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Golf course to host charity event in July

The Wounded Warrior Project was founded in 2003 in Roanoke, Va. by a group of veterans and friends who were concerned by reports about injured servicemen and women coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

The charity was formed specifi cally to address the concerns of wounded soldiers from the current conflicts. The stated mission of the private, tax-exempt nonprofi t organization is “to honor and empower wounded warriors who incur service-connected wounds, injuries and illnesses (physical or psychological) on or after September 11, 2001.”

On July 16, the Jamestown Golf Club will be the site of a charity event to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project. Mike Holty of Newport is organizing the event. Holty is a Vietnam veteran who served in the U.S. Navy for 24 years.

“I served almost exclusively in the Pacific Fleet,” Holty said. “I was a ship captain and served on five ships for 12 years, and several shore assignments for another 12 years and then I retired.”

Holty said he retired as a Navy officer in Newport about 20 years ago. Following his retirement, he worked as a contractor for six years before fully retiring.

“Since I retired from full-time work I’ve been enjoying life, gardening, playing golf and raising money for the Wounded Warriors,” he said.

His current venture takes place on the island: a golf tournament to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project. The announcement of the July 16 event at the Jamestown Golf Club brought an immediate and powerful response.

“It’s my first charity golf tournament so we’re starting out slow and small,” Holty said. “About two weeks ago I started the promotion on it and we sold out the tournament in one week.”

“That shows you that either the plan is right or the people are there to support this cause,” Holty added. “We can only support 72 golfers on the course for a nine hole event, so I have a waiting list for this tournament.”

The shotgun format tournament will have some special guests. Holty said that he has invited some wounded warriors to golf in the tournament.

“One foursome is going to be military vets who have been disabled in some fashion,” he said. “We’ve invited them to come and play in this tournament as our guests. So people will get a chance to meet wounded vets.”

Holty has been so gratified by the turnout that he is already considering future events on the island. “The response has been so great that we’re considering having another tournament this fall to accommodate all of the golfers who couldn’t play.

American Flags in Oatland Farm

To celebrate Independence Day, Peggy Lyn Speicher and The Speicher Team are continuing the proud tradition of placing almost 400 American Flags in Oatland Farm .

In 1997, Peggy Lyn started placing American Flags in the neighborhood that she called home at the time. For the past several years, they have been proud to place (and call home) American Flags in Oatland Farm.

Peggy Lyn’s husband, Chris, who is also on The Speicher Team, comes from a military family. His paternal grandfather, Harry S. Etter, M.D, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired) , was commanding officer of Bethesda Naval Hospital, was the second senior officer in the Navy Medical Department, and at the time of his retirement was head of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. In addition, he has several extended family members who served in our armed forces – another reason we place American Flags in Oatland Farm.

Currently, Peggy Lyn’s nephew, Tyler, is a crew chief on a Blackhawk helicopter in Afghanistan and Chris’s cousin, Cory, is serving with the special forces in the Middle East. Yet another reason we feel it’s important to place American Flags in Oatland Farm.

The Speicher Team wished everyone very safe and happy Independence Day and we hope you enjoy your American Flags in Oatland Farm!

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