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![]() Honoring Our Military - Past & Present
On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days. The single-day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under one department -- the Department of Defense.
For more information, visit the Armed Forces Day page on the US Department of Defense website. Be sure to check out the photo albums of proclamations and posters from previous years!
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Everyone knows that Memorial Day is observed the last Monday in May … but did you know that the entire month of May is celebrated - and recognized by Congress - as National Military Appreciation Month? National Military Appreciation Month, as designated by legislation, includes Loyalty Day (1st), VE Day (8th), Military Spouse Appreciation Day (8th), Armed Forces Day (16th), and Memorial Day (25th). It also extends into the first 2 weeks of June to include Flag Day (14th). This very important period calls on all Americans to honor service men and women from all branches of the service, the National Guard and Reserves, military retirees, veterans and their families, but especially those men and women who gave their lives in defense of the freedoms we enjoy today. Here are some ideas to show your support for our troops:
This year marks the 11th anniversary of the first federal legislation proclaiming May as National Military Appreciation Month. For more information, visit the National Military Appreciation Month website.
at the Academy of Country Music Awards, April 2009: "Til the Last Shot's Fired"
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The American Legion family is calling this effort Operation Comfort Warriors. Contributing is effortless. No trips to the post office or packaging of comfort items are needed. We will handle all of that. You can use your credit card to make an online donation through a secure server (click the link above). You can also mail a check to: Operation Comfort Warriors, PO Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206. Administrative and promotional costs for Operation Comfort Warriors will be paid by The American Legion, so you can be sure that your entire donation will go directly to the troops. Many centers are not equipped to store large quantities of care packages, so monetary donations are needed in order to purchase items that are truly needed.
Click here for more information about Operation Comfort Warriors
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The Post 9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2008 greatly improved the benefit for those who've served since Sept. 11, 2001. The American Legion played a vital role, as it did when members of the organization drafted and passed the original GI Bill in 1944. The Post 9/11 benefit, which takes effect on Aug. 1, 2009, now joins the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty, the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve and the Reserve Educational Assistance Program.
Click here for more information about The New GI Bill
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May / June 2009
In the March/April Bugle we announced the trial run of our NEW BUSINESS MEETING day and time, 2nd Saturday of every month at 11 am, following our usual Saturday Morning Coffee Social. There has been a minor change, in that the decision was made to separate the POTLUCK from the meeting due to the difficulty of preparing food items before coming to the coffee and keeping them warm/cold until noon. We will instead establish some sort of “social” type dinner as soon as a plan can be developed and communicated to all our membership. It is my hope that attendance at the monthly meetings will improve now that no one will have to drive at night.
I am pleased to announce that Post 52 has awarded a $1000 scholarship to a local high school student to help them start their college experience. Our Auxiliary has awarded two $1000 General Continuing Education Scholarships and one $650 Freedoms Field Scholarship. Combined, the Legion and Auxiliary received 26 applications for these 4 scholarships! An additional scholarship will be awarded by Post 52’s American Legion Baseball Association to a deserving ball player.
The District 2 Convention is Sunday, May 3, at 1 pm; it will be hosted by our Post. We will have a dinner afterwards, Sloppy Joes and accompanying dishes, and everyone is encouraged to come and meet our guests from other District 2 Posts and Department. Elections of District Officers will be held in addition to the Annual Post Everlasting Ceremony. All my officers and our honor guard members have been submitted as delegates to the District Convention and are urged to attend.
The Memorial Day Ceremony on the Plaza will be Monday, May 25, at 11 am. This year’s ceremony is being organized by John Mancuso of the Disabled American Veterans and hosted by the North Central Arkansas Veterans Council. Everyone is encouraged to attend. A special “flyover” has been scheduled as part of the ceremony. Cake & coffee at the VFW afterwards.
As always, we need volunteers to put up and take down flags on the square. We will raise the flags on Friday, May 22, at 9 am, and take them down on Wednesday, July 8, at 9 am. The more hands available to work, the easier and quicker the work goes. In that same vein, Joe O’Halloran needs volunteers for placing the grave marker flags at the various cemeteries around the area. Please call Joe at 425-3572 to sign up!
Installation Dinner for new Post/Unit officers is set for Saturday, June 13, at the Elks Lodge. Details on time and menu choices will be e-mailed as soon as it’s available. If you don’t have e-mail but would like the info, please call me at 424-6235.
