The
Navy
League
of
Mayport
is
hosting
the
Battle
of
Midway
Commemoration
Dinner.
Tickets
are
now
on
sale
for
this
year's
Battle
of
Midway
Commemoration
Dinner.
Guest
speaker
General
James
N.
Mattis,
NATO’s
Supreme
Allied
Commander
for
Transformation
and
Commander,
United
States
Joint
Forces
Command
and
other
veterans
of
the
Battle
of
Midway
will
also
attend
this
year's
dinner.
Come
meet
these
"National
Treasures"
and
hear
their
adventures
first
hand.
Our
guest
speaker
is
the
highest
military
authority
in
NATO,
for
promoting
and
overseeing
the
continuing
transformation
of
Alliance
forces
and
capabilities
and
is
dual-hatted
as
Commander
of
the
U.S.
Joint
Forces
Command,
which
is
responsible
for
maximizing
future
and
present
military
capabilities
of
the
United
States
.
His
command
is
exercised
from
the
Headquarters
of
Alliance
Command
Transformation
in
Norfolk
,
Virginia
,
United
States
,
which
is
also
where
U.S.
Joint
Forces
Command
has
its
Headquarters.
The
evening
promises
to
be
emotional
and
patriotic,
and
provides
an
excellent
opportunity
to
connect
with
survivors
of
what
historians
call
one
of
the
U.
S.
Navy's
greatest
sea
victories
and
the
turning
point
of
World
War
II
in
the
Pacific.
HYATT
JACKSONVILLE
DOWNTOWN
RIVER
FRONT
HOTEL
225
East
Coast
Line
Drive
Jacksonville,
Fl.
32202
(904)
588-1234
30
rooms
have
been
set
aside
for
this
event
at
the
rate
of
$109.00.
When
making
reservations
the
caller
needs
to
say
it
is
for
BATTLE
OF
MIDWAY
DINNER
-
JUNE
6,
2009.
CHECK
IN:
3:00
CHECK
OUT:
NOON
REGULAR
ROOM
RATES
-
$229.00
-
$279.00
PARKING:
They
do
have
Valet
Parking