, to prevent further abuse while we evaluate the security and general availability of the roster.
Thursday, June 30, 2022
The Concert Band of the NMA
At our last reunion, Wilbur Smith retired as conductor of the NMA Concert Band and handed the baton to Ray Ascione. This year, Ray took up his duties and led the band through four days of focused, productive rehearsal, culminating in a Friday-night concert that was varied, entertaining and, to be sure, patriotic. As an example of the volunteerism underlying this year's reunion, Ray didn't just lead the band; when our guest conductors, Peter Graves and Frank Mullen, stood at the podium, Ray sat in the saxophone section.
After an evening of marches, Broadway medleys, seafaring favorites, and new arrangements, the concert concluded with Carmen Dragon's arrangement of America, the Beautiful.
In the absence of a tuba section, trumpeter Don Junker held up the low end on the contrabass. |