THOMAS F. WELCH
VETERANS of FOREIGN WARS
POST 706
COMMANDER’S CORNER
We are off to a good start this summer. We have our Memorial Day events on Sunday at The Wall and the Memorial Service at the NAS Chapel on Monday morning at 0900 followed by an open house at the Post.
We reached our goal of 100% membership, but still have over 100 members who have not renewed their membership from last year. We have a list of unpaid members at the Post, so if you know any of these members, how about giving them a call and encouraging them to renew their membership and come to the Post to make a difference.
The State Convention will be held at the Wyndham Convention Center in Orlando from 18 to 20 June. Check the State website at www.myfloridavfw.org for details.
We are off to a good start this summer. We have our Memorial Day events on
Sunday at The Wall and the Memorial Service at the
NAS Chapel on Monday morning at 0900 followed by an open house at the
Post.
We reached our goal of 100% membership, but still have over 100 members who have
not renewed their membership from last year. We have a list of unpaid members at
the Post, so if you know any of these members, how about giving them a call and
encouraging them to renew their membership and come to the Post to make a
difference.
The State Convention will be held at the Wyndham Convention Center in Orlando from 18 to 20 June. Check the State website at www.myfloridavfw.org for details.
I would like to introduce our newest members voted into our Post in May: Casey Cyrus, William Leonhardt, Paul Parks, James Trinkle, Robert White, Jr., William Whiteley, Sr., and Donald J. Yeiter. Congratulations to our news VFW comrades.
Your Post needs Y-O-U! As a member of our Post, we all have reasons for joining this elite and unique group. If you joined just to get your name on the list, perhaps you should re-evaluate your goals and objectives. Membership is always a challenge, and there are many areas that need your support. Even if you can only give an hour or so a month, your help would benefit your Post and fellow comrades. Don’t think “I don’t have to help because somebody else will step up to the plate.” If everyone believes someone else will step up, guess what? If you truly believe “the other guy” will get it done, we will not be successful. Remember the words in the song….some gave some, some gave all. How about occasionally giving “some.”
Mailing your dues to National can lead to delays in getting them posted. You can now go online to www.vfw.org and pay your dues. On the main screen, click on Membership; then click on Current Members; then click on Secure Log In; fill in the required blanks and you can pay your annual dues electronically.
Visit the Post website for updated information and activity calendars of the new VFW fiscal year, 2010. Log on to www.vfw706.org.
Richard Mullen
Commander
SENIOR VICE’S CORNER
The Post will honor our Law Enforcement officers of the Year at the March meeting. We also anticipate honoring the Teachers’ of the Year, other community service Officers of the Year and a couple of others if we are able to get their names in time from their organizations. The more members attending, the better our meeting shall be for the Post. “Be there or be square!”
Please pass this information to all veterans that you may know that were and are affected by the recent war time “STOP LOSS” orders to remain on active duty after their enlistment contracts expired or past due their approved retirement date. These veterans are entitled to a retroactive special payment of $500.00 for each extra month they served. The “STOP-LOSS” payments are intended to thank these veterans for their mandated extra service. The catch is that to receive this “STOP-LOSS” payment the veteran must apply for it before the cutoff date of October 21, 2010.
Information for filing “STOP-LOSS” retroactive claims can be found at these web sites or by e-mailing to these:
ARMT: https://www.stoplosspay.army.mil or e-mail
to: RetroStopLossPay@CONUS.Army.MIL
Navy: e-mail: NXAG_N132C@navy.mil
USMC: https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/stoploss or
e-mail to stoploss@usmc.mil
USAF:
http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/stoploss/claims.asp
Victor Looney
Sr. Vice Commander
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
Comrade Rob Lambrecht is recuperating at home following his radiation and chemo treatments.
Comrade Skip Bennett’s wife, Roni, continues with her treatments at Baptist Hospital. And Skip recovered in great shape from his rotator cuff surgery.
Please keep these Comrades and Sisters in your thoughts and prayers.
If you have knowledge of a comrade in distress or the passing of a Post 706 member or affiliate member contact the Post at (850)455-0026. We should send our encouragements to those in need as soon as we learn of their situation or loss.
