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The Silver Caduceus Association

President: Linn Danielski

SCA Membership:

There is still have time to join us in San Antonio next week.

Time is growing near for the kickoff our 2016 SCA reunion at the Doubletree hotel in San Antonio, 28 September 2016 thru 1 October. If you are not registered there is still time to get it done. I am sending the appropriate forms for your use. It is important that you do this ASAP. Additionally, I am providing a current list of Officers registered to attend. You will probably find an old friend(s) on the list.

Our current MSC Corps Chief, Major General Patrick Sargent will give the keynote address on the morning of Friday, 30 September, you do not want to miss that. In addition, there will be speakers to update us on current events in today’s AMEDD.

The hotel is now taking reservations, and has a 24-hour prior to arrival cancellation policy in case something changes to your plans, so go on and make your reservations! Please use the following hotel reservation numbers (use of sites like Kayak or Hotels.com will not apply to our contract minimum room numbers and thus might put our budget in the red): Room rates are $106.00 plus $16.75% tax per night, thus $123 per night (breakfast is NOT included). Group code is SCA. Telephone numbers are 1-800-729-5713, or direct to hotel at 210-321-4855, website is (case sensitive). You may want to arrive a day or two early (or stay a day or two later) and take in the sights of San Antonio.

Don’t delay any longer, you want to get your registration form and check in soon to ensure your registration. Please mail ONE check for ALL activities made out to "SCA" and mailed to "SCA, P.O. Box 39514, San Antonio, TX 78218."

One last note, I want to congratulate CPT Christopher L. Duncan for winning the SCA MSC Leadership award. The award was presented to CPT Duncan by MG, (R) David Rubenstein during the Captain's Career Course graduation earlier this month. More on this follows the list of reunion attendees.

The following Officers have registered to attend the reunion

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Leadership award Captain's Career Course

Presented to Captain Christopher L. Duncan

MG, (R) David Rubenstein presenting the certificate the SCA MSC Leadership award during to CPT Christopher L. Duncan at the Captain's Career Course graduation 2 September 18, 2016.

Captain Christopher L. Duncan was born and raised in Woodburn, Oregon. He entered the Army in April 2005, as a Specialist, under the 09S College Option enlistment program. He attended Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and immediately moved onto Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia where he commissioned as a Chemical Officer. CPT Duncan accessed into the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) in January 2012, as a Nuclear Medical Science Officer, after a three-year break in service.

Captain Duncan graduated from Oregon State University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics and a Master of Science in Radiation Health Physics. He is a Primary Select for Academic Year 2017 Long Term Health Education and Training program to earn a PhD in Health Physics. His military education and training include the Chemical Officers Basic Course; Ranger School; Technical Escort School; Airborne School; AMEDD Basic Officers Leaders Course; Principles of Preventive Medicine Course; X-Ray Survey and Measurement Course; and the Captains Career Course.

Captain Duncan has served in a variety of capacities to include Platoon Leader for the 172nd Chemical Company at Fort Riley, Kansas; Battalion Chemical and Training Officer for the Special Troops Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia; Assistant Radiation Safety Officer for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute at Naval Support Activity Bethesda, Maryland; Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation Course Director for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute at Naval Support Activity Bethesda, Maryland; and currently serves as a Health Physicist for Nuclear Disablement Team Three for the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. CPT Duncan deployed to Iraq with the 75th Ranger Regiment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

Captain Duncan’s awards and decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; the Army Commendation Medal (with oak leaf cluster); the Army Achievement Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; and the Army Service Ribbon.

See you in San Antonio next week.

Linn Danielski

President, SCA

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