Texas Capital Area Chapter Blog Posts

06 April 2024 Ride On Center for Kids Sponsorship and Event

Georgetown, Texas

Immediate Past Chapter President MG (ret) Bob Halverson represented the Texas Capital Area Chapter at a planning meeting to support a major fundraising event for Ride On Center for Kids (ROCK) in Georgetown Texas. The sole major fundraiser (Barn Dance) for the ROCK was held on April 6 at their facility and was attended by almost 800 people. Live auction and silent auction items were sold and direct donations accepted. Live entertainment and dancing provided a most enjoyable event.

06 April 2024 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony OCS Class #67

Austin, Texas

Mike Zizza, VP for ROTC/OCS, presented a certificate of excellence and a gift engraved pocket knife to the Distinguished Honor Graduate, 2LT Dominque Anderson, during the award ceremony at the graduation and commissioning ceremony of the Class #67 of the Texas Army National Guard Officer Candidate School.

05 April 2024 Texas Army National Guard OCS Class #67 Graduation Presentation

Camp Mabry, Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin, Texas

Chapter President, COL (Ret) Garry Patterson and VP for ROTC/OCS, Mike Zizza made a presentation to the graduating class of the Texas Army National Guard, OCS Class #67 at the Camp Mabry Texas Military Forces Museum, Hall of Honor conference room.

03 April 2024 General Membership Meeting Guest Speaker COL (Ret) Daniel Morgan

Austin, Texas

The Texas Capital Area Chapter conducted a general membership meeting at Camp Mabry in their headquarters auditorium.

Our guest speaker was COL (Ret) Daniel S. Morgan, Senior Director for Business Operations and Planning for Teledyne FLIR Defense. COL Morgan is also a highly regarded author. He is the author of Chasing the White Rabbit: Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom and Black Hearts and Painted Gun: A Battalion’s Journey into Iraq’s Triangle of Death, as well as author of numerous articles on policy and defense.

22-23 March 2024 National Guard Association of Texas 65th Conference

Round Rock, Texas

The Texas Capital Area Chapter manned a membership and information booth at the National Guard Association of Texas 65th Annual conference. The conference was held at the Kalahari Resorts & Convention Center in Round Rock, Texas. The conference was attended by more than 750 personnel with approximately 50 vendors providing displays in the exhibit hall.

24 February 2024 MG Halverson named Texas Patriotic of the Year

Georgetown, Texas

MG (Ret) Robert L. "Bob" Halverson, our immediate past Chapter President, was honored as the Patriotic of the Year by the Georgetown Rotary Club in Georgetown, Texas.

07 Feb 2024 General Membership Meeting

Austin, Texas

The Texas Capital Area Chapter conducted a general membership meeting at Camp Mabry, Austin, TX on 07 February 2024.

19 Jan 2024 Retirement Ceremony for LTG Dennis McKean

Austin, Texas

The Texas Capital Area Chapter leadership attended the retirement ceremony for LTG Dennis "Scott" McKean, Deputy Commanding General and Director, Future and Concept Center of Army Futures Command on 19 January 2024.