"Soldiers! Let us humble ourselves before the Lord, our God, asking through Christ, the forgiveness of our sins, beseeching the aid of the God of our forefathers in the defense of our homes and our
liberties, thanking Him for His past blessings, and imploring their continuance upon our cause and our people.""Knowing that intercessory prayer is our mightiest weapon and the supreme call for all Christians today, I pleadingly urge our people everywhere to pray. Believing that prayer is the greatest contribution that our people can make in this critical hour, I humbly urge that we take time to pray - to really pray."
"Let there be prayer at sunup, at noonday, at sundown, at midnight--all through the day. Let us pray for our children, our youth, our aged, our pastors, our homes. Let us pray for the churches."
"Let us pray for ourselves, that we not lose the word 'concern' out of our Christian vocabulary. Let us pray for our nation. Let us pray for those who have never known Jesus Christ and His redeeming love, for moral forces everywhere, for our national leaders. Let prayer be our passion. Let prayer be our practice."
General Robert E. Lee, 1863
Amen! Thanks and God bless,
“Doc” Cloud
Acting Chaplain
ADJUTANT’S CORNER
MEMBERS IN NEED:
Comrade Doc Cloud is receiving treatment for prostate cancer. He is in good spirits and always looks at the brighter side of things.
Comrade Skip Bennett’s wife, Roni, continues with her chemo and radiation treatments at Baptist Hospital. Come support the event this Saturday, 6 February starting at 1800. Skip is recovering from rotator cuff surgery too.
Comrade Rob Lambrecht had surgery and is undergoing chemo and radiation treatments for the next six weeks or so.
Comrade Dick Gilman is recovering from hip replacement surgery.
Please keep these Comrades and Sisters in your thoughts and prayers.
If you have knowledge of a comrade in distress or the passing of a Post 706 member or affiliate member contact the Post at (850)455-0026. We should send our encouragements to those in need as soon as we learn of their situation or loss.
Tony Carroll, Adjutant
COOTIES CORNER
From the Seam Squirrel PT 66
Listen Comrades, Cooties, Ladies:
We are back to our “normal” schedule of events for June. Our Steak Night is on for 5 June starting at 1800, but if you want to make sure you get a steak, you’d better be there early. We are donating our profits from our Steak Night to Anita Carnley to assist her in her medical needs. Our Scratch will take place on Saturday, 12 June at 1101.
Come on out and get some of that good down home Cooties Steak and some other good vittles, and remember, come early, eat lots!
The MOC and MOCA will do our best to "Keep 'Em Smilin' in Beds of White" in 2010.
Yours in L.O.T.C.S.
Oscar Bergman
SS PT 66
LADIES AUXILIARY
Hello Sisters,
Thank you to those of you who attended our last meeting. It was good to see faces of those that had not attended in a while.
I would also like to thank the ones of you that supported our last dinner and those that worked hard for it to be so successful.
Reminder!!!! On June 12th, the Ladies are fixing meat loaf two ways with all the trimmings for all our VFW and Men’s Auxiliary Fathers. Happy Father's Day to you all.
Don't forget about our bus trip to Biloxi to "The Isle" June 6th. For some good times on the bus, and some fun gambling, sign up with one of our bartenders for only $10.00 and receive $15.00 in free play.
Very important reminder, please, if you have not paid your cancer dues, please get them in ASAP. It is so important that you keep your dues up. Ladies, we really need you to come in and support your post. We need your help on dinner nights as well as our Wednesday Bingo night be more to your post then a card holder. Your support is needed. Thank you.....
CeeCee Goodwin
Madam President
MEN’S AUXILIARY
We would like to thank all those who supported our last dinner. With the summer activities, our dinner attendance has dropped drastically, so for the June dinner we will be having and Italian dinner, with pastas, salad and garlic breads. That will be held on
June 26th at 6:00 p.m. We would like to thank everyone in advance for their support.We have several things coming up in June with the main event being a cookout at Pensacola Junior College for all veterans in the college community. It will be a great recruitment opportunity for all who care to attend.
We held our elections at our last meeting. Those elected are as follows:
President = John Forte; Sr. Vice = James Bailey; Jr. Vice = David Miller;
Treasurer = Brian Chadwick; Secretary = Dennis Games; 1yr trustee = Michael
Money; 2yr trustee = Darrell Douglas; 3yr trustee = Steve Stephens.
