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THE AMERICAN LEGION
(714) 871-2412
www.fullertonpost142.com
August 2010 NEWSLETTER
PLACE: THE SIZZLER, 1401 N. HARBOR BLVD.
Our 1st VC Richard Wakefield
has taken a vey active role in the Cub Scouts.
They have helped us
at the last Veterans Day and Memorial Day ceremonies.
He and Eric
Bauserman, Pack 1218 Cub Master, will share what the
Pack has done the past year and what the Cub Scout program
is all about.
The Post is considering sponsoring the Pack and wants your
input.
Take Me Out To The Ball Game:
Don Dutton, our
special events coordinator, has coordinated “Legion Night
Out” games to see the Orange County Flyers (formerly the
Fullerton Flyers).
Our group ticket rate is $5 per ticket.
The next night is in August on Friday, August 20 at
6:05pm.
Parking is now
FREE!
Contact Don for tickets at (714) 993-5625.
Chaplain’s Message to the Members:
“If my people which are called by my name, shall
humble themselves, and pray, And see my face, and turn from
their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will
forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” (II Chronicles
7:14, KJV) If
we can be of service to you, please give us a call.
Jim Howland
and Hal Dixon
Commander’s Corner:
We had a great time at the Orange County Flyer
baseball game.
Thanks Don Dutton
for planning the event for us.
Hope you can join us for the second game in August.
The new American Legion 29th District
commander is Clay
Baxter. We
should have a great year with Clay.
The National Convention will be in August.
Our Girls and Boys State students have come home.
Be sure to put the September meeting on your calendar
so that you can meet all the kids we sponsored for special
programs this year.
Two Changes for Veterans:
The VA has relaxed some of the requirements for qualifying
for compensation for PTS/PTSD.
To qualify, you will no longer have had to be in
actual combat.
Please check with the VA if this change might help you.
Second,
if your veteran is buried without a VA provided headstone,
you may apply for a bronze medallion for placement next to
the headstone.
You cannot have both the headstone and the medallion, you
must choose one or the other.
Check with the VA for the procedures involved with
this change.
The 2011 membership year began 1 July.
If you have not paid your 2010 dues, send it in ASAP.
If you pay for 2011 without paying for 2010, your
Continuous Years will start at one (1)
year again. If you
have paid your 2011 dues, you should receive your card prior
to the meeting as we will send in the first set to
Department the last week of July.
Upcoming Events:
The Post meetings are always on the second Tuesday of
the month. The
officer meeting is the Wednesday prior to the meeting.
The next few monthly meetings are:
September 14,
October 12, and
November 9.
Please mark your calendars.
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.
NEXT POST MEETING: TUESDAY, August 10, 2010
TIME: DINNER
6:00 PM, MEETING 7:00 PM
PROGRAM: Sponsoring a Cub Scout Pack

REQUESTED
2010-2011 OFFICERS
Commander
Marilyn Harris
(714) 879-5812
1st Vice Commander
Richard Wakefield
(714) 871-4743
2nd Vice Commander
George Miller
3rd Vice Commander
Mike Albertson
(714) 244-6511
Jim Howland
(626) 964-5200
Hal Dixon
(714)525.4610
Larry Sears
(714) 637-5359
Don
Dutton
(714) 993-5625
Alan Wiles
(714) 875.5218
Andrew Wiles
(714) 875.5217
Ed Paul
(714) 992-1816
Mike Albertson
(714) 244-6511
Mike
Hyland
(714) 996-8743
Pat Hyland
(714) 996-8743
Myron Roberts
(714) 992-2627
Mike Box
(714) 961-1575
Jeff Harris
(714) 879-5812
Don
Dutton
(714) 993-5625
Alan Wiles
(714) 875.5218
Arty King
(760) 434.5688
George Miller
Jeff Harris
Marilyn Harris
Special Events
Don
Dutton
(714) 993-5625
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.
