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Fullerton Post #142                                                                                                              

THE AMERICAN LEGION

PO BOX 6736

Fullerton, CA 92834-6736

(714) 871-2412

www.fullertonpost142.com

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July 2010 NEWSLETTER

NEXT POST MEETING: TUESDAY, July 13, 2010

PLACE: THE SIZZLER, 1401 N. HARBOR BLVD.

TIME:  DINNER 6:00 PM, MEETING 7:00 PM

PROGRAM: Fullerton City Manager and Honoring Nonagenarians

 

Fullerton City Manager Chris Meyer will give a state of the City update.  All cities are facing major budget issues this year and Chris will summarize what will be happening next year in Fullerton.

 

Honoring OUR Nonagenarians.  Are you or will you be 90 years young in 2010?  If so, we want to honor you at our July meeting which also celebrates our Nation’s birthday.  If you meet the test, we will treat you to dinner!  You must RSVP to the Legion phone at (714) 871-2412 by Sunday, July 11.  Hope to see you there.

 

Post Baseball Nights with the O.C. Flyers: Two night games scheduled at CSUF:

1. Saturday, July 17th @ 5:05. This is a double header against St. George Utah.

2. Friday, August 20th @ 6:05  This is a game against Yuma Arizona.

Cost: $5.00/ticket (the "good" seats like last year).

Parking: CSUF will charge for parking (hopefully a shuttle can be arranged).

Tickets: When you purchase your tickets for the games, Don will give you your tickets at the meeting before each game, or arrange for "will call ticket" pick-up at the stadium.  Questions? Call Don Dutton at 1-714-993-5625

 

Chaplain’s Message to the Members:    “For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God: and if it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinners?” (1 Peter 4:17-18 NIV translation)  If we can be of service to you, please give us a call.  Jim Howland and Hal Dixon

 

Commander’s Corner:  Walter Witt conducted the installation of the Post officers at the June meeting.  Thanks Walt!  Thank you again to the Post officers for volunteering for another year.  Before the installation “Ace” Palmer, the magician, did some amazing tricks.  I’m still trying to figure out where the baby chicks came from.  I participated in that trick…it was amazing!!  As of this writing time, the Boys State participants are in Sacramento.  The girls will be in Claremont next week for Girls State.  The American Legion State Convention is underway in Bakersfield.  When everyone gets home from the convention we will get the new 2011 cards to distribute.  Renewal notices (sent out by higher headquarters) will start arriving at your house beginning in July.  Please consider renewing early as it prevents further notices and reduces confusion.  Our Post sponsored LTC (USA, Ret)(our Post member and FUHS JROTC Instructor) Mike Albertson to attend the Third Annual “Veteran of the Year” Luncheon in Sacramento.  He was hosted by 72nd District Assemblyman Chris Norby and his office staff.  It was June 23rd and we’ll have Mike give us a short talk about what happened there.  As we begin our new year I hope that you will find an opportunity to participate.  Our activities are both rewarding and worthwhile.  We have a unique and special Post filled with great people.  Bring your special someone too.  Come and enjoy some time together.  Thanks again for a great 2009/10.  I look forward to a productive and fun 2010/11.

 

DD 214/Discharge Papers:  Do you know where your discharge papers are?  Does your family know where they are?  We often hear from families that they don’t know where they are.  Without this important document your burial benefits will be delayed several weeks unnecessarily.  If you plan to be buried in a national cemetery, it won’t happen, until proof is given to the cemetery.  Please give a copy to someone or let your next of kin know where to find them. 

The 2011 year will begin 1 July.  If you have not paid your 2010 dues, you need to send it in ASAP.  If you pay for 2011 without paying for 2010, your Continuous Years will start at one (1) year again.

 

REQUESTED                      

 

2010-2011 OFFICERS

Commander

 Marilyn Harris

 (714) 879-5812

1st Vice Commander

 Richard Wakefield

 (714) 871-4743

2nd Vice Commander

 George Miller

(714) 870-7515

3rd Vice Commander

 Mike Albertson

 (714) 244-6511

Chaplain

 Jim Howland

 (626) 964-5200

Asst Chaplain

 Hal Dixon

 (714)525.4610

Finance Officer

 Larry Sears

 (714) 637-5359

Asst. Finance Officer

 Don Dutton

 (714) 993-5625

Sgt. at Arms

 Alan Wiles

 (714) 875.5218

Asst. Sgt. At Arms

 Andrew Wiles

 (714) 875.5217

Adjutant

 Ed Paul

 (714) 992-1816

Asst. Adjutant

 Mike Albertson

 (714) 244-6511

Service Officer

 Mike Hyland

(714) 996-8743

Asst. Serv. Officer

 Pat Hyland

(714) 996-8743

Judge Advocate

 Myron Roberts

 (714) 992-2627

Historian

 Mike Box

 (714) 961-1575

Executive Board

  Jeff Harris

 (714) 879-5812

 Don Dutton

 (714) 993-5625

Alan Wiles

 (714) 875.5218

Past Commander

 Arty King

 (760) 434.5688

Boys/Girls State

 George Miller

 Jeff Harris

 Marilyn Harris

Special Events

 Don Dutton

 (714) 993-5625  

 

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.

 

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.

 

Important Dates: July 4, Independence Day; July 7, Officer Meeting at Marilyn’s; July 13, Post Meeting; July 27, National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day (Fly your flag until sunset).

