Gentlemen, please join us in a year-end toast celebrating the growth of our highly esteemed Club! We have been thrilled to see thirty-five (35!) officers walk through the doors of the Union Military Academy in 2020. This past year saw twenty-two new Lieutenants commissioned in blue, eleven former Union officers reinstated, and even two former rebels who jumped ship at the chance for better rations and cleaner uniforms. (To be sure, Gen. Kunz reports equally impressive numbers at VMI – both increases largely due to the unflagging efforts of our ad-hoc Recruiting Team led by Maj. Gen. Dortch.)
We also want to celebrate the good fortunes with our most recent arrivals this past month – 1LT Steve Weppner and 1LT Garret Fitzgerald, as well as the return of Maj. Gen. Alan Benjamin to the gallant ranks in blue.
Additionally, please join me in congratulating Maj. Gen. Sober in his recent promotion and new appointment as UMA Chief of Staff.
...Ah, there is General Sober now! Steve, I believe you said you were buying the first five rounds for everyone this evening, right…?
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happ(ier) New Year! <SALUTE>
