June 2009

From The Commander

I would like to thank everyone who came out for the Installation of Officers. We had a good time and enjoyed the good food and music.

We have the State convention the weekend of June 26, 27, and 28. Hope to see you there.

July 4th we will be having a celebration at the Post. We are planning on having games and a cake walk starting at noon. We will eat at 3:00 pm. Hope to see everyone there.

We are going to have a volunteers meeting on June 6th at 1300. We are in need of volunteers for wing night and breakfast. Hope to see everyone at the meeting. If we do not get enough volunteers, we may have to cancel some of our programs.

Hope to see you at the Post.

Commander,
Jackie Martin

From The President

Loyalty Day at the Post was very small. We did have C&B Fire Department attend and we presented them with a certificate of appreciation. Thank you goes out to everyone who attended and supported this function.

Installation of Officers for the Post was very nice. We had simple decorations and wonderful music. Sarah and Lenny did an outstanding job (as always) on the food. We all enjoyed the evening. Thank you to all who came out and supported us.

June's events are as follows:

Membership drive starts $10.00 special
2nd Auxiliary Meeting following Joint at 7:30
6th Volunteer Meeting at 1 pm
7th Hospital Visit 12 pm Quarter Auction at 1 pm
12th NO STEAK NIGHT
26th to the 28th VFW Convention

July's events:

4th Post Celebration
Membership drive $10.00 special
7th Auxiliary Meeting

Just remember our veteran's in beds of white.

To the ones under the weather I hope you feel better soon.

We would love to have as many as possible at the meeting on the 1st Tuesday of each month. Also on the third Sunday of every month are the crochet classes at 1pm at the post. We are making blankets for those in bed of white.

God Bless our Troops and our Veterans everywhere.
Hugs and Love

Anna Martin

From our Hospital Chairman

Our next Hospital Visit is June 7. We need more Veterans and more Auxiliary members to please attend our hospital visits. Our hospitalized Veterans need us to show them and tell them we are always there for them and that they are never, ever forgotten. We will leave the VFW promptly at noon. Believe me; you will feel so much better after visiting with our Veterans. Hope to see you there!!!!!

Carrie Conyers

The Chaplain's Corner
On behalf of the Post, Ladies Auxiliary, MOC and MOCA: Belated get well wishes are extended to Sister Martha Blair. Get well wishes are also extended to Sisters: Edesta Proper, Wanda Seay, Ruth Miller, Stella Poling and also Comrades: Phil Bates, Clete Miller and Dave Griesmer. Sincere condolences are extended to Sister Harriet Smith on the recent death of her sister. Condolences are also extended to the families of Comrades Samuel Cox Jr. and Richard Gilbert who have recently gone to their heavenly home. May they rest in peace.

Post Chaplain	MOC Chaplain	Auxiliary/MOCA Chaplain
Tom Musolf	R. "ole" Olson	Shirley Olson

S.C. Physically Handicapped Chapter

We are trying to establish a South Carolina Physically Handicapped Chapter here at Ladson. We need at least 10 members for our Chapter to be able to get started. There are no annual dues at this time.

Eligibility: Any Physically Handicapped person who is a citizen of the United States may become a member when application is completed, presented to a Chapter, accepted by a Chapter and carried on its roll as a member.

Associate Member: (Helper) Based on disability of member they assist, but an Associate Member has no vote.

If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact Carrie A. Conyers @ 843/851-1632. As soon as our Chapter is established everyone will be notified as to when and where the first meeting will be held. We will hold a monthly meeting, time and place will follow. We will need to elect Officers, so keep in mind which office you would be interested in. Hope to hear from you soon, the sooner, the better, so we can get our Chapter started.

Sincerely,
Carrie A. Conyers
Matron Advisor

On the House

Our new year is about to begin and your new House Committee has been elected. This year's committee is Mike O'Connell, Jim McClendon, Sarge Mizzell, Bill Fellner, Jerry Belding, Bill Ammeter, Ted Tufts, Jackie Brooks and Commander Jackie Martin.