All officers must be at the next meeting which will be held at 6:00 PM on 10
June.
Thanks again and God Bless!!!
VFW RIDERS CORNER
Comrades,
We welcome anyone interested in becoming a member of the Riders. Please stop by, fill out an application, and talk to any of the active members, or please join us on any of our upcoming rides.
Next meeting scheduled for 13 June at 1100. Planning for USO RUN on 11 September in progress.
Joe Spink, President
John Forte, Vice President
Andy Marston, Secretary
VFW Riders
POST CANTEEN CORNER
Hello Canteen Friends and Family, Just a reminder we have coming for Memorial Day Weekend "Durango's Rage" playing all your country favorites on the 29th please come out and join us.
We have some New Bands coming to play in June and July. On June 12th we have the "Washtub Band" very entertaining. He really plays a washtub. We also have in July a Rock-n-Roll Band coming that will jam for you if you like real Rock then they will be here July 3rd. This music may not be suitable for all
ages. Only if you like to Rock Out!
Prices at the canteen have changed during Happy
Hour, but not much; $.25 increase for our most popular bottles.
Don't forget we still have Karaoke every Thursday night starting at 5:00 PM instead of 7:00 PM, so come join us with Michelle and Tonya. We still need you to come and support your Canteen. Make sure you come out Memorial Day, 31 May, we will have food and drink specials as well as the entertainment. Remember the most important thing our Military retired and serving for our country. Thank you for your support.
Remember "all for one and one for all"
CeeCee Goodwin Canteen Manager
AMERICANISM
MEMBERS WANTED!
“May we never forget. Freedom is not a right but a privilege which must be constantly earned and protected.” VADM William P. Lawrence, USN Retired; POW Vietnam, 1967 - 1973.
Our Flag Retirement Ceremony on 15 May was a tremendous success. We had over 125 participants including Cub Scouts, Pack 36, Young Marines, active duty USMC, members of the Navy Performing Arts group, and members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. I am especially proud of all our Post Comrades and Sisters who participated in this semi-annual event. We retired 225 flags.
Check your garage or shed and see what spare building materials you have lying around. We could use some 2X4s, plywood, lighting fixtures, or general electrical supplies. This type of donation is a win/win situation for you and the Post. You will get a donation receipt for a tax write-off and you will help the Post defer the costs of buying these materials we could put to use. Please coordinate your donations with a Trustee or Post Officer as we do not have a great deal of storage space. We can pick it up if you can’t deliver your donated items.
MEMBERS WANTED: No experience necessary. We will train. One
qualifier for membership is having drawn Imminent Danger Pay. If you or someone
you know has drawn Imminent Danger Pay, sign them up for membership.
Ebbie Jermyn
Americanism Chairman
GOOD OF THE ORDER
NEWSLETTER
In an effort to save money we are going to discontinue mailing this newsletter to those with internet capabilities. The newsletter is available 24/7 online at www.vfw706.org.
~ BINGO ~ THE BIG GAME!
The BIG GAME is a proven success. We are going into week eight, and the
$250 jackpot can be yours if you Bingo in 57 numbers or less. Someone has to
win; it might as well be you!
SUPPORT YOUR POST
Comrade Mike Saba has made an offer you can’t refuse. Mike buildings Starling
bird houses in all sizes. A one apartment birdhouse is only $5.00 and a 10
apartment birdhouse is $25.00. Mike is willing to donate a portion of the money
to the Post. You can call the Post for more information or place your order.
Comrade Harvey Patterson builds black powder cannon replicas and has them for sale too. They come in all sizes and prices. A couple of them will be on display at the Post in the near future. If you ever wanted to have a black powder replica cannon, here is your opportunity. Take a look, help a veteran!
LOST MEMBERS
Do you know any of the members on the “Lost” list? How about giving them a call and re-signing them for 2010-2011! Remember those who pay their dues after 1 July, are paid through 2011.
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Richard Mullen, Commander
Do your part. Get involved!
UNPAID MEMBERS. CALL ‘EM IF YA KNOW ‘EM
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