Letter from the President

NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES Serving the Sea Services since 1902
April 2011 Dear Council Members and Friends: My name is Harry Boyd and I was elected President of the council at the December 2010 Annual Meeting. I am a career law enforcement officer, having served as a Special Agent of the FBI in Washington, D.C., Kansas City, MO, Detroit, MI, New York, NY and Cincinnati, OH, from 1969  2002. Following retirement from the FBI in 2002 I was hired by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cincinnati, Ohio branch to be the Chief of Police of the Law Enforcement Unit, where I continue to serve. I am married to the former Mary Ann Weir, of Detroit, MI. We attend St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Montgomery, Ohio. We have two sons who are in the military. Lt. Brad Boyd, USN, is a submariner, currently assigned to the Navy War College, Newport, RI. After graduating from the Navys nuclear power school at the Charleston Navy Base, he served on the SSN 700 Dallas , Groton, CT. He has also served at the Navys Bureau of Personnel, Millington Naval Base, Millington, TN. Our other son, Cadet James Boyd, is a third-year Army R.O.T.C. scholar at Xavier University. He plans a career in the U.S. Army upon graduation in May, 2012. I am extremely proud to serve as your 2011 Navy League Cincinnati Council president. I have had a lifelong interest in anything Navy, and the League is a culmination of that interest. The Greater Cincinnati Council is a strong chapter of the Navy League of the United States. I look forward to serving you and helping to strengthen our council through interesting activities and increased membership. We have an enthusiastic Board of Directors and involved, dedicated leaders who are making this council one of the best recognized councils in the nation. I am privileged to serve with them. I encourage each of you to attend the many interesting luncheons, dinners, receptions and outings that your Navy League sponsors throughout the year and to hear our engaging guest speakers. Upcoming highlights for 2011include Navy Week to be held in Cincinnati over the week of Labor Day; and perhaps the relocation of the sail from the nuclear submarine USS Cincinnati to its namesake city. We have an excellent quarterly newsletter, the Landline, which tells of the chapters events and happenings and we are also represented on the internet sites of Facebook and LinkedIn. I look forward to meeting each member of the council and seeing you at our various functions