PLACE: THE SIZZLER, 1401 N. HARBOR BLVD.
Our speaker,
Ryan Hartsborn is a Doctor of
Physical Therapy from USC and works at the Fullerton Physical Therapy and Sports
Care in Fullerton. He will
answer questions of how physical therapy can help you and how to discuss it with
your doctor.
We will also have our second
nominations for officers for 2011-2012.
Commander’s
Club. We
are still seeking at least one
additional member. If you, or
someone you know is interested, contact
Ed Paul at (714) 992-1816. The
Commander’s Club support allows us to provide the Veterans Day Parade, Boys and
Girls State, School Scholarships and helps with Memorial Day.
Chaplain’s Message to the Members:
“It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man than for one to
listen to the Song of fools.” (Ecclesiastes 7:5, NAS translation)
If I can be of service to you, please give me a call.
Jim Howland
Commander’s Corner:
The paperwork is in progress for Boys and Girls State and the Youth
Environmental Conference. Next will
be the orientation luncheons (Boys and Girls State) and then the events.
It’s almost election time. I
hope that you will consider seeking a position in the Post.
Contact Ed Paul with your name.
We can also find you a place to volunteer if you are reluctant to take a
Post position. Either way…I want to
take this opportunity to tell you that it has been an honor to work the officers
of the Post and represent you as your commander.
You folks are the best and Thank you for your support.
Memorial Day planning is coming right along.
We need volunteers to help coordinate the community volunteers getting
out the flags and crosses, and then getting them put away.
The AMVA committee that does the planning has been busy reorganizing the
storage facility, and repairing broken boxes and flags.
Thanks go to Al Blake, Jeff Harris, Gary Poggensee, and
Richard Wakefield.
Ed Paul is the guy in charge, with
his trusty helper, Pansy.
You guys are terrific! Thank you!! May and June bring the school award
ceremonies and the summer events.
Thank you Ken Neisess for volunteering again to do the Senior Awards.
Just a note:
There are still many veterans who don’t
know what their benefits are. That’s
a shame. Please take the time to
help these folks get the services and benefits they deserve and need in many
cases. All you need is the contact
information for the OC Veterans Service Office.
(1300 S. Grand Avenue, Building B, Santa Ana, CA 92705, just south of the
McFadden and Grand intersection,
www.veterans.ocgov.com and email
OCVSO@hcs.ocgov.com, and telephone number (714) 567-7450.)
You could change their lives!!
Upcoming Meeting Dates:
The next few monthly meeting dates: May 10th, June 14th and
July 12th.
The membership drive for
2011 will be coming to a close soon.
If you haven’t paid your dues yet, you need to now in order not to effect how
the next cards are printed. By the
way, you can pay past dues if you want to “catch up.”
Just make the note on the Memo line that it is paying for a previous
year. We will adjust your number of
years of service when it processed.
There are processing delays so as always, if you have a 2011 card in your hand,
please do not pay a second time.
Call Richard Wakefield or Larry Sears if you are concerned.
Hospital/Rehabilitation Program.
Please continue to bring things to the meetings or call
Mike and Pat Hyland (996-8743) to coordinate a home pick up.
For more information about this unique project sponsored by Cloudbreak
Development, UC & United States Veterans Initiative, Inc. (a 501(c)(3)
organization), call (562) 499-6717 or visit their web site at
www.usvetsinc.org. (Villages at Cabrillo)
Veterans Homes: Qualifications: 1)
You are age 62 or over, or you have a significant disability. 2) You served in
the military and you were Honorably Discharged. 3) You are still able to live
independently or you qualify for a higher level of care offered at one of the
Homes. (Contact the Home of choice for services available) 4) You are a
California resident. 5) You are able to live with and get along with other
people in a structured communal environment. 6) You must be participating in a
qualified federal, state or private health service plan, a United States
Department of Veterans Affairs medical program, or have an application pending
for such coverage. A non-veteran
application must be participating in a qualified federal, state, state or
private health service plan to be admitted to the Home.
Information:
www.cdva.ca.gov
For those with internet
access at home or at the city library, all of our newsletters and meeting and
event pictures are available for viewing at our web page.
(Fullertonpost142.com)
Thanks go to Richard Wakefield and Mike
Box for keeping our web page updated with great stuff.
Please jot this number down in case someone you
know needs it. 800-342-9647 or
www.militaryonesource.com. It is
the number that all active duty, Guard and Reserve and their families can call
24/7 for help of all kinds. Their
slogan is “You name it. We can
help.”
To request your DD-214, go
to the National Archives and Records Administration at
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/.
Follow the instructions. You
can also get assistance from the Veteran Service Office.