Memory Lane Dates:
August 1, Initial Bombing of
Oil Field in Ploesti, Romania (1941), Warsaw Uprising (1944);
August 2, Iraq Invaded
Kuwait/Operation Desert Shield begins (1990);
August 3, Peninsula Campaign ends
(1862); August 4, US Coast Guard
Established (1790), Defense of Pusan/Naktong Perimeter Began (1950), Vietnam War
Began (1964); August 5, Women Air
Force Service Pilots (WASP) Established (1943);
August 6, Atomic Bomb Dropped on
Hiroshima (1945); August 7, Badge of
Military Merit (Purple Heart) Medal Established (1782), Shenandoah Campaign
begins (1864), Battle of Guadalcanal (1942), Z-Gram #116 Issued (Equal Rights
and Opportunities for Women in the Navy) (1972), Operation Desert Shield Began
(1990); August 8, Russia Declares
War on Japan (1945); August 9, 2nd
Atomic Bomb Dropped, (on Nagasaki) (1945);
August
10, Battle of Wilson’s Creek (1861);
August 12, Spanish-American War
Ended (1898), Battle of Bunker Hill (Hill 122) Began (1952);
August 13, US Forces capture Manila
(1898); August 14, American Forces
reach Peking (China Relief Expedition) (1900), Emperor Announces Japanese
Surrender, Japan Surrendered, Unofficially Ending WWII
(1945); August 15, Allies
Land in Southern France (Operation Dragoon) (1944), Japan accepts unconditional
surrender terms (1945); August 16,
Battle of Bennington (1777), National Airborne Day;
August 17, Axis Forces on Sicily
Capitulate (1943), Birthday of US Army Civil Affairs Branch (1955);
August 18, Battle of Contreras
begins (1847), Battle of Bloody Ridge Began (1951);
August 19, Paris Uprising Began
(1944); August 20, Battle of Fallen
Timbers (1794), Battle of Churubusco/Battle of Contreras ends (1847), Civil War
officially declared over (1865); August
24, Battle of Bladensburg; British capture and burn Washington DC (1814);
August 25, Paris Liberated by Allied
Forces (1944); August 26, Battle of
Long Island begins (1776), Women Win the Vote/Women’s Equality Day (1920),
Operation Southern Watch Began (1992), Operation Southern Watch Ended (2003);
August 28, Quebec Campaign begins
(1775), Battle of Second Bull Run (Manassas) begins (1862);
August 29, Battle of Long Island
ends (1776), Battle of Newtown (1779), Korean War’s Largest Air Raid (1952);
August 30, Battle of Second Bull Run
(Manassas) ends (1862); August 31,
Operation Mountain Viper begins in Afghanistan (2003).
Notes from July Meeting.
The meeting was called to
order by Commander Marilyn Harris at
7:00 p.m.
1st
Vice Commander George Miller
then introduced the featured speaker for the night, Fullerton City Manager
Chris Meyer. Chris will be
retiring in December after 37 years with the City.
He discussed many things; the upcoming election and who has taken out
papers already, the denial of development in West Coyote Hills, Amerige Court,
moving the McDonalds at Pomona and Chapman, the Fox Theater, Hillcrest Park, the
Redevelopment areas that bring in $18 million annually and will end in 2018, the
350 units of student housing at Chapman and Commonwealth, the 800 space Parking
Structure that will be built when World Citrus is torn down, the potential for
High Speed rail and the State and City Budgets.
The City reduced 89 positions from two years ago and eliminated 26 people
as of July 3, 2010. The City’s
budget is down $14 million from two years ago.
The water system funding model is broke as with conservation there is
less money to maintain the system.
The city has many street lights dating from the 1920’s and there is no money to
repair them. The City is building a
new multi-generational community center where the Senior Center and Boys/Girls
Club are located. The belief is
that seniors use the center until about 2-3 pm when the young people can come in
until 6 or 7 and then seniors return.
After a short recess,
Commander Harris recognized the
Post’s five nonagenarians in
attendance; Buck Catlin, Haskell Ford,
Kendall Neisess, Lloyd Plowman and Joe Spencer.
She then presented certificates and medals for the prior year’s
activities to Rich Wakefield, George
Miller, Mike Albertson, Ed Paul, Larry Sears, Don Dutton, Jim Howland, Hal
Dixon, Alan Wiles, Andrew Wiles, Mike Box, Mike Hyland, Pat Hyland, Kendall
Neisess, Warren Holmes, Neil Reich, Bruce Anderson, Richard Dinsmore. Myron
Roberts, Jeff Harris and Marilyn Harris.
She also presented certificates of appreciation to Sandy Anderson, Katie
Harris, LaVerne Holmes and Pansy Paul.
Commander Harris
then presented the Legionnaire of the
Year award to Jeff Harris. Jeff
was acknowledged for his leading role in many of the Post’s community
activities; Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Selection of Boys and Girls State
candidates and any activity that requires Post volunteers.
Jeff thanked the Post for the honor and was thrilled to received his
recognition with a case to hold his Challenge Coins.
Commander Harris reported
3rd VC Mike Albertson
spent a day in Sacramento as the guest of
Assemblyman Chris Norby which was to
honor veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.
She also reported that it is now possible to get a military medallion to
put on a civilian grave marker. She
also introduced new 29th
District Commander Clay Baxter.
Special Events Officer Don Dutton
reminded everyone about the OC Flyers Family night on Saturday, 17 July, the
Flyers will host a double headers starting at 5:05 PM and their next home game
will be on Friday, 20 August at 6:05 PM.
AND NOW THE PARKING IS FREE.
More information is available at the OC Flyers website:
www.OrangeCountyFlyers.com or
call 714-526-8326. In closing,
Commander Marilyn Harris thanked all
present for another great year and the many contributions of all to having such
an active Post. She also announced
that BG Keith Jones of the California
Army National Guard has confirmed as the Veteran’s Day Speaker.