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==Involvement with Molossia== | ==Involvement with Molossia== | ||
===Governor of New Antrim=== | ===Governor of New Antrim=== | ||
::''Main article: [[Protectorate of New Antrim]]'' | ::''Main article: [[Protectorate of New Antrim]]'' | ||
On 22 March 2006, two months after his abdication from the throne of Westarctica, Travis was approached by [[President Kevin Baugh|President Baugh]] of [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]] and asked if he would like to join Molossia as a citizen while turning his private abode into a province of Molossia. To sweeten the deal, President Baugh offered him a position as Grand Admiral of the [[Molossian Navy]], which was intended as a kind of advisory position to the President. In Baugh's own words: | On 22 March 2006, two months after his abdication from the throne of Westarctica, Travis was approached by [[President Kevin Baugh|President Baugh]] of [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]] and asked if he would like to join Molossia as a citizen while turning his private abode into a province of Molossia. To sweeten the deal, President Baugh offered him a position as Grand Admiral of the [[Molossian Navy]], which was intended as a kind of advisory position to the President. In Baugh's own words: | ||
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You will carry this title as did Admiral Horthy in post World War I Hungary, a land-locked nation without a Navy. As to official duties, I envision them as what you are already doing, playing the part of advisor and idea-man. | You will carry this title as did Admiral Horthy in post World War I Hungary, a land-locked nation without a Navy. As to official duties, I envision them as what you are already doing, playing the part of advisor and idea-man. | ||
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[[File:Grand Admiral Photos 004.jpg|thumb|Official photo of Travis as Grand Admiral Hess]] | |||
Travis accepted these terms and was subsequently appointed to the post of Governor of [[Protectorate of New Antrim|New Antrim]], a ten-acre Molossian protectorate in northeastern Pennsylvania. This area was roughly equivalent to the central plot of land owned by the McHenry family since the 1700s. To help avoid increased scrutiny from his superiors in the Navy, it was agreed that while in service to Molossia, Travis would utilize his mother's maiden name as his last name and be officially known as "Grand Admiral Hess." | Travis accepted these terms and was subsequently appointed to the post of Governor of [[Protectorate of New Antrim|New Antrim]], a ten-acre Molossian protectorate in northeastern Pennsylvania. This area was roughly equivalent to the central plot of land owned by the McHenry family since the 1700s. To help avoid increased scrutiny from his superiors in the Navy, it was agreed that while in service to Molossia, Travis would utilize his mother's maiden name as his last name and be officially known as "Grand Admiral Hess." | ||