Winners of the Gold's Dragoons regimental silver
Regimental silver trophies and mes dress award badges are presented annually for various troop
activities. They are as follows:
The Ken Powers Memorial Cup
To be presented each year to the member or members who, in the opinion of the officers, made
the greatest contribution to the troop in the prior year.
Previous
winners are: Col. J Fowler, USMC (2009), William R. Harris (2010), Richard Terbrusch (2011), Lt. Gavin S. Anderson, RNVR (2012),
C.L. Ox Gara, AFF (2013), Richard Terbrusch (2014), Bill Harris and his staff (2015) and L Troop (troopers Burgess, Furniss,
Jagger, Parkin, Schoelzel and Wacker) for their generous gift of regimental place mats that will grace our dinner tables for
years to come.
The 2017 winner is Jay Dirnberger
for his services as Hon. Treasurer, following his gallant assumption of the office complicated by the untimely death of our
beloved long time Hon. Treasurer, Gavin Anderson. Jay has retired as Hon. Treasurer in September 2016 in the face of demands
for his time in his other many charities.
The
Gavin Anderson Memorial Cup
To be presented each year
to the polo team member - from either team - who was considered the Most Valuable Player in the Gold's Dragoons Polo Cup
final game, in the opinion of the Captain of the Gold's polo team.
The 2016 winner is George "Chip" Stiegler, whose dashing play for Squadron A was cheered by the large crowd
watching the game.
The Michael Daly Memorial
Cup
To be presented each year to the member of Gold's
Dragoons with the highest individual score in the spring sporting clays competition.
The 2017 winner is Jeff Wacker
The Gold's
Dragoons Shooting Plate
To be presented each year to the member
of Gold's Dragoons or a guest with the highest individual score in the spring sporting clays competition.
The 2017 winner is Jeff Wacker
The Gold's Dragoons
Kukri Cup
To be presented each year to the member of Gold's
Dragoons with the highest individual score in the fall sporting clays competition.
The 2017 winner is Quentin Ryan.
The "Golden
Spur" Award
To be presented to members who possess Gold's mess dress
and satisfy at least one of the three requirements of equestrian excellence stated in the mess dress section:
Chester Burley, awarded his hunt colors by the Essex Fox Hounds, NJ
John Conlin,
awarded his hunt colors by the Fairfield County Hounds, Ct
William Harris, for prior
mounted service in the Governor's Horse Guard
Richard Terbrusch, for membership of the
Golds polo team (and also Captain)
Shooting "Marksman"
Award
To be presented to members who possess Gold's mess dress and
have won one of the silver trophies in a Gold's shoot
Fred Parkin, 2016
Jeff Wacker, 2017
Awards are presented at
the Guest Night or Nominating Dinner.
Speakers and Courts Martial at the Annual Nominating Dinner
2017
Gen. Howard Yellen, US Army Spec. Ops My Twenty Years with SOF
2016
Col. Mark Maddick, H.M. Royal Marines Benghazi, 2011...a lost opportunity
2015 CW5(R) Dave Cooper, USA Night Stalkers "Quitting is not an Option"
2014 MG Pat Brady, MOH, US Army, Ret
Beyond Hollow: Our Military
2013 B.
Gen. Harry Bendorf, USAF, B-29s Memories of Korea, 60
years on
2012 Gen. Jeff Schloesser, 101 Airborne,
Ret. Afghanistan, Over...Maybe
2011 General Dell Dailey, Amb, State Dept.
Soft, Hard, Smart Power
2010 General Jack Keane, former Army COO The
Surge and the Iraq war
2009 Admiral
Joe Gallo
Capt. Paul Jones and modern war
2008 Capt. Tom Hudner, USN, Medal
of Honor Korean War Corsair flight
2007 Sgt. Tom Hadley, 69th Regt
Boots on the ground in Iraq
2006 General Jack Keane, former Army COO Washington
politics and the Iraq war
2005
Brig. Gen. Seikert, US Nat.Guard
Iraq war and the reserves
2004 Col Neimeyer, Valley Forge Mil. Academy
Youth culture and military service
2003 Capt. Roger Crossland, USN
Afghanistan, I presume
2002 Court-martial, Capt. Bourke, RN
Malta, 1893
2000 Court-martial, Capt. Mackenzie, USN
Boston, 1843
1999 Court-martial, Lt. Carey, 98th of Foot
Zululand, 1879
1995 Capt. Scott Gilmore, 8th Gurkha Rifles Connecticut
Yankee in Burma
1994 Wing Com. John Wolfe, RAF
Top cover over D Day
1993
Henry Berry, “Make the Kaiser Dance” Doughboy memories
of WW I
1992
Brig. General John Flanagan, USAF Vietnam
Forward Air Controller
1989
Mess Vice-President John Conlin
Britain's Gurkhas
1988 General Charles West
MacArthur’s ADC in WW II
1987 Col. Nick Rowe, USA (murdered 1989) Counter-insurgency
in the Philippines
1986
"Doc" Richards, USAAF
With the Flying Tigers in China
1985 Capt. Hamilton Fish III, 369th Infantry
Fighting in the trenches, 1918
1981 LCDR Roger Crossland, USNR
Naval Unconventional Warfare
Presentation of a Troop
gift to Ms. Audrey GossettMany members of the mess will fondly remember Audrey Gossett, manager of the dining
room at the Fairfield Hunt Club for over twenty years. She was a constant source of help and ensured the success of so many
of our dinners. Audrey retired in early 2009 and members subscribed to a gift which was presented by our
late Secretary/Treasurer, Gavin Anderson. All members wish her well in retirement and trust that our gift will remind her
of many happy evenings as “den mother” of our dinners. In accepting our gift, Audrey responded
as follows:
"Gentlemen,
May I express
my pleasure whenever I glance over to my end table, where I have placed the lovely gift I received from you all.
I'm able to reflect on many wonderful years shared at The Hunt Club with the Dragoons in
full attire. It's early evening, the pipers are playing under the tree, and before long all these handsome men stand at
attention, before we begin dinner.
I've always been so proud to serve all of you, it certainly is a class
act, I shall never forget any of you - God Bless.
sincerely,
Audrey Gossett"
