Conference Center Update
As we get closer to breaking ground on the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center this fall, interest in this state-of-the-art facility is escalating. There are substantial opportunities to support the project, but among the most popular are sponsoring chairs in the auditorium and “bricks” on the rooftop terrace donor wall. For more information—including a few testimonials from Members who have already reserved their chairs or bricks—see the Naval Institute Foundation page (p. 93).
Naval Institute Press
The momentum of our graphic novel imprint—Dead Reckoning—continues to build, and many of our titles are garnering high praise and excellent reviews from the trade press. This month we will publish the graphic novel adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s classic novel All Quiet on the Western Front. Order a copy now on this site or www.deadreckoning.org. It’s a great way for an older reader to experience this book in a new format or to introduce a young reader to a classic military novel.
Membership
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A Highlight from Our Annual Meeting
At our annual meeting on 25 April we experienced a very special moment that brought home for many of us the reason the Naval Institute is so special and the work we do so vital. We honored retired Navy Lieutenant F. Carl “Skip” Schumacher as the 2018 Naval History author of the year for his article “Hell and Back” (February 2018). This was a first-person account of the seizure of the USS Pueblo (AGER-2) by North Korea in 1968. Schumacher was a member of the crew who survived 11 months of torture and brutal treatment in a North Korean prison. Sadly, Skip died in 2018 just a few months after his article was published. The Editorial Board and Naval Institute staff decided to honor him posthumously as the Author of the Year, and two members of his family attended the annual meeting to accept the honor on his behalf. The story of his service and the way he lived his life after returning home from North Korea, as told by his son and daughter-in-law, was incredible. You can watch the video below.
Peter H. Daly
VADM, USN (Ret.)
Life Member and Member since 1978
