American Legion Family:
50/50 on sale now: We are now selling 50/50 tickets full time at the canteen. Each ticket is $1 and the proceeds will go for a designated project. First up is a new big screen for the post. Be sure to put you name and number on each ticket. A drawing will take place once a month at the general meeting. With one drawing/month, the take can be significant so play often.
UPCOMING EVENTS;
Veterans Day Ceremonies: Nov. 11 is Veterans day and the annual flag retirement ceremony will be held behind the Post, at dusk. (5-5:30pm). Following, there will be an initiation ceremony for anyone who has never been initiated into the American Legion. A potluck dinner will be held following. Ladies Auxiliary will supply ham and potatoes so bring a side dish and enjoy.
50/50 on sale now: We are now selling 50/50 tickets full time at the canteen. Each ticket is $1 and the proceeds will go for a designated project. First up is a new big screen for the post. Be sure to put you name and number on each ticket. A drawing will take place once a month at the general meeting. With one drawing/month, the take can be significant so play often.
UPCOMING EVENTS;
Veterans Day Ceremonies: Nov. 11 is Veterans day and the annual flag retirement ceremony will be held behind the Post, at dusk. (5-5:30pm). Following, there will be an initiation ceremony for anyone who has never been initiated into the American Legion. A potluck dinner will be held following. Ladies Auxiliary will supply ham and potatoes so bring a side dish and enjoy.
Post Cake Decorating contest: Nov. 12. Rockin Rick Regan (KZSN 102.1), will be one of the celebrity judges for a cake decorating contest-sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary, at the post this Sunday. ALL proceeds go towards the ALR phone card program for our troops overseas. Cakes will arrive from 12 –2pm and the judging will take place at 3:00. There is a $10 entry fee to submit a cake. Prizes will be awarded and there will be a peoples choice award for a grand prize. Donations will be accepted. Please come out and support our troops by contributing to a great cause.
Post Thanksgiving Dinner: Circle Monday, Nov 20, 6:00pm for a great holiday meal. The post is supplying the meat (Turkey and Ham), and the rest is potluck. Bring a dish and enjoy one of the best meals of the year.
Membership Drive: Post 136 is at 80.7% of our 2007 quota. We continue to add new members each month and we need everyone to pay their 2007 dues by mid Dec. Remember, the dues increases to $30 in Jan so if you pay by mid Dec, it is still $25. If you are considering a life membership, it can be a significant savings and any future dues increases are covered. Renew now and help your post get to 100%.
Atomic Veterans: Larry Halloran, one of our members, spoke at the post general meeting last Monday about a group of veterans that have dropped though the cracks. The Atomic veterans are quickly disappearing from our ranks and are still looking for recognition and VA assistance. A petition was signed and will be sent to our Ks. congressional contingency. Another copy is at the post for your signature. If you cannot sign the petition, you will find attached to this newsletter a letter that can be printed, signed and sent to one of the sponsors listed. Please help. It only takes a stamp.
S.A.L News: An Honor Ribbon was presented to SAL Commander Jim Jones on Monday for achieving 100% membership for 2006.
SAL sponsored children’s Christmas party will be held Dec. 10 from 2-4pm. Santa will attend.
ALR News: The motorcycle pad is now complete. The posts, chain and paint are complete. We cannot thank Greg Bauer enough for his financial and material support for this project along with all of the Riders that contributed time, labor and sweat.
Nominations for ALR officers will take place this Sunday at the ALR meeting.
NOTE: Time has changed to 4:00pm due to the cake fundraiser.
Something special happened at the last ALR meeting:
$150 was designated to go towards the Marines 3/2 project of collecting 1100 bandanas for Marines in Iraq. Fifteen 600 minute phone cards were added to it.
$1,100 was donated towards the VA van purchase (this assured the purchase on time)
$1,500 went towards the purchase of sweatshirts for every patient at the VA hospital this Christmas
$100 was donated for turkeys to be purchased, cooked, and given to McConnell AFB personnel.
$140 donated to “Quilts of Valor”, a group that makes quilts for wounded soldiers. Mike Shock then donated another $140 out of pocket for another quilt.
$3,140 were donated to help our soldiers and veterans.
3,140 reasons, every member of Post 136 can be proud of their American Legion Riders
Halloween Party: Anyone that was there had a blast. The Mulvane DJ’s (Rick Johnson, Don Culver, Charlie Trapp), put on a heck of a floorshow. (I keep stabbing my eyes with an ice pick trying to get the image of Charlie in a skirt and coconut bra out of my head).
Contest winners: 1st-Jim Jones as Dr. Ben Dover
2nd-Bill & Alice Foster as Neo and Trinity (Matrix)
3rd-Craig Hanson-Swamp Thing (there was controversy on this cause he
didn’t wear a mask.)
We will be having a Post New Years Eve party, so plan ahead.
Searching for Vets: Below is a request from one of our members, Bill Crane.
If anyone is, or knows anyone who served in Det 2, 6925th USAFSS or 6924th USAFSS or in any other units assigned to the outpost known as Monkey Mountain, Danang, Vietnam, please let them know there is a website operating specifically for these Monkey Mountain Vets. Reunions, history, photos, and tons of helpful information are available and 95% of it has no price tag for registrants. It’s a great place to share the memorabilia, and stories, one might have tucked away in his/her archives, too. Contact for access to the site is Mike Gilkerson, email: mikegilkerson@charter.net . Make an initial inquiry to Gil if you prefer or just email him pertinent information such as name, rank, serial, AFSC, and dates served plus current personal contact info (and email address) is requested for registering. I’ve enjoyed the site and through it have found several buddies from those times. The site’s been helpful, and mentally enriching and healthy, to learn of what other survivors have done the past 40 years. It’s amazing the strength of a bond among those who served, isn’t it? Of course, the American Legion Riders and Patriot Guard all know the strength of such a bond.
American Legion VA Rep: If you have questions on VA benefits or medical issues, we have a new VA contact. Ryan Simpson is an employee of the American Legion and has the job of helping you in all of your VA issues. He can be reached at the following numbers:
Local: 316-688-6814
Toll Free: 888-878-6881
E-mail: Ryan.Simpson@va.gov
On this same note, the Navy is now allowing claims to be put in for Agent Orange exposure while serving off shore in Vietnam. This is not yet a done deal, but if you have been exposed, get the claim in. Ryan can help with the process.
