S.C. Physically Handicapped Chapter

Here it is another month and I still have only received one Handicap Application.  I have been notified that if we don't get installed by August, we will not be able to have a South Carolina Handicap Chapter #3433.  Our Dept. Matron Advisor has been questioned continuously about Ladson VFW Auxiliary and whether we are still planning on having a Handicap Chapter.  Please turn in your applications as soon as possible and we can schedule a meeting in August to be installed and we will need to choose Officers that date so be thinking about what office you would like to hold.  We need at least 10 members to get our Chapter started, so if you know of anyone who is interested, please feel free to contact me at 843-851-1632 so I can see they get an application.  Let's get this started.

Sincerely,
Carrie A. Conyers
Matron Advisor

On the House

This year's July 4th celebration was a huge success and bigger than ever. Thanks to all the volunteers who worked that day to make it a memorable and enjoyable time. If you missed spending time with us, put it on your calendar for next year when we hope to make it even bigger and better.

As many of you may have noticed it is pretty hot in the ballroom this summer. Unfortunately our outside air conditioning unit has failed and needs to be replaced. We are currently reviewing estimates to replace the unit and hope to have it up and running as soon as possible. We made a pretty good dent raising the funds to replace the unit during our July 4th celebration and are working on a few more fund raisers to pay for the unit.

On July 15th we opened up the ballroom bar for our wing nights. Our hope is that by opening up this bar we will keep the canteen a little quieter and fulfill a wish expressed by many members to keep this room closed off for members only. We are also experimenting with table placement in the ballroom by intermixing small and large tables on both ends of the room and not allowing the small tables to be pushed together to form larger tables. By doing this, we hope to offer everyone the seating they desire.

To end this month's letter please meet Dave Griesemer. You may know Dave as "Satchmo" who opens our Karaoke nights but did you know that he also, for the last six years, has volunteered his time to do the post taxes, and Ladies Auxiliary taxes? Dave spent 23 years in the Navy serving on submarines and retired as a Chief. Dave has been a post member for over seven years and when he's not working as a CPA in Moncks Corner, performing as Satchmo or working on the post taxes, he enjoys spending time with his wife Margaret, watching baseball on TV or just plain relaxing. Thanks Dave, its volunteers like you who help keep the post going.

Planned and Upcoming Events

• Every Wednesday Night - Wing Night. Wings, FF and Karaoke
• Every Friday Night - Ladies Auxiliary Steak Night. Steak, Baked Potato or FF, Salad and Texas Toast
• Every Saturday Morning - Breakfast. Cooked to order Eggs, Omelets, French Toast and Pancakes, Toast and Coffee
• August 18th - 3rd Tuesday Night Special - "Billy" Burgers. Hamburger, Cheeseburger, Cole Slaw, FF or Cheese Fries
• August 25th - 4th Tuesday Night Special – Fish Fry. Catfish, FF, Hushpuppies and Cole Slaw
• September 12th - Quarter Auction (Adults Only) Dinner and Auction to follow
• September 15th - 3rd Tuesday Night - Spaghetti Night. Spaghetti, Salad, bread and butter
• September 22nd - 4th Tuesday Night Special - Gumbo Dinner made with Crab, Shrimp, Sausage and Chicken
• September 29th - 5th Tuesday Special – Liver and Onions Dinner. Salad and Dessert.

Thanks and remember, the House Committee meetings are open to all members and we welcome you to sit in. Also, the minutes of the previous meeting are posted on bulletin board in the game room.

Ted Tufts
House Committee Chairman

This Month in Military History

• August 19, 1812 - War of 1812: USS Constitution captures HMS Guerriere to give the United States the first naval victory of the war
• August 1842 - First Opium War: After winning a string of victories, the British force the Chinese to sign the Treaty of Nanjing
• August 1, 1894-April 17, 1895 - First Sino-Japanese War: Chinese and Japanese forces battle over Korea
• August 27, 1896 - Anglo-Zanzibar War: British and Zanzibar forces clash in the shortest war in recorded history
• August 28, 1914 - World War I: The Royal Navy wins the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
• August 7, 1942 - World War II: Allied forces go on the offensive in the Pacific by landing on Guadalcanal
• August 25, 1944 - World War II: French forces liberate Paris
• August 6, 1945 - World War II: The B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay drops the first atom bomb on the city of Hiroshima
• August 2, 1964 - Vietnam War: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident occurs when North Vietnamese gunboats attack American destroyers
• August 17-24, 1965 - Vietnam War: US forces begin offensive operations in Vietnam with Operation Starlight
• August 2, 1990 - Gulf War: Iraqi troops invade Kuwait

Ted Tufts

The professor of economics…

at school had a strict policy that the hourly examinations were to be completed at the bell and anyone who kept writing on their exam after the bell would take a zero on the exam.

Well, one guy kept writing on his exam for a while after the bell and then confidently strode up to turn it in. The professor looked at him and said, "Don't bother to hand that paper in... you get a zero for continuing after the bell."

The guy looked at him and said, "Professor, do you know who I am!"

The professor replied, "No, and I don't care if your dad is president of the United States, you get a zero on this exam"

The guy, with a enraged look on his face, shouted, "You mean you have no idea who I am?"

The professor responded, "No, I've no idea who you think you are."

With that, the guy said "Good!" plunged his exam into the middle of the stack of other student's exams, and did a hasty retreat from the examination room!

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