MCAF Annual Dinner

Marine Corps Association Foundation Annual Dinner
30 July 2009

The MCAF Annual Dinner is the capstone MCA professional event of the year and features a very prominent and well known leader from the Marine Corps, other services or political personage as guest speaker who addresses current issues of vital importance to the Corps and our national security.

On 30 July 2009, the Marine Corps Association Foundation was very pleased to present General David H. Petraeus, USA, Commander, U.S. Central Command as the guest speaker at MCAF's 3rd Annual Dinner conducted at the Crystal Gateway Marriott hotel in Arlington, Virginia.

Pictures of the event are posted below.

Pictures from the Pre Dinner VIP Recption
Reception Guests	Colonel Al Karle, USMC (Ret), MCA East Coast Area Representative and his wife Anetta at the Reception
John Shephard from ITT with MajGen Harry Jenkins, USMC (Ret) and Mr. Tom Esslinger, MCA's Chief Opperating Officer	Guest of Honor, General David H. Petraeus with VIP reception guests
Gen Petraeus with MajGen Les Palm, USMC (Ret), MCA President and CEO along with MajGen Harry Jenkins, USMC (Ret) Chairman of MCA Board of Governors
March on the Colors - March on the Band!
The Color Guard Forms Up at the start of the dinner.	Presenting the Colors
The Band Marching
The Guest Speaker Presentation
MajGen Les Palm, MCA President and CEO welcoming guests before the dinner
General Petraeus Speaking
MajGen Palm presents General Petraeus with a Memento - the even Popular Coffee Table book about the history of the Corps, Semper Fi	General Petraeus speaking to LtGen John Allen, USMC and BGen Thommas Murray, USMC following the Dinner.
General Petraeus and MCAF Awards Program Director, Stacee Lynn