4/25/21
Hi all
Our next meeting is Monday, May 3rd with guest speaker Wayne Larroque, Commander of the Oro Valley American Legion held in the Activities Center at 1pm.
Round trip driving volunteers needed for Veteran Club member Ed Sanicki. He is in the VA Hospital following a brain bleed for an undetermined stay and his wife, Karin, can't make the round trip drive by her self safely. Choose your day and please volunteer to help Karin once or more. She would like her visit to be a minimum of 1 hour. There is a cafeteria and gift shop to explore while you wait. Thank you in advance.
Plans are in the works for a JOINT Marana Veterans Club, Sunflower Veterans Club and SCOV Veterans Club meeting, including spouses, with guest speaker and food on Saturday, July 3rd at the Barnfire Mesquite Grill at Thornydale/Cortaro Farms Rd in Marana. More information to follow. If you are in town it would be great to have a large contingency of SCOV Veterans in attendance. Mark your calendar.
Over 100 Legacy Walkway bricks sold with 25 club sponsors and $12k in sales. If you are planning to purchase a brick, consider putting the Veterans Club as a sponsor, as we receive $30 from the sponsorship of the brick. Complete the order form and bring it to Welcome Center with your payment.
Please don't hesitate to file a VA claim. Members have told me they found tax free deposits of up to $38k in their checking account after the VA approved their disability claim. You say you don't want to take money from other deserving Veterans, you will NOT be depriving any Veteran of medical care or compensation. You say you don't need the money, invest the money in a grandchild's college fund or donate to the SCOV Foundation. After you are in the VA system some spousal benefits could also apply.
3 more diseases added to the Agent Orange list. Consult a Veteran Service Officer from the VA claim link above.
I received a call from Sharon Tansley, her husband, club member John Tansley, passed away on April 24th. She needed information about his military discharge papers, finding them and what to do with them. Please, keep a document file with your DD214 and important papers and let your spouse or beneficiary know where it is kept, or give them a copy to keep. Prayers and condolences to the Tansley family.
First female Nuclear Carrier CO will command the USS Abraham Lincoln
Have you ever really looked closely at your DD214? The DOD put SPN codes, generally 3 numbers, imbedded on the DD214 in various places so large corporations could see why you were discharged. Check out the SPN code meanings. Some positive and some not so much. There may also be a Separation Code, generally 3 capital letters. Story about secret codes
Biden nominates first woman 4 star admiral in the Coast Guard
This has been around before but worth seeing again. Greatest play in baseball. Sent by fellow member.
Interesting information and photos about the Doolittle Raid in April 1942. Sent by fellow member.
Video about the Doolittle Raid, narrated by Tom Cruise. Sent by a fellow member.
Arizona Cardinals football player Pat Tillman killed by friendly fire in April 2004.
Joseph McCarthy investigates the US Army for being soft on communism in April 1954.
American Revolution begins at battle of Lexington in April 1775.
The ugly side of war. "Fragging" on the rise among US military units in Vietnam
First blood in the Civil War is shed in April 1861.
As always, thank you for your service
Mike LaBarbera
Hi all
Our next meeting is Monday, May 3rd with guest speaker Wayne Larroque, Commander of the Oro Valley American Legion held in the Activities Center at 1pm.
Round trip driving volunteers needed for Veteran Club member Ed Sanicki. He is in the VA Hospital following a brain bleed for an undetermined stay and his wife, Karin, can't make the round trip drive by her self safely. Choose your day and please volunteer to help Karin once or more. She would like her visit to be a minimum of 1 hour. There is a cafeteria and gift shop to explore while you wait. Thank you in advance.
Plans are in the works for a JOINT Marana Veterans Club, Sunflower Veterans Club and SCOV Veterans Club meeting, including spouses, with guest speaker and food on Saturday, July 3rd at the Barnfire Mesquite Grill at Thornydale/Cortaro Farms Rd in Marana. More information to follow. If you are in town it would be great to have a large contingency of SCOV Veterans in attendance. Mark your calendar.
Over 100 Legacy Walkway bricks sold with 25 club sponsors and $12k in sales. If you are planning to purchase a brick, consider putting the Veterans Club as a sponsor, as we receive $30 from the sponsorship of the brick. Complete the order form and bring it to Welcome Center with your payment.
Please don't hesitate to file a VA claim. Members have told me they found tax free deposits of up to $38k in their checking account after the VA approved their disability claim. You say you don't want to take money from other deserving Veterans, you will NOT be depriving any Veteran of medical care or compensation. You say you don't need the money, invest the money in a grandchild's college fund or donate to the SCOV Foundation. After you are in the VA system some spousal benefits could also apply.
3 more diseases added to the Agent Orange list. Consult a Veteran Service Officer from the VA claim link above.
I received a call from Sharon Tansley, her husband, club member John Tansley, passed away on April 24th. She needed information about his military discharge papers, finding them and what to do with them. Please, keep a document file with your DD214 and important papers and let your spouse or beneficiary know where it is kept, or give them a copy to keep. Prayers and condolences to the Tansley family.
First female Nuclear Carrier CO will command the USS Abraham Lincoln
Have you ever really looked closely at your DD214? The DOD put SPN codes, generally 3 numbers, imbedded on the DD214 in various places so large corporations could see why you were discharged. Check out the SPN code meanings. Some positive and some not so much. There may also be a Separation Code, generally 3 capital letters. Story about secret codes
Biden nominates first woman 4 star admiral in the Coast Guard
This has been around before but worth seeing again. Greatest play in baseball. Sent by fellow member.
Interesting information and photos about the Doolittle Raid in April 1942. Sent by fellow member.
Video about the Doolittle Raid, narrated by Tom Cruise. Sent by a fellow member.
Arizona Cardinals football player Pat Tillman killed by friendly fire in April 2004.
Joseph McCarthy investigates the US Army for being soft on communism in April 1954.
American Revolution begins at battle of Lexington in April 1775.
The ugly side of war. "Fragging" on the rise among US military units in Vietnam
First blood in the Civil War is shed in April 1861.
As always, thank you for your service
Mike LaBarbera