Speaker Date Topic
Colonel Brendan Kearney, USMC (Retired) Nov 14, 2024 12:22 PM
Ukraine - Past, Present & Future
Ukraine - Past, Present & Future

Where Have We Been; Where We Are; and Where Are We Going? He will focus on the historical context of the current conflict, with particular emphasis on the dramatic change of
events from the overwhelming success of the 2014 Russian invasion to the military disaster encountered by Russia
subsequent to the 2022 invasion.

Brendan Kearney is a San Francisco native, the son of Irish and Scotch immigrants, having attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory and the University of San Francisco. 

Commissioned in the United States Marine Corps in July 1975. An Infantry Officer, his service spanned the globe to include Command at the Company, Battalion (3d Battalion, 3d Marines), and 4th Marine Regiment to included combat during Operation DESERT STORM. Staff assignments included the U.S. Pacific Command and multiple tours at Headquarter, U. S. Marine Corps. His final assignment as Chief of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe in Stuttgart, Germany. 

Completing 31 years of service with retirement from active duty on 30 June 2006. He and his wife, Katie, currently reside in Santa Rosa, California, from where he periodically appears as an International/Military affairs analyst with San Francisco’s CBS affiliates KPIX and KCBS. 

In addition to a BA from USF, Brendan holds an MS in National Security Strategy from the National War College. He was additionally a recipient of a Fellowship from MIT Center of International Studies in the Seminar XXI Program. 

Past employment has included Senior Management positions in the high-tech industry, consulting, and as a Program Manager for the County of Sonoma administering a Federal Anti-terrorism grant program for the North Bay.  

A Member of the Marines Memorial since 1971, he has previously served on the Board of Directors. He has also served as a Board of Director with two other California based non-profit organizations focused on youth leadership and veterans’ issues. He has been Director of Living Memorial since February 2018.

No Meeting - Annual Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon Nov 21, 2024

Event Location:
The Sausalito Woman's Club, 120 Central Avenue

This jovial holiday luncheon is prepared and served by volunteers for the benefit of the all the Sausalito Edgewater Seniors members, the 2 Rotary Housing residents and the Marin City Sunshine Club members.
Many hands are needed for not only donating the menu items, the wine, the raffle items, the floral table arrangements, but also for the setting up, the cleaning up and for breaking down all of the tables and chairs.
Thank you in advance!

 

No Meeting - Thanksgiving Day Nov 28, 2024
Danica Remy and Nate Tellis Dec 05, 2024 12:15 PM
Protecting Earth From Asteroids
Protecting Earth From Asteroids

We will hear from Danica Remy and Nate Tellis regarding their search and tracking of asteroids.
And as a point of interest, Nate was born and raised in Sausalito.