11 Apr 2015 Fort Hunt Country Club, ALexandria, VA
Presentation of the SAR Gold Good Citizenship medal to Marine General Earl E. Anderson. From left to right: VASSAR Color Guard Commander Darrin Schmidt, George Washington Chapter President Dwight Whitney, Fairfax Resolves Chapter President Bill Price, General Anderson, Compatriot Andy Johnson, CMM Past President Lance Lyngar (hidden), Past VASSAR President Larry McKinley, CMM President Bill Schwetke, Compatriot Vern Eubanks.
Tonight the Virginia Society honored Marine General Earl E. Anderson with the SAR Gold Good Citizenship Medal at the Fort Hunt Country Club in Alexandria, VA. The CMM were represented by Past President Lance Lyngar, President Bill Schwetke, and Bill's wife, Cat.
General Anderson was born in 1919 in Morgantown, WV and graduated from the University of West Virginia in 1940. He was commissioned in the Marines in 1940 and served aboard the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier that was engaged in the early fighting in the South Pacific. The Yorktown was heavily damaged at Coral Sea, and then sunk at Midway. General Anderson recovered from his injuries and was trained as a pilot, then commanded Marine Bomber Squadron 443, flying PBJ-1 Mitchell bombers in combat in the Pacific. In the Korean conflict General Anderson command Marine Observation Squadron 6. In Vietnam he flew combat missions during his first tour, 1963-4, and returned as the Commanding General of Marine Amphibious Forces during the Battle of Khe Sanh and the Battle of Hue City. He continued to rise in rank and in 1972 became the youngest marine to attain four stars and served as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
General Anderson's military decorations include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal with two stars, the Legion of Merit with two stars and valor device, the Distinguished Flying Cross with one star, the Bronze Star with valor device, and the Purple Heart.
After retiring from the Marine Corps General Anderson became a very distinguished member of the American Bar Association, notably chairing the Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel.
General Anderson was born in 1919 in Morgantown, WV and graduated from the University of West Virginia in 1940. He was commissioned in the Marines in 1940 and served aboard the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier that was engaged in the early fighting in the South Pacific. The Yorktown was heavily damaged at Coral Sea, and then sunk at Midway. General Anderson recovered from his injuries and was trained as a pilot, then commanded Marine Bomber Squadron 443, flying PBJ-1 Mitchell bombers in combat in the Pacific. In the Korean conflict General Anderson command Marine Observation Squadron 6. In Vietnam he flew combat missions during his first tour, 1963-4, and returned as the Commanding General of Marine Amphibious Forces during the Battle of Khe Sanh and the Battle of Hue City. He continued to rise in rank and in 1972 became the youngest marine to attain four stars and served as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
General Anderson's military decorations include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal with two stars, the Legion of Merit with two stars and valor device, the Distinguished Flying Cross with one star, the Bronze Star with valor device, and the Purple Heart.
After retiring from the Marine Corps General Anderson became a very distinguished member of the American Bar Association, notably chairing the Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel.
General Anderson with, on the left, Cat Schwetke, and on the right, CMM President Bill Schwetke.
 Guard of Honor forms a backdrop to to the speaker's podium. From left to right: VASSAR Color Guard Commander Darrin Schmidt, CMM President Bill Schwetke, Compatriot Andy Johnson, CMM Past President Lance Lyngar, Compatriot Vern Eubanks. At the podium George Washington Chapter President Dwight Whitney, and in the right foreground Past VASSAR President Larry McKinely. |  CMM members Lance Lyngar and Bill Schwetke march in as part of the VASSAR Honor Guard. |
Senator John Warner, though not attending, dropped in from another event to greet those attending. Senator Warner is shown with General Anderson on the left, and VASSAR President Reverdy Wright on the right.
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