If you are not sure what you or your family is entitled to, please call
the Veterans Service Office to talk to a claims officer.
(714) 567-7450 If you reside outside of
Orange County, call your County offices to find the Veterans Service Office
location nearest you.
Important Dates:
April 1, April Fools Day; April
6, Officer Meeting at Marilyn’s;
April 12, Post Meeting; April 15, Income Tax Day; April 17, Palm Sunday;
April 19, Passover; April 22, Good Friday; April 24, Easter Sunday/Orthodox
Easter; April 27, Administrative Professionals Day.
Memory Lane Dates:
April 1, Invasion of Okinawa
Began (1945), Operation Pegasus Began (1968);
April 2, Siege of Petersburg ends
(1865), India-Burma Campaign begins (1942);
April 4, North Apennines Campaign
ends (1945), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Established (1949);
April 5, Po Valley Campaign opens;
last campaign in Italy (1945), Operation Rugged Began (1951);
April 6, Army Day, Battle of Shiloh begins (1862), US Entered WWI
(1917), Operation Linebacker (1972), Operation Provide Comfort Began (1991);
April 7, Battle of Shiloh ends
(1862); April 8, Siege of An Loc
Began (1972); April 9, General Robert
E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse (1865), Germany Invades Norway and
Denmark (1940), Bataan Falls (1942), Special Forces becomes separate branch of
the Army (1987); April 9/10, Bataan
Death March/US Forces on Bataan, Philippines surrenders (1942), Operation
Provide Comfort (Northern Iraq and Turkey) Began (1991);
April 10, Battle for Lang Vei Began (1968);
April 11, US Began Neutrality Patrols in the Atlantic (1941),
Persian Gulf War/Operation Desert Storm Official Cease Fire (1991);
April 12, Civil War Began/Rebel
Forces fire on Fort Sumter (1861), Roosevelt Dies; Truman Becomes President
(1945), Operation Eagle Pull (1975), Army Aviation Branch established (1983);
April 16, Women’s Medical Specialist
Corps Established (1947), Battle of Pork Chop Hill Began (1953);
April 17, Battle of Cerro Gordo
(1847); April 18, Doolittle Raid on
Tokyo (1942); April 19, Battle of
Lexington and Concord (1775), Operation Delaware Began (1968);
April 20, Operation Little Switch
Began (1953); April 22, US Forces
Land at Hollandia (1944); April 24,
Battle of the Hills Began (1967); April
25, Spanish-American War Began (1898);
April 26, Black Hawk War begins
(1832); April 28, Occupation of Japan
ends (1952), US Forces invade Dominican Republic (Operation Power Pack) (1965);
April 29, German Unconditional
Surrender to Italian Allies (1945), US Forces invade Cambodia (1970), US Forces
Evacuated Vietnam/Operation Frequent Wind (1975);
April 30, Battle of Chancellorsville
begins (1863), Hitler Commits Suicide (1945).
Notes from March Meeting:
Commander Marilyn Harris called the
meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., and she welcomed guests and members.
1st Vice Commander George Miller introduced the guest speaker
for night, Chief Executive Officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange
County, Keith Rhodes. The Mission of Big
Brothers and Big Sisters of Orange County are to help children reach their
potential through professionally supported one-to-one relationships that have a
measurable impact. They accomplish
this mission with a program that establishes and nurtures successful mentoring
relationships for all children who need and want them.
These relationships have been proven to contribute to brighter futures,
better schools, and results in stronger communities for all of us.
Big Brothers Big Sisters is the
oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United
States. They have been the leader in one-to-one youth service for more
than a century, developing positive relationships that have had a direct and
lasting impact on the lives of young people. Big Brothers Big Sisters serves
children, ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country – as well as here
in Orange County. Keith Rhodes
appealed to the Legion that volunteers are needed and that there are over 500
children currently enrolled in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County that
are looking for adult sponsors.
Applications to be a Big Brother or Big Sister can be found at
www.BigBroOC.org .
Adjutant Ed Paul reminded all members that Memorial Day is fast approaching and he
thanked Jeff Harris, Alan Wiles and
Cadets from Troy High School for helping to sort crosses needing repair and
painting for the upcoming ceremony.
Adjutant Ed Paul is looking for
volunteers to assist with Memorial Day preparations, if you would like to help,
please contact Ed for details.
Veteran John Schram, community liaison for Hospice Care of California, informed the post about ongoing efforts taken by the VA to reach out to Vets through a new program called the Vet to Vet Volunteer Program. This program is specifically designed to provide hospice care for aging veterans. For more information, call 800-889-3227 or visit the website at www.hospicecareofca.org .
Nominations for officers for
2011-2012 we also announced. Contact
Ed Paul for information.