Memory Lane Dates: July 1, Battle of Gettysburg begins (1863), Battle of San Juan Hill (1898), Women’s Army Corps (WAAC) & USPHS Cadet Nurse Corps Established (1943), Borneo Campaign Ended Unopposed (1945), US Air Force Nurse Corps Established (1949), Army Military Intelligence Branch Established (1962), Siege of Fire Base Ripcord Began (1970); July 2, Bugle Call “Taps” Composed During the Civil War (1862), US Army Air Corps Established (1926), Korean War’s Only US Sea Battle (1950), Operation Buffalo Began (1967); July 3, Quebec Campaign ends (1776), Battle of Gettysburg ends (1863); July 4, Independence Day, Vicksburg falls to Union Forces (1863), Philippine Insurrection is declared over (1920), Operation Mike I Ended (1945); July 5, Battle of Chippewa (1814), Operation Husky (1943); First combat of American ground forces in Korea (Task Force Smith) (1950), Battle of Osan (1950); July 6, Battle of Camp Nam Dong (1964); July 7, US Troops Relieve British Troops in Iceland (1941), 1st Enlisted Woman Sworn into the Regular Navy (1948); July 8, First WAAC Enlisted in the Regular Army & Air Force (1948); July 9, Warrant Officers Corps Established (1918), Allied Forces invade Sicily (1943), Battle of Minh Thanh Road (1966); July 10, Battle of Britain Began (1940), Allies Land on Sicily (1943)/ Operation Husky (See also July 5)(1943), Korean War Truce Talks Began (1951); July 11, US Army occupation forces leave Germany (1923), US Air Force Academy Dedicated (1955); July 12, Congress Created Medal of Honor (1862); July 13, American forces reach Tientsin (China Relief Expedition) (1900), Battle at Kum River Began (1950), Battle of Kumsong River Salient Began (1953); July 14, First WAC Unit Landed at Normandy (1944); July 16, First Atomic Bomb Exploded (1945), Operation Kingfischer Began (1967); July 17, Battle for Old Baldy Began (1952); Battle of Taejon Began (Also listed July 19)(1950); July 18, Aisne-Marne Campaign begins (1918); July 19, Battle of Taejon Began (1950); July 20, First Enlisted WAACs Arrived for Training, Fort Des Moines, IA (1942), Attempt on Adolf Hitler’s Life (1944); July 24, Final US Ground Combat of Korean War Began (1953), Operation Provide Comfort Ended (1991); July 25, Battle of Lundy’s Lane (1814), Battle of the Little Big Horn begins (1876), Mussolini Arrested (1943), Allies break out of Normandy (1944); July 26, Battle of the Little Big Horn ends (1876), US Freezes Japanese Assets in US (1941), President Truman Signed Executive Order #9981 Ending Racial Segregation in the Services (1948); July 27, Army Medical Department Established (1775), Japanese Occupy French Indo-China (1941), National Korean War Veterans’ Armistice Day/Korean War Ended (1953); July 28/9, WWI Began (1914); July 29, Army Chaplain Corps and Judge Advocate General Corps Established (1775); July 30, US Navy WAVES Established (1942); July 31, Army Transportation Corps Established (1942).

 

Notes from June Meeting  1st Vice Commander George Miller then introduced the featured speaker for the night, and Johnny Ace Palmer entertained the audience with his phenomenal close-up magic skills.  Palmer is famous within the worldwide magical community for his prodigious sleight-of-hand abilities.  One routine for which he has became famous for, and one he performed on Tuesday night, was a version of the Cups & Balls in which the final load is three live baby chicks.  Palmer's skills won him the title of world-champion magician. In so doing, he became the first close-up magician in history to receive the Grand Prix award, and only the second American to win.  This award is given out only once every three years.  Palmer’s home base for nearly two decades has remained suburban Los Angeles.  Last year, Palmer was featured in an episode of the TV series Masters of Illusion, which aired in March, 2009, and on May 20th of this year, he was featured on the David Letterman show.

 

After a short recess, Adjutant Ed Paul updated all Legionnaires on what was the best Memorial Day Ceremony to date at the Loma Vista Memorial Park.  Volunteers worked all weekend, in a great outpouring of support emplacing over 3,700 crosses on the graves of fallen veterans.  All work was accomplished in record time, but special thanks go to his wife Pansy, who helped him every step of the way.   The event was extensively covered in local papers and the Orange County Register has posted many pictures on its website: www.ocregister.com

After all newly appointed post officers were sworn in by Past Commander Walt Witt; Chaplain Jim Howland updated post members on the status of legionnaires that need support and prayers.

 

Special Events Officer Don Dutton reminded everyone about the OC Flyers Family night on Saturday, June 26th.  At noon on the 26th, time has been set aside for family picnics at the Cal State Fullerton stadium.  At 1 PM, a baseball game with vets from the Army and Air Force will play and likely defeat vets form the Navy and Marines.  A double-header baseball (OC Flyers vs. Chico Outlaws) game starts at 5 PM.  Camouflaged jerseys will be auctioned off during the game and all proceeds will go to “Operation Gratitude” for our troops overseas.  Flyers fans will also write 5,000 “Thank You Cards” that will also be sent to troops that are deployed overseas.  Also, 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 7:07 PM. 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 fun meeting, and all were reminded that the Fullerton city manager, Chris Meyer, will be featured at our next meeting on Tuesday, July 13th.