Aurora Council of the Navy League Meeting

The Aurora Council of the Navy League will hold its monthly dinner meeting onTuesday, October 15, starting at 5:15 PM in the private room on the east end of Grandma's Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery, IL (just 1 block north of US-30). The public is welcome, and reservations are not required. 

The meeting finishes about 8:00 PM.  The dinner cost is $17 for soup, salad,  choice of three entrees, potato, vegetable, dessert, and drink. 

Major General Robert Heine, USA (Ret.) will speak on his experiences both as Commanding General of the theater level engineer command at the start of the war and as Director of Operations, Iraq Reconstruction Management Office, Embassy Baghdad.

General Heine was commissioned in 1968 and served several years in the Army Chemical Corps.  He transferred to the Corps of Engineers in 1978 and has held increasingly responsible positions, including command of companies and battalions, and high level staff positions.  

He was promoted to Brigadier General on 1 December, 1999, assumed command of the 416th Engineer Command, and was promoted to Major General on 1 June 2002. Under his command, the 416th was mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom from January through July, 2003. In January 2005, he was again mobilized and transferred to Multi-National Force-Iraq, with service as the Director of Operations, Iraq Reconstruction Management Office, U.S. Embassy-Baghdad, where he served through June 2006.

The Aurora Council of the Navy League has a membership drive underway and will pay half of your first year's dues to the Navy League.  Ask for details at the meeting at check in.