Due to scheduling issues and unavailability of key personnel, there will be NO PANCAKE BREAKFAST IN JUNE.
Planning ahead, the 89th Department Convention will be held in Little Rock on July 10-12, at the Wyndham Riverfront, #2 Riverfront Place, North Little Rock 72114; phone number is (501) 371-9000. Be sure to ask for the American Legion Convention room rate.
The Post will reimburse each authorized delegate (upon approval by E-board in accordance with the Post Bylaws) $175 for expenses UNLESS two delegates are sharing a room, in which case each delegate is reimbursed $150. To qualify for reimbursement, the delegate must stay a minimum of 2 nights at the convention and provide a written report to the Commander. Anyone interested in being a delegate to the Convention should contact me at 424-6235.
For God & Country
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This is a good time to thank all of you for making my job easier by reporting when you change address and/or renewing your membership. Also, make sure you let me know if you need an American Legion name badge to wear at our meetings and public events ..... just to let people know you are a member of the largest and grandest Veterans’ organization on earth. Since we are always looking for new members, let Jim Wallin or me know if you have a neighbor or acquaintance who is eligible for a membership in The American Legion. We will send that person a form to fill out and welcome him or her into our Post. The following Post 52 members have been transferred to Post Everlasting:
For God and Country -- Jess Milford
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the American Legion Family Support Network -- provides a 24-hour, nationwide toll-free number connecting military families in need with local Legion posts that can assist. (800) 504-4098 National Emergency Fund -- meets the needs of communities and Legion famiy members in the wake of natural disasters. (317) 630-1321 American Legacy Scholarship Fund -- provides scholarships to children of active-duty service members, National Guardsmen and reservists who died on or after Sept. 11, 2001. (317) 630-1212 Temporary Financial Assistance -- provides cash grants to eligible Veterans with minor children to help families meet basic needs. (317) 630-1323 Children's Miracle Network Partnership -- supports local CMN-affiliated hospitals in their efforts to provide quality health care for children. (317) 630-1202 Child Welfare Foundation -- funds projects of youth-serving organizations to improve quality of life for our nation's children. (317) 620-1202, cwf-inc.org American Legion Endowment Fund -- provides funds for Temporary Financial Assistance and Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation programs. (317) 630-1323 Samsung American Legion Scholarship -- assists direct descendants of US wartime Veterans enrolled in undergraduate collegiate studies. (317) 630-1212
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Spouses of Veterans receiving disability are entitled to the last payment upon their death. Or the month they pass away and the next month (VA's pay is one month late). The law that allows this was passed in 1996, but the VA failed to update their systems. Also, if you are entitled to a tax letter, or tax exempt letter, again the VA in Little Rock didn't send them out this year. Please call the Baxter County Veterans’ Service Office at 425-8155 and we will fax the information to the VA. Letter should arrive in 7 to 10 working days.
George Pastove, Service Officer
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(previous two months)
Also ..... I would like to thank Mark Cordial and Ted Mech for their service as members of the Military Funeral Honor Guard. They have both resigned for health reasons. Both men were much appreciated and will be sorely missed.
Jerry Montgomery
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Pray that the Nominating Committee can fill the open positions with men or women who will lead our Post toward our four main objectives – rehabilitation of our sick and disabled veterans; care for the children and youth of America; a deep and abiding spirit of Americanism; and service to community, state and nation – so that we may together advance the sacred causes of loyalty, justice, freedom and democracy. Pray that we will all serve For God and Country in remembrance of those who died so that liberty might live. Please pray about serving as an officer yourself.
For God and Country,
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual help, wartime veterans' organization. It has evolved into a community service organization that now numbers nearly 3 million members -- men and women -- in nearly 15,000 Posts worldwide. These Posts are organized into 55 Departments, one for each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, France and the Philippines. The American Legion's National Headquarters is in Indianapolis, Indiana, with additional offices in Washington, D.C. In addition to the thousands of volunteers serving in leadership and program implementation capacities in local communities, all the way to the Legion's standing national commissions and committees, the national organization has a full-time staff of about 300 employees. Membership eligibility is based on service in the U.S. Armed Forces during specific periods. Click on the "Eligibility/Membership" Link at upper left for details.
For God and Country we associate ourselves together for the following purposes:
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| ALLEY-WHITE AMERICAN LEGION POST 52 MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS 717 Market Street Mountain Home, AR 72653 : phone: (870) 424-6277 |
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