Our last 4th Tuesday meatloaf dinner went very well and all attending had a very good meal. Thanks to Bill Fellner for volunteering his time and talents to prepare a great meal. For June 23rd Bill is working on a fish fry which sounds like a meal not to miss. And speaking of Tuesday meals, our 5th Tuesday meal is shaping up to be a great one. Lula and Willie Campbell are the chief cooks and the menu is Soul food consisting of Pork Chops, Collard Greens, Cabbage, Macaroni and Cheese, Corn bread and Corn on the cob. **** Boy what a meal!! ****

I would like to thank each and every member and nonmember who volunteered to assist or work any function at the post this past year. You are too numerous to name individually but you know who you are and be assured many others know who you are as well. Thank you for all you have done this past year, your work is not unnoticed.

On June 6th at 1:00 in the ballroom we will be holding a Volunteer meeting to put together the coming year's kitchen teams. If you are currently on a team, would like to work on a team or know of a group that would like to form a new team, please come to the meeting and help us out.

The committee is actively working on the post Independence Day celebration. If you are able to volunteer to help with the festivities please contact one of our event planners, Mike O'Connell or Jackie Brooks who will gladly accept help.

Planned upcoming events –

Every Wednesday Night – Wings.
Every Thursday Night – Pizza by the slice.
Every Saturday Morning – Breakfast.
June 16th – Spaghetti Night.
June 23rd – 4th Tuesday Fish Fry.
June 30th - 5th Tuesday Special – Soul Food.
July 4th – Independence Day Celebration.

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

June has its important dates in recent military history, including the passing of the National Guard Act by Congress back on June 15, 1939. The Act created the National Guard of the United States. The Guard could be called on in time of war or during a national emergency.

June 10, 1805 - First Barbary War: The conflict ends when a treaty is signed between Tripoli and the United States
June 18, 1812 - War of 1812: The United States declared war on Britain beginning the conflict
June 19, 1864 - American Civil War: USS Kearsarge sinks the Confederate raider CSS Alabama
June 25, 1876 - Indian Wars: The US 7th Cavalry under Lt. Colonel George A. Custer is routed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
June 28, 1919 - World War I: The Treaty of Versailles officially ends the war.
June 22, 1940 - World War II: After a six-week campaign, Germany defeats France and forces the British to withdraw across the Channel.
June 25, 1950 - Korean War: North Korean troops cross the 38th Parallel beginning the Korean War
June 3, 1964 - Air Force Majors James McDivitt and Edward White were the first American to walk in space on the 63-orbit Gemini IV Mission. They set an American space endurance record lasting 98 hours in space by a multi-man crew. White's 21 minute extra vehicle activity established him as the first man to walk in space
June 3, 1966 - NASA launched Gemini IX with astronauts Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Stafford, command pilot and Lt. Comdr. Eugene Cernan, USN. Cernan walked in space for a then record breaking 2 hours and 9 minutes.
June 8, 1969 - During the Vietnam conflict, was the first time the troop levels were scaled down. President Nixon made his first move towards scaling down the war in Vietnam by announcing that 25,000 American troops would be withdrawn by August 31.
June 25, 1991 - Former Yugoslavia: The first of the wars in the former Yugoslavia begins with the Ten-Day War in Slovenia

Ted Tufts
House Committee Chairman

Behavior

Congratulations Brittani Smith on your graduation from The College of Charleston with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, a scholarly study of the mind and behavior.

Brittani's mom Pam who serves us at the Post canteen tells me that Brittani is hoping to attend graduate school. There are various fields of psychology, which ever field of psychology Brittani does pursue we wish her success.

Eating and drinking is a psychological behavior I had to learn more about for my own health.

My blood pressure was going through the roof. I was taking my meds and it wasn't having any affect. The doctor told me I had to change my life style. What?

The doctor told me to sign up for the diet class. I asked the receptionist at the Goose Creek VA clinic to sign me up. I learned it's called the MOVE program, Motivating Overweight Veterans Everywhere. Catchy phrase.

My problem was my eating habits. Fast foods with high calorie, sugar, and salt content. I started paying attention to the nutrition label. 1,800 calories a day is max for me and staying out of the fast food joints. My blood pressure is now back to normal.

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After the college boy delivered the pizza to a trailer house, the man asked, "What is the usual tip?"

"Well," replied the youth, "this is my first trip here, but the other guys say if I get a quarter out of you, I'll be doing great."

"Is that so? Well, just to show them how wrong they are, here's five dollars."

"Thanks," replied the youth, "I'll put this in my school fund."

"What are you studying?" asked the man.

The lad smiled and said: "Applied psychology."
~ opusforfour.com

Mike The Jester

Editor
Mike Petrovick
Pegasus9@att.net

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